Line #3 AwesomeMusic/VisualNovels


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10	There is some debate as to whether Visual Novels are actually 'video games' or not. Nevertheless, Visual Novels do tend to have some great music which is sad since many people tend to overlook visual novels for other media.
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12	(Note: If you come across any examples that belong to suspended/terminated Website/YouTube channels, please remove them and if possible replace them.)
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14	!!Series with their own pages:
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16	[[index]]
17	* ''AwesomeMusic/AceAttorney''
18	* ''AwesomeMusic/BloomingPanic''
19	* ''AwesomeMusic/{{Clannad}}''
20	* ''AwesomeMusic/{{Danganronpa}}''
21	* ''AwesomeMusic/{{Demonbane}}''
22	* ''AwesomeMusic/TheDevilOnGString''
23	* ''AwesomeMusic/DiesIrae''
24	* ''AwesomeMusic/DramaticalMurder''
25	* ''AwesomeMusic/EiyuuSenkiTheWorldConquest''
26	* ''AwesomeMusic/FateStayNight''
27	* ''AwesomeMusic/KatawaShoujo''
28	* ''AwesomeMusic/LamentoBeyondTheVoid''
29	* ''AwesomeMusic/MrLoveQueensChoice''
30	* ''AwesomeMusic/MuvLuv''
31	* ''AwesomeMusic/PrincessEvangile''
32	* ''AwesomeMusic/PrincessWaltz''
33	* ''AwesomeMusic/SlowDamage''
34	* ''AwesomeMusic/TokimekiMemorial''
35	* ''AwesomeMusic/WhenTheyCry''
36	* ''AwesomeMusic/YourTurnToDie''
37	* ''AwesomeMusic/YuminaTheEthereal''
38	* ''AwesomeMusic/ZeroEscape''
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41	!!Other examples:
42	%%* ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'':
43	%%** [[https://youtu.be/KUiZ991XUCQ Summer Lights]].
44	%%** The game opening, [[https://youtu.be/daB2y9kh1Ec Tori no Uta.]]
45	* [[https://youtu.be/-vFwWoA44KM To The West]] from a very unknown VN ''Aka'' is very soothing and beautiful.
46	%%* ''Baldr Force''[='=]s opening [[https://youtu.be/AG2aGMRM4NA Face of Fact]] which is sung by Creator/{{KOTOKO}}.
47	%%* Autumn Leaf Orchestra are known for visual novel theme songs. [[http://autumn-leaf.org/ Here]] is their official site, and [[https://www.youtube.com/user/AutumnLeafOrchestra here]] is their Youtube account.
48	* ''VisualNovel/DaCapo''[='=]s [[https://youtu.be/tEcQmOTSYQ4 Small Cherry Promised Bell]] is used at the tension points to great effect.
49	* [[https://youtu.be/WixjopTY18Q Noisy Sweet Home]] from ''VisualNovel/{{Deardrops}}'' is the perfectly energetic way to end the main route.
50	%%* [[https://youtu.be/49tqsq2wxU4 I Hope So]], the opening theme from ''December When There Is No Angel'' sung by Ikeda Haruna.
51	* From ''VisualNovel/{{Demonbane}}'', [[https://youtu.be/deg1RHwmKpo Those who Will Challenge the Divine Will]] make you feel urge to punching Cthulhu out. Even better with [[https://youtu.be/Y3TKe34xfyU the vocal version]].
52	** Metatron's theme [[https://youtu.be/Aj42hSaEFk4 The Convictor]], truly befitting of an angel of justice.
53	** [[https://youtu.be/0Y2R8EkGEcs Deus Machina! Demonbane!]] is incredibly fitting for an OP theme, raising the question of why the anime adaption switched it.
54	** And on the villains' side, we have Master Therion's theme, [[https://youtu.be/So7eaYnIn5s I Am Laughing At the Beasts]], and Anticross's "evil stuff is happening" theme, [[https://youtu.be/DYts6iJtIqs Seven Points on Ten]].
55	** [[https://youtu.be/NFouGLSwlOY Final Movement of the Space Rhapsody]] and [[https://youtu.be/W_1c24VPhL8 The Last Song of the World]], the themes for the final battle which decides the fate of the universe. It's very appropriate considering the sheer, absolute power both sides are wielding by that point.
56	* MasaakiEndoh did some music for ''VisualNovel/DengekiStryker''. The opening [[https://youtu.be/wgg-uon5Ls0 Burst Dream]] is a pretty good rock song, but insert song [[https://youtu.be/K_ARkwVYw5g BREAKING!]] (a collaboration with AiRi) is incredibly catchy. He did it again in the UpdatedRerelease [[https://youtu.be/toz0U121B4s OP]] and of course it's awesome too.
57	* From a real unknown AMERICAN one: ''VisualNovel/DigitalALoveStory'', composer 4mat composed the AWESOME rockin' chiptune [[https://youtu.be/m-EAZK9X-Rk Paper Dolls]] that has about 20-30 seconds of nice buildup before literally rocking out.
58	* The DDLC mod ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiBlueSkies'' is extensive enough to have its own soundtrack, which can be listened to in the menu. It can also be listened to [[https://blueskiesmod.com/soundtrack.html on the mod's website.]]
59	** For starters, the main menu screen music changes depending on whose route you're following, and the girls each have their own {{Leitmotif}}. Yuri's themes have a mellow flute, Natsuki's themes have a cheery bell, and Sayori's themes have an upbeat guitar and flute.
60	** "Festival!" is an exciting, victorious tune that plays during the festival, but as the festival starts to go awry, that track is replaced by "Festival?", a distorted, off-key reprise.
61	** "Rose Tinted Glasses" is a cheery, nostalgic melody that accompanies flashbacks to MC and Sayori's childhood.
62	** "Sparks Ignite" is a soft piano theme that highlights romantic moments between MC and his love interest.
63	** "Out of Reach" is a melancholic theme during sad moments that involve Sayori. It even has the sound of rain in it.
64	* ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'':
65	** Despite being the kind of music you'd expect from a visual novel of this nature (or at least the kind of visual novel it's presenting itself as), some tracks like [[https://youtu.be/BFSWlDpA6C4 the main theme]], the [[https://youtu.be/rsBeCQA93-Q poetry composition theme]], and [[https://youtu.be/FDG1AUN53S8 a couple]] [[https://youtu.be/GAhiW1Z3GJY of other ones]] are pretty well composed and even surprisingly catchy.
66	** The [[https://youtu.be/JC0mFHN7r2c two unique]] [[https://youtu.be/QIHUK68L9qQ tracks from]] Act 3, when Monika deletes all the other characters which fit the respective eeriness and tragedy of their accompanying scenes perfectly.
67	%%** [[https://youtu.be/CAL4WMpBNs0 "Your Reality", the credits theme.]]
68	%%* [[https://youtu.be/SI-SPSp8kPc Love Song of a Certain Dragon]] from ''VisualNovel/DraKoi''.
69	%%* [[https://youtu.be/eKIZxlLFwKY Eternal Feather]], the opening from ''VisualNovel/EfAFairyTaleOfTheTwo'' sets the scene well.
70	* ''VisualNovel/Ever17'':
71	** The [[https://youtu.be/e-XT9FS9TJo Opening Song]] sets the dark and mysterious mood of the VN while still being pretty catchy.
72	** [[https://youtu.be/zkvQte7JWpw Karma]] is quite popular among the fanbase for being an emotional piano piece that definitely plays at the right parts of the VN.
73	%%** [[https://youtu.be/ubhF31-pXCM Psycho mix]] of the OP.
74	%%** The [[https://youtu.be/pHIJz0Op6sc Xbox 360 Version]] of ''Ever 17'' has its own redone version of Karma.
75	%%** There is also an [[https://youtu.be/m8IpyTtW5FI uplifiting remix]] of Karma.
76	%%** Among the tracks of ''VisualNovel/Remember11'' there are [[https://youtu.be/y7AmwE9Rw_E "Paranoia"]] and [[https://youtu.be/HSFwiTokRFA "All or None"]] (which is comparable in tone and occasion to "Karma").
77	%%** The opening, [[https://youtu.be/H12yAu91E-w Little Prophet.]]
78	%%** Also comparable to "Karma": [[https://youtu.be/wrZDyqpXb6M "Once More"]], from ''VisualNovel/{{Never7}}''.
79	%%* [[https://youtu.be/BOdd0hUAwuU Global Network]] from ''Hello, World''.
80	* [[https://soundcloud.com/falconr3/first-day First Day]], from ''High School Story'', by Shigihara, plays every time you level up, and it makes it feel even more satisfying.
81	* While ''VisualNovel/HoshizoraNoMemoria'' has many, one that might come to mind for those that have played it would be the [[https://youtu.be/uf6BnVGWyZk arranged version]] of the opening, "Eternal Recurrence". It is played in the most emotional scenes in the games, typically near the end of the various routes, be they heartwarming or tearjerking.
82	* From the free VN ''VisualNovel/JunipersKnot'', the track [[https://youtu.be/E7FOjklX6ds Bleeding]] plays in Act 2 when the Fiend reveals what happened to her friend/lover and is a hauntingly beautiful piece that truly sells the sorrow and pain in her heart. It is considered the VN's most iconic track.
83	* From ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'':
84	** Mai's Theme [[https://youtu.be/gJtZ3R8x8m0 Girl's Prison]], is strong, mysterious, and elegant, and perfect for Mai. Then there's the arrangement from the anime, [[https://youtu.be/t7qtuPd6oXs Shoujo no ran]]. And then there's this [[https://youtu.be/-k4LojeHc3c piano arrangement]] from the album Re-Feel, which managed to make her theme even more elegant, bittersweet and mysterious than before.
85	** Opening Theme [[https://youtu.be/H5PkLbsayd0 Last Regrets]] makes you feel like you've lost something and you're trying to find it. Perfect for a game where that is the main theme.
86	%%** [[https://youtu.be/LvrmHUmxyBU Remnants of a Dream]].
87	%%** Also [[https://youtu.be/VKlW9sTV1mU When I Waited for the Wind]].
88	* By brand Liarsoft, and the artist Rita:
89	** ''VisualNovel/ShikkokuNoSharnoth's'' Opening Song: [[https://youtu.be/vYELo6fRAOs DORCHADAS]] is a pretty catchy song with nice vocals and accordion action.
90	** ''Masked Sanghai''[='=]s opening [[https://youtu.be/cXFiDkqrWG0 Netsujou]], starting with awesome guitar intro.
91	%%** [[https://youtu.be/Tw-lY8uXeoM Rosa Morada]] which is ''Shiei no Sona-Nyl''[='=]s Opening Song.
92	%%** ''Hikari no Valcia''[='=]s opening [[https://youtu.be/UYeG2Znh1dg Tistrya]], a Japanese song with Arabian feel into it.
93	* From ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'':
94	** Even though it's not in the music gallery of the game, the song that plays when you decide to [[https://youtu.be/j-3rGgVG8QI "Play with Masato"]] is incredibly fun and catchy, even you can't resist the Muscle Sensation!
95	** [[https://youtu.be/tFAeLtAS43M Let's Return]] for moments when you can look forward to a brighter day.
96	** On the flip side [[https://youtu.be/75_dkomdYlg A world where nothing happened]], you hear this music playing and the static in the song starts to set in, and you know that mysterious, creepy, and possibly disturbing things await you.
97	** [[https://youtu.be/0vDWrU62K9E Little Melody]], a feeling of a small but meaningful triumph.
98	** There is a feeling of subtle magic and wondrous feelings in [[https://youtu.be/5-1q5RLDze4 Just One Magic World.]]
99	** The Ending Themes need recognition.
100	*** You know that there are fun and exciting things awaiting you with [[https://youtu.be/3ZiOCEwKwP4 Alicemagic]].
101	*** [[https://youtu.be/4FiWH8-JXP0 Song for Friends]] is a bit sad but you feel you know that there is a ray of hope shining in front of you. Until you read the TearJerker lyrics: "Even if you are there, or even if you're not, I'll call out to you." and "Even if you are there, or even if everyone has left, I'll sing". This is the song to say goodbye to our friends who have moved on.
102	*** You found a closed world where only [[https://youtu.be/3j9h0brgn4k Regret]] and depression await you, sorry.
103	*** Final Ending is [[https://youtu.be/MeSsaL65KCQ Little Busters!~Little Jumper ver.~]], almost the same song as the opening, but with a change in lyrics and some musical instruments that make it feel nostalgic, hopeful, and there is a brand new exiting world out there for you to jump into.
104	%%** [[https://youtu.be/eY-07dM8sBI Approaching Light]], Mio Nishizono's theme. And for your convenience [[https://youtu.be/lo1pq38YlAg a remix]] of said song.
105	%%** The insert song [[https://youtu.be/ly5NiKQqJvc Faraway]] perfectly suits the scene it's played in.
106	%%** The [[https://youtu.be/N5eJuIraQHI theme song]] of Little Busters Ex version.
107	%%* [[https://youtu.be/Qoka7cFppdg Soul Requiem]], from ''VisualNovel/LuxPain'', plays at the end of day twenty.
108	* To celebrate the finished translation of ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously'', here's the most awesome of the character {{Leitmotif}}s, [[https://youtu.be/zce0tkumWkI Sword Dance.]]
109	* [[https://youtu.be/B-7OGxJgKUk Only for you]] by Kahiena and barbarian on the groove is a good song even for dark-themed eroge, ''Manzoku Injou''.
110	%%* Several eroge songs sung by Marica:
111	%%** ''Yume Miru Kusuri''[='=]s [[https://youtu.be/EuhCQekW0So Sekai ni Sayounara]].
112	%%** ''Pieta Shiawase no Aoi Tori''[='=]s [[https://youtu.be/POy46EI7TTA Koufuku no Genri]].
113	%%** ''Kurai Mirai 4''[='=]s [[https://youtu.be/ArEbl-CK32o Keep out]].
114	%%** ''VisualNovel/CrossChannel''[='=]s [[https://youtu.be/GHKTlshJwvE ending]].
115	* ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood'' opening, [[https://youtu.be/bzuYs7YFtH4 Tribreath]]. [=MintJam=]'s version is an awesome rock song, even if you never play the game.
116	%%* Fairly obscure [[FunnyAnimal Kemo]]-[[{{Yaoi}} homo]] VN ''VisualNovel/{{Morenatsu}}'' has [[https://youtu.be/9knJtpj4MY0 this gem.]]
117	%%* [[https://youtu.be/aQD_CbcJg7s world eyes]] from ''Nekonade Distortion'' is a very nice piano piece.
118	* ''Omerta: Chinmoku No Okite'':
119	** [[https://youtu.be/WKViZs8lUnE King Cesar's Theme]] sounds like waltzy ballroom music.
120	** The love scene music is absolutely beautiful, romantic, and hypnotizing. The game has [[https://youtu.be/b8MC_ShqEZA I Love You And I Hated You]], and [[https://youtu.be/B087kGmZB5c On a Stormy Night]].
121	* [[https://youtu.be/9t8akS3hEQo Gentle Jena]], the title screen from the very short VN ''VisualNovel/{{Planetarian}}''. ''Planetarian'' was made by KEY, most notable for making Air, Kanon, and Clannad so listening to this (peaceful) song can help you guess what kind of plot stuff will happen since it IS a KEY work. The [[https://youtu.be/_xurjw8-rsY extended version]] is even more beautiful.
122	* From ''VisualNovel/{{Rewrite}}'':
123	** The second opening [[https://youtu.be/yegE5ai9abQ Rewrite,]] completely animated by White Fox studio.
124	** The first opening, [[https://youtu.be/o6XGLm0EBmo Philosophyz,]] is not bad either. The music box version, [[https://youtu.be/gxuAK-757OU Philosophy of Yours,]] is also a pretty nice piece.
125	** [[https://youtu.be/Ov1U1JLi8SU Carnation]], Shizuru's theme, is an extremely relaxing piece of music. The vocal version [[https://youtu.be/2Wlrl7_q4w0 Love Letter]] also acts as a heartwarming way to finish her route.
126	** [[https://youtu.be/P-54Optw9DM YO-SHI-NO]] is one of the most hilarious songs ever. There's really no other way to describe it.
127	* ''Secret Game -Killer Queen-'' has [[https://youtu.be/eY-1k6xh18Y Calling]], [[https://youtu.be/1bfQFXJlHq4 The Dead' Blessing]] and [[https://youtu.be/ZJwRryPkShA Tears]]. [[TearJerker That last song]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin does exactly what it says.]]
128	* ''Seven Bridge''[='=]s [[https://youtu.be/h6Jwn21drks opening]] is an awesome guitar track.
129	%%* ''VisualNovel/SekienNoInganock'':
130	%%** [[https://youtu.be/BQp4WKroiKM Right Hand From Behind]] is a badass battle theme.
131	%%** [[https://youtu.be/zJMO1Uee6bg Detective]], [[https://youtu.be/Z3SnKKuJsm4 Hopelessness]], [[https://youtu.be/M65NBT-ufAU Amnesia]]... okay, [[https://youtu.be/Hgu1SP2v8Po the]] [[http://youtu.be/CPcq-lOnVwQ whole]] [[http://youtu.be/GONzGH47jhk sound]][[http://youtu.be/R5oeqMG3jr0 track]] [[http://youtu.be/xvYj3pnwrng probably]] [[http://youtu.be/X-Q-dqAWDq4 counts]].
132	%%** [[https://youtu.be/vtrxvQAMTbs Always]].
133	* ''VisualNovel/SharinNoKuni'':
134	%%** [[https://youtu.be/ylt718oCw9w Reason to be I]] is very inspirational.
135	%%** [[https://youtu.be/Fmoh4QFrVUw Reason to be I Piano]], a song about living and moving forward.
136	%%** [[https://youtu.be/qpiKMzP4qPQ Reason to be II]] is almost as inspirational.
137	%%** [[https://youtu.be/zhMfBbHhQso Youkai]] plays at all the saddest points.
138	%%** [[https://youtu.be/92ilYU9_q-s Youkai no Senritsu]], used in the fandisc at the sad moments too, especially at the end of Houzuki's chapter.
139	%%* ''The Silver Case'': [[https://youtu.be/TRuy1E6tUsM "Kouichi"]] is just an epic track for the game.
140	* ''VisualNovel/TheSongOfSaya'':
141	%%** [[https://youtu.be/coC9Cj7V7WA Sin]] is hauntingly beautiful.
142	%%** [[https://youtu.be/Fx2DgzonNdU Song of Saya I]] and [[https://youtu.be/yV-i4OY_5Wk II]] are pretty cool as well.
143	%%** [[https://youtu.be/pn8PHhJXERU Silent Sorrow]] is absolutely ''heartbreaking''.
144	%%** The ending, [[https://youtu.be/08sKNXcJXjg Shoes of Glass]].
145	* ''VisualNovel/SoulLink''[='=]s opening [[https://youtu.be/WSHy8egnoeU Not Accepted]] sets the tone for the novel well.
146	%%* [[https://youtu.be/Y5cXKVt3wOE Steam City Under the Grayish Sky]] from ''Souten no Celenaria''.
147	* ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate'':
148	** [[https://youtu.be/QHOOQCXTweU Skyclad Observer]]. They even used it as the ending theme for the penultimate episode of the anime adaptation and as background music to one of the most awesome scenes in the true end of the visual novel. Playing on the game's [[SchizoTech retro-futurist]] themes, the music incorporates loud mechanical keyboard clacks to the opening parts.
149	** There's also the main theme of the novel, [[https://youtu.be/YS8p6L1AaMQ Gate of Steiner,]] which conveys both a sinister conspiracy like tone and a sense of hope.
150	** The song that only plays in the True Ending, [[https://youtu.be/4mvsS18zt2U Operation Skuld]]. Continuing the [[SchizoTech retro-futurist]] tone, the song ties its beat drop to ''[[MundaneMadeAwesome a dial-tone]]''.
151	* ''VisualNovel/SymphonicRain'':
152	** [[https://youtu.be/iYW7TlJkeDA Fay]], one of the happiest songs in the novel and basically the finale song.
153	** [[https://youtu.be/hik0r8g3Kag Secret]] is a great melancholic song and the lyrics become an absolute tearjerker after Torta's route.
154	** [[https://youtu.be/sg5vzHKP6OA I'm Always Close To You]] is another tearjerker song. In fact, most songs are either heartwarming or tearjerking in some fashion.
155	* ''Tenshi no Tamago''[='=]s opening [[https://youtu.be/OKkQ7lQ6AxQ Lilith]], which sung by Rita, complete with DesignStudentsOrgasm.
156	%%* ''VisualNovel/TogainuNoChi'' [[https://youtu.be/ctMglJvXtlg soundtrack]] [[https://youtu.be/05hBG-PuaRE is]] [[https://youtu.be/tyiXF9PXuqc epic]].
157	* Most of ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'''s soundtrack is rather understated, due to it being a doujin work. But there is one crowning piece of music in its soundtrack, the melancholy [[https://youtu.be/eFd_Hoo_xaw Homesickness]].
158	* ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}''[='=]s music for the last level, [[https://youtu.be/TAPuVLRcwTQ The End of Legends]] perfectly portrays how tragic the final boss is.
159	* [[https://youtu.be/OnTYnomzFTU Yoru no Himawari]] from ''VisualNovel/WonderfulEveryday'' is widely recognized as the game's signature track, since it's a beautiful and melancholic piano piece.

Context AwesomeMusic / VisualNovels