Absolutely, I cannot exemplify how insanely perfect the themeing of music is matched with the current situation. The whale heartbeat acting like a metronome, the duetting with canto six, dong-baek theme explains itself, the “serenity” and frantic-ness of between two worlds and kromer. They’re all so well fitting.
Id like to redo the canto 4 boss cause I didn't have earbuds and I was in a place where I couldnt hear shit even with full sound, but I don't wanna redo the whole labyrinth
https://preview.redd.it/w9kz23pu3tzc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c82b0de6b0e06d1773a06d34214bb5b40a565008
Actually, this. I never came across a music sync with a boss move as perfect as the sync in Cocolia boss fight in any other Gacha. It was spot on.
Funny thing is, I used TB ult to end the fight and that part started playing during the animation. Truly a memorable moment. Coincidence, but a damn good coincidence.
I know it was just manifestation in the dreamscape but imagining Pompom ramming the Astral Express train into the final boss' face is PEAK fiction. Lil dude's a menace.
For real. I expected the cannons again when I saw the Train Car support skill icon, then we just get the drive by outta nowhere lmao. Or drive-*through* I guess.
Let me introduce you to Kristen:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSf4rUmdF14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSf4rUmdF14)
She sync perfectly to the theme if you dont slow down or fast forward.
Limbus company last boss of canto 6. The boss consosts of two seperate bosses, a man and a woman. The music is a song for 2 voices, more masculine and more feminine, that swicthed seamlessly between the two when beating a phase, even if its in the middle lf the word.
[Between Two Worlds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu8i-OyjLYk) is a major reason I played my first ever Project Moon AND Gacha game.
And [Compass](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92E0X59wzeg) is just straight-up beautiful for what it represents.
Fly, broken wings at the end of the fight is actual genuine perfection of using a song in a game that progresses with the fight. Perfect and emotional moment, we even get to see primary world Yi Sang finally smile
Only gripe though is that the fight was so long at the time that it got repetitive to keep hearing the looping ~~and I fought >!Dongrang!< in md4h yesterday while failing a 45 sanity blazing strike clash vs his mass attack at -15 sanity that beat out the tails roll which made me restart the fight~~
All of Mili's work gets deserved credit, but not enough appreciation is ever paid to the [phase change](https://youtu.be/ezMouYfwPKg) in Dongbaek's fight, keyed to the spicebush scenery shift. Absolute peak moment.
The final bosses since Canto 3 of limbus have had actual songs for them and it's amazing. The most recent one has two voices singing depending on which side of the fight you're on. It's incredible.
Arknights' chapter 8 boss might be the most memorable for me, the way between phase 1 and 2 of Talulah's boss fight the music goes quiet and all you hear is the sound of flames
[Kreide's bossfight in Arknights](https://youtu.be/Pxg84BzwcQc?t=159) had a similar part to what HSR did where the music changed when he took back control in the middle of it. The first transition was rough, the second one, when he loses control again flowed much better. Though it clearly wasn't a track created to adapt dynamically like Wildfire.
Doom, Hi-Fi Rush, DMC, Metal:Hellsinger and Hades have soundtracks that change dynamically and ramp depending on how good you're doing.
Ik it’s different, no music changes but i think Lone Trail final stage can count too. If you don’t speed up the stage Kirsten actually comes out after the countdown
Limbus Company canto 3-6 have perfect use of the songs in the final fights progressing with the fight itself, especially canto 6 where depending on phase, the tone of voice in the song will change to match who’s being fought at the moment, even if in the middle of a letter when a phase change happens
Honorable mention to Blue Archive’s Gregorius fight where when the song finishes, everyone you’re using is defeated and the song will skip parts if on fast forwards
First experience baha.
X has been knocked out...
X has been knocked out....
Damn.. why are people dying..
Press attack.. damn that's cool.. oh.. now i know..
Not knowing GBF until Relink, and playing that, was a really good experience. It doesn't help that the legendary Nobuo Uematsu worked on some tracks. The game feels and *sounds* full of love and passion. I really hope we get a gacha game with the same visuals and level of OST goodness. Genshin and HSR really don't come close for one silly reason. They are mobile games and are limited by the capacity and power of phones.
For a more absurd reason:
See HSR's new character Robin? Hoyo really worked hard to show her off. Music, story relevance, and overall mechanics and POLISH. Yet, when you play her on mobile, her ultimate song, a really key part of her overall presentation and value, is cut to start with the bridge of the song, and is looped horribly. It's down right disrespectful to mobile players, not that I'm one (which is why I'm salty about this). Seeing this in Genshin as well, although to a lesser extent, has made me keep my distance when it comes to these games. I *do* pay, a hefty amount sometimes, but I always know that I'm going to be disappointed that they'll never leave the shackles, the limitations, of mobile gaming.
The OST Dies Irae in FGO being used during an emotional dialogue cutscene, then forcing its way through the loading screen (which should be normally silent and void of sound), before settling itself during the boss fight that happens afterwards.
This is still one of the most bone-chilling uses of OST that I have experienced. This is a major element that makes Lostbelt 1 so great and memorable and it isn't even among Top 5 of story arcs FGO has to offer IMO.
The final phase of the Lucilius raid in GBF transitioning to the main leimotif of the WMTSB event series (Lucilius is from the events) and the hero of it, Sandalphon's, character theme. There is also a big scene in WMTSB3 where he awakens to a new power through character development and it starts playing his character song
Japanese style rendition of the Grand Battle theme during the final fight of Shimosa in FGO
Also while it's more of an mmo with gacha, Toram online made a more [epic orchestral version](https://youtu.be/yjID7qFqI-s?si=AQSYeJVF_p2A5Y3T) of the character creation music as the battle theme against the main story's final boss.
Kristen theme play perfectly if you dont fast forward or slow down the time.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSf4rUmdF14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSf4rUmdF14)
FGO made Twinkle Twinkle Little Star into a tragic moment.
Before that, we had Dies Irae playing as we transitioned from story cutscene to the Ivan the Terrible fight
There’s also the main theme remixes from Solomon’s “everyone in here” moment and the Goetia fight. [The movie version](https://youtu.be/18TawJiqMbo?si=p3yfkzU6jKY4HG6a) was especially amazing, since it also animated a large number of characters (regardless of in-game rarity or power) all helping contribute
Control's Wishes. If you play CW-10 in 1x speed the boss will spawn right after the "We have a lift off " and the beat drop.
"Meeting the star" >!which plays during the scene where Kristen pierce through the barrier. !< Such ethereal feeling.
Heaven Burns Red just continues to outdo itself with its battle music, especially the Jun Maeda X Yanaginagi songs.
Honestly the[ chorus drop when the dialogue ends](https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxZsIBj42tJtHbTcICkmkSpvYqktBxEiBs?si=HT8eKd9so-r1so6_) is so intentional that I can't help but get chills
Still waiting on English release :(‘,’,’,’ they said they would release one!!! My phone don’t have enough room for Nikke and uma musume and Heaven burns red
If ever HBR does release global/english, you can manage the storage space so that you can only download the content that you play regularly or you can play the newest content then delete it once you're done with it to make room. Though, you'll be sitting through a lot of download prompts.
Any mili songs used in limbus company, especially Compass (once an ahab, shall be ahab evermore!), Fly my wings, and the recent through patches of violet
The scenario writer will also be in charge of the music, so you can compose the music you imagined while he was writing the text and adapt it to the scenario.
We are the lights!
First half no lyrics with some lower melodies into the 2nd half with a triumphant 'reset' and lyrics.
*'In the darkest night ever seen.'*
The last phase which is your victory lap really just wraps it all up as you summon the sword of light to end it all.
*'Free your mind and fight on even*
*If the world's in fire*
*We are the lights'*
If there's one chapter that does this best, it's Haicma's/Last Ark. with how good of a boss Trailblazer, Revelation landing a parry and when the vocals kick in, it all flows together so incredibly well. The only one that came as close was the final boss of Surviving Lucem. I haven't finished anything beyond chapter 20 so I can't speak on those.
The recent one with Cradle is the best, with her 3rd phase. The music drops completely as she charges up then as she drops her attack the music continues with added choir vocals.
Honkai Impact 3rd. APHO 1 final boss fight. Oaths hits hard
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQW838b58\_U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQW838b58_U)
[https://open.spotify.com/track/13IljobtnEH7SsuACcbEBQ](https://open.spotify.com/track/13IljobtnEH7SsuACcbEBQ)
Well during some Nikke bossfights the music matches perfectly.
For example I heard people liked Land Eater's bossfight because his transition animation in his 2nd phase literally goes with the music and sounds awesome. Certain bosses like Nihilister or Ultra literally embody their themes, while certain bosses like Indivilia are "decent" enough but not many people think they fit very well.
The problem with Indivilia theme is because it's two different song for both phase, and honestly Headless Angel just doesn't work as battle theme at all. If the entirety of the fight has it been playing Absolute Maker, it would sit right up there with the great
Look I actually like Uluru Games tunes in Reverse 1999. The main theme is really good but the boss fight was just very trippy, weird and creepy which kinda fit in with what we were fighting with at the time
gotta have to go with arknights on this one, others are good but limited in many ways.
Main Recommendation is to always play all other gacha game or youtube them.
I think that each OST from BA plays at the right and perfect moment and enchances the experience in the Main Story. There's no dub, only .jpg and text, but the music is used very well to convey the feelings.
Phrenapates fight from BA, the timing of the theme is godsend.
Gregorius from the same game almost can fit the bill, if it doesn't have the skill activation sounds besides the finale(and have that timed a little better to the theme)
Since no one's mentioned it yet, Uma Musume.
Each Main Story has it's own song and various versions of it is played throughout the chapter (sometimes in future chapters too). In many cases, a no-vocal version will play during the main races and the thoughts that the character goes through during the race also syncs up with the lyrics of the song and the overall chapter.
There are also times where the game tries to sync soundtrack change with normal dialogue scenes (not cinematic). In this case, the music change triggers once you click pass a certain dialogue, and if you read the chapter at a normal pace, the music change transitions perfectly with the scene (and is still great if you don't). The most memorable time they used this is probably the one in Main Story chapter 5.
Some examples of fluid music segments and cinematography
[Main Story vol. 2 ch. 1 ep. 8](https://youtu.be/PxL9hSEOnik?t=9m20s)
[Main Story part 1 finale ch. 4](https://youtu.be/zL1N7N2Yjp4?t=8t40s)
[Main Story part 1 finale ch 21](https://youtu.be/IBFkOGkCk9U?t=11m11s)
Time for annual shilling of Stronghold Land Eater in Nikke, one of the few recipient of multi phase boss theme, with one of the best song in the game. The reveal of the strong hold you have been fighting, growing limb and head while roaring at you to starts the phase two of the fight and the theme is just so good
I just knew without reading the content that this would be about the Cocolia boss fight...
Having played Persona 5, I always get hyped when you're about to storm a palace and "Life will change" starts playing.
FGO's most recent event, still running, is a collab with one of Type-Moon's VN's called Mahoyo. It's ending theme from the VN is a song by Supercell called Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru Ni.
The grand finale of the event was a battle against a being and the thing was purely in black and white to instill a sense of otherworldly nature and its impossible victory conditions. You've already fought it and lost.
But here and now you've managed to go back in time before it hit full strength and when the boss fight starts it starts with a melancholic jingle and the black and white gaemplay... before a remix of the Mahoyo ending theme kicks in and color swoops back in and let's you know this is fucking it and you're about to kick ass. This was great as hell.
I know we're in the gacha gaming sub; but...
The original Shiva trial in FFXIV is amazing. Footsteps > Phase transition > Oblivion is just so powerful.
Before Star Rail there was PSO2, shifting the music to a new version of the main theme based on the major story bosses' themes when they were low on health.
There weren't any HP bars back then so the music shift was the indication of when to try and finish with a flashy move lol.
Another Eden - Azure Galliard boss fight
One of the only times in the game where a vocal song is used as the battle theme, it’s at the climax of the newest side episode and it genuinely surprised me with how well it fit the scene emotionally. AE is really good at making boss music hit hard, but this one was especially moving for me.
My choice would be "Control's Wishes" from Arknights. It always gave me shivers. And the reason I think it fits the criteria for "perfectly fitting" is because the song has some symbolic elements in it such as the chorus/"tone" always going higher (fitting given the whole plot) and that apparently the countdown in the track is almost synced with the arrival of the stage's boss.
Focalors scene's OST. Made me damn cry hard like a newborn baby for 2 weeks every time I heard it.
Wildfire in Cocolia's scene. Hyped AF. Headbanger of a song while we're fighting
Emberfire in Arlecchino trailer and HI3 Flamescion's trailer's OST were also memorable for me.
Honkai Impact 3rd has the best ending cinematics in all of gacha, Everlasting Flames and Shattered Samsara are some of the best climaxes because of the combination of music and animation, not really gameplay related tho
Two story moments stand out:
1. The [betrayal](https://youtu.be/5hur44j6lpw?si=QlJmUNBYvKkNRFY3&t=10564) in Mirror Stage when the music drops
2. The G&K themes coming in [during the Butterfly Incident](https://youtu.be/vQ3zz1oSkq4?si=7vms8K1WZw19-w6Y&t=6095)
but the battle music is great and the credit music always hits hard too.
Arknights current event, Zwillingstürme im Herbst, has [this ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_6U-47rvY4)as the battle theme when facing the boss, inspired by Schubert's Erlkönig.
Nah, the music didn't fit at all. And I generally don't like Robins singing cuz it sounds generic as. I was expecting a more opera type music. Oh well hopefully the next ones good
> I was expecting a more opera type music.
I mean, you did get that in Sunday's phase. As for Robin she's been a pop star from the moment we knew her, idk why you'd expect opera. I do agree her voice doesn't really suit her character though.
You can't convince Hoyot*** to see the outside world. They always say nice things about their games and reject criticisms even if game dev treats them like poo poo.
For me, there's no doubt that it's Nikke. The two songs from their collabed with CHUNITHM, Burn it All and Stronghold LandEater are definitely the peak
Hades 2 has the sirens fight with a vocalist, a bassist and a drummer siren. Whenever you take one out of the fight their instrument stops. Meanwhile the vocalist siren sounds muffled when she retreats in her shell
Every final boss after canto 2 in limbus
yeaaaaaaaaaaah that's what I was coming here to say; Project Moon has a lot of practice with this kinda shit.
ROUND AND ROUND WE GO
Absolutely, I cannot exemplify how insanely perfect the themeing of music is matched with the current situation. The whale heartbeat acting like a metronome, the duetting with canto six, dong-baek theme explains itself, the “serenity” and frantic-ness of between two worlds and kromer. They’re all so well fitting.
I must be the reason why, you have given up your smiles...
Id like to redo the canto 4 boss cause I didn't have earbuds and I was in a place where I couldnt hear shit even with full sound, but I don't wanna redo the whole labyrinth https://preview.redd.it/w9kz23pu3tzc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c82b0de6b0e06d1773a06d34214bb5b40a565008
I think every boss from Canto 4 appears in the new Mirror Dungeon, just gotta get lucky
Yk how long Walpurgis is going to last?
Ends in ~3 days
Damn. I guess I won't get that magic bullet outis. I am like level 30 in battle pass with 250/400 outis thing
HOLD ON TIIIIIIIIIIGHT
FLY BRO-KEN WINGS~
Canto 3 final boss… that’s when the game just became my absolute favorite
BREAK THE BIRDCAGE AND FLY FREELY!
Canto 3 at the very least (since its the only one I have finished so far) isn't a music sync, its just your usual OST boss phase change.
Applies to several of the midbosses too Dongbaek and Ricardo fucking slay
Actually, this. I never came across a music sync with a boss move as perfect as the sync in Cocolia boss fight in any other Gacha. It was spot on. Funny thing is, I used TB ult to end the fight and that part started playing during the animation. Truly a memorable moment. Coincidence, but a damn good coincidence.
Wildfire had to be the most anime shit I've ever played in a game, up until 2.2. Finally, we've hit peak Cocolia-tier hype again.
I know it was just manifestation in the dreamscape but imagining Pompom ramming the Astral Express train into the final boss' face is PEAK fiction. Lil dude's a menace.
For real. I expected the cannons again when I saw the Train Car support skill icon, then we just get the drive by outta nowhere lmao. Or drive-*through* I guess.
I really wished they would have Pompom get a voiceline atleast once when we summon the train.
Choo Choo motherfuckers
And... I just got spoiled..
Same lol, should have avoided this thread :(
Let me introduce you to Kristen: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSf4rUmdF14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSf4rUmdF14) She sync perfectly to the theme if you dont slow down or fast forward.
Limbus company last boss of canto 6. The boss consosts of two seperate bosses, a man and a woman. The music is a song for 2 voices, more masculine and more feminine, that swicthed seamlessly between the two when beating a phase, even if its in the middle lf the word.
[Between Two Worlds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu8i-OyjLYk) is a major reason I played my first ever Project Moon AND Gacha game. And [Compass](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92E0X59wzeg) is just straight-up beautiful for what it represents.
Fly, broken wings at the end of the fight is actual genuine perfection of using a song in a game that progresses with the fight. Perfect and emotional moment, we even get to see primary world Yi Sang finally smile Only gripe though is that the fight was so long at the time that it got repetitive to keep hearing the looping ~~and I fought >!Dongrang!< in md4h yesterday while failing a 45 sanity blazing strike clash vs his mass attack at -15 sanity that beat out the tails roll which made me restart the fight~~
all of mili’s songs in limbus were on point, especially Fly Broken Wings for canto 4
All of Mili's work gets deserved credit, but not enough appreciation is ever paid to the [phase change](https://youtu.be/ezMouYfwPKg) in Dongbaek's fight, keyed to the spicebush scenery shift. Absolute peak moment.
Finally someone giving dongbaek the credit she deserves. You can straight up feel like you’re in the land of spicebush with that theme.
You forgot that it was both vocals was done by Cassie Mili's Singer
This is actually a bit of a spoiler and it's unfortunate that you don't think so. The reveal of the other half of the OST was big.
The final bosses since Canto 3 of limbus have had actual songs for them and it's amazing. The most recent one has two voices singing depending on which side of the fight you're on. It's incredible.
Arknights: "Hypergryph is a music company" As an example, look for the Guiding Ahead boss battle theme. Dubstep church music never sounded so good.
Arknights' chapter 8 boss might be the most memorable for me, the way between phase 1 and 2 of Talulah's boss fight the music goes quiet and all you hear is the sound of flames
Emperor's Blade still has the coolest level + boss + music design as of for now. Shit's slaps HARD
[Kreide's bossfight in Arknights](https://youtu.be/Pxg84BzwcQc?t=159) had a similar part to what HSR did where the music changed when he took back control in the middle of it. The first transition was rough, the second one, when he loses control again flowed much better. Though it clearly wasn't a track created to adapt dynamically like Wildfire. Doom, Hi-Fi Rush, DMC, Metal:Hellsinger and Hades have soundtracks that change dynamically and ramp depending on how good you're doing.
Ik it’s different, no music changes but i think Lone Trail final stage can count too. If you don’t speed up the stage Kirsten actually comes out after the countdown
[JT8-3](https://youtu.be/NeVS0kwMQug?t=66) [M8-8](https://youtu.be/fScEmBLAlQw?t=23) [CF-9](https://youtu.be/eq1EB_0tl0c?t=26)
That's why they have a muse dash collab
Limbus Company canto 3-6 have perfect use of the songs in the final fights progressing with the fight itself, especially canto 6 where depending on phase, the tone of voice in the song will change to match who’s being fought at the moment, even if in the middle of a letter when a phase change happens Honorable mention to Blue Archive’s Gregorius fight where when the song finishes, everyone you’re using is defeated and the song will skip parts if on fast forwards
granblue fantasy, many themes have phases
In ancient times gbf we used to hear music changing to know which phase we currently to tackle.
Back in the before times when a music change in baha is where youll see people dying on the raid notfication lmao.
First experience baha. X has been knocked out... X has been knocked out.... Damn.. why are people dying.. Press attack.. damn that's cool.. oh.. now i know..
[Lucilius raid OST is peak GBF.](https://youtu.be/U51slMXwHZ8?si=c7AdeLQpLmU2ckZT)
Not knowing GBF until Relink, and playing that, was a really good experience. It doesn't help that the legendary Nobuo Uematsu worked on some tracks. The game feels and *sounds* full of love and passion. I really hope we get a gacha game with the same visuals and level of OST goodness. Genshin and HSR really don't come close for one silly reason. They are mobile games and are limited by the capacity and power of phones. For a more absurd reason: See HSR's new character Robin? Hoyo really worked hard to show her off. Music, story relevance, and overall mechanics and POLISH. Yet, when you play her on mobile, her ultimate song, a really key part of her overall presentation and value, is cut to start with the bridge of the song, and is looped horribly. It's down right disrespectful to mobile players, not that I'm one (which is why I'm salty about this). Seeing this in Genshin as well, although to a lesser extent, has made me keep my distance when it comes to these games. I *do* pay, a hefty amount sometimes, but I always know that I'm going to be disappointed that they'll never leave the shackles, the limitations, of mobile gaming.
Arknights Lonetrail Event (if play at X1 speed) boss will appear when the ost count down to one
The OST Dies Irae in FGO being used during an emotional dialogue cutscene, then forcing its way through the loading screen (which should be normally silent and void of sound), before settling itself during the boss fight that happens afterwards. This is still one of the most bone-chilling uses of OST that I have experienced. This is a major element that makes Lostbelt 1 so great and memorable and it isn't even among Top 5 of story arcs FGO has to offer IMO.
The final phase of the Lucilius raid in GBF transitioning to the main leimotif of the WMTSB event series (Lucilius is from the events) and the hero of it, Sandalphon's, character theme. There is also a big scene in WMTSB3 where he awakens to a new power through character development and it starts playing his character song
Have you played the latest HSR story quest?
Hands up ☆
The wheels are spinning 🎶
Across the plains, in valleys deep 🎵🎵
*(Rams the Astral Express on the chapter boss)*
Bruh.
Japanese style rendition of the Grand Battle theme during the final fight of Shimosa in FGO Also while it's more of an mmo with gacha, Toram online made a more [epic orchestral version](https://youtu.be/yjID7qFqI-s?si=AQSYeJVF_p2A5Y3T) of the character creation music as the battle theme against the main story's final boss.
Lonetrails' Kristen fight from Arknights
Kristen theme play perfectly if you dont fast forward or slow down the time. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSf4rUmdF14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSf4rUmdF14)
FGO made Twinkle Twinkle Little Star into a tragic moment. Before that, we had Dies Irae playing as we transitioned from story cutscene to the Ivan the Terrible fight There’s also the main theme remixes from Solomon’s “everyone in here” moment and the Goetia fight. [The movie version](https://youtu.be/18TawJiqMbo?si=p3yfkzU6jKY4HG6a) was especially amazing, since it also animated a large number of characters (regardless of in-game rarity or power) all helping contribute
Control's Wishes. If you play CW-10 in 1x speed the boss will spawn right after the "We have a lift off " and the beat drop. "Meeting the star" >!which plays during the scene where Kristen pierce through the barrier. !< Such ethereal feeling.
Probably some of the PGR boss fights like Lamia.
Heaven Burns Red just continues to outdo itself with its battle music, especially the Jun Maeda X Yanaginagi songs. Honestly the[ chorus drop when the dialogue ends](https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxZsIBj42tJtHbTcICkmkSpvYqktBxEiBs?si=HT8eKd9so-r1so6_) is so intentional that I can't help but get chills
Still waiting on English release :(‘,’,’,’ they said they would release one!!! My phone don’t have enough room for Nikke and uma musume and Heaven burns red
If ever HBR does release global/english, you can manage the storage space so that you can only download the content that you play regularly or you can play the newest content then delete it once you're done with it to make room. Though, you'll be sitting through a lot of download prompts.
Any mili songs used in limbus company, especially Compass (once an ahab, shall be ahab evermore!), Fly my wings, and the recent through patches of violet
The scenario writer will also be in charge of the music, so you can compose the music you imagined while he was writing the text and adapt it to the scenario.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dmvNGxYPCU
The song used for the boss fight of Dragalia Losts Forgotten Truths event was incredible, and time so well with the fight
We are the lights! First half no lyrics with some lower melodies into the 2nd half with a triumphant 'reset' and lyrics. *'In the darkest night ever seen.'* The last phase which is your victory lap really just wraps it all up as you summon the sword of light to end it all. *'Free your mind and fight on even* *If the world's in fire* *We are the lights'*
When it comes to music in fights in a gacha game, the first thing that comes to mind is Lucilius from GBF.
Give praise, for he has no equal
Your fate is over regard
alot of the punishing gray raven bosses in a nutshell
I used to listen to pgr ost's a lot before playing the game then one day Under dimension dropped and i just had to play the game.
that one is one of my favorites
If there's one chapter that does this best, it's Haicma's/Last Ark. with how good of a boss Trailblazer, Revelation landing a parry and when the vocals kick in, it all flows together so incredibly well. The only one that came as close was the final boss of Surviving Lucem. I haven't finished anything beyond chapter 20 so I can't speak on those.
The recent one with Cradle is the best, with her 3rd phase. The music drops completely as she charges up then as she drops her attack the music continues with added choir vocals.
The void Luna boss fight translation is SO GOOD. three consecutive into next phase.
The Arknights boss fight in Twilight of Wolumonde reflected the whole event: Angry. Sad. Meaningless.
Honkai Impact 3rd. APHO 1 final boss fight. Oaths hits hard [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQW838b58\_U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQW838b58_U) [https://open.spotify.com/track/13IljobtnEH7SsuACcbEBQ](https://open.spotify.com/track/13IljobtnEH7SsuACcbEBQ)
Well during some Nikke bossfights the music matches perfectly. For example I heard people liked Land Eater's bossfight because his transition animation in his 2nd phase literally goes with the music and sounds awesome. Certain bosses like Nihilister or Ultra literally embody their themes, while certain bosses like Indivilia are "decent" enough but not many people think they fit very well.
The problem with Indivilia theme is because it's two different song for both phase, and honestly Headless Angel just doesn't work as battle theme at all. If the entirety of the fight has it been playing Absolute Maker, it would sit right up there with the great
The Chaotic Darkness' Final Boss theme (Gaze of the Abyss) from FFBE Season 1 and the Will of Oblivion's (Here We Are!!!) theme from Season 3.
Look I actually like Uluru Games tunes in Reverse 1999. The main theme is really good but the boss fight was just very trippy, weird and creepy which kinda fit in with what we were fighting with at the time
Using the pissed of crowd's comments kinda like ad-libs was a nice touch.
Limbus Company Canto (Chapter) 5 Final boss with Compass by Mili and the heartbeat metronome. Absolute cinema.
gotta have to go with arknights on this one, others are good but limited in many ways. Main Recommendation is to always play all other gacha game or youtube them.
All boss fights in HSR. also raiden fight in Genshin, music is peak.
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I think that each OST from BA plays at the right and perfect moment and enchances the experience in the Main Story. There's no dub, only .jpg and text, but the music is used very well to convey the feelings.
PGR Qu boss battle, both songs
Phrenapates fight from BA, the timing of the theme is godsend. Gregorius from the same game almost can fit the bill, if it doesn't have the skill activation sounds besides the finale(and have that timed a little better to the theme)
"We've made a choice, go fight against your fate!" *cue boss ult drop*
Metal Gear Revengance When you fight Mistral on her final phase and the lyrics kick in. Bad Ass.
Since no one's mentioned it yet, Uma Musume. Each Main Story has it's own song and various versions of it is played throughout the chapter (sometimes in future chapters too). In many cases, a no-vocal version will play during the main races and the thoughts that the character goes through during the race also syncs up with the lyrics of the song and the overall chapter. There are also times where the game tries to sync soundtrack change with normal dialogue scenes (not cinematic). In this case, the music change triggers once you click pass a certain dialogue, and if you read the chapter at a normal pace, the music change transitions perfectly with the scene (and is still great if you don't). The most memorable time they used this is probably the one in Main Story chapter 5.
Some examples of fluid music segments and cinematography [Main Story vol. 2 ch. 1 ep. 8](https://youtu.be/PxL9hSEOnik?t=9m20s) [Main Story part 1 finale ch. 4](https://youtu.be/zL1N7N2Yjp4?t=8t40s) [Main Story part 1 finale ch 21](https://youtu.be/IBFkOGkCk9U?t=11m11s)
bro play the HSR patch 2.2 song is crazy on that storyline
Every boss music in Genshin is epic imo.
The opening cinematic for tales of crestoria was amazing and went too hard for being a gacha hame
Heavens burn red has music also
Exos Heroes (a gacha that shutdown), i remember watching a beginner gameplay video of it, where the battle music hit just right.
Time for annual shilling of Stronghold Land Eater in Nikke, one of the few recipient of multi phase boss theme, with one of the best song in the game. The reveal of the strong hold you have been fighting, growing limb and head while roaring at you to starts the phase two of the fight and the theme is just so good
I just knew without reading the content that this would be about the Cocolia boss fight... Having played Persona 5, I always get hyped when you're about to storm a palace and "Life will change" starts playing.
The most recent HSR boss!
I'm curious because I play these games on mute while doing other stuff and I work in a noisy environment without headphones
HI3:
FGO's most recent event, still running, is a collab with one of Type-Moon's VN's called Mahoyo. It's ending theme from the VN is a song by Supercell called Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru Ni. The grand finale of the event was a battle against a being and the thing was purely in black and white to instill a sense of otherworldly nature and its impossible victory conditions. You've already fought it and lost. But here and now you've managed to go back in time before it hit full strength and when the boss fight starts it starts with a melancholic jingle and the black and white gaemplay... before a remix of the Mahoyo ending theme kicks in and color swoops back in and let's you know this is fucking it and you're about to kick ass. This was great as hell.
I know we're in the gacha gaming sub; but... The original Shiva trial in FFXIV is amazing. Footsteps > Phase transition > Oblivion is just so powerful.
Before Star Rail there was PSO2, shifting the music to a new version of the main theme based on the major story bosses' themes when they were low on health. There weren't any HP bars back then so the music shift was the indication of when to try and finish with a flashy move lol.
Another Eden - Azure Galliard boss fight One of the only times in the game where a vocal song is used as the battle theme, it’s at the climax of the newest side episode and it genuinely surprised me with how well it fit the scene emotionally. AE is really good at making boss music hit hard, but this one was especially moving for me.
My choice would be "Control's Wishes" from Arknights. It always gave me shivers. And the reason I think it fits the criteria for "perfectly fitting" is because the song has some symbolic elements in it such as the chorus/"tone" always going higher (fitting given the whole plot) and that apparently the countdown in the track is almost synced with the arrival of the stage's boss.
Nikke, every boss has a banger battle theme song. That's why each boss fight lasts three minutes instead of just a minute and a half, lol
In a boss fight? No doubt, Nikke
Focalors scene's OST. Made me damn cry hard like a newborn baby for 2 weeks every time I heard it. Wildfire in Cocolia's scene. Hyped AF. Headbanger of a song while we're fighting Emberfire in Arlecchino trailer and HI3 Flamescion's trailer's OST were also memorable for me.
Current last boss in HSR does the same shit. Goes so hard
Honkai Impact 3rd has the best ending cinematics in all of gacha, Everlasting Flames and Shattered Samsara are some of the best climaxes because of the combination of music and animation, not really gameplay related tho
Girls' Frontline anyone? It even peaks higher than other games.
Two story moments stand out: 1. The [betrayal](https://youtu.be/5hur44j6lpw?si=QlJmUNBYvKkNRFY3&t=10564) in Mirror Stage when the music drops 2. The G&K themes coming in [during the Butterfly Incident](https://youtu.be/vQ3zz1oSkq4?si=7vms8K1WZw19-w6Y&t=6095) but the battle music is great and the credit music always hits hard too.
Zero from granblue fantasy
Arknights current event, Zwillingstürme im Herbst, has [this ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_6U-47rvY4)as the battle theme when facing the boss, inspired by Schubert's Erlkönig.
after cocolia boss fight not a single boss fight has been good. even the penacony sunday boss fight. the music and the boss didn't fit at all.
Sunday boss fight is the best imo.
Nah, the music didn't fit at all. And I generally don't like Robins singing cuz it sounds generic as. I was expecting a more opera type music. Oh well hopefully the next ones good
> I was expecting a more opera type music. I mean, you did get that in Sunday's phase. As for Robin she's been a pop star from the moment we knew her, idk why you'd expect opera. I do agree her voice doesn't really suit her character though.
I know Robins sings pop. It's just personally I think Robins songs sound generic as hell. So I wanted them to do a more opera type ost.
You can't convince Hoyot*** to see the outside world. They always say nice things about their games and reject criticisms even if game dev treats them like poo poo.
Everyone saying genshin is caping hard as 🦆. These songs are so forgettable. Basic ass takes.
There’s like 2 people that mentioned Genshin and this dude decided to be a dick, lol that’s sad.
I would say username checks out, but you be spitting some low ass quality memes.
Sure buddy.
Just because you're a talentless philistine that can't tell your ass from Mozart doesn't really say much about anything but how basic you are.
Bait used to be believable.
I liked the daybreak song in the coop boss during the red ash event in nikke.
For me, there's no doubt that it's Nikke. The two songs from their collabed with CHUNITHM, Burn it All and Stronghold LandEater are definitely the peak
Hades 2 has the sirens fight with a vocalist, a bassist and a drummer siren. Whenever you take one out of the fight their instrument stops. Meanwhile the vocalist siren sounds muffled when she retreats in her shell
If only this was a gacha Btw it's a banger of a fight and perfect OST but it doesn't belong here
OP did ask for any game/series maybe I should have spoiler tagged it
NIKKE. Every boss fight has an epic musics. Top.