best battle themes

[The Man]

because breine's thread didn't cut it for me since it includes nothing about battle music. the tracks you list can be from any video game, really; i choose all square games for mine though, mostly because i haven't played enough games by any other company to know non-square battle music that well. i'll probably end up listing some suikoden tracks by the time i complete the series though.

the oracle (secret of mana)
high-tension wire (seiken densetsu 3)
the sacrifice, part iii (seiken densetsu 3)
people seized with life (chrono cross)
the last battle (final fantasy iv)
battle with gilgamesh (final fantasy v)
the decisive battle (final fantasy vi - boss)
the fierce battle (final fantasy vi - atma weapon)
dancing mad (final fantasy vi)
j-e-n-o-v-a (final fantasy vii)
one winged angel (final fantasy vii)
the sword of doubt (final fantasy ix)
dark messenger (final fantasy ix)

list yours now.

[Yamaneko]

The Decisive Battle (Final Fantasy VI - Boss)

And whatever the main battle music from FFVII was called. Dancing Mad was good too.

[FEOK]

[Note, I won't put the offical names since I know nothing about real vg music's names]
Boss theme [SoM]
Edward's theme [FFIV]
Bard singing [FFIIIj, sounds like a pixelized version of Edward's theme]
Butz's flashback [FFV]
Molebear Highlands [Seiken Densetsu 3]
Locke's theme [FFVI]
Baron theme {FFIV]
Sad theme [FFIV]
Fighting Rubicant [FFIV]
Kain's theme [FFIV]
Battle theme [FFIIj]
Altena Castle [FF2j]
Chocobo [Any FF above I]
Black Chocobo theme [FFIV]
Airship theme [FFIV]
South Figaro Attacked [FFVI]
Figaro Cave [FFVI]
Boss theme [FFVII]
Battle theme [FFVII]
Twins's theme [FFIV]
Cecil becomes a Paladin [FFIV]
Leveling up [Seiken Densetsu 3]
Feild Music [FFIV]
Boss theme [FFVI]
...Whoa. lots of FFIV music on there.

[Sefie1999AD]

What's up with The Man saying "People Seized with Life" and FEOK saying Edward's theme and Bard singing? Those are good songs, yeah, I certainly agree, but battle songs? PSwL is a pretty dark and sad theme, not an aggressive battle song that would get me pumped up in battles, and the same for Edward's harp song. If every song that played in battles were counted for, I might as well say Aeris' Theme because it plays during the battle against Jenova*Life and you're still sad because of Aeris' death. I really love Aeris' Theme, but it still isn't a battle theme, IMHO.

Now, for my favorites. Not in any particular order.

- Boss Battle A (FF1 WSC and PSX versions, Fiend battles)
- Last Battle (FF1 WSC and PSX)
- Battle Scene A (FF2 PSX version, some of the harder boss fights)
- Battle Scene 2 (FF2, I think this plays during harder boss fights in NES and during the final battle in PSX)
- This is the Last Battle! (FF3j)
- Dreadful Fight (FF4, this one's awesome!)
- Battle with Gilgamesh (FF5, this one's even more awesome!)
- Decisive Battle (FF5)
- Save Them! (FF6)
- The Fierce Battle (FF6)
- Dancing Mad (FF6)
- Fighting (FF7)
- J-E-N-O-V-A (FF7)
- Weapon Raid (FF7)
- One-Winged Angel (FF7 and KH, my all-time favorite battle theme)
- Don't Be Afraid (FF8)
- Premonition (FF8, this one's great)
- The Extreme (FF8)
- Feel My Blade (FF9, if this counts as a battle theme)
- Battle 2 (FF9 bosses)
- The Sword of Doubt (FF9)
- Ambush Attack (FF9)
- Dark Messenger (FF9)
- Enemy Attack (FFX)
- Assault (FFX)
- Seymour Battle (FFX)
- Demise (FFX-2)
- Night of Fate (KH)
- Spooks of Halloween Town (KH)
- Scherzo di Notte (KH)
- Forze del Male (KH)
- Fragments of Sorrow (KH)
- Guardando nel Buio (KH)
- Battle with Magus (CT)
- World Revolution (CT)
- Orphanage of Time (CC)
- Dragon God (CC)
- Fight against a Somewhat Stronger Monster (SM RPG)
- Fight against Smithy (SM RPG)
- Nuclear Fusion (SD3)
- Rolling Cradle (SD3)
- Sacrifice Part III (SD3)
- The Destruction of Xizor's Palace / Sky Hook Battle (Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire)
- Face the Enemy! (Red Alert)
- Hell March (Red Alert)
- There are other songs too, but I don't know their real names

That's all I can remember at the moment, folks.

[Mo-Nercy]

The Dark Messenger - FF9. (Kuja's battle theme)
Maybe I'm a Lion - FF8 (Final Battle)

Best ever.

[PeTeRL90]

'The Birth Of A God' - FFVII (Bizarro Sephiroth theme)
'The Dark Messenger' - FFIX
'You're Not Alone' - FFIX
'The Fierce Battle' - FFVI (Atma Weapon battle)
Last battle in FFIV
'Anxious Hearts' - FFVII
'Scurmish Of The Silver Dragons' - FFIX
'Quina's Theme' - FFIX
'Oeilivert (sp?) Theme' - FFIX

There's more, but I can't remember the names.

[The Man]

Originally posted by Sephiroth1999AD
What's up with The Man saying "People Seized with Life" and FEOK saying Edward's theme and Bard singing?It's used almost entirely in battles, and it's a really good song. It's not a typical battle track, true, but it's never used in a typical battle either. It's used in the kinds of fights that you wouldn't really WANT to fight (i.e. Miguel or Dario), but because of the way things sort out, you have to fight them anyway.

As for FEOK's answers, I have no idea. You're supposed to list tracks from battles in this thread, and most of those weren't used in any battles ever, as far as I remember.

Anxious Heart was used in a battle at some point? I don't remember that, but if it was then I guess I'll have to add that too, even though, like "People Seized with Life," it's not your typical battle track.

[Rase]

FF4:
Calbrena Theme
Fiend Battle Theme
Final Boss Theme
FF6:
Battle Theme
Boss Theme
Dancing Mad
FF7:
Battle Theme
Jenova Theme

That's all I can think of at the moment...

[cheer]

in no part. order: =D

that fiend-boss battle theme from ff4 (when you fyt the fiends)

j-e-n-o-v-a ff7

jenova absolute ff7

feel my bLade ff9

the ff6 boss theme

the first part of the ffX battle theme..for me it was prity güd wyL it lasted..mwaha =D

battle with aeons (?) ffx

many of those many tactics tunes

the ff9 battle and boss themes

premonition (that lass battle theme on ff8)

and yah the ff7 boss and battle themes =D

[Outsider]

Dreadful Fight (FF4)
Dancing Calbrena (FF4)
Last Battle (FF4)

Fierce Battle (FF5)
Battle With Gilgamesh (FF5)

Battle Theme (FF6)
Decisive Battle (FF6)
Save Them (FF6)
The Unforgiven (FF6)
Fierce Battle (FF6)
Dancing Mad (FF6)

Still More Fighting (FF7)

Battle Theme (FFMQ)
Boss Battle (FFMQ)

Magus' Theme (Chrono Trigger)
Last Battle (Chrono Trigger)
World Revolution (Chrono Trigger)
Boss Battle 2 (Crono Trigger)

Sinistrals (Lufia)

War In Ekishu (Romance Of The Three Kingdoms 2)
War In Chugen (Romance Of The Three Kingdoms 2)

Duel (Romance Of The Three Kingdoms 4)

Jaffar (Prince Of Persia)
Boss (Prince Of Persia)

Rescue By Zero (Megaman X)
Sigma Battle (Megaman X)

[Rase]

Battle Theme (FFMQ)
Boss Battle (FFMQ)

Magus' Theme (Chrono Trigger)
Last Battle (Chrono Trigger)
World Revolution (Chrono Trigger)
Boss Battle 2 (Crono Trigger)

How could I forget those? :sweat:

[UltimateSpamGrover]

believe it or not, Lufia has the best music, not Final Fantasy....

[Heath]

I certainly don't remember Anxious Hearts being used in a battle, it is a wonderful piece of music though.

Let's see here...

CT: Magus' Battle
Boss Battle 2
World Revolution
Last Battle

SD3:
Nuclear Fusion
Three of Darkside
Obsession
Frenzy
Faith Total Machine
Black Soup
High Tension Wire
The Sacrifice (all three parts, despite only 2 and 3 being played during battles, if I recall correctly).

FFI:
Normal battle music

FFIV:
Red Wings
Fight 2
Dancing Calobrena
Golbez's Theme (I remember it being played in a battle you can't control, but it still counts)
The Final Battle

FFV:
Battle With Gilgamesh
The Decisive Battle

FFVI:
The Decisive Battle
Grand Finale #2
The Fierce Battle

FFVII:
Still More Fighting
Aeris' Theme
J-E-N-O-V-A
Jenova Absolute
The Birth of a God

FFVIII:
Force Your Way
The Man With The Machine Gun
Premonition
Maybe I'm a Lion
The Extreme

FFIX:
Battle 2
Hunter's Chance
The Sword of Doubt
Protecting my Devotion
Dark Messenger

FFX:
Someday the Dream Will End (I'm not sure if this was played in a battle, for some reason I think it was)
Seymour Battle
Aeon Battle
Braska's Final Aeon

FFX-2:
YRP Battle Theme 1

Lunar:
Stand and Fight
Go Go Go!
Fighters (I think this is played during a battle)
Magical Weapon Nash (ditto above bracket)

(I used the SPC/PSF archives for the track names, so blame them if they're incorrect)

[Trumpet Thief]

FFIV: The Final Battle
FFV: Battle with Gilgamesh
FFVI: Dancing Mad
FFVII: One Winged Angel
FFVIII: Premonition
FFIX:You're not Alone (Battles in Pandemonium)
FFX: Seymour Battle
FFX-2: Vegnagun battle

[auron_790]

I like J-E-N-O-V-A battle and FFX's Otherworld but in a non-square game for anyone who has played Golden Sun I like the Saturos Battle music its great!

[Edgar]

90% of FFT's battle themes and Knights of Fire of Xenogears (love the 'Sex in the gas chamber' part of the song)

[Polaris]

The last level of Ultimecia, the theme was quite calm and it makes people don't get nervous!

[SomethingBig]

FFI-IV - Been too long since I last played them
FFV - Boss Battle theme
FFVI - Any and all battle themes
FFVII - Same as FFVI
FFVIII - Same as VI and VII
FFIX - Same as VI, VII, and VIII
FFX - I kinda liked Seymour's battle theme
FFX-2 - The battle themes were just god-awful
KH - All battle themes. Final battle themes were a bit disappointing, though
CT - All battle themes
CC - Same as CT
Ogre Battle 64 - I liked the battle screen themes
Golden Sun - The battle theme awed me to tears
Zelda OoT and Wind Waker - The boss battle themes filled me with glee
Lufia II - I think I liked the battle theme

[Jolts]

My favorite battle music are mainly just ones with vocal in them. Namely, One Winged Angel from Final Fantasy VII, and Otherworld from Final Fantasy X. Also in Final Fantasy VII, I liked how they plaed Aeris's theme in the Jenova battle right after she dies.

[dman]

FF1
-Regular random encounter

None really from 2 & 3

FF4
-Four Fiends of Elements song
-Regular boss theme

FF5
-Battle with Gilgamesh

FF6
-The "Attack" part in the Opera (when you have to run and stop Ultros from attacking Celes)
-Dancing Mad

FF7
-Regular boss theme
-Genova Absolute

-FF8
-Regular random encounter
-Regular boss battle
-The Legendary Beast
-The Extreme
-Premonition

FF10
-Hurry
-Summoned Aeon Battle
-Seymour Battle

-FF10-2
(all awful)

CT
-Boss Battle 2
-Magus' Theme
-World Revolution

CC
-Brink of Death
-Dragon God

SD3
-Hyper Tension Wire
-Nuclear Fusion

There's some good ones in Tactics but I can't remember them.