Boss Remix: Difference between revisions

See also [[Battle Theme Music]]. May overlap with [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]. Common when we have a [[Theme and Variations Soundtrack]]. Not to be confused with a remix that is [[Crowning Music of Awesome|totally boss.]]

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* ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II the Adventure of Link]]'' created a remixed version of the Temple (dungeon) background music for use in the Great Temple (last dungeon).

** ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' did this with its [[Nightmare Fuel|creepy]] final dungeon music.

** Also, {{spoiler|Hades'}} [[Leitmotif]] is remixed into both the music for several levels and his battle music.

 

* In the original ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', the final battle with Nelo Angelo incorporates sections of Sparda's theme, heard in the game's introduction.

* In ''[[Onimusha]] Dawn of Dreams'' Munenori Yagyu has his own battle theme. During the final battle against Jubei it becomes a remix of Jubei's and his own theme.

* In the third installement of ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'', The final boss battle with Zeus has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzRYCz3CV2o this song] that contains sections from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPRftE8qtVA Zeus Wrath Divine] from the first God Of War and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L09rqYVFxTk The Isle Of Creation] from God Of War II. Both remixed themes appeared in final boss battles of their respective games.

 

* In the arcade version of ''[[Double Dragon]] II'', Willy's battle theme is a sinister remix of the title theme. The final battles of ''[[Double Dragon]] 1'' and ''Super Double Dragon'' [[Theme Music Power-Up|reused the title theme straight]]. The main boss theme in the NES version of ''DD II'' is a remix of ''DD 1 Arcade'''s boss music. Inversely, Burnov's theme from the arcade version got used for the Trap Room level in the NES version.

 

* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_C0VgZ72T0 music on the Final Destination stage] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'' (where, as the name implies, the final battle takes place in Classic mode) is a Boss Remix of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbtqmAOwfS0 the title theme].

** As is the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jWJqfzT13U Boss Rush], where it is a remix of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYYU-rJz5tM Melee's menu theme]. It's not as intense as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eobF6lsrYUs the Melee Battlefield's own boss remix of the theme], though.

** Cruel Brawl has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDRqkpOQL30 its own boss remix of Brawl's main theme], [[Wasted Song|only played in that mode]].

 

* In [[Perfect Dark]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs9gCBVSKLk#t=1m05s final battle's music] features the game's main theme.

** In ''[[Perfect Dark]] Zero'', the music for the second and last fight against Maihem is a combination of the game's main theme and Maihem's theme. The music for the final showdown begins with a remix of the original ''[[Perfect Dark]]'' theme.

* Not technically a boss music, but in ''[[Turok (series)|Turok 2]]'', the River of Souls theme is an extended remix of the [[Title Theme Tune]]. There's also a more frantic remix of the title theme in the sound test, as if it were meant for a boss battle, but it doesn't appear anywhere in the game.

 

* In the ''[[Time Crisis]]'' series, Wild Dog's battle theme is an intense remix of the series' main theme. The second game rearranges "Deadly Fight"(Diaz's theme) for the final battle with the [[Doomsday Device]].

* In ''[[The House of the Dead (series)|House of the Dead]] 2'', the Magician's theme is remixed with an [[Ominous Pipe Organ]] intro.

** The Magician's theme itself is a remix of the series theme.

 

* ''[[Zone of the Enders|Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner]]'' has "Air Fight," played during an [[Video Games/Awesome|epic battle]] between Jehuty and the BAHRAM fleet (and one of few [sane] times you can use your [[Wave Motion Gun]] in combat). It's a rearrange of the opening song, "Beyond the Bounds."

 

* ''[[Donkey Kong]] 64'' used a fast-paced (synth) orchestral arrangement of the level's theme (many could qualify as ambient in their standard rendition) for the boss of each stage. "Boss remix" has been used as a descriptor for fan made arrangements done in such a style.

** The boss theme and Klubba's theme in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' 2 are both remixes of the title theme.

* In [[Psycho Waluigi]] the final boss theme against {{spoiler|Psycho Iris}} is a remix of the Waluigi Pinball theme mixed with {{spoiler|Psycho Iris's}} theme. It sounds creepy and quite frantic, perfect for the character that you're fighting against.

 

* ''[[Grabbed By the Ghoulies]]''' boss theme is a remix of game's main theme.

* The final battle in ''[[Baldur's Gate|Baldurs Gate]]''.

* ''[[Eternal Sonata]]'' has, of all things, a remix of {{spoiler|Frederic Chopin's Revolutionary Etude for the final battle against him.}}

 

* ''[[Axelay]]'' does this for each stage: The bosses' themes are darker and/or rearranged versions of the level theme, usually in a style that suits the boss. For example, the theme for the [[Humongous Mecha]] boss is more electronic than the stage music.

* Much of the music of ''[[Ikaruga]]'' [[Theme and Variations Soundtrack|is just remixes of]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRZz1HugwNo Ideal]. But when you hear the same theme [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zg6zCLg6cQ remixed] during a boss fight, you know something [[Nintendo Hard|nightmarishly difficult]] and [[So Cool Its Awesome|impossibly epic]] is about to happen.

* ''[[Ray Crisis]]'' selects a musical theme based on what level you start with, and all subsequent level and boss musics are variations of that theme.

 

* The theme for ''[[Ace Combat]] Zero: The Belkan War'', which appears in snippets and snatches here and there across the soundtrack, gets the full rundown in the final boss fight. A variant is "Alect Squadron" from ''Skies of Deception'', starts with a guitar solo and brings the titular piece in partway through.

* The [[Final Boss]] theme of ''[[Trauma Center (series)|Trauma Center]]: Second Opinion'' is a remixed and faster version of the main menu theme.

 

* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]: Twin Snakes'' contains a remixed version of Psycho Mantis' mind control music for his boss battle. Personally this troper's favourite boss battle music in a video game.

** ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]''. The first part of the final boss has a remix of Encounter from [[Metal Gear Solid|the first game]].

 

* ''[[Haunting Ground]]'' has an interesting version of this. Each of the three stalkers have their own [[Leitmotif]] when chasing you. During each of their boss fights, their particular motif is remixed with a sort of "template". This template remains the same for the first three three bosses, making their themes sound very similar. However, there is a part of the track that distinctively belong to the particular boss (e.g. Daniella's static interferences).

* Alexia's battle themes in ''[[Resident Evil Code: Veronica]]'' were orchestral remixes of "Alexia's Lullaby/Berceuse", with a [[One-Woman Wail]] as the melody. William in ''[[Resident Evil 2]]'' and Nemesis in ''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'' also use remixes of their themes for each of their mutations.

 

* Boss theme of the videogame adaptation of [[Terminator Salvation]] is a remix of Terminator's main theme.

* In ''[[Mega Man Legends]]'' when you face the final form of the big bad the music is changed to something completely different from the first forms theme. In the case of the first game the tempo was simply increased in the second game the theme was changed entirely.

* In the original ''[[Syphon Filter]]'', the themes for the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLq5LahJ748 battle with Aramov is a remix] of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESNMQIjcAhQ&playnext=1&list=PL94CE657653E50A77&index=2 Subway] [[Battle Theme Music]], the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMmg-5HGxmc Chopper battle music] is a remix of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECSk96UNpA4&feature=related Girdeux's battle theme], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_uNB3PnKOc Rhoemer's battle theme] is a [[Theme Music Power-Up|powered-up remix]] of the main theme. Also, some of the "boss" themes in ''Omega Strain'' are remixes of previous [[Battle Theme Music|action themes]].

* The first phase of the [[Final Boss]] in ''[[P.N.03]]'' uses a faster, more sinister remix of the main boss music, but unfortunately it's a [[Wasted Song]], as the first form can be beaten in less than 15 seconds.

* Fighting an enemy you can recruit in ''[[Fire Emblem]]: Genealogy of the Holy War'' has a unique battle theme, a variation of (appropriately enough) the recruitment theme.

** Additionally, the Black Knight, Idoun, and Lyon all have a boss remix of their [[Leitmotif]].

** Even the first ''[[Luminous Arc]]'' has at least one boss remix. The final boss theme "Believe in Yourself" contains a partial remix of "Theme of Luminous Arc." "Existence" may have been remixed as well into the boss theme, but it's difficult to tell.

 

* In the ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' series, as the trial approaches its climax, the normally calm theme that plays during cross examinations will be replaced with a faster and more frantic remix.

** In Trials and Tribulations, when you're presenting the very last piece of evidence, a remix of the Cornered theme from the first game will play with an added drum track.

 

* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' has one with a [[One-Woman Wail]].

 

* Interesting example in ''[[Advent Children]]'': Tifa and Loz fight in Aeris's church to a piano version of the [[Final Fantasy VII|FFVII]] battle theme.

 

* ''[[Homestuck]]'': The standard "Harlequin" theme is remixed into "Harleboss" for John's battle against the Crude Ogres.

** And then {{spoiler|[[Monster Clown|Gamzee]] steals the theme in a [[Dark Reprise]] of his own.}}