Awesome Music is a consistent target of ZCE issues, and it's also been discussed that many of the links are either dead or copyright-violating.
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Good Context, Working Link, Authorized Upload
- AwesomeMusic.Call Of Duty Zombies: A remake of Mob of the Dead meant a remake of "Where Are We Going"
, and it is ever more heartwrenching than the first one. Not only does it add more lyrics, but the aforementioned Hans Zimmer-esque tone? It's pumped up even further with some great brass in particular. With an eerie children's chorus, epic remasters of returning portions of the song, and a good, meaty length clocking in around five minutes, this is what "Where Are We Going" was always meant to be. (Good context and the upload is from the composer himself.) - YMMV.A Ghost Story: “I Get Overwhelmed” by Dark Rooms, the song C plays for M. It is as beautiful as it is tear-jerking. (Not a ton of context, but it's better than most and the link is valid)
Good Context, Unauthorized Upload
- "Bring It All Down" is dark heavy metal at its finest, with distorted robotic singing background voices and a sad violin tone that matches the destruction of the National Nightly News and Channel One via Alan James' suicide bombing. And this credits music is even darker and gloomier if you played the Genocide Route of this game. "Bring it all down" indeed. (Uploader states they do not own the track)
- AwesomeMusic.Phineas And Ferb: "When Worlds Collide" has the incredibly catchy "Double Dutch Song". Made even more awesome when Doof and Perry both fight while double-dutching. (Link is to an unauthorized upload)
- YMMV.The Quarry: (All links go to unauthorized uploads)
- Follow Me - Raphael Lake is a feel-good upbeat song that plays during the start of the game.
- The Hunted - Caitlin Alise Parrott & Michael Smith is a haunting yet beautiful song that truly encapsulates how the current survivors must be feeling.
- Stay With Me – The Venice Connection plays during a moment of intimacy with Abi and Nick, and it really sets the scene with the slow and sweet music.
- Every Dog - Shadow Addict plays during Kaitlyn and Dylan's showdown with the werewolf in the scrapyard, perfectly matching the urgency of the scene and also making you feel like a badass as you survive an unkillable monster by the skin of your teeth.
- Follow Me - Raphael Lake
Good Context, Dead Link
- Battle Cry, the Online Battle Lobby theme. Hypnotic and soothing. Composed by Taku Inoue. (Decent enough context but the upload was taken down by a copyright takedown)
- David's Lullaby is very uneasy, as if something isn't right. (Decent enough context but it links to a dead account.)
Good Context, No Link
- YMMV.Steambirds: The music for the game is general is surprisingly epic, with a very patriotic, old-timey feel to it, but the mission select music for the iTouch version takes the cake. (I think the context is decent here, but...)
- YMMV.Spiderland: (All the music is decently described, but there's no links)
- "Breadcrumb Trail", which serves as a preview of things to come: the second verse is capped off by a lone, clean guitar melody before bursting into distorted chaos. Towards the end of the song, the distorted instruments build up before immediately refraining into the intro riff.
- "Nosferatu Man", when the chorus rears in.
- "Don, Aman", raging electric guitars burst into the mix.
- "Washer" builds up to a distorted segment before ending the song with the main riff.
- "For Dinner..." is slow, gradual buildup, and instills a sense of anticipation.
- "Good Morning, Captain", the song that the entire album builds up to, and especially its ending with Brian McMahan screaming "I MISS YOU" as David Pajo goes nuts with harmonics.
Low Context, Working Link, Authorized Upload
- "Get Us What We Want" is a perfect example of Mood Whiplash used correctly. (How is it a good example of mood whiplash?)
- Lucian's Theme, "The Purifier's Resolve", has finally been revealed, and Riot Games called for backup...in the form of The Crystal Method. (Authorized upload but the track isn’t really described.)
- Awesome.Be Cool Scooby Doo: Every Scooby-Doo fan is familiar with the post-unmasking de-briefing where the gang goes over why the perp did it and how the clues make it evident... but very rarely is it in song! (Authorized upload, but the song itself isn't described)
- YMMV.Bravoman: The ending theme for the web series, as done by Area 11. (Link is authorized, but the song isn't described)
- YMMV.Japan Sinks: Kensuke Ushio gives out a lot of great tracks such as the memorable "dad i". (Link is authorized, song not described)
Low Context, Unauthorized Upload
- The Morrowind Theme Reprise was originally intended for Oblivion but was sadly cut. It was fortunately released via the special edition Morrowind Soundtrack. (Says nothing about the track itself and the upload is unauthorized.)
- YMMV.Amorphous: Quite a bit of the soundtrack, done by the nu-jazz group Revolution Void. For example, Weekend Amnesia and Invisible Walls. (No context on the songs, but both links are authorized)
- YMMV.Post Void: There's only one actual track in the game. It also happens to be fucking sick. (Video isn't authorized)
- YMMV.Maid Sama: (Neither videos are authorized)
- There is a bit of music called 'Main Theme' on the OST that plays whenever Misaki has one of her many CMoA. Just... listen to it.
- Much of the OST can be included, but special mention goes to Natsu Koi Monogatari by UxMishi, performed at the Yumesaki High school festival live concert.
- There is a bit of music called 'Main Theme' on the OST that plays whenever Misaki has one of her many CMoA. Just... listen to it.
- YMMV.Godzilland: "Minna naka ma sa Gojirando~ Oideyo fushigina Wandarando~" Yeah, good luck getting that opening theme out of your head. (Unauthorized)
- YMMV.Freejack: Scorpions' "Hit Between the Eyes", playing over the end credits. (Unauthorized)
- YMMV.Bird Boy The Forgotten Children: The Movie's trailer plays a very awesome, haunting and ominous theme. (Unauthorized)
Low Context, Dead Link
- Dino Piranha. A simple addition of electronics and guitar goes a long way. (Dead link, expects you to listen to the track to understand.)
- Series.Serengeti: The opening theme perfectly sets the tone for the series, and is pretty damn catchy. (Link don't work, also this is a ZCE on the wrong page that misuses Ear Worm)
Low Context, No Link
- Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler wrote some of the 1980s' most memorable film scores.
- His heartstring-tugging ending theme song for The Princess Bride. (Says very little about the track itself.)
- BigDamnHeroes.Live Action Films: In Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Doomsday uses his Eye Beams to crash the Batplane, then attempts to blast the downed Batman... and then Wonder Woman jumps in Just in Time and blocks the monster's heat vision with her bracelets, saving his life. As her badass theme plays. (Just a pothole)
- Characters.Wicked: "Defying Gravity" in the musical. Her role after the same moment in the book as well. Although, she never actually learns that the Wizard is her biological father. (A random pothole, and the actual trope isn't contextualized well either)
- DarthWiki.Meftytjory: (None of these bullets have context or a link to the songs)
- "Leo's Place", the theme music for the series.
- Leo's Place just got replaced by Suburban Tram as the theme, though this may be undone.
- "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" was well on its way to becoming the Bootstrapped Theme due to its overall significance as the song of Jack's past, Matthew, Logan and Calvin and as a favourite song of some of them. It ended up not holding this status past Season 3.
- Cloud Kingdom is the newest opening theme, and it will probably take over as the official series theme.
- An Unmysterious Episode features Hope by Quicksilver Messenger Service played over a slideshow of '60s-esque pictures of everyone who was in the episode being stoned and having a good time.
- YMMV.Aikatsu: With so many songs to choose from, there's a lot to love in the series.
- YMMV.Battles: Everything they've done, but props to "Atlas," "Tonto," and, "Ice Cream."
- YMMV.The Prodigy: "Spitfire" gets by on one monstrous power chord. It kicks ass.
- YMMV.The Signal 2007: The film has a solid ambiance soundtrack, the most notable being Ola Podrida's cover of "Atmosphere" by Joy Division.
- YMMV.Tenchu: To a lesser degree, while the second game polished and refined a lot of ideas from the first, its stages and story are held as a downgrade from the first entry, never mind the shift of the Awesome Music to more ambient tunes. Both great games, both very different feelings, which is only to be expected as a different team made the second.
- YMMV.Nevermore: According to many professional and amateur critics, pretty much all of their material in some way or another, but This Godless Endeavor receives special mention — as that album is basically Nevermore taking their know-how to the absolute zenith. As mentioned in the Main, it topped "Album of the Year" and "Album of the Decade" lists. Chances are it'll go down as one of the all-time classics.
- YMMV.Clean Bandit: Who would have thought that a string quartet would blend so well with EDM?
- YMMV.Cro: The theme song is really an ear worm. Some people have no problem remembering it even if the show last aired almost 20 years ago. It being sung to the tune of "Mother and Child Reunion" probably helped.
- YMMV.Alt J:
- Songs like "Taro" and "The Gospel of John Hurt" are breathtaking.
- Incorporating Miley Cyrus also into "Hunger of the Pine" works so much better than it should.
- Music.Arcade Fire: "The song" in this case being "No Cars Go," a tune from their self-titled EP. They did a pretty good job with it, too.
Other / Multiple Issues
- Fanfic.Veritas: In universe. At one point Clark Kent watches Superman: The Movie. The music calls to him. (Just a character finding the music awesome.)
- YMMV.Fantage: For a children's social MMO, Fantage has some pretty awesome music. From funky breakdance, to earwormy pop, to relaxing spa music, the entire games's sound is good. Just take a look for yourself. (Describes multiple tracks at once, and links to an unauthorized video that just plays all of them)
- WebVideo.Strawberry Dragon Project: Invoked in Episode 12, where Kevin points out how one of the tracks from Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon sounds like "Electric Eye" by Judas Priest. Which makes it Awesome Music in his book.(Reviewer liking a song)
