Sad Battle Music: Difference between revisions

Scenes of the carnage of war, an intense battle sequence, often accompanied by the deaths of some characters, or even war in general, often are accompanied by melancholy music. When feelings of hopelessness begin to take over, you can expect the music and mood to reflect that.

 

 

== Anime ==

* In ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' episode 25, Krillin and Gohan fight Nappa to a sad fighting theme. Averted in the Western dub, where it is replaced with a more action-y theme.

== Film ==

* In [[Braveheart]], during the Battle of Falkirk, sad music begins to play as the Scottish nobles William Wallace trusted to help them flee the field instead, and the King of England, Edward Longshanks, orders his archers to fire on the infantry fighting in the front. The music becomes more tragic and dramatic as Wallace attempts to chase after Longshanks, and finds out that yet another Scottish noble he trusted betrayed him, causing him to suffer a [[Heroic BSOD]] after witnessing this [[Despair Event Horizon]].

* ''[[Star Wars]] Episode III: [[Revenge of the Sith]]'' gives us "Anakin's Betrayal", which plays during the march on the Jedi Temple, courtesy of Order 66.

* The slow woodwind solo during the combat at Agincourt in [[Kenneth Branagh]]'s film of ''[[Henry V]]''. Some of the combat sequences are also done in slow motion.

* Several battles in ''[[We Were Soldiers]]'' are set to a slow Scottish dirge, ''Sgt. Mackenzie''.

* ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'': When the player is approaching Zanarkand. the music that plays is "Someday the Dream Will End". This even carries over into the [[Fight Woosh]] and the actual battle.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMfx-PRNino Lulu's Theme] plays when you fight Yojimbo. {{spoiler|He was summoned by Lulu's first summoner, who was killed in the cave.}}

* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'':

* In mission 17 of ''[[Ace Combat 5 The Unsung War]]'', after {{spoiler|Chopper crashes}}, the previous aggressive music abruptly stops and for a minute or so, there is no music at all. Then, just as new waves of enemies arrive, a Simple Score of Sadness picks up and plays until the end of the mission. It's made even worse by your remaining wingmen sobbing quietly on the radio.

* ''[[Metroid Prime]] 3: Corruption'' has sad but intense music during the battle against {{spoiler|Rundas}}.

* Unlike the others that preceded it, the Final Boss in ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'' has a single, sad musical score that does not change while the battle progresses. It's oddly fitting, considering that {{spoiler|you lost your horse just before getting there}}, and there's nowhere else to go but to defeat the boss and finish the game.

* {{spoiler|[[Shadow of the Colossus]] has Demise of the Ritual. Words cannot describe how fitting it is, as it makes you reflect on the whole tale, and if it was worth the price.}}

* All over the place in ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'', but especially during the fall of Earth and {{spoiler|the asari homeworld of Thessia.}}

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT7wZgs3BnI Sad But True] from ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'', battle against {{spoiler|mind-controlled Jill Valentine}}.