History AwesomeMusic / StreetFighter

** Stage USSR, Zangief - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TosG0dWQSXk CPS1,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvk6oA6FLsU CPS2,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSp5kE5saHQ 3DO,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlWDX9kDzsY SFII SNES,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UIWdzxO7tw SSFII SNES,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2Ehae2friA SSFIIT PC,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsIACYQqT-c USF2.]]

** Stage USSR, Zangief - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TosG0dWQSXk CPS1,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvk6oA6FLsU CPS2,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSp5kE5saHQ 3DO,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlWDX9kDzsY SFII SNES,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvMCCpU6Y8M SSFII SNES,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2Ehae2friA SSFIIT PC,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsIACYQqT-c USF2.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDrBjA9SCPI El Fuerte's theme]], a very energetic and traditional sounding theme for the chef Luchador himself!

** The Rashid vs. F.A.N.G finale theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bmofEPgFNo "The Turbulent Wind"]] fits its title perfectly with a beat of pounding strings accompanied by choir, serving as an ideal backdrop to what happened when Rashid, faced with the smug confession of the man who murdered his friend The Usher, finally decides to get serious and show exactly why he got that title as his nickname in the first place.

** Guile's Theme by Ayako Saso, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axibQV5YsOk "Strange Sunset."]]

** Cracker Jack's Theme by Ayako Saso, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcSaFw2D09g "Garnet Sky."]]

* The 3rd Beta Phase has brought us a new [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf814u11SvY Online Menu Theme]], and it is sure to get players pumped up for another fight coming their way with ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' style heavy metal. The song also gets used as part of the game's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJAuNd7cuu4 CG trailer]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5bHNZqgVws Kage's theme]], a {{Djent}} remix of Evil Ryu's Alpha 3 theme, "Black Power" that perfectly encapsulates the savage monster formed from the Satsui no Hado within Ryu.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV_Yx4hQSfY Akuma's theme.]] Much more of a YMMV than any other song in SFV, and potentially the weakest rendition of Akuma's theme, but there's no denying that the electronic pulsing seems to invoke the power of the Satsui no Hado that is slowly taking over Akuma completely, and will more than deliver as a backing track to any fight involving the Raging Demon.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHWIlg3VQK0 character select theme for the vanilla version]], one of the first tracks in the game to be heard by the general public, is pretty hype.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHWIlg3VQK0 character select theme]], one of the first tracks in the game to be heard by the general public, is pretty hype.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFsuHmrWf6o Guile's theme.]] It's all of the man's grief, depression, and suffering boiled down into the audio form which, once again, [[MemeticMutation goes with everything]].
** While [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHbobXMcBtE Sagat's theme]] is missing the aggression of his past self, it makes up for that with Thai instruments and ambiance. [[FridgeBrilliance It's perfect]] for the Emperor of Muay Thai who finally realized that revenge is meaningless and that there should only be the honor on the battlefield.

** And who could forget about "[[FanNickname Jazzy Russia]]", [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvwwfX_mKnU Zangief's theme]]. Notable for being frequently reported for [[{{Pun}} sexual content]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzOckSK5f8U Ibuki's theme,]] [[FanNickname gave the title of]] "Jazzy Kyoto."

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF2HWKGzIMc Oni's theme,]] a more evil sounding, the techno-metal remix of Akuma's theme.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwG9NWmBrGw Charlie Nash's theme]], a darker remix of his ''Alpha'' theme. Static distortions synthesized drums, and an ominous distorted guitar crescendo every so often paints a horrifying picture of a man brought back from death.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82fTvyUmuoQ Manet's theme]], a slow guitar piece with a mystical ambiance to it that grows in intensity as the song progresses, conveying the character's underlying power that is shrouded beneath an air of mystery and playfulness.

** The Ryu vs. Ken post-credits final battle theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s66WsfSlR8 "The Fist That Knows No End"]] transitions from an end-of-adventure style remix of Ryu's classic theme to a heightened take on his ''Third Strike'' theme "Kobu" with added powerful choir and drums. After shaking off the influence of the Satsui no Hado and putting an end to Shadaloo, Ryu and the ''Street Fighter'' story, in general, are finally ready to move forward to the next chapter.

* Say what you want about ''VideoGame/streetfighters'', but you ''cannot'' deny that the games had great music. Our hats go off to the composers over at Arika who was genius enough to come up with these tracks, namely: Takayuki Aihara, Ayako Saso, Shinji Hosoe, and Yasuhisa Watanabe (who came along starting in ''[=EX2 Plus=]''). Starting with the themes from ''EX Plus Alpha''/''[=EX3=]'':

** Skullomania's Theme by Takayuki Aihara, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r21_UoagncQ "Amusement Crime."]]

*** His ''[=EX2=]'' theme and ''[=EX3=]'' midboss theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjBsTuDEXak "More Stronger"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WIito8jToQ "Great Stronger,"]] wasn't anything to scoff at either.

* Original Mode of ''[=EX3=]'' threw a musical curveball by giving each stage its own theme instead of your opponent's respective theme. Aside from the aforementioned "Great Stronger", check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Z2jm3lwAE "Move" (Stage 1),]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok6fR4--rIQ "Add-on Love Tree" (Stage 2),]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmQr4wjDU9Y "Ancient Zone" (Stage 4),]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvM0vVpiqFA "Burry Home" (Stage 5),]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OESr_fML94 "Final Battle."]]

* An official ''Street Fighter Tribute Album'' exists which includes arrangements by famous composers. Most notable of these is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODWeirgcpQ8 Ryu's Theme]] by no other than Takenobu [[VideoGame/Daytona USA DAAAAYYYTOOOONAAAAAAA]] Mitsuyoshi. It must be heard to be believed.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6Eem8QB4yw Lee]] [[CatchPhrase has good fortune]]. Yes he does.

** Even without the iconic nature of his older themes (especially the ''Street Fighter II'' incarnation), even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVcb8uFVVNg Guile]] gets a sweet theme when he shows up in the console versions of ''Alpha 3'', despite said theme apparently not even having a name. [[spoiler:Except some sources list this as "Wisdom."]]

Words can't do enough to describe ''Street Fighter III''[='=]s library of sound, but we can say that it put the "Street" in "Street Fighter". For ''New Generation'' and ''2nd Impact'', a vibrant mix of jazz, hip hop, and 1960s throwbacks; with ''Third Strike'', a truly legit lexicon of hip hop, drum n' bass sample throwing turntable expertise with all sorts of genres of music, and Vancouver rap talent Infinite on the mic to let the people know what the word on the street is in the world of fighting.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFsuHmrWf6o Guile's theme.]] It's all of the man's grief, depression, and suffering boiled down into audio form which, once again, [[MemeticMutation goes with everything]].
** While [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHbobXMcBtE Sagat's theme]] is missing the aggression of his past self, it makes up for that with Thai instruments and ambiance. [[FridgeBrilliance It's perfect]] for the Emperor of Muay Thai who finally realized that revenge is meaningless and that there should only be honor on the battlefield.

** And who could forget about "[[FanNickname Jazzy Russia]]", [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvwwfX_mKnU Zangief's theme]]. Notable for being frequently reported for [[{{Pun}} saxual content]].

** While ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' brought us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8ZYy3FfHDY "The Way to the Glory,"]] a victory track full of the supreme awesomness that can only come of having thoroughly [[CurbStompBattle kicking someone's ass eight ways to Sunday]], ''Street Fighter IV'' brought out the a track that completely and totally takes your confidence and says, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDZAaiyE30M you are NOT in the clear, yet.]] Yet it remains INCREDIBLY worthy of the Crown of Awesome.
** While a lot of folks didn't like it at first, many fans now think the main theme from ''[=SFIV=]'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU53zK47q9A "The Next Door"]] by Japanese male pop group Exile was pretty badass. Fan-favorite is putting it mildly for this song, because the crowd in EVO 2014 ''[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=txdQuTOY88w sang along to it.]]''

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzOckSK5f8U Ibuki's theme,]] [[FanNickname given the title of]] "Jazzy Kyoto."

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF2HWKGzIMc Oni's theme,]] a more evil sounding, techno-metal remix of Akuma's theme.

** [[http://youtu.be/qp1oM4CdebM Pit Stop 109's theme]] may be out of place in East Asia, but otherwise it's got a Wild West feel to it, which, if taking only the name and trucks into account, is fitting.

** The original version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_AEkLRBBGU Temple Hideout (Thailand)]], M. Bison's legendary stage from ''[=SF2=]'', gets an orchestral, ambient remix of his theme. Note the "original" description, as the theme contains the infamous Quran prayer soundbyte which was removed from the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Fire Temple]] theme and got the game ''Kakuto Chojin'' banned from being sold past the initial release. Capcom had to remove the stage from the in-game shop to edit the song. Here's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4mgcgya0s4 updated version without the chant]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwG9NWmBrGw Charlie Nash's theme]], a darker remix of his ''Alpha'' theme. Static distortions, synthesized drums, and an ominous distorted guitar crescendo every so often paint a horrifying picture of a man brought back from death.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zi1KARIO8c Necalli's theme]]. Heavy horns, ominous choir stings and powerful jungle percussion create a fittingly ominous theme for Street Fighter's most frightening monster. "Soul Destroying Darkness" indeed. It may also remind more than a few people of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veoxePU9sEg Vega's classic theme]] is darker and more sinister sounding than ever, with an undercurrent of madness behind the vanity. It has a very cinematic orchestra sound to it, with a lot of cello, Spanish guitar and flamenco sounds.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VxGkPqQuig Rashid's theme]], an fast-paced Arabesque dubstep piece befitting a man known as the "Turbulent Wind". It starts out almost sounding like ARIA's theme, ".execute" from ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'', but about a minute in, a Tokusatsu chorus kicks in and it gets awesome. '''RAAAAA-SHIIIII-DOOOOOOOOOO!!!'''

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82fTvyUmuoQ Menat's theme]], a slow guitar piece with a mystical ambience to it that grows in intensity as the song progresses, conveying the character's underlying power that is shrouded beneath an air of mystery and playfulness.

** The Ryu vs. Ken post-credits final battle theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s66WsfSlR8 "The Fist That Knows No End"]] transitions from an end-of-adventure style remix of Ryu's classic theme to a heightened take on his ''Third Strike'' theme "Kobu" with added powerful choir and drums. After shaking off the influence of the Satsui no Hado and putting an end to Shadaloo, Ryu and the ''Street Fighter'' story in general are finally ready to move forward to the next chapter.

* Say what you want about ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'', but you ''cannot'' deny that the games had great music. Our hats go off to the composers over at Arika who were genius enough to come up with these tracks, namely: Takayuki Aihara, Ayako Saso, Shinji Hosoe, and Yasuhisa Watanabe (who came along starting in ''[=EX2 Plus=]''). Starting with the themes from ''EX Plus Alpha''/''[=EX3=]'':

** Skullomania's Theme by Takayuki Aihara, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r21_UoagncQ "Amusementive Crime."]]

*** His ''[=EX2=]'' theme and ''[=EX3=]'' midboss theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjBsTuDEXak "More Stronger"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WIito8jToQ "Great Stronger,"]] weren't anything to scoff at either.

* Original Mode of ''[=EX3=]'' threw a musical curveball by giving each stage its own theme instead of your opponent's respective theme. Aside from the aforementioned "Great Stronger", check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Z2jm3lwAE "Move" (Stage 1),]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok6fR4--rIQ "Add on Love Tree" (Stage 2),]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmQr4wjDU9Y "Ancient Zone" (Stage 4),]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvM0vVpiqFA "Burry Home" (Stage 5),]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OESr_fML94 "Final Battle."]]

* An official ''Street Fighter Tribute Album'' exists which includes arrangements by famous composers. Most notable of these is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODWeirgcpQ8 Ryu's Theme]] by no other than Takenobu [[VideoGame/DaytonaUSA DAAAAYYYTOOOONAAAAAAA]] Mitsuyoshi. It must be heard to be believed.
* ''Street Fighter'' remixes aren't exactly few and far between, but on Website/{{Youtube}}, there's quite a few videos of someone named "Lee Kyung Won" playing, among other videogame tunes, classic ''Street Fighter'' themes on his guitar. The best are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oss7nn5yn9M Charlie Nash]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWx3wlaC9Mc Guile]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp9iUT0eO7Q Cammy White]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5nT0rKStAM Dan]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GswMc4Tq__g Ryu.]]
* What happens when you get a group of [[PromotedFanboy life-long Street Fighter fans and tell them ,"Hey, we want you guys to write the soundtrack to SSF2THDR"]]? The answer: [[http://sf2.ocremix.org/ the Blood on the Asphalt]] project. The high points in an already awesome series involve [[http://djpretzel.web.aplus.net/songs/sf2/Blood_on_the_Asphalt_16_Jose_the_Bronx_Rican_Spittin%27_Narcissism_(Vega_Stage).mp3 Spittin' Narcissism (Vega)]], [[http://djpretzel.web.aplus.net/songs/sf2/Blood_on_the_Asphalt_06_Jose_the_Bronx_Rican_-_Thank_You,_Dee_Jay_(Dee_Jay_Stage).mp3 Thank You Dee Jay (Dee Jay)]], and [[http://djpretzel.web.aplus.net/songs/sf2/Blood_on_the_Asphalt_17_bLiNd_vs._Leifo_Urban_Uppercut_(Sagat_Stage).mp3 Urban Uppercut (Sagat).]]

* See also the similarly named but vastly different [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcqpIW7EE_s World Warrior]] by Red Rapper, a hip-hop track that chronicles Ryu's never ending journey to greatness.

* Words can't do enough to describe Street Fighter III's library of sound, but we can say that it put the Street in Street Fighter. For New Generation and 2nd Impact, a vibrant mix of jazz, hip hop, and 1960s throwbacks; with Third Strike, a truly legit lexicon of hip hop, drum n' bass sample throwing turntable expertise with all sorts of genres of music, and Vancouver rap talent Infinite on the mic to let the people know what the word on the street is in the world of fighting.

** Its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPWwAG_mFfc 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) ''Franchise/{{Onimusha}}'' (games [[VideoGame/Onimusha2SamuraisDestiny two]] and [[VideoGame/OnimushaDawnOfDreams four]]) and ''VideoGame/ChaosLegion'', but for composing for Capcom's [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV seventh]] [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 generation]] [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken fighters]], ''SFIV'' included.

** While ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' brought us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8ZYy3FfHDY "The Way to the Glory,"]] a victory track full of the supreme awesomness that can only come of having thoroughly [[CurbStompBattle kicking someone's ass eight ways to Sunday]], ''Street Fighter IV'' brought out the a track that completely and totally takes your confidence and says, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqSPBvllt9I you are NOT in the clear, yet.]] Yet it remains INCREDIBLY worthy of the Crown of Awesome.

** And who could forget about "[[FanNickname Jazzy Russia]]", [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvwwfX_mKnU Zangief's theme]]. Notable for being frequently reported for [[IncrediblyLamePun saxual content]].

** And who could forget about "[[FanNickname Jazzy Russia]]", [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvwwfX_mKnU Zangief's theme?]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjUOymz6fpU Drive-in at Night.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZaxGBGjeSo Snowy Rail Yard.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCd8slmYfRs Old Temple.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4n14IuKcxM Beautiful Bay.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqnhhtPNw1c Volcanic Rim]] aka the song of one of the trailers and in many ways the theme of ''IV'' itself.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbplVP3I4dM Small Airfield.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivh_W-fxStQ Deserted Temple.]]

** Its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPWwAG_mFfc 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 fighting the time limited Extra Battle challenges for the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' crossover costumes, the main theme from that franchise, "[[https://youtu.be/TEvnzlCzS-g Proof of a Hero]]" (specifically the ''Monster Hubter 4'' version) plays instead of the regular stage music.