Awesome Music / DJMAX

From DJMAX Online

• "Ray of Illuminati" by ESTi, a song with a powerful guitar solo near the end. Unfortunately, when the song was brought to DJMAX Technika 2, it had to be cut to be arcade-friendly, and that included snipping out parts of said solo. Fortunately Taito didn't make the same mistake, and kept the full-length track as-is when it was crossed over to Groove Coaster.
• Say My Love, which sadly has yet to appear in a DJMAX game later than Online.

From the DJMAX Portable series

• The entire sound track of the DJMAX games, especially the game openings: Portable 1 is "Ask To Wind Live Mix" by Forte Escape, Portable 2 is "Your Own Miracle" by Ruby Tuesday which is basically the same opening for Fever, Portable Clazziquai Edition is "Flea" by Clazziquai themselves, Portable Black Square is Get Down, written by BJJ, and Portable 3 has "Flash Finger" by newcomer Mr.Funky.

• The ending song to Portable 3 that's not even on the OST. While no indication of what the song is exactly can be found anywhere in the game, it's been discovered the song is called "Armageddon" by The Windband Network.
• Stay With Me by Ruby Tuesday. The full version is even better. Also by Ruby Tuesday, Ready Now. Also with a full version.
• Like MASAI? Then you'll enjoy its remix.

From the DJMAX Technika series

• It seems like Technika boss songs are required to be awesome:
  • "Son of Sun", by rhythm game veteran Shinji Hosoe, AKA Sampling Masters MEGA.
  • "D2" by First Aid is a fast and furious arrangement of Camille Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre".
  • Thor and its extended version.
• "Xlasher", also by Hosoe. Say what you will about the Narmy Engrish, this song is "REAL FACT, REAL ADVANTAGE!"
• Technika 3 brings us Supernova by long-time rave composer Cranky, doing what he's been doing since the late 90s - high energy rave tracks.

From DJMAX Respect

• Respect continues the tradition of having awesome opening themes with Bexter's "Glory Day". The credits theme has the more laid-back acoustic version.
• "U.A.D", an upbeat electro song by Respect newcomer HAYAKO and one of the first songs teased by DJMAX's official YouTube channel.
• "Only for you" by NieN is an easy-listening K-Pop song that became the most viewed Respect official music video on DJMAX's official YouTube channel. Given NieN's expertise in K-Pop and former T-Ara member Lee Ji Ae singing, no wonder why the song becomes one of the favorites among DJMAX Playerbase.
• "Remains of Doom". The same NieN that brought you "Only for you" also composed and sang a powerful death metal. Complete with breathtaking visuals and a Pharaoh!
• "Ruti'n (GOTH Wild Electro Remix)", which takes Bexter's original noir film guitar piece and turns it into a high-energy electro track.
• "Don't Die", a chiptune drum & bass song by long-time Technika artist Paul Bazooka. Bonus points for the Funny music video, which depicts a gamer wasting away his money in an RPG doing the exact opposite of the song's title.
• "We're All Gonna Die", also by Paul Bazooka, almost sounds like the evil twin of "Don't Die", being a Dieselboy-esque darkstep drum & bass track.
• "Enter the Universe" by GOTH, an intense psytrance song.
• "Killer Bee", also by GOTH. Notable for being a trap song, a genre the series doesn't usually dabble in.
• "NB Ranger - Virgin Force", the latest installment in the NB Ranger line of songs. The music video also continues the tradition of the NB Rangers ruining couples' lives in one way or another. The video ends with NB Red and the ghosts of his "fallen" teammates blasting away a nice girl with a huge laser weapon, and then a freaking Humongous Mecha after that!
• "Armored Phantom" by ned, a booming orchestral track with Zone of the Enders style vocals in its later half. The track sounds like it wouldn't be out of place in an action movie.

• "Nevermind" by Paul Bazooka, an epic trance piece introduced in the Trilogy DLC pack. Even the developers are attached to the song - it's been used repeatedly in Respect promotional videos after its release.

• From the Guilty Gear series:
  • "Break a Spell", the blazing-fast opening theme to Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELEATOR-
  • "Marionette", Elphelt's theme. For those that want more somber, but no less powerful-sounding rock music, this is the track for you.
  • "Holy Orders (Be Just or Be Dead)", Ky's theme (the Overture version). The electric guitar-and-violin duo serves to remind players that this is indeed a song from a fighting game franchise. Guilty Gear's own Awesome Music page flat out calls this one "Daisuke Ishiwatari's masterpiece", which should already say a lot.
• From Girls' Frontline:
  • "Frontline" (Korean version), the theme for the game's (proposed) anime. Despite being shortened in length for DJMAX, it still manages to fit in the beautiful piano intro and transitions into a rock piece for the rest of the track.
  • "What am I fighting for?", the ending theme of the Singularity chapter. Between the driving bassline, melodic synths and Akino's vocals, this fan favorite track makes for a great addition to DJMAX Respect's library of drum and bass tracks.
  • "Barbarous Funera", Gaia's boss battle theme. Take one of NieN's darker-sounding metal tracks (like "Rock Or Die"), add some piano and violin flair, and you get this track.
• From Groove Coaster:
  • "ouroboros ~twin stroke of the end~" is an absolute roller coaster ride of rave synths, piano, and thumping bass, combining the best of Cranky's rave and Masaki Mori's Shmup OST styles.
  • "Warrior" brings some of Cranky's trademark 90's style rave to the table. It also has some influences from his most well-known single, "Conflict" (see the spinoff section), opening with a slow buildup of synths and some storytelling about a warrior who must bravely face his worst nightmares.
• From Deemo, "Magnolia", the Final Boss song of the game's first chapter. Composed by long-time DJMAX artist M2U, this particular song fits right at home with the game's other piano trance songs, like Colours of Sorrow and Heart of Witch. The song's melancholy vocals are also sure to strike a chord with players, even for those who aren't privy to Deemo's storyline. It's really no wonder that it landed its own spot in its own Awesome Music page.

From the spinoff games

• From multiple games, Conflict, an unexpected mashup between indie-slash-BMS artists siromaru and Cranky, known for their schranz and rave/classical music, respectively (with Cranky's wife Pico providing Ominous Conlang Chanting as vocals). If this song taking first place in its debut beatmania fan contest isn't enough, Neowiz felt the need to put the song in both Superbeat XONiC and Tap Sonic Top!
• Tap Sonic series:
  • Devil's Whispering by Kaneko Chiharu, a fast-paced classical piece with speedcore elements that wouldn't sound too out of place as a boss theme in a role playing game. In fact, many fans in the comments section feel it should be a boss song in Respect as DLC.
  • Weather Auction by Harunaba, a jazz rock song that's not only fun to listen to, but also a blast to play in-game because of its unusual note placement.

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