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In the late '80s, ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} I & II'' were two of the very first games to fully take advantage of the [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 PC-Engine's]] CD add-on to deliver Red Book-audio quality music, as opposed to the typical beeps and squawks of the time. Masterfully arranged by Ryo Yonemitsu, it was ''really good music''. A lot of the music for ''Ys I & II'' was composed by the legendary musician Creator/YuzoKoshiro alongside Mieko Ishikawa, which greatly influenced the soundtracks of the sequels.
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[[folder: Multiple Games]]
* Throughout the entire series, one song has returned, again and again, in myriad forms - the upbeat, exuberant [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGUbj4zOU90 Item Get jingle]].
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[[folder: ''Ys Origin'']]
* The opening song of ''Ys Origin'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vKHLdxJFRc Genesis ~ Beyond the Beginning]] is, as so common in the series, awesome. And the title shouts back to the very start of the intro movie from the PC Engine ''Ys I'', which said, simply, "In the Beginning". But of course, it takes its crown from its use in-game in the last stretch of the Demonic Core section of the tower right before the final bosses of each route.
* ''Origin'''s version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wLcy72asDo Tower of the Shadow of Death]]" opens the gameplay as it's part of the very first area of the game, with an orchestral tune that reflects the ancient nature of this game very well.
* The boss theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlSxN98y7Z4 Scars of the Divine Wing]]. As a Youtube commenter named [=MapleMeringue=] observes, "the hallmark of boss progress is living long enough to hear the riff at 1:12".
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY_XKw8HDEI Memory of Solomon]]", which plays on Yunica's flashback after her first fight with Kishgal, is a slow, simplistic variation of "Palace of Solomon" from ''Ys II'' intended to invoke pangs of nostalgia.
* ''Origin'''s version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0K4JI-isFM Dreaming]]" plays fantastically well to what the Hall of Reflection has become in this game.
%%* And the sub-boss theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2At2iqCksY Oboro]].
* Origin also had awesome stage music like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPW_M48Welk Scarlet Tempest]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C-sNSEm46A Silent Desert]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw-7B3NQxdo Samsara And Paramnesia.]]
%%* The final boss music kicks into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kdbUVN1Pmw Over Drive.]]
* The new version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6yLoUNzqmQ Termination]] is easily one of the most amazing pieces of music to grace a video game.
* The battle with [[BulletHell Jenocres]] in Rado's Annex is set to a raucous jazz remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HRybmCCeTw Tension]] from ''Ys I & II''.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVL34JQkW6Q Water Prison.]]
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[[folder: ''Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished'' and ''Ys II: The Final Chapter'']]
* From ''Ys I'':
** The very first piece of ''Ys'' music - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5V_YvcRuBE Feena (Original)]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDm2YIXLPrw Perfect Collection version]], (which the guys who translated the Eternal games used as a replacement for the not-quite as good Eternal soundtrack version). The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wICURBkUXI Legacy version]] from the DS port is pretty great too.
** The field music from where the fine tradition of awesome music begun, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDm9LaJeN9w The First Step Towards Wars]]. With the adventurous strings and horns, and that addictive techno beat, it's no wonder why the Turbografx cover is the definitive version fans tend to remember. That being said, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTimaabqRIs Legacy]] take is a pretty sweet midi folk rock version with a flute replacing the usual horns.
*** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt6UwIJMk3k arrangement]] from the Falcom Special Box (Symphony) album is an orchestral cover with real instruments.
*** For the Chronicles release for the PSP, we got an awesome [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HplgXxaKu5c hard rock cover]] that swaps out the horns and strings for a stripped down, straightforward jam.
*** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQXbGyJ6O9U Famicom]] rendition is surprisingly good considering the lower sound quality.
*** The one from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRpDLL8YceA Ys I Complete]] is no less awesome than the others, sounding like it's running on an upgraded Sega Genesis. Mm, delicious synth bass.
*** A short but energetic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmDOxxn-9BM acoustic guitar and violin rendition]].
** The town theme Fountain Of Love, including the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl6pgCI7v3o 1987 original]] and other versions (in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quQShkxuuT0 1988]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwyZM-S0gf8 1990]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuhR43R4fr4 1993]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwCc9ugSslY 1997]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml69L87ZX9Y 1998]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjaCKH9xFP0 2001]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1MveJAeTM4 2009]]), is a nice piece of chill-out music to relax to.
** Unique to the Famicom port, Zepic Village received [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkAUDA_IOPc its own theme]]; in every other port it reuses the Fountain of Love music.
** The music for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4ebZxDz0xo Shrine of Solomon]] is fantastic, considering that it's pretty much an almost empty area before the first boss fight. In a tonal 180 from the above, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JQHssHZDeY cover from the Preprima album]] is an absolute TearJerker.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0odS0Ucw1M Palace of Destruction]], the music for the first dungeon crawl in the series, in both TG-16 CD and Perfect Collection versions. The former version in particular is incredible; the string, guitar, and Eastern instrumentation give it a unique feel from the rest of the orchestral/synth rock soundtrack. Listening to it on its own, it practically screams final boss music, and this is just the first dungeon!
** The music for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v887nnJEFVQ Final Battle]] with Dark Fact is awesome. The Famicom port gives us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1wbiLmtE2E a second theme]] and it's just as good.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxcROjfpJ8s Tower of the Shadow of Death]]", the theme of the Tower of Darm, and by extension, a good chunk of the second half of the game. This song alone might be more representative of ''Ys'' than the main theme tune of the game. This theme kept evolving as new versions of ''Ys I'' came out, with remixes also appearing in ''The Dawn of Ys'' and ''Origin''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EunxobcaHY The Chronicles version]] is often considered one of the best versions of this theme, competing only with ''Origin'''s version. Legendary, classic ''Ys'' soundtrack + the AutobotsRockOut vibes from more modern games in the franchise = this might be more of Adol's theme than ''his own theme itself''.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBkg0MnkoW0 Dreaming]]", the theme to the Hall of Reflection floors of the Tower of Darm added in the ''Eternal'' version onwards, is a dancable tune playing into the unique nature of these floors. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBVgZv9H4rw The Chronicles version]] is even better at this, with electronic beats and ''violins'' mixing seamlessly. Falcom also had the mind to add [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gLJP1qNqgg a PC-88 remix]] for the sake of leaving no tracks missing in the PC-88 Mode of the soundtrack in Chronicles.
%%** The original boss music, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTW91hJyjoQ Holders Of Power]] (in this instance set to footage from the ''Anime/{{Ys}}'' OVA).
%%** Adol himself got a nice [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybid-EzZmgk theme]].
%%** In the tower we get a new boss music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBOrIPDGKgk Chase of Shadow]].
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBVgZv9H4rw Dreaming]] in the Mirror Maze room.
%%** Feel the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf87KPms97c Tension]] as you are nearing the top of the tower.
%%** Before the Final Boss fight we got the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCbrytcP844 Last Moment of the Dark]].
%%* From ''Ys I & II'':
%%** The ending music from ''I''/the opening music to ''II'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-V0fOvAv_0 To Make The End Of Battle]] (in this instance set to the animated between-games cutscene of ''Ys I & II Complete'').
%%** There's also the PC-Engine version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmDgcbJv0E8 To Make the End of Battle]] for those who prefer that style.
%%** Since ''Chronicles'' came out, it can be safely said: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL044D7ABC2B744027 All of it]].''
* From ''Ys II'':
** As per ''Ys'' standards, the awesome boss music [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRd8Uf-mZSE Protectors (Eternal)]]. If you're one of those who hates the Eternal version, try the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMCWWmw6NxY Perfect Collection version]] by Ryo Yonemitsu (used by the translators) and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwZzrLkeqfk Chronicles version]] by Yukihiro Jindo.
%%** The music from the first monster-populated area [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZjj_8mmhM4 Ruins of Moondoria]].
%%** And the first monster-infested dungeon [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HozAnvz-gBo Noble District of Toal]].
%%** The music from the first monster-populated area [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZjj_8mmhM4 Ruins of Moondoria]].
%%** And the first monster-infested dungeon [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HozAnvz-gBo Noble District of Toal]].
%%** And then we go to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4l4KtzXNUA Ice Ridge of Noltia]].
%%** Then into the complete oposite of above: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-_QbgQ6Awc Moat of Burnedbless]].
%%** Final battle against Darm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wsrUR_7ZMQ Termination]].
%%** The nice chill-out track Stay With Me Forever, including the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUlRaclX4cA 1988 original]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rDC0chP1zU 1989 arrange]], as well as the vocal version Adventure World (both the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvv_yuU8mNE 1989 original]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWwemFglUQk 2009 cover]]).
%%** The anime adaptation (which remixed the music from the game) is no slouch in the music department either, with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnu5xAiqVOE The Last Righteous Battle/The Final Crusade]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HFDP-7jHVw Adol, Full of Hatred]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JXeq_gNyVU Theme of Adol]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4TgtRK558A Prologue]]... hell, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC038138D921F476D the entire]] [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL280B26DAA1831AA3 soundtrack]]'' counts.
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[[folder: ''Ys III (Wanderers from Ys/The Oath in Felghana)'']]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUlWlhTQISI Valestein]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwlMSrzeolg Castle]], the area theme of... well, Valestein Castle.
* For the field music we got a remix of Theme of Adol, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ47Ev2TExQ The Boy Who Had Wings]], better known as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI_kXBXFBfc The Boy's Got Wings]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49DkO17LNok Be]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sgnFikzIFI Careful]] when crawling through the Tigray Quarry.
%%* It's a ''Ys'' tradition to have awesome boss music when you fight [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuEFA8blzzU Dark Beasts]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtpCwbz09n4 Black as Night.]]
* When me meet Chester, we know that he is not be fucked with. Why? Just listen to his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKgRZjXRrWE theme]].
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ76AMDLKp0 Illburns Ruins]] have some nice music. In the PC Engine version it's called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spYkKm0yGZU Alcaino Ruins.]]
* In order to escape from the Zone of Lava, Adol takes on a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBxrmB3Sdzw Searing]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsGPthUe8Po Struggle]].
%%* For harder bosses we got the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk7FfnOp1iY Shock]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01p4ikt-AY of The Death God]].
* While it's more epic rather than awesome, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVX4h-DYNgk Steeling the Will]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSrwBN1lrJw to Fight]] deserves to be here.
* The music playing in the Clock Tower will make you climb it in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjtCBhN63Ug the]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZ4hf_ocIQ nick]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyFr_HSbdnc of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggpm-pfqBCk Sealed]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AayJvGJ7L0o Time]].
%%* Then get [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xL3qBb2RdA Chopped]] by Chester.
%%* The Final Dungeon's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdVePsz44L0 Beat of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw10IAQsg5k Destruction]].
* No ''Ys'' game is complete without the epic final boss music, in this case when fighting [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlheABMmKTw The Strongest]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ7ruKexLWI Foe]].
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[[folder: ''Ys IV (Mask of the Sun/The Dawn of Ys/Memories of Celceta)'']]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa05aWdkSPU The Great Forest of Celceta]], probably the games most famous music judging from how some of its elements are remixed later in the series.
%%* The intro music [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS7g5Iag0gY Dawn of Ys]] is just as famous.
* Even shopping for new equipment becomes awesome as you let out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ3PHxrZUWg A Young Swordsman's Tear]].
%%* For the field music we got [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Sj28pVtf0 Field]]. Yes, it's called just that.
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH533aWi9Rs Burning Sword]]", the first overworld area theme in ''Memories of Celceta'', is full of energy and sets Adol and Duren for the big journey ahead. Compare this to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9doW0S1VzVc the original version]] from ''The Dawn of Ys''.
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trWtq5fOwJw Gust of Wind]]" is the third overworld area music, which plays as soon as you get into Ghidona Crater. A fast-paced rock track that greets you as you make your way to Comodo Village and later to the Ancient Burrow.
* ''Ys'' = Awesome Boss = Awesome Boss music, and in ''Ys IV'' it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9EVobxVhrU Battle #58]]. If you're looking for the ''Mask of the Sun'' version, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCC6D9jHBcQ check this one]], and if you're looking for something more modern, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBX49COJ470 here's the remix]] for the midbosses in ''Memories of Celceta''.
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfaf2R6T72g A Kiss From Eldeel]]", in its ''Memories of Celceta'' version, is perfect for the first dungeon you go through with [[GlacierWaif Calilica]] in your party, the Tower of Providence, with an epic rocking track as you race across the tower with its boss giving chase to you in the second half. The song is featured in a different area in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXALWwXjSl8 SNES]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttIEXizMUi0 PC Engine]] (which is in fact very similar to the remake's) versions.
%%* It's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGBI9AVCf1k A Great Ordeal]] to fight some of more serious bosses.
%%* In the Valley of Lament we got appropriately named [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHnjPT4-3Cw Walking the Path of Legend]].
* In the Valley of Quicksand we have a nice relaxing track of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrzZSGLFkEM same name]].
%%* While it's not of Rockin' Awesome type, it would be a disservice not to include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAt3YAl-pjk Crimson Wings]] here.
* IV's remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFrdFziT1tQ Tower of The Shadow of Death]] is awesome and makes you recall memories of ''Ys I''.
%%* In the Ruins of No Return we got another remix: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S64nULdFPHs Theme of Adol 1993]].
%%* After chit-chatting with Lefance and teleporting out, we get [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvthDkAKL5E Temple of Sun]].
* With Dogi covering your back, passing through the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV2c5TfROM8 Bronze District]] should be a breeze.
%%* And finally the final boss music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Y4461tQsg In The Fires of Ignition]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFzWvyh759M The Final Decisive Battle]].
%%* In ''Ys Celceta'', we get awesome themes such as:
%%** The new versions of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MELU1EBOqbo Harlequin's Temptation]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JddAWDuQyQE In the Fires of Ignition]], [[https://youtu.be/TewWYlBX4mY Crater]] (formerly a CutSong only available on the limited ''JDK Special II'' soundtrack), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbInAjfLqio Iris]] (known as "Tower" from the SFC version) and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPageMTh8nA The Final Decisive Battle]].
%%** And new badass themes such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gkeyJxiFJI Underground Ruins]].
%%** And then there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg9ss_wxJZ4 The Morning After the Storm]].
%%** And so we make our way towards the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVt3fyswQtY Ancient Land]].
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEaXvBhD1jg Black Wings]].
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[[folder: ''Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim'']]
* The boss theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02A9KsvsoW0 Mighty Obstacle]]. Not many songs can combine guitars, keyboards, organs, and a ''horn section'' and come out making your heart race. It is also the first of many boss themes in ''Ys'' to sport the AutobotsRockOut style the franchise's soundtrack eventually became famous for.
%%* The penultimate boss music when fighting against [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzfodAERwuU Ernst]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0KbYMIpv_Y Defend and Escape]] when Adol [[OneManArmy Skewers his way throught the Romun army]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NyvvCGxRes Final Boss Theme]], one quintessential example of SoundtrackDissonance; while this relatively calm music play, you'll be - especially on [[NintendoHard harder difficulties]] - soaking your controller/keyboard with every sweat drop you body can produce trying to make Adol avoid the dozens of beams Naphistim's defense mechanism is throwing at him. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEcH1jO80dA Zanmai version]] is slightly more bombastic, yet still way too cheerful for the DeathTrap it depicts.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7G0v1SZryg Ruined City of Kishgal]], a pounding trance-rave tune played in the dungeon of the same name.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vh7GoZ4ntg Ultramarine Deep]], a beautiful violin-flute piece that plays in the underground passage.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S115prt7QJE "Revival of the Ark of Napishtim"]], with its ''Music/CarminaBurana''-esque OminousLatinChanting.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwqsRYpMHuE Release of the Far West Ocean]] is also quite catchy.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoyLvhCa0k4 Quatera Woods]], the first dungeon/overworld theme, along with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNza3pSSW9o the version from the Falcom Field Zanmai album]].
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[[folder: ''Ys Seven'']]
* The OP theme of ''Ys Seven'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XxE18F7MQU Innocent Primeval Breaker]] and its vocal cut, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efE125rCs1M Rush Out]], mark a change of era for ''Ys'', reflecting the heavier and faster-paced action featured from this game on.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQkeYMnBCos Mother Earth Altago]], the theme for the first overworld field, a very heroic tune accented with beautiful Spanish guitar riffs.
%%* For kicks, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1tuD5xsLzo Desert of Despair]].
* The boss theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CLYKYqZJ0w Vacant Interference]] kicks hard as well.
%%* The other, much less used, boss theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNEcBbzX2m4 Crossing Rage]] is quite good too.
* One of the most surprising boss themes in the franchise, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QV9FASVcDY An Assault]] seems like it took a few cues out of Ridley's Theme from the Metroid series at the start, giving it an interesting mix.
* As if fighting a giant dragon isn't awesome enough, the battle theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIEynm9Ynhk Legend Of The Five Great Dragons]] makes it even more awesome.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAYHjuAWgts To Reveal the Way to Go]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYsSWDnjGP8 Road to Solitary Death]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1STiYPzyGI The Place Where Souls Return]] plays in the final dungeon and nicely sets up the foreboding atmosphere of the endgame.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYJOL_r99yU Ancient Dispuation]], the final battle theme.
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[[folder: ''Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana'']]
* The first overworld theme of the island of Seiren, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvBla5NUlvk Sunshine Coastline]], hyping up the player for an adventure.
* The theme of Mount Gendarme, aptly named [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDllGOPr-Vg Gens d'Armes]], a fitting piece for the final dungeon of the first half of the game.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfWYlVQPY7Y Night Survivor]], the theme for the three nighttime areas, is a fast-paced Techno track that turns what should be a StealthBasedMission into a completely frantic rave.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGda1iypk7Y The Sibylline Road]], the first overworld theme for Dana's past segments as she helps Adol progress in the present.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_-87Kz1DuY The Leaning Tower of Baja]], the first dungeon the party climbs together with Dana, sounds just as a theme of a tower full of ancient technology should.
* What kind of theme should a crypt full of the undead have? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGswk9-AMIw The Valley of the Kings]] provides a good answer, sounding similar to a theme one would hear in a ''Castlevania'' game.
* The first boss theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8rtGEQCYCI Deadly Temptation]], is an energetic track that's sure to get the player's blood pumping.
* [[https://youtu.be/bIK738WVSqw Vanishing Trail]] greets you with a sense of sadness and beauty upon entering the secret endgame dungeon, Former Sanctuary Crypt. Although the dungeon is creepy and extremely deadly, filled with traps and overpowered version of several enemies you've fought before, the music really fits considering the dungeon's sad history if you've played Dana's story until the very end.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz9yQ-qzWiM A-to-Z]], a glorious remix of the main theme, used for the true final boss. It might sound unfitting for a final boss battle, but it still fits, given that the world has already been saved, the only thing at stake is just whether the party will see Dana again.
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[[folder: ''Ys IX: Monstrum NOX'']]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLn18RZN39k Il Était Une Fois]] is a great song for when one arrives Gllia. Sonoda once more delivers an atmospheric theme, which encapsulates the whimsical start of the adventure.
* When the world map is finally unlocked, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTJNYniviRw Norse Wind]] is a brilliant track to emphasise the newfound freedom the Monstrums have earned. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GViBBisDB_4 Super Ultimate Arrangement]] makes the track even better!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4HMX_uhvkk Heart Beat Shaker]] only plays in one early-game dungeon and the time attack menu, but that truly helps itself stand out as a dark horse among the rest of the soundtrack.
* Many players noticed from the trailers that the song named after the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A98da5UbppY Cloaca Maxima]] stood out, truly becoming among the best tracks in the game, culminating in an amazing solo reminiscent of Daisuke Ishiwatari's works on ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' and ''Franchise/BlazBlue''!
* Though not as popular compared to other songs in the game's repertoire, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9h0whTj5EE Welcome To Chaos]] is still quite the hardcore song, especially at the start... The song is sadly wasted as [[LongSongShortScene it only plays for ten seconds per battle]].
* The perfect song to face the main bosses, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta_u4sXfoIE Monstrum Spectrum]] delivers a hardcore feel to a tough fight. And now with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbKgOVnVuNI Super Ultimate Album]] version, it feels even more like a ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' track at points.
* The song that some consider Singa's best composition for the game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-IUKWVP5DA The Cave of Groan]], protects the great tradition of awesome dungeon themes in the franchise and wouldn't feel out of place in the soundtracks by Motoi Sakuraba.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dD0uOmcJmQ Glessing Way!]] is the true standout of the game, perfect for exploring the endgame overworld, manages to exude a similar feel to ''Sunshine Coastline'', going for a more extreme style to emphasise that the final leg of the journey is in sight. To the surprise of none, the song also got selected for a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sld2Jaero7Q Super Ultimate]] version that enhances the track, by replacing the lead keyboards with a violin instead. All hail Yukihiro Jindo!
* Takahiro Unisuga couldn't just leave Falcom after 16 years without having some outstanding tracks, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6TeZW9Rtm8 Desert After Tears]] is a worthy successor to the likes of [[VideoGame/YsOrigin Silent Desert]] and [[VideoGame/YsSEVEN Desert of Despair]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEI7XslqkEc&list=PLzFTGYa_evXh3xbRlZIl16KjCm__xDqEw Wild Card]] is another contribution from Takahiro Unisuga that plays during some of the Grimwald's Night Raids, which provides a ''Franchise/TouhouProject''-level intensity as you take the fight to the Lemures.
* A FinalBoss theme is always an aural spectacle when done well, and Mitsuo Singa's take on the tradition does ''not'' disappoint: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVuK_k6VYuY Knock on Nox]] plays for both the first phase and the final Grimwald, and it instills a climactic level of hype reminiscent of the Grand Battle themes of ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''! As the FinalBoss enters its OneWingedAngel state, we move to the second and final theme, which eschews the previous theme's hopeful feel for a more grim, desperate atmosphere, as befitting [[BodyHorror the horrific amalgamation of every god that Adol has experienced thus far]]: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V2Wit5PLGQ Anima Ergastulum]]. Hayato Sonoda takes what Singa started and provides the proper end, as the song continues and demonstrates that, in spite of such dire straits, the Monstrums 'will' prevail.
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