History Main / AutobotsRockout

* ''Anime/MyHeroAcademia'' have the Track: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIbc8XmW7uAfeature=related 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 itself irradiates raw heroism.

** The SpiritualSuccessor, ''VideoGame/{{Necronomicon}}'', has numerous goth metal tracks, and an introduction and epilogue by John Petrucci of Music/DreamTheater.

** Creator/RemedyEntertainment's distant SpiritualSuccessor ''VideoGame/{{Control}}'' pulls off a similar tactic during a late game sequence in the [[MobileMaze Ashtray Maze]]. As Jesse barrels through it while blasting apart mooks in her path, she's listening to another Old Gods of Asgard track, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0QsHKH77MI "Take Control."]] [[AudienceSurrogate Even Jesse thinks it's awesome.]]

* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' The games are basically nothing but this trope.
** Which is of course notable in his cameo in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'' where he gets one of the most [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dxGbKtHe0o epic themes]] in the game

** Also Utsuho Reiuji's theme, "Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion", which is the most definite FinalBoss theme in the series, aptly fitting a [[CreepyRavens hell raven]] [[PersonOfMassDestruction with the power to create]] [[ILoveNuclearPower nuclear suns]]... who is also just a [[TheDitz complete idiot]] behind all the flashy bluster.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' had a few when Jeff Williams was the main composer.

* Robin Donnel cleverly used an instrumental version of "The Ballad of Clay Carmine" from ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar3'' during the final episode of ''[[Machinima/FreemansMindSpinoffs Shephard's Mind]]'' when Adrian Shephard has to fight the Gene Worm, played all the way up to the end.

* In the final episode to [[Machinima/FreemansMindSpinoffs Shephard's Mind]], while Adrian Shephard steels himself to fight the [[EldritchAbomination Gene Worm]], an instrumental variant of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO3AQzsASOA "The Ballad of Clay Carmine"]] plays. It also [[LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand briefly cuts off]] when Adrian abruptly gets a leg cramp.

* ''Anime/{{FLCL}}''. (Great soundtrack, too.)

*** Canti only applies in the 2nd and 3rd episode. In the 4th ''Crazy Sunshine'' plays, 5th is ''Blue Drives Monster'' and the last one is ''I Think I Can''.

* Short but technically fanfic. The Warhammer 40,000 ''Disco Marines'' [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/943419-warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-soulstorm/42193739 here.]]
* ''Fanfic/RedLightning'' gives Conner, who is literally made of this trope. In fact, his Superpower means he can weaponise this!

** The game's Japanese predecessor, ''VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan'', also applies with Music/LarcEnCiel's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4kprzMXVKY "Ready, Steady, Go!,"]] best known to western audiences as the second opening theme of ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist''.

* ''VideoGame/EliteBeatAgents''' grand finale has two: a relatively straight cover of "Without a Fight" by Hoobastank, and a HardRock remix of [[Music/TheRollingStones "Jumpin' Jack Flash"]].

* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' and its [[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle sequel]] do this quite a bit. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hBzhehxx0Q Assassins,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb9b-BxOsZM rock]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyF5QHLUrj0 out!]]

** Not to mention [[spoiler:Reimu]]'s series of Last Words from ''Concealed the Conclusion'', which are set to a rock version of her final boss theme.

*** Utsuho also gets this treatment in the fangame Fantasy Explorer Nitroid, where she appears as the final (pre-extra stage) boss and has easily the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te97aVgGFic most rock-oriented theme]] in the game.

** ''[[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Dissidia 012 Duodecim]]'' gives us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaC-ESH4MGo Cantata Mortis & God in Fire]] as a battle theme for [[spoiler:[[OneWingedAngel Feral]] [[SNKBoss Chaos]]]]. Back-to-back with [[OrchestralBombing an orchestral ambient]] and [[OminousLatinChanting epic Latin chanting]] (Cantata Mortis), and blazing guitars, head-banging, and [[HotBlooded blood-pumping]] rock song (God in Fire), this song is PERFECT to slay or to brawl as an [[SuperMode upgraded]] (unless you challenge him at the start, if you master the game) or [[ClippedWingAngel handicapped]], [[DifficultButAwesome but cooler]] version of the game's [[BigBad villain.]]

* ''Anime/GuiltyCrown'' has done this three times as of episode twelve, and they're only halfway through season one at that point. Considering the people that were hired to write the music [[note]]The popular J-pop band, Supercell[[/note]], there is going to be a lot more of this in the coming series.

** 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.

* Used in the finale of ''Anime/CowboyBebop:TheMovie'', with the final fight between Spike and Vincent, shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y41FCMkOFnQ here]].

** ''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/PokemonTheSeries'' 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 third ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' movie has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2T9CWZBu60 It Will Mean Victory]]", a face-meltingly metal/orchestral theme for [[spoiler:Shinji, Kaworu, and Rei fighting Asuka and Mari]].

* 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.

** The citizens of Danville defend their town to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy4PbtPJuJU this song]].

** [[Film/InvasionOfAstroMonster Behold]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOvScJfV5Ns Monster Zero March]].

* In ''[[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Battlestar Galactica: The Plan]]'', the Cylons get an awesome inversion, as the rock song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDAedoUZPNE Apocalypse]]" scores their attack on the Twelve Colonies.

* For an object lesson, compare [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8_ybQfJ_tY this]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2UXNe_iXbo this]]. Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}, for one, certainly benefits from rocking out.

* ''VideoGame/AlanWake'' has an amazing sequence which takes place on an old stage on the farm of two aged heavy metal rockers, formerly known as the Old Gods of Asgard. All the lights and fireworks go crazy and rock n' roll blares loudly from the speakers as you fight of hordes of enemies to the tune of [[Music/PoetsOfTheFall The Old Gods of Asgard]]'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-l_kbZbXRQ Children of the Elder God]]", which is surprisingly rock-tastic.
** Creator/RemedyEntertainment's distant SpiritualSuccessor ''VideoGame/{{Control}}'' pulls off a similar tactic during a late game sequence in the [[MobileMaze Ashtray Maze]]. As Jesse barrels through it while blasting apart mooks in her path, she's listening to another Old Gods of Asgard track, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0QsHKH77MI "Take Control"]]. [[AudienceSurrogate Even Jesse thinks it's awesome.]]

* ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault'' has several pretty rockin' themes, but special attention has to go to the themes for the final bosses: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olImH3aTN_k Wicked Battle]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9ipAxXAI7Y Wicked Flight]], and ''especially'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRFgviKp5hA Serpent Eating the Ground]], the theme for the TrueFinalBoss, which combines this trope with OminousLatinChanting to awesome effect.

** ''VideoGame/UniverseAtWar''. Frank Klepacki (artist for nearly all C&C soundtracks) is always happy to supply those willing to buy RTS games these days with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpcLhbBJbKQ extremely kickass industrial metal battle themes]].

** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'''s Final Destination stage music is a hard rock remix of the main theme. OminousLatinChanting intact! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdAz3mumq80 As heard here]], it is epic.
** The FinalBoss, [[spoiler: Tabuu]], has a rather [[ProgressiveMetal proggy]] battle theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIjAqgJFfMM as heard here]].

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' has many instances with its boss themes, with one of the most notable examples being with Shiva: the first phase of her battle has the expected OrchestralBombing, but once the fight shifts into its second phase, the punk rock guitars of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHkMfJBDFZM Oblivion]]" kick in.

* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' is filled to the brim with this trope, with tracks like [[https://youtu.be/f-nXNfBTznE The One Star]], [[https://youtu.be/J_P1OwYgZNI Transformation,]] [[https://youtu.be/ZQjcGFoN6tk Someday,]] [[https://youtu.be/RYcOTMhs5sw Emptiness And]] and [[https://youtu.be/36RvlJbaBYE Hybrid]] adding in a healthy dose of heartpumping, adrenaline-inducing tunes to the game’s already [[AwesomeMusic/TheWorldEndsWithYou stellar soundtrack.]]
** This gets {{Exaggerated|Trope}} 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/XenobladeChroniclesX'': Going up against any of [[BonusBoss the Tyrants]] is a tall order. So they're highlighted by the accompaniment of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOeb7StJlRc "Uncontrollable"]]'', instead of the game's usual battle theme. It becomes a near literal example once you're outfitted with a full party [[MiniMecha of SKELLS]] to take them on with.

* ''VideoGame/WarioLand4'': [[https://youtu.be/oRVjkPUR_G4 The Toxic Landfill's theme music]], and also [[https://youtu.be/dUozK4yYwOY?t=101 the "end" section of Crescent Moon Village's]].

** The game's Japanese predecessor, ''VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan'', also applies with Music/LarcEnCiel's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4kprzMXVKY Ready, Steady, Go!]]", best known to western audiences as the second opening theme of ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist''.

* In ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'', the main character's [[DemonicPossession "soulmate"]] Gig gets one in the form of his ThemeMusicPowerup, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGXJ6LfGkmM Rock'n Rocks]], which does triple-duty as the game's SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic. When this song plays, shit is about to go down ''hard''.

** ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'' had the literal "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO1y7WQfD9c Rock Anthem for Saving the World]]" that would play during more intense parts of the game.
** In ''VideoGame/Halo2'', 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.

* ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'': ''Episode Two'' has the final boss battle. You've just beaten back multiple Strider waves and are rewarded with a moment of eerie calm to catch your breath. Then the final push comes in from all directions, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOS4SdqXscY&feature=related soundtrack kicks in]].

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

* ''VideoGame/HenryHatsworthInThePuzzlingAdventure'', a platformer/puzzle game hybrid, allows the player to activate "Tea Time" (because he's [[QuintessentialBritishGentleman British]]) when the Super Meter fills, transforming the titular Henry into [[InstantAwesomeJustAddMecha a giant robot]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZhsmN79owM It's awesome!]] The soundtrack during the transformation starts as a simple classical song, then proceeds to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJzpLAOXMfY ROCK OUT COMPLETELY]].

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2GcYcoXpfk Break Free (Lead the Way)]], a vocal rock song that plays in the final EscapeSequence which sounds more like something from a ''Sonic'' game.

* ''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]].
* Nothing says "[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Rugal]] will kick your ass and then bronze you" quite like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkvWYtAkGP0 this number]].
** His predecessor in the SNKBoss realm, [[Franchise/FatalFury Geese Howard]] has an equally impressive [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM1wlHP2eDY theme]].

* The last boss fight of the first disc of ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'' features "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlV1hsOd_WA&feature=related Divine Spirit Of Language]]", a driving electric guitar song.

* The ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' 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]].

** Happens a fair few times in ''VideoGame/GensouShoujoTaisen'', too including the game's remix of the aforementioned Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom. However, a better example would be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9KnOmsj4JA&t=94s Stardust Hero]], a remix of Marisa's theme from IN, Love Coloured Master Spark, which plays in [[spoiler: Chapter 39, partway through Ei, when Marisa gets her upgrade. It's her battle theme from then on.]] On a similar note, there's also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAXIptHcW70 The Moment Dreams Reach the Stars]], which plays whenever Marisa fires off her Master Spark [[spoiler: Or Final Spark, once she upgrades.]] Also of note are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0EMAt4nb2M&t=80s Crumbling Silver Knife]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrepjCT_BO0&t=108s Frantic Destroyer]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPrumMhDIVI Drill Through that Cloud]]. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Though considering what attack Iku is parodying during that last one...]]

* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness'' incorporates a lot of metal into its soundtrack, but special mention goes to Trevor Belmont's utterly badass boss theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oEVwwdRoFE "Legendary Belmont"]].

* ''VideoGame/RefleX'' uses the organ most of the time but the battle against Cancer have the rock powered [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLm8xjnVVxw Despair -Cancer-]].
* ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' was all about this, particularly the screwy final boss music - simply titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJEkdbg8dxc Grace and Glory]]. The western releases were even moreso, with remixes of American metal bands such as Music/RobZombie's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LspHkXsuVjY Dragula]]".

* The soundtrack of ''VideoGame/TransformersDevastation'' is ''nothing'' but '''''metal'''''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4wE-Jgzh0A Have]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_DeaSFeIGA a]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9v41R2jr9E listen]].
* Creator/YokoShimomura's soundtrack for VideoGame/LegendOfMana uses rock music for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy2thlIa_hU nearly]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN9fAUPuy8U every]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2cEWwYBD7E boss]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDg2z0iys7Q theme]], most notably [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aNcqCYCJKk The Darkness Nova]].

* 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 [[UniqueEnemy 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/LaTale contains a surprise version of this in the very first instance dungeon. To be specific, the background music spends the first ten seconds or so sounding like generic "cave" music, and then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSSRRywYkXE becomes awesome]].

* ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' has this trope occur every time you fight a boss, with each one having a specific theme song. In a unique twist, the songs start as simple instrumentals, only for the lyrics to kick in as you begin getting the upper hand in the fight. A few in example; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuSSXOQ-1bI "The Stains of Time"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYbgGbUvgSk "Red Sun"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R86NrDpC06g "I'm My Own Master Now"]].
** And, of course, there's the song that has become synonomous with the game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3472Q6kvg0 "Rules of Nature"]].
* 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}}''.

* ''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]].

* ''VideoGame/MegaManZero 4'''s final boss theme, titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p9hQokrhuc Falling Down]].
* In ''VideoGame/{{Inca}}'', the ''Franchise/StarWars-esque'' trench battle is set to a frantic panpipe theme with a wailing electric guitar overtop, known as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2z4Gms-lpQ "Katchampa"]].

** ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' takes this up several notches with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3l2SRFVi28 Eternatus Part 3]], when the legendary duo of Zacian and Zamazenta arrive to fight alongside you against Eternatus.
* Unsurprisingly since the game is about a PunkRock band, ''VideoGame/CharlieMurder'' has a lot of rock/metal-laden boss battle music ranging from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnu78bV-src When All the Freaks Come Out]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWKXhwERng8 Wasted]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t81I0-Yzpl4 Lord of Chaos]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmijN_nZeOU Plantera's theme]], a hard rocking theme for the appropriately difficult ManEatingPlant in the jungle.

** The most common fight music is ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTcPaBt_pFA Colliding Souls]]'', which arguably counts... then you get to the Heaven's Feel route, specifically Bad End 40 (Sparks][[HeroicSacrifice Liner High]]), and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBzrCL53Fac Mighty Wind]]'' takes its place to accompany [[spoiler: Shirou fighting [[Myth/KingArthur Saber]] [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Alter]] to a standstill at the cost of his own mind by using his DangerousForbiddenTechnique.]]

** The fight against the Giant Nevermore in "Players and Pieces" has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euuxPokAeIA Red Like Roses part 2]]"

** In "Painting the Town", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asM-6lXOOUU Die]]" starts to play when Yang's CriticalStatusBuff activates.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIZ8lLtsQWo Caffeine]]" starts to play in the episode "Breach" during team CFVY's fight scene.

* The trolls' FinalBoss fight against the Black King in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' isn't animated and is in the form of a quickly-glossed-over flashback, so it doesn't have music. But then the [=AlterniaBound=] album answered the question of what that final boss theme would sound like: [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/rex-duodecim-angelus-2 Rex Duodecim Angelus]], a hugely awesome theme that ties all of the trolls' musical motifs into fitting music. Nightmare organs, harpsichord, chainsaw noises, honks, and culminating in a heavily distorted guitar Western-style showdown theme for Vriska.
** [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/cascade-2 Cascade]], the theme for the End of Act 5 and the climax of the story up to that point, consisted primarily of rock music.

* Army Aviation to the tune of Music/{{ACDC}}. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FPcA7rNbTs Thunderstruck]]

* In [[LetsPlay/TheOnlineWarrior Maximilian Christiansen]]'s Boss Rage focusing on the Street Fighter DLC for ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', he gets beaten down repeatedly by Oni. Afterwards, [[http://youtu.be/hm-aeT4NXpw?t=8m45s cue an inspiring speech followed by "Dare" by Stan Bush]].

** ''Transformers WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' runs on this trope, to absurd degrees in early episodes. Growling electric guitar riffs and high-pitched shredding accompany everything from tense shootouts and transformation sequences to conversation and a change in the weather. The music finds its footing at about the same time as the rest of the show. The most blatant example would have to be "The Agenda, Part 2". When Ravage (yes, the same Ravage from the G1 cartoon) attacks the Maximals he transforms himself into his alt-mode (an audio cassette), inserts himself into his own ship's console, and suddenly a ''tremendous'' guitar riff [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbj63DzK6vc cuts through the soundtrack]]. One can only conclude that ''Ravage's alt-mode'' is recorded with this music. [[WhatMightHaveBeen The production crew had apparently wanted to put the original G1 cartoon's theme in there as Ravage's song]], [[ScrewedByTheLawyers but weird copyright restrictions kept them from using it]].

* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' has some ''very'' odd themes for boss fights, where they proceed to break the recording studio'sn drums at least once every three games; [[http://youtu.be/POoZIjSlcV4 Popoi tips the ice burg]], but [[http://youtu.be/Sbcc3FFpTfY Strange Klug]] and [[http://youtu.be/D99eb7MHLHc Dark Arle]] hammer the hell out of the guitar and drums. [[http://youtu.be/VO-giCD4P6E Final De Puyo's 15th Anniversary]] gets the last laugh, though... Then again, [[RuleOfCool this is a]] ''[[RuleOfCool puzzle game]]'' [[RuleOfCool series...]]

* ''[[{{VideoGame/Tribes}} Tribes: Ascend]]'' has an entire soundtrack of synth music, most of it slow, heavy tracks played quietly in the background... until you pick up the flag. Then you're blasted with the kind of loud, pounding, intense backing that careening across the terrain at 200kph with half the enemy team shooting at you should have.

** And, of course, there's the song that has become synonomous with the game [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3472Q6kvg0 "Rules of Nature"]].

* ''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!"

* Most of ''[[VideoGame/MetalSlug Metal Slug 5]]'''s soundtrack, which is heavy metal.

* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness'' incorporates a lot of metal into its soundtrack, but special mention goes to Trevor Belmont's utterly badass boss theme, [[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oEVwwdRoFE "Legendary Belmont"]].

** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter3Tri'': The final boss theme song is a mix of this and ''OminousPipeOrgan'', fitting the chaotic nature of the multi-elemental Elder Dragon Alatreon.

* ''VideoGame/{{Earth 2150}}'' has the UCS battle themes containing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYn-kIg7JeA&fmt=18 large amounts]] of this trope, unlike the orchestral-themed ED and LC soundtracks.

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

* In the videogame for ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants:'' ''TheMovie'', the [[http://youtu.be/GAxEBhoQ8UU final boss music]] is also electric guitar.

* ''VideoGame/AlanWake'' has an amazing sequence which takes place on an old stage on the farm of two aged heavy metal rockers, formerly known as the Old Gods of Asgard. All the lights and fireworks go crazy and rock n' roll blares loudly from the speakers as you fight of hordes of enemies to the tune of [[Music/PoetsOfTheFall The Old Gods of Asgard]]'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-l_kbZbXRQ&list=PLjACqN5i5sDUo3MfGtqogz7P3u5JUm3c-&index=1 Children of the Elder God]]", which is surprisingly rock-tastic.

* 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.

** The FinalBoss, [[spoiler: Tabuu]], has a rather [[ProgressiveMetal proggy]] battle theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIjAqgJFfMM&t=56s as heard here]].

** [[OhCrap Release the Smasher.]]
* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' opens with a subdued choral theme, and the title sequence features ominous, orchestral opening music. Then the game begins with a replay of the last battle between Richter and Dracula in ''Rondo of Blood''. What's the music? That's right: driving, wailing electric guitars. But only for a short time: Dracula's music is the epic orchestral music, remixed from Rondo.
** Inverted with the rest of the game - there are two main boss themes, a face-melting metal style one, and a more orchestrated one. The orchestrated one becomes more common throughout the game, and many of the later bosses have it, giving it a tone of "important boss music" (key characters like Death and Shaft have this theme). Dracula has another different orchestral theme altogether.
** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness'' incorporates a lot of metal into its soundtrack, but special mention goes to Trevor Belmont's utterly badass boss theme, [[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oEVwwdRoFE "Legendary Belmont"]].

* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter Tri's'' final boss theme song is a mix of this and ''OminousPipeOrgan''. The result is pure awesome.
** ''Tri Ultimate'' and ''4 Ultimate'' (and of course ''Portable 3rd'') give us a purer form in the Zinogre's theme, the only monster theme in the entire series to actually use electric guitars. Given that you're fighting a [[CanisMajor thirty-foot-long]] ''[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot breakdancing]]'' [[ShockAndAwe electric]] [[BiologicalMashUp dragon-wolf]], it kinda deserves it.

* In ''Film/ScoutsGuideToTheZombieApocalypse'', the trio show up with their Macguyvered zombie-killing weaponry just in time to save their party-going classmates ... and to do it as the ''freakin' Music/{{Scorpions}}'' kick in on the soundtrack.

** The theme "Otherworld" in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', is first used during Sin's arrival. It then becomes [[spoiler:Jecht]]'s battle theme. It's not so much rock as a homage to everything Music/{{Rammstein}} (even though [[UrbanLegendOfZelda they didn't actually perform it.]])

* The ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'' series seems to be rather fond of this trope, and each film in the series arguably tops its predecessors. Though the best-known example from this series is undoubtedly Music/{{Survivor|Band}}'s "Eye of the Tiger" from ''Film/RockyIII'' (which does qualify for this trope, despite not being reserved for the FinalBattle), however, the real standout examples are Bill Conti's "Going the Distance" from [[Film/{{Rocky}} the original]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaigiM23ogo Vince Dicola's "War"]] from ''Film/RockyIV'' (not to be confused with the Edwin Starr song). Music/{{Survivor}}'s "Burning Heart" (also from ''Rocky IV'') deserves an honorable mention, but is just mood music in comparison (and "War", not "Burning Heart", is the song that plays during the FinalBattle anyways).

* The ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'' series seems to be rather fond of this trope, and each film in the series arguably tops its predecessors. Though the best-known example from this series is undoubtedly Music/{{Survivor}}'s "Eye of the Tiger" from ''Film/RockyIII'' (which does qualify for this trope, despite not being reserved for the FinalBattle), however, the real standout examples are Bill Conti's "Going the Distance" from [[Film/{{Rocky}} the original]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaigiM23ogo Vince Dicola's "War"]] from ''Film/RockyIV'' (not to be confused with the Edwin Starr song). Music/{{Survivor}}'s "Burning Heart" (also from ''Rocky IV'') deserves an honorable mention, but is just mood music in comparison (and "War", not "Burning Heart", is the song that plays during the FinalBattle anyways).

** ''[[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Dissidia 012 Duodecim]]'' gives us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrbwRuM-6-s Cantata Mortis & God in Fire]] as a battle theme for [[spoiler:[[OneWingedAngel Feral]] [[SNKBoss Chaos]]]]. Back-to-back with [[OrchestralBombing an orchestral ambient]] and [[OminousLatinChanting epic Latin chanting]] (Cantata Mortis), and blazing guitars, head-banging, and [[HotBlooded blood-pumping]] rock song (God in Fire), this song is PERFECT to slay or to brawl as an [[SuperMode upgraded]] (unless you challenge him at the start, if you master the game) or [[ClippedWingAngel handicapped]], [[DifficultButAwesome but cooler]] version of the game's [[BigBad villain.]]

** The FinalBoss, [[spoiler: Tabuu]], has a rather [[ProgressiveMetal proggy]] battle theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0PvTo9Dkt0 as heard here]].

* ''VideoGame/Terraria'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmijN_nZeOU Plantera's theme]], a hard rocking theme for the appropriately difficult ManEatingPlant in the jungle.

** There's also the remixed version of the Lunar Towers theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7hBtX2FvUo Fighting the Night]] which features [[OminousLatinChanting ominous chanting]] and ferocious guitars by none other than Creator/FrankKlepacki.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'', the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1QfIbLulf8 final boss' first form's music]] sounds like an innocent throwback to NES music, then halfway through, BAM! Metal.

* ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'': All of the area boss themes are metal remixes of the area themes. 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.]]