History AwesomeMusic / KidIcarus

The original game was one of those early UsefulNotes/{{NES}} titles that really showed what the sound hardware was capable of doing in the hands of a [[Creator/HirokazuTanaka skilled composer]]; there isn't a weak or even mediocre track in the entire soundtrack.

* The [[http://youtu.be/ZTkYTC-yVdg Sky World Tower Theme]] is an uplifting relaxing tune to boost one's spirits after the previous levels.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOg2NWQgltI Title Screen]] tune sets the mood for the epic story that awaits in the game; as a bonus, it also introduces several of the series' {{Recurring Riff}}s.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUBsXUt5RQE Underworld Theme,]] which starts from one of the musical ideas from the Title Screen theme, is perhaps the most recognisable tune from the original game (possibly because [[NintendoHard so few people get far enough to hear the later tunes]]); listen out for the opening phrase from the Title Screen music just before it wraps around.
* The buoyant [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEoi9-LNtKM Overworld Theme]] is just plain fun to listen to.
* The light and airy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLCZTXOmPyA Skyworld Theme]] sets the stage nicely for a series of levels in the clouds.
* The spooky [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIh7r9boSDg Labyrinth Theme]] takes some of the sting out of getting lost in the maze or turned into an eggplant while a dozen rooms from the nearest healer.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYOg3AmqqDs Palace in the Sky Theme]] ingeniously remixes some of the ideas from the Underworld music to bring the game full circle.
* And the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHnt5msLW7s Ending Theme]] adds to the sense of achievement of beating a game that helped to define NintendoHard.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts91h-WzVG4 Opening]] is a fun medley of themes from the game that plays over footage from the game's AttractMode, giving players a tease of what's to come.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvGrJ0Y0D0U Boss Battle Theme 1]] combines the soundtrack's usual triumphant orchestra with a rocking electric guitar to pump up players during each chapter's climactic finish.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxnc2eoPjSs Lightning Battle.]] An intense rock theme that is by far the most badass battle theme in the game.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR9NGzIrqn4 Medusa's Final Battle.]], guaranteed goosebumps especially at the intro.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tDYKkc8q80 Lord of the Underworld.]] (with Noriyuki Iwadare), similar to Medusa's Final Battle in that it starts out the same but it sounds deeper in the beginning only. After a while, it starts to change from being heroic and upbeat to more ominous and threatening, before ending in a rather serious and dangerous tune. The entire latter half of the music portrays the fact that even with the Three Sacred Treasures, Hades is no enemy that Pit can take lightly. The entire first battle sequence shows that Hades is far from his casual and lighthearted self...
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM91E4g2CvI The War's End]] (with Noriyuki Iwadare) is a BossRemix of Hades's Infernal Theme, with heroic interjections of the Underworld Theme thrown in for good measure. As the battle progresses, the theme gradually slows down and becomes more dramatic, as though both Pit and Hades are growing tired and weary but still continue to fight for the fate of the world.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COgGsetFrCM Dark Pit's theme]] goes for a Latin flair with its acoustic guitar melody, invoking the fitting idea of a Mexican standoff between Pit and Dark Pit.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn-uHl7Ql80 Reaper's line of sight.]] Remember the ear-piercing jingle that would play every time you irritated a Reaper in the original game? Now it has been reimagined as an upbeat orchestral march. A lot more pleasant on the ears, but still just as adrenaline-inducing.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYpjsdK3EAM The Seafloor Palace]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GsS6-YKCYw The Wish Seed (Volcano Route)]] both remix the original game's buoyant Overworld Theme into something darker. The former goes for a mysterious desert vibe and then segues into a new adventurous melody. The latter goes for a more dangerous sound and continues to build upon the original theme throughout the whole track.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IKei38M0Ak At The Seafloor Palace]] is a remix of the original Labyrinth Theme, bouncing back and forth between playful woodwinds and PsychoStrings to create something that is equal parts lighthearted and dangerous, much like Thanatos himself.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CvtVXq1lZg Chaos Island]] provides some great battle music, but what particularly stands out is its use of the recurring tragic leitmotif that plays throughout the Chaos Kin StoryArc. The first time it's heard in this track, it's exciting and heroic. At the end of the track, it's heard again, this time incredible and dramatic, reminding you that Palutena's fate rests on your shoulders.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ_PIam_Xvo Chaos Vortex.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kPwTTQb6D8 Magnus's theme]], an oddly heroic theme for a blatant Anti-Hero.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I61PF4cFnWU Mysterious Invaders.]] The overall choice of instruments and OrchestralBombing make it sound [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann a bit familiar.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYvoXQM1JSQ The Lunar Sanctum]] is basically [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong Yuzo Koshiro's parody of]] ''Franchise/StarWars'' (leaning towards ''Film/ANewHope''), and it's an incredible track even then.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFCl27sFATc At the Sanctum]] features a DarkReprise of the Underworld Theme, guaranteed to pump up the player as Pit storms the Lunar Sanctum.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BBsl7dtm28 The Ring of Chaos]] (with Motoi Sakuraba) is PlayerPunch given musical form. It starts off with a reprise of Wrath of the Reset Bomb, then builds in frantic turmoil... and then, suddenly goes silent. When the music resumes, it's now a slow and heartbreaking combination of mournful strings and OneWomanWail.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEnDMF-z6-0 Destroyed Skyworld]] (with Motoi Sakuraba) opens with a dark and aggressive march, but then it transitions into a beautifully somber section that reflects both the terrible state of Skyworld and the determination of Pit as he hopes to restore its former glory.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQsj-HlXCMc Aurum Island]] is an absolutely boppin' smooth jazzy tune that oddly fits the [[EverythingIsAnIPodInTheFuture geometric and clean silvery white]] aurum areas.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3mm2ovLaUg Viridi, Goddess of Nature.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVkO28Ju5oE Little Girl's Theme]] is a heartbreakingly melancholy violin tune. And then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOItMXKHzoU Dog's Theme]] comes along, takes the same melody and instrumentation, and makes it much more uplifting.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFqMFlAVYAg Palutena's Temple]] (with Motoi Sakuraba) goes for a {{Retraux}} arcade game sound, perfectly fitting the sequence in which it is played.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tMqUYXe6VI Hades's Infernal Theme]] is the perfect theme for the game's BigBad. It has dark and dramatic OminousLatinChanting that is so over-the-top that it feels like the song itself is a LargeHam, and then follows it up with a beautiful violin solo that invokes the DissonantSerenity of Hades's nonchalant villainy.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGtDxqNJF5k In The Space Pirate Ship]] feels like equal parts "high seas adventure" and "epic ''Star Wars'' battle", which is the perfect combination for the concept of Space Pirates.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa7p1MQNeW4 Boss Fight 2]], which serves as the battle themes for Medusa and Palutena. It's dramatic enough to trick players into thinking Medusa is the final boss, and somber enough to highlight the tragedy of fighting Palutena. The fact that it's shared by these two characters also is significant, seeing as they used to rule over Angel Land together before Medusa turned against humanity.

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LgaF33E5Q0 This beautiful remix]] of the Underworld theme by [=BreinStijn=].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfazo0aKMLo Nintenmix 162 - Uprising.]]
* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'' had wonderful remixes of classic ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'' tunes, including [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW1HWUz0DZ0 the Underworld theme]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEoOQhKSz-c the Skyworld theme]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpQbJO_xMiw the Title theme]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITwhhPbhrIA A DS RPG Style remix]] of the Title Theme by [=228SomeGuy=].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pbsjv5FSZQ Behold, Shady Cicada's remix of Dark Pit's theme]] that was so awesome, a ''Smash Bros'' fan regained faith in Dark Pit.

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%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxnc2eoPjSs Lightning Battle.]]

%%* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQsj-HlXCMc Aurum's Island.]]

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[[AC:Kid Icarus Of Myths And Monsters]]

[[AC:VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising]]

The composers for ''Uprising?'' They include Yasunori Mitsuda, Motoi Sakuraba, Yuzo Koshiro, Masafumi Takada, and Noriyuki Iwadare. Whew.
* Creator/YasunoriMitsuda:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts91h-WzVG4 Opening]] is a fun medley of themes from the game that plays over footage from the game's AttractMode, giving players a tease of what's to come.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvGrJ0Y0D0U Boss Battle Theme 1]] combines the soundtrack's usual triumphant orchestra with a rocking electric guitar to pump up players during each chapter's climactic finish.
* Creator/MotoiSakuraba:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR9NGzIrqn4 Medusa's Final Battle.]], guaranteed goosebumps especially at the intro.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tDYKkc8q80 Lord of the Underworld.]] (with Noriyuki Iwadare), similar to Medusa's Final Battle in that it starts out the same but it sounds deeper in the beginning only. After a while, it starts to change from being heroic and upbeat to more ominous and threatening, before ending in a rather serious and dangerous tune. The entire latter half of the music portrays the fact that even with the Three Sacred Treasures, Hades is no enemy that Pit can take lightly. The entire first battle sequence shows that Hades is far from his casual and lighthearted self...
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM91E4g2CvI The War's End]] (with Noriyuki Iwadare) is a BossRemix of Hades's Infernal Theme, with heroic interjections of the Underworld Theme thrown in for good measure. As the battle progresses, the theme gradually slows down and becomes more dramatic, as though both Pit and Hades are growing tired and weary but still continue to fight for the fate of the world.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COgGsetFrCM Dark Pit's theme]] goes for a Latin flair with its acoustic guitar melody, invoking the fitting idea of a Mexican standoff between Pit and Dark Pit.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn-uHl7Ql80 Reaper's line of sight.]] Remember the ear-piercing jingle that would play every time you irritated a Reaper in the original game? Now it has been reimagined as an upbeat orchestral march. A lot more pleasant on the ears, but still just as adrenaline-inducing.
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxnc2eoPjSs Lightning Battle.]]
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ_PIam_Xvo Chaos Vortex.]]
* Creator/YuzoKoshiro:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kPwTTQb6D8 Magnus's theme]], an oddly heroic theme for a blatant Anti-Hero.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I61PF4cFnWU Mysterious Invaders.]] The overall choice of instruments and OrchestralBombing make it sound [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann a bit familiar.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYvoXQM1JSQ The Lunar Sanctum]] is basically [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong Yuzo Koshiro's parody of]] ''Franchise/StarWars'' (leaning towards ''Film/ANewHope''), and it's an incredible track even then.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFCl27sFATc At the Sanctum]] features a DarkReprise of the Underworld Theme, guaranteed to pump up the player as Pit storms the Lunar Sanctum.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BBsl7dtm28 The Ring of Chaos]] (with Motoi Sakuraba) is PlayerPunch given musical form. It starts off with a reprise of Wrath of the Reset Bomb, then builds in frantic turmoil... and then, suddenly goes silent. When the music resumes, it's now a slow and heartbreaking combination of mournful strings and OneWomanWail.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEnDMF-z6-0 Destroyed Skyworld]] (with Motoi Sakuraba) opens with a dark and aggressive march, but then it transitions into a beautifully somber section that reflects both the terrible state of Skyworld and the determination of Pit as he hopes to restore its former glory.
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQsj-HlXCMc Aurum's Island.]]
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3mm2ovLaUg Viridi, Goddess of Nature.]]
* Creator/MasafumiTakada:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVkO28Ju5oE Little Girl's Theme]] is a heartbreakingly melancholy violin tune. And then [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOItMXKHzoU Dog's Theme]] comes along, takes the same melody and instrumentation, and makes it much more uplifting.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFqMFlAVYAg Palutena's Temple]] (with Motoi Sakuraba) goes for a {{Retraux}} arcade game sound, perfectly fitting the sequence in which it is played.
* Noriyuki Iwadare:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tMqUYXe6VI Hades's Infernal Theme]] is the perfect theme for the game's BigBad. It has dark and dramatic OminousLatinChanting that is so over-the-top that it feels like the song itself is a LargeHam, and then follows it up with a beautiful violin solo that invokes the DissonantSerenity of Hades's nonchalant villainy.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGtDxqNJF5k In The Space Pirate Ship]] feels like equal parts "high seas adventure" and "epic ''Star Wars'' battle", which is the perfect combination for the concept of Space Pirates.
* Takahiro Nishi: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa7p1MQNeW4 Boss Fight 2]], which serves as the battle themes for Medusa and Palutena. It's dramatic enough to trick players into thinking Medusa is the final boss, and somber enough to highlight the tragedy of fighting Palutena. The fact that it's shared by these two characters also is significant, seeing as they used to rule over Angel Land together before Medusa turned against humanity.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pbsjv5FSZQ Behold, Shady Cicada's remix of Dark Pit's theme]] that was so awesome, a ''Smash Bros'' fan regained faith in Dark Pit.

%%* Creator/YasunoriMitsuda:
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts91h-WzVG4 The trailer theme.]]
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvGrJ0Y0D0U The boss battle theme.]]

%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COgGsetFrCM Dark Pit's theme.]]
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1IXN8L8kDw Reaper's line of sight.]]

%%* Creator/MasafumiTakada:
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOItMXKHzoU Dog's theme.]]
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFqMFlAVYAg Palutena's Temple.]] (with Motoi Sakuraba)
%%* Noriyuki Iwadare:
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tMqUYXe6VI Hades's Infernal Theme]].
%%** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGtDxqNJF5k The Space Pirate theme]].

* Creator/YasunoriMitsuda:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts91h-WzVG4 The trailer theme.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvGrJ0Y0D0U The boss battle theme.]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COgGsetFrCM Dark Pit's theme.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1IXN8L8kDw Reaper's line of sight.]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxnc2eoPjSs Lightning Battle.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ_PIam_Xvo Chaos Vortex.]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQsj-HlXCMc Aurum's Island.]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3mm2ovLaUg Viridi, Goddess of Nature.]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYvoXQM1JSQ The Lunar Sanctum]] is basically [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong Yuzo Koshiro's parody of]] ''AwesomeMusic/StarWars'' (leaning towards ''Film/ANewHope''), and it's an incredible track even then.

* Creator/MasafumiTakada:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOItMXKHzoU Dog's theme.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFqMFlAVYAg Palutena's Temple.]] (with Motoi Sakuraba)
* Noriyuki Iwadare:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tMqUYXe6VI Hades's Infernal Theme]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGtDxqNJF5k The Space Pirate theme]].
* Takahiro Nishi:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa7p1MQNeW4 Boss Fight 2]], which serves as the battle themes for Medusa and Palutena. It's dramatic enough to trick players into thinking Medusa is the final boss, and somber enough to highlight the tragedy of fighting Palutena. The fact that it's shared by these two characters also is significant, seeing as they used to rule over Angel Land together before Medusa turned against humanity.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LgaF33E5Q0 This beautiful remix]] of the Underworld theme by [=BreinStijn=].
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfazo0aKMLo Nintenmix 162 - Uprising.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITwhhPbhrIA A DS RPG Style remix]] of the Title Theme by [=228SomeGuy=].

* Creator/NoriyukiIwadare:

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tDYKkc8q80 Lord of the Underworld.]] (with Noriyuki Iwadare), similar to Medusa's Final Battle in that it starts out the same but it sounds deeper in the beginning only. After a while the notes change and it starts to change from being heroic and upbeat to more ominous and threatening and repeating that before ending in a rather serious and dangerous tune. The entire latter half of the music portrays the fact that even with the Three Sacred Treasures, Hades is no enemy that Pit can take lightly. The entire battle sequence in their first battle shows that Hades is far from his casual and lighthearted self...

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tDYKkc8q80 Lord of the Underworld.]], similar to Medusa's Final Battle in that it starts out the same but it sounds deeper in the beginning only. After a while the notes change and it starts to change from being heroic and upbeat to more ominous and threatening and repeating that before ending in a rather serious and dangerous tune. The entire latter half of the music portrays the fact that even with the Three Sacred Treasures, Hades is no enemy that Pit can take lightly. The entire battle sequence in their first battle shows that Hades is far from his casual and lighthearted self...

The original game was one of those early {{NES}} titles that really showed what the sound hardware was capable of doing in the hands of a [[Creator/HirokazuTanaka skilled composer]]; there isn't a weak or even mediocre track in the entire soundtrack.

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUBsXUt5RQE Underworld Theme,]] which starts from one of the musical ideas from the Title Screen theme, is perhaps the most recognisable tune from the original game (possibly because [[NindendoHard so few people get far enough to hear the later tunes]]); listen out for the opening phrase from the Title Screen music just before it wraps around.

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUBsXUt5RQE Underworld Theme,]] which starts from one of the musical ideas from the Title Screen theme, is perhaps the most recognisable tune from the original game; listen out for the opening phrase from the Title Screen music just before it wraps around.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pbsjv5FSZQ Behold, Shady Cicada's remix of Dark Pit's theme that was so awesome, a Smash Bros fan regained faith in Dark Pit.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pbsjv5FSZQ Behold, the remix of Dark Pit's theme that was so awesome, a Smash Bros fan was truly convinced to use Dark Pit.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITwhhPbhrIA A DS RPG Style remix]] of the Title Theme by [=228SomeGuy=].