This is one of my favorite final boss themes of all time! Which games have some of your favorite final boss themes? Let me know! I wanna check them out!
Mother Computer from Phoenotopia Awakening and You Are All Bad Guys from A Hat in Time are both up there, but honestly this song is probably at the top lol
A ton of sonic games like the one the guy above me said (I’ll say sonic riders zero gravity as an example). Pokémon MD explorers of time, lots of fire emblem games like fire emblem echoes, fates and 3 houses, Kirbys return to dreamland, and let’s go with Naruto clash of ninja 2 as well. There’s more but these are the first to come to mind
Technically? Highbrow (Star Ocean: Till the End of Time), ALMIGHTY BHUNIVELZE (Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, The Only Good Part of the Game), God Shattering Star (Fire Emblem: Three Houses). In terms of spectacle? EVERY GAME, FRANCHISE OR COMPOSER GAMETAL HAS COVERED, OR THAT KLAGMAR HAS LISTED IN HIS TOP 50 FINAL BOSS THEMES! But if I must be precise, [S] Collide (Homestuck). And Oppa Toby Style, when it gets remixed for Deltarune's Final Chapter, like the cousins of Gamzee and Lil' Cal did for Chapters 1 & 2, respectively. You'll know when you meet them.
My favorite part about this song? When you are actually facing the final boss in-game, the song is initially looping only its first movement, and you "unlock" more of the whole song as you progress through each phase of the battle.
@@Dairunt1 Unfortunately no, it's not synced like that. (I also haven't played the game since it released, so memories can be fuzzy.) The song is broadly broken down into 3 movements: (using video timestamps) 0:00 - 0:18 - Intro 0:18 - 1:38 - Main loop of mov.1 1:38 - 2:59 - Encore of mov.1 2:59 - 4:11 - Main loop of mov.2 4:12 - 5:59 - Main loop of mov.3 6:00 - Finale - Mov.1 gets an encore in part to establish a seamless loop (because the song is streamed as-is, not real-time synthesized as with MIDI). - Mov.2 and Mov.3 have near-identical endings (approaching 4:11 and 5:59) to enable a clean segue from either back to mov.1. So, the way you hear it in the actual game goes like this: - Phase 1 - 0:00 through 2:59 once, then returns to 1:38 (aka. loop of 1:38 - 2:59) - Phases 2 onward - extends to 4:11 (aka. loop of 1:38 - 4:11) - Final phase - extends to 5:59 (aka. loop of 1:38 - 5:59) The finale is, IIRC, never actually heard in-game.
@@Stratelier One thing about Bravely Default is that the true ending is so good, but it's such a chore to get to it that it's not exactly replayable. I'm surprised if someone got the true ending several times and not just the first time.
Fun fact:The original Japanese's name for this song translates directly into english as "The Serpent who would swallow the horizon" or "The Horizon eating serpent" However at the time Nintendo forced all games through their in house translator Treehouse which was STUPID as they barely understood the language and wanted to put in aged memes into everything. resulting in terrible names
@@NameIsDoc That explains why I always remember this song as "Serpent Eating the Horizon", which honestly is a way cooler title and actually makes sense in the context of the final battle.
@@supernatsu1191 This. Musically speaking, Revo can do no wrong. That man is a fucking legend. Probably my second favorite japanese composer after nobuo uematsu.
@@TheMike0088 My personal favorite will always be Yoko Shimomura, but unsurprisingly, Revo and Nobuo are second and third. (Nobuo is third mostly because there are a couple boring tracks in his otherwise brilliant OSTs; it’s not because he’s a bad composer or something.)
Having *ahem* found the Luxendarc Kikou concert video, its even better played live, if that can even be possible. (also, the voiced versions of the heroes themes are fire)
I fucking love to see anything bravely default related, even if it's just a drum cover, still very hyped. Man, what an amazing game, and I'm not overlooking BD 2 either.
Stopped what I was doing because YES this song kicks ALL the ass. Revo is a genius, and Bravely Default does not miss, every single song is perfect. Oh man, gotta go binge the playlist again....
As a Bravely Default fan, I absolutely love this song! It has everything that you could ever want in a Final Boss theme and then it hits you with the individual character special themes! One of, if not my favorite Final Boss songs ever.
I don’t understand why the Bravely Default series is getting more recognition in recent times, but I’m ALL FOR IT. Best trilogy of RPG’s I’ve ever played
Oh damn, ain't this song a blast from the past! Hearing this for the first time was a whole trip in and of itself. Might have to go replay the first one again.
even if it means doing that time thing over and over again? I LOVE this track and the feel it gave during that encounter, but that long part be LOOONG.
@@C.hrisis Even if. Yeah that's the main slough area of the game, but that's where you try to make your own fun with it. Maybe play jobs you hadn't before. Try fighting with weapons that aren't as strong. Experiment with items. It helps make the slough a little more entertaining.
i was dying inside to just finish the game during that part of the game.(i already maxed everything out before even reaching chapter 6) but i think what kicked me back to life was the fight vs the one and only legend the adventurer. the biggest factor probably has to be the encounter rate meter. i was against using it at early stages of the game and even maxed it out sometimes. but after chapter 5 that shet was kept at 0% for 90% of the time unless its a new dungeon.
Fun bit I loved that they did with this boss was that depending on the settings, the split in reality would take over your camera and show what its seeing in the background.
Heck yes, one of my favorite songs ever. Revo/Linked Horizon really nailed the nostalgic Final Fantasy sound of Uematsu's days, and adapted it perfectly into this modern orchestral choir heavy metal sound that many people would happily recognize as the sound for the majority of Attack on Titan's opening songs. And the drums absolutely kill it on all of them--BDI, BDII, and AoT. Thanks for playing/uploading
My recommendation for anyone who loves this song: go find the Linked Horizon full suite of all three parts of the final boss theme linked together, and watch Revo, the madlad composer behind the entire Bravely Default and Bravely Default 2 soundtracks, just shred with the rest of Linked Horizon.
this is one of the best song Revo ever done imo, right next to AoT's trademark song In case people didn't know, this is by the same dude who made Attack on Titan's openings except for the last part. You can even hear some hints of Guren no Yumiya in this
It was literally an Era of its own, Attack on Titan had just premiered and REVO was the leading man for the OST of THE JRPG of the 3DS two years after (according to NA release.)
This track is one of the two I consider as "insane" for final bosses. The kind that feel so chaotic that it becomes hard to follow what's going on. The other is Doom Dragon, lol.
God damn, why does the BD soundtrack go so hard. Like for example, some songs you wouldn’t expect to go so hard are like a theme for sneaking and a town theme, but “Infiltrating Hostile Territory” and the Hartschild theme both go so god damn hard.
Ever since I learned of your channel years ago I wanted to see ya play this one, makes me even more happy knowing that you’ve heard this glorious song before, you did an amazing job with all the changes to the different motifs and parts of the song~!
There is Urayne's theme from pokemon uranium... "Dialga's Fight to the Finish!" Then, I know it isnt the final boss theme... but "Roar of the Jungle Dragon" from the calamity mod for terraria is fantastic
@@tmagety8924 Serpent eating the ground is the OFFICIAL TRANSILATION. but official transilations can be crap. just look at all the little mistakes caused by mistransilations in kirby lore.
Serpent Eating the Ground is phenomenal, but I think Eyes that Gaze into the Nexus managed to beat it out for me by just a tiny bit. Only Revo can outdo Revo!
This is amazing! You have to try out the final boss themes from End Layer and Default 2 as well. Battle of Providence and Eyes That Gaze Into the Nexus are basically Serpent but crazier.
Have you considered doing Wave of Darkness or Vector to the Heavens (KH3 version) from the Kingdom Hearts series? Those two songs have insane drums and are right up your alley.
Oh man I love this song so much! Can't believe the release of this game is already 10 years ago! The boss fight BGM of the recently released Bravely Default 2 are also composed by Revo (Linked Horizon) and they are great too! Look forward to seeing you will play one of them someday!
Ngl, when I heard this song for the first time back in the day, when I was near the endgame. ⚠️(SPOILERS TO THOSE WHO HAVEN'T PLAYED THIS GAME, BEYOND THIS POINT!)⚠️ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I was DETERMINED to kicking Airy's useless, delicate butt, so I could Jam to this MASTERPIECE!!
@@fgvcosmic6752 If you upload a song with music that someone on YT claims you get several options to deal with it, including one where it trims out the portion with offending audio. Back when I listen to the BD OST on RUclips I found a few different versions of this song, and all had almost half of it cut out in just such a way (since it only cut out part of the song I doubt they did it on purpose, especially since earlier comments said it wasn't always that way). Which was sad.
This is actually my least favourite boss theme from Bravely Default, but that might be because I intensely dislike Ouroboros as a twist villain/final boss. Airy would have been so much more interesting as the Big Bad(and I like her theme better). Not to say this theme is bad, mind you. It's very good.
@@fgvcosmic6752 I mean yeah I guess "twist" was the wrong word. But he does kind of just show up right at the end like "Ah yes it is me, the Big Bad that has been vaguely hinted at" and he's just...boring. Compared to Airy at least.
@@gigavoltx8340 True, that's about the only part of him that I liked. Got a good laugh out of me when I saw my own dumbass face in the background of the final phase.
@@usamimi-no-majo But then, what would that Airy Fairy want? She is just a pawn after all.... Her betrayal was kinda cool, altho the fight with Ouroborus was so much better.
This is one of my favorite final boss themes of all time! Which games have some of your favorite final boss themes? Let me know! I wanna check them out!
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 1 and Kingdom Hearts 2 have my favorites.
Mother Computer from Phoenotopia Awakening and You Are All Bad Guys from A Hat in Time are both up there, but honestly this song is probably at the top lol
Final solaris sonic 2006 his world
A ton of sonic games like the one the guy above me said (I’ll say sonic riders zero gravity as an example). Pokémon MD explorers of time, lots of fire emblem games like fire emblem echoes, fates and 3 houses, Kirbys return to dreamland, and let’s go with Naruto clash of ninja 2 as well. There’s more but these are the first to come to mind
Technically? Highbrow (Star Ocean: Till the End of Time), ALMIGHTY BHUNIVELZE (Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, The Only Good Part of the Game), God Shattering Star (Fire Emblem: Three Houses). In terms of spectacle? EVERY GAME, FRANCHISE OR COMPOSER GAMETAL HAS COVERED, OR THAT KLAGMAR HAS LISTED IN HIS TOP 50 FINAL BOSS THEMES!
But if I must be precise, [S] Collide (Homestuck). And Oppa Toby Style, when it gets remixed for Deltarune's Final Chapter, like the cousins of Gamzee and Lil' Cal did for Chapters 1 & 2, respectively.
You'll know when you meet them.
My favorite part about this song? When you are actually facing the final boss in-game, the song is initially looping only its first movement, and you "unlock" more of the whole song as you progress through each phase of the battle.
Remind me if I'm wrong but 6:11 has this epic buildup right when you defeat the final boss and gives it's final dialogue right?
@@Dairunt1 Unfortunately no, it's not synced like that. (I also haven't played the game since it released, so memories can be fuzzy.) The song is broadly broken down into 3 movements:
(using video timestamps)
0:00 - 0:18 - Intro
0:18 - 1:38 - Main loop of mov.1
1:38 - 2:59 - Encore of mov.1
2:59 - 4:11 - Main loop of mov.2
4:12 - 5:59 - Main loop of mov.3
6:00 - Finale
- Mov.1 gets an encore in part to establish a seamless loop (because the song is streamed as-is, not real-time synthesized as with MIDI).
- Mov.2 and Mov.3 have near-identical endings (approaching 4:11 and 5:59) to enable a clean segue from either back to mov.1.
So, the way you hear it in the actual game goes like this:
- Phase 1 - 0:00 through 2:59 once, then returns to 1:38 (aka. loop of 1:38 - 2:59)
- Phases 2 onward - extends to 4:11 (aka. loop of 1:38 - 4:11)
- Final phase - extends to 5:59 (aka. loop of 1:38 - 5:59)
The finale is, IIRC, never actually heard in-game.
@@Stratelier
One thing about Bravely Default is that the true ending is so good, but it's such a chore to get to it that it's not exactly replayable. I'm surprised if someone got the true ending several times and not just the first time.
Ah, yes, Elongated Reptile that Consumes the Dirt and Soil Crusting the Earth
(this song is so freakin' good it's not fair)
Fun fact:The original Japanese's name for this song translates directly into english as "The Serpent who would swallow the horizon" or "The Horizon eating serpent" However at the time Nintendo forced all games through their in house translator Treehouse which was STUPID as they barely understood the language and wanted to put in aged memes into everything. resulting in terrible names
@@NameIsDoc That explains why I always remember this song as "Serpent Eating the Horizon", which honestly is a way cooler title and actually makes sense in the context of the final battle.
Absolutely GOATED final boss theme for a goated soundtrack
Absolute banger of a final boss theme.
Though to be fair, pretty much ALL of Bravely Default's songs are fantastic.
to this day still my fav soundtrack, followed by octopath and
extended xenoblade 2
Naturally, a music god made it, Revo and Linked Horizon are on TOP
I got into it late, but when I bought all of the games last year, I enjoyed them all heavily
@@supernatsu1191 This. Musically speaking, Revo can do no wrong. That man is a fucking legend. Probably my second favorite japanese composer after nobuo uematsu.
@@TheMike0088 My personal favorite will always be Yoko Shimomura, but unsurprisingly, Revo and Nobuo are second and third.
(Nobuo is third mostly because there are a couple boring tracks in his otherwise brilliant OSTs; it’s not because he’s a bad composer or something.)
Bravely Default’s music slaps hard. If you enjoyed this one, would recommend playing “That Person’s Name Is…” and “Seth’s Theme [Special].”
Seths theme is amazing
What i loved so much about this is that, No one can top REVO; not even REVO. (when making music for BD2 compared to this masterpiece)
This song's a freakin' banger and we don't deserve having REVO being the mastermind behind it.
Having *ahem* found the Luxendarc Kikou concert video, its even better played live, if that can even be possible. (also, the voiced versions of the heroes themes are fire)
SERPENT THAT DEVOURS THE HORIZON YEEEES
Bravely Default still has one of the absolute best OSTs of any RPG.
Honestly nearly every game with any sort of development done with Square ends up having an absolute banger of a soundtrack.
Agreed!
Absolutely agreed
And that's saying a lot, because a ton of RPGs have absolute bangers of OSTs
4:40 Fun Fact: The 4 music beats following are the Main Characters' themes.
That's right, the MCs be straight up HIJACKING the final boss theme!
I fucking love to see anything bravely default related, even if it's just a drum cover, still very hyped. Man, what an amazing game, and I'm not overlooking BD 2 either.
Stopped what I was doing because YES this song kicks ALL the ass. Revo is a genius, and Bravely Default does not miss, every single song is perfect. Oh man, gotta go binge the playlist again....
Oh man Bravely Default has such a good soundtrack. The drum cover was excellent too!
As a Bravely Default fan, I absolutely love this song! It has everything that you could ever want in a Final Boss theme and then it hits you with the individual character special themes! One of, if not my favorite Final Boss songs ever.
bravely default is a certified hood classic, might replay it again
ほんとこの曲好き ドラムしてくれたの嬉しいわ
ぜひBD2の曲もしてほしい
I don’t understand why the Bravely Default series is getting more recognition in recent times, but I’m ALL FOR IT. Best trilogy of RPG’s I’ve ever played
Oh damn, ain't this song a blast from the past! Hearing this for the first time was a whole trip in and of itself.
Might have to go replay the first one again.
even if it means doing that time thing over and over again? I LOVE this track and the feel it gave during that encounter, but that long part be LOOONG.
@@C.hrisis Even if. Yeah that's the main slough area of the game, but that's where you try to make your own fun with it. Maybe play jobs you hadn't before. Try fighting with weapons that aren't as strong. Experiment with items. It helps make the slough a little more entertaining.
i was dying inside to just finish the game during that part of the game.(i already maxed everything out before even reaching chapter 6) but i think what kicked me back to life was the fight vs the one and only legend the adventurer. the biggest factor probably has to be the encounter rate meter. i was against using it at early stages of the game and even maxed it out sometimes. but after chapter 5 that shet was kept at 0% for 90% of the time unless its a new dungeon.
@@C.hrisis The final boss was my motivation to go through that shit. Never again tho.
The OG Bravely Default was something else...
Amazing songs and great characters, such an amazing combo to send out with a new and unique battle system
Bravely Default's music goes so god damn hard
Fantastic song, always a pleasure to hear. Particularly love the hero themes at like 4:41 or so, so gooooooooood
Fun bit I loved that they did with this boss was that depending on the settings, the split in reality would take over your camera and show what its seeing in the background.
地底を喰らう蛇はまじでカッコイイから好き
地底・・地っす
Heck yes, one of my favorite songs ever. Revo/Linked Horizon really nailed the nostalgic Final Fantasy sound of Uematsu's days, and adapted it perfectly into this modern orchestral choir heavy metal sound that many people would happily recognize as the sound for the majority of Attack on Titan's opening songs. And the drums absolutely kill it on all of them--BDI, BDII, and AoT. Thanks for playing/uploading
My recommendation for anyone who loves this song: go find the Linked Horizon full suite of all three parts of the final boss theme linked together, and watch Revo, the madlad composer behind the entire Bravely Default and Bravely Default 2 soundtracks, just shred with the rest of Linked Horizon.
Do you have a yt link?
And the rest of Sound Horizon, Revo's other band!
this is one of the best song Revo ever done imo, right next to AoT's trademark song
In case people didn't know, this is by the same dude who made Attack on Titan's openings except for the last part. You can even hear some hints of Guren no Yumiya in this
It was literally an Era of its own, Attack on Titan had just premiered and REVO was the leading man for the OST of THE JRPG of the 3DS two years after (according to NA release.)
This track is one of the two I consider as "insane" for final bosses. The kind that feel so chaotic that it becomes hard to follow what's going on.
The other is Doom Dragon, lol.
now you only need to play "that person's name is" live and you'll be done
yesssss, that song was the reason I was like "ok, getting the soundtrack now"
What bout wicked flight?
That track is the best track of the game, not even close.
@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 too repetetive
God damn, why does the BD soundtrack go so hard. Like for example, some songs you wouldn’t expect to go so hard are like a theme for sneaking and a town theme, but “Infiltrating Hostile Territory” and the Hartschild theme both go so god damn hard.
Holy shit this goes so hard, I love it - and it's great to see just how much fun you're having with the track lol
Yo this cover really highlights your drumming skills man. Really impressive!
We need a bravely default switch port that would be amazing
I have waited for this video for YEARS.
People who love Revo/Linked Horizon, check out his original band, Sound Horizon. Their entire discography is on Spotify
Thank god he finally landed on Bravely defaults ost
Ever since I learned of your channel years ago I wanted to see ya play this one, makes me even more happy knowing that you’ve heard this glorious song before, you did an amazing job with all the changes to the different motifs and parts of the song~!
seeing you pay a bravery default made my day
There is Urayne's theme from pokemon uranium...
"Dialga's Fight to the Finish!"
Then, I know it isnt the final boss theme... but "Roar of the Jungle Dragon" from the calamity mod for terraria is fantastic
I listened to his twich every night it’s worth it
this was frickn' awesome! I live this game and those drums made this one heck of a cover!
I discovered the game because of this song. After hearing it i was what is this game i must play now!
You're in for a treat.
This song is actually called 'Serpent Eating the Horizon'
All depends on how you translate it.
@Hadaron you mean if you translate it wrong. Ground is litteraly objectively wrong.
@@tmagety8924 Serpent eating the ground is the OFFICIAL TRANSILATION. but official transilations can be crap. just look at all the little mistakes caused by mistransilations in kirby lore.
My favorite final boss theme of all time. Your drum performance was lovely here.
Serpent Eating the Ground is phenomenal, but I think Eyes that Gaze into the Nexus managed to beat it out for me by just a tiny bit. Only Revo can outdo Revo!
Nah, it's the other way around. (for me at least) Nobody outdoes REVO, not even REVO
I love how this song encompases all of the individual character songs in it
AMAZING DUDE
とてもかっこいいです！！
LETS GO JEROD FINALLY GETS A BRAVELY SONG
FINALLY, i didn't think i'd see the day!!!
What a genuine laugh!
Absolutely amazing boss track! Lets goooo!
This is amazing! You have to try out the final boss themes from End Layer and Default 2 as well. Battle of Providence and Eyes That Gaze Into the Nexus are basically Serpent but crazier.
楽しそうに叩いてるの本当に好き
Me when I eat the floor
That looked so fun 👍🏾
Jerod you cant stop amazing me!
when I saw this title my family had to come check up on me to see if everything is ok
Oh, boy, this is a good one~
Oh God finally I always waited for you to do this song
i see that vaporeon in the background, i see youre also a man of culture lol
I can rest in peace now knowing that THIS IS FOR FRIEEEEEEEEEND BOOOOOOOOOOT!
Goat 🐐
this was posted on valentines day this was not a coincidence for me
Have you considered doing Wave of Darkness or Vector to the Heavens (KH3 version) from the Kingdom Hearts series? Those two songs have insane drums and are right up your alley.
Peak JRPG
Bravely Default mobile game on the horizon. Huge success in Japan. 😎👍
Thank you for making me know it. it very good song
You’re just amazing!
Woah, I literally just discovered this soundtrack/game last week. What are the chances Jerod would play it?
かっこいい
Man, super hype to see that you know this song and this game Jerod! Such a great game (in spite of its one biggest sin)!!
Oh yes....the slog...dont remind me
Finally!
that was tight
Ah, the song of my people
Oh man I love this song so much!
Can't believe the release of this game is already 10 years ago!
The boss fight BGM of the recently released Bravely Default 2 are also composed by Revo (Linked Horizon) and they are great too!
Look forward to seeing you will play one of them someday!
nicee
Ngl, when I heard this song for the first time back in the day, when I was near the endgame.
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I was DETERMINED to kicking Airy's useless, delicate butt, so I could Jam to this MASTERPIECE!!
WHY DID IT TAKE THIS LONG FOR THIS TO BE UPLOADED
This is an Amazing game with spectacular soundtracks. Hope for a Switch Port to let all the people enjoy
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
RAAAADDDDDDDD
Is it me or do I hear bits and pieces of TFFAF in this song?
The fuck is that?
Through the Fire and the Flames, I'm pretty sure that's just referencing the super fast guitar parts
I think Alex moukala said something in here sounds like dragonforce when he reacted to this song
Yay, a version of the song not muted by RUclips's audio censor. Yeah!
Audio censor?
@@fgvcosmic6752 If you upload a song with music that someone on YT claims you get several options to deal with it, including one where it trims out the portion with offending audio. Back when I listen to the BD OST on RUclips I found a few different versions of this song, and all had almost half of it cut out in just such a way (since it only cut out part of the song I doubt they did it on purpose, especially since earlier comments said it wasn't always that way). Which was sad.
how insane this is TELL ME !!
Can You Do BoomSlayer By Boomkitty. Hehe😅 i will loved to watch when you do.
Majima? 0:03
Excuse me but may I ask for who requested the song?
This song did not need to go so damn hard
This is actually my least favourite boss theme from Bravely Default, but that might be because I intensely dislike Ouroboros as a twist villain/final boss. Airy would have been so much more interesting as the Big Bad(and I like her theme better).
Not to say this theme is bad, mind you. It's very good.
Have you played through the false endings? Ouroboros was never a twist villain
@@fgvcosmic6752 I mean yeah I guess "twist" was the wrong word. But he does kind of just show up right at the end like "Ah yes it is me, the Big Bad that has been vaguely hinted at" and he's just...boring. Compared to Airy at least.
@@usamimi-no-majo The whole meta/near-fourth wall break thing they were going for with his abilities and motivations was pretty novel though.
@@gigavoltx8340 True, that's about the only part of him that I liked. Got a good laugh out of me when I saw my own dumbass face in the background of the final phase.
@@usamimi-no-majo But then, what would that Airy Fairy want? She is just a pawn after all....
Her betrayal was kinda cool, altho the fight with Ouroborus was so much better.
I have no money and this made me considering to buy Bravely Default. Thanks man.
Do it do it do it do it it's a masterpiece :0