I set this song as my ringtone but every time I got a phone call I would immediately start throwing punches at everyone around me and kicking over trash cans looking for turkeys. No regrets.
"I'm not a Dragon's bitch like you! Yeah...yeah...You're a dragon's bitch!" Thank you Mans1ay3r, you led me to an awesome song and game with your madness.
When this song plays in level 5, its usage was imrpoved. The song starts to play much earlier the team meets Red Bear, giving the chance to the players to listen the music almost entirely before the boss appears, and giving the creepy sensation that the boss can pop up any moment!
Some of the composers on the Genesis and SNES were absolute mad scientists with the technology available at the time. Games like Streets of Rage 2, Sonic 3 and Knuckles, Donkey Kong Country 2, Chrono Trigger, etc… have some of the best OSTs of all time. It’s one of the reasons that era was so great.
R.Bear was an absolute nightmare of a boss if you didn't have a long-range weapon on you. Hacking him to bits with a katana was super-satisfying, though.
Yuzo did ungodly things to that cheap FM modulator and PSG noise chip to produce sound like this. It's basically cutting edge early 90s techno made on 1970s hardware. SoR was also one of the first series to effectively use ambient atmosphere to enhance the game experience. That first boss... you come out of the bar into a dark, dank alley basked by neon lights, with heavy rain coming down. Then the boss reveals himself and this music kicks in. Unforgettable... especially for 1992! Unfortunately, I don't see that same dark SoR ambiance in the upcoming SoR4. :(
Barbon (rips shirt): "COME ON!" Zamza/Souther: "HAH!" Abadede: "WRAAAAAH!!!" Jet (when grabbing before flying upwards to slam you down hard to the ground): “EYUK!”
Me too. Especially on the third level, you enter that weird ass cave and hear that alien thing groaning and then soon encounter that. As a kid I thought that was the boss, but was surprised thst the level continued after I killed it. Then this music began playing and zamza appeared from the mist.
This slaps so hard in sor4 survival when the game throws a random classic boss battle at you with like 12 different classic bosses simultaneously with the other thugs from the past. It's crazy
Man SoR 4 Survival was just like endless fun. The classic characters with their new alternate moves… Axel from 3 with all 4 alternate moves got me to like round 35 😅
This is the only videogame soundtrack I know to this date that is in Locrian. Yuzo Koshiro is masterful at using dissonance here, the rhythm and melody scream badass, this is a masterpiece, 11/10, I freaking love it
This is amazing for Sega Genesis... Had this game the day it came out, always thought I was so cool listening to the music now almost 25 years later I'm still saying the same thing xD
+Sebastian Rogers - I invite you to come check out my Expanded & Enhanced version of this song, fleshed out with entirely new sections and enhanced instruments. You can view it at /watch?v=z57H5d0v5Ic Would love to hear your opinion.
possibly THE best boss music ever, on any console game ever, in a uniform "i am the king of boss themes" motif lol, flippin great "remix" or polish up of the same tune from the 1st game :) makes me want to roam down my local street, seeing if i can punch a phone box, or a bin or a sign to find, for some reason a samurai sword or a large , handily curved at the end chunk of scaffold! haha
It gets even better when you download the original .vgm files and use some music player that can use Winamp's .vgm addon. Then you can start to take the songs apart channel by channel and notice new parts of the songs that you didn't even notice before. Not only that. But you might also notice how even the most littlest of the peep sounds in the background, when missing will make the song feel so much different.
support.xmplay.com There is one player that can do just that, and there is the plug-in that i mentioned. support.xmplay.com/files_view.php?file_id=48 With that player and that filter you can play around with the ripped vgm files. The actual music files can be easily found with Google, by searching mega drive vgm or genesis vgm.
I was robbed in secondary school. In college I saw the guy who robbed me on the bus and the intro played in my head. I just stared at him until I got off. He didn't look at me
One of thee best boss tracks to be made in gaming history. Christ it always hypes me up. Every tried listen to this to other boss fights in games??? Everything dies.
ruclips.net/video/14U64jWO85s/видео.html&ab_channel=Banim Some of Yuzo Koshiros recent work, Boss battle theme from etrian odyssey series. This is a remaster added to a later game in the series, there is a 16 bit version meant to replicate sega sound chip as well. Hes done all the music for that series and it slaps hard af.
"BARE KNUCKLE!!" is what i always thought Axel said during his uppercut attack. It would've made more sense, too. Considering that it was the name of the game in Japan.
I need to start incorporating that knee/headbutt combo into my clinch work. I doubt i have the sufficient mustache to pull it off like a true Bear though.
Loved the background detail at the end of stage 1. Barbon runs off as you fight Electra then you meet him outside with no music, just rain, as this fades in and "c'mon!" he rips his shirt off and roundhouse kicks you in the face. Don't forget the roast chicken in the bin.
Round 1: Barbon Round 2: Jet Round 3: Zamza Round 4: Abadede Round 5: R. Bear Round 6: Stealth and Souther Round 7: Particle and Molecule Round 8 mini bosses can be found in S.O.R. Super Mix.
They definitely need to put this music in there for certain, this was by far the greatest boss music ever! I used to make my boss fight go long so I could listen to this as long as possible lol!
When you walk into the wrong bathroom full of crackheads in fighting stances and you notice there is a go arrow and you can't "STAGE COMPLETE" untill you beat the boss.
Its funny how everyone interpreted axel's move! i used to say "GRASS HOPPARRRR". I just saw one that said "GRAB DA PAW", and now "GRAAND UPPAHH". this was one of the BEST games ever!
Daaamn wtf i would have gone looking for the guy and inv him ovee for some games on playstation 4. Its like 30 bucks for all 3 games plus more classics
1:13 How do I end this song Frank? I dunno just.. throw that note in there for 30-45 seconds and let it fade into the background until it loops.. perfect.
1:15 to 1:45 my fave part of the theme. I always tried to end the fights there when beating the boss when he gives out that fatal scream "UUUWAARRRGGHHH!!!" with a bang to the flaw in slight slow motion.
Man i swear you could play this at at rave today and people would go ape shit. Yuzo is a god when its comes to music that sets a vibe and this shit goes hard.
One of the greatest boss themes ever.
For my money, the greatest one ever.
Very nice but Final fantasy has that category beat
Easily THE best
the greatest
In the first game boss's music is more massive :ъ
I set this song as my ringtone but every time I got a phone call I would immediately start throwing punches at everyone around me and kicking over trash cans looking for turkeys.
No regrets.
How come this comment didn't get the love it deserves?!
Yooooo! lmao This beat goes so hard!!
LMFAO
lmfao made my day
You will star as the new boss of SOR4 😆
"I'm not a Dragon's bitch like you! Yeah...yeah...You're a dragon's bitch!" Thank you Mans1ay3r, you led me to an awesome song and game with your madness.
Barbon
Jet
Zamza
Abadede
R. Bear
Souther and Stealth
Particle and Molecule
Shiva
Mr. X
The foes of our childhood.
You forgot Souther and Stealth.
Shiva don't
Zamza is Blanka and Vega crossed
Bring 'em on again in ready
Atom and Isotope
When this song plays in level 5, its usage was imrpoved. The song starts to play much earlier the team meets Red Bear, giving the chance to the players to listen the music almost entirely before the boss appears, and giving the creepy sensation that the boss can pop up any moment!
They had to build up to using it that way though. Masterful game design.
Meanwhile I laugh every time cause it makes me feel like they tried to fake out the players into thinking that Big Ben was the boss.
That's true hahaha. I remember this.
Rocky Bear
Ridiculous(ly annoying).bear
Someone needs to put this behind a world star fight.
oh go back to the Cloud District
Word
LMAOO
When this plays, no matter how old you are you already know, it’s do or die!!!
Facts
Man you already know what time it is
I play this song in my head whenever I come across a threat
Octavio Guzman lol!!!😂💦
😂😂😂😂😂
Sees a angry cat * music starts*
Im too
HAHAHAHAHA
Ripping off Kill Bill are we?
Yuzo Koshiro, what a talent!
Who still jammin' to this almost 30 years later?
Confirmed!
Me, only 13-16 yrs later after discovering this in 07-08
Yesirrrr
Me
confirmed!!!
This is perfect boss music. It conveys the "oh fuck, shit just got real" feeling
Some of the composers on the Genesis and SNES were absolute mad scientists with the technology available at the time. Games like Streets of Rage 2, Sonic 3 and Knuckles, Donkey Kong Country 2, Chrono Trigger, etc… have some of the best OSTs of all time. It’s one of the reasons that era was so great.
Shining Force 1&2 are goated as well. Those soundtracks have some jams.
if I was an MMA fighter this would be my entrance music!!! epic pump your adrenaline fitting!!!
Man that would be so epic. Wow what an entrance that would be.
Masvidal
Epic
and imagine if u lose that match...so cringe
Ayeeeeee that be sick
This was literally adrenaline inducing music when I was young! Still is!
R.Bear was an absolute nightmare of a boss if you didn't have a long-range weapon on you. Hacking him to bits with a katana was super-satisfying, though.
Philip Hunn that's that boxing skill for ya
Just Grand Upper him to death
*R. Bear shimmies in from off-screen*
@@AlexOjideagu2 happily
that two piece upper cut.. ugh
I honestly can't believe how good this is
Yuzo did ungodly things to that cheap FM modulator and PSG noise chip to produce sound like this. It's basically cutting edge early 90s techno made on 1970s hardware. SoR was also one of the first series to effectively use ambient atmosphere to enhance the game experience. That first boss... you come out of the bar into a dark, dank alley basked by neon lights, with heavy rain coming down. Then the boss reveals himself and this music kicks in. Unforgettable... especially for 1992! Unfortunately, I don't see that same dark SoR ambiance in the upcoming SoR4. :(
You damn right, I remember it like it was yesterday.
It's still really playable as well. Played through SoR 1, 2, & 3 this year and they still hold up, with 2 still being the best imo
Oh boy, that’s so right and SPOT ON
Yamaha2612 and sn76489
I come to you from the future, the SoR4 soundtrack rules.
I would never think I would be blasting this with my 15's 24 yrs down the line
Based
Barbon (rips shirt): "COME ON!"
Zamza/Souther: "HAH!"
Abadede: "WRAAAAAH!!!"
Jet (when grabbing before flying upwards to slam you down hard to the ground): “EYUK!”
R.Bear "HUH BUBBA HUH BUBBA HUH BUBBA"
Abadede gave us the blues..
@@alexojideagu Is that him headbutting the shit out of you?
Not forgot molecule and particle
Mai
(Jumping around the area)
(KA-CHUNK! KA-CHUNK! KA-CHUNK!) 🤖🤖
This has to be the best boss soundtrack of all time. Just perfect.
I agree
I agree but holy shit were some of those bosses annoying to fight
I guess you never heard part one
It's the best.
I wish this music would play in real life during altercations.
It can just use your tablet lollllllll
It does!! Wait is that only me who hears it?!
I wish it would play before the exam as I walk to the classroom.
Just make sure you don't get whooped.
This song terrified me as a kid!!!
You're not alone
Me too
This music made me feel a certain way in life I never felt before
Me too. Especially on the third level, you enter that weird ass cave and hear that alien thing groaning and then soon encounter that. As a kid I thought that was the boss, but was surprised thst the level continued after I killed it. Then this music began playing and zamza appeared from the mist.
As a kid when I heard this boss music I wasn't scared I was more angry than scared
This slaps so hard in sor4 survival when the game throws a random classic boss battle at you with like 12 different classic bosses simultaneously with the other thugs from the past. It's crazy
Too 🔥🔥🔥
Man SoR 4 Survival was just like endless fun. The classic characters with their new alternate moves… Axel from 3 with all 4 alternate moves got me to like round 35 😅
This is the only videogame soundtrack I know to this date that is in Locrian. Yuzo Koshiro is masterful at using dissonance here, the rhythm and melody scream badass, this is a masterpiece, 11/10, I freaking love it
locrian?
@@SammyRenard yeah, just search "locrian mode" on RUclips, this is by far the rarest one in music
its rare because it just sounds dissonant and w e i r d
though there's definitely a lot of potential to this weird mode
@@a-pathetic what the hell's an "aluminum falcon"!?
This is amazing for Sega Genesis... Had this game the day it came out, always thought I was so cool listening to the music now almost 25 years later I'm still saying the same thing xD
+Sebastian Rogers - I invite you to come check out my Expanded & Enhanced version of this song, fleshed out with entirely new sections and enhanced instruments. You can view it at /watch?v=z57H5d0v5Ic Would love to
hear your opinion.
+Sebastian Rogers Its so good,man lol
@@MaestroDraven maestro the link doesn't work
This is what I play to fight against my erectile dysfunction
eljorge610 LOL
EdgeVGaming HAHAHAHAHAAAAAA U RUINED MY FREESTYLE BITCH lol
LMAO! No dude, freestyle on erectile dysfunction. How often do you hear that being freestyled??
EdgeVGaming
Only in Odd Future music
+EdgeVGaming Lmaooooooooooooooooooooooo Im done
possibly THE best boss music ever, on any console game ever, in a uniform "i am the king of boss themes" motif lol, flippin great "remix" or polish up of the same tune from the 1st game :)
makes me want to roam down my local street, seeing if i can punch a phone box, or a bin or a sign to find, for some reason a samurai sword or a large , handily curved at the end chunk of scaffold! haha
Shadow of the colossus was pretty epic with the boss fights
It is undoubtedly the best boss music ever.
I had to come to hear this marvelous boss theme after see the trailer reveal of streets of rage 4. The hype is real!
GRANDUPPAAH! GRANDUPPAAH! GRANDUPPAAH! GRANDUPPAAH! GRANDUPPAAH! GRANDUPPAAH! GRANDUPPAAH! *slow motion 'HWWWOOOAAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!*
Dragon Kick XD
holy shit, you just set off the nostalgia in me. Made me laugh too. HWOOOOAAARRRGGHHH!
The on-screen enemies dying in the background after the slo-mo:
*“GAAAAAH!!!”* 😫
“BARE KNUCKLE!!!”
*loud ass thump*
2019 and still play this 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Streets of Rage: Where Suplex City was born.
Max is good in suplex like WWE Brock Lesnar
Um nope...suplex city was already a thing way before video games were made.
Brawl Brothers is where grappling is the Real name of the game.
Stonecold, stunning vince in his office ,to this theme lmbo!
If I'm ever in a fight to the death... this will be the song in my head...
Ah, what that 16-bit sound chip was capable of...
It gets even better when you download the original .vgm files and use some music player that can use Winamp's .vgm addon.
Then you can start to take the songs apart channel by channel and notice new parts of the songs that you didn't even notice before.
Not only that. But you might also notice how even the most littlest of the peep sounds in the background, when missing will make the song feel so much different.
support.xmplay.com
There is one player that can do just that, and there is the plug-in that i mentioned. support.xmplay.com/files_view.php?file_id=48
With that player and that filter you can play around with the ripped vgm files.
The actual music files can be easily found with Google, by searching mega drive vgm or genesis vgm.
@@Jurtaani I use Foobar2000 for that
How does anybody hit the dislike button on this? Greatest Boss theme ever! 🔥
Probably the bosses hit the dislike.
R Bear and his alt accounts hit it.
Everytime I'm bout to compete or get mad this song goes off in my head
this shit goes so hard,man. lmao
I was robbed in secondary school. In college I saw the guy who robbed me on the bus and the intro played in my head. I just stared at him until I got off. He didn't look at me
One of thee best boss tracks to be made in gaming history. Christ it always hypes me up. Every tried listen to this to other boss fights in games??? Everything dies.
ruclips.net/video/14U64jWO85s/видео.html&ab_channel=Banim
Some of Yuzo Koshiros recent work, Boss battle theme from etrian odyssey series. This is a remaster added to a later game in the series, there is a 16 bit version meant to replicate sega sound chip as well. Hes done all the music for that series and it slaps hard af.
Makes me want to punch phone booths and eat 12 pounds turkeys.
+Reynaldo Barrera García lmao epic comment..
+Sino Melo C'MON! AAAHHH!
Reynaldo Barrera García actually one turkey is about 12 pounds minimum so you might wanna up that number
LMFAO
Trash cans*
This song got me pumped when I went up against them bosses
jetta-PAH! jetta-PAH!
yeWOOOAHRRRRGGHH!!! * THUD! * AAAAAAAARRRGGHHH!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAA YEES EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!
spot on lol
AXEL FOR LIFE YOURE PERFECTLY RIGHT!! HAHA YOUR COMMENT MADE MY DAY XD
cockshield EL-ARRRR YOUR DAUGHTER, EL-ARRRR EL-ARRRR YOUR DAUGHTER, YOUR DAUGH- EL-ARRRRRRRRRRR OOOOAAAARRRRGH :D
cockshield GRAMPAPA
"BARE KNUCKLE!!" is what i always thought Axel said during his uppercut attack. It would've made more sense, too. Considering that it was the name of the game in Japan.
God R Bear and that grab spam...
+Krow's Graveyard i love how his "son" comes back for revenge its a nice spice how u destroyed his family
+Krow's Graveyard Oh I fucking hated that grab spam :( He would get me at the most inopportune times too....
OohhhFaawwa
I need to start incorporating that knee/headbutt combo into my clinch work.
I doubt i have the sufficient mustache to pull it off like a true Bear though.
"Cause im not a dragons bitch"
"Yeah, that's right. You're a dragon's bitch."
@@NoOats
“You’re a bitch-bitch-bitch-bitch-bitch-bitch…”
(Gets German Suplexed)
Super Street Fighter 4 Announcer: *_”K.O.!!!”_*
Streets of rage2 is the best one and best music too
Fun fact: Set the soundtrack for retro and this plays in Stage 2 of Streets of Rage 4. This also plays in the retro levels of Survival Mode.
should’ve also played it in stage 4 since you fight barbon
The 1st boss fight when you have to fight the bartender && his goons in the back of the bar with this music makes the fight 10x more intense
and of course the bad guy death sfx "uuuuuwuuhhhh" complemented this genius composition quite well.
Abadede: Wooaaarrgh!! *misses*
Axel: Grand Uppa'!!! *delivers an uppercut*
Abadede: Nooah!! *dies*
Loved the background detail at the end of stage 1. Barbon runs off as you fight Electra then you meet him outside with no music, just rain, as this fades in and "c'mon!" he rips his shirt off and roundhouse kicks you in the face. Don't forget the roast chicken in the bin.
I’m 35 and still getting hype when this beat drops😅😂
i am 40 :)
Barbon- "C'mon"
Axel- "Dread the claw!!!"
Barbon- "Wwhooooooaaah!!!"
Whewwww! This is my stuff! I loved this game!!
this is probably one of the best boss themes of all time, I been playin games since atari
Is actually amazing how he put this in S.O.R 2 and streets of rage4
This beat is my everything
My childhood!!! this is so Epic, I can't forget this track is so amazing!
My god, still gets the blood going in 2020. 🔥👏👏👏👏👊
I can't believe this was made more than 20 years ago. This is fucking awesome.
"GRAB THE PAW!!!!"
AA-AAAAH!!!
This Song ...!!! What a talent in the 90’s, Rage of god on you !!!
Kids today will never know the anxiety that comes with your slippery palms gripping a Genesis controller while this song plays!
When the trash can has a turkey and this song starts playing **SHITS GOING DOWN**
Round 1: Barbon
Round 2: Jet
Round 3: Zamza
Round 4: Abadede
Round 5: R. Bear
Round 6: Stealth and Souther
Round 7: Particle and Molecule
Round 8 mini bosses can be found in S.O.R. Super Mix.
Still play it to this day and on my ps3 right now
You still play it fam?
I dedicate this track to the memory of Avonte Oquendo who never returned alive.
One of the best Boss tracks!!
The Bomb💣💣💣💥💥💥
This was how the sound sequence went for me:
Rain Falling......
Pissed of Bartender: "C'mon"
Me: "GRAAND UPPAHH!!!"
Then The Beat Drops
CMON!
***** :Barbon.
This theme is when you get choked slam on a car,and the car alarm goes off lmbo!
This game and music are just as good as part one, I can't pick a favorite, but both are bad ass fighting games, love 'em.
If this ain't in Streets 4 Im gonna be pissed! :V
They definitely need to put this music in there for certain, this was by far the greatest boss music ever! I used to make my boss fight go long so I could listen to this as long as possible lol!
J R good news. All songs fr. SoR 1 and 2 are in it!
Yuzo Koshiro destroyed this soundtrack! One of Greatest game soundtracks of all time
If this song dropped out of nowhere in real life but no one showed up right away I'd have a panic attack.
When you walk into the wrong bathroom full of crackheads in fighting stances and you notice there is a go arrow and you can't "STAGE COMPLETE" untill you beat the boss.
I love when i hear this again on Streets of Rage 4.
(slow motion) ''OOOOH-RAHHHH!!! *thud thud* ''
XDD
Its funny how everyone interpreted axel's move! i used to say "GRASS HOPPARRRR". I just saw one that said "GRAB DA PAW", and now "GRAAND UPPAHH". this was one of the BEST games ever!
John we thought it was raise the powerrrrrr!!!
Whenever I hear this, I am always anticipating the greatest stage clear music.
this song plays everyday here in the Bronx, didn't know it was from a game lmao
Daaamn wtf i would have gone looking for the guy and inv him ovee for some games on playstation 4. Its like 30 bucks for all 3 games plus more classics
1:13 How do I end this song Frank?
I dunno just.. throw that note in there for 30-45 seconds and let it fade into the background until it loops.. perfect.
Does not get more 90's than this theme
Best Theme ever on Sega Genesis!
1:15 to 1:45 my fave part of the theme. I always tried to end the fights there when beating the boss when he gives out that fatal scream "UUUWAARRRGGHHH!!!" with a bang to the flaw in slight slow motion.
this is the song of Coronavirus VS the world
The best beat-em-up boss music in existence.
Perfect fit for stage 2 on SOR4 with retro music on. All hell breakin loose in the Precinct.
Skyrim Poop anyone?? 😂😂
"Bitch. Bitch. Bitch. Bitch."
@@EnchantedSmellyWolf Surprise buttsex
You're a dragons bitch
@@dreadthelight3936 *German Suplexes child outta nowhere*
@@EdDaBawsh K.O.!
I played this game a crapton of times with my bro.
That beat!...My head bobbin like that bobbin head cat gif. 😂
This was playing in my head during my exams
If I were a MLB closer, this would be my entrance music.
HOLT!!!
*thoom* *thoom*
HOLT!!!
*thoom* *thoom*
~R. Bear
This is what u call boss music. U can here this music in 20 years time an jus smile. Game developed need to take note man!
my brain is melting.. I'm dead AF from the screeching synths. 💀 one of my fav. boss battles. retro Video Game OSTs deserve more love.
Whos here after playing or watching streets of rage 4
It's all fun and games until you realize that you walked into the wrong part of town; and then: 0:00-10:00.
then some guy clobbers you with a pipe wrench
Man i swear you could play this at at rave today and people would go ape shit. Yuzo is a god when its comes to music that sets a vibe and this shit goes hard.
"Ooowaah!"
Rebellion Gamester : Abadede.
Yes!
Nothing is more hard than a Dragon Bitch
Except the fight against a Succubus and a Incubus..
Hard,Epic and this music plays..
:3
When people make those "Why do I hear boss music?" memes, this is what I hear
When I used to hear this tune and see R.Bear standing there waiting to smash my head in.