History AwesomeMusic / StreetFighter

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-kkK8vQRdk "Get On A Train"]] for Necro. While [[Tropers/X2X This Troper]] is impartial to his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUqbP2C0U54 -Drum & Bass Mix-]] in ''2I'', the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liPzK-U7xGY Backing Repeat version]] is pretty damn snazzy.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=233FGyYtmlo Poison's Theme]] has a jazzy, seductive feel to it, yet leaves you with the feeling that there's something off about it, reflecting her AmbiguousGender.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDWuKdo7J38 "You Blow My Mind,"]] Dudley's ''3rd Strike'' theme. Gets the feet moving, ya know? And by what we can hear of his new theme in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoOqT4oynzo SSFIV trailer,]] it's safe to say it Took A Level In Catchy.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5BB1v50r8k "Killing Moon,"]] Akuma's theme from ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike'', could quite possibly be the ultimate fighting game music.
** A DJ took Elena's ''3rd Strike'' theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWSFAditGyQ "Beats In My Head"]] (or the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7zPrwCC8fs arranged version]]), put it in his mix for the night and rocked the house with it.
* There's also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0r8JqqyZLw "China Vox"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOBtn46lLIs "Kobu,"]] the themes of Chun-Li and Ryu respectively.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYuzMs9c14Q "You Blow My Mind,"]] Dudley's ''3rd Strike'' theme. Gets the feet moving, ya know? And by what we can hear of his new theme in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoOqT4oynzo SSFIV trailer,]] it's safe to say it Took A Level In Catchy.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoPJeVqjeJc "Killing Moon,"]] Akuma's theme from ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike'', could quite possibly be the ultimate fighting game music.
** A DJ took Elena's ''3rd Strike'' theme, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3RBNdah19M "Beats In My Head"]] (or the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7zPrwCC8fs arranged version]]), put it in his mix for the night and rocked the house with it.
* There's also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fWRe-6XO2c "China Vox"]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6qPPhOnwTs "Kobu,"]] the themes of Chun-Li and Ryu respectively.

** The song used in advertisements, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNC2bofEetE "War"]] by Sick Puppies, is equally badass, with a segment of fans complaining that it wasn't used in the game proper. There's also a version with an extended intro.

** The most epic theme in ''IV'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sinVFTQGfuE Gouken's.]] Of course, it's all subjective.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHfXMxxYv28 Rufus' theme,]] which could count as more a Crowning Music Of Funny what with Rufus' {{Kiai}}s in the background.

*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK3oMkNvQrI On the subject of said trailer,]] it counts as both a Crowning Music of Awesome ''and'' Funny, since (in the words of someone else) you are watching Hakan "violate" most of ''SF'' history while a singing [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Yakko Warner]] is serenading you.

* Let's appropriately begin with [[VideoGame/StreetFighterI the game that started it all]], shall we?
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEUhH0nFXK8 Gen's original theme.]] It's crazy what composers could do with 16-bit back in the day.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDTdQ9jjsJE Lee]] [[CatchPhrase has good fortune]]. Yes he does.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utnUv3cJfzo Birdie,]] [[HandWave before he became a]] ScaryBlackMan.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxFhmS1zT3E Joe]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JnfxZggHX Geki,]] WeHardlyKnewYe.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhigIpStxwc Retsu's theme.]] Some BigOlEyebrows!
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-7usUVhw1M The original Stage Select BGM.]]
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPriHMPMghg bonus]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvPYWnNc39c stages.]]
** The ''entire'' arranged soundtrack for ''[[http://www.youtube.com/user/Renegade466isback#grid/user/7F179C52CF1C10A7 Fighting Street.]]''
*** You know, making Sagat's [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible So Bad, It's Horrible]] theme and making it actually sound ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geoWPmLnpyo good]]'' makes it deserving of having it a good soundtrack.

* It goes without saying that [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII the title that made Capcom synonymous with fighting games]] was known for its music just as well as it was known for its gameplay.
** The intro theme - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARJzWXXupeE CPS1,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPMJPTaSnTU CPS2, remixed as a character select theme,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-SHxrNXF4o SFII SNES,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMnWRTfT0W0 SSF2T PC, now as a menu theme.]]
*** The ''SSFIIT'' intro theme - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS8PniZnZKw CPS2]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bYVpT-9Vj8 PC.]]
** The Character Select theme - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK8zeX79uD8 CPS1,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkShIztV_i8&t=1m36s CPS2,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deLV-bh1xMY SFII SNES,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPyYU_jl5cY SSFII SNES,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3aq8mTUDm4 SSFIIT PC.]]

** It should also be noted that Sakura's theme ("I Want You to Know") has lyrics. So hear the totally cool [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q27LTko4TsY vocal version.]]
** Not to mention the fiendishly new track [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S-niyb3euE "Brave or Grave"]] made for M. Bison in ''Alpha 3''. Combine this with SNKBoss Syndrome and you've got possibly one of the most satisfying defeats in video game boss history.

* The ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' series:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSzPbO9DFcg "Jazzy NYC '99,"]] Alex & Ken's theme from ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike''. One song you never get tired of, no matter how many matches you play.
*** Keep in mind that this was so great a song, that (of this edit) it spawned ''seven'' versions, each one radically different: the aforementioned ''3rd Strike'' mix, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S2xgwcNGBE original version]] (complete with a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAMy2JNM7eA Latin Mix!]]), Sean's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK2ztNxa0q0 ~Street~ version]] in ''New Generation'' ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQcEJkuVWzs and its Light Edit arrangement]]), the ''2nd Impact'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JPekIiee80 -NY House Mix-]], and the ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAiUaW-Hl-I rendition.]]
*** How awesome is it? So awesome, that any song that relies on jazz will channel this song, and have the words "Jazzy [Insert Home City/Affiliated Locale Here]" [[FanNickname slapped on it]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYuzMs9c14Q "You Blow My Mind,"]] Dudley's ''3rd Strike'' theme. Gets the feet moving, ya know?
*** And by what we can hear of his new theme in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoOqT4oynzo SSFIV trailer,]] it's safe to say it Took A Level In Catchy.
** Elena's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ODyHKqtuM "Beats In My Head."]] If you didn't already know African Techno would be an awesome combination, here's your proof.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axQNWRDywW4 "Psyche Out,"]] Gill's theme from ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike'' is awesome as well. For a final boss that fancies himself a god-king and can ''resurrect himself to full life if you're not careful'', this fits extremely well. Also, it definitely encompasses the hopelessness of you beating him and how apocalyptic the world would be if you lost to him.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoPJeVqjeJc "Killing Moon,"]] Akuma's theme from ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike'', could quite possibly be the ultimate fighting game music.
*** A DJ took Elena's ''3rd Strike'' theme, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3RBNdah19M "Beats In My Head"]] (or the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7zPrwCC8fs arranged version]]), put it in his mix for the night and rocked the house with it.
** There's also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fWRe-6XO2c "China Vox"]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6qPPhOnwTs "Kobu,"]] the themes of Chun-Li and Ryu respectively.
** As for Oro and Sean in ''3rd Strike'', there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQe2goAbgpI "The Longshoreman."]] Necro and Twelve got [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSbU3ilyd5I "Snowland."]] Makoto's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAHD0FCv08Y "Spunky"]]... was just that. And lest we forget about [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzb93DV0Joo Q.]] Even the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAZHYPUemdg bonus stage]] had great music!
*** Q's theme can only be described as funky [[Series/TheXFiles X-Files]] music.
** Even the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrebS6dkNZ4 menu music,]] one of the reasons to own a home version. It's popular even among gamers who can't stand mainstream rap, not unlike the soundtrack of ''VideoGame/MadWorld''.
*** Point in case: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iefxrf_L-YU LET'S GET IT ON NOW!]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p0mZ3tCBLo Make the first move, so what's it gonna be? The chapter of the new world of Street Fighter III. The third chapter, so what's it gonna be? The chapter of the new world of Street Fighter III.]]
** The ''3rd Strike'' version of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zId56QBlCvs "Crowded Street."]] If there was a Chinese ''Franchise/JamesBond'', this would be the score to it.
*** Before that, ''2nd Impact'' gave Yun an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh9ekeyQVt0 ~Action Movie Edit~]] and Yang a more low-key and relaxed [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_vTrd4KV9c Drum & Bass Mix.]]
*** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWX2KTT_i1A original version]] found in ''New Generation'' was good, but its [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS69dpa8ZO4 Midnight Ver.]] from the arrange album is ''amazing''.
** From ''New Generation'' we have [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR6PVal_2CA "Leave Alone"]] for Dudley. Don't forget to catch its [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8ptLChN9Xo -UK House Mix-]] version from ''2nd Impact'' either.
*** Likewise, Ibuki's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK2qUAorPA8 "Sharp Eyes,"]] and the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YUJJqUU3GQ Piano Melo]] version from ''2I''.
*** From the ''NG'' arranged album, Dudley got a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE8gOxjGCHQ Rare Mix]] of "Leave Alone", while "Sharp Eyes" was given a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQSJBGd6uHg For Dancers]] rearrangement.
** Sean got [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij4BfrCWKoQ "San Paolo"]] in ''2nd Impact'', while Ken received the aptly-named [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrFJ-egsop4 "Funky Bay."]]
** Ryu and Ken shared [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhRq4g_klNk "Good Fighter"]] in ''NG''. Then came the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK-nXDPq9Nw -2nd Edit-.]]
*** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs9Us1wZaQE Brilliant Mix]] is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX97b9Qmewg "The Flame,"]] for Akuma's [[TheBusCameBack big return]] in ''2I''.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9blC3Wz4WRo Bottoms Up]], Hugo!
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv6Xe3zGi8Q "The Judgement Day"]] from ''NG''. [[LargeHam KNEEL BEFORE YOUR MASTER!]]
*** Its [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pquN3AFs1QE Heavy Tone]] mix is just as godly [[AGodAmI as Gill thinks he is]]. For bonus points, this arrangement is the earliest known work of Hideyuki Fukasawa, the man responsible for not only scoring the phenomenal soundtracks of (among others) ''VideoGame/{{Onimusha}}'' (games two and four) and ''VideoGame/ChaosLegion'', but for composing for Capcom's [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV seventh]] [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 generation]] [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken fighters]], ''SFIV'' included.
*** When Urien was introduced in ''2I'' to be the [[CainAndAbel Cain to Gill's Abel]], two versions of "The Nile" were created: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXI7GNzqDHQ a Drum & Bass Mix]] for Gill and a funky [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_r79tpZyfA Afro Edit]] for Urien.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-kkK8vQRdk "Get On A Train"]] for Necro. While [[Tropers/X2X This Troper]] is impartial to his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUqbP2C0U54 -Drum & Bass Mix-]] in ''2I'', the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liPzK-U7xGY Backing Repeat version]] is pretty damn snazzy.
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c42jKc3FVbY character select theme]] from ''III: 2I''.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-b1Q8wwREo "Knock You Out"]] the new theme for ''3rd Strike'''s UpdatedRerelease on PSN and Xbox Live Arcade by Adam Tensta and Simon Viklund.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-b1Q8wwREo "You know what they say, that 3rd Strike is what counts."]]

** Not to mention the fiendishly new track [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfZx0WSFbPw "Brave or Grave"]] made for M. Bison in ''Alpha 3''. Combine this with SNKBoss Syndrome and you've got possibly one of the most satisfying defeats in video game boss history.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJpdVrNFihs Abel's theme.]]

*** Q's theme can only be described as funky [[TheXFiles X-Files]] music.

** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A15xxIZ1YJQ Half Pipe theme]], you can't help sing along to the lyrics proclaiming that "This is our war, Street Fighter IV."

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dOO4_WCECk This stupid dope mix of Dudley's theme]].

** [[This is a stupid dope mix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dOO4_WCECk]].

* Several {{Website/{{Youtube}}}}rs try their hands at putting their own spins on these themes. Needless to say, it works. Check out [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSWHMheTz4M Good Fighter (Jazzy Tokyo mix)]] (Ryu and Ken's theme in ''III: New Generation'') by jelehu, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReiwGI0gKyw Summertime in London]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK4IY7g14uE Year of the Gentleman]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ynfkbAPcOY Good Fighter (Hip-Hop Remix)]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WSX3pBNUeU Backbreaker Revolution]] (the first two are Dudley themes: "Leave Alone" from ''NG''/''2nd Impact'' and "You Blow My Mind" from ''3rd Strike'', respectively; the third one is another "Good Fighter" remix, based off of its ''2I'' version; the last one is Hugo's "Bottoms Up" from ''2I'') by [=MaxieDaMan=], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKHTN_iHTXk Chun-Li's Downtime]] by Kariu for starters.

* Five words: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5TSlypCRAw Fresh Prince vs Guile's theme]].
** Better than that: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDFDzTOyLvo Guile's Theme - Slam Jam Remix]]. That's right, the song that goes with everything mixed with the song that slams and jams with anything.

** You can't have a list of awesome music from ''SSFIV'' without mentioning [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PW8E88OcLg Crumbling Laboratory.]]

* And now ''Super Street Fighter IV'' enters the fray with some brand new remixes.

* ''Arcade Edition'' gives us 4 new themes.

* And now ''Ultra'' gives us 5 more.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T0deq3gojM Rolento's Theme]], instead of the Bay Area theme from ''Alpha'', is now a remix of his original boss theme from ''Final Fight'', where you battle him on the Skyscraper Elevator.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=233FGyYtmlo Poison's Theme]] has a jazzy, seductive feel to it, yet leaves you with the feeling that there's something off about it, reflecting her AmbiguousGender.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66zQ--73mAU Hugo's Theme]], a fusion of The Circuit from Third Strike and Bottoms Up from 2nd Impact.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Fs2Iqhi48 Elena's Theme]], a trance-like remix of Beats in My Head, her theme from Third Strike, with hints of Tomboy, her 2nd Impact theme, thrown into the mix.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBezjbIyaDg Decapre's Theme]], a rather somber-sounding theme reminiscent of Alpha 3's compositions.

* Five words: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSX0oPaSYI4 Fresh Prince vs Guile's theme]].

* Five words: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSnu3tLXxKY Fresh Prince vs Guile's theme]].

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpZfbxXzmNA Rose's theme]] sounds like the {{Herald}} for [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Doomsday]]. But face it; if you could listen to such a song as fierce and graceful [[LadyOfWar as the woman herself]] while the world was going up in flames, you would.

* Five words: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3qus-O2uGA Fresh Prince vs Guile's theme]].

** The most epic theme in ''IV'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVR4ICinNNI Gouken's.]] Of course, it's all subjective.

** The extremely catchy [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKl7fuCHXwc Training Stage theme]. It's lively and energetic, making it the perfect song to workout to. Coincidentally, that's exactly what the fighters are doing too.

** The fact that it's taken so long to mention the extremely catchy [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKl7fuCHXwc Training Stage theme]] deserves nothing less than a Shoryuken to the face. It's lively and energetic, making it the perfect song to workout to. [[FridgeBrilliance Coincidentally, that's exactly what the fighters are doing too.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6CGEhuzAD4 Sagat vs. Ryu]] from ''Street Fighter Alpha 2''. The BEST version of Sagat's theme, bar none.