History AwesomeMusic / MEGAMAN

* Gyro Man's theme ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvv28zR5Eio&t=77s NES version]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUQZ480DzS4 Complete Works remix]]) suits the BubblyClouds theme of the stage blissfully.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSa6fi9HGJY 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!

What's ''Mega Man'' without some mega [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic music]]? [[MarketBasedTitle It's called "Rock Man" in Japan]] [[MeaningfulName for a reason, guys]]!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnn7DJVR3kc "Evil Machinations"]], Dr. Wily's delightfully diabolical {{Leitmotif}}, and its remix for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC0Wsqn9vmk Gear Fortress Stage Select]]. Bonus points for the MusicalNod to ''4'''s boss theme.

[[folder:Fan Mixes]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cA06uWV_-c Mega Man 9: Rock Medley]]. If only the ''VideoGame/MegaMan9'' arranged soundtrack had been like this!
* If you're going to talk about epic remixes, you have to mention [[Music/TheMegas The]] [[http://www.themegas.com Megas]].
** One of the best tracks, if not the best, on the album ("Get Equipped") is their take on Air Man's theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_mCsg1YD0Y "The Annihilation of Monsteropolis"]]:
--->Do you know what it's like to be built this way / With only the power to push others away?
** The best part of that song was Wily's ultimatum partway through.
--->Up in the sky / ten miles high / A man stands above the city he will destroy.
--->Built from airplane parts / his propeller spins as he thinks to himself / "I will destroy these people."
--->(And I will fly high above Monsteropolis / and I will rain terror down on the general populace.)
--->"For If I can't walk among them / then I will walk this world alone."
--->There will be a fire in the sky / '''And your doom will rain down!'''
--->Built from pieces of SR-71s! / and planes that crashed in World War II! / There will be a tombstone with the Planet Earth '''engraved''' on it!!
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMhMWBVeGFI "Walk Away From Light"]] (Snakeman's Theme) is turned into an amazing VillainRecruitmentSong.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khgrybkBnzM Man on Fire]] (Heat Man) [You are the hero! / I am the ''fire''! / This is the meltdown! / Of your desire! / Your fight for justice turns to ashes / Meeegaaa Maaan!], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vudQURQ7OFc Metal Dance]] (Metal Man) [You want to fight and try to be the one to bring me down / But I know that there's no chaaaance! / And I know, as soon as you step foot inside that door / You'll fall victim to my metal daaaance!], The Quick and The Blue (Quick Man) [Quick on the draw / in this town, I am the law! / Is what they say true? / Does death wear blue? / Can he faaaalll?]...actually, they are all unbelievably awesome.
** From their 4track CD based off of ''VideoGame/MegaMan1''. Their Elec Man song, 'Evolution of Circuitry', can be found on their [[http://www.facebook.com/themegas Facebook]].
** Making Wily into a ''sympathetic'', though not blameless, figure is no mean feat, and yet "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqIJqFap6gU Look What You've Done]]" manages it.
--->And who is this you send? One of them? While you cower, far from harm.\\
He'll just disappoint you.\\
''Now it's done / We're divided / Call him home / This one's misguided.''\\
I see his hands, covered in my children's blood.\\
And his eyes do not waver.\\
''Call me wrong? / The future needs us / Your answer's death? / You end us, bleed us''\\
And how quick you had him dispatch his brothers.\\
You call this murderer a ''savior''.
* From Team Nekocan:
** [[ThatOneBoss I Can't Defeat]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjLouGft9kY Air Man.]] Now with a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX9f0L3aYqo 10th Anniversary version]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCBmT3g774g No Sleep]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN-YHyDrCdc Until Clear,]] which is all about the very first ''Mega Man'' in all its NintendoHard glory.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWq341ZuXjo Do These Guys Really Want To Help]]: a tribute to Rush and Eddie.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdBxQkgHj7s No. 5's Unrequited Love]], a cute song revolving around Ice Man's [[StalkerWithACrush crush on Roll]].
* [[http://www.nintendometal.com/music.htm "Cataclysmic Clash", by Nintendo Metal band Game Over]], based on the level theme of Top Man from ''Mega Man 3''. Words cannot describe it. Just go listen, it's a free download with lyrics provided.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2isHPEkNWn4 The Mega Man 2 Rap]] by Music/TheAdventuresOfDuaneAndBrandO.
--> Look up in the sky\\
It's a bird, it's a plane\\
It's Airman, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBITCH bitch]]\\
and I'm bringin' the pain
%%* Megalomania's remix:
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWFxJbWTVqc Snake Man.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lplkhfhEFGA Spark Man.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGHvfKVunD4 Cut Man.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upv-WrzocBA Wily Stage 1]] from ''Mega Man 2''.
* ''Mega Man II'' UsefulNotes/GameBoy[=/=]''Rockman World 2'' isn't a very popular game in the franchise. But this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_C2r2AUrdU remix]] of the Airman stage is amazing.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xadGGs_2ET0 The Mega Man 7 remake of Air Man's theme.]]
** There's also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkOKMwqqTf4 Magnet Man's theme]] from the same game, which also has been redone.
** To hear what the game's soundtrack would be like without the gratingly high-pitched instrumentation used in the actual game, go [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-722ZHbAbo here]].
* Random, aka Mega Ran, is a rapper who does (among other things) rap remixes of ''Mega Man'' tunes. They can be pretty hit or miss, but one of them is certified Awesome: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCJ0-hyJ-YM Splash Woman.]] (The [=MP3=] is available [[http://megaran.com/sounds.html here.]])
--> Thought I was in love before\\
But I love you more, so baby, come aboard\\
And go away with me, so I can make you see\\
What you mean to me, and baby, we can be free...\\
Under the sea\\
Just you and me
** And guess what? He collaborated in a song with none other than [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UThLbjh0EZU The Megas]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC4F6E4F136AF879D Chiptuned Rockman]] - turning ''Mega Man'' tracks into 8-bit dance mixes.
%%* A few from Music/BrentalFloss:
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykkdvYThT_Y Mega Man 2.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_7rmGlo-1U Mega Man 2 Title.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co6OHe4KaEc Mega Man 3 Extended.]]
* Hyadain2525 from Japan gives us some...interesting AlternateCharacterInterpretation of the ''Mega Man 2'' Robot Masters. Some of them are really well made with some neat EasterEgg sound effects incorporated in the songs. All of them (except Crash Man being the first one made) have a little throwback refrain to the song of the Robot Master that is effective against them. Also they're all love songs:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdzjVnH9YoY Crash Man]] is a MemeticMolester (WARNING: HoYay[=/=]FoeYay doesn't even scratch the surface).
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rIx9O7LuHo Flash Man]] is a StalkerWithACrush (contains less FoeYay[=/=]HoYay, but it's still there. Uses the Flash Stopper sound effect).
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g29FkNIGqcc Quick Man]] gives the best and most appropriate example of MotorMouth. (Uses death laser sound effects)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok_Nw9K1Bcw Metal Man]] is a {{Tsundere}} (uses Metal Blade sound effect).
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07RY9TMysiE Bubble Man]] is an IneffectualLoner (contains GratuitousSpanish and end boss teleport and boss door sound effects).
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY8jJRvwKS4 Heat Man]] is a Casanova (NSFW. Even unsubbed. Contains disappearing block sounds).
* Awesome ''Mega Man'' [[Music/OverClockedRemix OC Remixes]] include:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB-0m2R4scw Blue Reflection]] - The credits theme from ''VideoGame/MegaMan3''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix4FsgBi2AY The Passing of the Blue Crown]] - The intro theme from ''Mega Man 3''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMue_MacI9s No Matter Where You Go, This Will Always Be Your Home]] - A wonderful acoustic remix of [=ACDC=] Town's theme. [[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork Battle Network]] fans, try not to cry.
* From Website/{{Newgrounds}}, there's [[http://zero-resurrected.newgrounds.com/ Zero-Resurrected]]. His portfolio pretty much covers the entire franchise. He tends to put interesting spins on many of his themes. For a sampler:
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/84213 Zero's Theme]] from ''Mega Man X3''.
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/95916 Destruction Highway]] (cover of ''Mega Man X'''s Intro Stage).
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/154569 Double Battle]] from ''Mega Man X4''.
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/84888 Blizzard Wolfang]] from ''Mega Man X6''.
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/89614 Geetz's Theme]] from ''Mega Man Legends 2''.
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/90435 Web Runner]] (cover of the Net theme from ''Mega Man Battle Network 2'').
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/123162 Save Our Planet!]] from ''Mega Man Battle Network 4''.
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/144668 Rockin' On!]] from ''Mega Man ZX''.
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/146586 Trap Factory]] from ''Mega Man ZX''.
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/172960 In The Wind]] (cover of ''Mega Man ZX Advent'''s "The Wind").
** As per his [[http://zero-resurrected.newgrounds.com/news/post/661054 latest post]] (Nov. 29, 2011), he's working on an album. Hits include:
*** [[http://tindeck.com/listen/pnom Great Battlers 1]] from ''Battle Network 3''.
*** [[http://tindeck.com/listen/nqgt Electrical Crisis]] - [=ElecMan=]'s stage in ''Battle Network 1''.
*** [[http://tindeck.com/listen/nexy Cold & Silent]] - [=IceMan=]'s stage in ''Battle Network 1''.
* Also from Newgrounds is [[http://zombieposessor.newgrounds.com/ ZombiePossessor]]. His mixes tend to be guitar-heavy, but great nonetheless.
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/35589 Intro Stage]] from ''Mega Man 8''.
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/37299 Slash Man]] ''Mega Man 7''.
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/35590 Grenade Man]] from ''Mega Man 8''.
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/35438 Shadow Man]] from ''Mega Man 3''.
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/35068 Tengu Man (Sega Saturn version)]] from ''Mega Man 8''.
* E-Tank's remixes, taking awesomeness UpToEleven:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl_Le1SKn-o Red Hot Flare (Solar Man)]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX_D5Jf09S8 Counting Cybersheep (Sheep Man)]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFk2jO8Istg Maximum Speed (Nitro Man)]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ousCiJzt888 Treacherous Depths (Pump Man)]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gogVXpMvuFg Blazing Battle (Commando Man)]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjF0hxz5iNc Chilled to the Core (Chill Man)]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhkNJv3SLww Go For the Score (Strike Man)]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyp6LWv_VlM Valiant Clash (Blade Man)]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tApJnJEPv5A Spirits of the Fallen]], a medley including Silent Rain, Wily Castle 10 Boss, and Abandoned Memory.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnl6iTsYXy0 The Video Games Live Mega Man Medley]] combines the intro from ''Mega Man 2'', the intro from ''Mega Man 3'' and the Wily Castle 1/2 music from ''2'' with a video montage of the history of ''Mega Man'' into a [[CrazyAwesome video of epic proportions.]]
* [[https://projectx.bandcamp.com/ Project X]], an all-rock tribute to ''Mega Man 2'' and ''Mega Man 3''. Yes, it's just as awesome as it sounds.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKrfudCjVV8 This]] metalized remix of Tornado Man's theme from ''MM9'' is appropriately awesome. The guitarist has also done [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IntyzuEA9ec X5's X vs. Zero theme]] and a superb rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgU5tJcg3eo Dr. Cossack's level themes]].
* [[http://beardomusic.bandcamp.com/album/mega-beardo-a-mega-man-2-guitar-tribute Mega Beardo's rocked out version of the Mega Man 2 soundtrack]], which even has a two-minute remix of the "Wily Castle" jingle.
* We may already have mentioned Breis a couple of times, but [[https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=PLC53DD36C837AC03F here's a full playlist]] of all his ''Mega Man (X)'' remixes. Every single one of them is incredibly awesome.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGDQV9FtF5s This]] remix of Sungod/Sunstar's theme. Fast and awesome, and (probably) better than the original.
* What do you get when you cross the Blue Bomber with the [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Blue Blur]]? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6WHtvgJDPs Pure]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpMMuVlUmlc Awesomeness.]]
* [[https://rushjet1.com/ RushJet1]]'s ''Mega Man Remade'' albums. Not only do they manage to remix the majority of the soundtrack of various Mega Man games into ''[[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem VRC6]]'' [[note]](typically only skipping various songs that may not be heard in a playthrough, like the password and Game Over themes)[[/note]], there are also additional phrases into some of the songs and new [[RearrangeTheSong rearrangements]], such as the fortress stages.
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1UkE9h2zJg Mega Man 3 Remade]]'' has almost all of the tracks (the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beIUHGlCKos All Stage Clear]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1EmJzvoAUE Staff Roll]] themes nonwithstanding, unfortunately), but he made up for it by adding additional rearrangements for certain situations (such as the Doc Robot stages and the BossRush medley). He even did one of the Wily stage themes from ''Rockman World 3'', and there's also a MusicalNod to the castle boss theme from the first ''Mega Man'' game! [=RushJet1=] also [[http://rushjet1.bandcamp.com/album/mega-man-3-remade uploaded the soundtrack on Bandcamp]].
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBMnMkfPzBgPfpoRk6IcYPNkfaWl_7PLm Rockman Holic]]'', which is basically [[Music/BrentalFloss "what if more Mega Man tracks had]] [[WithLyrics Japanese lyrics?"]]
%%* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL90WFwE-70gv_BQHCfKaOiWFZuSqdmuR2 We are ROCK-MEN! 2]]'' is also worth mentioning.
* You know [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesomeness]] ensues when original tracks sound like it should belong to a ''Mega Man'' game:
** From ''Rockman Holic'', we've got [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDDrxR9ymUM "Reloaded".]]
** From ''We Are ROCK-MEN! 2'', we've got not one, not two, but ''four'' original tracks:
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w1wYJt75-M "Metamorphose".]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3TcSOuI3nU "Metamorphose feat. Dimension".]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8NkiJQJ5HY "Time Again rock version".]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_3CK9c0ywE "Time Again feat. Dimension".]]
* An artist called [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Vurez/videos?view=0&flow=grid Vurez]] had been remixing game tunes. His ''VideoGame/MegaMan6'' arrangements sound like they belong to the culture each Robot Master come from:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkL2-wC7fio Silver Setting Sun]], aka Tomahawk Man's theme.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyfls9UOBy4 Rising Sun Warrior]], aka Yamato Man's theme.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJJwKhArfhM Flaming Desert Sand]], aka Flame Man's theme.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoTBh2dLWpw Amazonian Flower]], aka Plant Man's theme.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KaFkj90vBk Flurry of Frozen Fury]], aka Blizzard Man's theme.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EiDTf7Awhg Wind Swoop]], aka Wind Man's theme.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wuF97HPXJg Odyssey Beyond the Falls]], aka Centaur Man's theme.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC51C48fjCI Fortress of the Knight]], aka Knight Man's theme.
** Not a ''VideoGame/MegaMan6'' Robot Master, but his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYpct2Bjz6g Pharaoh's Last Dance]] deserves a mention.
* Ever wondered what the ''Mega Man'' series would sound like if it was released on the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis? [[https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLegendOfRenegade/videos?flow=grid&view=1 TheLegendOfRenegade/MixerProductions]], a user on Youtube who makes Sega Genesis remixes of each track has your answer! And they sound incredibly awesome!
** Playlists include: [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0jbwTITrHXaBy3etRm-nmkx-f-QaPOwQ MM1&2]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0jbwTITrHXYvDcxlf9yPtcyxZ7ZlkW3c 3&4]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0jbwTITrHXag251k26lAzXwX4Capx9MN 5&6]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0jbwTITrHXbA31nYgKs863E4UgLxUJkh 7]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0jbwTITrHXZtooqojrl2tTNC6tpr3rO3 8]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0jbwTITrHXbQ0-eFV9SjOYSjWkfalOi6 9]], [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0jbwTITrHXbm4X9z8yNLUc-2z9FOZvep 10]], and more!
** Highlights include: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFXUkw8qx_E Cut Man]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNq21ZHldzY Quick Man]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frl6HDq4DNA Spark Man]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMqTIrmV3CQ Skull Man]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo3bDzNRXVQ Jewel Man]], and more!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/user/SmoothMcGroove Smooth McGroove]] recreates [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyx9-kWYjDI Spark Mandrill]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_Ct49H1ng Mega Man 2 Wily Stage]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awxY2PUTKq8 Mega Man 3 Wily Stage]] ''using only his voice''.
* From Music/OverClockedRemix, we have the 5-disc remix album ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL60A8B4771A282595 Mega Man X: Maverick Rising]]'', chock full of awesomeness and love for the ''X''-series.
* What could make the climatic FinalBoss theme of the Zero series even more awesome? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOBfOxDPcQI Make an orchestral remix!]]
* For Mega Man's 27th Anniversary a group of fan composers and artists compiled a selection of rock and electric based remixes and fan art for all the world to enjoy! All the track names are in Latin, which have some pretty cool meanings when translated (though the grammar isn't entirely perfect so some logical inferences must be made):
** "Ab initio, Hyacintho Animarum" - "From the beginning, a Blue Soul" (A Total War, ''Mega Man Battle Network 5'').
** "Contendo! Caveo...." - "I Attack! I Avoid..." (Trap Phantasm, ''Mega Man ZX Advent'').
** "Ave, Hyacintho Fabularis Eroe" - "Hail, the Story of the Blue Hero" (Sky Lagoon, ''Mega Man X4'').
** "Fleo, clamor et doctrina; constantia in rebus adversis" - "Crying, Shouting, and Learning; Constantly in a State of Hostility" (Final Boss Theme, ''Mega Man 6'').
** "Fratello, Comitis, Eroe" - "A Brother, A Comrade, A Hero" (Zero's Theme, ''Mega Man X1'' and ''Mega Man Zero'').
** "Occasio Nova" - "A New Occasion" (Get a Weapon, ''Mega Man 3'').
** "In perpetuum fratres" - "Brothers Forever" (X vs. Zero, ''Mega Man X5'').
** "Numquam Cedite" - "Never Disappear" (Fragments, ''Mega Man ZX'').
** "Macto Angelus; Ignis Caelum" - "I Punish the Angel; Sky of Flame" (Geetz Battle, ''Mega Man Legends 2'').
** "Hyacintho Semita" - "The Narrow Blue Path" (Opening Stage, ''Mega Man X6'').
** "Fati est Victoria; Acta est Fabula" - "The Victory Has Been Spoken, The Record is Legend" (Staff Roll, ''Mega Man 5'')
** "Via, Veritas, Vita, Initum Novum" - "The Journey, The Truth, The Life, A New Beginning" (Shooting Star, ''Mega Man Star Force'').
* Music/GaMetal has the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuu_au0-_eE "Mega Man Mega Medley"]], a downright ''incredible'' medley of metal remixes of various iconic Mega Man tunes, varying from Duo to MM2 Dr. Wily. All the remixes are rather faithful to the originals with the keyboard, but add in an extra dose of intensity.
* From the aptly named Epic Guitar, we have the covers of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrd5IAVr57M opening]] of ''VideoGame/MegaManX5'', and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn7-8zetMqQ X vs Zero Battle theme]].
* Ever wonder what it would sound like if the final set of ''Battle Network'' games released after ''Double Team DS'' on the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance got the virus busting theme remastered on the DS soundfont like all the other cartridges you could insert? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C4rJ9-41Sk Well, wonder no longer.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/user/PrincessZelda2020/playlists PrincessZelda2020's]] ''VideoGame/MegaMan7'' remixes of classic-series tracks. The ''Mega Man 7'' soundfont has surprising versatility. [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLau0QySy25RXH-sOHVNF6FiZXrPpxmQd4 Here is a consolidated playlist of classic tracks.]]
* [=BaghiraZero=] has some addictive mixes too! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQX7lVwBtUA&t=69s Gyro Man (Endless Clouds Remix)]] has a great sense of bliss. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NhPbfGTR1k Stage Selection Mix (Difficult Choice Remix)]] stands out as well, remastering the stage selection songs from ''Mega Man 1-10'' into a catchy tour of said songs.
* The intro stage theme of the first X game will always be a classic. But how about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfLDM1jibso a Eurobeat remix?]] As awesome as it sounds, perhaps even more so!

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* While not really for a game, the fan music [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJpvYzIGon8 Metalmouth Vulture]], its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nEt_eo1epc remastered version]], and an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0cAsSXL76Y 8-bit remix for it]] are all extremely awesome for a stage of a non-existent Maverick.
* Even Chiko's detractors won't deny he picks great music for his hacks. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PSXbAbvoZE Crystal Man's stage]] from ''Rockman 5: Dood in Wily's Last'', for instance. The original [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aHD2MTwIIE Tabibito by Satomi Takasugi]].
* ''VideoGame/MegaManUnlimited'' has some pretty good tunes that can definitely get into your head. Kevvviiinnn, one of the composers for the game, [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbHJBmNT-przK0L7YmuzLhxogZ0moOiGC posted all the music on Youtube]].
** [[https://youtu.be/xqmpich8Knc Wily Stage 3]] gives a feeling that you can't give up just yet, despite how hard it's been. There's [[https://youtu.be/xqmpich8Knc an older version of it]] which has a few minor instrumental differences as well.
** The theme to [[https://youtu.be/Ortn2WGAFjg Nail Man's stage]], dubbed "Construction Destruction", which is a great song with a massive construction feeling to it! [[https://youtu.be/zygjot2YV4Q?t=1m50s The original stage theme]] was quite different, although it still has the same Construction feeling to it.
** Comet Woman's stage [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3TfPClD8Sk Version A]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtmzwnbhVd4 Version B]]. And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QitLZER-LsE this]] is an arranged version of the song - even better than the original.
** Jet Man's stage, "[[https://youtu.be/u0qQfdXO6UU Wings Cut Through the Night]]", has an atmospheric feeling to it, like you're at an airport in a bustling city at night, which is exactly where it's located.
** [[https://youtu.be/MpFcfSU2OI0 Cyclical Rampage]], the theme for Yo-Yo Man's stage, is designed after the music in Tornado Man's stage from 9 but with its own spin on it. During the second half of the song, the high pitched notes go up and down, just like a Yo-Yo!
** [[https://youtu.be/-uH_TrwMRhg Yoku Man's stage theme, "Deathtrap Mirage",]] is a very erratic song with tons of disappearing Yoku block sounds being put in the background. ([[MasterOfIllusion Yoku Man is said to control the disappearing blocks from previous games]] and has his own stage after you collect the YOKU letters.)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERVHo0As4p0 Trinitro Man stage, "Frenzied Superheat"]], is a fast paced song with an explosive tint to it, which definitely fits the Trinitro gimmicks and himself. [[labelnote:Fun Fact]]He was originally Nitro Man, after nitroglycerin. However, when ''VideoGame/MegaMan10'' was released with a totally different Nitro Man as a boss, he was renamed Trinitro Man - as in trinitrotoluene, or TNT.[[/labelnote]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERVHo0As4p0 There's also an older version of it]], which, while not having anywhere as explosive a vibe as the final product, still has a very chemical feeling to it.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qJ4wmwarbc Occupied Wily Boss 2]] takes [[spoiler:Protoman's whistle]] and turns it into a kick-ass boss theme.
** [[https://youtu.be/dUea9R9shgg Occupied Wily Fortress Stage 4's theme]], "The Menace Lurks Near", has a dark tone that shows you that whatever Wily's got planned isn't going to hold back.
** "[[https://youtu.be/hyKnugYaM1I Countdown to Void]]", the theme to the unknown stage that precedes the unknown boss, is a very mysterious but foreboding theme that tells you whatever lies ahead is going to be lethal, especially to poor Mega Man. "[[https://youtu.be/QxybUptPkQU Division by Zero]]", the theme for the "unknown boss" [[spoiler:(really a prototype Zero)]], has a panic inducing medley of various Zero themes which that tells you that you're fighting against somebody [[HopelessBossFight you have no hope of beating]], and true to that, at the end, Mega Man barely gets out alive with his arm cannon ripped off as you listen to [[https://youtu.be/oJrcbfUrVFQ a frenzied theme]] that tells you you have to get out of the collapsing fortress '''[[https://youtu.be/oJrcbfUrVFQ fast]]'''.
%%** The ''Mega Man 7'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkUH9_Fmt4E remix of it.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ssHY0_MDo Glue Man.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3WAd9OSHO4 Rainbow Man.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COE5QzDV4ho#t=1m25s Tank Man.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp4Vxn0wfLM Occupied Wily Stage 2.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbsYCParU4U Occupied Wily Boss 3]], aka [[spoiler:Bass' boss theme]].
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrKXDLzymaQ Occupied Wily Boss 4]], the theme for [[spoiler:the Wily Machines]].
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuQ3o21RAE0 Whirlpool Man]], the extra boss.
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAEExWFZkJ0 The Endless Attack theme]].
* The soundtrack for ''VideoGame/MegaManXCorrupted'' has lived up to the standard of the original games.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWOhR8_eCnU Unknown Boss Battle]]", probably one of the best fangame tracks out there! And its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekIjJnlsNCw remix.]]
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdoRRKcDOj8 Skyway]]" (Hurricane Hoatzin's stage), in addition to being an excellent song in its own right, contains a MusicalNod to "Awakening Will" from ''Mega Man Zero 2''.
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ47immxaQ8 Opening Stage X]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg2H3MO1Ixk Opening Stage Zero]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=budwpAAcKB0 Underwater Caves]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYKJXdiRolM Gloomy Light Swamp]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjJUw-MsXZ8 Weapon Factory]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PsdAttGfWQ Power Plant]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fufY4z5TePE Laboratory]].
* In ''VideoGame/MegaManRocks!'' there are a few good examples: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b7igThkXk4 Anchor Man]], whose level is ship-based, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83-whiqcdA8 Hit Man]], whose level is city skyline based along with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgVNsdFVhD0 Police Man]] who has a stage which appears to be half death trap half robot-police training center.
* ''VideoGame/MegaMan72'' - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-b3khyCPf8 Buzz Man]] is a good example.
* The Doujin game of ''VideoGame/RockmenR: Dr. Wily's Counterattack'' - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwNT6BWnexg Demo - Intro Stage]] and although you may have to look for a Lets Play version Laserman's level, Weasleman's level, and Wily 3 are very Rockman/Mega Man PSX feeling.
* ''Mega Man PC: The CRORQ Chronicles'', which is a remake of the crappy ''Mega Man PC 1'' and ''3'' games, has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S1p_x3H_XY Dynamite Man]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAICdWNIrv8 Sonic Man]]. Or, rather, ''[[WhatCouldHaveBeen was]]'' [[DevelopmentHell going to]] [[DeadFic feature them]].
** This hasn't stopped one user from making music for all the Robot Masters in the PC games, [[https://youtu.be/VKkLmE8C-Rw which you can listen to here]], with each of the songs fitting the Robot Masters in some way or another; Sonic Man's is slow and underwater based, Dyna Man's is rapidly paced and erratic, Volt Man's has noises simulating electricity, Blade Man's is very quick with a sharp feeling to it, Shark Man's has a very ocean vibe to it, Oil Man's wouldn't be out of place on an oil rig, Wave Man's is fairly fast paced with an atmospheric vibe to it on the water treatment plant he's in, Torch Man's is much slower and sorrowful, fitting how he's in the sewers, and Bit Man's is fairly random but definitely has a certain beat that makes it catchy.
** They followed this up with [[https://youtu.be/mcPKHYQ3_x0 the Wily music]] later on, having a fast paced beat that definitely feels as if you're running through his gauntlets.
* ''Mega Man Maximum'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HefSwyEYAg Bell Man]] which really feels like it fits into ''Rockman/Mega Man 4'', and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG76JriacNM Opening Theme]] which hearkens back to ''2''.
* ''VideoGame/RockmanNoConstancy'' is renowned as one of the most advanced and difficult ''Mega Man 2'' ROM hacks. It's particularly praised for its music, which is all remixes of other games, not all from ''Mega Man'' games:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmHvO8EDTVA Opening]] (From ''Nettou The King Of Fighters '95'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4dyR9r1m7E Title/Wily 6]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zp13bc--v8 Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlU6o_tbFFI Password]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iets-tOvaI GD Leen]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC8EfdKVis0 Stage Select]] (From ''Nettou The King Of Fighters '96'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-4fx7X9_a8 Stage Start]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHHHGd8nVPI MegaMari]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzbsXClShQg Bubble Man]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgJ5woLIQYU The King Of Fighters '96]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFOMxU45Tac Flash Man]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tm4Hb0Kkjc Mega Man Zero 4]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8HklIjgOLY Heat Man]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxbEoUAqtAs Mega Man Zero 2]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td7hjf1u83E Crash Man]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wifVLG2O3OU Gals Fighter]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otp-Qe88ZfE Air Man]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMFtYKgc2S4 Legend of Valkyrie]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqt8lGBPbr8 Metal Man]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0npMqjoVL0 Mega Man X2]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7pVNuhZmWI Quick Man]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlJtBDpoJWg Namco X Capcom]]'') is frequently cited as a fan favorite.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUG0n898n6M Wood Man]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPdUjStz4kQ Dezaemon+]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2cnoeokkGE Stage Clear]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g863KEeqmOg Bounty Sword]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VSCDL0yyx4 Get Weapon]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csNnPhz3NxA Mega Man X 3]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdd6-ld9Ofw Wily Map]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGeuXItQNfE Super Wagyan Land]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-JUqTJnaJY Wily 1/2]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_EOeF5GFXI Super Robot Taisen A Portable]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9blZCbCteU Wily 3/4]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzFscdp66tI MegaMari]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swmnt0_TcxM Boss/Wily 5]] (From ''Nettou The King Of Fighters '96'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Rxqxjo3y0 Final Boss]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnx1J2KuPlM MegaMari]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptQMoCVQI6k Game Clear]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDqtl7VH_qs Metal Slug]]'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjVT4sbfa-A Ending]] (From ''Final Fight One'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_O61uS1zFM Credits]] (From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh0rSvI1FOQ Yuu Yuu Hakusho 2]]'').
* Not to be left out is the amazing ''VideoGame/Rockman4MinusInfinity''. [[BulletHell The Wily Capsule]]'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBTA8Ob_tFQ theme]] is extremely fast-paced.[[labelnote:*]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdWPzCrqRn0 It comes from]] a ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' game on the UsefulNotes/GameBoy, of all places. Said song was also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paOENVRWlmQ#t=3m57s remixed]] in the SNES ''Doraemon 2''.[[/labelnote]]
* Despite mostly using original series songs (and devamps for games that weren't offically in 8-bit), ''VideoGame/MegaMan8BitDeathmatch'' has a few original tracks of its own, usually for bosses that didn't debut in 8-bit. [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHRUdGcM9DsgOcYntorDQp6XL0fpY8x9u You can listen to most of them here.]]
** The Guts Dozer is an 8-bit arrangement of Guts Man's theme from ''[[VideoGame/MegaManThePowerBattle Power Battle]]'', even including a devamp of the theme to... [[spoiler:[[MemeticMutation Guts Man's ass]]]].
** [[https://youtu.be/cMYn83e92YI The boss theme to the]] ''Evil Energy Robot'' from ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' arc is extremely tense, [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem VRC6-chip utilizing]] ([[DiscOneFinalBoss Disc-One final]]) boss that is fitting for the life or death of the world. Also, its [[https://youtu.be/TMZJdJQD2S4 beserk theme]], playing where after [[TurnsRed you deal enough damage to it]], arranges it into an even more catastrophic theme.
** This isn't the last time the motif isn't used in the game, at least as of v5b; the teaser cutscene for v6 includes [[spoiler:the player character briefly being infected with [[TheVirus Roboenza]], accompanied by [[https://youtu.be/S5Gumv_zXxY an arrangement that really shows the malice and pure evil that Wily has unleashed]] as the game shows your character going into an uncontrollable rage of destruction with its influence.]]
** The shining example of this has to be the theme of the bonus boss of v5, [[spoiler:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6P5KuKK72A Quint]]. Because of the time-travelling aspects of the fight, the theme changes to incorporate Solar Man's theme and the MMX intro stage in two of its phases! That's also not even getting onto that he even fights alongside himself when in peril.]]
* The soundtrack of the ill-fated ''Mega Man Time Tangent'' is full of wonderful medleys, even including an 8-bit homage to [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Soraio Days]]. While the sadly game never came out, the Time Tangent Team has kindly [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKVZblAlxFgmNXyWxZDnikBKmwvC4D2nm put all the music on Youtube]].
* ''Rockman 2 Basic Master'', a ''Mega Man 2'' ROM hack that came out in 2017, has some nice choices and 8-bit renditions for stage themes! For example, [[https://youtu.be/2AZ1vzS4GHE Wood Man's stage]] has music from VideoGame/MegaManLegends, specifically "Bonne Forces in the Field".
* ''VideoGame/MegaManRevolution'', while being an all right game on its own, doesn't have much outstanding music, either being unfitting for the stage, having awkward instrumentation, having extremely ear-piecing pitched tones (the worst offender being Pyre Man's stage, and we're talking about "[[VideoGame/MegaMan7 Slash Man's claws]] [[NailsOnABlackboard on a chalkboard]]" bad), or just plain out unmemorable, but thankfully, it does have a few gold songs within it. If you want to listen to the entire soundtrack, [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRxXf7JmRV4xLVH28u6SA1WcOXLHhHdU6 here's a playlist of it,]] but here are some select few:
** [[https://youtu.be/FkwRqQjQdkA Storm Man's stage, "Dancers on the Storm"]], has music that would definitely sound fitting to play on a rainy day.
** [[https://youtu.be/I8bz6alQp2o Ghost Man's theme, "Spooky Robots"]], has an eerie feeling to it which wouldn't be out of place from something in ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}''.
** [[https://youtu.be/tz9EDGWdXnM The Robot Master battle theme, "Against Unmeasurable Odds"]], is styled after the boss theme from ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass'' while putting its own spin on things.
** The Wily stages have probably the best music for ''Mega Man Revolution''.
*** [[https://youtu.be/3_8MJ4XdlHc The theme to Wily 1, "Inner Struggle"]], has a feeling that you're ready to storm Wily's castle and take him down once more, and widely considered to be the best song of the game
*** [[https://youtu.be/kPs9DHNRXz4 Wily 2's theme, "Dr. Wily's Menacing Watch"]], continues with this, and while not sounding as memorable as Wily 1's theme, true to its name, it has a feeling that Wily's watching your every move inside his castle and that you should be cautious.
*** [[https://youtu.be/0A5O8ekPNJw Wily 3's theme, "Waiting for Death"]], has a much more simple but deadly feeling to it as you head off into the castle's cistern, avoiding enemies as the water pushes you forwards on your way to the boss[[note]]who fittingly enough, is a reaper[[/note]].
*** [[https://youtu.be/0A5O8ekPNJw Wily 4's theme, "Outer Appearances"]], is another contender for the best theme in the game, although unfortunately you only hear it for a short while before entering the capsule room.
*** Even the boss themes inside Wily's castle don't cut slack; the theme for the Wily bosses, titled [[https://youtu.be/_6EHXCjbOQc "Wily Machine"]], is a very frantically paced song that emphasizes that Wily doesn't want to lose, and the theme for his machine, oddly titled [[https://youtu.be/w1AbJiE5NM0 "Wily Machine #384389"]], is also pretty good with its energetic beat.
** The songs for [[spoiler:the true BigBad (Dr. Remir)'s fortress, Sondebar Base, after you defeat Wily, assuming you've collected all the MEGAMANR letters]].
*** The theme to [[spoiler: the Sondebar Shooter stage, simply titled [[https://youtu.be/897hXFeF1JY "Shooter Stage"]], has an underwater feeling as you dive off to Remir's base via an UnexpectedShumpLevel]].
*** [[spoiler: Remir 1]]'s theme, "[[https://youtu.be/-ZeIyNR9R40 Dark Rainy Days"]], has a dreary and calm vibe as you head off into their base.
*** [[spoiler: Remir 2]]'s theme, "[[https://youtu.be/M7haaVVvvnE Mechanized Marshal]]", is the opposite with a frantic tone to it as you avoid all the enemies placed in the level.
*** [[spoiler: Remir 3]]'s theme, "[[https://youtu.be/a4_6FuM2Ax8 Determined Glance]]", has a far more evil and foreboding vibe to it as you're inside a factory that actually makes evil energy.
*** [[spoiler: Remir 4]]'s theme, "[[https://youtu.be/cIU1-aGw-_M Tragic Construction]]", has a feeling of sorrow as you chase him off in his domain, which looks neglected, [[spoiler: and also may be referring to the fate of his people]].
*** Alongside that, the two themes for when you actually fight him are tense for what they are. [[spoiler:The first theme for Remir's Machine, "The Final Showdown", has you pitting him down against his own machine with some awesome sounding music, and the final theme when you fight his true form, [[https://youtu.be/xSHb79S6Lo4 "The Truth Revealed"]], is much more alienish as you actually fight his true form, learning his true intentions on why he was there in the first place at the end as well.]]
** Mike Crain has recomposed all the songs from the ground up (and composed new ones specifically for ''Remix''), but this time, done properly in Famitracker with the Namco [=N163=] chip and the Sunsoft [=S5B=] chip, as the [[https://corlenbelspar.bandcamp.com/album/mega-man-revolution-remastered-ost Remastered]] soundtrack. When Mike Crain took over development of the ''Remix'' version, this soundtrack was one of the first ones he implemented, alongside the Sprites INC. soundtrack (described below).
*** Ghost Man's theme (Spooky Robots), while having the same basic composition as the original, has gotten a more spooky vibe to it with the enhanced audio.
*** Sand Man's theme (Underneath the Australian Sun) fixes the dissonant parts that the original had, thus making it sound more eerie.
*** Pyre Woman's theme (Burning Madness) has been redone into a very fast-paced song made to sound like you're running from a burning building. The best part is that it includes vocals, made to reference joke lyrics some fans made for the high pitched segments of the original song.
---->No [=McWily's=] for you, no [=McWily's=] for you...
*** Amp Man's theme (Amped Amp Man) is turned into something that sounds like dubstep in 8-bit form, which makes it far more fitting for the stage.
*** Cryo Man's theme (renamed to "Out of the Cold") sounds more fitting for an ice level than the original version, with a more icy feel to it.
*** Haste Man's theme (Speed Champ) makes the song fittingly fast-paced for a speedy Robot Master.
*** Saw Man's theme (Industrial Pinter Panter) is much faster than the original, and also has saw sounds in the song itself.
*** Storm Woman's theme (Dancers on the Storm) is also a bit faster, but has more added to the melody.
** The Wily stage tracks (at least the ones in OG) also got changed for the better.
*** Inner Struggle was shortened and made more fast-paced.
*** Dr. Wily's Menacing Watch, while also shortened, feels a bit more ominous than the original.
*** Waiting for Death got a total redo to make it sound less ambient and more like an actual song. While a few elements from OG's version got carried over, the rest was entirely redone, while keeping the haunting feeling it once had.
*** Outer Appearances, already a great song, was made even better. The melody was enhanced and the tempo was increased, plus the sudden change in tempo after the intro is absent, making the transition feel more natural.
*** Theme of Wily got entirely redone, no longer a simple loop, but a full song. While the original version's melody is still somewhat there, the rest is entirely original.
*** As for the new songs specifically for ''Remix'', they don't cut slack either. Castle of Strange (a theme for Wily 2) is a fast-paced tune that works fittingly for a stage where you have to avoid crushers.
*** On the Run (known as On the Mend before an OST video was uploaded with the track's new name) has an ominous vibe to it, fitting for a chase through a cityscape.
*** The Remir cutscene theme, fittingly titled "Tragic Turn of Events", is a shorter remix of Tragic Construction with a bit of the Sondebar Base's intro theme incorporated, essentially telling you that you are not done yet, and now have to travel to the Sondebar Base and defeat Remir (if you have the MEGAMANR letters, that is).
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eem-XRrEmAQ The "HD" soundtracks that Mike Crain has done]] sound like if Revolution got a Complete Works styled soundtrack.
** Sprocket Slam (based on the menu theme) has a mechanical sound to it, appropriately enough.
** Dire Needs and the true ending theme are combined together in a very great remix of both, titled "Remir Goes Crazy On Sax".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djIniCedvLs Then there's the 16-bit versions of the Robot Master themes]], all official. Some of them are as awesome as their Remastered counterparts. Mike has even posted a video with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X58iTSiBm38 the Wily stage themes (along with the normal boss theme and Wily boss themes as well (including the Wily Machine song))]].
* ''Mega Man Revolution''[='=]s soundtrack doesn't end there! As part of Sprites' INC revision of it, ''Mega Man Revolution Remix'', they're completely rearranging the soundtrack to a far better degree. One of the people working on it has [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7RrTy9kZihUKpMVz8j-RmTsH2x84RFPX made a playlist with most of the music belonging to it]], but here are a handful of tracks you can check out:
** [[https://youtu.be/lx_UQRabKAI Pyre Woman's theme]] is a very quick paced remix of the original Pyre Man's theme, alongside it being much easier on the ears than the original as it lacks the high pitched tones the original had.
** [[https://youtu.be/6t-cd1ctvic The Robot Master boss theme]] is a redone and more polished version of the original, and actually sounds like it could be in a real Mega Man game.
** [[https://youtu.be/Bk7tM2vJNsw "Forward Advance"]], a theme for Remix's Wily 2, can easily rival Castle of Strange in terms of composition, having a somewhat icy feeling to it as you advance further into Wily's castle.
** The project leader, ACE Spark, has made a video containing all the Wily castle music in the game, [[https://youtu.be/QfjWsOWqIwg which you can listen to here]]. Its first track is a remade version of the original Wily 1, while the others (except for Wily 5, it being a redone version of Wily 4's theme from the original) are entirely remade in one way or another, but all are definitely good to hear with the feeling the Wily stages in the series are known for.
** [[https://youtu.be/nSxWbv-DBt0 "The Place That Sends You Mad"]], a theme for Remir 4, is a triumphant theme that tells you your journey is close to ending and that you can't give up yet, but you'll have to deal with MindScrew along that path. It's so awesome that it's even part of the Remastered soundtrack, serving the exact same purpose.
* ''Mega Man Alpha'' has some sweet tunes that could even rival those from the official games:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x54d6yV7eb4 Rust Man's theme]] is what you get when you mix Dust Man's theme with {{Wuxia}}.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVNuvJZI1AE Barnacle Man's theme]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cartoon/Anime]]
!!Music from the [[WesternAnimation/MegaMan Ruby-Spears cartoon series]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX_XKIZ1aPc 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: [[MemeticMutation SUPER FIGHTING ROBOT!]] '''''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU MEGA MAN!!!]]'''''
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA-NRCAW90o The German version]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPWkPukU67k The Megas' version]]. That's right, [[Music/TheMegas the Megas']] done a rock rendition of it!
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-gujWuL1EQ#t=0m53s The music playing when Snake Man confronts Mega Man]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7glflIIGj6A The music playing]] before Mega yells at Wily at the beginning of this video.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBhC0alFAuU The closing credits song]], by [[{{Anime/Hellsing}} Mr. Big]], of all bands, has a great drum beat to it.

!!Music from the Megaman.EXE anime:
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o0nmqnD4NQ Kaze Wo Tsukinukete]]", by Jin Hashimoto ([[RetroactiveRecognition who you might recognize as the singer for]] [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders "STAND PROUD"]]) is an absolutely gorgeous and triumphant song that serves as the anime's first opening. It's absolutely brimming with spirit.
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ot5CaaRnac Be Somewhere]]", the opening for ''Stream.'' Mildly sentimental, gorgeously energetic, and ripe with courage, all in the same song.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCgrC0aPXBU "Futatsu no Mirai"]] is best known as the opening to ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ'', and for good reason. It's upbeat, energetic, and just sends a feeling of accomplishment down your spine.
* The final opening, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDs2WmF-qGw Shouri no Uta]]" ("Song of Victory") by Dandelion, just fills you with hope.
[[/folder]]

Let's face it... it would probably be easier to name all the songs that ''don't'' qualify. Pretty fitting where the main character and many of his most prominent associates are named for music.

* After reviewing the whole album of Mega Man X corrupted, We think we don't need to list out the good songs, because the whole album is god-like!
[[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGcDccv_Euur0slNdnczh2np_763aV5wv Go listen the extended album here]]

* After reviewing the wgole album of Mega Man x corrupted, I think we don't need to list out the good songs, becaus it's the whole album.

* So far, the soundtrack for ''VideoGame/MegaManXCorrupted'' has lived up to the standard of the original games. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ47immxaQ8 Opening Stage X]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg2H3MO1Ixk Opening Stage Zero]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=budwpAAcKB0 Underwater Caves]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYKJXdiRolM Gloomy Light Swamp]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjJUw-MsXZ8 Weapon Factory]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PsdAttGfWQ Power Plant]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fufY4z5TePE Laboratory]].
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWOhR8_eCnU Unknown Boss Battle]]", probably one of the best fangame tracks out there! And its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekIjJnlsNCw remix.]]
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdoRRKcDOj8 Skyway]]" (Hurricane Hoatzin's stage), in addition to being an excellent song in its own right, contains a MusicalNod to "Awakening Will" from ''Mega Man Zero 2''.

Now has its own page [[AwesomeMusic/MegaManX own page]].

* Not to be left out is the amazing ''VideoGame/Rockman4MinusInfinity''. [[BulletHell The Wily Capsule]]'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBTA8Ob_tFQ theme]] is extremely fast-paced.[[labelnote:*]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdWPzCrqRn0 It comes from]] a ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' game on the UsefulNotes/GameBoy, of all places. Said song was also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paOENVRWlmQ#t=3m57s remixed]] in the SNES ''Doraemon 2''.[[/labelnote]]

*** The Wily stage tracks (at least the ones in OG) also got changed for the better.

*** On the Run (known as On the Mend before an OST video was uploaded with the track's new name) has an ominous vibe to it.

[[AC:Mega Man X]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqVqG2mDV40 Zero's theme]]. It made him the [[BigDamnHeroes big damn hero]] that he is. Check out his ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTHEGUyq9V0 X2]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQgxfG8-sZA X3]]'' themes as well.
** His ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAwnAx3TGBY X4]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YtsB8DoyJE X5]]'' music are worth listens, too.
** Hell, even when Zero ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az0a00g_90o dies]]'' he gets great music.
** ''Maverick Hunter X'' integrates the factor of TearJerker to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-4dQU6lAfE it]] to perfectly fit the situation (and the song's own title too!). Ladies and gentlemen, prepare thy handkerchiefs.
** And now, we give you: ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'''s remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAf6fFmAL2w the original Zero theme.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRqEGDHnauE Spark Mandrill's theme]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWr3tcjCcBE Armored Armadillo's BGM]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntZz8L-pGYc Boomer Kuwanger Stage (Fortress Tower)]].
* Any guitarist worth his salt will appreciate [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDcNhkVxjmM Storm Eagle's theme]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju5qPxgFoQs Sigma Stage 1]], how can anyone not like this song? Not to mention the epic boss song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OZKFxMTIJg]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvK7SWJbuZM The Title]] along with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf3TxusGwgM Stage Select 2]]. Bonus point if you count [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5UHt9BOnWs the remix from Maverick Hunter.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rsJpon3Fkk Dr. Light is dead and a memory.]] Now it's your turn to bring about a peaceful world.
* The remixed versions of all the [=BGMs=] in the remake Maverick Hunter X: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Hi2n8kwkU Spark Mandrill]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3W4p-CPf8Y Boomerang Kuwanger]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TSuzZ2mUDw Storm Eagle]]. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-8oQfKT0GQ Stage Select theme]] also sounds pretty good.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ljiZ1mw_aU Sigma Stage 1]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sipwbakD4F0 Sigma Stage 2,]] which are made even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5UHt9BOnWs more]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFfktpMn_N8 epic]] in the ''Maverick Hunter'' remake.
** Listen to their awesome remix of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs1Eas0BPjQ Boss Fight theme!]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEMYIX4zSxA intro stage.]] That track essentially set the tone until ''X3''. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uzlm2MaCWw remastered version]] from ''Maverick Hunter X'' took a leap in the right direction.
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll8O0BNogRo This]] is also worth mentioning.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab_c6Nb5WjE Chill Penguin]].
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asGqX72xaSY Ending]] is very reflective and conveys being at a crossroads in life. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQvu0pVzgsU Cast Roll]] is definitely great, too.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeB-J1At7uk Vile's first theme]] deserves a spot on this page.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4lDgBoD8K0 Maverick boss theme]] is utterly epic for a game on the SNES. Expectedly, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3YhsMosEuo the remix of this boss music in Legacy Collection]] doubles the awesome just as you double your effort to fight two bosses at once.
* The happy sounding [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hA71h3cLeE Password screen]] counts as well.

[[AC:Mega Man X2]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXTvRdoIaZ4 Opening Stage theme]] alone is epic. Made surprisingly more epic by the 8-bit [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLa4abfW6vc Gameboy]] version.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmQz-iPvnIM Wheel Gator]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg2Lc3v7_D0 Bubble Crab's stage]] from ''X2''. And the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdBsmlGT0so remastered version]] for Tidal Whale's stage in X5.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShqLb9MwBco Flame Stag]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYvQ8pDTseQ Magna Centipede]].
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKU44GiVl_I X-Hunters Stage 1 & 2]] music.
* While short, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGPlhe5qcJw X-Hunters Stage 3]] music is arguably one of the most menacing and evil sounding themes in the series, enough so that it got an awesome remix in ''X6''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afCfbnOBAns Overdrive Ostrich]]. Made surprisingly better by the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quaK7DTzumA Gameboy version]]. Speaking of which, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oXy07T9PTk the Gameboy version]] of Wire Sponge is epic.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHB19MmyWRw Zero's theme]] is so awesome, it refills your lifebar.
** Special mention has to go to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t1pymsfRRY remix from]] [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel Vs Capcom 3]]; an upbeat and heroic techno remix to the song that provides a few extra parts for even more epic.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4NC7kzICuw Ending theme]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EUYM-k4HZs Gameboy version]] is equally epic.

[[AC:Mega Man X3]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIYA6CQ_E_k Vile's stage theme]] in ''X3'', and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm7fl3Cw4_o remastered version.]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL3m1izjzHY Blizzard Buffalo]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZWE0w1MKMU Blast Hornet]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EukSsk_73lU Neon Tiger]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5TanI96EdE Gravity Beetle's theme]]. And the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQVfFkmsXOE arranged]] version from the [=PSX/Saturn=] versions.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1MuWLHpmxA Crush Crawfish's theme]] ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k3eEk1w5pM remastered version]]) can definitely get you pumped up and start shooting stuff.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ukxh9Ra5oQ X3 Intro Stage]]. A triumphant, heroic song that really gets you pumped up for X's latest adventure. It's awesome enough that it was given an equally, if not more awesome [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC0aql5OUcU remix]] as X's theme for [[VideoGame/ProjectXZone Project X-Zone 2]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQgxfG8-sZA Zero's theme from that game.]] [[MemeticMutation Goes with everything.]]
* Zero's theme from the first title may be iconic, but there is no doubt that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tRji8olOtk this]] is the best rendition of Zero's theme.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7OK409x5HI Staff Roll.]]
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IUeaqWnhhI Staff Roll]] for the English PSX version, as well as the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PvnuqqGNW4 Staff Roll]] for the Japanese PSX version.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGL20caWwAA The boss theme]] is often considered a mixed bag. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRp8KKB4brQ The PSX version]] fixes that a bit. But [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frBJXdLDfb4 the Legacy Collection version]] for the Boss Challenge is considered to be an extremely HUGE improvement, felt like a certain Creator/ShojiMeguro lent a hand.

[[AC:VideoGame/MegaManX4]]
* Born in the golden age of PSX music, ''Mega Man X4'' has scarcely a weak, or even mediocre track to speak of. Favorites include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vse756mAMfo Storm Owl]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCic3Or2gQs Jet Stingray]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9J1cIlwoKI X's Intro Stage]]. It is also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELdWOgoKcsM remixed]] for ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', as X's theme.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgKHVHbLVlM Zero's Intro Stage]]. As awesome as X's.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj42WRDSCoY Slash Beast]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As_a-_GVZfs Iris Battle]]. The SoundtrackDissonance only fuels the eventual TearJerker.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrCkoQPBfz4 Double Battle]]. That guitar is [[{{Pun}} doubly]] awesome!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjnEezSfdKE Cyber Peacock]]'s eerie, synth-heavy theme.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHuzsD0Z3Qs Magma Dragoon.]]
* The eargasm that is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcaHO9qjKRo Sigma 2nd battle]].
* The sad, yet hope inspiring theme that is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7gprIFCYoc Dr. Light's Capsule]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vse756mAMfo Storm Owl's]] theme has a very emotional and dramatic tone to it, like something out of a war movie.
* There's the battle theme with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4nu7viU-iA Colonel and General]].
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK2uTlq2RJg American version]] of the ending theme has a melancholic tone that fits with the game's BittersweetEnding. For something more upbeat, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaB8sE02EGU One More Chance]] is also worth hearing.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDAW5f_nmDE Boss battle]].
* Even the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohXkLGSadw boss selected]]" theme is awesome too, if not one of the best in the series!
* And the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In8sUYVkvNE Stage Select]] preceding it.

[[AC:Mega Man X5]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_NRP3fLh1g X vs. Zero]]. Good music by itself, more so because it fits the circumstances. It's since become a legendary soundtrack to mark the decisive battle between both characters and one of the biggest moments of tension in the series. It's such a fan favorite that it made its way into ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', two decades later.
** Now WithLyrics! Track name [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5uN33IOTgk X-Buster]] from ''ROCKMAN HOLIC ~the 25th Anniversary~''.
* The mysterious [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxV7MnAqDDU Zero Stage 1]] really makes you feel like you're exploring a place unlike anything you've ever seen before... and by contrast, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Zc_67zjxs Zero Stage 2]] seriously sounds as if Sigma wants to hold a rave party, or that a ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' track ended up in the wrong series.
* Most of the Character Select screen themes are also pretty awesome, revving you up for the battle ahead. Just take a listen to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTk1hy7TNkk X5 Select]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy-roJyyYW8 The amazingly atmospheric unused Duff McWhalen/Tidal Whale music]] ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEJnpC1SuaE ingame version]]).
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57arnjuNmy0 Dynamo's Theme.]] For such a minor character, he had one rockin' tune.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV-32TlPuXg Grizzly Slash/Crescent Grizzly]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIC0TIwVpBY Squid Adler/Volt Kraken]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m42OInMFSqs Izzy Glow/Shining Firefly]]. That guitar is ''amazing''.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTsdtsoMfgM The Skiver/Spiral Pegasus]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EP2pyKKw64 Burn Dinorex/Mattrex]]. An amazing synth lead backed by crunchy guitar riffs.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT1vMWgAjis Axle The Red/Spike Rosered]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Admk8D5lqnw Dark Dizzy/Dark Necrobat]]. Icy synths, a lonely guitar lead, and a 32-bit slap bass combine to make one of the catchiest songs in the game.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLAdxbBbapM remix]] of Dr. Light's ''X1'' theme... Even sadder than the SNES one...
* This is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZEETJcpwAs the original version]] which the one above replaced; this depressing beauty was eventually used for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2n39dJWfA X Collection Credits.]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNnKk3OXDCs unused track, entitled "Armageddon"]], for when the space colony crashed. It sounds like a rock ballad, but there's a sense of the Earth being wiped clean...
* Sigma's incredibly intense [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNQpHoecUFc first battle theme]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q7gxQ-5gxY For the Last Time]], a final battle theme with a fitting name, as X5 was originally meant to be the X series' GrandFinale.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXCqjB_Zn1o boss theme]].
* Both intro stages sound great, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdpRRjxM7To X's stands out in particular]]. Nothing better for getting you pumped up for an action-packed sci-fi platformer.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YtsB8DoyJE Zero's Theme]], as opposed to his previous themes, suddenly gets an air of mystery and "more challenges I shall inevitably face" atmosphere around it. This music declares that Zero is officially TheStoic. %% "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIbjd62yeNo Zero Dead]]", the DarkReprise of this theme.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYtQQv4Z6HE Shadow Devil's theme]] is a remix of the Yellow Devil's them from [[VideoGame/MegaMan1 the original Mega Man]] that utilizes synthesized pipe organs to give the theme an increased sense of menace; perfectly befitting the legacy of all the devil monsters that came before him.

[[AC:Mega Man X6]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYOIgd2NWXU Weapon Center (Infinity Mijinion)]], which sounds like what you'd get if Music/{{Europe}} wrote a Mega Man stage theme.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz4qNw712aM Magma Area (Blaze Heatnix)]], which sounds like an unreleased Music/{{Dragonforce}} song.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDiVxIwToyU Northpole Area (Blizzard Wolfang)]]. It sounds melancholy, but shifts to a more hopeful feeling halfway through... and the whole time, there's that amazing synth bass.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS636syT2C4 Gate's Laboratory Stage 3, which doubles as both the final stage theme and Sigma 1st.]] It makes you feel like a creeping nightmare has come back from the depths of the underworld in an abominable state, [[CameBackWrong exactly the case here with Sigma.]] Or perhaps you ''have'' ventured into the underworld, as robotic satyr statues stand sojourn throughout the stage. And before you run even into Sigma, it gives you a very dark sense of foreboding. It's also the place where [[BossRush you run into all the old bosses]].
* [[https://youtu.be/LuWDDQRx3ZY Sigma 2nd]], which combines the first form Sigma battle themes from ''Mega Man X'' and ''Mega Man X2''. Also has a little bit of the latter's Sigma Virus battle theme serving as the intro to the face-melting medley.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oBQUHGxTmQ The Boss Battle]] music is even great. It sounds oddly like an '80s car chase theme.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZDvfWq-tkU Laser Institute (Shield Sheldon)]] has somewhat awesome wintering vibe underscored by some ''insane'' slap bass.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHPCdR3NHJU Opening Stage]] has a perfect "after the end" vibe. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNjD30VPbY8 international version is even better]] throwing some mournful, wailing guitars on top. It also shows X's sadness after the death of Zero.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVqHytbeRo8 Stage Select]] gives a sense of emergency for the crisis of the Nightmare Virus, and is possibly one of the best stage select tracks.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dms-I-71GZw Recycle Lab, Metal Shark Player's stage.]] You might not be paying attention to it all that much due to the stage's [[ThatOneLevel infamous difficulty]] (even by this game's standards), but it's got a very industrial feel to it, and it's a good tune to make you wanna hold out against the stage and see it through.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op87KRv4bb8 Inami Temple, Rainy Turtloid's Stage]]. A cool, collected theme with some absolutely gorgeous guitar riffs that compliments the stormy temple area Turtloid is hiding out in.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYeWo_9v38g Amazon Area (Commander Yammark)]]. Harpsichord and flute trade off, backed by toe-tappingly catchy jazz drumming, in one of the series most flat-out ''relaxing'' tracks. This song makes you think of plants and jungles.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-6KAggQGhg Gate Stage 1 & 2]], a fast-paced remix of the third X-Hunter stage's theme from ''X2''. It is fitting for the extremely challenging Gate stages, with all the spikes, lasers and Nightmare elements.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XylnXcqGLk0 Ground Scaravich's]] downright ''demented'' theme, featuring aggressive synths underscored by swirling piano licks and pounding snare hits. Fitting for arguably the most chaotic stage in the series.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DiPFXKm4wc Gate Boss Battle]] is an evil theme for the BigBad of this game.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGFT8G6Xvno Dr. Light Capsule]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_gzDJ7SqaM Moonlight]], sung by X's Japanese voice actor, helps to set the tone for an already awesome intro. The lyrics also detail how X feels lost in the post-ColonyDrop world without Zero at his side.
* [[https://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/rockman-x-sound-box-disc-06-rockman-x6/17%2520-%2520Hi-Max.mp3 High Max's theme]] is repetitive, but effective for an enemy that seems invincible at first glance, and even when you learn how to beat him, it helps to set the tone for a long battle.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS-8vkN3k54 The theme for Zero's return after you defeat Zero Nightmare]]. It's made even more emotional given that it's a remix of Zero's death theme in the original game, completely changing the meaning from the loss of a friend, to finding him again.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4grAu5myFU The ending theme]], coupled with a bittersweet and very emotional ending, one with X telling his best friend that he's bringing Alia's old friend back for her to heal and vowing to end the war, the other with Zero watching X from afar, proud of how much his old partner had grown, while Alia and X speak of their dreams for the future.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87T5NpWv9ns I.D.E.A]].

[[AC:Mega Man X7]]
* Say anything you want about ''X7''. Insult it all you like. But you must concede the music was awesome. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdoL8L9bsZ4 Vanishing Gungaroo]] and its driving guitar riffs, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaNPYEd-r8I Snipe Anteator]], which sounds like something that would play at some twisted Maverick rave, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuvGNf17vJY Ride Boarski]]'s in-your-face guitar lead and sweeping synths...
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6N_jtuH8g8 Conclusion, the theme for the uber-ginormous Sigma from X7.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHCKdLTZlM8 Splash Warfly]], an intense track backed up by its powerful breakbeats.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE-enIORneo Tornado Tonion]], an atmospheric track with one hell of a menacing slap bass part.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMjrOeTRzOs Conflict (Axl Intro Stage)]] set the stage for the game. It's too bad the rest of it fell flat on its face...
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wg7Djh9UfU Awake Road Again (Zero Intro Stage)]] is one of the ''best'' intro stage themes, with its distorted guitar riffs and pounding drumline.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QievvH9Abs4 Combination (Intro Stage Boss)]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgjrPTy0SIg Stage Select (Regular)]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCROEEdbspo Higher Than Air (Wind Crowrang)]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccIInCwumfE Ruins'n Vains (Soldier Stonekong)]]. Starts out with a distorted guitar riff backed by eerie synth and never lets up.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ipekx1Bojg Relation ~ Vs. Red]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJXJStIzTxE Code Crush.]]
* Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGjxCzcnW9U Lazy Mind]]. The original western [=PS2=] versions kept the music, but stripped the lyrics.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTYyu7hIx94 Our Blood Boils]]. First it comes out swinging with a churning guitar riff, then it shifts into a more laid-back, heroic vibe that transitions into a quiet break... before the guitar comes back in with a ''face-melting'' solo.
%%* The boss theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhHAQBXXH3A Decisive Battle]].
* Red's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7j7HvmWMJM kickass theme]].
* For those into ambient exposition music, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOTbEjJvLso Revealing]] is a must. (Its remix in ''Command Mission'', which is included on that list, is pretty sweet too.)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6N10_RRVx4 Flame Hyenard]]'s stage has some pretty good music if you can avoid getting burned to the ground.

[[AC:Mega Man X8]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_59BiW36zcQ Noah's Park]] starts off the game right with its frenetic riffs and echoing synth in the background.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmWkPA_v0yM Burn Rooster ~ Descending]] makes you feel like you're descending into the Earth's core with its sweeping guitar.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijcaOnMtSPM Central White]], Avalanche Yeti's stage theme. A fast paced track with some intense guitar riffs and an absolutely godlike slap bass, perfect for speeding through the snowstorm on your Ride Chaser, blasting anything in your way.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlv_tLwmlpQ Earthrock Trilobite ~ Evade]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Cz53_hQ1M Overheat]]. A mid-tempo rock number with some incredible guitar tremolos in the second half.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlXQeuBjNd0 Booster Forest (Bamboo Pandamonium Stage)]] theme and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8DTo8uszZI Ride Armor]] theme is fairly epic.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNNoSW2Nk3k Lumine's battle]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K_Jd7sk4sI themes]]. Phase 1 is like a church choir, fitting with the other [[FauxSymbolism religious]] themes in X8, and phase 2 is a ''badass'' rock theme.
* Jakob, Capcom's idea of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJPUqbEZrew elevator music]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8NYYSIC7Z4 X8's Japanese opening theme (called Wild Fang), subbed.]] Awesome. Such a shame they didn't at least leave the song in the western releases. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvkYmN8_7-U Here's the HQ version.]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5mr5PcqktY Stage Select (Regular)]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWfp-PlggzY Primose (Gravity Antonion)]]. Trippy techno... and it ''works''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyXsjjj7-yo Boss Battle]], which probably is the best BossBattle BGM in the series. And that's saying something.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ondnsQkeYbk boss confrontation scene]] is also good.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VkIIHgJgcI VS. Maverick Battle]]. Might not be as epic as the Boss Battle itself but it's pretty good too.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NXE-62DV8I Copy Sigma Battle]]. There's something magical about that guitar.
** How about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V58NabZCVZg the Real Sigma]] battle theme, a slower, more menacing remix of Copy Sigma Battle?
* Vile's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5xtcUA8wlo BADASS theme]]. Worth mentioning is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay-DDBXfv6U the track]] that plays during the cutscene when he kidnaps Lumine.

[[AC:Mega Man X: Command Mission]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q0eoj8wkLY Spider Magic]] the theme song of the character, Spider.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dkWSCpQNXw Marino's' theme]] is good too.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ6P5qFqGP4 Epsilon's 2nd Movement]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsZMAM0Jp8A X's theme]] is pretty damn good.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEI4_IzFWYk Zero's Theme]] is pretty damn catchy.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbBojAiJOtA Strength And Valor]].
%%* The ending theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcJUK_lmzGo PARTS]], deserves mention too.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vtzX7z4YLU Steel Massimo]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=220s5S91EWU Irregular Hunt II]]. Even the regular battle theme for the second half of the game is awesome!
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_4MAfGFX64 Event Battle]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JcGL-dQeVc Place of Oblivion]], the intro stage music which is also a remix of ''X7''[='=]s "Revealing".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O00RteuwoE8 Meet Ninetails!]] Having your ass handed to you never sounded so awesome.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZve2TEmP0E Boss/Executive Battle]], the Rebellion Cadre theme. It's ''especially'' awesome and fitting when fighting Ferham.
%%* How 'bout that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaDfmm789AA Resolution/Sympathy & Sorrow II]] theme?

** The theme of Prometheus and Pandora, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKJLzRrtG60 Trap Factory]]. They remixed it ''twice''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3YE2gH3QC0 Trap Phantasm]], and the glorious Gigamix, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av9yo63nk8s Trap Fanatics]].

*** On the Mend ([[spoiler:a Remir 4 theme]]) has an ominous vibe to it [[spoiler:as you travel through the MindScrew laden Area P A-38]].

** [[https://youtu.be/nSxWbv-DBt0 "Final Reflections"]], a theme for Remir 4, is a triumphant theme that tells you your journey is close to ending and that you can't give up yet. It also rivals On the Mend in fitting with the MindScrew aspect of its respective level.

* EXE 4:

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebu5ClL3ODQ 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.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebu5ClL3ODQ 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.

%%* EXE 4:

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYtQQv4Z6HE Shadow Devil's theme]]. It's a remix of the Yellow Devil's them from [[VideoGame/MegaMan1 the original Mega Man]] that utilizes synthesized pipe organs to give the theme an increased sense of menace; perfectly befitting the legacy of all the devil monsters that came before him.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djIniCedvLs Then there's the 16-bit versions of the Robot Master themes]], all official. Some of them are as awesome as their Remastered counterparts.
** Mike has even posted a video with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X58iTSiBm38 the Wily stage themes (along with the normal boss theme and Wily boss themes as well (including the Wily Machine song))]].

* The Complete Works set is pretty good, but [=U-GEN=]'s remixes of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT54Sx1lxA Charge Man]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHo3h0iulh0 Wily Stages]] take the cake.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-rgxR_zIC4 Skull Man]], a cheerful track featuring some of the best sounding 8-bit drums on the NES.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku_Ur8MAwIs Drill Man.]] So awesome, that it was featured in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnunSRIyqWs Rockman Online trailer.]] (the music starts kicking at 0:53)

* The Complete works set is pretty good, but U-GENs remixes of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT54Sx1lxA Charge Man]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHo3h0iulh0 Wily Stages]] take the cake.

** [[Music/TheMegas I want to be the one who fights for justice / I want to be the one / I've got to be the one!]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds88aL1hB6Q I want to be the one who fights against you / Doctor Wily!]] [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Although I like]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5lO3zUYU0o your moustache]].

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzb9pFwyiFY Wily Boss theme]], a frantic and chaotic fight theme. And the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nDgLMyQ3X4 remastered version for Shadow Devil]] in ''VideoGame/MegaManX5''.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx-LQop8hTQ Sigma Stage 1]], how can anyone not like this song? Not to mention the epic boss song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OZKFxMTIJg]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI5LjmRE1nM The Title]] along with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf3TxusGwgM Stage Select 2]]. Bonus point if you count [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dml2ySjzO3g the remix from Maverick Hunter.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJZwOEMuDgs Dr. Light is dead and a memory.]] Now it's your turn to bring about a peaceful world.
* The remixed versions of all the [=BGMs=] in the remake Maverick Hunter X: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX7k2HCIlXw Spark Mandrill]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw4HFYoBjSo Boomerang Kuwanger]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJKfyZZbz7A Storm Eagle]]. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGS0hbT9_M0 Stage Select theme]] also sounds pretty good.

** Listen to their awesome remix of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujZtxGh7tKg Boss Fight theme!]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Ft2niUeCU intro stage.]] That track essentially set the tone until ''X3''. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uzlm2MaCWw remastered version]] from ''Maverick Hunter X'' took a leap in the right direction.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hxbWcYlWM0 Ending]] is very reflective and conveys being at a crossroads in life. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6mfHURzd0Y Cast Roll]] is definitely great, too.

* The happy sounding [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_ln_F02OCc Password screen]] counts as well.

* The mysterious [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxV7MnAqDDU Zero Stage 1]] really makes you feel like you're exploring a place unlike anything you've ever seen before... and by contrast, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Zc_67zjxs Zero Stage 2]] seriously sounds as if Sigma wants to hold a rave party, or that a ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' track ended up in the wrong series.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBfrflu1g1Y Fittingly for the Robot Master it's based on,]] Impact Man's theme is heavy and mechanical. [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=adh7_q1hogw The instrumental version]] makes it seem more like a day-to-day construction site, which is fitting for Impact Man.