Awesome Music / Mega Man

What's Mega Man without some mega music? It's called Rockman in Japanese for a reason, guys!

• Mega Man (Classic)
• Mega Man X

Zero Series

• Zero's theme from the first Mega Man X was so awesome that they remixed it and brought it back for the opening stage of Mega Man Zero, every bit as great (possibly even better) than ever. Remastered version here. It's so awesome that when Super Smash Bros. Ultimate brought in Zero's original theme, it's this version they used, despite the title not referencing Zero at all.
• "Crash III", an intense sounding theme for minibosses in the third game. You can find the original here and its TELOS remaster likewise.
• Some of the best remixes for the Zero series can be found on the Mythos soundtrack. Their remixes of Departure, Enemy Hall, and Straight Ahead are highlights, but pretty much all of them are awesome.
  • Falling Down, the final boss music for Zero 4, and Zero's last fight in the entire series. They had to send him off in a big way, and by God did they do it!
  • "Departure" from Zero 2. The original is here, while a better quality remix is here. It appeared as the music for Zero's stage in Onimusha Blade Warriors.
  • The ever-uplifting Esperanto, or the eye-watering version of it sung by Ciel herself, named Freesia. There's also the Area Zero version, Holy Land. To commemorate the Zero/ZX Compilation Re-release, Rie Tanaka sang a new 2020 cover of Freesia which will likely take you back to 2005 not only because of the game's original release, but because her singing voice hasn't aged at all in 15 years!
• Falling Down, the Final Boss theme of Zero 4. Not as good as the remasters, but still good.
• Omega's Zero form. Cannonball is some awesome Mega Man Zero 3 music.
  • Check out the remix from Mega Man ZX dubbed Hard Revenge.
  • The BEST version, from Mythos.
  • From the same creator of the X vs. Zero video in the X5 entry, we have this.
  • There is actually an official piano version. This album pretty much covers it up.
• Resistance Anthem. Basically, it's one hell of a Rousing Speech, turned into a song, and sung in the hammiest way possible.
• "Break Out" is an alright listen, so someone thought what the heck and remastered it. Try also the original theme that set the tone for the awesome game that was Zero 3.
• High-Speed Lift (Giant Elevator/Tretista Kelverian's stage). And the remastered version.
• Another iconic theme for this series that needs to be mentioned is X, The Legend, as well as its other version, The End of Legend used only in Zero 1 when you defeat Copy X. Combine it with Copy X's broken apart body and the scene borders on terrifying.
• Promise- next new world, the end theme to Zero 4, is both bittersweet and hopeful. The song that precedes it, Ciel d'aube, is even more of a Tear Jerker.
• And with the release of the Zero Colection, Inticreates saw fit to release the Mythos Remastering, giving new life to some of the series' best tracks. Have fun.
• Combustion, the face-meltingly awesome theme of Elpizo.
• The awesomely sinister Curse of Weil.
• The ending theme of Zero 3, Everlasting Red, or the vocal version by Toru Itoga, Everlasting. What makes the vocal version even better is the final lines (in lovely Gratuitous English that doesn't sound bad at all): "Welcome the new world, no need to fight....goodbye, yesterday, with all of my heart..."
• Deep Blue (Tech Kraken Stage) from Zero 4 and its Physis album remaster is diving made rockin' epic.
• Volcano (Flamin' Flizard Stage) from Zero 3 features addictive, head-bangin' guitar work with an equally powerful baseline, with its Telos remastering kicking it up to eleven.
• Crash IV (MMZ4 miniboss theme) from Zero 4 is an exciting mash up of various themes, with awesome guitars and bass lines. The remastered version adds more adrenaline to the song with it's instrumentation.
• Area of Zero, the credits music of Zero 1. A really badass, bopping theme that fits the dark mood of series as the journey continues. The remastered version is also really good.

ZX Series

• Snake Eyes, the final stage theme for ZX. A fitting climax.
• Pallida Mors, the heavy-sounding theme for Serpent's second form.
• Soul Ablaze from Advent. Divine Hammer also counts.
• Anything from the Sound Create Unit at Inti Creates (called III) is made of win. Cases in point, and these merely several examples:
  • Green Grass Gradation, (Gigamix version here) best "green level" song EVER. And as the very first stage theme of the game, it really sets the more optimistic tone of the setting after the post-apocalyptic Zero series.
  • Then, there's Cannon Ball. One of the single most epic battles in Mega Man history, given one of the single best themes in the series. And then? Mega Man ZX makes it BETTER. Hard Revenge, baby!
  • The theme of Prometheus and Pandora from ZX, Trap Factory. The redone version of this theme, Trap Phantasm from ZX Advent, is so good that it got remixed twice: the Zero/ZX Collection remix and finally the glorious Gigamix, Trap Fanatics.
  • They also gave Brilliant Show Window the same treatment. Shooter Trance mix, and of course, the awesome Gigamix. It was good enough on its own.
  • They also like vocalizing certain tunes. Be One, the theme of Ashe, is one such example. Also, Gigamix.
  • Rockman a. This one is mostly 8-Bit style.
  • And the last song in the Gigamix is a gloriously awesome medley of every boss theme in the game, sans Trap Factory/Phantasm/Fanatics. Battle Giga Mixture.
• Industrialisation, the theme of Area E is pretty good.
• Dance Macabre - Second Act (Advent Mini-boss theme). Dance Macabre (ZX Mini-boss theme) also counts.
• Danger Attraction (Area H) has a clockwork tower-feeling.
• The theme of ZXA, A Wind Continuing Towards the Future.
• The sad sounding track for Area O Highway 2, also known as "Black Burn". And its OC Remix.
• Asayake, the song from this MMZX promotional video.
• Master Albert's chilling theme, The Chosen One.

Legends Series

• Johann Sebastian Bach's Little Fugue In G minor played on an organ for the final boss music.
• Legends 2 played an epic rendition of the Elysium theme during the battle with Geetz.
• The Flutter VS The Gesselschaft. The song made it into both Namco x Capcom and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. As well as Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
• Battle with Bola and Battle with Klaymor from 2.
  • Their individual themes were snazzy too.
  • Ditto for the battles with Tron and Teisel at Saul Kada from 2.
• Glyde's base themes were even better.
• The battle with Bon Bonne from the first game. BABU!
• The relaxing title theme of 2, which was remixed for the The Flutter and the first mission.
• The abandoned mine on Calinca Island. Both heroic and creepy at the same time.

Battle Network Series

• Rockman.EXE/Mega Man Battle Network has plenty of awesome music to offer. For example, ALL of the main themes! The main theme gets a new rendition in the We are Rock-men! 2 album here.
  • For most entries, their title theme gets a remix for the final dungeon's network areas, motivating you to work towards the final encounter. Listen to them here: 2, 3, 5, 6.
• Each game had their own variation on the ACDC town themes, from the original, to the bright chiptune of 2, the ever-memorable 3, the slow and casual 4, the mellow and introspective 5, and a modern retake on the original in 6.
• Mega Man Battle Network 1:
  • The boss theme carries a sense of danger as you face an opponent who shouldn't be taken too lightly.
  • Fireman's stage theme is way too catchy for the first dungeon of the game.
  • The School Comp theme, or Numberman's stage theme, is a jovial version of the title theme which has become more emblematic of the game itself.
• Mega Man Battle Network 2:
  • The Boss theme conveys a sense of danger that fits the many annoying bosses you fight in the game.
  • And You Will Know The Truth is an intense remix of the first game's theme, fitting for the WWW Area, the toughest area in the game.
• Mega Man Battle Network 3: White and Blue:
  • The Internet theme in this game is an especially soothing track accompanying most of your journey online.
  • Great Battlers, the theme for N1 Grand Prix battles in Battle Network 3. It's one of the most intense, triumphant battle pieces in the entire series.
  • The final boss theme builds up as the enemy materializes into view, and maintains a menacing tone as you square off with an alien-looking foe.
  • "Shine in the Dark," the secret area theme, is a very calm piece for a place populated by some of the deadliest viruses in the game.
• Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun and Blue Moon:
  • Battle Pressure, The boss theme for Battle Network 4's Tournament Navis. An intense, almost warlike theme that's incredibly good at getting the blood pumping for the tournament fights.
  • The regular boss theme keeps a catchy percussion to make even the tedious bosses tolerable.
  • The Meteor Computer theme, sounds like a marching theme as you suddenly take on the heavy responsibility of saving the world from destruction yet again.
• Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel and Team ProtoMan:
  • Be Somewhere - Game Edit The anime and the games usually remain separate from each other, both in continuity and in music. But the opening theme for Stream was so awesome that they added it as the opening for the DS version of EXE 5.
  • Since you're going to be spending a lot of time in Liberation Missions, the game makes sure that the Liberation theme is not too tiring to listen to.
  • The Final boss theme starts with a simple buildup as it materializes into battle, then the main melody kicks in as you gain control and prepare to fight.
• Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar and Cybeast Falzar:
  • "Digital Strider" is another calm Internet theme that accompanies most of your travels online.
  • Battle Field, Battle Network 6's Virus Battle theme. A heroic, yet somewhat somber sounding song more than fitting for the series' climax.
  • Surge of Power, Battle Network 6's boss theme. A more wild sounding boss theme than the rest of the series, which makes it go perfectly with using Beast Out and unleashing hell on the enemy Navi.
• Mega Man Network Transmission may have clunky controls, but its soundtrack is fondly remembered.
  • The boss battle theme is surprisingly cheerful despite the frustration factor some of the fights can carry.
  • Fireman's stage theme contains a subtle Call-Back to Classic Fire Man's stage theme.
  • Zero's battle theme is rather emotional as you clash with the source of the Zero Virus that's plagued the plot.
• The only song to get a true and proper remix on the Operate Shooting Star soundtrack, a remix of the original theme song.
• This series is known for its Big Damn Heroes moments... so what sort of a page would this be if it didn't feature the corresponding themes?

Star Force Series

• Mega Man Star Force's main theme - which is even given lyrics in the third game, as well as remixed for the final boss battle.
  • Said Boss Remix is Vs. Crimson Dragon.
  • The Lunar Knights remix is also amazing.
  • One of the first remixes of the song was for the Rocket Shooter track; fitting, since Geo is in his element.
• ALL of the boss battle songs, but especially the final boss theme for the second game, Face of a God.
• All of the standard battle themes are a pleasure to listen to:
  • Ride On (SF 1), which is probably the more well-known battle theme of the series.
  • Ride On (SF 2), which is so bouncy and full of energy that you can't help but feel pumped.
• The boss themes, all titled Wave Battle. SF1's version is calm yet gives the impression that you're trying to save someone. SF2's version is much more fast-paced and gives the impression of a tough opponent. SF3's version is chaotic and gives the impression of fighting not just an enemy, but also The Corruption.
• The Wave Road theme from 2 gave off this "you can do anything" feeling.
• Star Force 3's wave road theme has a "MegaMan the hero" feel to it.
• Sky Wave was pretty uplifting. And the We are Rock-men 2! version is positively soaring.
• Libra Balance's stage theme, "Now Study!", uses the Double Team DS soundfont to create a subtle but intense theme that matches the time pressure that the level gimmick imposes on you.
• Rivals Unite, aptly-named for the awesome Rivals Team Up between Geo and Solo in 3.
• Ace's Theme, "Go, Satella Police!" (Real World ver., Wave Road ver.)
• Not strictly a Star Force song, but used in the advertising for SF 3, Stellar, by Kick Chop Busters (KCB).
  • The theme of Spade Magnes's stage is also widely hailed as the best stage music in the series. It manages to be energetic and intense without being over the top. Considering the limits of the DS sound card, this is saying a lot.
• Sometimes, when you enter an area as Mega Man in Star Force 3, the music changes to something sinister in order to alarm you about a lurking Omega Boss, aka superpowered Bosses from the other games of the series, regardless of where you are in the story. This particular music also overrides the normal battle theme, so you won't forget about the danger lurking somewhere on the Wave Road. This means that you could encounter someone crazy like Wolf Forest right at the beginning of the game. Way stronger than usual. The music in question is here.
• The theme that plays in the Noise Wave areas in Star Force 3. It starts off sinister enough (seeing as you're in the nest of corruption, basically) then escalates into an intense pounding theme that slowly drops back down to sinister again.
• For the final dungeon of the first game, you are treated to Last Battleground, which captures the emotional weight of finally reaching the ruined space station where Kevin Stelar disappeared.
• The Meteor Server theme at the end of Star Force 3 gives a sense of finality to The Very Definitely Final Dungeon of the series.
• The themes for right before you confront a boss. SF1's gives the impression that you should've saved, and SF2's is far more severe, giving one the impression they're about the get majorly hurt.
• The credits theme of the first game is a heartwarming, slower version of the main theme that wraps up Geo's journey, showing off his Character Development as The Power of Friendship that he's learned to embrace helps guide him back to Earth.

Street Fighter X Mega Man

• While it is hotly debated whether Street Fighter X Mega Man is a "real" Mega Man game, it's agreed unanimously that the music, composed and remixed by A_Rival, has the same awesomeness as the rest of the games, and captures the feel of both series. Hell, it even mixes some original Mega Man tunes with the Street Fighter themes.
  • Title Screen, a mix of the Street Fighter II and Mega Man 2 main themes.
  • Stage Select, a mix of the Super Street Fighter II character select and Mega Man 3 stage select.
  • Game Start, a mix of the iconic Mega Man stage intro theme and the VS. Screen music from Street Fighter II.
  • Ryu's Theme, mixed with a bit of Flash Man.
  • Blanka's Theme, in 8-bit goodness. It is unknown currently as to what it's been mixed with, if anything.
  • Chun-Li's Theme, which takes a few cues from its Street Fighter Alpha version.
  • Dhalsim's Theme, which has the riff from Snake Man's intro.
  • Rose's Theme. It has a bit of Top Man thrown in.
  • Rolento's Theme, which sounds more like the original version from Final Fight mixed with Heat Man's stage.
  • Urien's Theme, almost an entirely different arrangement of all three of his 3rd Strike theme, Crazy Chili Dog.
  • Crimson Viper's Theme, a mixture of both the original and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 versions.
  • Boss Theme, an 8-bit arrangement of Volcanic Rim from Street Fighter IV.
  • Get A Weapon, a mixture of the Street Fighter Alpha character select and the weapon get theme from Mega Man 4
  • DESCEND TRANSFER, the Shadaloo Map theme, based off the Wily Map theme from Mega Man 2.
  • Balrog's Theme.
  • Vega's Theme, arranged to sound like the infamous Wily Stage 1.
  • Shadaloo Stage 3, an arrangement of Crumbling Laboratory AKA Seth's Theme from Super Street Fighter IV mixed with Wily Stage 3 or 4 from Mega Man 2.
  • Sagat's theme which is an inspired mix of his original theme, the SF4 remix, and Gemini Man's stage.
  • M. Bison's Theme, which is surprisingly not mixed with a theme from any of the Mega Man games, instead opting for Spencer's Theme from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, which in itself is an arrangement of the Bionic Commando (1988) Stage 1 Theme.
  • Akuma's Theme, mixed with Wily Stage 2 from Mega Man 3.
  • Continue, an 8-bit arrangement of the Continue music from Street Fighter II.
  • Yang's theme, while not used, is mixed in with Quick Man's theme.
  • Goes With Everything. It really does.
  • Ending / Staff Roll, a remix of the original Credits Theme from Street Fighter II and the Mega Man 2 Ending Theme.

Rockman Xover

• Rockman Xover's theme song is very good.

Cartoon/Anime

Music from the Ruby-Spears cartoon series.

• The theme song, besides being very catchy, is a very triumphant song that gives the basic gist of what the cartoon is like. Say it with us, now: SUPER FIGHTING ROBOT! MEGA MAN!!!
  • The Megas' version. That's right, the Megas' done a rock rendition of it!
• The closing credits song, by Mr. Big, of all bands, has a great drum beat to it.

Music from the Megaman.EXE anime:

• "Kaze Wo Tsukinukete", by Jin Hashimoto (who you might recognize as the singer for "STAND PROUD") is an absolutely gorgeous and triumphant song that serves as the anime's first opening. It's absolutely brimming with spirit.
• "Be Somewhere", the opening for Stream. Mildly sentimental, gorgeously energetic, and ripe with courage, all in the same song.
• "Futatsu no Mirai" is best known as the opening to Super Mario Bros. Z, and for good reason. It's upbeat, energetic, and just sends a feeling of accomplishment down your spine.
• The final opening, "Shouri no Uta" ("Song of Victory") by Dandelion, just fills you with hope.

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