History SugarWiki / MoodOfWin

* In OverTheHedge there is a brief scene of the animals having fun at birthday party, to the tune of Heist by Ben Folds. At one point RJ the Racoon plays air guitar with a Spuddies container. For some reason that one scene seems genuinely fun, and the awesome fun-ness of that very moment never fails to put a huge grin on my face.

* Sunrises in both ''[[{{TheElderScrollsIV}} Oblivion]]'' and ''[[{{Fallout3}} Fallout 3]]''. It's an incredible moment when, after traveling through the night, the sky begins to gently glow from the east as the dawn begins to break. The entire world around you is quiet. And then the sun crests over the horizen, and any nearby water sparkles and shimmers. There's gentle swelling music in the background, and the world around you seems to burst forth with untapped possibilities.

* [[MonsterHunter Monster Hunter Tri's intro music.]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPYMHWeY9L4 Just take a listen.]]

* ''ThePrincessBride'' - the Zoo of Death. "Let's look on the bright side: we're having an adventure, Fezzik, and most people live and die without being as lucky as we are." The entire scene is a brilliantly paced emotional rollercoaster, intercut with glimpses of just how awesome Inigo and Fezzik are and the bond between them; and each time you think it can't get any more awesome or more hair-raising, ''it does''

* The intro of ''{{Coraline}}'', which set up the CreepyAwesome atmosphere of the movie with shots of a metallic hand crafting a doll while one of the absolute best music track known to mankind plays on the background. But the whole movie counts, really. The way the script, cinematography, lighting, music, sounds, voice acting and editing work together to change the mood from sweet and funny to dark and chilling throughout the movie is just beautiful.

* In the film of {{Watchmen}}, at the very end we see New York being rebuilt after the Ozymandias attack on a clear sunny day, with epic music playing. The whole scene lasts, at most, about 15 seconds, but it's a TearJerker nonetheless.
** The intro. The way the amazing visuals are combined with fantastic editing and the best usage of a country music in a movie ''ever'' makes up an immensely beautiful scene.

* ''ThePrincessBride'' - the Zoo of Death. "Let's look on the bright side: we're having an adventure, Fezzik, and most people live and die without being as lucky as we are." The entire scene is a brilliantly paced emotional rollercoaster, intercut with glimpses of just how awesome Inigo and Fezzik are and the bond between them; and each time you think it can't get any more awesome or more hair-raising, ''it does''.

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* ''{{Half-Life}} 2: Episode 2'' - The tunnel fight against the Antlions. When all seems lost, [[CrowningMOmentOfAwesome the Vortigaunts show up...]]it's incredibly inspiring and completely does away with any frustration you felt from fighting bugs for the last ten minutes.

[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpDRl2uD3_c This.]]

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* {{Basilisk}} - In the near finale of the series. [[spoiler: Right before Kagerou dies in the arms of Gennosuke. She meets face to face with Oboro, the other woman who was vying for Gennosuke's love, this is the only time they meet in the series. Made even more powerful by the fact that it inadvertently prevents Kagerou from killing Gennosuke]]
* {{Blame}} - Every time there is a two-page spread of one the ginormous areas of the Megastructure.
* {{Gantz}} - The couple's death at the hands of 1000 armed goddess statue.
* CodeGeass: Whenever we get scenes panoramics of the striking scenery, especially to the sound of the track Eleven. The epilogue too.

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** The [[NothingIsScarier long crawl through the tunnel]] just before the "game". The anticipation for something that might jump out of the darkness, the lighting, the dialog, all combines to create a truly fantastic atmosphere.

* The intro of ''{{Coraline}}'', which set up the CreepyAwesome atmosphere of the movie with shots of a metallic hand crafting a doll while one of the absolute best music track known to mankind plays on the background.
** The scene where Coraline lists various stuff around the house. Way BetterThanItSounds.
** The part where she found the door for the first time.

** The [[NothingIsScarier long crawl through the tunnel]] just before the "game".

** The first and second times Coraline enters the Otherworld, again thanks to the music.

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* Of all ''CriminalMinds'' episodes, "Open Season" is one of the most memorable ones to this troper, partly for a certain poignant scene right before the obligatory jet ride home - the intended victim of two brother unsubs gets ahold of a knife and repeatedly stabs one of them, and the other finds him and leaves him alone by a fire while he goes to finish her [[ItsPersonal now for a reason besides the lulz]]. The fire draws the team, and Gideon crouches beside him trying to calm him down and gently interrogating him. Even when he realizes who he is and what's going on and most of the team has gone after his brother, Gideon [[TeamDad stays with him while he dies]] (mind you he starting being reduced from a ''DeadRising''-esque AxeCrazy to a pathetic kid who doesn't want his brother to leave him shortly after being jumped), comforting him, calling him "son" and repeating "It's okay..." It doesn't help that right before he finally dies he's officially broken down when he hears Morgan shooting his brother to death. YouAreNotAlone, indeed, done [[TearJerker bizarrely heartbreakingly]] and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming touchingly]] and just well all at once.