The level of detail in KOF's music is simply awesome which cannot be found in any fighting game plus unlike other fighting games KOF didn't took the techno or dubstep music route
@@sabirahmad8286 Sf is trash don't get me started only Guile themes and Ryu themes are comparable to Kof and Mk 's themes are less appealing since Mk11 uses dubstep and rap music which are not epic
@@sabirahmad8286 MK11 itself has no good themes which ate able to generate hype same for SF as SFV's themes are horrible Kof 14 may not have good graphics but it's music is well made or that could be cause you might like them that's your preferance or either you have bad taste in music
@@azlanhussain6116 i know, i apologize. I didnt know much about SNK before. Now I am diving deep into the series and found that yeah, SNK was the best of its time
I discovered your channel recently since I got into KOF with Terry's inclusion in Smash Bros. and I want to say I've been really enjoying your videos. Keep up the good work dude!
when i hear tears..i seriously lost myself somewhere..like i'm walking in the rain alone and screaming louder...no one will there to help me like this vibes...one of the best bgm i've ever heard in vid game history.....what a masterpiece..goddamn ❤
Cutting Edge is my favorite KOF theme of all time, so I was really happy to see it on the list. There were a lot of good picks. Looking forward to part 2. Keep up the good work!
@@kai0318 Yeah, that's a voice sample from Stokely Carmichael's Free Huey speech in 1970. It's a 45 minutes speech(almost 46 mins) and the concept of love part comes around the 26:06 part. The original speech line is: "Egypt is our Motherland--it’s in Africa! [crowd applause] Africa! We do not understand the concept of love."
"... and the hole theme is just about Kyo crying for never being able to finish high school." XD I rate that joke with a SSS, it was just to perfekt! XD
I have no idea how you made this list. Almost everyone one this list is one of my favorites is probably put them all in a tier. I wonder what are the worst themes in your opinion?
@@cdg01120 For me the orochi team was the only good theme in KOF 97 I even prefer the soundtrack in KOF 01 Hero Team The Woman Fighters team Ikari warriors Psycho Soldiers NESTS team (my favorite) The final boss theme. The music in the endings. Even the credits theme is catchy.
sad that psycho soldier won’t be on this list, the og KoF bop before KoF was even a thing. At least it got a new remix with vocals after almost 20 years in smash
My personal favorites not mentioned are: Esaka Forever (1997) Rhythmic Hallucination (also from 1997) In spite of one's age (1998) Beauty and the Beast (2000)
Great video. Glad to Queen make it in the list. I have always preferred it over each promise. I appreciate the detail and information that you give to each song.
Kdd 0075 from kofxi is my best favorite theme cause the sirens and techno beats can make any gamer dance to any fighting game outside of kof like i play this song playing injustice 2 and still make it awesome
I am actually really happy to see Trash Head, Cutting Edge, Guitar to Omega to Rugal and Goodbye Esaka on the list. I was actually listening to the Rugal theme these days on my own, and it really is freaking awesome. Goodbye Esaka is all about Kyo and his motorbike, and is one of the best themes Kyo ever had! My predictions for the next list off the top of my head are: Psycho Soldier, Ketsutou R&D, Last Dance, KD-0079, Esaka, Long Horned Beetle/Kamikirimushi, Big Shot, and of course, Arashi no Saxophone 2 at the No. 1 spot.
Shoryugame your videos are a labor of love ❤️ your my favorite kof UA-camr of all time i have to thank nintendo for putting terry in smash bros otherwise i would never have herd of you and give me the information on him and all the other characters in this franchise. There were other UA-camrs who brought up this series but none of them captured the same energy as you have a good day man and remember stay cool.
I love Tears, and I was so glad that they used in KOF Destiny as the ending theme. Also ShoryuGame, what do you think about KOF Destiny? I liked a lot even with its flaws. - V.D.
My list: 20.Senritsu no Dora 19.Origin of Mind 18.Inner Shade 17.Slasher Zero 16.Inner Shade 15.London March 14.Goodbye Esaka 13.Arashi No Saxophone 12.Guitar to Omega to Rugal 11.Still Green
I had forgotten all about "Desert Requiem". What a piece of music!! I've been making my own Top (I just couldn't resist after watching your video). When I'm done I'll comment it on the next video ;)
12:00 I have to say the line: "Understand the Concept of Love" is strikingly familiar to another soundtrack from Jet Set Radio Future: "Concept of Love" I guess I'm trying to assume is that they used this sample first before Concept of Love.
I've found your channel a week ago. Yesterday i thought and tried to find the video of top kof themes on ur channel and look today you have uploaded that . Wow
Been a KOF fan since pumping a million quarters into KOF 98 cabinets when they came out. I love your channel. And yes, there is much we do not agree on but that's the complexity of music. I have a special attachment to Omega Rugal's entire introduction as the boss - the order selection theme, the pre-match cinematic which just gives that buildup feeling of foreboding and power, and then the guitar roar when he comes at you hard and beats you flat over and over.
Fairy, KD 0079 (Original), WW III (KOF XIV), Inner Shade, Rhythm Hallucination and some of Fatal Fury Team, Psycho Soldier and Women's Fighters Team must be in the 2nd part of this ranking.
Your opinions on each song are really good and really interesting! Although I would have put Goodbye Esaka at around top 3... I’m looking forwards to seeing what else there is!
Cant wait for the top 10 So hyped that you're gonna put Arashi 1 Arashi 2 and every Iori themes cause they're so good you could do a top ten just out of em lmao
Tears was a awesome arranged song from 99. That and Still Green are the only two i could see higher. I always tell my friends how awesome the arranged songs for KOF are. I recently sent them a few links and they had to admit that they were well done "for a fighting game" lol. Great list Shoryu. I have two that i believe could be #1 so I'm curious to see which one you actually chose. Okay wait...i have 4 that i think could be #1 but one isn't actually a theme lol.
Real Bout Fatal Fury Geese 1st round "Geese Ja" is for sure my favorite from that series. Between KOF, Samurai Spirits, Fatal Fury & Gekka no Kenshi there are so many killer tracks . \m/ Rock on ShoryuGame !
My favorite track from the Kof franchise as a whole is definitely Tears (it just fits so well on what Kyo was going through in the nests saga and also is very good to hear from time to time) And my top 20 music in general would be 1- Tears (arranged) 2- Ж’ (Zhe Prime) Nameless theme 3- Eye of Storm (XIII Dark Ash order Select) 4- KD-0084 (XV) 5- Liberty 6- Soy sauce For geese (XIV) 7- KD-0079 + (or UM version) 8- Cutting Edge (UM) 9- Psycho Soldier 2018 10- Saxophone Under The Moon 11- Tame a Bad Boy 12- Goodbye Esaka (XV ver) 13- Sadistic Eye (XV ver) 14- Emergence (rock XIV theme) 15- Mutually Exclusive Dichotomy 16- Wild Street 17- Tranquilizer 18- Departure From South Town 19- 176th street (99) 20- Trash Head (UM ver) but depend on how I feel at the time the other can change (The only one Who doesn't move at all is tears) and some maybe can be changed for others
Krizalid is my favorite SNK boss. He doesn't strike fancy poses and smirk as he flips his cape, he comes at you hard and is obviously giving 100 percent - you can feel the crunch of effort in everything he throws at you, and see it in his face, once you get past the cyclone kick spam.
one thing I'll note about Shingo's theme though is that imo it's done the best (in terms of modernizing the sound) in KOF XI, the overall vibe sounds more refreshing, and while still fits Shingo's amateurish, charming vibe, the sense of it being upgraded also says something about his journey throughout KOF
Appreciate your use of the Band of Fighters in the thumbnail. Also, obligatory list of personal favorites. I’d say Wild Street, Tame a bad boy, Stormy Saxophone 2 from Smash, KDD 0079+, KDD 0063, Zhe Prime, Tranquilizer, Saxophone under the Moon, and The London March from Smash. Mostly anything that’s rock or jazz from KOF. Edit: forgot to mention Ne! From KOF 94. Love that one. That and ESAKA!!, as well as Goodbye Esaka from KoF 13. Can’t believe I missed those.
Honestly I don't really care about the rankings, I just need some tracks to listen to when i'm studying or working out. Anyways thanks for the content!
Trash Head is one of my most favourite theme ever. Sadly it's only ranked at #16, but judging the quality of other themes, I'm not offended by this. ;)
I was just playing a Mega Man 2 ROM hack and Bubble Man's stage used a really cool 8-bit cover of Goenitz's theme. You can find it easily by searching for Rockman no Constancy Bubble Man Trash Head on UA-cam.
My favourite themes from the series are W.W.III, In Spite of One's Age, and Dust Man. I highly recommend everyone to check them out because they are somewhat underrated.
I love the fact tears was not rated too high, I never was able to dig that song deep. Esaka Forever (1997), usually referred as an improved version of 96, feels way more fresh and epic.
Firstly you're doing such a good job I've been following your work for some months now and I always enjoy you're work. SNK have produced of the best music in fighting games . In my opinion 95 has some of the best music in KOF, AOF team, Fatal fury Team, Korean Team, Psycho soldiers, Ikari, Rival team, Saisyu and of course Rugal. Even the cut scene music are good. 96 has some great ones too japan team, ikari again, boss team, chizuru iconic song 99 again great songs AOF & ikari are brillant Last note Ikari constantly have great songs
Yeah. I absolutely knew that Z prime was gonna be on this list. such a good song. also, yeah i know its a mobile game, but a lot of the remixes they did for KoF All Stars are amazing. My personal favorites are the Trash Head remix, the Slasher Zero remix, and, of course, the Boss Syndrome version of Ж'. EDIT: to highlight how they improved these themes and why i like them so much, here's what they did Trash Head was turned from ominous chorus to a kick_ss electric guitar, while still retaining the feeling of dread in the original theme. Slasher Zero was almost completely redone. It still has elements and a general tone of Clone Zero's theme from both 2000 and 2002 UM, but redone all with heavy guitars and synth. They even manage to get in an awesome heroic riff later on in the song! And lastly... well, I think I need to give some context first. It absolutely breaks my heart that Nameless was only brought in as a replacement for "totally not that one villain from Akira" and was never brought back or even mentioned in any of the main series games. And it's why I actually liked KoF All Stars. They did Nameless justice. The last episode in the NESTS saga (KoF 2002) revolves around Nameless and him seeking Isolde, Revenge, and a new purpose. He and the main character eventually make their way to the core of the last NESTS facility. There, Nameless kills Ingitz after revealing that NESTS had created and then subsequently killed Isolde and injected her DNA into Nameless' gauntlet. Nameless then challenges the player to fight him. He puts on his torn cloak and his purple attire turns a dark red. (This is his Boss Syndrome, or BS appearance) Then the fight starts and BOY for this game it is both epic and hard the first time. The theme is an epic orchestral rock rendition of Nameless' theme. It's intense, intimidating, and melancholic, knowing that this is a person who has nothing left to loose. I absolutely love this theme and I know that I'm not the only one. After the fight, Nameless reveals to the player that the reason he fought the player was to actually destroy the facility before it blew up the planet (Ingitz basically had a kill switch on him). He pushes the player through a door, sacrificing himself and completing his revenge on NESTS. While mortally wounded, Nameless talks with Isolde one last time before passing on. His last words being "Thank you, Isolde." I wasn't bawling or anything, but after that ending and conclusion to both the story of Nameless and the NESTS saga, I actually shed a tear or two. They honestly didn't have to do this for Nameless, but I'm so glad they did. I'm glad they actually completed his character arc (even if it's 100% not cannon) and I'm glad they gave him an epic theme to hone it all in. I only hope that in the future KoF games they add him and give him some much needed attention in the modern spotlight. Honestly, I'm still not sure if KoF XV is done adding DLC, but I would be absolutely fine if they added him.
Arashi no saxophone 1,2,3&2000s Singo's theme still green Hallucinations rhythmic Blue mary's theme Terry's themes Billy kanes(97) theme Best iconic theme for me
“I could be overthinking it, it could just be Kyo crying because he never finished High school.”
I died XD
Arashi no Saxophone 1 is by far my favorite SNK ost. But when it comes to AST, then it's Arashi no Saxophone 2.
interesting picks. I thought you would chose"still green"
Shingo Enjoying Iori's music? The world is no longer the same.
@@ShoryuGame Can't lie, Iori's theme are sick. But i love Still Green as well.
@@matheuscrazyk2 Iori's music may be awesome but iori is the reason you were sent to a hospital you should want to have payback
@@predatorx2611 lol true
Don't feel too bad, even Sakurai could only bring himself to narrow down his own choices to 50 tracks (and yet we didn't get Blue Mary Blues...)
that's such a shame cause blue mary blues is SO LIT
It's cool, you've got KoF All-Star for that
The level of detail in KOF's music is simply awesome which cannot be found in any fighting game plus unlike other fighting games KOF didn't took the techno or dubstep music route
kof themes suck ass compared to SF or Mk
@@sabirahmad8286 Sf is trash don't get me started only Guile themes and Ryu themes are comparable to Kof and Mk 's themes are less appealing since Mk11 uses dubstep and rap music which are not epic
@@sabirahmad8286 MK11 itself has no good themes which ate able to generate hype same for SF as SFV's themes are horrible Kof 14 may not have good graphics but it's music is well made or that could be cause you might like them that's your preferance or either you have bad taste in music
@@sabirahmad8286 you're comment is full of so much ignorance it's not even funny.
@@azlanhussain6116 i know, i apologize. I didnt know much about SNK before. Now I am diving deep into the series and found that yeah, SNK was the best of its time
Ranking all KOF games: not all that hard
Ranking all KOF music: I swear to god, there's none more complicated tasked than this
I discovered your channel recently since I got into KOF with Terry's inclusion in Smash Bros. and I want to say I've been really enjoying your videos. Keep up the good work dude!
Thank you so much.
same here
when i hear tears..i seriously lost myself somewhere..like i'm walking in the rain alone and screaming louder...no one will there to help me like this vibes...one of the best bgm i've ever heard in vid game history.....what a masterpiece..goddamn ❤
Dude...
same bhai
Cutting Edge is my favorite KOF theme of all time, so I was really happy to see it on the list. There were a lot of good picks. Looking forward to part 2. Keep up the good work!
HOLY SHIT. Cutting Edge has been stuck in my head for like 6 months and I couldn't figure out where it came from.
I'M HEALED!
Yeah I feel you, KOF packs in too much kickass tracks it's hard to pick even top 20.
Milen Anessar ikr
Finally....someone recognizes Queen as being one of the best tracks in the entire series😊
ikrr
@@winterwemoon3645 Yeah
I have always liked it more then Elizabeth's 13 theme
@@sladejosephwilson2300 Tell me about it they should've arranged this theme for 13
Elizabeth for KOF XV
I miss her look in XI
Understand the concept of love from rugal’s theme was something from jet set radio’s soundtrack which just confuses me further
It's probably a sample that both composers just happened to use.
@@kai0318 Yeah, that's a voice sample from Stokely Carmichael's Free Huey speech in 1970. It's a 45 minutes speech(almost 46 mins) and the concept of love part comes around the 26:06 part. The original speech line is: "Egypt is our Motherland--it’s in Africa!
[crowd applause]
Africa!
We do not understand the concept of love."
And there was a second one. A sample used in kof '95 intro theme (CD/Arranged) thats also later was used in a Jet Set Radio music, oldies but happies.
You, sir, are a true connoisseur of the arts. Thank you for this. You have inspired me.
Thank you.
4:12 T__Tears extremely melancholic expressed SNK's finical problems of that time while Goodbye esaka 13:40 was a fairwell to all the fans.
"... and the hole theme is just about Kyo crying for never being able to finish high school." XD
I rate that joke with a SSS, it was just to perfekt! XD
Insert Yuki Kushinada here! She is probably doing better!
My top five is
1. Tears Esaka
2. Departure from south town
3. To tame a bad boy
4. 11th Street
5. Arashi No Saxophone 2
I have no idea how you made this list.
Almost everyone one this list is one of my favorites is probably put them all in a tier.
I wonder what are the worst themes in your opinion?
KOF 97 has the weakest soundtrack in the series in my opinion
MegaNinten 007 weakest in a sense of lack of music?
@@jorgiessss Yes.
But 97 has the best music
Orochi team theme
Riot theme
@@cdg01120 For me the orochi team was the only good theme in KOF 97
I even prefer the soundtrack in KOF 01
Hero Team
The Woman Fighters team
Ikari warriors
Psycho Soldiers
NESTS team (my favorite)
The final boss theme.
The music in the endings.
Even the credits theme is catchy.
Best SNK OST'S EVER:
1)-TEARS (KOF 99)
2)-Esaka forever (KOF 97)
3)-176th street (KOF 99)
4)-Sunset Sky Again (GMOTW)
5)-STILL GREEN (KOF 97)
6)-blue Mary's theme (KOF 97)
7)-ATHENA'S THEME (KOF 97)
8)-GOODBYE ESAKA (KOF XIII)
9)-Spread the wings (GMOTW)
10)-Esaka ? (KOF 96)
11)-Rhytmic hallucination (KOF 97)
12)-Arashi no saxophone 2 (KOF 96)
13)-FAIRY (KOF98)
14)-ZHE PRIME (KOF 2002 UM)
15)-Senritsu no dora (KOF 95)
16)-OMEGA RUGAL THEME (KOF 95)
17)-MAD FANTASY (KOF 98)
18)-ESAKA (KOF 94)
19)-Sunset Sky part 5 (FATAL FURY 3)
20)-Memories (KOF XI)
My favorite honestly has to be queen from Elizabeth’s team or ruler of the dark from Kula’s team
That was a blast, I can´t wait for part 2.
Thanks.
Best is Rhythmic hallucination
2nd Bloody
3rd is Mad fantasy
Yeah
it's the Orochi Team????
@@YasakaAlvavus0727 exactly 👌🏼
@@YasakaAlvavus0727 yes
For me the best themes that im heard is tears, this me why im cried 😭😭
You and me both. 😭😭
my top twenty list ;
1) rhythmic hallucinations kof 97
2) ikari theme kof 95
3) terry theme kof 95
4) seoul road kof 96
5) esaka kof 98
6) goenitz kof 97
7) iori kof 95
8) chizuru kof 96
9) k' theme kof 99
10) zero theme kof 2000
11) krizalid kof 99
12) athena asamia kof 96
13) billy kane kof 98
14) kof 98 intro
15) kof 2000 intro
16) rumbling the city kof 98
17) omega rugal kof 98
18) jungle bouncer kof 94
19) kof 2oo2 arashi no saxophone
20) orochis theme. kof 97
I put nr1 Rhythmic hallucinations too
You have great tastes
Best ones from 96 always.. Nothing beats it
Tears deserves much higher
sad that psycho soldier won’t be on this list, the og KoF bop before KoF was even a thing. At least it got a new remix with vocals after almost 20 years in smash
Hopefully "In Spite Of One's Age" gets some recognition, cause its such a bittersweet song.
My personal favorites not mentioned are:
Esaka Forever (1997)
Rhythmic Hallucination (also from 1997)
In spite of one's age (1998)
Beauty and the Beast (2000)
Great video. Glad to Queen make it in the list. I have always preferred it over each promise. I appreciate the detail and information that you give to each song.
Thanks. Glad you did.
Kdd 0075 from kofxi is my best favorite theme cause the sirens and techno beats can make any gamer dance to any fighting game outside of kof like i play this song playing injustice 2 and still make it awesome
Tears at 18!!??are you serious?!?
Tears is just so beautiful..
Everytime I listen to it I become a bit emotional just knowing the lore of Kyo after 98 it fits the tone.
7:34 I can imagine Chizuru jumping with joy when she found out he killed himself
I dislike Nameless (mainly because he stole K9999's place) BUT I have to admit that his theme is awesome.
Esaka Forever is the best for me.
It sounds like the god of all classic Esaka's.
You know, like, it blends them in one superior track
Same dude I liked it better than the 1996 version
My first kof game was 97, and I heard esaka forever. That's it. 20 years later I'm still trying to play it on guitar.
DAAAAMMM man, you put tears at number 18!!?😭 that's my number ONE!!!!
NO hate l though, bruh, still love the video!!!
I am actually really happy to see Trash Head, Cutting Edge, Guitar to Omega to Rugal and Goodbye Esaka on the list. I was actually listening to the Rugal theme these days on my own, and it really is freaking awesome. Goodbye Esaka is all about Kyo and his motorbike, and is one of the best themes Kyo ever had!
My predictions for the next list off the top of my head are: Psycho Soldier, Ketsutou R&D, Last Dance, KD-0079, Esaka, Long Horned Beetle/Kamikirimushi, Big Shot, and of course, Arashi no Saxophone 2 at the No. 1 spot.
I'm sorry, but Kula's Ice Palace theme, and N.E.S.T.S ruler of the Dark Nation are my FAVS!!!
I like NESTS Ruler of the Dark Nation too.
When I think of K9999 that team always comes to my mind.
They're good
Seems like Kula in 2000 is a totally different character than later entries
Ice Place is one of the reasons i guess
Cutting Edge and Mutually exclusive dichotomy are some good picks.
Alright dude, too controversial.
Shoryugame your videos are a labor of love ❤️ your my favorite kof UA-camr of all time i have to thank nintendo for putting terry in smash bros otherwise i would never have herd of you and give me the information on him and all the other characters in this franchise. There were other UA-camrs who brought up this series but none of them captured the same energy as you have a good day man and remember stay cool.
Great list! KOF '95 was the first one I played as well, and Rugal's theme always got my blood pumping.
I love Tears, and I was so glad that they used in KOF Destiny as the ending theme.
Also ShoryuGame, what do you think about KOF Destiny? I liked a lot even with its flaws.
- V.D.
Why is tears so low
Its my fave😥
Tears should be ranked higher
Yes it surprised me how low it is
My list:
20.Senritsu no Dora
19.Origin of Mind
18.Inner Shade
17.Slasher Zero
16.Inner Shade
15.London March
14.Goodbye Esaka
13.Arashi No Saxophone
12.Guitar to Omega to Rugal
11.Still Green
I swear if _"In Spite of One's Age"_ isn't even _mentioned_ ... We gonna have a PROBLEM
Anyone out here who loves "Esaka Forever" from kof 97?(kyo's theme)
My favorite Esaka themes are 1997 and Goodbye 2013
my favorite is Tears, for what it represents, but I know it isn't much suited for a fighting game.
Iori arashi is the best nuff said
I had forgotten all about "Desert Requiem". What a piece of music!!
I've been making my own Top (I just couldn't resist after watching your video).
When I'm done I'll comment it on the next video ;)
Please do!
I have 3 that I definitely would have put here:
ESAKA (EX Kyo) - '98
Arashi no Saxaphone (Iori) - XI
Street Dancer (Fatal Fury) - XI
12:00 I have to say the line: "Understand the Concept of Love" is strikingly familiar
to another soundtrack from Jet Set Radio Future: "Concept of Love"
I guess I'm trying to assume is that they used this sample first before Concept of Love.
yes
I've found your channel a week ago. Yesterday i thought and tried to find the video of top kof themes on ur channel and look today you have uploaded that . Wow
Been a KOF fan since pumping a million quarters into KOF 98 cabinets when they came out. I love your channel. And yes, there is much we do not agree on but that's the complexity of music. I have a special attachment to Omega Rugal's entire introduction as the boss - the order selection theme, the pre-match cinematic which just gives that buildup feeling of foreboding and power, and then the guitar roar when he comes at you hard and beats you flat over and over.
Nice picks, can't wait for the rest of the list.
Yeah..... The themes of KOF Are like imprinted in my brain ❤️
A great Video👍
Thank you.
I liked Nameless' theme Z-Prime, Kyo's Goodbye Esaka and the Kyo Clones Theme🔥🔥. Eagerly waiting for the 2nd Half ShoryuGame👍
Music in KoF series so good that its no surprise sakurai said "screw it all, put everything in"
Fairy, KD 0079 (Original), WW III (KOF XIV), Inner Shade, Rhythm Hallucination and some of Fatal Fury Team, Psycho Soldier and Women's Fighters Team must be in the 2nd part of this ranking.
Your opinions on each song are really good and really interesting! Although I would have put Goodbye Esaka at around top 3...
I’m looking forwards to seeing what else there is!
The "Understand the consept of love" part is a song from jet set radio future called "Concept Of Love".
Cant wait for the top 10
So hyped that you're gonna put Arashi 1 Arashi 2 and every Iori themes cause they're so good you could do a top ten just out of em lmao
Good video.
5:25 Lol!
That was cruel but true XD XD
Poor Kyo
Tears was a awesome arranged song from 99. That and Still Green are the only two i could see higher. I always tell my friends how awesome the arranged songs for KOF are. I recently sent them a few links and they had to admit that they were well done "for a fighting game" lol. Great list Shoryu. I have two that i believe could be #1 so I'm curious to see which one you actually chose. Okay wait...i have 4 that i think could be #1 but one isn't actually a theme lol.
Real Bout Fatal Fury Geese 1st round "Geese Ja" is for sure my favorite from that series. Between KOF, Samurai Spirits, Fatal Fury & Gekka no Kenshi there are so many killer tracks . \m/ Rock on ShoryuGame !
My favorite track from the Kof franchise as a whole is definitely Tears (it just fits so well on what Kyo was going through in the nests saga and also is very good to hear from time to time)
And my top 20 music in general would be
1- Tears (arranged)
2- Ж’ (Zhe Prime) Nameless theme
3- Eye of Storm (XIII Dark Ash order Select)
4- KD-0084 (XV)
5- Liberty
6- Soy sauce For geese (XIV)
7- KD-0079 + (or UM version)
8- Cutting Edge (UM)
9- Psycho Soldier 2018
10- Saxophone Under The Moon
11- Tame a Bad Boy
12- Goodbye Esaka (XV ver)
13- Sadistic Eye (XV ver)
14- Emergence (rock XIV theme)
15- Mutually Exclusive Dichotomy
16- Wild Street
17- Tranquilizer
18- Departure From South Town
19- 176th street (99)
20- Trash Head (UM ver)
but depend on how I feel at the time the other can change (The only one Who doesn't move at all is tears) and some maybe can be changed for others
As much as I love still green, med would be perfect for smash and im sad that it's not in
To only pick 20? Uff. Impossible. Still, amazing video! Subscribed, and looking forward to part 2.
Fun fact: Goodbye Esaka is the best but last theme for the Old SNK before their bankruptcy. This theme also featured in KOF 13, All star and EX2
As you've said I dont agree, for me tears is number 1, but great video, waiting for the 2nd part to see some 97 tracks rank.
All time no.1 kyo's tears!
Dear Falling Angel ... the best song. play against Krizalid, that SOB.
Krizalid is my favorite SNK boss. He doesn't strike fancy poses and smirk as he flips his cape, he comes at you hard and is obviously giving 100 percent - you can feel the crunch of effort in everything he throws at you, and see it in his face, once you get past the cyclone kick spam.
@@charleshansen5994 He has a pretty fancy pose tho
I always mimic it at a mirror
Looks lame
one thing I'll note about Shingo's theme though is that imo it's done the best (in terms of modernizing the sound) in KOF XI, the overall vibe sounds more refreshing, and while still fits Shingo's amateurish, charming vibe, the sense of it being upgraded also says something about his journey throughout KOF
Appreciate your use of the Band of Fighters in the thumbnail. Also, obligatory list of personal favorites. I’d say Wild Street, Tame a bad boy, Stormy Saxophone 2 from Smash, KDD 0079+, KDD 0063, Zhe Prime, Tranquilizer, Saxophone under the Moon, and The London March from Smash. Mostly anything that’s rock or jazz from KOF.
Edit: forgot to mention Ne! From KOF 94. Love that one. That and ESAKA!!, as well as Goodbye Esaka from KoF 13. Can’t believe I missed those.
IN SPITE OF ONE'S AGE
Is the best.
1996 has the best music
Inner Shade is very underrated imo
Rhythmic Hallucination better be in the top 10 D:
Thoughts.
-TEARS at ONLY #18 ?!
-GOODBYE ESAKA not in the top 10?
Your opinion is wrong , sir.
Honestly I don't really care about the rankings, I just need some tracks to listen to when i'm studying or working out. Anyways thanks for the content!
Trash Head is one of my most favourite theme ever.
Sadly it's only ranked at #16, but judging the quality of other themes, I'm not offended by this. ;)
Loving the new thumbnail
Stormy scream from kof 2000, everything is perfect, the drums, guittar, sax, everything
I was just playing a Mega Man 2 ROM hack and Bubble Man's stage used a really cool 8-bit cover of Goenitz's theme. You can find it easily by searching for Rockman no Constancy Bubble Man Trash Head on UA-cam.
The most memorable theme to me has to be either 176th street or saxophone under the moon but 2003 had some crazy good ones
3:15 : I really hope to hear the theme of this '95 stage in next part !!
And of course, this first part is very good ! Can't wait for part 2 !
I disagree with the list, but i appreciate your content so thumbs up
My favourite themes from the series are W.W.III, In Spite of One's Age, and Dust Man. I highly recommend everyone to check them out because they are somewhat underrated.
Man, you rock, thanks, the theme before fighting Omega Rugal in kof 98 is really awesome ;)
You're welcome.
I love the fact tears was not rated too high, I never was able to dig that song deep. Esaka Forever (1997), usually referred as an improved version of 96, feels way more fresh and epic.
K’ and Iori’s various themes are my favorites tbh
Firstly you're doing such a good job I've been following your work for some months now and I always enjoy you're work. SNK have produced of the best music in fighting games . In my opinion 95 has some of the best music in KOF, AOF team, Fatal fury Team, Korean Team, Psycho soldiers, Ikari, Rival team, Saisyu and of course Rugal. Even the cut scene music are good.
96 has some great ones too japan team, ikari again, boss team, chizuru iconic song
99 again great songs AOF & ikari are brillant
Last note Ikari constantly have great songs
I really like Arashi no Saxophone 5
Hope something from XIII is on the list
Where is part 2?
i can't wait anymore
Yeah. I absolutely knew that Z prime was gonna be on this list. such a good song.
also, yeah i know its a mobile game, but a lot of the remixes they did for KoF All Stars are amazing. My personal favorites are the Trash Head remix, the Slasher Zero remix, and, of course, the Boss Syndrome version of Ж'.
EDIT: to highlight how they improved these themes and why i like them so much, here's what they did
Trash Head was turned from ominous chorus to a kick_ss electric guitar, while still retaining the feeling of dread in the original theme.
Slasher Zero was almost completely redone. It still has elements and a general tone of Clone Zero's theme from both 2000 and 2002 UM, but redone all with heavy guitars and synth. They even manage to get in an awesome heroic riff later on in the song!
And lastly... well, I think I need to give some context first.
It absolutely breaks my heart that Nameless was only brought in as a replacement for "totally not that one villain from Akira" and was never brought back or even mentioned in any of the main series games.
And it's why I actually liked KoF All Stars. They did Nameless justice.
The last episode in the NESTS saga (KoF 2002) revolves around Nameless and him seeking Isolde, Revenge, and a new purpose. He and the main character eventually make their way to the core of the last NESTS facility. There, Nameless kills Ingitz after revealing that NESTS had created and then subsequently killed Isolde and injected her DNA into Nameless' gauntlet. Nameless then challenges the player to fight him. He puts on his torn cloak and his purple attire turns a dark red. (This is his Boss Syndrome, or BS appearance)
Then the fight starts and BOY for this game it is both epic and hard the first time.
The theme is an epic orchestral rock rendition of Nameless' theme. It's intense, intimidating, and melancholic, knowing that this is a person who has nothing left to loose. I absolutely love this theme and I know that I'm not the only one.
After the fight, Nameless reveals to the player that the reason he fought the player was to actually destroy the facility before it blew up the planet (Ingitz basically had a kill switch on him). He pushes the player through a door, sacrificing himself and completing his revenge on NESTS. While mortally wounded, Nameless talks with Isolde one last time before passing on. His last words being "Thank you, Isolde." I wasn't bawling or anything, but after that ending and conclusion to both the story of Nameless and the NESTS saga, I actually shed a tear or two.
They honestly didn't have to do this for Nameless, but I'm so glad they did. I'm glad they actually completed his character arc (even if it's 100% not cannon) and I'm glad they gave him an epic theme to hone it all in. I only hope that in the future KoF games they add him and give him some much needed attention in the modern spotlight. Honestly, I'm still not sure if KoF XV is done adding DLC, but I would be absolutely fine if they added him.
Hopefully *Enigma Machine* us on this list
I think this is the best KOF theme that fits the theme as well
Maxima to K to Kula
Goodbye esaka was my favorite song now I really like tears aww man tears kof destiny is my favorite version freaking epic
Arashi no saxophone 1,2,3&2000s
Singo's theme still green
Hallucinations rhythmic
Blue mary's theme
Terry's themes
Billy kanes(97) theme
Best iconic theme for me
Good bye Esaka, by far my favourite track in the game.
You should have use the KOF13 version tho, which is way better in my opinion
2013 version was hype AF check out the Evo finals of that same year