History Main / MusicalSpoiler

* In ''PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' and its series, if you make a correct "Objection!", the music stops. If the music continues, you know you messed up even before the judge yells at you and takes away part of your LifeMeter.

* At one point in the BonusDungeon in ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne, [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] will hunt the Demifiend through a series of tunnels. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngUfhhoRh84 If his theme replaces the background music,]] it means he's close to finding you.

* On ''WhosStillStanding'', every time the music starts to get louder, there's a commercial break coming in about 15 seconds, unless the show recent returned from commercial, in which case someone's going out on the current question.

* In ''CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', you know you've walked into a boss room (it doesn't have [[ForebodingArchitecture special doors]] like later installments) when the music stops.

* ''VideoGame/{{Mushihimesama}} Futari'''s FinalBoss gets its own theme, but on Ultra difficulty, the TrueFinalBoss uses the regular boss battle music. That is, unless you're playing Black Label (which replaces Ultra mode with God mode), in which case the TFB gets some...[[SoundtrackDissonance rather unfitting music for a climatic boss battle]].

* ''{{Mushihime-sama}} Futari's'' FinalBoss gets its own theme, but on Ultra difficulty, the TrueFinalBoss uses the regular boss battle music. That is, unless you're playing Black Label (which replaces Ultra mode with God mode), in which case the TFB gets some...[[SoundtrackDissonance rather unfitting music for a climatic boss battle]].

* In a case of soundtrack ''titles'' acting as spoilers, the leaking of the track titles for the final season of ''Series/{{SpartacusBloodAndSand}}'' caused a minor meltdown in the fandom when two of the tracks were revealed to be "Gannicus Crucified" and "Agron Crucified" (although the latter also has a track called "Agron Rescued").

** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2'' Olga`s theme plays whenever she is in the scene AND ONLY WHEN SHE IS IN THE SCENE from her very first appearance. This particular theme of hers plays when [[spoiler: Raiden is about to be shot by Revolver Ocelot and then the ninja shows up to save him, nearly cutting off ocelot`s hand ala ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' ]] and at the end when [[spoiler: The ninja jumps in to knock raiden out on snake`s command, revealing it to be olga decked out as the ninja]]. Anyone who listened to the game`s OST will recognise the theme.

* In ''LawAndOrder'', whenever music starts, you know something extremely plot-relevant is about to happen. To figure out what, just check the clock. Less than 20 minutes in? The plot thickens. Less than 3 minutes left? It's time for the MotiveRant.

* In ''{{Firefly}}'', You could always tell when the [[TheDreaded Reavers]] were going to show up by the bass-heavy, metallic-sounding music that played along with their arrival. Best heard at around 2:35 [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PxOrIXDgX8&feature=related here.]]

** Most prominent example comes from SuperRobotWarsW. The first Database member that appeared is Aria Advance, and her leitmotif, if listened closely, is a rearrangements of Kazuma's leitmotif.[[spoiler:She is his clone.]]

* ''Left4Dead'' has musical cues for a lot of things. Zombie hordes attacking, special events, atmosphere cues, etc. Most prominent of all would be the leitmotif that kicks in when certain special zombies are nearby. And yes, people have already figured out how to replace said music with renditions of Yakety Sax.

* Hostile {{NPC}}s (and animals) in ''{{Gothic}}'' tend to chase the player if he tries to flee from a fight. It's possible to tell when they've given up the chase without having to turn and look, because the dramatic music stops playing.

** Same thing in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', which are also by Bethesda. Players should especially take notice when the danger music starts up here, because a [[DemonicSpiders Deathclaw]] could be bearing down on you. Another caveat is that the Pip-Boy radio overrides the background music. The latter also has creepy music when enemies are nearby but haven't detected the player yet.

** Same thing in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', which are also by Bethesda. Players should especially take notice when the danger music starts up here, because a [[DemonicSpiders Deathclaw]] could be bearing down on you. Another caveat is that the Pip-Boy radio overrides the background music.

* In ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'', the music for the first battle has the [=DomZ=] addressing Jade as '[[PhysicalGod Shauni]]' long before she chooses the name as a pseudonym.

** "Danger Ahead" was remixed in ''SuperMarioGalaxy2'', but [[WastedSong it only played in Bowser Jr's Boom Bunker]] - which is a pretty ominous level in itself, featuring the wreckage of [[HumongousMecha Mega]][[DropTheHammer hammer]], a castle with prison-style spotlights, a planet consisting of little more than a slew of spinning platforms and a [[UnrealisticBlackHole black hole]], a subspace swamp, and the sun as a massive fireball looming in the background.

* In ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'', the music for the first battle has the DomZ addressing Jade as '[[PhysicalGod Shauni]]' long before she chooses the name as a pseudonym.

* Because ''TombRaider'' games tend to have ambient soundtracks for levels, musical cues become key means of distinguishing when a trap, puzzle, or hazard is nearby. And the more dramatic the cue, the more imminent the danger is (sometimes you will only have seconds to live unless you react quickly).

* Done all the time in the Dutch detective show ''{{Baantjer}}'', to the extent that you can pay attention only when the "suspect is saying something important" music is playing and still get all the details on whodunit.

* ''{{Bayonetta}}'' example: One of the very last boss fights is accompanied by a song named [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFPVWv7X0c4 You May Call Me Father]]. [[LukeIAmYourFather Yes, that kind.]]]] Needless to say, a single look at the game's soundtrack blows that particular [[TheReveal reveal]] right out the window.