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** In the climax of ''Unfinished Business'', he takes it UpToEleven and turns New Orleans into a giant amp, playing "[[{{Music/Queen}} We Will Rock You]]", loud enough that it's easily audible over the roar of a Quinjet's engines ''twenty miles away''. No one is surprised, either by what happened, or by who's responsible.

* While most of the pieces in the soundtracks to the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' films are epic orchestral pieces by Music/HansZimmer, a few numbers take it UpToEleven (literally) with distorted electric guitar lines blaring over the strings and winds.

* The Doof Warrior in Film/MadMaxFuryRoad uses [[UpToEleven completely over the top]] in-universe example, using his [[NoKillLikeOverkill flame-spitting double neck guitar]] to psyche up the War Boys as they race across the wasteland. In interviews he's been likened to "a drummer boy, but replaced with Spinal Tap on acid." And for bonus points, the actual prop was ''fully functional.''

* ''Pinball/ElviraAndThePartyMonsters'' begins with some bouncy but unspectacular music, but multiball starts a full-blown rock show (with synchronized playfield lights) that goes UpToEleven when the player [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe1zqOSWdv0&t=3m43s scores the Jackpot.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Iji}}'' has some wicked awesome HeavyMetal in a few sectors. Fully in line with the trope, however, is the truly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86IxmklUgEM epic final boss theme]], which takes the metal of the game (pardon the pun) UpToEleven.

** ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' takes this UpToEleven, with the rock music kicking in on the second half of almost every level.

* The music in ''Tak and the Great Juju Challenge'' is mostly very calm and peaceful ambient music. But during boss battles, the music employs heavy use of electric guitars. Same goes for the Proving Grounds soundtrack. The music played during the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic_j56Ugt-E final match]] in the Proving Grounds takes it UpToEleven with a hard rock remix of the BGM from Ghastfall.

** From the 20th Anniversary game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSc2me3Blpc Final Pair Deathmatch.]]
** From ''Puyo Puyo Tetris'', we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRYwjMKDW7c Faceoff in Puyopuyo World! Magical Confrontation!]] and [[https://youtu.be/kcP4Bmru7Y8 Dimension Stage - Decisive Battle!]]

** And also ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''. In fact, the creators joked in a commentary that using rock in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'' was to provide a stepping stone for the future of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', in a bit of retroactive SureLetsGoWithThat.

** Thanks to the improved sound capabilities of the Nintendo [=3DS=], many of the "important battle" themes in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' have rocking guitars lying underneath fast-paced techno beats,

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has ComicBook/DoctorStrange do this occasionally, [[MundaneUtility exploiting his vast seer powers to time it perfectly. He does this for two reasons. First, this version used to be [[spoiler: Taliesin, perhaps the greatest bard ever to live]], and has a deep understanding of the literal and metaphorical power of music in magic and in general. Second, he's a melodramatic troll.

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has ComicBook/DoctorStrange do this occasionally for two reasons. First, this version used to be [[spoiler: Taliesin, perhaps the greatest bard ever to live]]. Second, he's a melodramatic troll.
** When Harry's fighting [[spoiler:an [[EldritchAbomination Elder Wyrm]]]], ComicBook/DoctorStrange has [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] hack the ''[[AirborneAircraftCarrier Valiant]]'' to make its loudspeakers crank out "[[Music/{{ACDC}} Thunderstruck]]" at top volume.
** In the climax of ''Unfinished Business'', he takes it UpToEleven and turns New Orleans into a giant amp, playing "[[{{Music/Queen}} We Will Rock You]]". No one is surprisied, either by what happened, or by who's responsible.

* Rock music is the basis of a lot of the battle themes in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'', but two of them stand out the most: ''[[http://youtu.be/V4vCEHpv6Hg You Will Know Our Names]]'', which kicks in when waging battle against [[BossInMookClothing a unique monster]], and ''[[http://youtu.be/aJl12Oy4Rus Vision Reacts]]'', which overrides almost all the other battle themes every time the party [[ScrewDestiny tells destiny where to shove it]].

** ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' has "Awakening the Chaos", the theme of Nu -13-. It starts out as OminousLatinChanting, but after a minute and 20 seconds it goes into pure heavy metal with the chanting intact. After a second loop of the main riff it suddenly goes into a orchestra solo, then back to metal for the remainder of the song. Then we have "Black Onslaught", the theme of Ragna's boss form. It's pure death metal, complete with {{Narm}}y {{Engrish}} lyrics courtesy of the same vocalist from "Worthless as the Sun Above Clouds". It's amazing this didn't come from [[WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}} Dethklok]]:

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': When Harry's fighting [[spoiler:an [[EldritchAbomination Elder Wyrm]]]], ComicBook/DoctorStrange has [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] hack the ''[[AirborneAircraftCarrier Valiant]]'' to make its loudspeakers crank out "[[Music/{{ACDC}} Thunderstruck]]" at top volume.

* Creator/DarioArgento's ''Film/{{Inferno}}'' gets the Rock and Roll AND Ominous Latin Chanting version (courtesy of Keith Emerson, he of Lake and Palmer fame).

* "Shipping Up to Boston" from ''Film/TheDeparted''. (In case you're wondering, the song is performed by the Dropkick Murphys.)

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'''s final battle theme ''[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Dancing Mad]]'' manages to pull this off in epic fashion, with the first three movements of the piece consisting of operatic organ instrumentals with the last being a chaotic rock song that fits the final showdown with [[spoiler: Kefka himself]] perfectly.

* ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'': The final boss theme, "Lord of the Dead", is a mix of the main theme with electric guitar undertones, and the music is tense but slow-paced. Then the boss TurnsRed on his second phase, and the music suddenly goes faster and full heavy metal. [[spoiler:And when you fight him on his third phase with Extreme Measures 4, it changes to "The Unseen One", which goes ''hard'' with the guitar.]]

For some reason, nothing says "Let's kick some ass!" quite like ThePowerOfRock (except maybe OminousLatinChanting, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs both]]). Maybe it's the heavy bass, or the wailing guitar, or the pounding drums, but rock music just seems to get the [[HotBlooded blood pumping]], so it's typically used to underscore the big action scenes.

* VideoGame/TrialsOfMana is no slouch either when it comes to epic rock music for battle themes in the remake, such as Nuclear Fusion, Black Soup, Obsession, Faith Total Machine, Strange Medicine, and, while more orchestrated than the ones already mentioned but still containing the rock-type guitar riffs nevertheless, The Sacrifice Part Three.

* ''Anime/MyHeroAcademia'' have the Track: You Say Run!...the fact that in youtube exist a cathegory called "you say run goes with everything" is a clear hint that is perfect for battle sequences, since the melody itselfirradiates raw heroism.

* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' and ''VideoGame/DoomII'' both use generic versions of heavy metal songs (Them Bones by Alice in Chains among others) for its music.
** ''Doom II'' is arguably an inversion, since the entire game is spent rocking out right up to the Icon of Sin, which is... [[NothingIsScarier eerily quiet]]

** His predecessor in the {{SNK Boss}} realm, [[VideoGame/FatalFury Geese Howard]] has an equally impressive [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM1wlHP2eDY theme]].

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfTanks'': Some of the soundtracks are about average for a tank game, but nothing gets you more pumped for a clash of steel then [[http://youtu.be/Pqvivwps3pg this track]]. Although you're usually singing a different tune when trying to get away from the [[FluffyTheTerrible Maus]]

* The soundtracks to ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Contra: Shattered Soldier]]'' and ''Neo Contra'' feature heavy metal and electronica music.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' series in general has a rather disproportionate number of rock tracks for a medieval fantasy game.
** How do you make the already-awesome dungeon boss fights in ''Ys Origin'' more awesome? Have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlSxN98y7Z4 Scars of the Divine Wing]] as the music for those fights.

* ''VideoGame/{{MGCM}}'': There are some [[AwesomeMusic/{{MGCM}} awesome rock songs]] played during battles, especially in normal battles, boss battles, the Demon's Tower dungeon (especially in both the normal battle and boss battle against Griffon) etc. Several of these rock songs performed by some "Alt Idol" genre groups like GANG PARADE, GO TO THE BEDS, PARADISES, and Wack.

** In [[Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle the sequel]], the climactic battle is scored with "Word Up!". The opening fight scene between Eggsy and Charlie is set to [[Music/{{Prince}}"Let's Go Crazy"]].

** Another great example is the opening song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-NRhWg3uY8 Sorairo]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EXFilTUiko Days]], played during both the main series' and second movie's final battle between the two galactic mechs.

** Anime/{{Macross 7}} is 50+ solid episodes of this trope. Notable in that it had no other soundtrack ''but'' Fire Bomber's rock music, with an occasional other bit song thrown in.

** ''Ai No Senshi'' was another song for an epic battle, the Sailors vs all of the Dark Moon sisters and Rubeus.

* [[Manga/TokyoMewMew Mew Zakuro's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjEJa7yuEy4 transformation theme]] is probably the most badass music you'll find in a MagicalGirl show.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' breaks out Daybreak's Bell or Unlimited Sky whenever something epic is about to happen, not to mention how much of the show's [[AwesomeMusic/{{Gundam}} Crowning Music Of Awesome]] features the electric guitar.
** ''Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer'': The movie took this concept to new levels of awesome by combining several themes from the main series in one, adding awesome chanting, blaring trumpets, and orchestral arrangements. Called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9199GFql3A Final Mission ~ Quantum Burst]]'', it pretty much defines [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic 8 minutes of pure awesome alien ass-whoopin']] for the movie.

* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime's arrangement of ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'''s trainer battle theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48S_q42YQkw Burning Battlefield]] features fast paced drums and wailing electric guitars.
** Then for when things get really epic there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDOtEeI8sOQ Kanto Gym Intense Action]]
** And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08PyqFAVOUs Fight! Team Aqua/Magma ]]
** The anime's arrangement of the ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hDHkfWLrNo&feature=related Wild Pokemon Battle Theme]] as well.

* The final episode of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars'' features [[spoiler:the X7 version of [[ThemeMusicPowerUp "We Are Xros Heart"]] playing during the [[AllYourPowersCombined Final Xros]] and epic, [[OneHitKO though short]], [[FinalBattle final confrontation]] with [[BigBad DarknessBagramon]]]].

* In the Anime/BlackRockShooter OVA, battles between the eponymous character and [[ArchEnemy Dead Master]] are usually accompanied by killer guitar riffs. Sadly, the 2012 anime doesn't use this trope for its fight scenes.

* ''Manga/{{Saint Seiya}}'':

* In ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwquipMpsiQ Magia]]'' plays during the opening scene, with Homura fighting Walpurgisnacht. Once the show gets DarkerAndEdgier, ''Magia'' becomes the ending theme.
** Several other fighting themes count too, such as ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQnI9OBDVrg Nunquam Vicar]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07qt2SXcfP0 Venari Strigas]]''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBlj0IyB3pk Absolute Configuration]], from the movie, both has this and OminousLatinChanting.
* In the middle of the 3rd season of ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', the opening, being the funky [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EX6L6jCaLw "Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town"]] is replaced with the extremely intense [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYNK0YRqZb4 "Chase"]] after the main villain Yoshikage Kira is revealed, showing that the tone has become much darker and that our heroes are about to get serious.

* ''FanFic/RedLightning'' gives Conner, who is literally made of this trope. In fact, his Superpower means he can weaponise this!
* Before the final battle with [[spoiler:the golem]] in Fanfic/TheDuskGuardSaga, Nova asks Vinyl Scratch to put on 'the beat to beat down to'.

* The climax of the ''VideoGame/SystemShock'' crossover, ''Fanfic/GogglesAndTheTears'', starts with a Tear opening to MUSE's "[[Music/KnightsOfCydonia Knights of Cydonia]]" on Zachary Comstock's airship, which [[VideoGame/HalfLife2 Gordon Freeman]] hooks into the P.A., providing a backing track while the main characters fight [[AiIsACrapshoot SHODAN]], with [[BigDamnHeroes aid from the Vox Populi]].

* ''Fanfic/TheNewAdventuresOfInvaderZim'': In part two of the Season 1 finale, Norlock chooses to broadcast ''Ride of the Valkyries'' in order to announce his and Zim's arrival on the scene of an aerial battle.

** Though the final boss is easily the most hardcore track in the game, Music/JudasPriest's Painkiller.

* The ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' games, from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' to ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' fall under this, as the final battles of these games feature [[SuperMode Super Sonic and/or Super Shadow]] fighting the final boss as the game as (usually) the main theme of the game plays in the background[[note]] "Open Your Heart" for ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', "Live And Learn" for ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', "What I'm Made Of" for ''Videogame/SonicHeroes'' and "I Am... All Of Me" for ''Videogame/ShadowTheHedgehog''[[/note]]. This changed with [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 the fifteenth anniversary game]], as since then the final boss battle takes place to an orchestral version of the game's theme song. Until [[VideoGame/SonicGenerations the twentieth milestone]], in which they used an original song, since Generations didn't have its own theme song.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''

** In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / Nintendo 3DS'', on top of a theme for the games' iteration of Final Destination, an original theme was composed specifically for the fight against Master Hand and Crazy Hand.

** This gets taken UpToEleven in the mobile port, in which the penultimate boss theme trades in the catchy Japanese version of [[SurrealThemeTune Twister]] for the [[https://youtu.be/mlEg1kHq8S4 insanely epic metal remix version]]. And then there's [[https://youtu.be/VIW-Uznlf_s Tatakai]], [[IdiotHero Beat's]] theme, which plays [[spoiler: whenever you fight him after his FaceHeelTurn.]]

* [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer Hell March]]. Also counts as [[AwesomeMusic/CommandAndConquer Crowning Music of Awesome.]]

** In ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}'', an instrumental version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS6vwmrFxGo Blow Me Away]]" plays when the Master Chief enters the Mausoleum of the Arbiter, where the EnemyCivilWar is at its most epic. Cue the urge to kick ass and ChewBubblegum. While Cortana tells you it'd be better to sit this one out and wait for the enemies to kill each other, it's just impossible to do so with this music.
** And not to mention that both ''2'' and ''[[VideoGame/{{Halo 3}} 3]]'' had Steve Vai shredding over the more intense themes.

* Galacta Knight from the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' series is almost always accompanied by his hard-driving metal {{Leitmotif}}, regardless of which game you see him in. [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven in ''VideoGame/SuperKirbyClash'' as [[LightIsNotGood Aeon Hero (Light)]] and [[DarkIsEvil Aeon Hero (Dark)]]]].

* Quest boss theme for [[VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey Etrian Odyssey 4]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw6Wc3VzNzE The End of Raging Winds]]

** ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' has "Awakening the Chaos", the theme of Nu -13-. It starts out as OminousLatinChanting, but after a minute and 20 seconds it goes into pure heavy metal with the chanting intact. After a second loop of the main riff it suddenly goes into a orchestra solo, then back to metal for the remainder of the song. Then we have "Black Onslaught", the theme of Ragna's boss form. It's pure death metal, complete with {{Narm}}y {{Engrish}} lyrics courtesy of the same vocalist from "Worthless as the Sun Above Clouds". It's amazing this didn't come from [[{{WesternAnimation/Metalocalypse}} Dethklok]]:

* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' and ''Doom II'' both use generic versions of heavy metal songs (Them Bones by Alice in Chains among others) for its music.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' fangame ''VideoGame/MegaMari'' (a takeoff of ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' starring Marisa) is [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic no stranger to RAWK]] throughout, but the final boss fight against Patchouli [[spoiler:and her HumongousMecha]] kicks off with the [[ThemeMusicPowerUp title]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnx1J2KuPlM&feature=related#t=0m45s theme]].

* Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei:

* VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron has some good soundtracks during the game but it's the end credits everyone looks forward to, leaving us with an amazing song by Stan Bush that has us feeling good and satisfied after all we fought against.
** VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron follows this pattern, along with a short remix and the actual song "The Touch" as its credits.

* Also in the VideoGame/{{Transformers|2004}} [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]] game based around Anime/TransformersArmada when in the boss fights of Starscream and Cyclonus.

* VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar Certainly deserves some mention. While most of the tracks follow the same tone and feel as the previous titles, the final mission, when you fight Pixey, listening to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBlGyUctjkc Zero]] While flying head on at him, dodging his laser, and his burst missiles is just epic.

* Most of the soundtrack in ''VideoGame/TheHalloweenHack'', but especially [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ2Q-_NAEoY Megalovania"]], which has become [[Music/TobyFox Radiation]]'s SignatureSong, being reused for Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}, then in VideoGame/{{Undertale}}.

* Mischief Makers for the N64 has a relatively happy and goofy soundtrack...until you get to the bosses which plays a metal style track with someone shouting "LOOK AT ME!"

* ''Videogame/FarCry3'' has a soundtrack that mostly rotates through generic (but still excellent) context-sensitive orchestral compositions. During the Kick The Hornet's Nest mission however, when you take a flamethrower to the criminal warlord's drug plantation while mowing down more enemies than you've yet fought in any single encounter, you suddenly get hit with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGpzGu9Yp6Y this]].
* At the end of ''Videogame/FarCry4'', an East Asian rock / love ballad plays during the final drive up the mountain to confront Pagan Min.
* Likewise, ''Videogame/FarCryPrimal'' has an electronic song (with English lyrics) play during the final boss fight against Batari, in a game which otherwise doesn't have a single word of spoken English.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'':
** ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'': "Holding Out for a Hero" to [[spoiler:Shrek and gang storming the King's castle]].
** ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird'': Was the best use of "[[Music/LedZeppelin Immigrant Song]]" until Thor: Ragnarok. [[spoiler:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNu_kqxqbew Snow White uses it to defeat two evil trees standing guard.]]]] (And it's followed by a cover of Heart's "Barracuda".)
* "12 Years Later" and its TriumphantReprise, "Jim Saves the Crew" from ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet''.

* This is the entire build-up for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks''[='=] final battle, thanks largely to the movie's plot revolving around music.

* All the most epic scenes in ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' are accompanied by a variety of epic rock songs.
** Megamind himself actively attempts to invoke this trope. The background music that plays when he's around? All part of his '''[[MemeticMutation PRESENTATION]]'''!