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** After the initial string of battles in ''[[{{VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII-2}} FFXIII-2]]'', the game allows "Full Steam Ahead" ("[[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore Dash]]" in Japan) play through on repeat until the first fight with Gogmagog. Of course, this song features a [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome badass violin playing like a fucking guitar]], and solos for every instrument.

* In ''Super {{Contra}}''(arcade), the miniboss of the final stage has its own unique BGM and victory fanfare, but when the FinalBoss appears, it plays the original stage music again!

** ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX FFX]]'': The stretch from the hill where Tidus tells his story, to the gates of the Zanarkand Ruins, plays "Fleeting Dream"(also known as Someday the Dream will End) continuously through battles.
** In ''{{VideoGame/Final Fantasy X2}}'', "Yuna's Ballad" is used as the battle theme for Bahamut.

** After the initial string of battles in ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII-2 FFXIII-2]]'', the game allows "Full Steam Ahead" ("[[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore Dash]]" in Japan) play through on repeat until the first fight with Gogmagog. Of course, this song features a [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome badass violin playing like a fucking guitar]], and solos for every instrument.

** After the initial string of battles in ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 FFXIII-2]]'', the game allows "Full Steam Ahead" ("[[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore Dash]]" in Japan) play through on repeat until the first fight with Gogmagog. Of course, this song features a [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome badass violin playing like a fucking guitar]], and solos for every instrument.

** This trope being used in the song was in fact fairly blatant foreshadowing of [[spoiler:Gamzee's imminent FaceHeelTurn]].

* The [[NoExportForYou PS2 Version]] of ''TalesOfSymphonia'' changed a few things during the Seed Chamber scene. [[spoiler: When the party members, thought to have been left for dead, save Lloyd,]] the instrumental of the opening begins to play and plays throughout the first boss battle.

** ''[[FinalFantasyX FFX]]'': The stretch from the hill where Tidus tells his story, to the gates of the Zanarkand Ruins, plays "Fleeting Dream"(also known as Someday the Dream will End) continuously through battles.
** In ''{{Final Fantasy X-2}}'', "Yuna's Ballad" is used as the battle theme for Bahamut.
** ''[[FinalFantasyXIII FFXIII]]'' sports the latest use of this trope in the series. It's used at least a couple of times throughout the game, most notably with the song "Dust to Dust" playing through the last Area of Pulse. In fact, ''Final Fantasy XIII'' absolutely loves to do this, and does it all the time, with themes such as "Defiers of Fate" and "Can't Catch a Break."

* ''TalesOfPhantasia'' has the regular battle theme replaced with "Open Fire" during TheWarSequence in Valhalla Plains and replaced with "Threatening Sky" during [[HighAltitudeBattle the Pegasus sequence]] following shortly thereafter.

* ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Monster Hunter Tri]]'s'' theme for the online-only nomad beast "Deviljho" overrides other monster battle themes as soon as it aggresses the player.

* ''TalesOfPhantasia'' has the regular battle theme replaced with "Open Fire" during TheWarSequence in Valhalla Plains and replaced with "Threatening Sky" during [[HighAltitudeBattle the Pegasus sequence]] following shortly thereafter .

* In ''CaveStory'''s hidden final level, Sacred Grounds, the fanfares for {{Heart Container}}s and new weapons don't appear, so the track "Running Hell" plays uninterrupted until the BossRush.

-->--Comment on ''FinalFantasyX'''s CrowningMusicOfAwesome [[CrowningMusic/FinalFantasy page]].

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* In ''BatenKaitos Origins'', during the boss battle with [[spoiler:[[ThatOneBoss Guillo]]]], the amazingly creepy song '[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToRbdS3J1HY&feature=channel_video_title Into the Spiral Tension]]' plays over the fight, instead of the regular boss music. Fitting, considering this is a ''massive'' WhamEpisode.

* In the third case of ''PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'', the normal cross-examination music is overridden with the more intense "Investigation ~ Cornered" music, after a testimony flaw is pointed out by [[spoiler:Edgeworth]], allowing you to continue.

-->--Comment on ''FinalFantasy'''s CrowningMusicOfAwesome [[CrowningMusic/FinalFantasy page]].

* The other most remembered instance in video game history would be the Ocean Palace from ''ChronoTrigger'', where the ominous music kept going through the battles.

* In ''BatenKaitos Origins'', during the boss battle with [[spoiler:[[ThatOneBoss Guillo]]]], the amazingly creepy song 'Into the Spiral Tension' keeps playing over the fight. Fitting, considering this is a ''massive'' WhamEpisode.

* In ''Red Dead Redemption'', "Dead Man's Gun" upon landing in Mexico.

** Played straight in ''AceAttorneyInvestigations 1'', where the "Presto" confrontation theme plays near the end of case two despite not actually cross-examining the killer, and PlayedForLaughs in the sequel, where [[TedBaxter Yumihiko Ichiyanagi]]'s first argument is so overwrought and nonsensical that his extremely loopy theme music plays throughout it.

It's okay, you can go back to your old BGM now.

Turn off whatever background music is on and put this on loop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCmTJVew_tY