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[Mondai]

The Honkai Star Rail topic made me watch it again and the second phase of the Cocolia boss fight is still the most epic moment in the game:


View: https://youtu.be/mZT0ra3dr2c?si=ho7vbIZLy561VOO4

To be honest , the fight is good , nothing super amazing but when that chorus hits in that special attack I got goosebumps.

 

[Danjin44]

 

[Giallo Corsa]

MGS RISING REVENGEANCE : The thread.

 

[Fake]

Ludwig comes to my mind. Amydgala as well.

 

[VideoGameEnjoyer]

Returnal Boss #4

Hades II Boss #2

 

[Guilty_AI]

 

[TintoConCasera]

MGS RISING REVENGEANCE : The thread.

Came to make this exact post! That game is amazing but the OST sure elevates it. I love how dynamic the music is during the battle and how the lyrics wont start until the last stage of the fight.

Guess I have to put another example then. Kinda similar since this one also uses dynamic music during the fight.

 

[Schmendrick]

My very first thought when I read the thread title

 

[Killjoy-NL]

 

[digoutyoursoul]

 

[Danjin44]

This music during Shido fight in Persona 5

 

[Mister Wolf]

 

[MagiusNecros]

 

[iHaunter]

Easily this one. All of Returnal really.

 

[KàIRóS]

 

[BouncyFrag]

Long ass battle needs a good track:

 

[BbMajor7th]

Father Gascoigne... gives me palpitations just hearing it.

 

[penguininthesun]

All of the God of War games. Kingdom Hearts had some good ones too.

 

[Danjin44]

More recently Raven fight in Stellar Blade.

 

[Holammer]

MGS RISING REVENGEANCE : The thread.

People that haven't touched the game know about this one.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Oldie but goodie



When it kicks in at 2 minutes, which is when your party hacked away more than 50% of the boss' health, fucking epic.

Skies of Arcadia is amazing.

 

[Fart Knight]

 

[Danjin44]

Shiva fight in SMTV

 

[Doomtrain]

Final boss fight music doesn't get any better than The Extreme from Final Fantasy VIII.

Spoiler: FFVIII Final Boss

 

[PanzerCute]

And so many others I will post later.

 

[rogr rogr]

You listen to these, you know shiet got serious!

 

[AzullAbaddon]

The Final Coil of Bahamut - Turn 4 (aka t13) and Answers from ffxiv I feel raise each other up.

 

[Beechos]

Final fantasy games are really good at this cant think of anything in particular though.

 

[Astral Dog]

The Kingdom Heart games have pretty good boss music

 

[BigDeadFreak]

 

[LavitzSlambert]

I think music GAF threads are my favorites, you guys go so hard and many of you have top tier taste. I am going to stretch the boss fight theme just a bit with a few of my picks:

 

[Neff]

 

[Meicyn]

 

[Comfortgel]

First one that came to mind :


And then this is an easy #2 :

 

[The Cockatrice]

Judgment Series and Yakuza series have the best boss soundtracks of all time. You cant change my mind.

 

[DaciaJC]

Plin plin plon is iconic for a reason.

 

[AngelMuffin]

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[Gambit2483]

When the Rito Village theme kicks in @ 6:50 it goes from "Great" boss fight to "Fucking Epic" boss fight.

 

[Robb]

There’s too many great ones. I’ll just post a few that came to mind.

 

[Drell]

Honestly, I think the whole Touhou series' late game bosses and extra bosses are the definition of "being elevated by their music". But this one is my favorite of all times.

The theme begins calmly but with that aura of powerful ennemy, it grows and grows with instruments becoming more complex and some new ones appearing until that beautiful breaking point around 2:17 where emotions breaks, all the tension disappear and the theme grows to stratospheric levels until it comes back to the beginning and loops.

Sorry I'm no music expert but that's what I feel.

 

[March Climber]

Best boss fight in the game:



It literally could fit in Metal Gear Revengeance or maybe a Mega Man X game. The only problem for most people is that in order to truly enjoy the track, you have to play solo (I already was), or else you'll hear this:



Constant chatter/yelling/explosions/etc.

This is what a solo boss fight sounds like (different fight but you can hear and see the difference in clarity):

 

[MudoSkills]

Javelin rain > death

 

[Astral Dog]

from a less known game, i think this battle made an impression because the music complements the kind of character you are fighting


The Sonic games, while fighting dr Eggman as the last boss is not shocking, they tried to make it sound more epic in these games with orchestra, even though its more or less a typical Eggman plot



And i thought this theme from the handheld games sounded somewhat silly at first, but its a really good dramatic piece that fits dr Eggman better than even the above

 

[Bernardougf]

Sonic 3.

 

[Shifty1897]

All the best answers are here:

• Shadow of the Colossus
• Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
• Persona 5 Royal
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Nier: Automata
• Nier: Replicant

But may I suggest from Fire Emblem Three Houses:

 

[Thief1987]

Always the best

 

[UnravelKatharsis]

First time was a hell of a moment.

 

[Madflavor]

The culmination of 10 years of storytelling. You do battle with the bringer of end times at the edge of the universe, while riding a fucking dragon. It is also the first time the main Final Fantasy theme is used during the final boss theme.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Moonlight Butterfly

Moments like this is why Dark Souls was so fucking special I thought. The music actively enhanced the boss battles and themes like this added so much mystery and unique charm.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

No Shadowlord??? Damn, guys.

The music is what makes the battle memorable.