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[[SNK]] may be [[Trope Namer|best known]] for [[Trope Codifier|their assembly line of]] [[SNK Boss|cheap, sadistic bastards]], but hey, at least the [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|stellar]] [[Notable Original Music|soundtracks]] made the [[Curb Stomp Battle|beatdown]] something to look forward to. [[Most Wonderful Sound|Enjoy!]] All tropers are encouraged to find the arranged versions of these songs ASAP.

== [[The King of Fighters]] ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaoooC9J8B8 Showdown R&D, Rugal Bernstein's theme.] Very energetic, and a song you'll be hearing quite a bit since you'll be losing to Rugal so often. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9txAe1AyHI This] is the arranged version.
** And, [[Leitmotif|just like Geese]], "Ketchaku R&" has been subject to a few remixes over the years: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR78hDcp7aE XXX] in ''KOF '98'' and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nBBBs3FyOM Unlimited R] in ''KOF 2002: Unlimited Match''.
** Now with a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Wwx1DTpFY NES version.]
*** His ''other'' themes, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdTL7v522u8 Guitar, Omega, and Rugal] in '''95'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYb5evnF51s The RR] in '''98'', and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0cYnmIqlac Last Dance] in ''2002'', have their fair share of fans too. Although "Last Dance", to be honest, has the smallest circle of fans compared to the other themes. Thank you, Eolith.
** And there's the theme of Rugal's son Adel: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhDXK7yJ3ZM Revolutionary Etude~R2.] It starts out as a Chopin piece, and then goes into full-blown techno. His ''XI'' theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFy7cHbnTnk King] is ''even better''.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NIzkEdS7Lg Trash Head, Goenitz's theme.] Militaristic, imposing, and fits the "wind" theme behind the boss.
** Then came [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBQr2bye-a8 Trash Head ~Spring Storm~] for ''The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match''... 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKN9iN_JnzI Control Crisis], the Orochi Iori/Orochi Leona sub-boss theme for '''97'', sounds more like a ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' track than something SNK would do.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQD5jpKg1fI Rhythmic Hallucination, the '97 Orochi team theme.] Ominous and imposing.
** In '''98'', this got expanded even further, with "Rhythmic Hallucination" being given to Orochi Yashiro alone. In its place, Orochi Shermie gets the subdued yet fitting [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HuDW_Ol788 Fanatic Waltz], and Orochi Chris gets the downright sinister [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzOJ0qMP7_w Mad Fantasy.]
*** And eventually culminated into [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WFF-mw3wLU this] for ''KOF 2002: Unlimited Match''. Fun.
** The New Faces Team's ''non''-Orochi forms also had pretty killer music (no pun intended) in the form of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGlcVIpL6nw Bloody]. Naturally, this too was remolded when ''Unlimited Match'' came along. The end result? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WnNopFQ3MA Re:Bloody.]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmL6Fj2fWco The Origin of Mind], for Orochi himself. Trippy, ominous, oddly serene, and hard to identify. It fits Orochi completely.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BSCSmji7OE Tears] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_gw6hEU4r8 Sadistic Eyes] are among two of the best boss themes in '''99'', used for the {{spoiler|two "hidden" final bosses, Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami}}.
** [[Tropers/X 2 X|This Troper]] has seen many a [[YouTube|YouTuber]] rave about how "Tears" ''literally drove them to tears''. One of them even spoke about how they [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwqGR59gCRI wanted the song to be played at their funeral.]
** Interestingly, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbUIXxtb4-U&fmt=18 when superimposed,] their respective tones fit each other perfectly, and seem to assimilate and even ''complete'' each other into something even more epic (if '''[[Loudness War|loud]]'''). [[Yaoi Fangirl|Ladies]], [[Wild Mass Guessing|make of that]] [[Ho Yay|what you will.]]
* Krizalid and his theme [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYUud4rCd_Q Dear Falling Angel] from '''99''. Good use of techno and machine noises. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwKXteo2SgE This] is the arranged version.
** Also worth mentioning in '''99'' is the K' Team's Theme [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgjJtFdcpng KD-0079.] What a way to open up with a new hero for the saga.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mBodC0Q9HY This] is the arranged version and ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zErKEQBt5m0 this]'' is supposedly the ''original'' arranged version of KD-0079. Holy...
*** Both were cranked [[Up to Eleven]] with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfrv4fVP28E Cutting Edge] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DNvjWdrtZk KD-0079+] in ''Unlimited Match''.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eEDffiVrvs Slasher Zero], for Clone Zero in ''2000''. Nearly all percussion and of an impossible-to-identify musical genre, it's one of the darkest themes in the series.
** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IbugrA1XQY arranged version] features a very Indian-ish tune near the end of the song.
** On the subject of Zero, both the clone and the original were given pretty slick tunes in ''2002: Unlimited Match''. Original Zero's theme is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dNW-6UDa_0 Testament of N.E.S.T.S.], an imperialistic march that has a hint of undying duty and sadness while Clone Zero was given [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKMX7676hA Dark Gravitation], a song that has split some fans on whether or not it's better than "Slasher Zero" (a song that was heralded as "pure evil in audio form".)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUFlSxCgf68 An Improvised Concerto], for Magaki. As classical piano, it's surprisingly subdued, but no less awesome.
* ''[[The King of Fighters]] 2002: Unlimited Match'' made up for ''2001'' and ''2002'''s rather poor soundtracks with a new soundtrack, and oh, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy16dCouwc8 what] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx4-B8kA-o8 a] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3q-AmhhFf8 difference] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4fF6Tw9AFg it] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_edVnvd5t0 makes.]
** It also gives [[An Ice Person|Kula Diamond]] a long due deserved song that is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnxJtCq96dE actually kickass].
* ''The King of Fighters 2000'', essentially the old SNK's swan song, has an appropriately awesome soundtrack. Nowhere is this exemplified more than in Kyo's theme, the appropriately titled [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M8T-23D2Zs&fmt=18 Goodbye Esaka]. You can pretty much feel all the emotions of SNK's (brief) demise.
** The rest of the Esaka series is no slouch in terms of amazing muscial direction either. First up was [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T3el2F_E8g Esaka] in ''The King of Fighters '94''. While [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEtoPE0XpiY Funky Esaka] is usually passed over due to [[Soundtrack Dissonance]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifG376LtUiM Esaka?] in '''96'' is noted for being one of the most notable (if not ''the'' most notable) tracks in the series. In fact, it's so popular that it was reused several times over the course of the series: first in '''99'' for his clones Kyo-1 and Kyo-2 as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeS7VCK8Cmw Esaka ~Acid Mix~], as a part of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNh0PV5U10s real Kyo's theme in the same game], again for his clone/evil magical doppelganger Kusanagi's theme in ''2002'' ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXQzHmrJMdw Esaka '02]) and ''2003'' ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-tpg0DAlvQ Esaka '03]), as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6jLtMRefQo two] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q4ooDSZU0U remixes] for EX Kyo in ''XI'', and most recently as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY7NHkLmoW8 Esaka!!] in ''2002: Unlimited Match''. Finally, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aL8KiPsrvU Esaka Forever] in '''97'' memorably brought the [[Orochi]] Saga (and Kyo's stint as [[The Protagonist|protagonist]]) to its fated conclusion.
** ''XII'' has its [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-HV96FprKY own version] as a bonus soundtrack.
* At the other end of the spectrum are [[The Rival|Iori Yagami]]'s jazz-heavy themes with screaming saxophones, the Arashi no Saxophone (that's "Stormy Saxophone" for those who don't know Japanese) series: It started in ''The King of Fighters '95'' with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aht_nDKMf70 Arashi no Saxophone] (which was popular enough to be rearranged in ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE7yX4VEqug KOF '98]'' and again in ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuXguzbYPaE XI]''), then continued with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hi6_jguKwU Arashi no Saxophone 2] in '''96'' (ditto in ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yNMVkoHl9Q 2002]''), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TjPAqfIzoI Cool Jam (Arashi no Saxophone 3)] in '''97'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llh7aRRAu8U Stormy Scream (Arashi no Saxophone 4)] in ''2000'', and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qiMkFCEL18 Cool Jam 2] in ''2003''.
* Whenever Benimaru and/or [[Ascended Fanboy|Shingo]] end up on a team without Kyo, their themes tend to rival (or even ''surpass'') his themes in the same game. See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meBWcPoTrpw Still Green] in ''KOF '97'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TknOsDVDuKU Inner Shade] in ''2000'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyLdMiExZ-s Joyrider] in ''2003'', and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Xy-RTdYrs Asia Sangokudomei (Triple Alliance of Asia)] in ''2002: Unlimited Match''.
** On the subject of "Still Green", [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcNJRaRRXaU SNK did a ska version of the song]. A ''ska'' version. And it ''still'' sounds amazing.
** ''XI'' has a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwgagzSlIvE pretty good rendition of the song] as well.
* If any of Kim's themes have the word "Seoul" in them, that song is usually ''guaranteed'' to be awesome. It began with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6gb0XQ4UdM Seoul ni Ikou! (Let's Go to Seoul!)] in ''[[Fatal Fury]] 2''/''Fatal Fury Special''. Then came [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbhn7D4i6n0 Seoul Town] in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''/''KOF '98'' (the '''98'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofLJSu2fxwI version] was [[Your Mileage May Vary|bashed]] to the point that the music team [[Up to Eleven|one-upped]] the song into [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clNw3QDVvKw Seoul Town ~Ver. Justice] in ''KOF 2002: Unlimited Match''). Next was [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtPWoMJJyo Seoul Road] in ''KOF '96''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj9dIETvNMo Seoul'ssu] followed in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special''. Finally, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW2yVE5AazY Seoul Love] in ''KOF 2003'' rounds out the series.
** While not "Seoul" per se, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3vhjt7WnaA Attack Me!] from ''Fatal Fury Wild Ambition'' stands out in a game where the music was probably the ''[[Your Mileage May Vary|only remarkable feature]]''.
** And don't forget about [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scUEVFH9RzE The Way to Rebirth] from '''99'' and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lrlut8oXZ0 Wild Party] from ''2000''. Ever since "Seoul Road" in '''96'', Kim and his Korean cohorts have received a fair share of awesome.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsGz7YWjuU8 Fairy, Chizuru's theme] from ''KOF '96'', as well as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIDeD1CaZ8c Sacredness ~ Fairy] from ''KOF 2003''. Rock and gospel have never sounded so great together.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5gHDBRBIow London March], Billy's theme from ''KOF '97'' (and a majority of Billy's other appearances) also sounds like it'd go hand-in-hand with ''[[Guilty Gear]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJtrwRmJZ-Y N.D.R.], his theme from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'', is also rocking.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrXhe4B_01o In Spite Of One's Age], the theme of the Oyaji/Master Team from ''KOF '98''. And if you thought that was good, wait until you hear [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwB7K__AYAA Ver. Immortal] from ''2002: Unlimited Match''. 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsTZhxJdeu8 Psycho Soldier K.O.F Remix] from ''KOF '94''. It's a catchy and memorable J-Pop/J-Rock song.
** Its remixes in ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7d8OUpakc '96]'', ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkxang37tFk '97]'', ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7YuOBRDcGc 2002]'', and ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoTnDDk10ZY 2002: Unlimited Match]'' aren't bad either.
** From '''95'', there's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBbUD2SMQmk Senritsu no Dora (The Shuddering Gong)], apparently carried over from ''[[Psycho Soldier]]'' as well. Pretty funky. Its [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZSo6z-udJY Best Arrange Collection version] has a more commanding and triumphant feel.
** The arranged version of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXcq5O0rQhE You Feel For Me], the theme of the [[Joshikousei|High School Girls Team]], gives off this happy-go-lucky, club mix vibe. Also, there's the light-hearted and relaxing [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmVQVIrPTk0 Pure ~ At Good Old Days] for the Neo Psycho Soldier Team in ''XI''.
* In a series filled to the brim with rock, jazz, and pop, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03xftbph53g Slam No. 5] (or is it [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Slum No. 5?]]) from ''KOF '94'' stands out as a cool hip-hop track. Also, make sure to catch the '''98'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSX88W4V92c version].
* K' seems to have his own string of pure, unadulterated awesome. Aside from the aforementioned "KD-0079", there's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSVIUelRhBY KD-0084] in ''2000'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmBRIU3xNdM KD] in ''2003'', and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBGRjHOdweg KDD-0075] in ''XI''.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2NFTAk_ER0 New Order], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgjphKdKQpk Rinrin], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yHeYARt0Rk Secret Circumstances], all from ''XI''. The first is a essentially a fusion of "Esaka" and "Arashi no Saxophone" (see above); the second is jazzy; the last one sounds like the score for the next ''[[James Bond]]''.
* The [[Ikari Warriors|Ikari]] Team has some rocking tunes as well. See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ovCp9HXn-o Jungle Bouncer] from '''94'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-T4K7KwQ4Y Desert Requiem] from '''95'' ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_4eWWLd_s8 Remixed for 2002 UM]), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3SdXasEj7Y Rumbling on the City] from '''96'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpZFoBwADwg W.W.III] from '''99'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00r91g9wc5Y The Trooper] from ''2000'', and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eKL8Erodqg Inside Skinny] from ''2003'', and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrnrA5arBuY Smell of Gunpowder] from ''XI''.
* While it might not have the staying power or nostalgic value of "Esaka" or "Tears", [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YqPfifOWf8 Blaze], Kyo's ''other'' solo theme from ''KOF 2003'', has its own merits.
* [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|Love]] [[Creator's Pet|him]] or [[Replacement Scrappy|hate him]], Ash Crimson's themes are deliciously sinister, a testament to just how far he's strayed from the typical protagonistic mold. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjPwtksOiW8 Splendid Evil] in ''KOF 2003'' kicked it off and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-1xYnuKZoY Joker] in ''XI'' eventually becomes something akin to ''[[Guilty Gear]]''-lite (thanks in part to a killer guitar).
* How could you forget about the ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' Team? Most songs have an Oriental flair to them, which serves to only amp up the awesome and keep you pumped for the fight. May I direct you to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2D9HbRQVP0 Ryuuko to Ken (Dragon, Tiger, and Fist)] in ''KOF '95'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBd7NQoiNSY Ryu-Ko] in '''99'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-7UTEQW6a4 Beauty and the Beast] from ''2000'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWEFFsLgv9o Kyoku-gen] in ''2003'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVTZlx_kkKI After a Long Absence] in ''XI'', and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFr54AJcF1k Art of Fight ~ Ryuko to Tsubame (Art of Fight ~ Dragon, Tiger, and Swallow)] in ''2002: Unlimited Match''.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvC7HQxiZCc Kamikirimushi (Praying Mantis)] from '''96'' wasn't half bad either.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRtheIyKzSI Zhe Prime], the riveting and yet melancholic theme of Nameless. Fitting doesn't even describe it.
* [[Unfortunate Implications|Shame on forgetting about the women!]] The Women Fighters Team were not without great music either, which usually either fell into the category of catchy (think club-type beats) or soothing. See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve0uoh1iJs0 Ne!] from ''KOF '94'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ4NhM-XoX0 Tsuchi o Hau Bass (Ground Creeping Bass)] from '''95'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZpenVlaZYA Sha-La-La] from '''99'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7aSDcSgXiw Come up Smiling] from ''2000'', and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdvtIdlA_Ig Destiny] from ''2002: Unlimted Match''.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJpzLiQYJWQ Antinomy ~Mutually Exclusive Dichotomy~], the theme of the [[Cloning Blues|Kyo Clone Team]] from ''KOF 2002: Unlimited Match''. It starts out a contender for ''the'' darkest BGM you'll ever hear in a fighting game (which is fitting considering that [[Evil Twin|evil, magical doppelganger]] Kusanagi is depicted as looking downright [[Ax Crazy]] with a [[Slasher Smile]] that would put [[Psycho for Hire|Yamazaki]] to shame). Then, around the post-1:00 mark, the song picks up and starts to feel... oddly heroic. Of course, you're right to back to square one after that brief moment of uplifting.
** Probably a [[Fridge Brilliance]] moment for me; they're clones of the hero, after all. Then just when you think they did something heroic, it turns sinister once more.
* A cruel subversion with ''The King of Fighters 2001'', which is almost unaminously hailed as the series' low point in musical score (justified; this ''was'' when SNK was paired with Eolith due to bankruptcy). Even with the extreme repetition found in the songs, fans still have their favorites like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzFIg7zmrAs Kare Koso Saikyo (He is The Mightest)], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iePJ3K0d_zg The Invincible Flame], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg55q6UH5H4 The Undying Sun/The Immortal Mirror of the Sun].
** This Troper is honestly fond of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEzaX1X5C2g Ruler of the Dark], the theme of the NESTS Team in ''2001''. The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TAleq1wZx0 arranged version] is even better.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kELAh8_7ArU Psychic Guys] (Psycho Soldier Team), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZIcZNl9BcY Nerichagi] (Team Korea), and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95mStzIk4Wk The Queen of Fighters] (Women Fighters Team) aren't bad either; they're just painfully short. To be honest, [[Tropers/X 2 X|This Troper]] actually prefers the original versions of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WayJ8aUot0 The Invincible Flame] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjH3adSW9mU The Queen of Fighters] to their arranged counterparts.
* The latest game, ''The King of Fighters XII'' also had a very well-done soundtrack. Unlike previous games, the music used is based on the stage rather than the team or character. There are two versions each as well with one only slightly differing from the other. However, the real eye (or ear) opener is the supposedly upcoming [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGm3gz4gsMA AST versions] of the soundtrack. Pity it's only a preview.
* ''KOF: [[Alternate Continuity|Maximum Impact]]'' was not without some [[Totally Radical|banging]] tracks as well. Feast your ears on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTnaLwVu-XM The Usual C'mon], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYLj2233nWI Can You Listen Until the Guitar Solo], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFOqKZUCexo At Toyotsu-Chou Suita City], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP0NFMThzng The Trumpeter Under The Bridge], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpzBIjuII6U Dangerous Parking Lot] (watch out for the [[Cluster F-Bomb|Cluster]] [[N-Word Privileges|N-Bomb]] starting at 1:21), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6RGc8OP7a8 Gaining Strength Under the Waterfall], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqr79c-j-GE Flying Tremolo Arm], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig_niuMPbD4 Requiem for 50,000 People].
** From ''2'', we have a new version of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_djolBV-yTM The Usual C'mon], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D0W4zZyDuw There's a Semi-Sale in That Forest], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiRT1pylnbI The Japanese Parisian], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr5NH_EfOWU Gloom of the Cowman], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-RKUluDDe4 Mozokusu in the Mosque], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIcdDF0x6nY Giving a Manicure to the Fingernails of Darkness].
** ''Regulation A'' gives us [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYpUbVIEwF4 Please Select]. Perhaps the catchiest menu select theme ever.
** Add the BGM for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnYgXhm__9k Dotonbori], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPhS0vIix4w Infernal Gate ver. Ghost Tower], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3H1rPHgYL4 the credits] while you're at it.
* And now that KOF XIII's been released, you can treat your ears to a new batch of great music:
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAh0pt4Xwew The character select theme] does a very good job getting you pumped for the many battles to come.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuMMqlzzE28 The Second Joker], Ash Crimson's theme.
** The revamped Elisabeth Team joins the fray with the very ''[[Castlevania]]''-ish [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFhS3fAGx2M Each Promise.]
** The ''original'' Japan Team (Kyo, Benimaru, and Daimon) return to the ring with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgG-UspU1x0 Esaka Continues...] Yes, [[The Jimmy Hart Version|it does sound almost exactly like]] "New Order" from ''XI''.
** Continuing his trend of melancholy jazz, Iori Yagami brings you [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKo6lzpYw-k Arashi no Saxophone 5.]
** Why don't you do K' a favor and rock out to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-69TSm6JNYs KDD-0063] as he wipes the floor with you?
** The [[Fatal Fury|Lonely Wolves]]' newest theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MflWCmcRRmg Wild Street.] [[The Jimmy Hart Version|It's like]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxYAGsh5fzU Street Dancer] from ''XI'', only injected with 250% more rock.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXNZg9AItgE Kyokugen Training! ~ Mountain Seclusion.] Ryo & co. must workout to this.
** It's time to go on an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA8WHU54tlw Irregular Mission] with the Ikari Warriors!
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc_YcOpw51M Purity Soldiers], the lighthearted theme of the Psycho Soldier Team.
*** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31_sdPh3hDU scrapped version of Purity Soldiers] is pretty good too though you'll only hear it on a handful of Japanese match videos during the interlude.
** The Women Fighters Team and their sultry theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXjW-LYcbHQ Who is Queen.]
** Kim is going to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBtFWXegtg0 Tame a Bad Boy] with '''[[Memetic Mutation|JUSTICE!]]'''
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgE7dJMfYKg Fate], the calamitous theme of Saiki, which seems to incorporate elements of Magaki and Mukai's themes, fittingly enough.
** And how else to bring the latest saga to a close than with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_u4s-YuiCI Diabolosis], the theme of Dark Ash? It's a very chilling, atmospheric piece, fitting of the final battle's nature.
* Similarly, the menu theme for ''KoF-i'', as heard [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6CjT91nLrM here].
* While ''2002'''s soundtrack was somewhat lacking due to SNK's financial crisis at the time, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Lb9qV3Qkc Napolitan Trance], the theme of K9999 and the NESTS Team, was quite good, despite the repetitiveness.
** For some people, it may also be the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK4R8cHoozI intro] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmuM0dn5YJ4 player select] themes, even if one's based on the other.

== [[Fatal Fury]] ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mkSlqBnH7s Geese Howard's recurring theme.] The minute you hear that, you know that you're gettin' an asskicking.
** Geese's [[Leitmotif]] is definitely one of the more iconic (and oft-rearranged) SNK themes. Aside from the aforementioned ''Fatal Fury 3'' theme ("Geese ni Chuushite"/"Give Geese a Kiss"), the "Geese ni" series has seen many a rearrangement: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8tN1kxBwgU Geese ni Kissu (A Kiss for Geese)] from ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' -> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFvb2XvLrDQ Geese ni Kissu ~Cyber Edit~] from ''[[Art of Fighting]] 2'' -> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-fyHcVutbc Geese ni Shouyu (Soy Sauce for Geese)] in ''Fatal Fury Special'' -> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX_vtAtRKV8 Geese ni Kattakoi (Stiff Shoulders for Geese)] in ''KOF '96'' -> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYd_RAVO-QQ A rock-oriented version of Geese ni Shouyu] from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' -> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9SO7cAbIvY Geese ni Shoyu ~Ichiban Akumu no Hate~ (Soy Sauce for Geese ~The End of the First Nightmare~)] in ''Fatal Fury Wild Ambition'' -> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpr371aItBM another version of Geese ni Kattakoi] in ''KOF XI'' -> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4YGVtFe6JI Kiss Geese Once More] in ''KOF Maximum Impact 2''. This recently culminated with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNUYCl3XRZQ Geese ni Mustard (Mustard for Geese)] in ''KOF 2002: [[Updated Rerelease|Unlimited Match]]''.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWIt6NnSXLs Dies Irae, Wolfgang Krauser's theme.] Mozart is the perfect tune for a fight with a big German guy.
** It gets quite the imposing remix in the form of ''Maximum Impact'''s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjsdO9CCxhQ Requiem].
** What? No love for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO00hCcEIWI Lacrimosa]? '''[[Large Ham|I'll chisel your gravestone!]]'''
* ''All'' the music in ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'' qualifies. Take a good long listen to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eU42BLi9yM Invincible Mask] and tell me it doesn't fit the awesomely heroic pro wrestling phenomenon that is Tizoc, the Griffon Mask.
** Rock Howard's theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flPBoVYkyx4 Spread The Wings.]
** The apple apparently doesn't fall far from the tree, as Kim's sons also get in on the action, especially Jae Hoon. Listen to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GtB2uZkjZc Too Honest] and experience the awesome. 
** Slacking off can be awesome, especially with more rocks on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z-0RSk2TjE&feature=related Loose Genius], Dong Hwan's theme.
** For something more heartfelt (no pun intended) and relaxing, there's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMFJ3bshKaQ Full Moon: Heartful], Hotaru Futaba's theme.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9n7ShXqy8Y Exceed the Limits], Rick Strowd's theme from ''Real Bout [[Fatal Fury]] 2'' fits the character well; that is to say it's pure awesome.
** While we are on the subject of the ''Fatal Fury'' Series, let us turn to our attention to Alfred Airhawk also from ''Real Bout 2'' ([[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros|No, not]] ''[[Word Salad Title|Dominated Mind]]'' [[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros|like everyone else thinks.]]) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpIOKPawlVQ Get the Sky ~With Your Dreams~] fits Alfred quite well, actually.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRbe2fZ7HoM Pandora's Box n°1, Encounter], theme of Jin Chonshu in ''Fatal Fury 3'' and ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''.
** And [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnrHgqLD_PI Pandora's Box n° 2, Mist] theme of his twin brother Jin Chonrei.
*** Finally [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s6rAOhYglk the twin's] theme in ''Real Bout Special'' and ''Real Bout 2''.
* One word: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvfknks-3Dg Kurinkinton] (Well, actually, it's four: "Chestnuts and Mashed Potatoes"). Odd name aside, Terry's peppy and upbeat trademark theme is always a great addition to any game. The ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YNzc4UWVmE KOF 2002]'' version deserves special mention, as do [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBkCLysqgE8 Kuri To Itsu Made Mo] ("Chestnuts and Forever") from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special''/''Real Bout Fatal Fury 2''/''KOF '97'' and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEH71N-5-Xg Kurikinton ~Gomame Guitar Ver.~] from ''KOF '98''.
** Most of Terry's other themes are of equal caliber. His list of greats includes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdGN75-6fOs Big Shot!] from ''Fatal Fury 3''/''Real Bout Fatal Fury''/''KOF XI'' (complete with an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj_pxrNXlwY acoustic version] in ''KOF '96''), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zowfrXOQmC0 11th Street] from ''Fatal Fury Wild Ambition'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNNnzCiSwI0 Sunrise on the Train] from ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCWHHxmb35I 176th Street] from ''KOF '99'', and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXoEApEtvE Terry 115] from ''KOF 2000''.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgk7qD2pXfs Napolitan Blues] from '''94'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e1g7mfWkTA Club M ~ Flute Under Blue Sky] from '''95'', and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl07YjsEPFQ Prolongnation] from ''2003'' weren't too shabby either. Honestly, Terry really can't do any wrong and his teammates (who sometimes drew the short end of the stick when it came to music, ''especially'' Joe) benefitted from being grouped with him.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA7NkmbvV_E Blue Mary's Blues] from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special''/''Real Bout Fatal Fury 2'' and ''KOF '97''. Not only it is a soothing yet melancholy song, but Harumi Ikoma, Blue Mary's seiyuu, actually provides the vocals. (For those who want to hear the non-vocal version, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cZMNFp3o_w here you go].)
** Blue Mary also has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DadZqZ5wGVM Kiss Me] from ''Fatal Fury 3'' and ''Real Bout''. Not as good as "Blue Mary's Blues", but still good. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZcdVObw69k Here's the arranged version.]
** While we're on the subject of the Ryan family, Kevin [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Ryan/Rian]] has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmArJWNO7mc Wilderness Policeman]. What it sounds like is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqSPRWO8USs Here's the arranged version.]
* Much like the refreshingly good hip-hop provided by the American Sports Team, a similar case can be made for the themes of everyone's favorite Southtown DJ, Duck King. Whether it's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twYDzBBoLL8 Shitamachi no Abarenbou (The Wild Boy from Downtown)] from the original ''Fatal Fury'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh2UDJq2Mro Duck Dub Dub] from ''Fatal Fury Special''/''KOF XI'', or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1NLZu1bU24 Duck Duck Duck!] from the ''Real Bout'' series, the sound team knows how to churn out snazzy tracks. Props to Kong Kuwata (as in the seiyuu of Duck King and Geese) for actually rapping in a few of Duck's themes.
* Ole! Laurence Blood, bullfighter extraordinate from ''Fatal Fury'', has some fiesty themes backed by a magical Spanish guitar. There's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MF6nA1TuoI Hataraku Tougyuushi (The Hard-Working Bullfighter)] from ''2''/''Special'' and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1BJZNY0UIA Ushi to Otawamure (Playing Around with Bulls)] from ''Real Bout Special''/''Real Bout 2''. 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzY5p0PHBVY Ti!! Ti!! Ti!! Ti!!], the hard rock theme of [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Composite Character]] [[Jackie Chan]]-[[Bruce Lee]] [[Bruce Lee Clone|Clone]] Hon Fu from ''Fatal Fury 3''/''Real Bout Fatal Fury''. [[Kiai|WAAAATAAAAA!!!]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvxAERDlXws Pangyago Houho], the ''Fatal Fury 2/Special'' theme of [[Acrofatic]] Chinese brawler Cheng Sinzan. It even gets a remix in the form of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chxDOK-pHag Hapushu! Fuuu] in the ''Real Bout'' series.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCcdqQQ1Zxs Gori-Rock], Franco Bash's theme from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special''/''2''. What do ya know? The guy wasn't lying when he said he was a "[[Narm/Video Games|DYNAMOOOOOOO!]]". [[Big OMG|OH MY GAWWWD!]] 
* ''Fatal Fury Wild Ambition'' is a bad game with even worse graphics... and awesome music. The themes for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPNDlqtZPYc Billy] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpG51NQbc0g Raiden] for example.
** How about [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVMVgfTyU9g boss Terry's theme?] It's not every day you get to fight the main hero as a final boss, especially not with [[Boss Remix|a grand-scale epic remake of one of his classic themes]] blasting in the background. 
* Speaking of Raiden, his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_oip4G_lck&feature=related original theme] is also very kickass

== [[Art of Fighting]] ==
* The theme of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d086Bs0m_4c Ryuhaku Todoh] from ''[[Art of Fighting]]'', which will return in ''[[Art of Fighting]] 2'' as Ryo Sakazaki's theme ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_5MVf42KAQ Uma-to-Boku]'', and one more time in ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXSD6LY5HEc KOF]'' ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=020m02QmIzc 98]'', cementing its status as theme of ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' series.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-V-6N1LiwI Jack Turner's theme] is okay, but it's the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb0gxO7z6FI PC-Engine arrange] that makes it awesome. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1OsGeEjnxg His theme] in the sequel, however, is awesome on its own.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5ZR_DvEXBE Lee Pai Long's theme], which was also remixed for the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYCzbs9abrA sequel].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3qM5mLUDU8 King's theme] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqwovw1xIFc Kabocha-To Piero] in the sequel.
* Mickey Rodgers's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N_m61NZj94 theme] in the first game perfectly captures his design as an gritty underground boxer, while his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3z6f66Rr7I theme] in the second game does so again with more Rocky atmosphere.
* John Crawley got some [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2xuhvSaPP4 awesome] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlkXCEewh6k themes].
* Mr. Big's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeSKasbRT24 theme], returns as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSO_3VyXur8 Blue Moon Factory] in the sequel. During his appearance in ''KOF 96'' as a part of Boss team, he got [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6FGkWPXdj4 Dust] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxmVaxw7aYY Man].
* The first game has an awesome [http://www.youtube.com/user/Kaioh85#g/c/B1DE29B6D89721A2 arranged music on PC-Engine].
* Robert Garcia is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJBjXSUPfII Swinging the House].
* Yuri Sakazaki is in the middle of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZiDa1Iz9us Diet!]. Also serves as the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtgjd2h4fG4 Women team theme in 2002], and makes another appearance in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iN7eAmdfzU XI].
* Eiji Kisaragi makes his debut with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPG36xye9X4 Shinobi-no-Michi].
* The music for the third games is stage based and most of them are based on the same tune, but that doesn't stop [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuVQMrXC_Vg it] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8QgILybAjc from] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bURU6qqoD-s being] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhxvyG_b-jY awesome].

== [[Samurai Shodown]] ==
* An ethnomusicologist actually wrote [http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8869979 a thesis] regarding the music of the franchise. The fourth game, in particular, is said to have a unique blend of Western and Japanese scales for a stylistic result that might have ''literally never been heard before'' in video games.
* From ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUbvHkuy_uM Tuna], the theme of series' staple [[McNinja]] Galford D. Weiler. It even has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDe7riRMPpo a live version], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szVfX73LukI a few] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQhNYHnTBCM awesome] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEQgnLdWIJM remixes]. 
* ''Samurai Shodown Warrior's Rage'' has a brilliant arranged soundtrack. In [[Tropers/MC 2|this editor's]] personal opinion it is the single greatest music SNK has has ever done. First off, there is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zewdJI-GEIk Asura's theme] which is very dark, yet very tragic sounding. Then we have [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46pSNiwURNU Haohmaru's appropriately named theme] which probably suits him as a character as well as any theme can possibly suit a character. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEQgnLdWIJM Galford] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmiDZetvr8g Nakoruru] get probably the best versions of their themes to date, and to say nothing of the boss themes... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZaCgve9PWk Gandara has a fittingly ominous track] for a giant... THING and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryQEZPFbemo Yuga's theme] has a dark and terrifying sound that lets you know what kind of being you are up against.
* Speaking of ''Samurai Shodown'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ivl1a5fngU Three Destinies Of Lamentation], the theme of the insane ghost, Basara Kubikiri. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF6LBY1br40 Arranged version is even more awesome!]
* The [[Darker and Edgier|dark, gritty tone]] of the fourth episode is accompanied by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7oNxnlg7oI a fitting soundtrack] made of ominous minimalism.
** The arranged version of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlybCXeDykc Demon's Song -Revised-], notable for being the only other hard rock track in the game next to Tuna, and actually being better than the original version. 
* From the fifth game, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqF8s5fFaU0 Yoshitora's theme] is best described as "''Tuna'' + Shamisen + Awesome."

== [[Metal Slug]] ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpwWKJasjTY&hd=1 Windy Day] from ''Metal Slug 5''.
* From ''[[Metal Slug]]'' (finally, a ''non''-fighter example!), we have the ''Metal Slug 5'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxcnFZ2Z6cQ version] of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRcAcbKLwBM Final Attack], the [[Final Boss]] music used in damn near every game, the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pwV5wUP_oE recently released version] from ''Metal Slug 7'', the unadulterated [[Hot-Blooded]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3unTWC_DDbQ Assault], the completely epic [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zCzqEO9dhc The Beginning is The End], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGsuEY5XVhs&fmt=18 Furiously], the final stage music of ''Metal Slug 4''. ''Especially'' when the piano part starts playing.
** Also, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEC5steZVZ4 Fierce Battle], the ''normal'' [[Boss Battle]] BGM in ''5''.
** Or the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0MRIsrK_Wo Assault Theme] from ''Metal Slug 3''.
** And for something guitar heavy: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI2NDJ6TxBg Midnight Wandering] from ''3'' and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpdWvV1Y00s Heavy African] from ''5''.
** This ending [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orBv-iKr4R8 music] from the original ''Metal Slug'' is cool.

== Others ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOf2nGUWlYo Every] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCuEHF1MPZ0 boss] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV7C7avTKvs theme] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBIxRltL2AY from] ''[[Neo Geo Battle Coliseum]]''.
** ''Just'' the boss themes? What about [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnBpejoPFtY&list=PL8F8A9971FD82F400&index=3&playnext=1 The Castle?] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pELqfOJ5R08&feature=BF&list=PL8F8A9971FD82F400&index=6 Antenna?] Freakin' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AApsjekXJkc&feature=BF&list=PL8F8A9971FD82F400&index=8 SNK Planet Cafe] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hn_X_dKj-I&feature=BF&list=PL8F8A9971FD82F400&index=16 with an even more awesome arranged version?] Hell, even the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tpaJQ0UZJA&feature=BF&list=PL8F8A9971FD82F400&index=2 How To Play theme is awesome!]
* Another non-fighting example: ''Neo Turf Masters'' has possibly the best music of any golf game ever produced. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFKvXjo5W_Q&fmt=18 The BGM for the Germany course in particular] stands out.
* Despite being a mediocre game, ''Rage of the Dragons'' had some swinging tunes. Most memorable by far was the theme to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT5nZM8rLoI Jimmy and Sonia's stage.]
** [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Yohan/Johann]]'s theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVEJJjXAcmM Statelessness.]
* Despite not being the greatest series SNK ever created, ''[[World Heroes]]'' has surprisingly good music. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6DDchmj9mE Here] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8x0ptQAxI4 are] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U37Hd07QIQ some] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_ucONUW3OM examples.]
** Likewise with ''Fighter's History''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MozYfBZ7DDc They] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI-w0v5PQ5M really] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tdUF8tez8A knew] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWqxlfDzPvM how] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oFox4iGTC4 to] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZZRY-y2mEU jam], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcYV7zOn8pk huh?] 
* And here's some from ''[[Fuun Series|Kizuna Encounter]]'': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMXN1rZ44v4 Slums], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVUfbu5zKzc Toll-road], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsfkR-lU1lw Skyscraper Construction], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RalQzrjrCDU Docks.] Gotta love that guitar.
* This many examples and still no mention of ''[[Last Blade|The Last Blade]]''? What is ''wrong'' with you people? For starters, See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j-70nF3-qg here], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joCEfhjaRH8 here], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff_9yHx4R4g here], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou_nljeBeJE here.] 
* Another non-fighter example: The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_780532&v=gItLFqILe1s Stage 5 theme] of ''Mutation Nation''. 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIdzihn3XxU Ugly Hero], Astro Guy's theme in the first ''[[King of the Monsters]]''.

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