History Main / BackgroundMusicOverride

* In ''Fanfic/ASagaOfParallelWorlds'', the US and PAL versions of ''Final Fantasy VI'' plays the FloatingContinent dungeon theme throughout the whole dungeon.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Amagon}}'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL34n0kIezM Zone 4]]'s [[HellIsThatNoise ear-piercingly high-pitched BGM]] plays uninterrupted through the entire zone, overriding both Megagon's PowerUpMotif and the BattleThemeMusic.

** ''VideoGame/WarioWareDIY'': Jimmy T.

** ''VideoGame/WarioWareTouched'': Ashley.

* ''VideoGame/Pikmin2'', normally, has the area or cave theme heard during gameplay, subtly applying VariableMix into it when an enemy is close, or when the characters start retrieving a treasure, ''or'' when the player switches between characters. But all of that is subject to change in one of the caves, Submerged Castle. When the Waterwraith comes into scene, the cave's music is completely gone and replaced with a sinister theme, which will keep playing even if the characters approach a treasure or enemy, and no changes will occur during a character switch either. The only music that isn't overriden is the boss theme, which is heard when the Waterwraith itself can be challenged for a definitive battle.

** ''[=WarioWare=]: Twisted!'': Dribble & Spitz, you even get to select the song via the radio in the intro cutscene.
** ''[=WarioWare=]: Touched!'': Ashley.
** ''[=WarioWare=]: Smooth Moves!'': Dribble & Spitz once again and the Kelerometer.
** ''[=WarioWare=] D.I.Y.'': Jimmy T.
** ''[=WarioWare=] Gold'': [[spoiler:Wario Deluxe]]
** ''[=WarioWare=]: Get It Together!'': [[spoiler:Penny's Mix]]

** ''[=WarioWare=] Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'': Dribble & Spitz, Kat & Ana and Dr. Crygor.
** ''[=WarioWare=] Inc. Mega Party Game$!'': Survival Fever and One-Controller Survival

** ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII FFXIII]]'' sports the latest use of this trope in the series. It's used at least a couple of times throughout the game, most notably with the song "[[OneWomanWail Dust to Dust]]" playing through the [[spoiler:ruins of Oerba]]. In fact, ''Final Fantasy XIII'' absolutely loves to do this, and does it all the time, with themes such as "Defiers of Fate" and "Can't Catch a Break."
** After the initial string of battles in ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 FFXIII-2]]'', the game allows "Full Steam Ahead" ("[[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore Dash]]" in Japan) play through on repeat until the first fight with Gogmagog. Of course, this song features a [[MundaneMadeAwesome badass violin playing like a fucking guitar]], and solos for every instrument. As with ''Final Fantasy XIII'', ''XIII-2'' is fond of this as well and uses it in a number of other instances and areas, such as A Dying World.

** The mysterious painting Heavenly Flower Garden has its own theme which fplays throughout exploring it, including the battle and victory screens.

*** In ''Sunbreak'', a surprising reversal about the music priority for Elder Dragons occurs. Amatsu, as an Elder Dragon, has its own BattleThemeMusic (which also has two versions, one per boss phase). However, at one point during the battle, [[spoiler:an Apex Zinogre lured by Utsushi appears to attack Amatsu, and the Zinogre theme players for a brief while, overriding Amatsu's theme during that time]].

** The mysterious painting Heavenly Flower Garden has its own theme which plays throughout exploring it, including the battle and victory screens.

** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'' foregoes the 'drome theme' typically invoked by Great Baggi and Wroggi, instead using the area theme for them. This is then overwritten by the themes for Nargacuga, Mizutsune and Tigrex, which is then overwritten by Magnamalo's theme, submitting to those of Elder Dragons Chameleos, Kushala Daora and Teostra, which are all secondary to the respective themes for Valstrax (used in this game by the Crimson Glow variant) and [[spoiler:Narwa the Allmother]].

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'': It is possible to implement one of the special music tracks to Mario (including an effect that completely turns off any sort of BackgroundMusic). Doing this will override the music of the current level (including a differently-themed secondary area). ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'' allows this for Luigi, Toad and Toadette as well, and adds more music tracks.

* The climax of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'' has, in lieu of the normal puzzle theme, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wKd7Afv4Vo Theme of the Last Battle]]" play while you're [[MundaneMadeAwesome puzzling the antagonist into submission]] as well as during the intermittent cutscenes. This is repeated in ''[[VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask Miracle Mask]]'' with the puzzle just after [[spoiler:Randall falls into the ravine in the ruins]], only in that case the music heard is "Norwell" (a.k.a. the Azran theme); it also happens to be Puzzle #100.

** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', during Chapter 12 of all routes, "Roar of Dominion" not only overrides the boss battle theme, including against [[spoiler:Edelgard (non-Crimson Flower routes) or Rhea (Crimson Flower),]] but even the battle preparation theme. This also happens on the [[spoiler:Azure Moon]] route, as the final map theme, [[spoiler:"Apex of the World,"]] also overrides the preparations theme, something that doesn't happen on any other route.

* ''VideoGame/OuterWilds'' has the track "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPyaFR7poL4&t=823s End Times]]" that plays [[spoiler:right before the Sun goes supernova]], overriding all other music that may be playing.

* ''VideoGame/IdolManager'': The transition from Chapter 3 to Chapter 4 is marked by the release of the first video by the Phantasm Facade group. The first scene showing the group has its own theme music that carries onto Chapter 4's title card, then the agency overview screen (which usually has its own background music) until the player has played through all of Chapeter 4's main story events.

** This the priority order of background enemy music: Wildlife creature fought on foot < Wildlife creature fought with a Skell < Ganglion or Ganglion-related creature fought on foot < Ganglion or Ganglion-related creature fought with a Skell < The ambush theme (when it finishes it reverts to the relevant song) < Tyrant < [[BonusBoss Superboss]] < Telethia. There are other battle themes, but they're tied to bosses from story chapters, Affinity missions and the like, so there's no way to test which themes they can override (though it's implied this includes all of them except Telethia's).

** In ''Afterbirth'', [[spoiler:the "???" floor (or Blue Womb according to an in-game achievement)]] has a song that plays everywhere except the boss room. It overrides the shop theme, the usual "jingle" that plays upon entering a treasure room will not play, and even if the player teleports to a devil/angel room[[note]]if the player fights Krampus or an angel in the devil/angel room and kills any of them, the "boss clear" jingle will play. This is likely a bug[[/note]], the song will continue uninterrupted. It helps add to the eerieness of the stage and gives buildup to an ''extremely'' difficult BonusBoss.

* In ''VideoGame/SonicForcesSpeedBattle'', Mephiles's battle theme replaces the entire soundtrack of the game during the events where he's the unlockable character.