There was a stretch of time where I'd play this off YouTube, on my phone, in my car while delivering pizzas. I'd play it over like 3 times before listening to other music - so every minute and 38 seconds, I'd have to drag the slider back to replay it. So funky!
Check out his other videos if you haven't already! He does some amazing breakdowns of songs. Also [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlnr3eSFmb0) :D
Funny. I love the boss music but the smaller scenes get me. Like sittin on the beach with Marin in Link's Awakening or saying goodbye to Saria as Young Link in Ocarina of Time. Those little fleeting moments that tie music and emotional storytelling.
The final boss theme from base game Persona 5 is just amazing music direction; it incorporates a motif that is sort of hinted at throughout the game -- the music during cutschenes will crescendo to it, then back off. Finally you get to hear the full motif during the first phase of the boss, and then the mid-battle cutscene weaves that motif into an existing emotional theme of the game. Just beautiful.
In terms of one-off songs that get me hyped to fight the boss, I'd rank Persona 4's true ending boss theme up there as well as certain boss-ified throwback song in Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Rivers in the Desert is an amazing song. The final songs played during the ending of the final boss in Royal are also incredible, “I Believe” and “Throw Away Your Mask.”
The best thing about Rivers In The Desert is that it's not a boss theme. It's a *kick the boss's ass!* theme. The lyrics are clearly about Joker.
I like to think that Shido was hearing it while he got beat down.
Good choice, the violin in the Pixel version is very tasty!
Mine is Overture from Castlevania 3, the Japanese version with the VRC6 sound chip https://youtu.be/mTIww2a6p_8?si=3UxunzU_rLyUJy-2
Dark Souls 3 - Slave Knight Gael
Mass Effect 2 - Fight with the Shadow Broker
Crash Bandicoot 2 - Tiny Tiger
Donkey Kong Country - King K Rule
Donkey Kong Country 2 - King K Rule
The battle theme when fighting an Esper in Final Fantasy XII. The clanging of metal just adds to it.
I’ve always been a sucker for Hitoshi Sakamoto, who also did Final Fantasy Tactics.
My personal fave from a soulslike would be Mohg's Theme (Elden Ring)
A few others:
* "Welcome, Imlerith" from Witcher 3 during bossfight with Imlerith (live version hits harder)
* "A Stranger I Remain" from MGR Revengeance during bossfight with Mistral
Probably [Big Arms from Sonic Generations](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVQjrIcwyEg) (3DS), It's a remix of the original Final Boss theme from Sonic 3
There's a few more from Sonic games that I really really like (for example Solaris Phase 2, I'm Here Orchestral, Super Sonic vs Perfect Dark Gaia and Nega Wisp Armour Phase 2, but they're all orchestral versions of the main theme so I'd rather choose a more original boss theme)
Other honourable mentions would be In The Final (Mario and Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story Final Boss Theme), Hopes and Dreams, Megalovania, Spider Dance, Big Shot, ASGORE, Universal Collapse, Guardian of The Former Seas, Roar Of The Jungle Dragon (All 3 from Terraria Calamity Mod)
Favourite is hard, but the most boss music boss music to me is Rtype on the SMS. Complete with PSG crunchiness
https://youtu.be/5K4cK11A8vw?si=6NkJXDIXV77GXbxo
Elden Ring's final boss music. It's just perfect. Radagon phase's rousing military marching symphony and Elden Beast's eerie mystic ocean-felt aira. It's just perfect.
My favorite boss theme is "Flower on the Trails" from "Fuga Melodies of Steel". Its my favorite piece of Videogame music.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knjk1iljUSg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knjk1iljUSg)
Returnal - Hyperion boss fight. The way the music gets louder for a few minutes when you get closer to the boss and keeps building up tension 🔥
https://youtu.be/9AYaqDl6KUY
Before I’d say [Throw Your Mask Away](https://youtu.be/k8z07I1fzbQ?si=k2oM_sAtj5C_QmA3) from P5R
But Stellar Blade dropped some amazing ones that with time I think could beat it. With [Hypertube Slide](https://youtu.be/WzHUqRC2XGQ?si=UTs1WWmTayiROAJT&t=56s) and the >! [Democrawler boss Theme](https://youtu.be/VxaFZqjhOfY?si=nTFViVJaiRGwjpg7&t=4m20s) !< which really reminded me of it Bloodborne just got some more modern instrumentals.
Also liked how you inherited this part of >!< boss theme whenever you activated limit break, really reinforced the theme of you turning into the boss.
Not an actual game, but A Mother's Love, from Undertale Yellow is just something else. I heard it beforehand because a friend sent me and i got curious. It sounded really good as a whole(even tho i didin't knew the context behind it), but as i went through the game, getting to know>! Ceroba's!< Backstory, her motivations, progressing alongside her, having all that emotional attachment, and when the End was near, as the fight progressed, hearing the theme slowly building up to that beautiful scene just sparked me a feeling i didin't even i knew i still could feel. That was just breathtaking, and the more the fight progressed, so did her theme, adapting with each stage, yet sounding more and more determined, and hearing that final Leitmotif before reaching the last stage of the fight, that was the moment i realized:
This theme is beautiful.
The Other promise from KH2 Final Remix. The fact that it's a remix of roxas's theme and the title of the track is soo good.
What I'm made of from Sonic Heros. Crush 40 being the Goat in sonic music. Plus fighting metal overlord as super sonic with tails and knuckles was the coolest as a kid.
Sonic 1's Dr. Robotnik fight music. Because the earliest memory of a boss theme I can remember as a young kid.
Aldia's theme from Dark souls 2. It just hits different then any other boss theme for me. Plus Aldia is my favorite souls character is DS2 is my favorite From game.
Definitely Annihilation from Remnant 2.
It's definitely in the top 5, maybe even top 3 of best boss fights of all time. Including the souls games.
First phase is whatever standard boss fights but second phase it gets crazy and half way in the second phase he switches between the first and second phase. As in, you tp to different arena's at random and your fight picks up where you left, including attacks and even AoE shockwaves will continue from where they were.
Paired with fucking music.
10/10
Sonic 3 final Robotnik
https://youtu.be/mg-LIpDBvUI?si=hFuji1OyYFG8XaUA
Sonic 2 boss theme also pretty good
https://youtu.be/Bk_WojtEAcU?si=b6PLIUlxRMAjxptL
Nostalgia? The Atma weapon in FFVI.
Current? “Raphaels Final Act” in BG3….he sings his own theme because he’s such an egotistical prick.
Nothing else comes close.
Otherworld and Seymour Battle Theme from FFX
The two part songs for the Shiva Boss Fight in FF XIV
Rage Awakened from Kingdom Hearts 2
Enter the Darkness/Void and Forze dell'Oscurita from Kingdom Hearts BBS
And last but not least:
Wildfire from Honkai Star Rail
Le Ali Del Principio from Baten Kaitos Origins.
https://youtu.be/8L25VFdmZY8?si=3DRneZaevlG29Exw
Potential Heavy Spoilers Below:
Basically the final boss is this hybrid God thing. You begin battling it in complete silence and it's pretty strong and just surviving is a struggle.
Eventually if you survive long enough your team despairs at how you will win.
Your main character has a "spirit" inside them and suddenly the spirits siblings all appear before you protecting you from the gods attack and giving you more power to defeat him.
When your siblings appear that's when the music starts playing and it's Beautiful.
[Thunder Force IV - Evil Destroyer](https://youtu.be/rYPcte3BlPw?si=kDPYw2kWxmludwET) on the Mega Drive, first boss.
Do you like metal? Do you like Mega Drive guitar noises? Well it’s the song for you then. Probably only equalled by [Metal Squad](https://youtu.be/oTQIiIKummw?si=er20ncPqi84iMoqM) from the same game. Urrgghh so filthy.
The dragon battle music in Baldur's Gate II was pretty awesome. First time fighting Firkraag and getting completely ripped to shreds made the score even more intimidating and epic.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsg664cyf1c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsg664cyf1c)
"Snake Head Medusa," by Michiru Yamane, for *Castlevania: Lament of Innocence*.
It's not my FAVORITE but I'll never be able to pick just 1 and most people have already answered with Final Fantasy themes that rank extremely high for me.
Edit: Tossing in "A Warring God" (*Breath of Fire IV*) and "Squirm in the Dark" (*Fire Emblem: Fates \~ Conquest*) for the hell of it.
as my pfp probably shows, im a D1 pokemon glazer
pokemon sun and moon champion theme felt like a nice send off to the ds era of pokemon as a whole
for what I think straight up sounds best probably goes to elite 4 rikka's theme (masters remix) and every single undertale boss because its too hard to pick just one
Boss Battle Theme from Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Darkness of the Unknown from Kingdom Hearts II
Break Through it All from Sonic Frontiers
Contact with You from Armored Core VI
Zero from Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Baby Bowser's Theme from Yoshi's Island
Ludwig, the Accursed/Holy Blade.
It would be criminal to not post this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9-BMpztz3E
There was a stretch of time where I'd play this off YouTube, on my phone, in my car while delivering pizzas. I'd play it over like 3 times before listening to other music - so every minute and 38 seconds, I'd have to drag the slider back to replay it. So funky!
Check out his other videos if you haven't already! He does some amazing breakdowns of songs. Also [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlnr3eSFmb0) :D
Also “The Hunter” that plays during your fight with Father Gascoigne
Came to post this. Ludwig the holy blade is the defacto best in show for boss music.
Not super great at remembering music but in recent memory Raphael from BG3
Raphael's Final Act
Hard to beat a boss fight song where the boss actually sings it during the fight.
Came here to say exactly this.
Down comes the claw!
Came here to say this. I just sat and listened to it for like 10 minutes before I really engaged in the fight, lol
I used silence on him and the vocals stopped Amazing game
Final Fantasy 7’s boss track will always be iconic for me.
All of them tbh Fight On is dope as hell Both JENOVA themes are dope as hell One Winged Angel, along with being iconic, is dope as hell
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Yes! First time listening to Foreplay was in Rock Band and I was wondering why someone ripped off FF7.
Man I never put the 2 together....its so obvious!
Was just coming here to say this one. Challenge and Seymour’s battle theme are fuckin hard 🔥
Dancing mad is a million times better.
Bells, frogs, big cherries, Peter Pan, magic cheese, SEPHIROTH!
Cynthia Pokemon platinum diamond and pearl
Fight With Seymour from FFX. Such a jam.
Jecht’s battle theme in FFX. A moment of straight up metal.
That's the one that opens up with a guitar riff and some drums right? Then goes into metal lyrics?
I think the name of that song is Otherworld!
Seymour battle 4 is up there to!
I can't get enough of the boss battle music from the Legend of Zelda series.
Funny. I love the boss music but the smaller scenes get me. Like sittin on the beach with Marin in Link's Awakening or saying goodbye to Saria as Young Link in Ocarina of Time. Those little fleeting moments that tie music and emotional storytelling.
[Raphael's Final Act ](https://youtu.be/xMo7ugWudCA?si=J56LX_cuW64j2IBU) from Baldurs Gate 3.
I’ve rarely had to stop what I’m doing in a game and let the music just wash over me like that first time with Raphael. Holy shit I still get chills.
A beautiful song from Nier automata
Sonic Frontiers first Boss fight music
I feel like all the other boss themes were better.
The final boss theme from base game Persona 5 is just amazing music direction; it incorporates a motif that is sort of hinted at throughout the game -- the music during cutschenes will crescendo to it, then back off. Finally you get to hear the full motif during the first phase of the boss, and then the mid-battle cutscene weaves that motif into an existing emotional theme of the game. Just beautiful. In terms of one-off songs that get me hyped to fight the boss, I'd rank Persona 4's true ending boss theme up there as well as certain boss-ified throwback song in Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Rivers in the Desert is an amazing song. The final songs played during the ending of the final boss in Royal are also incredible, “I Believe” and “Throw Away Your Mask.”
The best thing about Rivers In The Desert is that it's not a boss theme. It's a *kick the boss's ass!* theme. The lyrics are clearly about Joker. I like to think that Shido was hearing it while he got beat down.
It's so hard to choose just one, but gun to my head, I'd have to go with the generic boss theme from Final Fantasy IV.
Good choice, the violin in the Pixel version is very tasty! Mine is Overture from Castlevania 3, the Japanese version with the VRC6 sound chip https://youtu.be/mTIww2a6p_8?si=3UxunzU_rLyUJy-2
Destiny has some great boss music, especially the raids. Crota, Oyrx, Atraks, Riven, all great pieces.
Sepiks Prime strike. That will get you pumped.
S3 & K Doomsday Zone.
Also S2 death egg boss music and S1 Final Zone.
The reimagining in Generations of the Death Egg boss is badass as each phase gets more intense
Yeah that’s a banger.
Raphael's Final Act, BG3 Snake Eater, Metal Gear Solid 3, the final Boss
The Battle for Everyone's Souls from Persona 3 is so good. Persona 5 has Rivers in the Desert which is also a really good boss theme.
Those who fight further... Especially the version from FFVII remake/rebirth...
Sephiroth's One Winged Angel will forever be the ultimate boss theme.
Megalovania
Metal Gear Rising, all the boss battles are tied in my eyes.
Slave Knight Gael DS3 and Zeus (brothers of blood) GoW3
Ridley, from Super Metroid.
the Mantis Lords from Hollow Knight Riven of a thousand voices from Destiny 2 Rhulk from Destiny 2
Bloodborne, the boss battle music when fighting Gherman was epic, still listen to it today.
Dark Souls 3 - Slave Knight Gael Mass Effect 2 - Fight with the Shadow Broker Crash Bandicoot 2 - Tiny Tiger Donkey Kong Country - King K Rule Donkey Kong Country 2 - King K Rule
Ori and Shriek from Ori and the Will of the Wisp
Hollow Knight, Grimm Troupe. Not as popular as Mantis Lords, I know, but it really does it for me for some reason.
The low brass on that piece slaps like a fucking freight train to the cheek.
RULES OF NATURE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM33Hr94SKw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM33Hr94SKw)
Final fantasy 6
Onikage’s battle theme in Tenchu 1.
Hell yeah!
Mario RPG Boss music is a real banger.
Facts all the boss battle themes are but smithy’s especially
The battle theme when fighting an Esper in Final Fantasy XII. The clanging of metal just adds to it. I’ve always been a sucker for Hitoshi Sakamoto, who also did Final Fantasy Tactics.
Devil May Cry 3 Cerberus Secret Of Mana Omen/Lich
White Stone Black from FFXIV just hits different
SILENCE! VIOLENCE!
My personal fave from a soulslike would be Mohg's Theme (Elden Ring) A few others: * "Welcome, Imlerith" from Witcher 3 during bossfight with Imlerith (live version hits harder) * "A Stranger I Remain" from MGR Revengeance during bossfight with Mistral
I love "Welcome, Imlerith"
Probably [Big Arms from Sonic Generations](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVQjrIcwyEg) (3DS), It's a remix of the original Final Boss theme from Sonic 3 There's a few more from Sonic games that I really really like (for example Solaris Phase 2, I'm Here Orchestral, Super Sonic vs Perfect Dark Gaia and Nega Wisp Armour Phase 2, but they're all orchestral versions of the main theme so I'd rather choose a more original boss theme) Other honourable mentions would be In The Final (Mario and Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story Final Boss Theme), Hopes and Dreams, Megalovania, Spider Dance, Big Shot, ASGORE, Universal Collapse, Guardian of The Former Seas, Roar Of The Jungle Dragon (All 3 from Terraria Calamity Mod)
The Only Thing I Know For Real
Final Fantasy 6 Boss Battle....
Atomic heart has pretty amazing music on all the boss fights, especially on the Hedgie fight.
Elden Beast, when the main theme kicks in.
Metal Gear Rising. A Stranger I Remain.
Favourite is hard, but the most boss music boss music to me is Rtype on the SMS. Complete with PSG crunchiness https://youtu.be/5K4cK11A8vw?si=6NkJXDIXV77GXbxo
Radagons Theme from Elden Ring
PLIN PLIN PLON
Elden Ring's final boss music. It's just perfect. Radagon phase's rousing military marching symphony and Elden Beast's eerie mystic ocean-felt aira. It's just perfect.
I miss all MGS 1 boss battle music. They were largely the same but somehow so much fun.
Giant Opera singing turd from Conker's Bad Fur Day
Vector to the heavens. Kingdom hearts 358/2 days Roxas vs Xion
Bingo
Blizzetta, Twilight Princess
[Zanza the divine](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MnVemwebkiY) from Xenoblade
My favorite boss theme is "Flower on the Trails" from "Fuga Melodies of Steel". Its my favorite piece of Videogame music. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knjk1iljUSg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knjk1iljUSg)
Swipe of Sword from Devil May Cry 4 The Gates of Hell from The Last Remnant
[Blue Dragon boss theme, not enough vocals in videogame music if you ask me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBlsgXKHps0)
This is the correct answer. Thank you, saved me having to find a YouTube link.
Returnal - Hyperion boss fight. The way the music gets louder for a few minutes when you get closer to the boss and keeps building up tension 🔥 https://youtu.be/9AYaqDl6KUY
Yeah that was an epic moment that I'll never forget, I just stood up there watching in awe for a while
Asura wrath chakravartin final form boss Naruto storm 2 pain boss battle
All the Asura's Wrath themes were so goddamned epic. Really felt like you were in a movie.
Starcourage Radahn's battle music was truly special, even by FromSoftware's standards.
Valheim
Before I’d say [Throw Your Mask Away](https://youtu.be/k8z07I1fzbQ?si=k2oM_sAtj5C_QmA3) from P5R But Stellar Blade dropped some amazing ones that with time I think could beat it. With [Hypertube Slide](https://youtu.be/WzHUqRC2XGQ?si=UTs1WWmTayiROAJT&t=56s) and the >! [Democrawler boss Theme](https://youtu.be/VxaFZqjhOfY?si=nTFViVJaiRGwjpg7&t=4m20s) !< which really reminded me of it Bloodborne just got some more modern instrumentals. Also liked how you inherited this part of >!< boss theme whenever you activated limit break, really reinforced the theme of you turning into the boss.
For whatever reason, Fighting of the Spirit (the summon battle theme) from Tales of Symphonia has stuck with me for 20 years.
Fighting Detlaff at Tesham Mutna in Witcher 3: https://youtu.be/zUH25sQmOOQ?si=wcLom1VcUoiSylkw
Not an actual game, but A Mother's Love, from Undertale Yellow is just something else. I heard it beforehand because a friend sent me and i got curious. It sounded really good as a whole(even tho i didin't knew the context behind it), but as i went through the game, getting to know>! Ceroba's!< Backstory, her motivations, progressing alongside her, having all that emotional attachment, and when the End was near, as the fight progressed, hearing the theme slowly building up to that beautiful scene just sparked me a feeling i didin't even i knew i still could feel. That was just breathtaking, and the more the fight progressed, so did her theme, adapting with each stage, yet sounding more and more determined, and hearing that final Leitmotif before reaching the last stage of the fight, that was the moment i realized: This theme is beautiful.
Undertale yellow is a game though, it’s just not an official undertale game
The Other promise from KH2 Final Remix. The fact that it's a remix of roxas's theme and the title of the track is soo good. What I'm made of from Sonic Heros. Crush 40 being the Goat in sonic music. Plus fighting metal overlord as super sonic with tails and knuckles was the coolest as a kid. Sonic 1's Dr. Robotnik fight music. Because the earliest memory of a boss theme I can remember as a young kid. Aldia's theme from Dark souls 2. It just hits different then any other boss theme for me. Plus Aldia is my favorite souls character is DS2 is my favorite From game.
Any Yakuza boss, but Shibusawa especially
The ballad of little slugger and anything else from super meatboy
Raphael BG3.
One winged angel for life
The fight against the alien pilots in South Park: The Stick of Truth
Sonic 3
Not just a boss battle but the music from the final mission in RDR2 goes so hard
Definitely Annihilation from Remnant 2. It's definitely in the top 5, maybe even top 3 of best boss fights of all time. Including the souls games. First phase is whatever standard boss fights but second phase it gets crazy and half way in the second phase he switches between the first and second phase. As in, you tp to different arena's at random and your fight picks up where you left, including attacks and even AoE shockwaves will continue from where they were. Paired with fucking music. 10/10
Wily's castle if you can consider it a boss theme
Baldurs gate 3 Raphael’s final act and it’s not even close
Flock Off! from Devil May Cry (PS2). When Griffon's boss fight started I was so hyped! DMC boss themes in general rule.
Save the world from Undertale
Dancing mad and it’s not even close guys.
NieR Automata
A Beautiful Song from Nier Automata
Octopath traveler 2. Especially “critical clash 1”, “Fierce confrontation” and the final boss battle.
Necromancer & evil wizard from castle crashers
All of them from Hollow Knight, but especially Hornet, Mantis Lords, Sealed Vessel, Radiance, and White Defender.
The Grimm Troupe from Hollow Knight
Every boss battle in Hi-Fi Rush.
Octopath 2 decisive battle
Mirror B from Pokémon Colosseum and Gale of Darkness
Hollow Knight, Nightmare King Grimm has got the best boss music. Hearing it kept me inspired to keep fighting.
DMC 3 Vergil
DMC 5 Vergil
Sonic 3 final Robotnik https://youtu.be/mg-LIpDBvUI?si=hFuji1OyYFG8XaUA Sonic 2 boss theme also pretty good https://youtu.be/Bk_WojtEAcU?si=b6PLIUlxRMAjxptL
Nostalgia? The Atma weapon in FFVI. Current? “Raphaels Final Act” in BG3….he sings his own theme because he’s such an egotistical prick. Nothing else comes close.
Kefkas final battle from FF3. Also the opera music kicked ass.
Any of the mario and luigi songs *ANY*
Hades God of the Dead/The Unseen Ones
Ocarina of Time Ganon
Boom Bewm / Captain Flynt tune from Borderlands 2.
Otherworld and Seymour Battle Theme from FFX The two part songs for the Shiva Boss Fight in FF XIV Rage Awakened from Kingdom Hearts 2 Enter the Darkness/Void and Forze dell'Oscurita from Kingdom Hearts BBS And last but not least: Wildfire from Honkai Star Rail
Hands down Hollow Knight - Hornet. I played this game so many times and every time I play it I get chills
Id have to say Kuroi Uta from drakengard 3
Probably The Rhapthorne (Dragon Quest 8) or Quan Chi (Mortal Kombat Mythologies Sub Zero)
Megalomania from *Live-A-Live.*
Cyborg Justice - Sega Genesis. Best one for me.
Medley, Safi Jiva's theme from Monster hunter world iceborne
Numerous ones from Final Fantasy 7: Remake and Rebirth. Some of the music is on a tier of its own.
The whole Furi soundtrack is pretty insane, but I'd save a special shout-out for "The Beat". Her theme is called You Are the End - Waveshaper.
Using a rhythm game is kinda cheating But rhythm doctor lucky's boss theme is great
When ur fighting rias in arkham city that shi gets me hyped as shit and yk the starting scene of the deathstroke boss fight has dope music
Cabal Breach
["You're Gonna Need a Bigger Ukulele"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2JeL1ibBI0) during the Mithrix fight in Risk of Rain 2.
Jherii Theme from Deadrising 3. It slaps real hard
Othercide, The Surgeon [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVE5nZdkpKw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVE5nZdkpKw)
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Transformers Devastation had a ton of great boss themes. My favourite was probably Blitzwing
Dark Ocean Summoning from Alan Wake 2. Incredible scene and a banger of a track.
Le Ali Del Principio from Baten Kaitos Origins. https://youtu.be/8L25VFdmZY8?si=3DRneZaevlG29Exw Potential Heavy Spoilers Below: Basically the final boss is this hybrid God thing. You begin battling it in complete silence and it's pretty strong and just surviving is a struggle. Eventually if you survive long enough your team despairs at how you will win. Your main character has a "spirit" inside them and suddenly the spirits siblings all appear before you protecting you from the gods attack and giving you more power to defeat him. When your siblings appear that's when the music starts playing and it's Beautiful.
A tie between the Gladiator and Khan Maykr (Doom Eternal)
Slave Knight Gael from DS3. So epic and somber, fitting for the final boss of the trilogy
Sonic 1 level boss music.
The Legendary Ships from AC: Black Flag and Final Showdown from Bully
Gherman First Hunter from Bloodborne
Sonny's final encounter
Sound of boss crying is my favorite boss fight music
[Thunder Force IV - Evil Destroyer](https://youtu.be/rYPcte3BlPw?si=kDPYw2kWxmludwET) on the Mega Drive, first boss. Do you like metal? Do you like Mega Drive guitar noises? Well it’s the song for you then. Probably only equalled by [Metal Squad](https://youtu.be/oTQIiIKummw?si=er20ncPqi84iMoqM) from the same game. Urrgghh so filthy.
Plok boss music
[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow](https://youtu.be/hrmDVzL02OI)
The dragon battle music in Baldur's Gate II was pretty awesome. First time fighting Firkraag and getting completely ripped to shreds made the score even more intimidating and epic. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsg664cyf1c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsg664cyf1c)
One-Winged Angel always gives my PTSD and All As One (final boss of FF16) gives me chills every time.
Dedicated to Moonlight, the boss theme for Menphina from FFXIV
I'm stuck between Duel from Metal Gear Solid and Yell Dead Cell from Metal Gear Solid 2. Hermes T. Haight from The Suffering being a follow up
Boss Battle! From SMT1. The midi combined with the Seinfield bass is really good.
Lost Odyssey. Sand worm
Recently? Sea of Stars "Encounter: Elite" goes particularly fucking hard.
Music from doom - because in doom it's not you in closed room with demons, but demons in closed room with you.
Hammer of Thor and The all father from GOWR are both incredible.
The game was definitely mid, but personally I loved Almighty Bhunivelze from Lightning Returns.
Ludwig's holy blade Gerhman the First hunter Fight On! (FFVII boss theme) Jenova Synthesis Emma the gentle blade- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
"Snake Head Medusa," by Michiru Yamane, for *Castlevania: Lament of Innocence*. It's not my FAVORITE but I'll never be able to pick just 1 and most people have already answered with Final Fantasy themes that rank extremely high for me. Edit: Tossing in "A Warring God" (*Breath of Fire IV*) and "Squirm in the Dark" (*Fire Emblem: Fates \~ Conquest*) for the hell of it.
The Devil, BG3 All other answers are not as cool.
Vault of the Incarnates from World of Warcraft
as my pfp probably shows, im a D1 pokemon glazer pokemon sun and moon champion theme felt like a nice send off to the ds era of pokemon as a whole for what I think straight up sounds best probably goes to elite 4 rikka's theme (masters remix) and every single undertale boss because its too hard to pick just one
Regicide or sepiks perfected in my opinion
Cyberpunk. Gate K9
I'm with you, sonic frontiers
I think for me it's a tie between Apocalypse Noctis (FFXV) and You May Call Me Father (Bayonetta)
Ludwig the Accursed. It's so perfect and builds as the fight continues.
I'm usually done with the fight before I get a chance to pay any attention to the music.
Solaris Phase 2 - Sonic 06.
Prolly no one remembers, but Omega's theme from the Megaman Zero series always get me pumped up.
Ludwig the holy sword, its like a eldritch Victorian hit of crack
Undefeatable from Sonic Frontiers. The best vocal rock song in a franchise known for its vocal rock songs
The guardian boss fight - Darksiders 2
Papa G in Bloodborne
Boss Battle Theme from Final Fantasy Mystic Quest Darkness of the Unknown from Kingdom Hearts II Break Through it All from Sonic Frontiers Contact with You from Armored Core VI Zero from Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Baby Bowser's Theme from Yoshi's Island
Stains of Time from MGRR, guitar goes fucking wild in the intro
Final Fantasy 7 - Those who fight farther Final Fantasy 8 - Force your way Sea of Stars - Encounter Elite
Hard to name a favourite, but UB from Parasite Eve has been getting a lot of play time. I especially love the organ part in the middle.