History Main / ClimacticMusic

* ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6x_HR9oGlM Rivers In the Desert]], which is the song that plays against [[BigBad Masayoshi Shido]] who is also the climax boss, as well as several other endgame bosses, including the {{superboss}}es. The lyrics are also telling the games story about them going against corrupt adults and Shido himself, who is a political figure.

* The final mission of each ''Franchise/AceCombat'' game is accompanied by an epic song, such as AC4's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZBoiW460nU Megalith/Agnus Dei]].

* ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6x_HR9oGlM Rivers In the Desert]], which is the song that plays against [[BigBad Masayoshi Shido]] who is also the climax boss, as well as several other endgame bosses, including the [[OptionalBoss superbosses]]. The lyrics are also telling the games story about them going against corrupt adults and Shido himself, who is a political figure.

* ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6x_HR9oGlM Rivers In the Desert]], which is the song that plays against [[BigBad Masayoshi Shido]] who is also the climax boss, as well as several other endgame bosses, including the [[BonusBoss superbosses]]. The lyrics are also telling the games story about them going against corrupt adults and Shido himself, who is a political figure.

* Each of the ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' movies plays a rendition of the series' {{Leitmotif}}, "Hello Zepp", during the climax, which continues playing until the ending.

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* Each of the ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' movies ended with a rendition of the series's theme, "Hello Zepp." The variations formed each installment's climactic music.

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* "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" from ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance''
* "I Am A Master Builder" from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie''
* The unforgettable cover of "Holding Out for a Hero" from ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2''
* No list would be complete without mentioning Stan Bush's "The Touch" as used in the 1980's ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie''.
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* In''Manga/OnePiece'', when Luffy finally defeats Crocodile, an part of the final movement of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k) Dvorák's 9th Symphony]] can be heard.

* Jim Steinem/Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out For a Hero" is the climactic music for ''ShortCircuit2''.

* In Branagh's ''Film/HenryV'', the Non Nobis starts with a male soloist voice, then builds into a chorus and ends in a triumphant instrumental. This takes the audience from the battlefield (after Henry received the casualty figures and the dead are gathered up) to the peace talks (when the French king eventually accepts Henry's conditions and offers his daughter's hand in marriage).

* ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6x_HR9oGlM Rivers In the Desert]], which is the song that plays against [[BigBad Masayoshi Shido]] who is also the climax boss. The lyrics are also telling the games story about them going against corrupt adults and Shido himself, who is a political figure.

* ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has ''Rivers In the Desert'', which is the song that plays against [[BigBad Masayoshi Shido]] who is also the climax boss. The lyrics are also telling the games story about them going against corrupt adults and Shido himself, who is a political figure.

* The ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' films each have climactic music:
** In ''The Fellowship of the Ring'', it's "Amon Hen," which plays during the battle that kills Boromir.
** ''The Two Towers'' offers "Isengard Unleashed" over the destruction of Isengard.
** In ''Return of the King'', Frodo claims the Ring and fights Gollum to "The End of All Things."

* ''AvengersEndgame'' has [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_mhWxOjxp4 Portals], which manages to illustrate the success of the plan they'd been trying all movie and also launches the biggest battle in superhero history.

* In Branagh's ''HenryV'', the Non Nobis starts with a male soloist voice, then builds into a chorus and ends in a triumphant instrumental. This takes the audience from the battlefield (after Henry received the casualty figures and the dead are gathered up) to the peace talks (when the French king eventually accepts Henry's conditions and offers his daughter's hand in marriage).

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* When ''[[Manga/OnePiece Luffy]]'' finally defeats Crocodile, an part of the final movement of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k) Dvorák's 9th Symphony]] can be heard. It's the crowning music of awesome that resolves a story arc of close to a year and six months.

* What do you do if you have to make an entrance and have an illusionist? Provide your own battle anthem. [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Boom. Boom.]]''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMLiqEqMQyQ Crack!]]''

* Many times in ''Series/PersonOfInterest'', usually at the climax of the action or right at the end of the episode. So much so that it has its own [[AwesomeMusic/PersonOfInterest awesome music page]].

** ''VideoGame/Halo3'': "Finish the Fight". It's played during all awesome moments. Plus it's ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}''[='s=] "The Last Spartan" and the Halo theme all mixed into one. Another candidate is "Greatest Journey", but "Finish the Fight" appears more musically accomplished.

* ''DirtyDancing'' famously ends with a performance set to "Time of My Life." This serves as the film's climax, even though most plot threads have been wrapped up by that point.

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* WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls episode "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey" had the song "Freedom Beef" where Professor Utonium tells the girls that there is still evil in the world as the gnome has robbed the people of their free will and encourages them to fight for freedom.
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** ''Duel of the Fates'' in ''Film/StarWarsThePhantomMenace'' and a similar piece (''Battle of the Heroes'') in ''RevengeOfTheSith''.

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* No list would be complete without mentioning Stan Bush's "The Touch" as used in the 1980's "WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie".

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** ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'': "Finish the Fight". It's played during all awesome moments. Plus it's ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}''[='s=] "The Last Spartan" and the Halo theme all mixed into one. Another candidate is "Greatest Journey", but "Finish the Fight" appears more musically accomplished.

** ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'': "117", which plays during the TrenchRun in the final level.

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* ''MetalGearSolid4'': "Metal Gear Saga".

* ''{{Hairspray}}'''s "You Can't Stop the Beat", which the characters perform during the climactic dance showdown.

* ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}'': "Finish the Fight". It's played during all awesome moments. Plus it's The Last Spartan and Halo Theme all mixed into one. Another candidate is "Greatest Journey", but "Finish the Fight" appears more musically accomplished.
* ''VideoGame/HaloReach'': Many would single out "Unreconcialed". "Ashes" is another example. The emotional climax in the middle perfectly fits the grittier, more solemn tone of Reach.