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* Black Rain's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW2rdME8op8 "Profusion"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT-PEugVdrA "Profusion II,"]] both featuring Zoe Zanias. Ditto most of Zanias's solo material.

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* Black Rain's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW2rdME8op8 "Profusion"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT-PEugVdrA "Profusion II,"]] both featuring Zoe Zanias. Ditto most of Zanias's solo material.material, being [[ExaggeratedTrope taken to a head]] on ''Ecdysis'', whose vocals are entirely wordless wailing.
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** GeniusBonus if you know that she's singing "Aleinn duinn" ("Dark Alan"), the lament of a woman whose lover was lost at sea...and the last, shadowy image we have of [=MacDonald=] is that of Cunningham sinking his body in the loch.

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* Music/DeadCanDance: It was while a member of that band that Lisa Gerrard developed her aforementioned signature style.
** Also The Music/CocteauTwins and Elizabeth Fraser.
*** Plus Vas and Nyiaz, both featuring Azam Ali, who also has her own soul career, and also contributed to ''VideoGame/SyphonFilter: Logan's Shadow''.
*** [[Music/MassiveAttack Love, love, is a verb...]]

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* Music/DeadCanDance: It was while a member of that band that Lisa Gerrard developed her aforementioned signature style.
** Also
provides wailing vocals in a few songs, sometimes in a fictional language for added exoticism. "The Host of Seraphim" is perhaps their most successful and popular usage of the trope.
*
The Music/CocteauTwins and Elizabeth Fraser.
*** Plus * Vas and Nyiaz, both featuring Azam Ali, who also has her own soul career, and also contributed to ''VideoGame/SyphonFilter: Logan's Shadow''.
*** [[Music/MassiveAttack Love, love, is a verb...]]
Shadow''.



** Another Within Temptation song makes excellent use of this trope is ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyuJI73Uxns The Truth Beneath the Rose]]'', immediately after the first chorus and again at the end of the song.



** And Music/{{Bjork}}, who does not.



** Delerium, a side project by Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber of Music/FrontLineAssembly, who employ this trope to the point of [[RefugeInAudacity excess]]. Featuring a series of female back-up singers (including their label-mate, a pre-superstardom [=Sarah McLachlan=]), Delerium songs rarely employ more than a handful of words; the substance of the song comes from long wordless vocal interludes over techno-rock orchestrations. Originally an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_techno#Ambient_techno ambient soundscape]] band, Delerium found commercial success with a more emotionally-oriented techno-pop approach - the keystone of which involves this trope.
*** Conjure One, another side project of Rhys Fulber, records albums that are virtually indistinguishable from those released under the name Delerium... especially in their (over)use of this trope.
*** Kristy Thirsk, a regular vocalist with Delerium, also appears on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnj1oQZXv5c FLA's cover of]] "[[Music/{{Madonna}} Justify My Love]]".

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** * Delerium, a side project by Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber of Music/FrontLineAssembly, who employ this trope to the point of [[RefugeInAudacity excess]]. Featuring a series of female back-up singers (including their label-mate, a pre-superstardom [=Sarah McLachlan=]), Delerium songs rarely employ more than a handful of words; the substance of the song comes from long wordless vocal interludes over techno-rock orchestrations. Originally an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_techno#Ambient_techno ambient soundscape]] band, Delerium found commercial success with a more emotionally-oriented techno-pop approach - the keystone of which involves this trope.
*** * Conjure One, another One a side project of Rhys Fulber, records albums that are virtually indistinguishable from those released under the name Delerium... especially in their (over)use of this trope.
*** Kristy Thirsk, a regular vocalist with Delerium, also appears on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnj1oQZXv5c FLA's cover of]] "[[Music/{{Madonna}} Justify My Love]]".
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* "First Strike" by Signum.
** "Healesville Sanctuary" also uses this.

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* "First Strike" by Signum.
**
"Healesville Sanctuary" also uses this.and "First Strike" by Signum.



** Spinoff band Luca Turelli's Rhapsody does this in "Dark Age of Atlantis."

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** Spinoff band * Luca Turelli's Rhapsody does this in "Dark Age of Atlantis."



* Music/{{Vocaloid}} KAITO's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdIz5lHxYOw "Sayang"]]: The beginning and ending's wail obviously sung "Sayang", but it's officially a One Man Wail in the middle.
** Another KAITO song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeWXZw07oR8 "Pane dhiria,"]] features this as one of the background vocals.

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* Music/{{Vocaloid}} KAITO's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdIz5lHxYOw "Sayang"]]: The beginning and ending's wail obviously sung "Sayang", but it's officially a One Man Wail in the middle.
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middle. Another KAITO song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeWXZw07oR8 "Pane dhiria,"]] features this as one of the background vocals.



* Music/RozaRymbaeva, especially in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGll0KmTW2w "Alia."]] "AAAAAALIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Aru qyzy sen khaaaaalqyyyyyymnyyyyyn! AAAAAALIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Batyr qyzy sen khaaaaalqyyyyymnyyyyyn! Yerke kusy sen daaaalaaaamyyyyn! AAAAAALIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

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* Music/RozaRymbaeva, especially in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGll0KmTW2w "Alia."]] "AAAAAALIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Aru qyzy sen khaaaaalqyyyyyymnyyyyyn! AAAAAALIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Batyr qyzy sen khaaaaalqyyyyymnyyyyyn! Yerke kusy sen daaaalaaaamyyyyn! AAAAAALIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"



** The keening-woman is the human counterpart of the ''[[OurBansheesAreLouder banshee]]'' (or ''bean-sidhe'', if you speak Gaelic). ''Bean-sidhe'' (plural, ''mná-sidhe'') means "woman of the fairy folk", a guardian spirit of the ancient Gaelic families. She visits "her" family's home in the evening and [[PortentOfDoom wails and sobs through the night to warn the family that one of them will soon die]]. if the family [[RuleOfThree hears her crying three nights in a row]], they know that they should begin planning a funeral. They wail of the banshee might be dreaded, but the banshee herself is only a messenger and she means no harm. If many ''mná-sidhe'' could be heard wailing in chorus, it was a warning that somebody of great political or religious importance would soon die.

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** * The keening-woman is the human counterpart of the ''[[OurBansheesAreLouder banshee]]'' (or ''bean-sidhe'', if you speak Gaelic). ''Bean-sidhe'' (plural, ''mná-sidhe'') means "woman of the fairy folk", a guardian spirit of the ancient Gaelic families. She visits "her" family's home in the evening and [[PortentOfDoom wails and sobs through the night to warn the family that one of them will soon die]]. if the family [[RuleOfThree hears her crying three nights in a row]], they know that they should begin planning a funeral. They wail of the banshee might be dreaded, but the banshee herself is only a messenger and she means no harm. If many ''mná-sidhe'' could be heard wailing in chorus, it was a warning that somebody of great political or religious importance would soon die.
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* ''Film/TheInsider'', which also starred Russell Crowe one year earlier than ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', uses (and some would say abuses) the wail.

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* ''Film/TheInsider'', which also starred Russell Crowe one year earlier than ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', uses (and some would say abuses) the wail.''Film/TheInsider'': Lisa Gerrard of Music/DeadCanDance provides ephemeral wailing over soft synthesizer that sounds at times like it was lifted straight out of her single "The Host of Seraphim."
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* Creator/DougWalker, calling "The Poetic Singer", is [[PetPeeveTrope not]] [[http://channelawesome.com/dougs-top-10-worst-cliches a fan.]] [[note]]It's number 5 on the list, for those who don't want to watch the whole thing.[[/note]] He later parodied this trope in his ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' review.

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* Creator/DougWalker, calling it "The Poetic Singer", is [[PetPeeveTrope not]] [[http://channelawesome.com/dougs-top-10-worst-cliches a fan.]] [[note]]It's number 5 on the list, for those who don't want to watch the whole thing.[[/note]] He later parodied this trope in his ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' review.
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* Creator/DougWalker is [[PetPeeveTrope not]] [[http://channelawesome.com/dougs-top-10-worst-cliches a fan.]] [[note]]It's number 5 on the list, for those who don't want to watch the whole thing.[[/note]]

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* Creator/DougWalker Creator/DougWalker, calling "The Poetic Singer", is [[PetPeeveTrope not]] [[http://channelawesome.com/dougs-top-10-worst-cliches a fan.]] [[note]]It's number 5 on the list, for those who don't want to watch the whole thing.[[/note]][[/note]] He later parodied this trope in his ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' review.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pZyKzpwwzo "Critical Moment of Contra"]] from ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}: Shattered Soldier''.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pZyKzpwwzo "Critical Moment of Contra"]] from ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}: Shattered Soldier''.''VideoGame/ContraShatteredSoldier''.
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-->-- '''[[Literature/BookOfJeremiah Jeremiah 31:15]]'''

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-->-- '''[[Literature/BookOfJeremiah Jeremiah 31:15]]'''
31:15]]''', ''Literature/TheBible''

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJB5Rqc1m0Y The Diva's song]] in ''Film/TheFifthElement'' during Leeloo's fight against the Mangalore soldiers is a partial example of this trope (partial in that it is a moment of high asskickery rather than of grief or dramatic tension).

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* ''Film/TheFifthElement'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJB5Rqc1m0Y The Diva's song]] in ''Film/TheFifthElement'' starts with a melancholic chanting, but becomes more upbeat during Leeloo's fight against the Mangalore soldiers is a partial example of this trope (partial in that it is a moment of high asskickery rather than of grief or dramatic tension).soldiers.



* The soundtracks of ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' and ''Film/{{Troy}}'' indulged in a fair amount of this.
** ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' is [[http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/feature/2004/05/25/wails/index.html probably responsible]] for lending the trope much of its considerable current momentum. This kind of wailing, not always on soundtracks, constitutes some 75% of Music/LisaGerrard's career.

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* The soundtracks of ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' and ''Film/{{Troy}}'' indulged in a fair amount of this.
** ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''
is [[http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/feature/2004/05/25/wails/index.html probably responsible]] responsible for lending the trope much of its considerable current momentum. This kind of wailing, not always on soundtracks, constitutes some 75% of Music/LisaGerrard's career.



* Used at the start of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallowsPart2'' as Snape [[spoiler: overlooks the soulless military camp that Hogwarts has become.]] For bonus points, it's "Lily's Theme".
** Used twice more to great effect: the tracks are called [[spoiler:"Snape's Demise"]] and "The Resurrection Stone". While "Lily" and "Snape" are very mournful lamentations that complement each other, the warmer, more hopeful "Stone" plays as Harry prepares to join his loved ones in the Forbidden Forest, bringing the Marauders' strand of the story to its close.

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* Used at the start of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallowsPart2'' as Snape [[spoiler: overlooks the soulless military camp that Hogwarts has become.]] For bonus points, it's "Lily's Theme".
** Used
Theme". Later used twice more to great effect: the tracks are called [[spoiler:"Snape's Demise"]] and "The Resurrection Stone". While "Lily" and "Snape" are very mournful lamentations that complement each other, the warmer, more hopeful "Stone" plays as Harry prepares to join his loved ones in the Forbidden Forest, bringing the Marauders' strand of the story to its close.

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* The track "''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT6LFOIofRE&feature=related Libera Me From Hell]]''" from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', instantly identifiable by being an integral part of all the most badass scenes of the second arc. [[GenreMashup And for being a fusion]] of {{opera}} with OminousLatinChanting (the words actually are a ''Latin prayer'') and ''[[HipHop Rap]]'' (although the rap part is skipped the second and third time it plays).
** The Latin lyrics used thereof are derived from two songs used in a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_Mass Requiem Mass,a]] to note:
** The first Latin line, from the ''Introit'':
--->Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine...
** The second line (The first full Latin stanza) from ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libera_Me Libera Me,]]'' albeit with a bit of variation:
--->Líbera me, Dómine, de morte æterna\\
in die illa treménda, in die illa\\
Quando cœli movéndi sunt et terra.\\
Dum véneris iudicáre\\
sǽculum per ignem.\\
Tremens factus sum ego, et tímeo,\\
dum discússio vénerit,\\
at que ventúra ira.
** The second full stanza, although mistaken for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_Irae Dies Irae,]] is actually an altered continuation thereof:
--->Dies illa, dies iræ,\\
calamitatis et miseriæ,\\
Dies illa, dies magna\\
et amara valde, et amara valde.
** The final line, after going back from the ''Introit'', is the last half of the final verse, before going back to the first half of the first stanza:
--->Et lux perpetua luceat eis.\\
Libera me, Domine...
* The song "Dante" from ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' features a uniquely low female voice echoing Dante's {{leitmotif}}.
* The opening theme to ''Anime/Gatekeepers21''. The second half flips the themes, and this is moved to the ending credits, while the catchy JPop song "Ima, Egao ga Areba" in the ending credits plays to a new OP sequence.
* Prominently featured in Anemone's theme from ''Anime/EurekaSeven''.
* "Lilium", ''Manga/ElfenLied'''s opening theme, is ''both'' this trope and OminousLatinChanting by being a one-woman Latin wail. When it's used during scenes, it sounds like it's sung by a bunch of monks instead.
* The "Introjection" track from (disc III of) the ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' soundtrack.
* ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', where almost ALL the opening themes are sung by a Russian singer named Origa. The first theme, "Inner Universe" even takes the next step and features Latin vocals from boy soprano Ben Del Maestro.

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* The track "''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT6LFOIofRE&feature=related Libera Me From Hell]]''" from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', instantly identifiable by being an integral part of all In ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' it occurs when Keiichi's wish for the most badass scenes [[MagicalGirlfriend goddess Belldandy to stay by his side forever]] is granted.
* During Misuzu's final moments in ''Anime/{{AIR}}'', the acapella intro
of the second arc. [[GenreMashup And for being song "Aozora" starts playing. It evolves into a fusion]] of {{opera}} with OminousLatinChanting (the words actually are full-blown song after a ''Latin prayer'') and ''[[HipHop Rap]]'' (although while, but it serves its purpose as a One-Woman Wail at that point very well, immensely heightening the rap part is skipped the second and third time it plays).
** The Latin lyrics used thereof are derived from two songs used
impact of an already very sad scene.
* Features
in a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_Mass Requiem Mass,a]] to note:
** The first Latin line, from
few tracks on the ''Introit'':
--->Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine...
** The second line (The first full Latin stanza) from ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libera_Me Libera Me,]]'' albeit with
''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' soundtrack (like the tracks "Attack on Titan" and "Bauklötze").
* ''Anime/Berserk1997'' features
a bit of variation:
--->Líbera me, Dómine, de morte æterna\\
piece known only as "Guts", or "Guts's Theme", which features a wordless, high-pitched lament in die illa treménda, in die illa\\
Quando cœli movéndi sunt et terra.\\
Dum véneris iudicáre\\
sǽculum per ignem.\\
Tremens factus sum ego, et tímeo,\\
dum discússio vénerit,\\
at que ventúra ira.
** The second full stanza, although mistaken for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_Irae Dies Irae,]]
its main vocal line. Interestingly, though the vocal sounds female, it is actually an altered continuation thereof:
--->Dies illa, dies iræ,\\
calamitatis et miseriæ,\\
Dies illa, dies magna\\
et amara valde, et amara valde.
** The final line, after going back from
performed by the ''Introit'', ''male'' composer, Music/SusumuHirasawa, who is renowned for his high tenor vocal range. While it still definitely fits the last half of the final verse, before going back to the first half of the first stanza:
--->Et lux perpetua luceat eis.\\
Libera me, Domine...
* The song "Dante" from ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' features a uniquely low female voice echoing Dante's {{leitmotif}}.
* The opening theme to ''Anime/Gatekeepers21''. The second half flips the themes, and this is moved to the ending credits, while the catchy JPop song "Ima, Egao ga Areba" in the ending credits plays to a new OP sequence.
* Prominently featured in Anemone's theme from ''Anime/EurekaSeven''.
* "Lilium", ''Manga/ElfenLied'''s opening theme, is ''both'' this
trope and OminousLatinChanting by being a one-woman Latin wail. When in terms of aesthetics, technically speaking, it's used during scenes, it sounds like it's sung by a bunch of monks instead.
''One-Man Wail''.
* The "Introjection" track from (disc III of) the ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' soundtrack.
* ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', where almost ALL the opening themes are sung by a Russian singer named Origa. The first theme, "Inner Universe" even takes the next step and features Latin vocals from boy soprano Ben Del Maestro.
Used in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' when Ulquiorra releases his Zanpakuto.



* In ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', the [[SuperMode Burst Mode]] evolution theme is an orchestral piece accompanied by a wail.
* ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'': When Goku [[spoiler:dies in front of his friends]], the BGM changes to a wail as the episode draws to a close. And also after when [[spoiler:Yamcha is killed by a Saibaiman's sacrifice]], also before that [[spoiler:Tenshinhan it's going to do the Kikoho and sacrifice their life, in the same moment that Kamisama is predicting their own death]], when [[spoiler:The Saichoro dies, and by consequence, the namek Dragon Balls are turned in stone before the third wish]], when [[spoiler:Vegeta is dying by the hands of Freezer]], and in a filler scene when [[spoiler:Goku is having a nightmare during their combat with Freezer, now using the 50% of their maximum power]].
* "Lilium", ''Manga/ElfenLied'''s opening theme, is ''both'' this trope and OminousLatinChanting by being a one-woman Latin wail. When it's used during scenes, it sounds like it's sung by a bunch of monks instead.
* Prominently featured in Anemone's theme from ''Anime/EurekaSeven''.
* ''Anime/{{Flag}}'''s opening puts a wail over photographs of war and the childhood of the protagonist. It's actually pretty good.
* The song "Dante" from ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' features a uniquely low female voice echoing Dante's {{leitmotif}}.
* The opening theme to ''Anime/Gatekeepers21''. The second half flips the themes, and this is moved to the ending credits, while the catchy JPop song "Ima, Egao ga Areba" in the ending credits plays to a new OP sequence.
* ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', where almost ALL the opening themes are sung by a Russian singer named Origa. The first theme, "Inner Universe" even takes the next step and features Latin vocals from boy soprano Ben Del Maestro.



** Most pieces of music pertaining to the ELS in ''Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer'' make heavy use of this, to the point that it's pretty much their {{Leitmotif}}.

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** Most pieces of music pertaining to the ELS in ''Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer'' make heavy use of this, to the point that it's pretty much their {{Leitmotif}}.



* The ending credits to ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'' has this in Italian, with a second voice occasionally speaking without tone during interludes. The sequence shows a handgun lying on a cobblestone street as it rains and the credits scrolling up, heightening the tragic overtones of the series.



* The ending credits to ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'' has this in Italian, with a second voice occasionally speaking without tone during interludes. The entire sequence shows a handgun lying on a cobblestone street as it rains and the credits scrolling up, heightening the tragic overtones of the series.
* ''Anime/{{Flag}}'''s opening puts a wail over photographs of war and the childhood of the protagonist. It's actually pretty good.
* ''Anime/SaintSeiya'' had ''two'' different songs with this. One was sung by none other than famous theme song singer Horie Mitsuko, who'd later join the cast as Princess Hilda.
* The ''Anime/SailorMoon S'' anime featured one of these every time [[spoiler: Hotaru manifested her powers as Mistress Nine]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4LjdiW9V4M Here it is.]]

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* The ending credits to ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'' has ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' uses this in Italian, with a second voice occasionally speaking without tone during interludes. The entire sequence shows a handgun lying on a cobblestone street as it rains and the credits scrolling up, heightening the tragic overtones of few select tracks throughout the series.
* ''Anime/{{Flag}}'''s opening puts a wail over photographs of war and the childhood of the protagonist. It's actually pretty good.
* ''Anime/SaintSeiya'' had ''two'' different songs with this. One was sung by none other than famous
** ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'': The main theme song singer Horie Mitsuko, who'd later join for Kars starts off with this, and as the cast as Princess Hilda.
* The ''Anime/SailorMoon S'' anime featured one
beat drops, it glitches out -- which leads into the threatening dubstep-orchestral fusion melody of these every time [[spoiler: Hotaru manifested her powers as Mistress Nine]]. [[https://www.Kars' theme, [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E4LjdiW9V4M Here it is.]]com/watch?v=IMnDxrG1jGg&t=2m19s Avalon]].
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'': This occurs with a heavenly wail as [[spoiler:Bucciarati]] is ascending to the afterlife, with Giorno watching from afar.
** ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'': This is used exceptionally well in a few tracks, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gR6oUg7KTs New Moon Gravity]], which is then remixed in [[spoiler: Made in Heaven]]'s theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JA-7JRuLso Clock Works]]. We also get this trope in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb-qq8lSGYQ the theme used in the climax for the penultimate episode]], and is last used in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJJj8LzNcPg the track that plays]] [[spoiler: after the universe is restored due to Pucci's defeat in his own crafted universe]].



* In ''Anime/MyOtome'', "Materialise" starts with this before getting joined by a choir and techno music. It gets played when one or more of the heroes is about to unleash some major ass-kicking on the enemy. Which makes sense, since the title is the [[ByThePowerOfGreyskull command word to activate the Otomes' Dresses.]]



* Spoofed in ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'': the track that would normally serve as a wail tends to play during faux-dramatic scenes and sometimes at completely random times, such as during the sponsor message. It's also often cut short when the shot suddenly changes.
* ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'': When Goku [[spoiler:dies in front of his friends]], the BGM changes to a wail as the episode draws to a close. And also after when [[spoiler:Yamcha is killed by a Saibaiman's sacrifice]], also before that [[spoiler:Tenshinhan it's going to do the Kikoho and sacrifice their life, in the same moment that Kamisama is predicting their own death]], when [[spoiler:The Saichoro dies, and by consequence, the namek Dragon Balls are turned in stone before the third wish]], when [[spoiler:Vegeta is dying by the hands of Freezer]], and in a filler scene when [[spoiler:Goku is having a nightmare during their combat with Freezer, now using the 50% of their maximum power]].

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* Spoofed in ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'': the The "Introjection" track that would normally serve as a wail tends from (disc III of) the ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' soundtrack.
* The non-chorus parts of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCs7RjDSCYM "Karma"]], the first opening
to play during faux-dramatic scenes and sometimes at completely random times, such as the ''VisualNovel/PhantomOfInferno'' {{OVA}} ''Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~''.
* ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' has an epic one being delivered
during the sponsor message. It's also often cut short when big battle where the shot suddenly changes.
* ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'': When Goku [[spoiler:dies in front of his friends]], the BGM changes to a wail as the episode draws to a close. And also after when [[spoiler:Yamcha is killed by a Saibaiman's sacrifice]], also before that [[spoiler:Tenshinhan it's going to do the Kikoho and sacrifice
Pokémon fight their life, clones. Unfortunately, in the same moment that Kamisama is predicting their own death]], when [[spoiler:The Saichoro dies, and by consequence, the namek Dragon Balls are turned in stone before the third wish]], when [[spoiler:Vegeta is dying dub it was replaced by the hands of Freezer]], and [[SoundtrackDissonance awkwardly-sounding]] "Brother, My Brother". The wail was retained in a filler scene when [[spoiler:Goku is having a nightmare during their combat with Freezer, now using the 50% of their maximum power]].dub for [[Anime/MewtwoStrikesBackEvolution the 2019 remake]], however.



* Used in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' when Ulquiorra releases his Zanpakuto.

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* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' has this twice the first with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9K6zcNcDPc "Bara No Tameiki"]] which is Anthy's theme and then again later with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Ee8CF7ecI "Poison"]] which uses elements with of Anthy's theme used especially after [[spoiler: the dark reveal of the relationship between Anthy and Akio]].
* The ''Anime/SailorMoon S'' anime featured one of these every time [[spoiler: Hotaru manifested her powers as Mistress Nine]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4LjdiW9V4M Here it is.]]
* ''Anime/SaintSeiya'' had ''two'' different songs with this. One was sung by none other than famous theme song singer Horie Mitsuko, who'd later join the cast as Princess Hilda.
* Spoofed in ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'': the track that would normally serve as a wail tends to play during faux-dramatic scenes and sometimes at completely random times, such as during the sponsor message. It's also often cut short when the shot suddenly changes.
* Used hauntingly throughout ''Literature/{{Shiki}}'''s soundtrack, but especially in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' when Ulquiorra releases his Zanpakuto.its main theme, aptly name "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln_WmuqBT9Y SHI-KI]]".
* There are a couple of songs in ''Manga/SoulEater'' that fall under this category -- usually the darker sounding negative ones played during parts dealing with evil magic users in the show. Particularly notable are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs6TckpsQ9g&feature=related Kindertotenlied]] (translating roughly as "Song of the Dead Children") and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Df_V6lLnIc&feature=related Peace be with you]].



* The track "''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT6LFOIofRE&feature=related Libera Me From Hell]]''" from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', instantly identifiable by being an integral part of all the most badass scenes of the second arc. [[GenreMashup And for being a fusion]] of {{opera}} with OminousLatinChanting (the words actually are a ''Latin prayer'') and ''[[HipHop Rap]]'' (although the rap part is skipped the second and third time it plays).
** The Latin lyrics used thereof are derived from two songs used in a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_Mass Requiem Mass,a]] to note:
** The first Latin line, from the ''Introit'':
--->Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine...
** The second line (The first full Latin stanza) from ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libera_Me Libera Me,]]'' albeit with a bit of variation:
--->Líbera me, Dómine, de morte æterna\\
in die illa treménda, in die illa\\
Quando cœli movéndi sunt et terra.\\
Dum véneris iudicáre\\
sǽculum per ignem.\\
Tremens factus sum ego, et tímeo,\\
dum discússio vénerit,\\
at que ventúra ira.
** The second full stanza, although mistaken for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_Irae Dies Irae,]] is actually an altered continuation thereof:
--->Dies illa, dies iræ,\\
calamitatis et miseriæ,\\
Dies illa, dies magna\\
et amara valde, et amara valde.
** The final line, after going back from the ''Introit'', is the last half of the final verse, before going back to the first half of the first stanza:
--->Et lux perpetua luceat eis.\\
Libera me, Domine...
* ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' scores Barnaby's flashbacks of his parents' murder with an ominous operatic wail.
* Much of the score to ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' feature vocalist Eri Ito. The noted examples include, "A Song of Storm and Fire", "Voices Silently Sing", "Ship of Fools" and "Sacrifice", to name a few.



* In ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', the [[SuperMode Burst Mode]] evolution theme is an orchestral piece accompanied by a wail.
* There are a couple of songs in ''Manga/SoulEater'' that fall under this category -- usually the darker sounding negative ones played during parts dealing with evil magic users in the show. Particularly notable are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs6TckpsQ9g&feature=related Kindertotenlied]] (translating roughly as "Song of the Dead Children") and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Df_V6lLnIc&feature=related Peace be with you]].
* ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' scores Barnaby's flashbacks of his parents' murder with an ominous operatic wail.
* Features in a few tracks on the ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' soundtrack (most notably the tracks "Attack on Titan" and "Bauklötze").
* In ''Anime/MyOtome'', "Materialise" starts with this before getting joined by a choir and techno music. It gets played when one or more of the heroes is about to unleash some major ass-kicking on the enemy. Which makes sense, since the title is basically the [[ByThePowerOfGreyskull command word to activate the Otomes' Dresses.]]
* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' has this twice the first with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9K6zcNcDPc "Bara No Tameiki"]] which is Anthy's theme and then again later with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Ee8CF7ecI "Poison"]] which uses elements with of Anthy's theme used especially after [[spoiler: the dark reveal of the relationship between Anthy and Akio]].
* Much of the score to ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' feature vocalist Eri Ito. The noted examples include, "A Song of Storm and Fire", "Voices Silently Sing", "Ship of Fools" and "Sacrifice", to name a few.
* ''Anime/HellGirl'' uses soundtracks with this in scenes with a variety of moods ranging from sad to creepy to tense to heartwarming.
* Used hauntingly throughout ''Literature/{{Shiki}}'''s soundtrack, but especially in its main theme, aptly name "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln_WmuqBT9Y SHI-KI]]".
* ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' has an epic one being delivered during the big battle where the Pokémon fight their clones. Unfortunately, in the dub it was replaced by the [[SoundtrackDissonance awkwardly-sounding]] "Brother, My Brother". The wail was retained in the dub for [[Anime/MewtwoStrikesBackEvolution the 2019 remake]], however.
* The non-chorus parts of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCs7RjDSCYM "Karma"]], the first opening to the ''VisualNovel/PhantomOfInferno'' {{OVA}} ''Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~''.
* During Misuzu's final moments in ''Anime/{{AIR}}'', the acapella intro of the song "Aozora" starts playing. It evolves into a full-blown song after a while, but it serves its purpose as a One-Woman Wail at that point very well, immensely heightening the impact of an already very sad scene.
* In ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' it occurs when Keiichi's wish for the [[MagicalGirlfriend goddess Belldandy to stay by his side forever]] is granted.
* ''Anime/Berserk1997'' features a piece known only as "Guts", or "Guts's Theme", which features a wordless, high-pitched lament in its main vocal line. Interestingly, though the vocal sounds female, it is actually performed by the ''male'' composer, Music/SusumuHirasawa, who is renowned for his high tenor vocal range. While it still definitely fits the trope in terms of aesthetics, technically speaking, it's a ''One-Man Wail''.
* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' uses this in a few select tracks throughout the series.
** ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'': The main theme for Kars starts off with this, and as the beat drops, it glitches out -- which leads into the threatening dubstep-orchestral fusion melody of Kars' theme, [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IMnDxrG1jGg&t=2m19s Avalon]].
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'': This occurs with a heavenly wail as [[spoiler:Bucciarati]] is ascending to the afterlife, with Giorno watching from afar.
** ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'': This is used exceptionally well in a few tracks, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gR6oUg7KTs New Moon Gravity]], which is then remixed in [[spoiler: Made in Heaven]]'s theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JA-7JRuLso Clock Works]]. We also get this trope in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb-qq8lSGYQ the theme used in the climax for the penultimate episode]], and is last used in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJJj8LzNcPg the track that plays]] [[spoiler: after the universe is restored due to Pucci's defeat in his own crafted universe]].
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcVCP4A8Wng This gun violence PSA]] from 2003 used one.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcVCP4A8Wng com/watch?v=W21X_EHeqo8 This gun violence PSA]] from 2003 used one.
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* Parodied in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM13b2smxCc this]] Hyundai ad.

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* Parodied in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM13b2smxCc com/watch?v=-2hSlna9c08 this]] Hyundai ad.

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* Kira Yamato's personal battle theme in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', "Kira Just as He Pleases" features the One-Woman Wail, in direct contrast to Shinn Asuka's theme, which has OminousLatinChanting.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcufqjuOsYE "Innovator"]] from the second season of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''.

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* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'':
**
Kira Yamato's personal battle theme in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', "Kira Just as He Pleases" features the One-Woman Wail, in direct contrast to Shinn Asuka's theme, which has OminousLatinChanting.
* ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcufqjuOsYE "Innovator"]] from the second season of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''.



* ''Anime/TurnAGundam'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2f5rgTkA0I "Black History"]] plays when Black History is revealed. It's a funeral dirge during the final battle, underlining the severity of the catastrophe that set up the premise of the series and is now on the verge of repeating.

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* ** ''Anime/TurnAGundam'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2f5rgTkA0I "Black History"]] plays when Black History is revealed. It's a funeral dirge during the final battle, underlining the severity of the catastrophe that set up the premise of the series and is now on the verge of repeating.



* ''Manga/MobPsycho100'': In the third season, [[spoiler:Dimple]] stays behind to destroy the divine tree while he sends Mob home, accompanied by a melancholy wail.



* ''Manga/DragonBall [[Anime/DragonBallZKai Kai]]'': When Goku [[spoiler:dies in front of his friends]], the BGM changes to a wail as the episode draws to a close.
** And also after when [[spoiler:Yamcha is killed by a Saibaiman's sacrifice]], also before that [[spoiler:Tenshinhan it's going to do the Kikoho and sacrifice their life, in the same moment that Kamisama is predicting their own death]], when [[spoiler:The Saichoro dies, and by consequence, the namek Dragon Balls are turned in stone before the third wish]], when [[spoiler:Vegeta is dying by the hands of Freezer]], and in a filler scene when [[spoiler:Goku is having a nightmare during their combat with Freezer, now using the 50% of their maximum power]].

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* ''Manga/DragonBall [[Anime/DragonBallZKai Kai]]'': ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'': When Goku [[spoiler:dies in front of his friends]], the BGM changes to a wail as the episode draws to a close.
**
close. And also after when [[spoiler:Yamcha is killed by a Saibaiman's sacrifice]], also before that [[spoiler:Tenshinhan it's going to do the Kikoho and sacrifice their life, in the same moment that Kamisama is predicting their own death]], when [[spoiler:The Saichoro dies, and by consequence, the namek Dragon Balls are turned in stone before the third wish]], when [[spoiler:Vegeta is dying by the hands of Freezer]], and in a filler scene when [[spoiler:Goku is having a nightmare during their combat with Freezer, now using the 50% of their maximum power]].



* There are a couple of songs in the anime ''Anime/SoulEater'' that fall under this category -- usually the darker sounding negative ones played during parts dealing with evil magic users in the show. Particularly notable are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs6TckpsQ9g&feature=related Kindertotenlied]] (translating roughly as "Song of the Dead Children") and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Df_V6lLnIc&feature=related Peace be with you]].

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* There are a couple of songs in the anime ''Anime/SoulEater'' ''Manga/SoulEater'' that fall under this category -- usually the darker sounding negative ones played during parts dealing with evil magic users in the show. Particularly notable are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs6TckpsQ9g&feature=related Kindertotenlied]] (translating roughly as "Song of the Dead Children") and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Df_V6lLnIc&feature=related Peace be with you]].



* During Misuzu's final moments in the ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'' anime, the acapella intro of the song "Aozora" starts playing. It evolves into a full-blown song after a while, but it serves its purpose as a One-Woman Wail at that point very well, immensely heightening the impact of an already very sad scene.

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* During Misuzu's final moments in the ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'' anime, ''Anime/{{AIR}}'', the acapella intro of the song "Aozora" starts playing. It evolves into a full-blown song after a while, but it serves its purpose as a One-Woman Wail at that point very well, immensely heightening the impact of an already very sad scene.



* The ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' anime uses this trope in a few select tracks throughout the series.
** In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', the main theme for Kars (the BigBad of this installment) starts off with this, and as the beat drops, it glitches out -- which leads into the threatening dubstep-orchestral fusion melody of Kars' theme, [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IMnDxrG1jGg&t=2m19s Avalon]].
** This trope is used exceptionally well in a few tracks in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean'', such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gR6oUg7KTs New Moon Gravity]], which is then remixed in [[spoiler: Made in Heaven]]'s theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JA-7JRuLso Clock Works]]. We also get this trope in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb-qq8lSGYQ the theme used in the climax for the penultimate episode]], and is last used in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJJj8LzNcPg the track that plays]] [[spoiler: after the universe is restored due to Pucci's defeat in his own crafted universe]].

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* The ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' anime uses this trope in a few select tracks throughout the series.
** In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', the ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'': The main theme for Kars (the BigBad of this installment) starts off with this, and as the beat drops, it glitches out -- which leads into the threatening dubstep-orchestral fusion melody of Kars' theme, [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IMnDxrG1jGg&t=2m19s Avalon]].
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'': This trope occurs with a heavenly wail as [[spoiler:Bucciarati]] is ascending to the afterlife, with Giorno watching from afar.
** ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'': This
is used exceptionally well in a few tracks in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean'', tracks, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gR6oUg7KTs New Moon Gravity]], which is then remixed in [[spoiler: Made in Heaven]]'s theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JA-7JRuLso Clock Works]]. We also get this trope in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb-qq8lSGYQ the theme used in the climax for the penultimate episode]], and is last used in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJJj8LzNcPg the track that plays]] [[spoiler: after the universe is restored due to Pucci's defeat in his own crafted universe]].



* The BGM for ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar''[='s=] final mission, [[http://youtu.be/vGjwXI0n5-I?t=1m2s "Zero,"]] includes about 50 seconds of wailing... before heading into a remix of the BGM from the final mission of ''VideoGame/AceCombat5TheUnsungWar''.

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* ''VideoGame/AceCombat'':
**
The BGM for ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar''[='s=] final mission, [[http://youtu.be/vGjwXI0n5-I?t=1m2s "Zero,"]] includes about 50 seconds of wailing... before heading into a remix of the BGM from the final mission of ''VideoGame/AceCombat5TheUnsungWar''.



* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': [[BloodKnight Absalom]]'s boss theme features a prominent pitch of a chorus wail occurring mixed with the ambient music.



* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'':
** In the 2012 {{updated rerelease}}, the new version of Shirou's {{leitmotif}} that plays whenever he does something momentous is accompanied by this. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2gzroX4bAU Have a listen.]]
** "This Illusion", the opening song, turns into this halfway through.



* From ''VideoGame/{{Hellsinker}}'' we get the theme of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9cEPUOV-GQ Apostles of the Seed.]]
** And soon thereafter we get [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf0FxvSlHu0 Segment 7,]] the theme of Rex Cavalier although it's more of a One-Man Wail.

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* From ''VideoGame/{{Hellsinker}}'' we get the theme of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9cEPUOV-GQ Apostles of the Seed.]]
**
]] And soon thereafter we get [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf0FxvSlHu0 Segment 7,]] the theme of Rex Cavalier although it's more of a One-Man Wail.Wail.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuofG8a7EEk main theme]] of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''. It's the main theme because it sort of embodies the tragic insanity everyone, including most of the young girls [[spoiler:and the male lead]], fall under. It's most often used during scenes regarding the aftermath of the [[BadEnding Great Hinamizawa Gas Disaster]].



* ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'': One is featured in [[spoiler:Fecto Elfilis]]'s boss theme, Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit.



* ''[[VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet LittleBigPlanet 2's]]'' Victoria's Laboratory Int Music with only the Melody playing.

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* ''[[VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet LittleBigPlanet 2's]]'' 2]]'': Victoria's Laboratory Int Music with only the Melody playing.



* The opening (and later, the ending) of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' features a One-Woman Wail... in Irish, which not even a native speaker can follow. (Ironically, if you look at the official translated lyrics, she's singing about how life is wonderful and how people aren't alone).
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' took it to a more obvious extreme by wrapping the trailers in a Hebrew One Woman Wail which is more emblematic of the trope. It's about how terrible war is. [[spoiler: A vocal-only version accompanies Snake's trip through the microwave hallway, as he damn near kills himself, and his allies do the same thing.]]

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* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
**
The opening (and later, the ending) of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' features a One-Woman Wail... in Irish, which not even a native speaker can follow. (Ironically, if you look at the official translated lyrics, she's singing about how life is wonderful and how people aren't alone).
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' took it to a more obvious extreme by wrapping the trailers in a Hebrew One Woman Wail which is more emblematic of the trope. It's about how terrible war is. [[spoiler: A vocal-only version accompanies Snake's trip through the microwave hallway, as he damn near kills himself, and his allies do the same thing.]]



** ''Metal Gear Solid 4'' also has the credits song "Here's To You", which probably counts as a one-woman wail if you don't speak English. The bulk of Japanese gamers probably don't have to sit and wonder who Nicola and Bart are.

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** *** ''Metal Gear Solid 4'' also has the credits song "Here's To You", which probably counts as a one-woman wail if you don't speak English. The bulk of Japanese gamers probably don't have to sit and wonder who Nicola and Bart are.



* The main menu theme of ''VideoGame/{{Operation Flashpoint|Codemasters}}: Dragon Rising'' starts with one of these, followed with throat singing and very US Army orchestral reprise (sounding very much like themes from ''America's Army'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'').

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* The main menu theme of ''VideoGame/{{Operation Flashpoint|Codemasters}}: Dragon Rising'' starts with one of these, followed with throat singing and very US Army orchestral reprise (sounding very much like themes from ''America's Army'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'').''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'').



* ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheTwoThrones'' often has this as background music when navigating the ruined city of Babylon.
* ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKwbptphnVU a track]] that consists entirely of this.

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* ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia'':
**
''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheTwoThrones'' often has this as background music when navigating the ruined city of Babylon.
* ** ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKwbptphnVU a track]] that consists entirely of this.



* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'': Alexia's battle themes use this prominently for the "Berceuse" melody.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' also uses a track in its opening cutscene.

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* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'': Alexia's battle themes use this prominently for ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'':
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RmFjWS04fw "Room of Lisa"]] from
the "Berceuse" melody.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' also uses a track in its opening cutscene.
''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'' remake.



** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RmFjWS04fw "Room of Lisa"]] from the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' remake.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RmFjWS04fw "Room of Lisa"]] from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'': Alexia's battle themes use this prominently for the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' remake."Berceuse" melody.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' also uses a track in its opening cutscene.



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"Lost Carol" from the ''VideoGame/SilentHill3'' soundtrack.



* Another example definitely intended to be ominous rather than sad is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoImpEy9CZg the final boss theme]] of ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD Sonic CD]]''.

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* One song that plays often near the end of ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'' has a decent-for-its-time clip of a woman screaming between repetitions.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
**
Another example definitely intended to be ominous rather than sad is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoImpEy9CZg the final boss theme]] of ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD Sonic CD]]''.



* The opening animation sequence of ''VideoGame/SuikodenII''.
* The opening animation sequence of ''VideoGame/SuikodenIII''.
* The ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'' remix of the "Road to Bowser" music from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''.

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* %%* The opening animation sequence of ''VideoGame/SuikodenII''.
* %%* The opening animation sequence of ''VideoGame/SuikodenIII''.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'': A brief One-Woman Wail occurs at the start of the FinalBoss first phase theme.
**
The ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'' remix of the "Road to Bowser" music from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''.



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* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'':
** In the 2012 {{updated rerelease}}, the new version of Shirou's {{leitmotif}} that plays whenever he does something momentous is accompanied by this. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2gzroX4bAU Have a listen.]]
** "This Illusion", the opening song, turns into this halfway through.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuofG8a7EEk main theme]] of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''. It's the main theme because it sort of embodies the tragic insanity everyone, including most of the young girls [[spoiler:and the male lead]], fall under. It's most often used during scenes regarding the aftermath of the [[BadEnding Great Hinamizawa Gas Disaster]].
* One song that plays often near the end of ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'' has a decent-for-its-time clip of a woman screaming between repetitions.
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* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}} Arcane: League of Legends]]'': In Episode 3, Silco delivers a calm OpeningMonologue as he peacefully drowns in a large body of water while a One-Woman Wail plays on the soundtrack.



** Also happens during the last episode, when Sokka and Toph are about to die. Just before [[TheCavalry Suki]] arrives!

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** Also happens during the last episode, when Sokka and Toph are about to die. Just before [[TheCavalry Suki]] arrives!arrives.
* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'': In "Big Chibi 6", After Hardlight creates dozens of Captain Cutie holograms, they begin attacking the heroes while accompanied by a One-Woman Wail using the word "Chibi" over and over.
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* ''Anime/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' uses this trope in a few select tracks throughout the series.
** In ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', the main theme for Kars (the BigBad of this installment) starts off with this, and as the beat drops, it glitches out- which leads into the threatening dubstep-orchestral fusion melody of Kars' theme, [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IMnDxrG1jGg&t=2m19s Avalon]].
** This trope is used exceptionally well in a few tracks in ''Anime/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean'', such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gR6oUg7KTs New Moon Gravity]], which is then remixed in [[spoiler: Made in Heaven]]'s theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JA-7JRuLso Clock Works]]. We also get this trope in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb-qq8lSGYQ the theme used in the climax for the penultimate episode]], and is last used in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJJj8LzNcPg the track that plays]] [[spoiler: after the universe is restored due to Pucci's defeat in his own crafted universe]].

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* ''Anime/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' The ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' anime uses this trope in a few select tracks throughout the series.
** In ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', the main theme for Kars (the BigBad of this installment) starts off with this, and as the beat drops, it glitches out- out -- which leads into the threatening dubstep-orchestral fusion melody of Kars' theme, [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IMnDxrG1jGg&t=2m19s Avalon]].
** This trope is used exceptionally well in a few tracks in ''Anime/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean'', ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean'', such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gR6oUg7KTs New Moon Gravity]], which is then remixed in [[spoiler: Made in Heaven]]'s theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JA-7JRuLso Clock Works]]. We also get this trope in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb-qq8lSGYQ the theme used in the climax for the penultimate episode]], and is last used in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJJj8LzNcPg the track that plays]] [[spoiler: after the universe is restored due to Pucci's defeat in his own crafted universe]].



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