The hero watches the villain's plans all crumble apart as he is close to defeat, and starts to pity him, trying to connect with him emotionally and change him.
HEALTH x Nine Inch Nails - "ISN'T EVERYONE"
You're travelling down in an elevator. A very, very long elevator. Maybe some plot's exposed, maybe it's just a glorified loading screen. There is literally no other situation that can un-ironically be assigned to 10 minutes of muzak.
Paul Weller - That Dangerous Age
The music that plays over the opening of a comedy-drama that introduces the protagonist through the whole Morning Routine / Late for School rigmarole.
During ancient times, a Human Sacrifice ritual is taking place at night inside a temple.
"Nosferatu's Waltz" from Twisted Metal: Black
Edited by antenna_ears on Jun 13th 2021 at 12:22:53 PM
In a dark castle hidden in a perpetual storm, a sorcerer puts the finishing touches on spell that when unleashed will bring devastation upon those who ostracized him.
A zombie breakout occurred in Chernobyl in an alternate 1980's, spreading across most of Europe. A Parisian nightclub owner saw the zombies break into his club, forcing him the sneak out while the zombies.... dance?
Opponent Within (Deus Ex UNATCO Return Cover)
by Alex Nes
Edited by TheFarmboy on Jun 13th 2021 at 8:15:14 AM
I got spurs, that jingle-jangle-jingle!In a Cyberpunk setting, the main character has to get from Point A to Point B rather quickly. However, the police, secret and otherwise, are on their tail. Armed with nothing but an obsolete bullet-firing pistol, our protagonist knows that their time's running out - it's now or never.
Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
A person is hiding from a government experiment monster who's stalking them through the building.
"Give our Captain back, you jerks!"The villain is defeated at the cost of the hero's life, but much of the city lies in ruins. The monsters stalking the city begin to transform back the people that the once were. As they do, the surviving members of the Five-Man Band express hope that they'll be able to rebuild quickly, ending the series on a high note.
Logical Journey of the Zoombinis soundtrack — Hotel Dimensia (Oh, So Hard)
The opening, and major battle music, of an Isekai anime where a normal highschooler gets trapped in a SNES RPG world... and immediately tries to defy the normal plot in a psychotic manner. Barriers are broken down, cliched allies are slain, and the game world tries to put a stop to his actions.
TRS Wick Cleaning

A montage in a mid-2000's movie in high school where the students wreak havoc during lunchtime.
Corelli La Folia - Ib
SING TO ME, LEND ME THE SONG OF BLASPHEMY