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=== [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] (Gundam 0079) ===
* The original series movies in particular were known for creating absolutely classic themes. Just a short selection of First Gundam themes include:
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnEowbJfZ4E Soldiers of Sorrow] has become quite iconic, and has been covered by several people, including;
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCTXyonXrQY Gackt]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzdXwruUtkg Animetal]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAQOfb9apFs JAM Project]
** And even [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzETpugsaYI Andrew W.K., who did a very successful English version]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1gZXdLciDI Beginning]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l24_0SH3VK8 Encounters]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdYa9c7puUw And of course, Here Comes Char!]
** About "Here Comes Char", the song's lyrics are open to some [[Alternate Character Interpretation]] which makes it outright hilarious if you think of it as being sung by someone who got owned by Char.
** Andrew W. K. also did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOiCvZT-Klg suitably awesome] English version of Here Comes Char!.

=== [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory|Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]] ===
* May I present, the very aptly named, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu9_SLf0k3Q Men of Destiny].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81iZsjxbx_M The Winner] is nothing to scoff at either.
** Which leads to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKqR26llSqs an AMAZING English translation] by Richie Kotzen of [[Poison]], who happens to be [[One of Us|a die-hard Gundam fan!]]
* We later get [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0vM8FR1Wn4 Oblivion] from the same source as Men of Destiny. It uses the exact same instrumental, but rather than simply dubbing the lyrics into English, new somewhat apocalyptic, yet still awesomely GAR, lyrics were written, effectively making it a new song. Also somewhat unique for an English song, it was used in the original [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory|Japanese version of the show]], and has perfect grammar and pronunciation. And it is ''freaking'' awesome.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87HksnOR5B8 Assault Waves], the perfect music to have epic MS duels to.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWTJnQsGpGk Dendrobium] is amazing as well.

=== [[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team|08th MS Team]] ===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgAqFnPl_ts Gouf Custom vs] [[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team|the 08th MS Team]]. It starts out dark and haunting... then around 1:40 goes totally epic and intimidating.
* Wait, no ''Arashi no naka de kagayaite''? Either [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_fdIEDOh_w the original by Chihiro Yonekura] or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3YQsB8ALEE the cover by Masaaki Endoh]?

=== [[Zeta Gundam]] ===
* Awesome 80's music with the Opening Themes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzDRYTfktZ8 Zeta - Transcending Times] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfzmVJ4O96w From an Aqueous Star with Love], the latter of which was co-written by Neil Sedaka.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAy74MaRaPA The Pulse of Zeta], which was used as the opening theme for the English version.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3yY8EncET0 Riders in the Skies], which plays during the climax of the finale.

=== [[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ|Gundam ZZ]] ===
* While ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ|Gundam ZZ]]'' is a [[Love It or Hate It|polarizing series amongst Gundam fans]], you'll be hard pressed to find someone that speaks ill of its awesome (and ironic) opening theme: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Aua8LwpItE Anime Ja Nai].
* The second OP, [http://youtu.be/Xmn1pp4LUsc Silent Voice], is nothing to sneer at either.

=== [[Chars Counterattack|Char's Counterattack]] ===
* ''[[Chars Counterattack|Char's Counterattack]]'' had an amazing orchestral soundtrack, rivaling anything coming from major American productions. Especially notable are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYnaam5bvZE "Main Title"] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVeykCVkI0I "Nu Gundam"], and ends with an excellent, although non-orchestral song by the name of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLafiUfEcPo "Beyond the Time"]

=== [[Gundam Unicorn]] ===
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn|Gundam Unicorn]]'''s soundtrack is full of win. Of particular note are: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v25MaXwopNI Unicorn]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Ea_mJ5hzE Mobile Suit]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-kBz2psBpA Laplace]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu4tCWTyqds Full Frontal]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LX1x_rZ-T8 RX-0]", and [[Sdrawkcab Name|MAD]][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUEoJbQJ9q4 NUG]. Any of these play up, and you know epicness is about to ensue. And on the other side of the coin are tracks such as the beautiful "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX0k-nGSWUY The Univers]" (sic), the wistful and majestic "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw-nVCmqBmc Zero Gravity]", and the downright ''uplifting'' "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGNR2BpYMUg On Your Mark]".
** It's theme songs are nothing to scoff at either. We've got [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojYvttgeiek Ryuusei no Namida], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqbTO2OjeU Everlasting], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL9NEAIN-nY merry-go-round], [http://vimeo.com/35663496 B-Bird]{{Dead link}}, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyFFMBsJQAI Broken Mirror].
** More recent episodes bring us such pieces as "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMRsRbOLr4I Mobile Armor]", [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OxxtRV8tbo Mobile Suit <W-REG MIX>]", and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUEoJbQJ9q4 MAD-NUG]".
** The third OST has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkvwkM2a39g Banshee], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBpeFTiHt9o Gundam], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EuHEpYgWA0 Psycho-field], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nTLsrHNUYw Angelo].

=== [[Mobile Suit Gundam F91]] ===
* Okay, so it's [[The Jimmy Hart Version]] of [[Star Wars|the Imperial March]], but [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDiTaoTcoL0#t=0m45s the Crossbone Vanguard theme] is still made of awesome.

=== [[Crossbone Gundam]] ===
* Fans are disappointed for many reasons that ''[[Crossbone Gundam]]'' has never been made into an anime... the kind of music the Crossbones get in video games [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ebxKO3WaPk is one] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrgwOpkbRvo of those reasons].

=== [[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam|Victory Gundam]] ===
* ''[[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam|Victory Gundam]]'' may be [[Downer Ending|very]] [[Kill'Em All|depressing]], but it's first opening [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A358-QODoI0 Stand Up To the Victory] is still a bright, powerful song.
** The first ending ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTrrfMDDgsg Winners Forever]'' is no slouch either.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVO5tQgjnJw Wind Blows] is both very beautiful and ironic.
** Its two insert songs are also very memorable due to their use in the final episodes: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhjdGnR172k Shakti's song] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INA1j4S9wSU the song used for the Reinforce Jr.'s sacrifice]
** The music that truly defines Victory however is Senju Akira's orchestral score, and is summed up nicely in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIGP6PGGFzg this suite.]

=== [[G Gundam]] ===
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JRvsvxGDRE Moeagare Toushi] - [[Long Title|Ima Washiki Shukumei o Koete]]'', the Shining Gundam / Shining Finger theme.
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQgXvmtI_ug Waga Kokoro Meikyou Shisui] - [[Long Title|Saredo Kono Tenohira wa Rekka no Gotoku]]'' the God Gundam / God Finger theme.
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv-aoeTQZ2M Sentou Danji - Kitae yo Katsu Tame Ni]'', the theme for the debuting God Gundam (and later) Sekiha Tenkyoken.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK9Y_8GN2h0 Flying in the Sky], the first Opening Theme.
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_EPVyBfXa8 Saiyou no Shou ~ King of Heart]'', the theme of Shining Gundam's debut (also used in several hyperkinetic moments thereafter).
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8ap6zPLqK0 Kizu Dakare no Yume wo Nigiri Shimete]'', aka the Shining Finger theme song slowed down. Played during [[Heartwarming Moments]] such as  {{spoiler|[[Manly Tears|the death of Master Asia]]}} and  {{spoiler|[[Anguished Declaration of Love|when Domon confesses his love to Rain]]}}.
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u8gOpOcQv0 Kyoudai Kasuru Yabou]'', the Hyper Mode theme.

=== [[Gundam Wing]] ===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1PQEZyXOl8 Last Impression] from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Wing]]''. What starts out calm turns out to be very upbeat, classical and... AWESOME. This song is always the song for ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Wing]]'' characters when they appear in [[Super Robot Wars]] for a ''reason''. It kicks ass.
** "When the Dragon Swims, The World Ends" in the first episode where they introduce the Gundam pilots, and pretty much any song that uses Heero's motif.
*** Heero's "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-7O9KvZrzk The Wings of a Boy Who Killed Adolescence]" (whose tune is used in several other songs), Trowa's "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhZL8AVHPqY In the Returned Scent of Blood and Gunpowder]", Quatre's "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW62qNQSK4M Looking for Peace Hiding in the Corpse]", and Duo's "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_9dxjg65B4 The Black Wind Invites Death]", though the latter is a [[Wasted Song]] and only ever shows up in ''G Generation'' games. Also, the aforementioned "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNXGq8cex3Y When the Dragon Swims, Everything Ends]" is Wu Fei's theme.
*** And ''then'', Heero and Duo got a [[Mid-Season Upgrade]] to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuNVe_iJYlo "Legend of Zero"] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI_doJ_V4NU "Hellraiser Returns"].
*** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa7ePqwjlVs "Zechs Comes"]... too bad only bits and pieces of it ever got played in the series.
** TWO-MIX in general is pretty good. Their other three ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Wing]]'' theme songs ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7P0phyE2to Just Communication], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy4tcPa_dTA Rhythm Emotion], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0YKfhyrn0A White Reflection]), while arguably not ''quite'' as awesome as Last Impression, are all excellent in their own right. Check 'em out before [[Ranma ½|Nabiki]] overcharges for them.
*** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMBqMiCs_Do "Just Communication" Instrumental]: Played over the dub credits. The closest American viewers ever got to seeing/hearing the original TV show openings.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNePvvcVrgA Use the Cloak of Darkness], most memorable for the scene where Duo jumps a bunch of OZ mooks with the Deathscythe Hell. Much [[Sinister Scythe|reaping]] ensues. "THE [[Shinigami|GOD OF DEATH]] IS BACK FROM HELL!"
** The Wing Zero appears for the first time. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Eh0qWx0oA0 Swinging Target] plays. [[Mook Horror Show]] ensues.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56dsH8qZI7E "Gundams Are On Earth"] first rolled out with the [[Toonami]]'s airing of Endless Waltz, taking one part [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh-nPLdRu4o "Eternity & Infinity Are In These Hands"], one part of Toonami's signature drum and bass and mixing them together into something that is undeniably badass.
** Treize's Theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJymRblY2wU Man Who Makes History], gets a vote from this troper. Epic character gets equally epic theme music. And the first minute or so of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co_9mTtSKyQ "Enforcement Rush"] gets special mention for being particularly badass.
*** Really, all that needs to be said about ''Wing'''s soundtrack is that it was done by Kow Ohtani, the award-winning composer behind ''[[Ico]]'' and ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''.
** The [[Image Song|Image Songs]] are nothing to sneeze either. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLZZuXinv5Y Shigeru Nakahara (Trowa)'s "Ai wa Ryuusei"], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISm0Gqe87lw Toshihiko Seki (Duo)'s "GOOD LUCK & GOOD BYE"] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UPfFOYOiO0 Naoko Matsui (Dorothy)'s "Joy to My life"] are all pretty nice themes.

=== [[After War Gundam X]] ===
* Even the [[Screwed by the Network|ill-fated]] ''[[After War Gundam X|Gundam X]]'' had a pair of ''excellent'' opening themes: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHEWYyOGXDg Dreams]" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S52QQiBGNUI Resolution]."
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j3dZM5aff0 GX From the Past]"
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WklTQKUYHiE A Great Power Approaches]"
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCtxokoIITY How Do You Know Me?]"
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0PutC4n-UU Growling Space]"

=== [[Turn A Gundam|Turn a Gundam]] ===
* ''[[Turn A Gundam|Turn a Gundam]]'' takes this [[Up to Eleven]] with the tradition of great [[Gundam]] music teamed up with [[Yoko Kanno]] and its awesome results:
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2NkIJyRylw Moon's Cocoon] which serves not only as the second ending, but as an absolute [[Tear Jerker]] during scenes it's played.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMCpAqsFakI Colors of the Wind]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_OlWVTQPJA Dark History]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYuR6_tF8vs The First Advent ~ The God's Scorn], which is pretty much a slower version of "Dark History".
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ2FTTzqgF4 Bookisaito]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMXLNaYJbFc Second Advent ~ The Claws of God Strike the Beach]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfq3xi7Mz_k Final Shore ~ Ah, to Meet Again]

=== [[Gundam Seed]] ===
* Whatever your opinion of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Gundam SEED]]'', you can't deny that the soundtrack was top quality:
** From the first OST are "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOFYkSq40pA Gundam Shutsugeki]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOY9FBmXRBM Kesshin]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvyfEiJdm28 Kanashimi]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVEu2hOs8o0 Wazukana Fuan]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYJpcDKm6fY Heiwana Hoshi]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_3dnG4-EKk Shatei Kyori]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPcB0UGyX1I Namida]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm8Medr80js Kaisou]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Squakfyu0t4 Hoshi e no Inori]", and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYLaPxXwDxY Eien e no Shunkan]".
** From the second OST are "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL9N-eN9aBA Akatsuki no Kage]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrbaB37PTw4 Kuuchuu Shisei]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuyLsFNUaWI Tekiki Shuurai]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQKFp4SMwgQ Senjou no Ketsui]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g44l5nWeL70 Kougeki Taisei]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbGRxjPN4tI Heiwa no Inori]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fv8On2ChfU Seisen no Gishin]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk5_BYpfmS0 Sajin no Machi]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHnhmMjk6tM Kodoku]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3BDBMMV0zw Chijousen]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4pwZUCWAho Kawaki no Yume]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZzWKKpWbN4 Sentou Butai]", and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kC8kozA7QY Strike Shutsugeki]".
** From the third OST are "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtHTn-pzFF0 Justice and Freedom]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUBkTQgxK0g Yuukouda Geki]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylZEmztqQvk Kouhoushien]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nniDImKcz4o Senkou no Hate ni]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LayobuJhJGM Countdown]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsLb4otGYR4 Sekibetsu no Shizuku]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im-PDFH0XWU The Secret of Birth]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ALfofVSbeg Yuujou no Boueisen]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=946g_9gcGS4 Shutsugeki Meirei]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Cdutb4FyE Yuujou no Keiyaku]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV3n7dGfgKw Aku no 3 Heiki]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WEUSfDzJ4A Kodoku no Senritsu]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OuOw7zSCUk Itsuwari no Yuujou]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vcpsxHB_mQ Shizukanaru Hanran]", and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99kE-5FMrzE Fly! Freedom]".
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n20ksFb5CE8 Saikisen], which, to this tropers knowledge, only played in one episode of the series. And that was [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Kira and Athrun's final battle]] with each other.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_LlK0S_Sc8 Prophecy of the End], perfectly summing up [[Mass "Oh Crap"|everyone's reaction]] to [[Kill Sat|GENESIS]] being unleashed.
** I'm surprised no one's mentioned [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmZtFBe0pmA Shizuka na Yoru ni] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSgknK-Ks4c Mizu no Akashi].
** Pick a random OP/ED/insert song from [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|either]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny|series]], and more often than not, you'll find it qualifies for this category. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xllGfMuvDU See]-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc3yEVZYqjM Saw], [http://vimeo.com/7073551 Nami]{{Dead link}} [http://vimeo.com/7065675 Tamaki]{{Dead link}}, [http://vimeo.com/37642032 T.M.]{{Dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110614125523/http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6566235918644362049 Revolution] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQfNYQ4HzYw FictionJunction] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb8pqAeF-4k YUUKA]. [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9q67p_tatsuya-ishii-river_music And] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zst42m4R9Ww there's] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=277rSD7BgDA even] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPJ7yYvl_QM more...]
** [http://vimeo.com/27009599 Meteor]{{Dead link}}, also known as "[[Theme Music Power-Up|Kira's asskicking music]]".
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHqr0sHbYMc Moment], the second OP of Gundam Seed.
*** And then there's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5QhAJtIG14 this] fandub of it. It's arguably even ''better'' than the original, if that were even possible. [[Sturgeon's Law|"Remaining 10% is worth dying for"]], indeed.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TGtdtE43n8 Theme of Rain] is tearjerkingly beautiful.
** And now with the HD Remastered Edition of [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Gundam SEED]], we get new versions of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLoolBpFjzE Anna ni Issho Datta no ni] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw-R4nqsT4M Shizuka na Yoru ni].

=== [[Gundam Seed Destiny]] ===
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny|Gundam SEED Destiny]]'' may have [[Jumping the Shark|jumped the shark]] about halfway through, but the decay didn't stop the soundtrack from being awesome.
** [http://vimeo.com/12277170 PRIDE] (the second opening theme) by HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR. Hell yes.
*** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpJeo9nU1qk Life Goes On] is also filled with awesome, and has more variations used in the episodes than the other ending themes, I seriously counted at least 6 on the soundtracks. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc3yEVZYqjM Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru] is also excellent, and is the only ending theme to be used in the series and the Special Editions.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODETKHUz_XY Reason], the first ending theme, is [[Hot-Blooded]] to the max.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1gTGAK4ZY Kanashimi no Stella] is [[Tear Jerker|heartbreakingly]] beautiful.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixTNjvWAdcg Youki to Bishoumi] is what makes Dearka, Yzak and Athrun teaming up again so awesome early on in the series.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I14KOnSE_RA Kyouki no Hate], played when the Destroy goes on its [[Nightmare Fuel]] laden rampage.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW0D4lCQS64 Kuroi Hadou], Shinn's battle theme towards the end, complete with [[Ominous Latin Chanting]].
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZLqrk3SZF4 Sakebi to Gekitetsu], played as Athrun and {{spoiler|Mu}} race to destroy the Requiem. The finale of ''Destiny'' doesn't measure up to the one in ''SEED'', but the music for it certainly does.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWbCt5tEE-E Gaia x Chaos x Abyss], the theme for the [[Super Soldier|Extendeds]] early on in the show (coincidentally, this is when they're legitimately badass).
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo8Y89J09aA Launch! Impulse] is a majestic theme for a Gundam launching sequence. It is reused as one of Shinn's themes in SD Gundam Generation Wars.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo8A-ZE30v0 Kira, Just As He Pleases]. Kira may have taken some actions during ''Destiny'' that were questionable, but his theme music is unquestionably badass.
** No matter what you think of Lacus Clyne during Destiny, you cannot deny that [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NkbHS7shl8 Fields of Hope] is one of the most beautiful songs ever featured in a Gundam show.

=== [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]] ===
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Gundam 00]]'' features a beautiful score by Kenji Kawai, but don’t just take our word for it:
** Season one gives us "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZgH4WF8oq4 Alarm Bell]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRzyM1b8zoA Intervention]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKfAXy5jwB8 Power]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lbmuP2bonk Setsuna]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHbqTuAGems League]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KnK2mKU20o Imperial Princess]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLGLBRx0ecI Seizure]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TqSlPI8Lak Expectation]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4tX83zi9FA Reason]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj8o1F0pI98 Fight]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCA2oxKBdHo Recover]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlSksE_IJ2I Counterattack]", and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLbUDyt0_f8 Scenery]".
** From the second season are "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NayEpyzd2Ko Distortion]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQj5wKPwsyk Strike]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK95VeyDr8U 00 Gundam]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuNKLEcafXg Take Off]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKcTR7KxPw Power Attack]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPUnsZ2UWxE Innovator]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm90KKduo8w Restart]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLzp2Y0fdXo 0 Raiser]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI15yE3_2p8 00 Raiser]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVcy_9GqS9c Masurao]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsJR0c6_wI4 Trans-Am Raiser]", and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTSUjyhisYA Decisive Battle]".
** The awesome opening themes are "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130630071349/http://vimeo.com/39841749 DAYBREAK'S BELL]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5CuLszuiPM Ash Like Snow]", "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110812183724/http://vimeo.com/22941125 Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi (Fleeting and Everlasting Sorrow)]", and "[http://vimeo.com/13098470 Namida no Mukou (Beyond the Tears)]{{Dead link}}"; the equally awesome ending themes are "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n1__Xivt70 Wana (Trap)]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvXFHSBdNzI Friends]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbnbqKxIrtw Prototype]", and "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130607094527/http://www.metacafe.com/watch/6541008/pv_mv_trust_you_yuna_ito/ trust you]".
** [[The Movie]]'s score is just as impressive as the series', with such gems as "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DDMUF-RdAc Envoy from Jupiter]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwYWy5zCNDQ The Battle of Strangers]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBptZWBcbig ELS ~ Impregnability]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9199GFql3A Final Mission ~ Quantum Burst]", and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9qD5tmS2rE We are Celestial Being]".
** The themes from the movie are "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpss2d2umd0 CHANGE]" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4kXMvhgF3w Tozasareta Sekai]".
*** Don't forget the ending theme [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV2JhQ_wf94 Qualia] and the insert song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMLwkjslxK0 Mou Nani mo Kowakunai, Kowaku wa Nai]

=== [[Gundam AGE]] ===
* ''[[Gundam AGE]]'''s first OP, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120209003242/http://vimeo.com/32584929 Asu e] certainly doesn't disappoint.
** Nor does the first ending, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu-DozSReEM Kimi no Naka no Eiyuu] by Minami Kuribayashi.
*** Now the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3cqNHLtCmk ballade version] is even more epic than the original!
** Thought the first OP was sweet? Check out the second OP, [http://vimeo.com/41318773 sharp #]{{Dead link}}.
** The second ending, [http://vimeo.com/38627366 My World]{{Dead link}} by SPYAIR, is nothing to scoff at either.
** And just when you thought the endings couldn't get any better, behold, the Third Generation's ending [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqmnn0_white-justice-age-ed3_music WHITE justice] by faylan.
** The third OP, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131020192824/http://vimeo.com/42044510 REAL], outclasses the first two by far.
** So far, every generation's protagonist has their own personal theme for whenever they're about to do something awesome.
*** Flit has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcTGwmHK8lE Hyaku Nen no Monogatari].
*** Asemu has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk74dtIviY4 Unmei no Saki He].
** Woolf has a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfooF6oxGS0 theme] that fits him like a glove.
** KOKIA's "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4iWNNwGvB4 Memorial Days]'' is this and a serious [[Tear Jerker]] {{spoiler|especially if you know Yurin's fate.}}
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3djWX7w4QjU Kimi to Boku wa Soko ni Ita], the insert song of Episode 17 is pretty catchy.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCP0VgpwQbs Kesshi no Senjou (Desperate Battlefield)] makes for some pretty epic fights.
*** As does [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk74dtIviY4 Unmei no Saki Hei.]
*** Which was remixed into [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt6Yyc5grh8 Hajimari no Yokan.]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raQJxTEdLb8 Kyoushuu] is nothing to scoff at either.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deWgyBZKDBk Veigan Shuurai] is pretty good.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cekY1u36Ok Zeydra] is quite catchy.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzGD1kaHL60 Shukumei].
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rThmXMUnecw Kyouki no Kougeki]. It's the "[[Oh Crap]] here come the Vagan!" music from Gen 2.

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