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Examples of [[SugarWiki/CrowningMusicOfAwesome awesome music]] in anime.

It should be noted that a lot of songs in anime are regular J-Pop songs that just appear in anime and are not exclusive to it. Still awesome, though.
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[[folder: ''Yoko Kanno'']]
Let's just stop here and agree that the entire musical oeuvre of YokoKanno is a CrowningMusicOfAwesome. Sort of like how every chapter of the Summa Theologica is a miracle. On a 1 to 10 scale of musical badassness, she is a [[strike:11]] 12. This era's Mozart or Beethowen. God of Music. You get the picture.
* ''MacrossPlus'' has a lot of awesome music, but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMczRJh_OeI ''Information High'']] is one of the best, especially when seen in context.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tud4JUiPDRk "Voices"]] can make a person cry with its sheer Awesomeness.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee55r9G48Oc "National Anthem of Macross"]]. Listen and feel patriotic fervor for a country that doesn't even exist!
*''{{Macross7}}'''s OVA sequel Dynamite 7 has ''Angel Voice'', even [[JAMProject Basara]] haters have to admit that this song is pretty awesome.
**Think about it, ''Angel Voice'' is basically {{JAM Project}} and {{Yoko Kanno}} together in one song! You can't get anymore awesome then that.
*''MacrossFrontier'' has a the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUjQsqIZM4o ''Nyan Nyan Service Medley'']], which combines multiple songs from the series, all possible examples of this trope in their own right, into one medley made of sheer awesome,.
* ''Vision of Escaflowne'''s "Dance of Curse." [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSlNHi6wgQQ Repetitive, but awesome]].
** Also, "Epistle" and "Chain" from the same series.
** The amazingly beautiful [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORbnPOKOSKQ Story of Escaflowne]] that's played during the finale. If the ending doesn't make you misty eyed, this will.
* ''CowboyBebop''. "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Kf545Kg4s Tank!]]", quite possibly the Best. Theme Song. EVER. Also the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BQs9onayvU&feature=related extended version of "The Real Folk Blues"]] in the last episode.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxxYvHOex9g Submitted for your consideration.]]
** Agreed, and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuAzPR0ACVw Bad dog, no biscuits]]" is so awesome it made this troper shed a tear.
*** Angriest. Trombone solo. ''Ever.''
** The most AWESOME ending in the history of anime segues seamlessly into [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVSmiasnAuk the beautiful 'Blue']].
** As if that's not enough, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKnVaDwUg5s Space Lion]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcrb6365GsQ Rain]]" and the ED "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DClbGmOBqgY Real Folk Blues]]" are truly and simply beautiful. Quite possibly the best OST ever.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1a_qTzYSw4 ''No Reply'']] is an astoundingly beautiful, passionate song.
** ThisTroper has heard [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zRwRatEa8c "What Planet is This"]] described (and quite accurately so) as the soundtrack to a chase scene where James Brown has stolen the BluesBrothers' car, and is being pursued by the [=CHiPs=] and Spike in his ship.
**This Troper even heard TANK! at a Major League Baseball game once.
**Along with "Blue", this troper would like to submit "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THslC4gOaWE Green Bird]]".
* One absolutely magnificent piece is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPz_lkRJPq8 Grace Omega]] from ''[=~Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade~=]'', which ushers in the end credits in the most spine-tingling way imaginable.
* The ''WolfsRain'' soundtrack. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoQuu7GPxAI "Stray"]], the theme song, definitely deserves a mention. The song is reminiscent of all the most epic 80s power ballads, with Steve Conte's voice making it even better. And then there's the frankly brilliant moment where the guitar makes a howling sound, just as a wolf is shown howling...
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQlFoiY2KVU&feature=related "Gravity"]] is just such a wonderfully, beautifully melancholy song, that it deserves to be included here.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXnzHCjKIFc "Heaven's Not Enough"]], also sung by Steve Conte, for more power ballad goodness.
** This troper would like to add [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWAmzRo12Zg "Tell Me What The Rain Knows"]], for its sheer beauty and goosebumps-inducing factor. Although it does fall under 'collabs with MaayaSakamoto' category, this troper found it special enough to get a separate mention.
** The final track, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBJntstcB6w&feature=related "Go To Rakuen"]], is just so beautiful this troper cried first time they heard it. It's really indescribable. Also the heartbreaking melody [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsvUHGqd1Cg&feature=related "Shiro, Long tails"]] that played during some of the most emotional battles.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liYO3LPwlFk&feature=related Face On]]. Ho-ly shit... Makes this one cry it's so epic.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KnGorAuA4 opening song]] for [[GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig]]. Just...wow.
** As amazing as the second opening Rise was, one can never forget the jaw-droppingly amazing first opening, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVgSuuUTwQ Inner Universe]]. Which is not only one of the best-sounding openings in anime history; it's also visually breathtaking. There's a reason it's often considered one of the best works from YokoKanno, and THAT is saying something.
***Not to mention the opening theme for the terrestrial broadcast of the first season [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqueqtgHeNU Get9]] Hip-hopadelic delight, indeed....
** It would be easy to go, "The whole soundtrack is made from PURE AWESOME" without really lying.
*** Especially for making a piece of music played primarily on '''the kazoo''' into [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kYq1Fhet5w the most malevolent piece of music in anime history]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0ow4tGgZWk Torukia]] could also easily be the best track in the OST.
*** It's also kickass in acapella gregorian-like slow choir-only version in episode "Poker Face", when there's a sniper duel on church's roof.
** No love for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smhh1n3VEp8&NR=1 "Date of Rebirth"]]? I mean, holy ''crap''.
** Also,[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkFLdmIdJCk Ride From Technology]].Sounds like a lost masterpiece from Cowboy Bebop,definately great.And not to forget,[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi111djCEew Fish/Silent Cruise]].Such a dramatic song with such a power,purely awesome. And what about the great Jam Rock masterpiece which is called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EJroqNxPVQ Yakitori?]]Ok,I admit,this soundtrack is simply awesome and so is Yoko Kanno.
* "Moon" from TurnAGundam.
** Especially the live version.
* The OP from PleaseSaveMyEarth ova. And the rest...
* I'm going with the entire [[DarkerThanBlack Darker Than Black]] soundtrack. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD3St8apI2k GO Dark]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYdZdISKHu4 Highheel Runway]] in particular. When those songs start, you know some crazy shit is about to go down.
** Presenting, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or9mPP4G_1E&fmt=18 Deadly Work.]]
** Adding, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jLoTMmhos&feature=related Guy.]]
* Her collaborations with MaayaSakamoto. Unsurprisingly, there isn't a bad song on any of her Kanno-produced albums, and many AWESOME ones. For a sample, there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnv7cEA9hYM "Sea Of Miracles"]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86lPeBeHGtg "Hemisphere"]], [[http://daitrombe.net/attachments/49624/01_-_Triangler.mp3 "Triangler"]], the above-mentioned "Gravity" and, the one that started it all, [[http://208.53.138.111/soundtracks/vision-of-escaflowne-op-single-maaya-sakamoto-yakusoku-w...-/kakfowcehh/01-yakusoku-wa-iranai.mp3 "Yakusoku wa Iranai"]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9pItbEG0Fs This song called "O Bento O Tabenagara"]] is sung by [[SpiceAndWolf Kiyoura Natsumi]].

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[[folder:''Yuki Kajiura'']]
Composer Yuki Kajiura is responsible for many memorable anime themes and background music. Also, she sometimes collaborates with a singer to form [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FictionJunction FictionJunction]].
* Most of {{Noir}}'s soundtrack is composed by Yuki Kajiura and [[strike:pretty amazing]] absolutely brilliant.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB5HWe12hlI Canta Per Me]] from {{Noir}}. You've got a somewhat melancholy romance song, sung by a Japanese woman in Italian, mostly used to score either awesome shootouts or the buildup to awesome shootouts, and somehow it just works.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGaV21gSg7s "Salva Nos"]] is great, too. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpXpbrJTo2E Both versions]].
* [[TwoWords Four Names]]: ''{{Madlax}}'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64dwhr1wkJM Hitomi no kakera]]'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_gDyDQgyc4 nowhere]]'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK_gNbJfbL4 Yanmaani!]]
** Madlax's ''entire'' soundtrack qualifies. ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Eb0_SD-Ckw I'm Here]]'' deserves special mention, however.
* ''{{Mai-Hime}}'' and ''{{Mai-Otome}}'' have ''three'' (''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzvaxpETfA0 Mezame]]'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPlBMLcu6Uk Materialize]]'' and ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE1zOE9c2xQ Sei Otome No Inori]]'') of these between them, and all the rest of the soundtrack is just as good. And none of them ''even have any (comprehensible) lyrics.''
** ThisTroper protests [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXYFchAdEh0 Chiisana Hoshi ga Oriru Toki]] from {{Mai-Hime}} belongs on the list.
*** ThisTroper agrees with the previous troper. Chiisana is way too damn awesome not to appear in this list.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMQ5Fz7Z6fI Kirei na Yume no Sono Hate ni]], Natsuki's ImageSong, is also pretty amazing, both music and lyrics. ThisTroper finds the chorus (In the end of the pretty dreams/for your sake, I want to [forgive/destroy] this world where sadness dances/to meet you again with another life) [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming so]] [[SweetDreamsFuel incredibly]] [[RuleOfRomantic romantic]] that he seriously, without a hint of irony, wants this MagicalGirl ImageSong ''played at his wedding.''
*** Natsuki has another ImageSong, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTbRB6nbJ28&fmt=18 Flower by the Pond]], which is actually used during the series. To explain: ''[[DefrostingIceQueen Hey! You got your Defrosting in my Ice Queen!]]''
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0vAAIP-b_A Yamiyo no Prologue]], anyone? Hell, ThisTroper doesn't even ''like'' the Mai franchise, and this is still one of his favorite songs ''ever.''
* Tsubasa Chronicles' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atc51MxhoAE a song of storm and fire]], which was also used (possibly without her permission) in the Beijing Olympics.
** Also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UMHPaz2rOU run for your life]].
** How can you talk about Tsubasa music without mentioning [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCXAQVsODDA Ship of Fools]]?
* So you're watching ''{{Kara no Kyoukai}}''. Hear any strings? Is it the main theme? Or an instrumental rendering of any given ending song? Prepare for asskicking of barely comprehensible proportions.
* For the ultimate TearJerker song we have [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUQ9SeCS8Ws Where The Lights Are]] from ''FistOfTheNorthStar Raoh Gaiden'', the song that plays when [[spoiler:Shuu dies.]]
** And I challenge any man here, Brother Martial Artists and Warriors in particular, to '''not''' shed ManlyTears at 1:01 of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udvFEl-NeFU "Lightseekers"]] as the thunderous chorus of Kenshiro's theme fills his heart with courage and his soul with hope.
* The [[DotHack .hack//SIGN OST]] has some particularly awesome pieces. Three standouts: the OP, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9P6c4ZCZc4 Obsession]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECv1qCejNuQ Key of the Twilight]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyHRWRfEJT0 Fake Wings]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoayVWcbH88 All]] [[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wE80Kacfqt8 four]] [[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TGsif10GU8M openings]] [[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=okhrpC5jhxg for]] [[AllThereInTheManual .hack//]][[OriginalVideoAnimation LIMINALITY]] also qualify.
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azuxnVHcVQc The World]]" gives this troper shivers every time.
** And how in the name of all that is good have [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU-Ap0kBOkA Yasashii Yoake/Gentle Dawn]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_B246HqK0w Tasogare no Umi/Twilight Sea]] not been mentioned yet?
* The ''ElementalGelade'' sound track is also quite enjoyable. Special props for the OP "Forever" by ''savagegenius'' even though it is not by Yuki Kajiura.
** More like special props to ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uCfAFCqzPw Kasukanari Aogi no Sai]]'', which ''is'' by Kajiura.
* ''GundamSEED'''s "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OHpQFw4DJE Akatsuki no Kuruma]]" and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDNb0wX0blA Honoo no Tobira]]" in [[GundamSEEDDestiny the sequel]]. Incredible stuff, moreso when paired with their respective scenes in the anime.
* The entire soundtrack of Le Portrait de Petite Cossette amounts to this, but the Main Theme is probably the best example, if only for its use at the end of the series when [[spoiler: Eiri uses his own blood to paint a portrait of Cossette in order to defeat the spirit of the grudge contained in the portrait that Cossette's murderer painted of her, which was why he killed her.]]
* Why why why has nobody here mentioned PandoraHearts? "Every time you kissed me" sung by EmilyBindiger in the last episode is the most fantastic rendition of a YukiKajiura song you could ask for.
** Oh, hell yes ''PandoraHearts''! This troper loves "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHZM0mu1hoQ Limit]]," "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gODHUJPgqRk&feature=related Pandora Hearts (expanded)]]," "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bz_EgGwAcg Will]]," "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0KCrFU_KzU Contractor]]" and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68VxCm5ApDI Lacie]]." That last video is awesome since it's a fan-made music box.
*** The original posting troper is partial to Ghost Blood, Cradle, Another Dimension, Revolve, and Misgiving, in addition to the already-mentioned Will and Contractor. But still, nothing beats Every Time &c.
** ThisTroper loves the whole two Original Soundtracks, but he thinks that absolutely ''nothing'' can beat "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5xPKwMVXrM Everytime you kissed me]]" or "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdYkB-DaQ7E Bloody Rabbit]]"
** This troper would stipulate that if you can listen to "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uug-ffYGbPA The relief]]" without feeling uplifted and triumphant, you have no soul.
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[[folder: JAMProject]]
'''J'''apan '''A'''nimation song '''M'''akers Project. As their name suggests, they often make songs for various anime and even video games, especially those featuring HumongousMecha. Some of the most HotBlooded musicians [[strike:on the continent]] in the UNIVERSE solo, let alone together.
** [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=BvLmku7g3Q8 Hagane no Messiah]] (SuperRobotWars Alpha Gaiden)
** [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=tzCynZDFHqs SKILL]] (2nd Super Robot Wars Alpha)
** [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=0Jm1I6rPjrs GONG]] (Super Robot Wars Alpha 3)
** [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=kdnSGsKFQ-o ROCKS]] (Super Robot Wars OG: Original Generations)
** [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=NX_m764yW3Q VICTORY]] (Super Robot Wars MX)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQlVWnSOGNo BREAK OUT]] (Super Robot Wars OG: Divine Wars)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81RFSp6O0Sc Asu he no Houkou (The Scream Towards Tomorrow)]] (Muvluv Alternative)
*** for the [[UpdatedRerelease AA Version]], they outdid themselves with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx3VO_kr6lk&fmt=18 NAME]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHs-RV15NF4 Fire Wars]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg2vHtCEl1E Majin Kenzan]], which even [[CallingYourAttacks Calls the attacks]], and [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=jla-wV6g2Eo The Gate of Hell]] ([[MazingerZ Mazinkaiser]]).
** [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=OD0sU4HsQXc Nageki no Rosario]] (''{{Gravion}}'') and [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=2d_2OM0iYnw Kurenai no Kiba]] (''Gravion Zwei''). Also the Combining Sequence song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNZfFT6qklM Gasshin! God Gravion]] (Not by the whole team, but just by its member Masaaki Endoh)
** [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ho7D5_IVueY Dragon]] (''New GetterRobo'') (very cool [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZYvDK-Momv8 Acoustic]] version they did in concert)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzLbtiTtRY4 JAM ga Mottetta! Sailor Fuku]] No, really!, They did a rendition of ''LuckyStar's'' Opening.
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v6iXIo88ns SOULTAKER]]''
** Although it's a live action {{Toku}} series, ''{{Garo}}'s'' opening [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M1iGThevbs Savior in the Dark]] is worth mentioning here. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuOrQko1c1w The English subtitles of the song in question]] are every bit as HotBlooded as you can expect.
*** Speaking of their toku work, the opening for ''TomicaHeroRescueFire'', "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U15LdbvWs6c Rescue Fire]], simply has to be mentioned.
** This troper would like add "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ez1YQfdyEg Stormbringer]]", the opening of ''KotetsushinJeeg'' and the insert song "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiFyKOE7how Dead Or Alive]]" from episode 12, that accompanies perhaps the most badass moment in the entire series. "T-t-t-TWO JEEGS!?"
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GthYCaZFQYU Crest of "Z's"]] (Super Robot Wars Z)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKGMiaXzobs Kanjite Knight]], the opening of ''ShinMazinger.'' Is actually by a band called "ULTIMATE LAZY", which is basically everyone from JAM Project plus several other legendary vocalists... because it was the only way to make the group more HotBlooded and awesome.
*** Then there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKLbCNKEfVI The Guardian]] (or GARdian), the second OP.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls7oOxUBbYQ Omoide wa Okkusenman]]. Yes, THEY WENT THERE.
* On his own, Hironobu Kageyama tends to create EXTREMELY badass theme music for any anime he's involved with, part of the reason he's the current leader of JAM Project [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZoYsx9wyhs Heats]], the second opening from ''Shin GetterRobo - The World's Final Day'' is quite possibly one of the ones that puts him at number one in many fans' hearts.
** Not to mention the numerous songs from DragonballZ and some of its games...including the [[ThemeMusicPowerUp power up theme]] when [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Gohan first turned Super Saiyan 2]], [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=4UN_otA_KOU Spirit vs. Spirit]].
*** Speaking of Shin Getter Armageddon, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf6h2udevcQ Stoner Sunshine Theme]]is incredibly badass.
** This troper knows most others consider it a lesser work of his, but always feels like pumping his fist in the air triumphantly when listening to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCLbi8AS7xE Super Survivor]].
** Did you know Kageyama also sung "Eye of the Tiger" in the Rocky III Japanese dub? Awesome squared!
*** No he didn't. This Troper even went as far as importing the Japanese DVD to find the song. It doesn't exist.
**** Then why does Youtube have videos of it?
** Kageyama's music from MDGeist is the only reason why the movie is remotely watchable.
** Hikari no Willpower from DBZ. Just... [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3h59v22riQ&fmt=18 Hikari no Willpower]]. There's enough awesome there to drown a small country.
** Ever wondered how mind-blowingly awesome the original ''GetterRobo'' theme would sound if Kageyama sung it? [[http://daitrombe.net/attachments/39863/Hironobu_Kageyama_-_Change_Getter_Robo_G_Version_2001.mp3 Wonder no more]]
* Additional proof that JAM Project's members are made of win and awesome in their own right: Yoshiki Fukuyama's contribution to ''BusouRenkin''... "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo6GWfIQamA MAKKA NA CHIKAI!]]"
* Admittedly, most JAM Project members start their careers outside of the group with songs that were quite awesome by themselves. So how do they go about going one higher? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w05UAt9PjM0&feature=related By putting four of them together in one great medley of awesomeness.]]
* "Ima Ga Sono Toki Da", the first theme to ''GetterRobo Armageddon'' by the damn-near legendary Ichiro Mizuki (co-founder of JAMProject). It has an old-school "Japanese Army March" that makes it one of the few songs that you can perform [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adSGHnlEgeU While dressed like M. Bison]].
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gGZZeSNYRg&feature=related "Rescue Fire"]]. I´m sorry, if I can´t make any witty remark for it, but too much awesomness will do this to your brain.
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[[folder: Masaaki Endoh]]
Not to be confused with [[SuperRobotWars Masaki Andoh]], this on-again, off-again member of JAMProject is good enough to stand on his own two feet.
* And to kick things off... "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywkt-ie_00A GA-GA-GA GA-GA-GA]] GaoGaiGar! [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOof7h0flqk GA-GA-GA GAGAGAGA]] GaoGaiGar!"
** Also from the same series: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMjpMGd2vMU Power of Desire]]"
* Endoh is capable, on his own, of making songs ALREADY Crowning Music even more awesome. Case and point: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL0GAq1fcJ0 God Knows...]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-yuO8EsrH0 Ai wo Torimodose]] (FistOfTheNorthStar}
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3YQsB8ALEE Arashi no Nakade Kagayaute]] (The08thMSTeam)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKEowajfq4s Cha-La Head Cha-La]] (DragonBallZ)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huO69rhfqgw Eternal Blaze]] (MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha A's)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8XWLRYL6hE Go Go Power Rangers]] (We shit you not!)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3UOVXGSqAo Sorairo Days]] (TengenToppaGurrenLagann)
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[[folder: Kenji Kawai]]
I am so utterly offended that there is no Kenji Kawai section here. So. Completely. OFFENDED.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtUU9WCH8zE "Making of Cyborg"]] by Kenji Kawai, main theme of the classic ''GhostInTheShell'' film. TookALevelInBadass for the sequel, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_1PssU1a9U ''Ghost in the Shell: Innocence'']].
** The entire soundtracks to both films are brilliant. In the second film, "The Ballade of Puppets: The Ghost Awaits in the World Beyond" ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpqGitbwih8&feature=channel_page]]) just... just... perfect. It's a pure genius contrast to the ass-kicking finale, and it elevates the climax to an experience that can only be described as SPIRITUAL. Kawai's interpretation of "Follow Me" is also exquisite. ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRD2PH4W7tk]]) I'm sorry, but after hearing this, Yoko Kanno's music just seems so... ordinary.
* The soundtrack for the "live action manga" Avalon, also by Kenji Kawai, deserves to be noted, and belongs, here.
* Fate Stay Night. One word: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKrtcuXP7RA&feature=related Emiya]].
** Along with Archer's version of the theme, which played during his Crowning Moment Of Awesome against Berserker.
** Do not forget the OP, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUznljZPWfM Disillusion]]. Or the haunting [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO3MQj5PZOw Keiyaku]].
* Much music from Ranma1/2, but relatively little of the good stuff is available on Youtube, so here's a highlight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Zrr3vvZ_s
* And of course, the DeathNote live action movies. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5GmAoG0FC0) Hot damn.
* The OP of the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHAQxjk3CIw Vampire Princess Miyu]] OAV series. As well as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjSMJL7dssE Now comes the conclusion]], from the third OAV. [[TearJerker Heartbreakingly]] [[TrueArtIsAngsty beautiful]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: ''Megumi Hayashibara'']]
And even worse that we nearly forgot ''her!''. Aside from acting in so many series, a number of times, she also sang for them as well (often the opening song).
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCCIhu-5BhI Happy Birthday to Me]] (AllPurposeCulturalCatGirlNukuNuku)
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2oBloNm8dw Get Along]] (TheSlayers)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL75aBBar64 Give a Reason]] (Slayers NEXT)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzfDNvVmPU8 Breeze]] (Slayers TRY)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqWQHicjgWo Midnight Blue]] (Slayers: The Motion Picture)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-bF_4SIeks&feature=related Revolution]] (Slayers REVOLUTION)
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uur3hRLEK4U INFINITY]] (LostUniverse)
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Bu0Sn4sSk Successful Mission]] (SaberMarionetteJ)
[[/folder]]

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'''Please, in Alphabetical Order. Foldered franchises go on top.'''
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[[folder: ''Berserk'']]
* Susumu Hirasawa's work for the ''{{Berserk}}'' series deserves a serious mention.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkYYYew8CUI "Forces"]] is probably the best place to start. It plays during Guts's first raid with the Band of the Hawks.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUTgXlKxVqQ Guts's theme]] from the series is nothing short of beautiful.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7s5AKAUPYc "Behelit"]] is an eerie track that captures Griffith's road to darkness.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOD_O7S-8gA "Earth"]] is another beautiful theme.
** ''Berserk'' is not without its creepy moments as well, as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywOOjlkuQ5s "Monster"]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IwRkFyUu60 "Fear"]] show.
** And then there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew3--XVFioU "Murder"]], which plays as it's all going to hell for the Hawks.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iWUjZJcx0U "Sign"]] is the opening theme of the PS2 game, and is appropriately awesome.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: ''Bleach'']]
* Speaking of theme songs, ''{{Bleach}}'''s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJePRAi7D3E Ichirin No Hana]], debuting with a broadcast special consisting of 2 ''awesome'' episodes, also falls squarely here.
** Its remix in the album manages to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3O_uHE5blY somewhat more violent.]]
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06E4YRTO1LM Number One]]''.
** Tonight, the opening of the Bount arc, was also pretty badass.
** The [[ImageSong Image Songs.]] No Exception.
** Can anyone say ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf3AoShqyok Breakthrough Even]]''?
*** And now that the Third OST is out... there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYUa6ilRfU8 HOLLOWED]], which is just Breakthrough Even ''minus'' the orchestral instruments, somehow making it more BadAss. [[{{GratuitousSpanish}} Let's not forget all of those awesome Spanish themes either]].
*** Nube Negra
*** Actually this trooper thinks that ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM8yMPmFncU Invasion]]'' has same spirit as Breakthrough but is plain more kickass.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSKQ_-nwOXE After Dark]] by Asian Kung-Fu Generation was Bleach's 7th Opening. It is also one of my favorite openings, alongside [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8NcdSlAklM Velonica]] by Aqua Timez for Opening 9.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtloNvtGXX4 "D-Technolife"]] was an excellent introduction to the second season.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Xik2I9NP4 "Asterisk"]] by Orange Range. OP for the first season of the show. Also, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVmJ85iOsXs "Houki Boshi"]] by Younha, the third ED.
*** "Asterisk" went to top of the charts the second it was released in 2005, and stayed there for 22 weeks. Now if that doesn't say something about how awesome that song is, nothing will.
** This troper would like to take a minute to nominate [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi0MHeOwyfI Hitohira no Hanabira]] for the greatest anime ED of all time.
** [[{{Horngeek}} This Troper]] would like to nominate the latest opening theme, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxuCSWFhjRE Shojo S]].
** This song is a sort of CanonImmigrant. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghd3CkBwv9M Treachery]] was both used in the second movie OST and as a ThemeMusicPowerUp for Nnoitra's OneWingedAngel. It catches the attention for being an [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish Surprisingly Good]] [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous English Chanting]].
**[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcCqGwY1kDk Can't Back Down]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX6lmi58lBc this]] theme that plays when Grimmjow finally releases Pantera is just awesome.
**[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz-Yh6o5ccc this]] plays in the battle scene between Hisagi and Fraccion Findor in ep 219.
**[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kJeRRIMGkA this track]] sounds great (one from 0:05 to 1:18), yet it's not on any of OSTs.
** The fifth ED song, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_W8fU7HpPU Yui's "Life".]] I CAN CHANGE MY LIFE~
[[/folder]]

[[folder: ''Clannad'']]
* This Troper <3s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1paVFl2_mEw&fmt=18 Clannad's opening]].
** While the opening is incredibly beautiful, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4k6HWcf6jM ending]] counts as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, given how...''adorable'' it is (and that is a word I don't use lightly, given my utter lack of a soft spot for cute things). It even spawned a [[MemeticMutation meme]] in which the dango family in the animation were replaced with [[{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]]. See it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptz7W5EUoOM here]].
*** The song is basically symbolic of Tomoya's feelings about Nagisa over the entire series. In the first season, it's adorable and twee. [[spoiler: In the second half of the second series, it is heartrendingly sad. (Especially when Tomoya sings it to Ushio.) And at the end, it comes back, with the whole family singing it together, as...]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNO5M-YkpXI&fmt=18 Chiisana Tenohira]]. Seriously, just...listen to it. So beautiful...
** ''~After Story~'s'' OP song, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw17y9E4Dew Toki wo Kizamu Uta]], counts as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming. Directly translated, it means "The Song That Transcends Time," which, put in context, is perfectly symbolic of Tomoya's love for Nagisa.
* This troper is appalled that several other pieces are not here.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3tU0VRN7o0 Nagisa's Theme]]. Dango Daikazoku without its vocals but it has a beauty of its own.
** The epic TearJerker, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDHotyD4zW4&feature=related The Place Where Wishes Come True]].
*** Don't forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiDyyYYo5kE&feature=related The Place Where Wishes Come True II]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rli-n4LAiPE&feature=related To the Same Heights]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPuujOfAVPk&feature=related Distant Years]]. Cue rivers of tears.
** The ending for every arc in the {{Clannad}} visual novel, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA_zKeERS94&feature=related Kage Futatsu]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElNwSmAgCGc Ten Thousand Miracles]]. Just listen to it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Code Geass'']]
* ''CodeGeass'' has several, but the best is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzaLJ0i52UY Madder Sky]], which plays over the climax of the GrandFinale, lending great emotional catharsis to [[spoiler:Lelouch's HeroicSacrifice.]]
** The first season's soundtrack has quite a few gems, as well, with ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTBShs7FZc Avalon]]'' being among them; indeed, it seems to accompany a lot of the more intense scenes from Episode 19 onward.
** The opening of the S1 24-25 special, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyCieh3w-Vs Hitomi no Tsubasa]]'', is quite possibly the most epic song in the series.
** Heck, most of the OST as a whole is a CrowningMusicofAwesome. [[{{Caradryan}} This troper]] recommend ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7sRCuP4FIs Picaresque]]'' for doing any sort of labwork/brainwork in general. This is when they [[spoiler: broke Toudou out from his prison. With THIS music blaring loudly in the background. Can't get any more badass than that.]]
*** Also worth mentioning is "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzJWTfAGERg Callin']]" by the same artist, which plays in Stage 20 when [[spoiler:Suzaku and Lelouch as Zero work together to stop the Chinese invasion of Kyushu]]. Check the lyrics for these two songs and you'll notice that "Picaresque" can double as an ImageSong for Lelouch while "Callin'" could be one for Suzaku.
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ehtgW2BByA All Hail Britannia!!!]]" indeed.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMyYHAkLvlE The Master]]. [[{{Sneebs}} This troper]] intends to use this as his personal theme, should his circuitous plans for global domination come to pass.
** A pitiful oversight on the part of This Troper. Lucky for this one, there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YBsM36g1i0 I became a bird]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmoIaJLjtlM Continued Story]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3a7uQT3W1A World End]] by Flow, the 2nd opening for R2 and the last of the series, while not quite as good as Hitomi No Tsubasa, deserves 2nd place. Also, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCqfz1JRz_U R2's 1st opening]] by Orange Range and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pkd-2k-BE8 Colors by Flow]] the very first opening of the series... [[MemeticMutation Jibun Wo~!]]
***So, basically, all of them?
**** Yes.
***** No, the second opening isn't on the list. There's a very good reason for that.
****** Nasal voice, yes, but it does tend to grow on you if you dare actually listening to it for a bit.
*** God forbid a show about youthful rebellion use a punk song as its theme.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZvgevR9tiU Innocent Days]] by Hitomi, especially seeing how it was used for some of the most poignant scenes. The full track is just too sad. (but awesome too)
*** And [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAU8FB_nWBs Masquerade]]. Look up the lyrics and be prepared to shed a single drop of ManlyTears.
****it plays just after [[spoiler:Lelouch geasses Shirly to forget about him and Zero.]]
** Then there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN-aK6k6Qgs Previous Notice]], if you ever need to pull off something ''completely bullshit insane''. Lookin' at ''you'', Suzaku.
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpDHfXerXWk Zero]]"/"[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlzdv5z5Xjc&feature=related Nightmare]]". They're practically RefugeInAudacity.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQMTbHkhkXQ Memory of 0]], the perfect tune to gain (or regain) mind-control powers via contract with an immortal. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loyaFoVWI8k Memory Museum]] is a similarly mystical piece.
** Who could forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LVLKG6Qjj8 Aura]] or [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp4itWrMJ_k Eternal Separation]]?
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnN4_f6boMg Blue Tiger]], played during the Lancelot Albion's first flight and Jeremiah's spectacular desperation manoeuvre against Anya.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJniLZSV4fA Le Repos Du Guerrier]], sadly a WastedSong.
** There's also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZgDj3eJ7Kk The Knight]], which lent considerable levels of awesomeness to the Shinkiro's (Lelouch's nearly-untouchable new Knightmare) debut scene.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-XqUew00Lw Love is Justice]] all the way. Oh, and wasted. Surprise. {{NOT}}.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI5k8kkSu08 Beautiful Emperor]] however gets proper spotlight, appearing several times during some of the most epic scenes in R2.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT6yBe2zwoU Sub-Chairman]] is wasted, but this is somewhat justified as a cheery song like it doesn't really fit too well with the WorldHalfEmpty (or AWorldHalfFull depending on your view) nature of the show.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHJTRVuXg1s Birthplace]]. Enough Said.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkeIXD2LUvo&feature=related Black Knights]]. How the HELL wasn't this here already?
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9b6232k5AA Sensibility]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdWPoFtkA7I Lullaby of M]] is just plain calming.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z93THqvU6z0&feature=PlayList&p=503B0F45CB6A0B28&index=9 What is Justice?]] If a song is capable of being a LargeHam, this the perfect example.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: ''Death Note'']]
* A lot of the ''DeathNote'' soundtrack (particularly the OminousLatinChanting tracks), one of these being [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13p_VqCVvDw Domine Kira]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvnjIEThU-U L's theme.]] So what if it's TheJimmyHartVersion of "Tubular Bells"? That subtracts ''nothing''.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlGUYT_zk5o L's Theme B.]] Yes, L has two themes. This one adds a somewhat playful spin to the original "Tubular Bells" Expy that he had before. And then someone called Eshmasesh went and remixed it into something [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Eb33Fw3iI even more awesome.]]
*** Two themes? Why, you must be forgetting [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMp2VO4Qabg L no Kabe]]. And [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf4oUyDxpTM L no Shisou]]. Also, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMzeUlWguO0 L no Nakama]]. And I think there's ''more''.
** And of course we can't forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4reinKAY4Rk this]],It plays practically every episode
*** For a series that relies itself heavily on old-style rock/slow rock and epic latin chanting, his troper has a very soft spot for a tune that he could only describe as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzYVxDUUGTk sunset, calmness, and love]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwPWEoWEH2s Near's Theme]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O294eFdv9w8 Mello's Theme]] are simply brilliant, like L's. Really, the show has an amazing soundtrack, I just wonder why I never noticed when I watched it.
*** ThisTroper agrees. I actually play Near's theme over and over in my head whenever I need to shunt my emotions aside for a little while. It's like filling myself up with a little piece of Near.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMitdAheRc0 Requiem]] is not a ''happy'' piece, but it's quite possibly the most gorgeous piece of music I have ever heard, and the lyrics and harmonies and language and everything just encapsulate the scene so ''perfectly''.
** The two [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN1Gr7otqS4 opening]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcVGj-sdXw8 themes]] are all kinds of awesome, especially the second one. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-SpNRR8FZk What's Up People!]] is quite likely the most metal and hardcore anime opening to date. With its opening whispers it turns into a roar of power that would rip the ears off of anyone expecting a radio friendly j-pop song. It then proceeds to laugh mercilessly as it bleeds them out culminating with a series of frantic screams that leave you grasping for air. Maximum The Hormone somehow managed to make Death Note more badass. That deserves a fucking medal.
*** Don't forget the endings to each season. Both of them reflect Light Yagami's state of mind at that point in the series. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz43lZGCTHo The first]] emphasizes Light's descent into darkness. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFq5EbcQTps The second]] is about the ascension of Kira to God, as well as [[spoiler:foreshadowing his eventual downfall]].
** [[http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c392193796c30119399d806000e5 "God Is Watching You"]], especially in the scene it appears in. (The Japanese version is quite good as well)
** You know Episode 25, right? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnli0UvMsgQ Semblance of Dualism.]] It's the song that plays at ''that'' time.
*** Also plays at that ''other'' time in Episode 24, [[XanatosRoulette just as planned]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZYcApRm318 "From this moment on...I'll show you the creation of the new world."]]
** Then there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XcJOiSXj7I Light's Performance]]. Take [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie9ftZpN9IY his original theme]], reduce it to base elements, grow it up and darken it, layering the same base melody over itself again and again and again and ... It's so simple, but becomes increasingly complex as it goes, and it's ominous and cold and wonderful.
** All of the theme songs for L, Mello, Near, and even Mikami. They only play when a blow is being struck against Kira, whether or not any of the characters realize it at the time. Think about it. L's is played when he's first introduced, a blow against Kira. Near and Mello's, and again, even Mikami's introductions led to Kira's [[spoiler:eventual downfall]]. And then, every time you here their musics, they're doing something that could potentially catch Kira. Even though Mikami [[spoiler:was Kira's proxy, and even God's Right Hand]], his introduction was so public that Near was able to take advantage of him, and besides [[spoiler:he was the catalyst that brought Kira down]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: ''Digimon'']]
* ''DigimonSavers'': "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rq577PIG3k Believer]]" and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pqwaP5nXM Stirring Up Infinity".]]
** Other deserving {{Digimon}} songs include "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEMCuQCpNEI Hirari]]," "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhKKKcsMfU an Endless tale]]" (Wada Kouji / [=AiM=] duet), "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFJ83m8n9rk Bokura no Digital World]]" (memorial song for the first two seasons: all 24 starring cast members, the narrator, and the opening and ending song's performers), "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeOhu0db-74 Butter-Fly]]," "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBnbyAXylek The Biggest Dreamer]]," and "Yuuki o Uketsugu Kodomotachi e" (another memorial theme, this time for the end of [[DigimonFrontier season 4]], and featuring darn near everyone who ever recorded a theme song or battle theme for Digimon up to that point). With five series and 100+ albums, it gets pretty hard to narrow it down.
*** This troper thought [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-i4W3XjkzE "One Vision"]] made several moments from DigimonTamers incredibly awesome.
*** Be partial to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNsves_SYgk Brave Heart]]. You will not regret it.
*** Also, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMs9K4zD97k Beat Hit]]. The beginning is concentrated awesome.
*** Wha? No "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSVtcynVYA0 With the Will]]?
*** Then there's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKIz1_5ZP0s The Last Element]]", which played in ''Frontier'' during the birth of Susanoomon. The track which replaced it in the dub is just as good.
*** The early seasons had plenty of it, too. ''DigimonAdventure'''s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO2fF_gRIIs "Hey Digimon"]] was code for a CrowningMomentOfAwesome approaching, and when they played the song out to a bit closer to its full length in the finale, it turned out pretty awesome, too. Then there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnTATpyFBAA "Let's Kick It Up"]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj3M7Reza1U "I'm Going Digital"]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D807d1K5uh8 "Run Around"]] from ''[[DigimonAdventure02 02]]'' (listed here in awesome, awesomer, awesomest order), which all put "Hey Digimon" to shame.
**** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwH1B7-c0fE {{Digimon}}, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the CHAMPIONS!]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iqmNO46KCI Requiem]] from the first movie's finale. It may not be as fast-paced as most of the other songs here, but it easily matches them in sheer levels of awesome.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNo4rCupwSA&fmt=18 Maasaki Endoh's take on "Butter-Fly"]] again adds awesome to an already amazing song.
*** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lroVplIunLE EVO]]" and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8Ww0yky-AQ Slash]]" pretty much gave Tamers its unique feeling.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: ''Fist Of the North Star'']]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxkezvGwI20 Ai wo Torimodose]], the first ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' opening song, is quite possibly the most hotblooded song ever made ("YOU WA SHOCK!! The sky falls with love!").
** [[LEXicon712 This troper]] just wonders why there's a GurrenLagann video with this song.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yaepJMADBM This version]] from the ''Raoh Gaiden'' movie comes ''very'' close to topping the original.
** The song was so awesome even Masaaki Endoh of JAMProject's fame decides to give it a shot. As expected, it's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K5goI_wmBI awesome, JAM Project style]]
** [[LuckyStar Akira Kogami and Minoru Shiraishi]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf3s6JDdWgM make this more epic]] [[SoBadItsGood than you might think they would]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io5wEPLjcI8 A prog metal band from Italy named DGM also covered Ai wo Torimodose.]] And as usual, awesomeness ensues.
** Not too mention Manga Entertainment's own version of their fairly short lived dub of the series [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJTT8Ylf4ss here.]] This alongside their theme for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQehOrLsTYw StreetFighter II V.]]
* And don't forget the second opening, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4QMEbgG5KU "Tough Boy"]] by TOM*CAT. [[GratuitousEnglish WE ARE LIVING, LIVING IN THE NINTIES! WE STILL FIGHT, FIGHTING IN THE NINTIES!]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czMbsGef2fM Another Italian band - Highlord - covered "Tough Boy".]] Epic.
* Just about every single opening song for Fist of the North Star qualify as RatedMForManly. Here's the second opening used for the first anime, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAnDXpkgNfE "Silent Survivor"]].
** And here's the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCMURW_rr7w remake]] done by the same band that did the original.
* Of course, this doesn't mean the remakes aren't full of awesome music. Check out [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2_la7NNy9k "The Road of Lords"]], a song so manly that you'll feel a beard and chest hair growing out as you hear it.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-NV7FG3974 The French opening]] needs a mention. It can't compete with YOU WA SHOCK, but it's still audible, quite upbeat, and manly as well. And this is an amazing achievement when we make a comparison with all the anime from that time who got a new, and in 99% of cases craptastic, opening.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: ''Gundam'']]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVM2WNOWdZA Last Impression]] from ''GundamWing''. What starts out calm turns out to be very upbeat, classical and... AWESOME. A fitting end to the AC Saga. [[ChrisX This editor]] believes that lately this song is always the song for GundamWing characters when they appear in SuperRobotWars for a ''reason''. It kicks ass.
** "When the Dragon Swims, The World Ends" in the first episode where they introduce the Gundam pilots, and pretty much any song that uses Heero's motif.
*** [[AmuroNT1 This troper]] would argue that all of the boys' individual battle themes are awesome: Heero's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfdKeB9E3RM Wings of a Boy Who Killed Adolesence]]" (whose tune is used in several other songs), Trowa's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNtj690MwIM In the Returned Scent of Blood and Gunpowder]]", Quatre's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZsBOOCmduQ Looking for Peace Hiding in the Corpse]]", and Duo's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrCJeT3-L1o Black Wind Inviting Death]]", though the latter is a WastedSong and only ever shows up in ''G Generation'' games. Also, the aforementioned "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCd2eYMNOig When the Dragon Swims]]" is Wu Fei's theme.
*** And ''then'', Heero and Duo upgraded to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuNVe_iJYlo "Legend of Zero"]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI_doJ_V4NU&feature=related "Hellraiser Returns"]].
** [=TWO-MIX=] in general is pretty good. Their other three GundamWing songs ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7P0phyE2to Just Communication]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy4tcPa_dTA Rhythm Emotion]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yEdA7xmNls White Reflection]], while arguably not ''quite'' as awesome as Last Impression, are all excellent in their own right. Check 'em out before [[RanmaOneHalf Nabiki]] overcharges for them.
* Speaking of the Gundam franchise, ''GundamSEED'' has quite a few of these:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0xyRVKOyyE The Secret of Birth]], played when the BigBad reveals his evil plan.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_LlK0S_Sc8 Prophecy of the End]] when superweapon GENESIS first fires.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQQnk4F-bD8 Countdown]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To3fakE5quU Support]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5x05GjXGKc Justice and Freedom]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqQ2500SSlo This little ditty]], romanized as 'Tachiagare! Okori yo".
** Pick a random OP/ED/insert song from either series, and more often than not, you'll find it qualifies for this category. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bg54wXfuR8 See]]-[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCkD2VaM2lo Saw]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5vkXvb3CtA Nami]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HiugLQ4rTI Tamaki]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOMV8aT_zIA TM]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwgXqMGSdog Revolution]]... and, of course, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OHpQFw4DJE Yuki]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDNb0wX0blA Kajiura]] (see above). And there's more.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixrKfFr4q8E Moment]], the second OP of Gundam Seed.
*** And then there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5QhAJtIG14 this]] fandub of it. It's arguably even ''better'' than the original, if that were even possible. [[SturgeonsLaw "Remaining 10% is worth dying for"]], indeed.
* ''GundamSEEDDestiny'' may have [[JumpingTheShark jumped the shark]] about halfway through, but the decay didn't stop the soundtrack from being awesome.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egXrkIG9MKM Pride]] (the second opening theme) by High and Mighty Color. Hell yes.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1gTGAK4ZY Kanashimi no Stella]] is [[TearJerker heartbreakingly]] beautiful.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I14KOnSE_RA Kyouki no Hate]], played when the Destroy goes on its NightmareFuel laden rampage.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW0D4lCQS64 Kuroi Hadou]], Shinn's battle theme towards the end, complete with OminousLatinChanting.
*** On the subject of Ominous Latin Chanting, there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPczrvoZZMU Shuunen no Ichigeki]]. This troper has no idea what part of the anime it's from, but darn it if it isn't epic.
* ''{{Gundam 00}}'' One word: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DezbAJ0DSGI Counterattack]]
** Two more words: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTHFD_fBZSU Daybreak's Bell]]
** Well, if opening themes count, then one must count [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxkCVmHNHjQ Ash Like Snow (OP 2)]] Epic. Freaking. Win.
** Also filled with win: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTkrOnmal1o Namida no Mukou]] aka ''00'' opening 4.
** Fight when Trans-AM is introduced, and much later on, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkjs6xE20sU&fmt=18 0-Raiser]], which fits its pilots emotions perfectly.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-yzXxNnvPY&feature=related TRANS-AM RAISER]]. The first time this music is used even tops the 00's first apparition, as you can litterally feel the OhCrap look on the A-Laws face as they realize the incoming source of heat is not a beam attack.
** ''Unlimited Sky'' when Soma/Marie says goodbye to Sergei. Later, Yuna Ito's ''Trust You'' [[spoiler: When Sergie dies]].
** I'd insist that you not forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVIG0gywKdU 00 Gundam]]. The one time 00 comes out and absolutely whips ass, it's to its own theme, which, quite honestly, beats a lot more ass than the mech does.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVugueq3DiY Distortion]], played whenever the bad guys start whupping ass, is pretty awesome too.
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaFSDXz4eng Third OP]]
** Finally, what may be the Crowning Music of Awesome for the entire ''series'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjjZl0yL0-g Decisive Battle]].
* Besides the newer Gundam shows, ''GGundam'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wdjn7hwKLo Moeagare Toushi]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JjyJ7HP8MA Waga Kokoro Meikyou Shizui]], both used when Domon uses one of his signature techniques (the first for Shining Gundam, the second for God Gundam).
** I'll take your Moeagare Toushi and Waga Kokoro Meikyou Shisui and raise you [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv-aoeTQZ2M "Train the Boy for Combat, to Win"]]. [[spoiler: It's the music that plays when Domon debuts in the Gundam Fight finals on the God Gundam, and when Master Asia teaches Domon the Sekiha Tenkyoken, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLaydxMhlw0 as seen here]].]]
* The original series movies in particular were known for creating absolutely classic themes. Just a short selection of First Gundam themes include:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qfry3unzM0 Soldiers of Sorrow]] has become quite iconic, and has been covered by several people, including;
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCTXyonXrQY Gackt]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzdXwruUtkg Animetal]]
*** And even [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzETpugsaYI Andrew W.K., who did a very succesful English version]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1gZXdLciDI Beginning]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l24_0SH3VK8 Encounters]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uXh2fRG2Q8 And of course, Here Comes Char!]]
* ''[[CharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]]'' had an amazing orchestral soundtrack, rivaling anything coming from major American productions. Especially notable are [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYnaam5bvZE "Main Title"]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVeykCVkI0I "Nu Gundam"]], and ends with an excellent, although non-orchestral song by the name of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLafiUfEcPo "Beyond the Time"]]
* May I present, the very aptly named, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu9_SLf0k3Q&feature=related Men of Destiny]].
* Even the [[ScrewedByTheNetwork ill-fated]] ''[[AfterWarGundamX Gundam X]]'' had a pair of ''excellent'' opening themes: "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x8oxsE1lQE Dreams]]" and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHxsvera2jE Resolution]]."
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[[folder: ''Macross'']]
* It could be argued that this is the ''entire point'' of SuperDimensionFortressMacross and its sequels, featuring [[IdolSinger Idol Singers]] and/or ThePowerOfRock as a major force in the universe:
** From the movie ''Do You Remember Love'' we have [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzn5VWKg7lY Ai Oboete Imasu Ka]], sung by Lynn Minmay in the final battle (in the original series, she ironically sang Ai wa Nagareru, an [[SoundtrackDissonance anti-war song]]).
*** This was also sung by Ranka Lee while under Grace O'Connor's control in the final battle of MacrossFrontier, here used to keep control of the Vajra with the antagonists.
** Just about anything from the band [[{{Macross 7}} Fire Bomber]], but especially Totsugeki Love Heart.
** ''MacrossFrontier'' takes this trope to its logical conclusion, where awesome music is not just used as the backdrop for awesome things happening, but the awesomeness is actually choreographed to fit the music, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iSasBpwS4Y reaching]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB5_nV6Fe40 whole]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3eEjObrmbg new]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKiu30uKR7s levels]] of awesome. This reaches it's extreme in the finale, where [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeJqqdB3f5E&fmt=18 almost every major song]] is featured in a sequence which redefines awesomeness itself.
*** If you don't do the hand motion every time Ranka does the 'Kirah~!' sound in "Seikan Hikou", you're just missing out.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: ''Robotech'']]
Say what you will about the {{Macekre}} but you are a damn liar if you dont think the Robotech Theme is EPIC.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHSwnkenTZU
* Let's also not forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVRkfKoxliA Battle Station]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quAH6hFAb9U The 15th Squadron]] (especially the first part), [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR9wqdNJCpw Rick Hunter's Theme]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ZifbG1MUo Alien Attack]].
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[[folder: ''Nanoha'']]
* ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' makes excellent use of award-winning singer and Fate's voice actress NanaMizuki, having her belt out the HotBlooded ThemeMusicPowerUp that accompanies each season's big battle. See: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4flZeuNnAY Take A Shot]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wChff4bfOM Brave Phoenix]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr12nvpQMVM Pray]].
** The theme songs for seasons one ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGcMA2WFUWo Innocent Starter]]), two ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2TLXVNEDjE Eternal Blaze]]) and three ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Im6RZxrfAI Secret Ambition]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HX6VO_ZIGU Massive Wonders]]) are awesome as well. None of them are played during a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, but that's likely because they don't ''need'' to.
*** And then there's the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huO69rhfqgw Masaaki Endoh (of JAMProject) version of Eternal Blaze]]
** And don't forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBb8rnVyeMw Snow Rain]]! [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming ;___;]]
** Also, the song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsSjvKOdL8M Ace of Aces]]. For those of you who have seen episode 25 of StrikerS, [[WaveMotionGun you]] [[DungeonBypass should know]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome why]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrurrsHrWdA&fmt=18 Sono Namida mo Kanashimi mo]] for the CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming between Nanoha and Vivio.
** We're not done! [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR-vzNA1d0Q Raising Heart, Set Up! (The Magical Orchestra)]], the StrikerS redoing of the already quite awesome [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ysWdBTT4J8&feature=PlayList&p=93B9534340198C27&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=10 Raising Heart, Set Up!]], Nanoha's transformation music.
** And again! Nanoha's second transformation theme, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaeeX5IBb1M&feature=PlayList&p=AF4666DE15A038CA&index=3&playnext=4&playnext_from=PL Afureru Power, Muteki no Yuuki]], is perfect for younger-Nanoha's [[GenkiGirl high-energy style]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: ''Naruto'']]
* For ''{{Naruto}}'' theme songs, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of0yUiRxcd0 Go! (Fighting Dreamers)]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9r7cqED6V8 Hero's Comeback]] seem to qualify.
** I'll see you those and raise you the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtG2NHwHkKA Season 2 opening, Haruka Kanata.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOvcUyAGqHE "Remember"]] this one? (No pun intended.)
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn_DcAj62lQ Fifth season Opener, Seishun Kyosokyoku's]] melancholy sound and sadly wistful lyrics perfectly captured the feeling of the series at that point, as Team 7 slowly began it final collapse.
** Don't forget the sixth, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UAi1SEXtV8 No Boy No Cry]] by Stance Punks. The accompanying animation in which Naruto takes a flying leap off Hokage Rock is especially good in the dub (lacking the original's prominently superimposed "TV Tokyo" logo).
*** Version linked is a hilarious Music Video by the original group, just as good as the intro animation- and far less likely to be randomly removed in one of Youtube's "anime purges".
** Don't forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn8fReXz0pQ The Raising Fighting Spirit]], which has a habit of showing up and making moments even more epic than they already were.
** That one is good, but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gISncGwy-r0 Strong And Strike]] tops it.
** Three words. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwRY3CRSKdE Heaven. Shaking. Event.]] Which is actually just a longer term for BAD & ASS.
** In ''[[TimeSkip Shippuden]]'' premi�re, where Sasori and Deidara approach Suna, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDZ5j8_p0ig music]] that plays in the background... You just know the sand ninja have no idea what's coming at them.
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rACJMVAyuxM Beautiful Green Wild Beast]]", played when Rock Lee opens up a massive can of whoopass. Pity it never lasts.
** Hell, nearly the entirety of the soundtrack can qualify since it's a really good fusion of modern music and traditional Japanese instruments.
** Apparently (ThisTroper has been unable to find video evidence), the {{Naruto}} soundtrack was so epic that several pieces made appearances during the 2008 Beijing Olympic games.
*** They also played a few songs during the beach volleyball.
*** [[http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=1807431 It's not the only one]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfvee64XLbY "Reverse Situation"]]This song really blew me away big time; the tune amplified the awesomeness of Sakura/Chiyo x Sasori battle tenfold. It's just ''that'' amazing.
** Orochimaru's theme. Both versions. Hands down.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV_HzJGc5As&fmt=18 "Blue Bird"]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quRKiBA05to "Man of the World"]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch26K2cEBpI "Hidden Will to Fight"]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ6uSDPULa4 "Anger"]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pnInGgjbh8 "Nightfall"]]. That is all.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UShxtuheTPA "Heaven Shaking Moment"]] often comes up when there's a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, like Team Guy defeating their doppelgangers, Naruto defeating the first movie villain, or Naruto using Spiraling Shuriken on Kakuzu.
** Though by no means upbeat, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTvTYUd77qQ "Sadness and Sorrow"]] epicly touching.
** Bacchikoi. Even if it doesn't seem that good the first time, it becomes an Ear Worm after repeated hearings.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuOdzzPKSrU "Naruto Main Theme"]].
** The fourth Shippuuden Opening, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z8veKoxIZ4 Joe Inoue's CLOSER]], is a beautiful song in and of itself. When combined with Asuma's [[spoiler: you should know this by now, but final]] fight with Hidan catapults it into [=CMoA=] status. Also works well as a NaruHina piece, This Troper finds.
** This song is called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThopAUIxrTw&feature=related victory]] is played on real cool bits like when Naruto passes Kakashi's test
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqehLkoY7gY My Answer]] is surprisingly catchy and relaxing.
**I dedicate this song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ZnkhB5z7Q To You All.]]
** The band Little By Little made an opening song for Naruto & a closing song for Naruto Shippuuden that are both made of epic f'ing awesome. Here's the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHof4_tzLIA first]] and the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkL_gmz-S-s second.]]
** You know what made the 3-on-1 fight between Sarutobi, Orochimaru and the two deceased Hokages sound more dangerous and exciting and totally kickass? The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR6pUblQgsA Heavy Violence.]] And you know the part where Sarutobi is talking to Orochimaru about the Konoha villagers and how the Will of Fire will never fade? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F1vvfUWS_c Yeah that part]], which makes this troper feel moved all the time.
** In Naruto, there are themes that have been made for the different parts of the day and activity. There's a theme for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI55p41FYik morning,]] a theme for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhDpQCLuQBw daylight,]] a theme for the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We60ZX5C99I afternoon,]] and a theme for the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv7btgqaAGc evening.]] There's also a theme for Naruto's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZeyNVms7jw daily activities.]]
** And then there's music for laughs like Naruto's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osfHyln4Y4I Sexy no jutsu,]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nb_5QZYw1A slapsticks.]]
** Then there is music of the scene in which [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdCqGO-krWo Madara reveals himself alongside Pain]], easily surpassing any previous OminousLatinChanting piece of the series. Holy crap, you know those guys ''mean business''.
** I am glad to be the first one to post the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UJLOYUcIkM sixth intro]] for ''Naruto Shippuden'' ("Sign" by FLOW) on here. If you're lucky, try to find the actual intro in the responses.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux0Qnn2XEgM Akatsuki's theme]] in ''Shippuden''. You KNOW you're in trouble when you hear that. (Word of warning, turn off the notations.)
** Pain's theme. OminousLatinChanting, check, accompanying Pain being Badass, check.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'']]
* All of ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'''s soundtrack, but especially its opening, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kFhPVAhV_o Cruel Angel's Thesis]]
** This [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuwko1ycNEc&feature=related a cappella version of Cruel Angel's Thesis]] is absolutely beautiful and haunting; had it played during some of the more emotional moments later on, it could have enhanced the impact, which is saying a lot.
** Also of particular note is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KxamETjalQ Angel of Doom]] from the first Rebuild of Evangelion movie.
** Also from Rebuild: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBVMhMcGzqY Showdown]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwN9R-rf7B4# This]] remix of Cruel Angel's Thesis is as haunting as it is magnificent.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCLoNOYcVQU# Komm Süßer Tod]] dudes. Komm Süßer Tod.
** And let's not forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHRBFTWSguY The Beast 2]].
*** Ever heard [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9DCKahS2No metal cover]] of that? It rocks!
** Nothing can ever top [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iXxoYH7dog this]] particular sequence, especially considering the scene it was used in! ...I take that back, from the End: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKsTEWz82iQ Asuka kills loads of evil mechas while Hideaki Anno plays unfitting music]]. I think her screams really add to it too.
** Cruel Angel's Thesis [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwaNY7XwwTw N64 mix]].
** From Those Two Episodes, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXXBEbpJous&fmt=18 Infantile Dependence, Adult Dependency]], the official theme song of apocalyptic mental breakdowns.
**From Rebuild 2.0, I give you [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urr5U1FRAVU The Final Decision We All Must Take]], perfect for when [[spoiler: girls wearing pink plugsuits go apeshit]].
** Rebuild 2.0 is chock-full of awesome songs: from a new, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOeDkHiy-DE darker version of Les Betes]] to the apocalyptic [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICdZZVD48Uo Carnage]].
** For maximum awesome, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvZygBUCcc0 Cruel Angel's Thesis Director's Edit II]]. It is sung by Rei, Asuka, and Misato!
** This troper is inordinately fond of the version of A Cruel Angel's Thesis played in the final scenes of the series proper-- ''Good, Or Don't Be'', if I'm not wrong.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: ''One Piece'']]
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFdYAckrjyc Overtaken]]" from ''OnePiece''. The scene where it plays, complete with CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and CrowningMomentOfAwesome can be seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pX5QNsBSfI here]].
** "Overtaken" makes ''any'' scene in which it's played instantaniously awesomer, because it's usually when the Straw Hats have decided that, no matter how much punishment they've taken already, no matter how hopeless the situation has become, no matter how ''powerful'' the BigBad is, these guys will not back down, they will not surrender, they will pull out all the stops and won't quit until they're dead of have put the villains in their place.
** This troper's favorite's include [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEy-_urr7T0& Zoro]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6BJeUYMYR8& GomuGomu Vs Goegoe]] and especially [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuTBEoJoTLc Kihaku no Kenshi Zoro]]
** May be Crowning Music of [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Heartwarming]]/[[TearJerker Tear-Jerking]] instead, but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmnE7PTQICA Bink's Sake]] ALWAYS makes this troper either tear up or smile. Usually both.
*** Those who love Bink's Sake will love the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DNnqj_DcII Straw Hat Version]].
*** There's also the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbovviNb-EY violin instrumental version]], which was recently used to [[TearJerker devastating]] effect at the end of episode [[WhamEpisode 405]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmomxWY6sh0 "After Eating, Grand Line"]] does a good job of showing the Straw Hats going into ominous situations, and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xr36cysodg "Brand New World"]] is possibly the best opening, as one of the few that show exciting scenes from the current arc.
** For many One Piece fans, nothing can top the sheer Triumph of the end of the final Luffy/Crocodile fight [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLTFhRVHleQ done to the tune of the New World Symphony by Dvorak]].
** It's not Dvorak, but the piece that plays during that scene's recreation in Movie 8 (and later on in the actual anime for Rob Lucci's defeat), [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIQx6JQqstI "I Will Keep On Surpassing You!"]], has a wonderful build-up of pain and sorrow before exploding in a triumptant and furious climax as Luffy puts everything he has into his last move to defeat the BigBad.
** The triumphant [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dvJGePsqmU "Luffy's Fierce Attack"]], or [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWOMc7YHEYM Three Towers]] (Perfect for storming enemy bases) and its partner in crime, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNKoctocY2A The Straw Hat Pirates Begin the Counterattack]]. And to finish with some CrazyAwesome, is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uffqea9MW4 Franky's theme]]. It's actually a bit from a much earlier piece, but when someone has this as their levi motif, you know something cool is about to happen.
** It may have come from a [[NonSerialMovie filler movie]] but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omvMWD9e_1U this track]] has quickly become the new favorite for [[TheClimax climactic action sequences]]: Ace's final battle with Blackbeard and Luffy's epic punching of the Tenryuubito just to name a few.
** While it started out as a funny gag song, (warning, clip arguably has some spoilery material prior to Enies Lobby) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNyP3uzgRhA "The Man from the Island of Snipers"]] becomes a CrowningMusicOfAwesome when Usopp [[LetsGetDangerous gets dangerous.]] After all, this is a series about fulfilling one's dreams - so what is more badass in context than a song about one's dream self?
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-z7ikiLEbc Both]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4lTWZ1hjFQ versions]] of the eighth movie song Compass. So pretty...
** Arguably the most terrifying combination of music when played to the presence of someone like Bartholomew Kuma has to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hExaITdfgQE Desparate Situation at 2:17]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxAyfFvI690 Difficult until 1:50]]. If either one of those pieces are playing, it's usually a sign that shit has hit the fan.
**I would like to add the ten year aniversury remix of "We Are", because knowing that an anime has lasted for ten years and is still going strong is definatly a triumphent moment for fans.
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[[folder: ''Pokemon'']]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFy0K4awFGs It's a Counterattack!]] from the 8th Pokémon movie...I love you, Shinji Miyazaki.
** This troper nominates [[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=D_tuy764v60 Advance Adventure's instrumental remix]]. It was one of the pieces 4Kids consistently kept making the scenes it was used in just as awesome in the dub.
*** The first generation had its music reserved for awesome scenes, too. Basically the regular theme with better guitar licks. Always accompanied a BigDamnHeroes moment.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG57tjQTtBY The Legend Comes To Life]], a.k.a. Lugia's theme. This troper still cries at the beauty of it...and she ''hates'' the Pokémon anime!
*** This is truth. That song is simply beautiful. Actually ranks up in this troper's top ten pieces, up with certain works by Rachmaninoff and Pachelbel.
*** Have a taste of the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvB2ZQaPdnc Japanese]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNnIqcOPXvs version]] then...
** While we're talking about Pok�mon, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5gCpi4wIP0 Pok�mon Symphonic Medley]]. It's all the earlier opening themes put into an orchestral medley, and it is a thing of beauty.
** As its lyrics say, the anime's ninth opening theme, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkz0HQ9eGVs Battle Frontier]], certainly does overflow with rising power. Full version given for maximum awesome.
*** I see that and raise you the 10th opening [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN6bdhp8w3U "Spurt"]]. There's nothing better thatn an intro with RicaMatsumoto going HotBlooded.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOQ2jti5YAY&fmt=18 Tears of Life]] from the first movie. Perhaps the most well-done instrumental piece in {{Pokemon}} history.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEWRdE2hRe8&fmt=18 I wanna be the very best,]] [[EarWorm like no one ever was...]]
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZdzY9TGu1c&feature=PlayList&p=E7C2ECBB61322578&index=0 2.B.A.Master]] soundtrack. It's full of beautiful character songs, particularly "Misty's Song" and "The Time Has Come - Pikachu's Goodbye".
*** This troper mostly considers the fact that she likes that soundtrack OldShame... but has to put special praise on ''Double Trouble'', Team Rocket's theme. Why does Team Rocket keep coming back after failure after failure? [[{{Determinator}} Because we're Team Rocket. 'Do Unto Others'...]]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHP8mGY7KSs "Oracion".]] God, it gives me ''chills...''
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[[folder: ''Suzumiya Haruhi'']]
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kv3mMK7EP8 God Knows]]", just "God Knows".
** Featuring the BadassBookworm as a technically gifted guitarist pretty much for the hell of it. Most awesome thing in the history of anime? Quite possibly.
*** Now you can choose: Do you like it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL0GAq1fcJ0 "hot-blooded"]] or [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtqXBGWzp38 "classical"]]?
*** And [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnJ8cmaT3Ek&feature=related the version from the English dub]] is ''also'' really cool. Basically, they just translated the lyrics and left it at that rather than trying to write a new song.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI_wWlz2Rck Lost My Music]] as well.
** Also, Tchaikovsky's Symphony #4 Movement 4 from the climax of "Day of Sagittarius III" and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GuyifwENck Mahler's Symphony #8 Part 1]] from the climax of the first season. Both of them are also awesome outside of this context, naturally, but this is where they accompanied [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moments of Awesome]].
*** What about the song that played '''during''' the battle? Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFIqQrcpbro&fmt=18 The Invasion]]?
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huLjpCrYbD4 Yuki, Muon, Madobe Nite]]. Obviously [[TheQuietOne Yuki]]'s ImageSong, this can be very surprising if you didn't already know that Minori Chihara's a solo artist.
*** If you love Yuki's ImageSong, then [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsPtl3J3tSc&fmt=18 THIS]] will blow you away.
*** If you count the {{image song}}s in, you can add [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7bQG6LcMDY Kyon's Hare Hare Yukai]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns6GqJboWCE COOL EDITION]] from Asakura and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFMz8EGieh8 SELECT]] from Nagato.
*** Yuki just got another one in the Wii rhythm game, ''Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekidou'' -- ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCZzZIFmLoQ Greed's accident]]'', which has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUjUxAkgDiE an awesome dance sequence]] as well.
** Mikuru's ImageSong, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_cqhay0kmI Toki no Puzzle]], probably should be under [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Crowning Music of Heartwarming]]/TearJerker territory. She sings about how her mission sadly keeps her from fulfilling her desire to be with Kyon. [[{{Mapi-chan}} This Troper]] sometimes tears up thinking about/listening to this song. Of course, Mikuru could just be a [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]] who's trying to get on Kyon's good side so AlternateCharacterInterpretation... SoYeah...
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IHoFk3HHcM "Koi No Mikuru Densetsu"]] from the first episode is made of win.
*** NOW IN [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiFefB7VAmQ "CONCERT VERSION"!]]
**** [[{{Almafeta}} This troper]] was literally moved to tears by the adaptation of that song, which was originally intended to be [[CrowningMomentOfFunny laughed at]]... and then she found the rest of the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtqXBGWzp38 Tokyo]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCfm0p1qyPs Philharmonic's]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvm2h51wgh0 adaptations]]...
*** Also, the [=MIDI/=]FinalFantasy sounding version of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjiWIKV-mZg Koi no Mikuru Densetsu]] deserves a mention.
** One of the best songs in the soundtrack is also one of the simplest: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-5nJdptkp4 Itsumo no Fuukei]], which translates to "Everyday's View". It's known for being that piece of music heard when Kyon talks about no longer believing in aliens, time travelers, and espers in the first episode (in chronological order; it's the second episode in the [[AnachronicOrder other order]]).
** What about [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJiOf_sld3k Oi Oi]]? It's the "What has Haruhi got us into this time?" music.
** Let's make a quick mention of the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVAhO8I2gVg Nagato Vs. Asakura]] music, which is ''absolutely fucking badass AWESOME'' as background track.
*** Another awesome battle soundtrack: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRU5yRIbCEY Kamadouma]] (the Cave Cricket battle music).
**[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW-w6TU0rac Shinjin]].
** The new opening of the second season, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DUXaf9AtwI&fmt=22 "Super Driver"]]. Fuck yeah.
* The OP and ED are the OP and ED for a ''reason''. You cannot deny the opening bells of[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIKRn1dbT28&feature=related Bouken Desho Desho?]] nor have you not [[YouSuck sprained something]] trying to dance to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DQWKoQdiic Hare Hare Yukai]].
* All this complaining about Endless Eight and no-one's mentioned [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpkZdJ0sEZk the piece]] from the climax of the end of it all? I mean, that whole scene was full of win, but the piano just made it enter a whole new level.
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[[folder: ''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'']]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY06IgyN_RM Libera Me From Hell]] definitely qualifies in ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', because it's only played during these.
** Hell, any song with those lyrics (the rapping, not the OminousLatinChanting). From [[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=kdZH3mT82vU The Dai-Gurren Dan Theme]] to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqM-ef-NcF8 Kamina's Theme (please ignore the video, just listen to the song, if you know what's best for your sanity)]]
*** Add a bit of sound tweaking, and someone found a way to make it even more epic. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7kEWyj_xQ8 Just watch]]
** Don't forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mDJbF0HOIA the music that plays]] when Simon and Kamina first break through to the surface.
*** I personally prefer the longer version: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GopzpFJm4LQ Ten wo Tsuke]] is just plain HEROIC.
*** It was even more epic during the Giga Drill scene in episode 8. Hotblooded speak, epic attacks AND awesome music.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PHlC7Wvdjk Break Through The Dream]], Kamina and Simon's song captures the Super Robot Spirit so well, it brought a tear to this tropers eye.
** The fanfare they use for the brief recaps that start the episodes is so epic that this troper has it as his ringtone. People have commented on just how awesome it sounds even when completely out of context. Extended version [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm0YmRHdyz4 here]].
** The first ending "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nqWibRBjIw UNDERGROUND]]", may qualify. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALd-n0PTqAk The full version]], ''definitely'' qualifies.
** The second ending [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFO3reqgGJQ Minna No Peace]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCjG0eDTzXo Nikopol]], the anthem of Viral.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYFN6mB9Tzk Happily Ever After]], the ThemeMusicPowerUp for one of the greatest [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Moments of Awesome]] in the entire series.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG2tmalhbDM Sorairo Days]].
*** The only way to make that song more HotBlooded? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3UOVXGSqAo Let Masaaki Endoh sing it]]. Really now, is there anything JAM Project ''can't'' make more awesome?
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IJX-LNWTEQ&fmt=18 To Hell With Gattai]] is that one song that [[ScrewDestiny sends one giant middle finger to fate, destiny, and other preordained shit]] while yelling: '''"WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?"'''
*** And if you so value your eyeballs, do not click [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3NfE7cNKoA&fmt=18 this video]] unless you can handle the sheer '''{{GAR}}''' of all the action scenes along with it.
**[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ9kjsk21pM Get Fired Up, All Of You!]] is made of epic and so '''{{GAR}}''' it was used for [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOBG3CCew7Q Lord Genome's orign story]] ]]
** I'm gonna have to argue that the entire soundtrack is made of awesome. It's really a Crowning Soundtrack of Awesome.
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[[folder: ''Yu-Gi-Oh'']]
* ''[[YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', just... wow...
** The Japanese tracks blend Egyptian/Arabic folk music with European orchestra. From the original we had [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztUPJL0PKxw Passionate Duelist]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhQopvkcpyI The Sealed Miracle]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vFKplWPty4 Anger of A God]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rLa7LmPMxE Uncharted Territory]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_9x__64sZE Awakening of Darkness]]...
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plgSQ_G9USk Fang of Critias]] is so epic it gets it's own [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QizB8oKBRxA techno mix]]!
** Despite the removal of these masterpieces in the dub, it made it up with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTHYdavCy5w Egyptian God Monsters]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMTVC-mfw50 The Rage of Ra]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsBEWCjLhOM The Orichalcos]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NZdsJYJuYs Arise! Blue Eyes Shining Dragon!]], and who can't love the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDSISJlS9_s Kaiba Hacker theme]]? You gotta thank [[http://www.youtube.com/user/otmny Joel Douek]] for all these songs.
** Let's also take time to mention [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErCUh8Z-uO4 the Dub Opening]] ([[MemeticMutation It's time to D-D-DD-DDDDDD-DUEL!]])
*** As well as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr2z6Dz_CC0 all]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhl1aknUDJQ five]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CUEiRzCK5k equally]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9T3NBFAluc awesome]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbYaOsoKO2E openings]] from the Japanese version.
* From the first series, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThMvBWKNFfo "Kawaita Sakebi"]] by A Field of View. Most notably known '''[[WearingAFlagOnYourHead IN AMERICA]]''' as the opening to ''[[{{Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series}} Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series]]''.
** And then {{Mondegreen}}ed in the beginning of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0bSz--cohw the Other Abridged Movie]].
*5Ds introduces a slew of hot blooded music that continues to pump you as you watch. The first track "Speed World" sets the standards by itself but then after that in episode 5, you get hit with Jack Atlas' battle theme which FAR exceeds our expectations.
**Then Izayoi Aki shows up and we get blown back further.
*** Am I the only one who loves the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au3P7ILTdH0 dub theme]]?
*This troper doesn't know the name for the song that plays during Yugi's transformation in Season 0, but she loves it. Does anyone know what it's called?
[[/folder]]

[[folder: ''Other'']]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i75thXuYFE4 Anata no kokoro ni]], the ending theme of {{Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai}}. The yearning tone of {{Megumi Hayashibara}}'s voice, the lyrics, and the black-and-white images of Osaka's past; if all that together doesn't call up a sense of loss, this troper can't imagine what will.
* Most of the music for the ''{{AIR}}'' game was considered good enough to be used directly the anime release as well - and with very good reason. Especially noteworthy is the track "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un_-kExsuRk Aozora]]" (blue sky) sung by Lia, whose mournful vocals set the perfect mood for the already very sad ending. The instrumental version is used all through the series to maximum effect as well.
** The anime and game opening [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtJnix-9niI Tori No Uta]] '''definitely''' deserves a mention.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4moOdG6Arc Farewell Song]], which is a very epic piece of music. {{This troper}} always imagines it being performed on stage with lots of pyrotechnics and lasers.
** Don't forget "Natsukage", which is lovely in both its [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFfwzfQ9pZM&fmt=18 original instrumental version]] and in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tBVUgV7P3w&fmt=18 vocal reinterpretation by Lia]].
*** And in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7_f72ahkBw other]] vocal reinterpretation. Done by Chata of [[{{Clannad}} Dango Daikazoku]] fame, it's about as cute as you might expect.
* Whenever the AirGear theme (Chain by Back On) comes on, this troper really wishes she had some A.T.'s. The whole soundtrack is pretty sweet, in fact.
* The score of ''{{Akira}}'' may be even better than the film. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjb3P5oi2w8 ''Rasse-ra, rasse-ra, rasse-rasse-rasse-ra...'']]
** Requiem, the final track made of 5 movements of pure win. ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYCW-pWu5Bo Part 1]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ8Dbj13f_A Part 2]])
** The entire soundtrack ''is'' worth mentioning, but ''Tetsuo'' stands out - that's the eerie gamelan one with the chorals. Very powerful and scary.
* [[http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=puai2pT7HUA The opening]] from ''Area 88'', [[http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=DYM8xRAy9jE Mission(Fuga)]]. Enough said.
* Aside from copious amounts of excellent SceneryPorn, ''{{ARIA}}'' has an impressive soundtrack, consisting of slightly classically tinted, soft pieces that fit the mood of the series perfectly. Most of the tracks are produced by ChoroClub, who also did excellent work on the second ''{{OVA}}'' release of ''YokohamaKaidashiKikou''.
** Still the most beautiful piece is probably the OP of the ''Arietta'' {{OVA}}, performed by SONOROUS, with its slow and immensely melancholic melody. It is a strong departure from the more lighthearted tunes of the other [=OP=]s and sets the mood for the rest of the episode extremely well.
*** And while we're at it ''YokohamaKaidashiKikou'' deserves its own, proper entry. In this troper's opinion, it's when Nai takes Alpha up in his airplane, but there are other moments that qualify too. Not to mention pretty much everything that applies to ''ARIA'' in this trope carries over to ''Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou'' as well.
* ''Avenger'' features [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OGhXTBWG3Y Gesshoku Grand Guignol]] by Ali Project. It also sports a similar outro, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry93IFdvBUg Mirai no Eve]].
* ''AzumangaDaioh'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUoZBWxtRf8 Raspberry Heaven]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfzTi-_Nmx0 Soramimi Cake]], while less "epic", is still awesome [[{{Earworm}} (and addicting)]].
** Speaking of which, the Kuricorder Quartet, who did the background music for the series, has an epically '''cute''' rendition of the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jq617ENMd0 Imperial March]]. Yes, ''[[StarWars that]]'' Imperial March.
*** The ''Maya'' songs are just awesome for what they represent and when they're used.
**** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjJFsW8Vggo This one]] is used repeatedly over the series, but it is [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming best illustrated]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSlEHSGKd8Q here]]. [[ManlyTears *Sniffle*]].
** Look, have you heard the soundtrack? It's pure cute, quirky, sometimes sad ''awesome'' - in short, it's ''AzumangaDaioh''.
*** For example, ''Shingakki'' (sometimes referred as "Osaka's theme" or "Sakaki's theme") in its many variations. The perfect slice-of-life anime background music piece.
* Okay, so it's actually a RealSongThemeTune rather than one made for the anime itself but ''Guns & Roses'', the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUjqlVt6y2A OP]] for ''{{Baccano}}'', is still friggin' ''glorious.''
** Seconded. As awesome as Tank! is, it might have to move over for this OP. The saxophone. My god THE SAXOPHONE.
** There's also a reoccurring track called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUSWtu6UiM8 Baccano! no Theme]] that, much like the above mentioned "Ayato kill theme," seems to pop up during moments of total pwnage.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL1ZIE63BYY&fmt=18 Hime Murasaki]] from ''{{Basilisk}}'' deserves mention.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZuOzNkz-6U second opening]] to '' {{Basquash}} '' is one hell of a song. The first opening was dreadfully boring, which made the new opening even more exciting in comparison.
** [[YourMileageMayVary Screw you]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zeIXR4rCr4 nO limiT]] was a badass song.
** This troper humbly submits [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XPzmwh8P_w Hoshiwatari]] from ep. 24 and of course from the finale [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A46uGJc5DWs After The Rain Heart]]
* The theme song of ''{{Big O}}'': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUabjFOV6vI It kicks ass!]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdA6iRk94Hc And has two versions!]]
**[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-bb_ikW7OA Sure Promise]] from the Big O is a great song from the series as well!
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsN_E2hHtWk Destiny Taiyou no Hana]], the opening theme for ''BlackJack 21''. Doctors, apparently, get really epic themesongs.
* The opening theme of ''BlackLagoon'' is primarily [[GratuitousEnglish barely-comprehensible Engrish]], but nonetheless is ''incredibly'' badass and sets the tone of the series perfectly.
** Along with this is the ending theme of the [[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=O5tidMgtDD8&fmt=18 last episode of the second season.]] In this troper's opinion, this should have been the end theme for the whole series.
** This troper thought The World of Midnight as it was sung over the end credits of the Hansel and Gretel story was just beautiful. Especially considering how the end credits had gone over the previous 14 episodes.
* ''{{Bokurano}}'' has its haunting but thematically fitting OP, ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PBN56-C28s Uninstall]].''
** And guess which JAMProject singer covered it? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBbfi4sDwBI Go on, guess]].
* No love for ''BubblegumCrisis''? The long, slow build into [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tKkgkTIDX8 Say, Yes!]] is brilliant.
** One could argue that most all of the music from ''BubblegumCrisis'' is a CMOA.
*** "Konya Wa Hurricane" from the first episode is quite possibly one of the best opening songs and opening sequences ever. In this tropers opinion, BGC set the standard for anime music, and set it very high.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq-QBPATey0 german opening]] of Captain Future. No singing. No exposition. Just a really sweet instrumental peace.
* ''CardcaptorSakura''... where to begin? ''Sakura's Theme II'' definitely belongs here, as not only is it an awesome song, it also plays during almost every action scene in the first two seasons. Then, during season 3, it gets replaced with the equally cool [[spoiler:''Card wo Tsugumono'']] (yes, it deserves a spoiler). The third season opening theme, ''Purachina'', is also worthy of mention, along with the awesome orchestral arrangement in ''Hontou no Ichiban''.
** Special recognition goes to the song ''"Suki" tte nandarou'', literally translating to "[[MemeticMutation What is love?]]"
** The dub ''{{Cardcaptors}}'' also had really nice music, with the crowning piece being ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwjuvas1_zk Guardian of the Cards]]'' in [[{{Cliche}} this troper's]] opinion.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8CXXUT_oW8 Haritsuke no Missa]] (Crucifiction of Faith) from [[ChaosHead Chaos;Head]].
* Okay, the ''ChronoCrusade'' anime [[KillEmAll royally]] [[DownerEnding screwed]] [[ShootTheShaggyDog the characters]] [[AsLongAsThereIsEvil over]] in pretty much every way imaginable, but the opening song, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=row0Ao1Hnhw Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line]], never fails to give me chills. NEVER, I say.
* The ending theme of ''{{Claymore}}'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BJLj8NiHNI Danzai No Hana]]'' is just all kinds of awesome. The singer has such a powerful voice and the music mixes classical and rock seamlessly.
** What about the opening [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJm-LBauQy8 Raison D'etre]]? Beautiful lyrics, awesome riff, and that voice... so deep and melancholy it fits way too well.
* The CuteyHoney [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oisOAQJTWk opening]], in all its incarnations, is a damn good song . . . provided you can ignore what the lyrics actually ''mean''.
** [[http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/cutyhony/cutyhney.htm You had to but ask...]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwX3fznC_lQ "Senshi Yo Tachiagare"]] from Cybaster/Cybuster. The lyrics are already awesome (seriously, hear it and read the [[http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/cybaster/senshiyo.htm translation]]). Now hearing it live, there are no words that can tell about it. Now hearing it in an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey5i5L-nDmA acoustic version]] is simply death...
* This troper bought {{DaiGuard}} based on the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbAtiFSDFY4 opening theme]] alone.
* DarkerThanBlack's opening theme song, [[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=mYOu_8Ee5iM Howling by abingdon boys school]] is rock-tastic. It makes one think of dark thoughts, and kicking some ass along the way.
** [[MemeticMutation NOW I'VE LOST IT, I KNOW I CAN KILL]]
* For DemashitaPowerpuffGirlsZ- While [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zDyE9HPA-k "Rise of Him"]] seems to be a repetitive techno song like the rest of the soundtrack at first... [[OminousPipeOrgan Cue the organ]] and the strings. If it doesn't seem like [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome CMOA]] at first, try listening to the rest of the soundtrack and coming back. Also, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXVaFg10F9g Touch Me!]], the instrumental of which plays either when the girls transform as a group or when the villains are going to get their butts kicked. When the version with lyrics starts playing, the villains really should take that as a cue to run for their lives.
* [[DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries Devil May Cry's anime adaptation]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su7xrBnMPUc opening]] certainly belongs.
* ''{{D Gray-Man}}'''s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwOSaPJXDsk Doubt and Trust]] is just ''awesome''. The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0qstK3bjBw full version]] is even better.
** D Gray-Man has a lot of good music, including Snow Kiss and Innocent Sorrow.
** Innocent Sorrow, Brightdown, Doubt & Trust, Gekidou... ThisTroper thinks all four the openings are awesome.
* {{DNAngel}}'s opening theme [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBC65-1GjAU Byakuya True Light]] really deserves a mention.
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bSJsgttGvc&fmt=18 fanmade version]] picked up by VicMignogna might be a little more epic. As mentioned on the {{Earworm}} trope, he's a repeat offender of this as well ([[OnePiece Towards The Light]], [[OuranHighSchoolHostClub Shissou]], and two songs that are mentioned in FMA's section...).
* Regardless of what you think about the English dub of DragonBallZ, Bruce Faulconer wrote some pretty epic music for it. This Troper's favorites include: [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=4QiE_TEApXM Vegeta - Super Saiyan]], which usually meant Vegeta was doing something totally awesome, [[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=h0FHHefVgmo Ginyu Transformation]], generally played when a major villain died or during other particularly epic moments, and [[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=m_rowA1Rg0g SSJ3 Power-Up]]... does that one really need explaining?
** Pretty much everyone's "Power's Up" music is going to be crowning moment. Even Krillin, who unfortunately didn't get too many moments to shine as the series went on, gets an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3JEWLDykvw&feature=related amazing one.]]
** Also pretty much all of Cells music, which goes from [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgIW8N5u2kU&feature=related epic]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Ne0fZLqkg&feature=related to]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAEfYcRcZMI&feature=related creepy]] depending on the mood he's in, especially [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zefLAYM7XQ&feature=related Perfect Cell Runs]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU01OIStYE4&feature=related Imperfect Cell Theme]] (which made the only scene it was used completely in, stalking the heroes in an abandoned airport hangar, complete awesome). And then there's the epic [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16wzc_LY67M&feature=related redoing of Perfect Cells Runs]] that plays after he comes back from blowing himself up, stronger than ever.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGHVlC84DaI&feature=related STATE YOUR WISH!]]
** Buu's chaotically evil themes, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zKs_joz2eg&feature=related Super Buu's theme]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFNOnKWwuH0&feature=related Evil Buu Theme]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8ZMlLTXmXU Buu Is Fighting]]. Even [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5G2UEyttuQ Fat Buu's]] theme could count, the way it mixes an unsettling air of ominousness behind whimsy.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cXkMN4g6sg&feature=related Piccolo's theme]] sets the tone for pretty much every moment that Piccolo has, whether it be getting ready to go to a fight he's not sure he'll survive, to watching over the world as everything goes to hell. It's serious and determined, yet calm and serene. A perfect match for [[BadAss his character]], and one of the most awesome songs in the show.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsyL6gA8NdU The Ginyu Force Theme]]. Just... The Ginyu Force Theme.
*** Also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0rF-_kZql0&feature=related Garlic Jr's Theme]]. Proof that even filler villains deserve good music.
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p-5UVAsWIo Cha-La Head Cha-La]]" by Hironobu Kageyama, the first, and ''epic'' theme for ''DragonBallZ''. The [[LuckyStar Konata]] cover version by AyaHirano is [[SoBadItsGood so horrible that it goes right back around to awesome]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ2Uy5W2C5c Enjoy]].
** DragonBallKai wouldn't be true to its namesake if it didn't have some epic music, one of which is the Ochestrated version of Dragon Soul. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57EZHpE7dCE Take a good listen.]]
* [[EfATaleOfMemories ef- a tale of memories]] has the ending theme for episode 2, Euphoric Field, which turns out to be the opening for the rest of the series [[spoiler: and also what comes out when you take the first letter of each episode's title]]. The song itself is mostly correct, if mispronounced, {{engrish}}, and was performed by Tenmon, of FiveCentimetersPerSecond fame. Tenmon also composed the rest of the series' incredibly touching soundtrack. In this troper's opinion, the most awesome part was the opening to episode 12, which was exactly the same as the other openings, except[[spoiler: the song was in Japanese and the visual symbolism was completely changed. When you think about how this must have affected the primary audience, who now understand the lyrics, it becomes doubly awesome.]] Tenmon makes a return in the sequel, [[EfATaleOfMelodies Ef- A Tale of Melodies]], with the opening Ebullient Future (yes, ebullient is a real word).
* ''ElfenLied'''s opening theme [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV6eDvgiG4 "Lilium"]] is one of the most hauntingly beautiful themes you will ever hear.
* ''ErgoProxy'''s opening theme, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zvpyVqQYdE "Kiri"]]. It's even in surprisingly good English. Combine it with a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oT2W3gaUBc visually striking opening]] and you'll be blown away.
* ''Escaflowne'' (yes, the movie) has Maaya Sakamoto's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmjXWIILEVM&NR=1 Yubiwa (Ring)]]. It alone can still move this troper to tears, and the lyrics make it all the sweeter (see also Gravity under Wolf's Rain).
* ''EurekaSeven''. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR_v1hai_AE Days]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx6ASbsf018 Sakura]] are ''euphoric''.
** It's not just those two songs; the soundtrack, composed by Naoki Sato, is a delicious mix of music that not only fits the different moods of the series, but has also moved this troper to tears with its pure Awesomeness.
** This troper personally feels that [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywnRyCp1y8 Dewey Novak's theme]] should be the theme of every MagnificentBastard.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO048ewMicU This song]] is why I love the last episode.
** Let's not forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrC8z8MK7HI&feature=related Storywriter]], IE the song that, when you start to hear it, you know something awesome is about to happen.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy9j8sGqM8A&feature=PlayList&p=A86D8B8809F0F9A2&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=7 Sprinting Spirits]] is just ''epic''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snlp2IFoBhg Little Busters]], the victory music from {{FLCL}}, as well as the opening hook from [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzyIMJ_Nroo I Think I Can.]]
** In fact the entire OST collection for FLCL can qualify. From [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-bKxVWfWg4 Ride on Shooting Star]], to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxX9HQCGRE0 Advice]], to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMV_vzHYadM Hybrid Rainbow]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0We8PhZkyKw Crazy Sunshine]], the entire soundtrack was nothing short of amazing.
*** What, no love for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YlqjNr7zrU Blues Drive Monster]]? This troper went as far as naming a race in {{Spore}} after that song (with the creature based on that robot, of course).
* In ''FullmetalAlchemist'', the song "Brothers" is heart wrenching and beautiful at the same time.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgZbd1f4x98 How can I repay you brother of mine, how can I expect you to forgive...]] Yes, that ''is'' Ed's voice actor singing and playing piano. Actually, the song after that (Nothing I Won't Give) is meant to be an original ImageSong for Ed, and it's quite badass.
** From the new anime we have the Opening Theme ''Again'', which achieves much the same effect.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLIk163bvmg The old theme song]].
** OP 4 (Asian Kung Fu Generation's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzOo-Y-6Vgo&fmt=18 Rewrite]])
** The second ending song of Brotherhood, Let It All Out, is beautiful on it own, but when paired with scenes like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiHdzT7vWyc&feature=related this]]... CrowningMomentOfAwesome. Warning: spoilers.
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia1HHJbhjJU Tokkou Yoraou]]" from ''FullMetalPanic''. [[TheATeam Sound familiar]]?
** This troper would have to argue that "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pENXhf_v4po Arashi No Mae]] is the very best from FMP's OST.
** And this troper would have to argue that the honor goes to "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kIsUMRa3-M Counterattack]]", this just goes to show how awesome the soundtrack is.
** The entire soundtrack for the entire run (FMP!, Fumoffu, and TSR) is so made of awesome that's it's almost impossible to decide on a "best".
* The [[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lkX0M6eKWuI OP]] for ''FutariWaPrettyCure''. Pretty badass for a MagicalGirl show. But then, this is Magical Girl as directed by the guy who did ''DragonBallZ''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbf0i0iNE3M Meaning of Truth]] from {{F-Zero}} Falcon Densetsu. It's especially awesome in the famous [[MemeticBadass FALCON PUNCH!]] scene!
* Only one anime opening theme (besides Baccano's Guns & Roses) has even challenged [[CowboyBebop Tank's]] position as the best jazz opening of all time- [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYjs6CYWZ60 'Boomerang Boogie']] from ''GadGuard.'' It's more swing than bebop, but when it swings, it ''SWINGS!''
* {{Gankutsuou}} [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcnWAzwEd6o ending theme]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRnv0GYNG-4 Kasamatsu Kouji]] qualifies as well.
* {{Gantz}}, despite being absolutely gruesome and pointless in [[{{Sneebs}} This Troper]]'s eyes, has the annoyingly catchy, Engrish-laden [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUFlhekafT4 Super Shooter]] to add to the repotoire.
* The ''GaoGaiGar'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rHDEl5T6Kg theme song]], "Yuusha-Oh Tanjou" is one of the catchiest pieces of music ever, successfully emulating the classic Super Robot style without feeling dated for its time, or even ten years ''after'' its time. It also makes it easier to remember for those who call it a tongue-twister.
** Also. [[http://daitrombe.net/music/download/3699/25.Yuuki_Aru_Tatakai.mp3 Yuuki Aru Tatakai]], the track reserved for battles such as the one with EI-01, the Primevals, and [[spoiler:Mamoru]].
** And, of course, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nF6DRocSdo Dividing Driver]], the prelude to many of the show's greatest [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moments of Awesome]].
* I don't know where the ''GaReiZero'' section is, but, two words: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOAfGI2Ryr0 Paradise Lost]].
* ''[[GeneShaft Geneshaft's]]'' metal score simply screams awesome. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6TtUrDV92U Have some Shaft Drive, the OP.]]
* ''{{Genesis Of Aquarion}}'s'' self-titled opening theme [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9sknmZWz0g Sousei no Aquarion]] is pretty damn awesome.
** Then you've also got the same song remixed in English [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI_WF4ml21c Genesis of Aquarion]] by the same singer, which was nothing short of amazing.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCv_dQQI0_g Kouya no Heath]] too?
* ''{{Genshiken}}'''s first ending theme "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Y7QxQnSD0 Biidama]]". It isn't bombastic rock or an insanely catchy bubblegum J-pop hit -- it simply captures the bittersweetness of going to university and making friends,then having to leave both of them behind. It's even more heartbreaking [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo2LcEy0R2g with the translated lyrics]]. Saori Atsumi, take a bow.
** Genshiken's opening track [[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2uRWZ5DWOFs My Pace Daiou]] it just works. It's also pretty awesome [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oxPzPAGcUU&fmt=18 live]].
* ''GhostHound'' has a fantastic OP called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U471QxshvOo Poltergeist]]. It's an awesome jazzy piece. Such a shame the series is little known. The ending, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjagB-srtBo Call my Name]] is sad and slow - quite a contrast to the OP, but very welcoming.
* ''GiantRobo'' - the score was composed by Academy Award nominated composer Masamichi Amano, and played by a real orchestra and choir. Is it awesome? You bet.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJjc4WggaYE History's Greatest Decisive Battle]] is one of this troper's favourites. The video is abridged (the full song is 13 minutes long), but it's one of the best segments.
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnYZbUVaO9k Shura]]", the fifth ending theme for ''{{Gintama}}'', used to punctuate one of the more [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome badass]] arcs of the series.
** And later, the 5th OP [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcnuciP0GHI Doten]] with probably the best [[BaitAndSwitchCredits Bait and Switch]] fight scenes for added awesomeness.
** While not badass like the other examples, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGkzRsZvRrw&feature=related Yorozuya Blues]] that played while Gintoki and Otae pass each other in the rain as he goes off to fight Benizakura against her orders is pretty awesome (this is a slightly different version than the one from the show). It's laid back and melancholy and perfect.
* The first opening theme for GreatTeacherOnizuka, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tM6H_ic7P0 Driver's High]], made this troper discover the greatness that is L'�rc~En~Ciel.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLFCbAXA1I4 Fly High!]] from ''GunBuster'' episode 5.
* ''GunslingerGirl'', pretty much the entire [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL9DQXrwmF4 first]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEMjq9VpBSE season]].
**[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHL6_aBuMf0 Tema V]] is this troper's favorite, but the entire OST is amazing.
* ''GunXSword'' brings with it the single greatest {{Leitmotif}} for a giant robot ever, "Dann of Thursday". Here it is during [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zAcSSm9qxs Dann's first summoning]].
* ''HaibaneRenmei''. Easily the best anime OST [[ThisTroper this troper]] has ever heard, and he watches a lot of anime. Samples! [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoI8A3eemEM Blue Flow, the ending theme.]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fL5n-X37h0 The unfortunately-named Free Bird, the OP.]] As a rule of thumb, if Kou Ootani does it, you can't go wrong. See [[ShadowoftheColossus Shadow of the Colossus]]
** It's ''awesome'' having an excuse to yell "PLAY FREEBIRD!!" at cons.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI4OwLYF1pM Inner Light]], the 2nd opening to ''HajimeNoIppo''. If any song were to represent all of {{Shonen}}, this would be it.
* Love Tropicana from ''HaleNochiGuu'' is a crazy upbeat dancing song.
** Something must be said for the funktastic ending song of HaleNochiGuu Deluxe, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by4yFwoYf0M Fun Fun and Shout]] by Sister Mayo.
* ''{{Hellsing}}'' has one of the best soundtracks for any anime ever!
** Yasushi Ishii is absolutely brilliant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tuIdQwYU4s
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO85lF8QugY "World Without Logos"]], one of the greatest opening themes in anime. Music to kill yourself to.
** The much better second attempt at a Hellsing series has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90nPfR_AFpQ this]] to offer...
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fclmZtnwWIg "Double Crossed Fool"]] is also of note as an awesome tune, as is the ending song, Shine.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL8LFPIF53A opening]] ("Falling Down" by Noel Gallagher) for ''HigashiNoEden'' certainly qualifies as Crowning Music of Awesome. Add it to the wicked-fun opening and you've got one of the best openings for the best new series of 2009.
* Technically from the [[VisualNovel game]] than from the anime, but "Dear You", the ending theme of the Meakishi-hen arc of ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' is incredibly poignant and beautiful, espescially of you've seen Meakishi-hen. An epic version of it can be heard [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wec3JP5hmAs here]]. (Warning: Actual video contains Meakishi-hen spoilers)
** The anime itself has both the OPs, which are not only awesome in and of themselves, but are perfectly indicitave of the changing tone of the series; First, the suspenseful and moody [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hHKmiRwyBU Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]] and secondly the defiant and hopeful [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRe1tt2qUxI Naraku No Hana]].
*** Also, Yurie of Code Speed's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_1_IMcFABo remix of Naraku No Hana]].
* ''HoneyAndClover''. Submitted for your approval in the following clip: first, a poignant piano rendition of the opening theme, and then Suneohair [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1dgFzOUraU shows us why God gave us ending themes.]] (Watch in high quality. It makes a difference.)
* One does not go into a yaoi OVA expecting good music. That is why the main theme of Hyakujitsu no Bara may blow the minds of those unprepared...especially when it's playing over tank battles.
* ''InitialD'''s first season [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_cBIQw94ks opening]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3u29gtwcBI ending]].
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FiTPCwlhz0 Hanyou, Inuyasha]] can be liberally translated as "serious ass is about to be kicked, right now".
* ''{{Kaiji}}''s OST is one of those very simple ones that still manage to be incredibly awesome. No singing, just great instrumentals. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebrnljYK8e8 Kaiji Theme]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9a0TLSpQWY Predicament]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS17YZPsa0o Line Of Light]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7724BEyxB0 Beginning]] are the pinnacles.
** Don't forget "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meBzDGG7WeU Wish]]". Holy shit, when that guitar starts...!
* KamichamaKarin has a catchy OP by Ali Project called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hdqPV4pCq0 Ankoku Tengoku]].
** Although aparently that song scared some people.
* Most of the soundtrack to KannazukiNoMiko. Especially the OP, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5kgzef9ELo Re-Sublimity]].
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0dCmhLJ9zU Last Regrets]]", the gorgeous, sweeping opening theme of the {{Kanon}} PC game (and the later anime series), is almost entirely responsible for getting this troper interested in visual novels. All previous conceptions of Kanon being 'just some porn game' were blown away by the Full Chorus version of this song - how could it be with music THIS good.
** Not to mention the great ending, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbQlyxxk_-Q Kaze no Tadori Tsuko Basho]], or Where the Wind Reaches.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4AYDhC2BpE opening]] to ''His and Her Circumstances'', a.k.a. ''Kareshi Kanojo no Jij�'', a.k.a. ''KareKano''. True love ''does'' have a theme song!
* KatekyoHitmanReborn's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wLTBhWfsqI third opening]], despite the rather odd lyrics, manages to be the most beautifully upbeat song this troper has ever heard.
* This troper can listen to Kaze No Yojimbo's OP, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBO8JVAXc90 Tokyo by Escargot]], all day and never get tired of it. The ED, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wygmAVWOPM&feature=related Situation also by Escargot]], is also highly listenable.
* Whatever you may think of the [[{{Lolicon}} questionable material]] of ''KodomoNoJikan'', you have to admit the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azmthu1c_pM music]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUw-NwtMtAk kicks]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaQYTBy_zaI ass]].
* Both ''{{K-On}}!'''s opening theme and especially its closing theme. There is a reason why the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NY6vl_khDs&fmt=18 closer]] and the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff7FLv60d1Q&fmt=18 opener]] respectively once held the #1 and #2 spots on the Oricon charts on the same week.
** 8-bit versions of each have [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X0OkljBQ90 been]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc8pxI3hnP0 created]].
** Also, "Watashi no Koi wa Hotchikisu" (My Love is a Stapler), [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3D7ebQ27w8 insert song in episode 8]].
* The 2nd opening theme to ''{{Kurokami}}: The Animation'', tRANCE by GRANRODEO, is 100% pure awesome, with metal-esque riff, some awesome soloing, a hooky chorus, and liberal Engrish ("Death Through Trance" indeed). After the cheesy synth-pop 1st Opening Theme this is downright refreshing, just like "WHAT'S UP PEOPLE" was to Death Note.
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmkN2NLDeoc Systematic People]]", the OP for ''{{Kurozuka}}''. A fast-pased intense piece of electronica by Wagdug Futuristic Unity, with a {{cameo}} by the lead singer of Maximum the Hormone. The lyrics are done in English, although between the loud music and the singer's Japanese accent, it's hard to tell. LoveItOrHateIt, you won't forget it.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4gMfFOnzd4 opening theme]] to ''LastExile''. Beautiful cloud age symphony, indeed.
* ''LuckyStar'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNfHOQ5p2Js Gravity]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYi6BpGudUo Koi no Minoru Densetsu]] is pure awesome.
** The Opening (Motekke! Sailor Fuku!) Especially the tear-jerking version used for background music in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0_2N-INpWE end of episode 24]] (About 2:35 in - if anyone just has the song itself - that would just be awesome)
*** And here it is [[http://josh.agarrado.net/music/anime/getfile.php?file=1567 on piano.]] It turns [[WidgetSeries wierd Japanese music]] into a peppy ragtime-type tune, and then at [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome 0:54]] it blows you away.
*** Wait, wait, wait! We're not done with covers yet! Do you prefer it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5LFReFumVM Hot Blooded]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3zJjaEHU9w Burly]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUmgpmUpZ7Y Fabulous]], or [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPnNmvhDI0A Snarky]]?
** One of the best {{Image Song}}s from Lucky Star is "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKPAh0H6HXM Kenka Yohou no Jikan dayo]]" by the local {{Tsundere}} Kagami Hiiragi. The first seconds will grab your attention because of it's fast-paced rock/techno beat.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHEP71Wt_I8 The theme music]] from ''LupinIII''.
** The 2002 remake cranks up the epic even more so [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZJYxy2060c here]]
**Then there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lG4LYzeGMw Funny Walk in Old Fashion]]. Lupin III's soundtrack is fantastic overall.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHfd4-MoHfk&fmt=18 The opening theme]] to ''MagicKnightRayearth'' is the epitome of this trope.
**I absolutely loved it when they reprised the theme, lyrics and all, in the last episode when the girls were approaching the final showdown.
* ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'' has the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SjE9mEqxhw theme]] to ''{{Gekiganger 3}}'', ''Let's Go! Gekiganger 3''. "Let's go passion!"
** ''Nadesico'''s own [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_HgF0kdmqY opening theme]] is pure [[GratuitousEnglish Engrish]] win, as well. Title says it all, really.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tvAh0RrDBU I want to be your number one]] aka Ruri's song.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tAF_PLLwV4 You get to burning: Ode to Gai mix]], ManlyTears in musical form!
* Although it's obvious by now that [[HypeAversion you'll skip this paragraph over]] when you see the title ''MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue0eTo9DqAA Kuro no Kyousoukyoku -concerto-]] is one awesome VillainSong. ''Especially'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj5zPRSxreI during the Black Beauty Sisters']] CrowningMomentOfAwesome. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEuw4ruzJrQ Full version]].
** This troper is also very fond of [[VillainousCrossdresser Lady]] [[KissoftheVampire Bat]]'s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdX72WCNchQ Ankoku no Tsubasa]]. It has a catchy tune (in a good way) and a really cool guitar solo. And Lady Bat's voice is cool.
** As for the heroes, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai1DCF_1B1w Kizuna]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZrq-faaal4 Kodou]] are pretty impressive [[ThePowerOfRock battle songs]].
* At the climax of OsamuTezuka's ''Metropolis'', [[spoiler:Rock, of all people,]] ends up saving the day from revolting robots by hitting the ziggurat's self-destruct button. Cue Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" playing over the ensuing images of destruction.
** The soundtrack to metropolis, by Toshiyuki Honda, is just a pile of win. If you like some nice retro jazz, take a [[http://new.music.yahoo.com/toshiyuki-honda/albums/metropolis-original-motion-picture-soundtrack--19048954 listen]].
* The opening and ending themes of ''{{Minami-ke}}'' may be pretty ordinary, if catchy--but the soundtrack itself contains some marvelous pieces. A lot of it is fairly minimalistic, yet full of atmosphere. Yasuhiro Misawa, the composer, obviously listened a lot to Philip Glass. Not bad for a comedy show.
* ''Mnemosyne'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_falTtbxXF4&fmt=18 "Alsatia"]] as it's OP, written by Galneryus, really pumps you up for the all the blood, guts, lesbians and rape.
* There is just something about [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98bUgrI3Mbk the opening to Mononoke]] (the horror anthology) that makes one want to listen to it over and over.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra7LyToX1_4 The Seeds of Time]] from {{Monster}}. There's a reason it shows up so many times. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlvvXDfl_Ks Medium Shot]] too.
** And the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpLMLN-VpeM&feature=related music]] for a certain SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfAwesome in episode 72.
*** [[spoiler: "Those calculations don't add up in the computer inside my head."]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qI_SrN8jtk We'll Be Waiting for the Night]] [[spoiler: "You weren't wrong. What you did back then...and what you're going to do now."]] Cue ManlyTears.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO4vE_xyqHc For The Love Of Life]] is a distinctly haunting song in the context of the series.
** Let's not forget ''Grain'', the opening.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rSZN8i7UTs opening]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJfkrpZeu_s theme]] to Mahou Shoujo Tai Arusu (known as Tweeny Witches in America)
* The whole [[MushiShi Mushi-Shi]] OST. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHRZd4sOkPY Ame Ga Kuru Niji Ga Tatsu]] in particular is obscenely beautiful.
* ''NodameCantabile'' takes places at a music college, so naturally has awesome music all over--if you're into classical, that is. Of special note is the rendition of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue", with many parts played on melodicas. It works ''very'' well and actually manages to surpass many other performances in the show in its originality.
* ''Origin: Spirits of the Past'' has a particularly awesome opening [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xGoR23Wouk theme]]. It kicks off at the 0:50 second mark.
* ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'''s ending theme [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaN9W_lGdOA Shissou]] is surprisingly badass for a shoujo, and made the final episode's CrowningMomentOfAwesome even better.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkx0U8_FpOY opening]] of ''OutlawStar'' "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrjUj-FRorY Through the Night]]".
* The opening [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYEG5GrdGws "King Gainer Over!"]] and the closing "Can You Feel My Soul" from ''OvermanKingGainer''.
* ParanoiaAgent, scored by Susumu Hirasawa. May seem more like [[NightmareFuel Crowning Music of]] ParanoiaFuel [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-anabfAg06U with the visuals]], but awesome nonetheless.
* While on the subject of Satoshi Kon, Susumu Hirasawa's work in {{Paprika}} cannot be ignored. See:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3vwkb7KAlE Meditational Field]], the semi-OP
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8Io5TrjWZY The Girl in byakkoya/White Tiger Field]], the alternate mix with vocals, or
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDWsYH-ajvI&feature=related Parade]], the song about insanity. It fully conveys this.
* More Crowning Music of ''Creepy'' than Awesome really, though it manages to do both, but PerfectBlue [[http://www.imeem.com/groups/A644rHwM/music/J8HzZRbi/perfect-blue-05-baachiya-mima Baachiya Mima.]] If this song does not make you want to crawl under the bed and hide, nothing will.
* {{Planetes}} has ''Dive in the Sky''.
* In PrincessMononoke, most iterations of the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60F0b3m_mX8 Ashitaka motif]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtPm5GiJ_iM main theme]] share the proverbial cake. That Chinese glissando effect is delicious.
* PrincessTutu deserves a mention for making classical ballet music sound badass especially scenes like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ0GqT5qr08 this]] and very much [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7IGvSqvX7Q this]] Careful the last one has spoilers.
** Also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsipExvcHgM the opening song]] for Princess Tutu.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdTao9uQzTk "Aoki Flamme,"]] the first opening theme of ''PumpkinScissors''. Was awesome enough to be used in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEcVTrYVCC0 Touhou video]].
* Being an anime with a musical theme, RahXephon's music is all pretty good. However, the crowning song of the series has to be what's generally called "Ayato's kill theme." The actual song is called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNHdbiZPdOo The Chariot]], and if this song starts playing, someone is going to die. Very. VERY. Painfully. Generally any time The Chariot starts up, Ayato has completely forgotten any kindness or compassion for anything at all, and is seriously just going to tear your mech in half with his bare hands now.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXOjYWLW2fo&feature=related La, la Maladie Du Sommeil]] kicks ass, in a gentle, soothing way.
** Likewise for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgJEpIqWst A Egg of Dream]]
** Although the movie may be [[{{YMMV}} hit or miss]], the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8-kPbsqMNY theme for the end credits kicks ass]] ( The Garden of Everything)
* Another Taku Iwasaki classic: the soundtrack to ''ReadOrDie''. From the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj12Qt9pcWs opening theme]], which is a total homage to 60's spy film music, to the battle remix, to the British Library theme, it's all good. Special mention goes to "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc5aeMMc598 The I-Jin Suite]]" - creepy stalkerish percussion, butt-kicking electronica, and heartbreakingly sad piano and strings, all in one.
* The soundtrack from ReadOrDie (both the OVA and the TV series) shouldn't be overlooked. There's the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUdPn5o3IEI opening theme]], the glorious, imperialistically bombastic [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltrNlX1Y3l0 Bring All the Wisdom to Great Britain]], and last but not least, the edge-of-your-seat action theme Wings of the Gale.
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqmq-WiSKI0 opening of the TV series]] is reminiscent of old-school spy and adventure serials in a completely awesome way.
*Fantasia Of The Wind, the utterly beautiful ending credits song to ''Record of the Lodoss War'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbLg2NEQZDk]]
* ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' has a highly awesome soundtrack, mostly in the songs used during the duels but perhaps the most awesome tracks have to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHOFE718uZ0 both]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3e2GwpZ7ug versions]] of ''Zettai Unmei Mokushiroku''/''Absolute Destiny: Apocalypse''.
* While the anime [[GuiltyPleasures has limited appeal]], ''RosarioToVampire'' happens to have some of the most awesome [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B6YmES2wkg opening]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7BZVNDm4Lw ending]] songs that it makes you feel that they're wasted on mediocre anime.
* ''RozenMaiden'' features [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAf8ps8hPpo Kinjirareta Asobi]] by Ali Project.
** And [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=colWKC7EbWc&fmt=18 Kanata Kara no Requiem]].
* ''RurouniKenshin'' is a series filled with CrowningMusicOfAwesome.
** ''Trust and Betrayal'' gives us [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhuOZ0Oua6c In Memories]].
** The 3rd ending song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saaC3lQGwqA Heart of Sword]] is hard-hitting and heart-pounding.
** This troper admits coming to tears on listening to ''Reflection'''s track "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImbpQeUv2Lg Eclipse]]" for the first time.
** Two songs that deserve to be here: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkXUTYFApQY The Warrior's Suite]], a staple of the Kyoto Arc's CMoA s, and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYKMiwaDNl8 Kimi wa Dare wo Mamotte Iru]], which show in the series first CMoA, and sets up a tone for the rest of the story.
* ''SailorMoon'' has "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY9llwd3Rj4&fmt=18 Ai no Senshi]]", "[[http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=MAltz1bfYVE Moon Revenge]]", and "[[http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=tTIF-mw6FIo&fmt=18 La Soldier]]". Also, while the dub [[{{Macekre}} is what it is]] it gave us "[[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hFydTKECYtE Carry On]]".
** "Sailor Star Song", the [[ShapedLikeItself Sailor Stars OP]] yet. It's the best OP in the series. It's also a song I've been [[EarWorm trying to get out of his head]] since ''1998''.
*** Forget that, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PobSiTCZ4Es Moonlight Densetsu]] is tops.
** And then there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKLs5OGpoVE Sailor Senshi Shuuketsu]], which, if I remember correctly, first plays as Sailor Moon is forced to leave the rest of the Senshi behind to die in the traps of those five monsters and face Beryl alone. Yeah, I cried.
* ''{{Saki}}'''s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVSVk9SXK30&fmt=22 first ending theme]] is a masterful blend of cute and awesome.
* I usually skip the opening in anime. But in ''SamuraiChamploo''? Never. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDKzO7-g7sw This opening]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDV37Y1wy2M this closing]] are why.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHmsduoGSc8 The song]] that plays while Mugen [[spoiler:is drowning and flashing back to growing up with Kohza and Mukuro]] is a Crowning Moment of Heartbreak - doubly so when you understand the hopeful, wistful lyrics.
* ''SamuraiSeven'' has the freakin' sweet opening "Unlimited".
* Zoku {{Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei}} 2 words: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HjBJmwj-Eg Kusou Rumba]]
** Meh, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEpw6_PDX-o Hito Toshite Jiku Ga Bureteiru]] is way better, ''especially'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9WlvWcr9SA this version]] (although Kuusou Rumba does fit the tone of the series better). Actually, pretty much any SZS opening or ending theme belongs here.
** Actually, no. You know what the ''real'' Ultimate Crowning Song Of Awesome is for ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei''? It's not one of the openings, it's not one of the endings, it's not the rap versions of the openings, it's not that weird song about fishing or something, it's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo8VE0ChVQ8 this]], the song that shares the series' title, and deserves it (although you're going to have to know the [thankfully posted] lyrics to fully appreciate it).
* School Rumble. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbclFzVmOM Umi no Otoko wa yo]]. Short but sweet.
** The end theme, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z93jdb78yM8 Onna no Ko Otoko no Ko]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YLQvKX_W6I SCRAMBLE!]] are ridiculously catchy. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCdeFAyLEts Feel Like A Girl]] is just heart rending.
* ''SeireiNoMoribito'' and this song, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK9cSX-peE4 Nahji no Uta]]. A perfect match for the anime's CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.
* ''SengokuBasara'' anime OP ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWoqBVEqNWo&hd=1 Jap]]'' by Abingdon Boys School. Featuring medieval Japanese infantry dancing in formation!
** Lets face it, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY92j2LwvFM&feature=PlayList&p=2B8BCB949A22236B&index=0&playnext=1 whole OST]] is pretty damn '''awesome!!'''
* ShakuganNoShana has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAaxh8OuzHk&fmt=18 Joint]], the OP for the second season, which manages to be simultaneously epic and cute.
** The first season has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVxq1NDrkYk Yoake Umarekuru Shoujo]]. Solemn and gentle in the beginning, getting up to to a higher tempo after that, I find myself humming it at ''least'' three times a day.
* ''Shikabane Hime Aka's'' opening theme ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTCLSQ499wI Beautiful fighter]]'' definitely qualifies.
* The entire ''ShokojoSera'' soundtrack qualifies, but the theme tune, ''Hana No Sasayaki'', outstrips the rest of it by far. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZB8YCgNff8 Listen and believe.]]
* Most of the soundtrack to ''{{Simoun}}''.
** Most? Try ''all.''
* In ''{{Slayers}}'', the epic instrumental music that plays for the Lord of Nightmares at the end of ''NEXT'' (and is later used for Dark Star in ''TRY'' and Zanaffar in ''Revolution''). [[{{Xelloss08}} This troper]] has tried in vain to find the name. It can be heard [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZd3cQlpQgg here]], starting at 3:08.
** This troper has an mp3 of the piece. I believe it's called The Lord of Nightmares.
** Also the piece [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA0am-YqtuE here]], starting at 5:40. No idea what it's called, but boy is it awesome.
** No love for MegumiHayashibara's opening themes? BLASPHEMY! [[http://www.animelyrics.com/index.php?action=local_vid&maincat=anime&show=slayers&file=slgtalng Get Along,]] [[http://www.animelyrics.com/index.php?action=local_vid&maincat=anime&show=slayers&file=slreason Give A Reason,]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvP3nAWC8bk Plenty of Grit]] all count in ThisTroper's mind as being among the winningest anime opening themes ever.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpG8sfkhmZ0 Breeze]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2zls8EEPds That little BGM]] that usually played when Lina powers up her high-end spells, namely, the infamous Dragon Slave.
* ''Live and Learn'' being played over the finale of the Sonic X episode ''Maria's Request Everyone's Request'' is just as awesome in the anime as it is in the videogame. Unless you're watching the [[strike:dub]] [[FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]] {{Macekre}}. Then it's gone.
* Considering it's done by the same guy who did the ''Gurren Lagann'' soundtrack (Iwasaki Taku), the ''SoulEater'' original soundtrack ''rocks''.
** Both the opening [[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=HqbWf3lZXm0 Resonance by T.M. Revolution]] and the first ending [[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=2AMZWhBfxMU I Wanna Be by Stance Punks]] are very energy-enducing and epic.
** Can't forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e52PFRP4yb8 Strength]] either. Basically anything Abingdon Boys School touches turns to gold. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGmqn51xQ1g Paper Moon]] is absolutely fantastic too. The lyrics sum up the series quite well.
** Neither can you forget some of the background music, such as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv20K0Ajrnk this]] [[OminousLatinChanting hindi chanting]] which only plays during the fights between [[GrimReaper Shinigami]] and [[EldritchAbomination Asura.]]
** ''Rocks'' is a severe understatement. The entire OST ''Kicks Serious Ass'', to say the least, inclusive of all of its background music. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aHy5OGchRg Here is a superb example]].
* ''StarshipOperators'' tops off an already superb soundtrack when the full, 5-minute version of the ending theme is played over the end of the last episode, and fits perfectly.
* Like the aforementioned {{Simoun}} and KannazukiNoMiko, pretty much the entire soundtrack of ''StrawberryPanic'' fits here. (If you don't believe me, listen to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOQZlbqnfGI this heartbreaker]].) What is it with {{yuri}} shows?
* ''TekkamanBlade'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CHoD9TtS3g 1st]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKmceKAyuA0 second]] Openings.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im-Q6_vuhcQ opening theme]] to ''TheThird: The Girl with the Blue Eye'' is pretty kickass.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fKfdFb3fpU Getsumei Fuuei]], closing credits song from ''TheTwelveKingdoms'' (''Juuni Kokki''), though it gets part of its affect from the lyrics and the context of the show.
** The mighty sounding mashup of eastern and western instruments in the entirely instrumental opening song of the series is enough to inspire this troper to walk over coals into a frozen lake.
* Why aren't there any ''ToAruMajutsuNoIndex'' examples listed here? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etCH7Mnt0Wg PSI-Missing]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IuacZmT-SA Masterpiece]] are great songs.
**Also The Witch Hunting Pope & Index power up music Jellyfish, both are awesome.
* For a [[{{Sequelitis}} sequel]] that was SoBadItsHorrible, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8uyjZJUxos "Daisuki da yo"]], the opening theme of ''ToHeart: Remember my Memories'' is very beautiful.
* ''TriGun'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzHe4U5c5Oc opening]], "H.T." and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK8VcBzoOwo "Gunlock Overdrive"]], the theme of the ''{{Gungrave}}'' game series along with the anime OP, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJXCiZm9ZUY "Family"]], all composed by Tsuneo Imahori. Gotta love those trumpets.
** Also, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EynJGgIRZ4& "B.G."]], which is Grave's "theme", usually means "Ass is about to be kicked and stuff ''will'' blow up."
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5wGgEiNZzk&fmt=18 Broken Wings]], the ending to TrinityBlood. Done almost entirely in SurprisinglyGoodEnglish, with lyrics that qualify as a TearJerker.
* Something pretending to be Tsukihime. The opening theme [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isYCZ-GoYC0 The sacred moon]] is awesome, and the soundtrack is filled with gems such as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxnRhRLIudk Justice]] or [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ky9upErjxA Destiny]]
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJdDVARvXMg opening theme]] of ''UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' manages amazing music that is incredibly grandiose without sounding kitschy.
** The anime keeps up this standard, with another opening by Akiko Shikata, singer of the above, which uses most of the same elements to similar, yet somehow even more awesome effect. And then there's the anime ending, a dramatic male vocal on the JAMProject level backed by a dramatic chorus that sounds like an unused duel song from [[RevolutionaryGirlUtena Utena]]. Even better than it sounds.
***OPENING THEMES? You're talking about Umineko and not taking it past OPENING THEMES?! Anyone who has played the original visual novel knows that pretty much the entire soundtrack is nothing but Crowning Music of Awesome.
***[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMM_BPTYglM&fmt=18 OH DESAIYAH]]
** This troper feels that this could be extended to the entire ''WhenTheyCry'' series, as both {{Higurashi}} anime openings are made of pure win.
* If one ignores the bizarre lyrics, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK0qmTE5AII Odoru Akachan Ningen]]", the ending theme for ''WelcomeToTheNHK'', is a fine example of a ThemeMusicPowerUp. The song's power can be felt in the final episode.
** Also after watching the entire series, one cannot help but feel EXTREMELY uplifted by the second ending song "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c7BGAEn3pM Modokashii Sekai no Ue de]]"
** The opening theme [[http://www.imeem.com/solxcal/music/H4NLEVYT/round-table-feat-nino-puzzle/ Puzzle]]is a very uplifting song almost as though it were trying to soften how messed up the characters are.
* ''{{Witch Hunter Robin}}'': Taku Iwasaki again pulling out more awesome, with both the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS1-7CV_t1s vocal]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmMkUR1DKuc guitar]] versions of "Shell". Also, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPO4B720t4c Kyrie]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TNyF4XH_AE Flame]], both extremely badass.
* {{X1999}} (the anime version) has some wonderful music. Try listening to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUKeu_gT_yU Sadame]] without getting a lump in your throat. Managed it? Take a look at the manga/anime series/movie, then listen again.
* Xam'd: Lost Memories gives us the original Opening, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMEQfbrDMbo Shut up and Explode]] and the TV opening, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-oGG_dbUVU Back on my Feet]], both performed by the wonderfully named Boom Boom Satellites.
* Yami No Matsuei/Descendants of Darkness' first opening [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnVKagzRP1U here.]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw4iSWAhrKE Ashita]] from YasashiiJikan.
* For a peppy shoujo version of your average HotBlooded shounen theme, check out ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX2bNALxuTA Full Throttle]]'', the OP to ''YesPrecure5 Go Go''.
* ''YuYuHakusho'' has a few awesome tracks: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo0QGfNMw90 Tatakai no Toki]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqW9l3hwRTE Sensui's' Lair]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcBmG6jFRus Tough]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvx7UlnG3eI Daichi]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC0W4WjBfRA Subete ga Owatta]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9zNaFrKgr8 Time Limit]]
** And [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQKLthYueaQ Yuusuke Powering Up]].
** As well as that [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG1Xbd1-DOo nameless but still heartbreaking little melody.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIvAaFLiaJU Unbalance na Kiss wo Shite]] is one of the most known songs from the series, besides the OP.
* This troper admits to misty eyes the firt time she heard ''Kaze no Machi He'' in {{Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle}}, despite hating the anime.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVVB2yB3v-A Orange]] from ToraDora can become [[CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming heartwarming]] just from the sheer atmosphere of the song. Even more if you juxtapose the show's grand finale with it
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFFQtHyCMuI Mystic Eyes]] may be about the only song in ''VisionOfEscaflowne'' that Yoko Kanno ''didn't'' have a part in, but that doesn't mean it still isn't cool.
* "Tada Nakitakunaru no" from ''FruitsBasket'' is both adorable and heartwrenching at the same time.
* The {{Voltron}} [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEN1CMGzTmQ theme]].
* The VoltesV [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt8cHqmhWv4 opening]].
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px2zX-M2alQ "Pegasus Fantasy"]] from ''SaintSeiya''.
* ''AoiHana'' has the same-titled [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrRTeR758Pg opening theme by Kukidan]]. Wow. Just WOW.
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