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{{trope}}
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''Artistically invalid, but it rhymes sufficiently
''And now it modulates to D
''because it is the saddest of keys
''To denote the tragic romance
''That ended so predictably
|'''"Cheesy RPG Song"''', ending theme of ''[[
An emotional, solemn, usually slow-paced [[Ending Theme|song played during the credits]]. Common especially in anime and video games.
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Might be accompanied by a [[Credits Montage]].
Tropes and styles commonly found in a
* [[Japanese Pop Music]]
* [[One-Woman Wail]]
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Preferably provide links to the song (Youtube or otherwise) when adding examples. Take care, linked credits videos might obviously contain ending spoilers; to prevent this, it would be optimal to link the song without the credits video or mark credits videos as such. <!-- This has to be done yet for the already listed examples.%% -->
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== [[Anime]] ==
* ''[[
* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' has [http://youtu.be/nftxDrStny8 "The Real Folk Blues"] as the answer to the intro theme [http://youtu.be/T6zDfxZ4NcE "TANK!"]. The series as a whole also has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03qBqP2I4p8 "Blue"].
* ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' [http://youtu.be/d5yjcPHEhIk features this] for the first 13 episodes, and [http://youtu.be/EYh-dCFb4Sg a slightly less solemn one] for the rest of the series. Yes, both far more somber than the [http://youtu.be/xrjUj-FRorY opening theme].
* ''[[Baccano
* The 3rd season of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' featured this in the original Japanese, it was changed to an instrumental version of the US opening credit song when it ran in syndication on [[Cartoon Network]].
* ''[[Gasaraki]]'' features one.
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' features Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon" sang by several different female vocalists, each with her own unique voice style.
* ''[[Excel Saga (
* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVS610rIqYY&feature=related ending theme] of ''[[Queen Millennia]]''. True, the title theme isn't exactly [[Hard Rock]] either, but the ending seems to be a bit more solemn.
** More pronounced in the film version where the ending theme (different from the TV series) is sung by Dara Sadaka.
* ''[[Future War
* In comparison to the more [[Hot
* ''[[Berserk]]'' has "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB_9-iFb9B0&list=FLqSkBarqx7oL3qVYMklBBQg&index=5&feature=plpp Waiting So Long]", a song that manages to be both [[Narm Charm|endearingly]] [[Engrish]]-y and genuinely haunting.
* ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'' has another foreign-language ending theme, this time in Italian: the bleak, operatic "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMZ-yvRdAHI&feature=related Dopo il Sogno]".
* [[Higurashi no Naku Koro
* ''[[Rainbow Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin]]'' has "A Far Off Distance" by Galneryus.
* ''[[A Little Snow Fairy Sugar]]'' has "Snow Flower".
== [[Film]] ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOykCYDMKBs "May It Be"] for the first ''[[The Lord of the Rings (
* And while "May It Be" can sound hopeful and hymnlike, "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkXbzffVl44 Gollum's Song]" in the second film is downright funereal.
* Completing the hat trick, we have [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpdTLuqst-s "Into the West"] played over the "real" end credits of the third film.
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* [[The Mickey Mouse Club|"Now it's time to say goodbye to all our company..."]]
* [[Kamen Rider Black]]: "Long Long Ago 20th Century"
* Friday episodes of ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]'' from 1971-72 closed with the solemn-sounding "Weekend Song".
** A part of this song would also serve as the coda to the closing version of "It's Such A Good Feeling" used since 1972, but the solemn effect was less pronounced because the preceding portion was upbeat, and the tempo picked up again for the instrumental as Mister Rogers said his closing words.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfWc0-nTdgg "Drift"] by Laura Shigihara at the end of ''[[Quintessence]]''. [credits video, non-spoiler]
* ''[[
* Many ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' games end with one of these.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNefNLOHVYk "Eyes on me"] for ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]''. [ending video, non-spoiler]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye7BGnlTZmQ "Melodies of Life"] for ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''.
* ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'' has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FsFiBXOVK0 "I am the Wind"].
* Inverted for the dog ending of ''[[Silent Hill 2]]''. The starting theme is melancholy, then the game ends with an upbeat J-pop anthem [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUDcSeUvkOw followed by a cheery "singing dog"]. The normal endings are played straight, however.
** Also inverted in the UFO ending of ''[[Silent Hill 3]]'' with a [http://youtu.be/_t5jZvH7xwA children's song parody] and amusing cinematics.
* ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'' has a very sad [http://youtu.be/NWInWdKBIVs "Battle over" theme]. It's appropriate considering that during the game you are basically {{spoiler|killing the last of an ancient race. Nobody will ever see creatures like them ever again}}.
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' features a Gaelic one. Almost all the ''[[Metal Gear]]'' ending songs are like this, with the exception of "Can't Say Goodbye To Yesterday" and the one to the original ''[[Metal Gear]]'' (which was ridiculously peppy). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9hagVL-__c "Way To Fall"] by Starsailor in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' is a mournful alt-rock ballad, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyE0UabtLn0 "The Best Is Yet To Come"]'' is a Gaelic ballad and ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpPH7deyMRI "Calling To The Night"]'', ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOVkYAxHvkk "Here's To You"]'' and to a slightly lesser extent ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQzgI6xJEH0 "Heaven's Divide"]'' are all [[Large Ham|super-melodramatic]] [[Power Ballad
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atKv1JyQgV8 "Late Goodbye"] by Poets of the Fall in ''[[Max Payne 2 The Fall of Max Payne]]''.
* ''[[
* ''[[Wild
** ''[[Wild
** A partial example: ''[[Wild
* ''[[
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0iFMuEHoag Small of Two Pieces]", the [[Narm Charm]]-loaded [[Power Ballad]] that caps off ''[[
* ''[[Tetris Attack]]''/''[[Panel
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
== Web Original ==
* Sad Panda's [https://web.archive.org/web/20130925025016/http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/sadpanda/spmusicvideotheater/31584-suburban-knights-music-video 'Flight of Fantasy'] at the end of ''[[Suburban Knights]]''.
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