History AwesomeMusic / MortalKombat

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKqxe9oyCM "The Teahouse (Day)"]] pays homage to the first two games of the series by including their motifs into itself and mixing them with a veriety of strings and percussion for an authentic Eastern feel. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMduUIAWS8U The Night variation]] has a more intense sound to it, with added plucked strings and sounds of bells ringing to show that this teahouse is a place of battle no matter the time of day.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4HbcPY87Kc "Tarkatan Colony"]] is an excellent mix of intense and mysterious, with it's mix of heavy, pounding percussion and tribal horns in the first round. It's a perfect fit for the brutality of the Tarkatans. The subsequent rounds music makes the tribal influence even more prominent by ramping up the tempo and adding some strings for an even more intense track.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0R3gn0xADQ "Cage Mansion"]] brings back the techno feel of the 3D Midway era and intermixes it with 80's-style motifs, with heavy synths and pulsing beats, perfectly fitting the showboating personality of Johnny Cage.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h5PqJIv8LY "Tarkatan Colony (Round 1)"]] is an excellent mix of intense and mysterious, with it's mix of heavy, pounding percussion and tribal horns. It's a perfect fit for the brutality of the Tarkatans.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' may not stand out with his music for some, yet has it's proper bangers that shouldn't be let forgotten, even if they're hard to listen because of the background noises, like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiE19113HJ8 The Belltower]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOT7DePOmk0 Tekunin Prison]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxzuq_3QhGo The Wastelands]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgVKsrX0EkM The Firewell]], and the rocking track for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_r0oH60PJs Hell]] stage.
** However Armageddon got quite the surprise ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RacingMiniGame Motor Kombat]]'' minigame, brings a great number of faster pace musical tracks while still feeling as part of the franchise. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MuUxD4sDj8&list=PL684897AAC169FD57&index=47 Lin Kuei Raceway]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo3Ad3qu6Ss&list=PL684897AAC169FD57&index=49 Outworld Refinery]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3-A55k3QMU&list=PL684897AAC169FD57&index=55 The Lost Pyramid]] no doubt being the best ones.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' is considered by some people to be one of the games with the best soundtrack in the franchise. Having several stage tunes, that'd reuse later on like, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjBVwjTOxmk The Roof]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43qGbLgbYj0 The Grave Yard]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBNH6YrIt2M&pp=ygUTbW9ydGFsIGtvbWJhdCAzIG9zdA%3D%3D The Subway]]; the latter getting a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_U2x2iuHdg great remix]] by Dan Forden the composer for ''Deadly Alliance''.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatSpecialForces'' is most... Certainly a videogame. But its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T1EeAHIFMU intro]] is quite good. Having a spy feel to it. It could've shine brighter had in been in a different game though...

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatSpecialForces'' is most... Certainly a videogame. But it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T1EeAHIFMU intro]] is quite good. Having a spy feel to it. It could've shine brighter had in been in a different game though...

* ''VideoGame/MortalSpecialForces'' is most... Certainly a videogame. But it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T1EeAHIFMU intro]] is quite good. Having a spy feel to it. It could've shine brighter had in been in a different game though...

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' is considered by some people to be one of the games with the best soundtrack in the franchise. Having several stage tunes, that'd reuse later on like, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjBVwjTOxmk The Roof]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43qGbLgbYj0 The Grave Yard]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBNH6YrIt2M&pp=ygUTbW9ydGFsIGtvbWJhdCAzIG9zdA%3D%3D The Subway]]; the latter getting a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_U2x2iuHdg great remix]] by Dan Forden of Music/OverClockedRemix.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h5PqJIv8LY "Tarkatan Colony (Round 1)"]] is an excellent mix of intense and mysterious, with it's mix of heavy, pounding percussion and tribal horns. It's a perfect fit for the brutality of the Tarkatans.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJsDHll1-i8 "Rise"]] plays during the start of the credits. Listen closely, and you'll realize it's a remix of the song used in the debut trailer. Coming off Story Mode's ending, it truly does feel make you feel like you've witnessed the end of an era.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'' as a whole has some pretty good tunes, but the Genesis port remixed almost all of the music to fit the Genesis' sound chip. And it did so damn fine, courtesy of expert Genesis composer Matt Furniss. To give an example, here's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a1VQ5CelwQ his take on the game's main menu theme]]. His themes are so beloved by fans that some consider his arrangements ''better'' than even Dan Forden's original versions. The music in the Genesis port of the ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' was composed by the same person ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gt6RsyZfDU here's the Dead Pool theme from that version]]).

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' as a whole has some pretty good tunes, but the Genesis port remixed almost all of the music to fit the Genesis' sound chip. And it did so damn fine, courtesy of expert Genesis composer Matt Furniss. To give an example, here's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a1VQ5CelwQ his take on the game's main menu theme]]. His themes are so beloved by fans that some consider his arrangements ''better'' than even Dan Forden's original versions. The music in the Genesis port of the ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' was composed by the same person ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gt6RsyZfDU here's the Dead Pool theme from that version]]).

* ''Series/MortalKombatConquest'': Whatever else one can say about this show's quality in terms of writing and acting, there is no denying that it more than lived up to the franchise's reputation for great use of electronic rock. Special mention goes to the theme used in the fight between [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir98v2_nl7c&ab_channel=Armagibson Kung Lao and Shang Tsung]] in the pilot episode and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSMwRtXu-eg&t=26s&ab_channel=Adriano_Swaggins the track]] from the episode in which Reptile fights a member of his race. And of course, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P89PxsojAEc&ab_channel=TheUltimateBastich the theme song]] is suitably blood pumping for an action show.

%%* ''Series/MortalKombatConquest'':
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P89PxsojAEc The intro theme]].
%%** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGePvcPPXjg Eternal Warrior]]", the track that plays in the very first fight in the series between Kung Lao and Shang Tsung.
%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcQLlHRL7vQ&t=30s track that plays]] during Kung Lao's battle with Rain in "Shadow of a Doubt".
%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSMwRtXu-eg&t=11s track that plays]] during Reptile's battle with the other Zaterran council member.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' as a whole has some pretty good tunes, but the Genesis port remixed almost all of the music to fit the Genesis' sound chip. And it did so damn fine, courtesy of expert Genesis composer Matt Furniss. To give an example, here's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a1VQ5CelwQ his take on the game's main menu theme]]. His themes are so beloved by fans that some consider his arrangements ''better'' than even Dan Forden's original versions. The music in the Genesis port of the ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' also qualifies, being composed by the same person ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gt6RsyZfDU Here's the Dead Pool theme from that version]]).

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' as a whole has some pretty good tunes, but the Genesis port remixed almost all of the music to fit the Genesis' sound chip. And it did so damn fine, courtesy of expert Genesis composer Matt Furniss. To give an example, here's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a1VQ5CelwQ his take on the game's main menu theme]]. His themes are so beloved by fans that some consider his arrangements ''better'' than even Dan Forden's original versions.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJsDHll1-i8 "Rise"]] plays during the start of the credits. Listen closely, and you'll realize it's a remix of the song used in the debut trailer. [[spoiler:Coming off Story Mode's ending, it truly does feel make you feel like you've witnessed the end of an era.]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-W7Ozwhupg "Kuatan Palace"]] uses an slow-paced, incredibly eerie electronic track that evokes a truly evil vibe. Possibly one of the darkest tracks in the entire series.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' continued the dark and threatening style of Deadly Alliance's sound, albeit without Dan Forden working on the music. That being said, the soundtrack still stands on its own while retaining the series' spirit.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIxOyh1eMZE "The Portal"]] sees an update on the original early 90s sound of Mortal Kombat 2 that lends to the stage's atmosphere.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKqYr-DkDNE&t Spawn's trailer]] uses two songs; a pitched down version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NPKGYbcuCM "IX"]] and a ''spine-chilling'' instrumental of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jeYL942I9s "Scattering the Ashes"]].

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat:DeadlyAlliance'' has a dark, intense and atmospheric soundtrack that perfectly matched with the franchise's resurrection in the 2000s, courtesy of Dan Forden, Rich Carle and Vince Pontarelli.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat:Deception'' continued the dark and threatening style of Deadly Alliance's sound, albeit without Dan Forden working on the music. That being said, the soundtrack still stands on its own while retaining the series' spirit.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat: DeadlyAlliance'' has a dark, intense and atmospheric soundtrack that perfectly matched with the franchise's resurrection in the 2000s, courtesy of Dan Forden, Rich Carle and Vince Pontarelli.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat:DeadlyAlliance'' has a dark, intense and atmospheric soundtrack that perfectly matched with the franchise's resurrection in the 2000s, courtesy of Dan Forden, Rich Carle and Vince Pontarelli.

* VideoGame/MortalKombat1 as a whole has some pretty good tunes, but particular noteworthiness must go to the Genesis port which remixed almost all of the music to fit the Genesis' sound chip. And it did so damn fine, courtesy of expert Genesis composer Matt Furniss. To give an example, here's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a1VQ5CelwQ his take on the game's main menu theme]]. His themes are so beloved by fans that some consider his arrangements ''better'' than even Dan Forden's original versions.
* VideoGame/MortalKombatX:
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF3C_UYLCtk Round 1 music for the Jinsei Chamber stage.]]

* VideoGame/MortalKombat11

** "Check Yo Self" by Music/IceCube, heard in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbMqcFvtMN8 "Old Skool vs. New Skool" Trailer]].

** The song that plays during the start of the credits, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJsDHll1-i8 "Rise"]]. Listen closely, and you'll realize it's a remix of the song used in the debut trailer. [[spoiler:Coming off Story Mode's ending, it truly does feel make you feel like you've witnessed the end of an era.]]

* VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero: Arguably the best part of the whole game, keeping in track with the franchise's record of great music. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Dlrq2rDSE Quan Chi]]'s boss theme is an intense, threatening tune, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Dlrq2rDSE Shinnok]]'s subsequent fight having a track that is somehow both ethereal and groovy, until it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR6_Kex6NWM kicks into high gear]] during the Beast/Corrupted Shinnok phase, as short (and difficult) as it is.
* Film/MortalKombatTheMovie:
** Besides [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn8KlZF5Jc8 the main theme]], there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU7gPxDsFjE the remix of said theme]] by Music/UtahSaints, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiaV61CLMfQ the instrumental version of "Control"]] that plays while Liu Kang and Reptile are fighting, "Halycon and On and On"... and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
** The soundtrack is ''still'' the best-selling game-to-movie soundtrack ever and was the fastest EDM album ever to reach 1 million sales in the U.S. at the time, doing it in 10 days.

* WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm:
** One of show's stronger points was Jonathan Sloate's score. Just listen to the [[https://youtu.be/0n6Der8xIts?t=19m35s ending theme]] (which is a SuspiciouslySimilarSong to the movie's main theme).
** The second episode also uses Psykosonik's "It Has Begun" and "Deeper Down" by Sister Machine Gun.
* Series/MortalKombatConquest:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P89PxsojAEc The intro theme]].
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGePvcPPXjg Eternal Warrior]]", the track that plays in the very first fight in the series between Kung Lao and Shang Tsung.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcQLlHRL7vQ&t=30s track that plays]] during Kung Lao's battle with Rain in "Shadow of a Doubt".
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSMwRtXu-eg&t=11s track that plays]] during Reptile's battle with the other Zaterran council member.