Dragon Quest ~ All Battle Themes

[@LunaticTheGame]

Battle Theme Timestamps - Dragon Quest - 0:00 Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line - 0:42 Dragon Quest III: Seeds of Salvation - 1:29 Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen - 2:47 Gypsy Dance (DQIV) - 4:05 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heaven - 5:09 Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation - 7:58 Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past - 10:28 Orchestrated Variation (VII 3DS) - 11:56 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King - 13:17 Orchestrated Variation (VIII Int release) - 14:08 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies - 14:52 Dragon Quest X: Awakening of the 10 Tribes - 16:11 Orchestrated Variation (Wii U/PS4/3DS/Switch ver) - 17:13 Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age - 18:08 Orchestrated Variation (XI S ver) - 19:57 (4, Gypsy Dance, 7, 9 and 11 are my personal favs btw) (Later edit: I'm so happy to see this video doing so well!)

[@tomw82]

Strangely, I think I actually prefer the non-orchestrated version of xi

[@blackman9291]

@LunaticTheGame thx dude

[@nhlvan]

wow, the difference in quality between the synthesized XI battle theme and the orchestrated one is huge. The synthesized one is not even close.

[@denofgames5336]

@@nhlvan they sound the same

[@CasulsGittingGud]

pin this dude.

[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

VI slaps. It's been stuck in my head for years now.

[@pizzatime1901]

It sounds more FF than DQ honestly

[@wuffymcwuff]

VI is super underrated in general

[@MHA-TSBro]

​​@@pizzatime1901 Yeah- It doesnt have that playful yet serious intro you hear in most DQs. Its definitely more final fantasy esque but its still a banger

[@melvint-p9500]

Kinda sad that every other version of that song is worse because DQ hates putting drums in its songs

[@MemeMan1984]

DQ IV is my favorite by far its wacky and whimsical. It kinda bounces around with really fun progressions. It just works so well being fun and playful and not overly dramatic.

[@notaberserkfan5995]

DQ9 battle theme is probably one of the few themes that I can never forget about.

[@1825days-wq8rl]

Lowkey annoys me cause of the grind lmao

[@ultramoom3162]

Coming from Tickington and hearing these is great. Such good themes, and Tickington itself was a treat, even as a new fan of DragonQuest.

[@oasis4563]

@Alonzo Matias Yup, I've been watching on flixzone for since december myself =(

[@mikekaty2558]

Bruh

[@weegeep13]

Very true this was nice to hear

[@JonCom3dy]

Amen

[@adamsyed5535]

I love 7's battle theme even though I've never played that one!

[@ricosalvaje5802]

I think Dragon Quest 7 has the best battle theme. Followed by 11, 5 and 4.

[@Andreaziat]

DQ5 7 and 8 are the bests and DQ9 is in my heart ...

[@Mizuki_Jun10]

Lol I must be the only one who loves all these themes from the bottom of my heart. They all carry immense fighting emotion, which Final Fantasy prefers more melodic music and less drama.

[@bus8398]

2 years late sorry but yeah I love all of these 2, I really don't mind 1's theme

[@areloTET]

19:56 that transition though O_o

[@PKpanzerkrieger]

Indeed

[@mystic4101]

3, 5, 8, and 11 are probably the best ones

[@PKpanzerkrieger]

DQ5's Boss theme 0.0

[@LezSpringfield]

IV

[@djayramos2331]

Awesome. The last version of this was my go to DQ battle theme video. Glad that I don't gotta have another tab for DQ11 now

[@thescientition9165]

Damn dragon quest 1... your battle theme is fire- like literally fire it’s burning my ears, please stop

[@godfrey4461]

It sounds awful

[@insomnia.2006]

Godfrey 44 probably cause it’s the nes

[@thescientition9165]

KAKAROTTHEABSOULUTECHAD nah there where some nes games with great music, mega man, castlevania, Zelda- tons of other games, but I honestly think dq 1 battle theme just isn’t that good....

[@ToasterNinja]

@@godfrey4461 No it doesn't. You just hate old things because they are old and you can't use them to clout chase.

[@SwitchZetto]

Don't forget we're talking about 1986. So it's just... mediocre

[@izabelleocasio9428]

My favorite DQ games are 3, 5, 8, 11 and 1. I never played 6 but the music is gold.

[@doricdream498]

I would highly recommend VI! its very underrated.

[@pedrojackson8416]

I - 0:00 II - 0:42 III - 1:29 IV - 2:47 V - 5:09 VI - 7:58 VII - 10:28 VIII - 13:17 IX - 14:52 X - 16:11 XI - 18:08

[@onewingedangel1518]

ngl DQ IX battle theme has always been my favorite

[@ejelecflametails6657]

You know if DQX gets localized, the whole title would be Dragon Quest X Chronicles of the Undeciphered

[@dragabris8666]

DQX has multiple titles depending its version, but the original would probably be somewhat close to Awakening of the Five Tribes

[@howai4204]

You need to make it alliterative

[@ejelecflametails6657]

Universe of the Undeciphered then

[@TankieBoi]

14:09 *A group of dead ringers appears!*

[@Sev1138]

Isn’t nobody gonna talk about the box art of 2 and how Hargon looked like a mad chad in it?

[@djayramos2331]

It's jaring to see English box art of Dragon Quest 8 but the battle themes go midi then orchestrated like in Japan

[@sakurasonics19]

midi all the way! orchestrated ruins it for me!

[@davion4777]

@@sakurasonics19 lmao

[@rainbowflash5937]

@@sakurasonics19 I think you are on of few.

[@puer4787]

honestly really love dq1's one even though its very simple

[@amoqueca]

the gbc ' version is great

[@lProjectZerol]

VII and VIII the best ones 💚💙

[@jasonhunt6842]

I can definitely hear Square's influence after the merger.

[@rashid2898]

OH

[@TouhouGaijin]

It's the same composer throughout every game.

[@joaonitro5149]

@@TouhouGaijin Yes, but after the merge, there is much more bass and percussion, especially in 9

[@MHA-TSBro]

​@@joaonitro5149 yeah and the synth PS2 version of DQ8

[@Shoe3003]

the intro for DQ11 is really good, the rest of the song just doesn't have it no more though/ not aggressive enough RIP Mr. Sugiyama you are missed/ i guess the reason the tRack loses punch after the intRo is because he didn't have much time left seaRch -KisseL CrooneR-

[@GalanOfTruth]

5 was good, but 7 feels like when they started getting great to me.

[@SleepyTen156]

I’d like to make a quick statement regarding the orchestrated soundtracks for DQ7 and DQ8. For those who live in America, the orchestrated soundtracks are NOT supported in the NA release of DQ8, however it has a brand new midi sound track as the PS2 release. As for DQ7 I believe this is also true but I am not too sure as I don’t own the game. It was a bummer for me when I learned the hard way. Please look into these before purchasing or modding the games!

[@LostKefin]

there are patches that restore the orchestrated music

[@dragabris8666]

The USA release of DQ8 for PS2 has the symphonic arrangement, while the international 3DS version has the new midi ost

[@Shoe3003]

the NorAmer version of DQ8 isn't repLaced with orchestRated sndtrk? i don't understand what you taLking

[@SleepyTen156]

@@Shoe3003 In the Japanese version of DQ8 for the 3DS there is an Orchestrated soundtrack, but in the North American version of DQ8 on the 3DS there is no orchestrated soundtrack, but instead a brand new midi soundtrack similar to the one used in Super Smash Bros Ultimate for the Hero DLC.

[@Shoe3003]

@@SleepyTen156 i wiLL check out DQ8 3^ds sndtrk now

[@venblood252]

Man dragon quest 6 was my first dragon quest game i love the whole series

[@RenaudBAI]

I heard a lot of people didn't liked XI music, but for the battle theme, it's my favorite ! I only played VIII and IX but Wi definetly is great to me. Then VIII, and IX. :)

[@Krogrosen]

I agree. XI's battle theme orchestral version is one of the best rpg battle theme's ever

[@christopherburse1167]

Miss DQ: Joker. It's a great battle theme.

[@sirmega5628]

From my point of view dragon quest monster music are the best of the franchise

[@justanaveragejoe4265]

3, 5, and 8 are my favorite themes, but I like 2, 6, and 9 a lot too :). I would say I like 11, but I've just heard it way too many times.

[@justanaveragejoe4265]

@Green Mamba Games Hmm, weird cuz 5 doesn't sound all over the place to me. If anything, 2, 6, and even the end of 4 on the NES has a bit of off putting moments, but not 5. I wouldn't say I'm nearly as involved in musical composition as you, since based on your wording, it seems you've been taking composition classes throughout college, but I myself have taken four composition classes in high school and one in college so far, but hey maybe I just don't know anything, and I'm not arguing what you're saying. Just that I didn't notice it.

[@Shoe3003]

@Green Mamba Games youre right DQ5 battLe theme isn't very good (symphonic Boss BattLe definiteLy amazing intro with lots of surreaL concert haLL echo acoustics) check out the ps1 synth version of DQ4 regular battLe and boss battLe they are really impressive

[@3misanchez567]

My 3 Fav themes: -DQ VII -DQ IX -DQ VIII

[@hannariel5421]

Exactly the same for me.

[@IBigPrivateDickChinchillaI]

Me personally IV VII VIII XI Honorable Mentions II X

[@ThatOneOf3StrongholdPlayers]

Went through the world of Alfgarde rebuilding it. Finna do it again.

[@Scratchblade]

I think Dragon Quest V is hand of the heavenly hand

[@Rramuh]

Dragon quest 3,4,5,8,9, and 11 have the best ones

[@blacktoilet2661]

no love for 7?

[@davion4777]

9’s is terrible.

[@joaonitro5149]

@@davion4777 no it's not

[@lakal4312]

Best themes for me are from DQ4, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

[@sleepingparappa]

I forgot how good dq4s music is.

[@nintendo8127]

Homeland and Wagon’s Wheel March are my favorite in a game with fantastic music.

[@ironmindf9655]

III would probably be my favorite if VIII and V didn’t have such bangers ( that and III is my ringtone so I’m somewhere between joy and eternal suffering when I hear it XD )

[@JoeAndral08]

Rip Koichi

[@ihtwahytpkysiwbh]

19:00 pump up

[@hollyfindlay4051]

Damn... V is the first time any of these have real "battle" energy at all... That said, I actually started to groove to III's by the end of it, so it isn't like it was bad before 5... Just not very intense feeling.

[@Counterpoint3002]

I gotta disagree with your opinion on III, I think it had enough of a rhythmic edge to finally feel exciting for a battle (albeit pretty short). Other than that, I agree that V's battle theme is definitely the first great and exciting one

[@terrytheblackmage4799]

5, 9 and 11 are my favorites, but 10 is great too

[@REChrisRedfield]

Having only played 8 and 11, my favorites are 3, 6, 8, 9, and 11

[@jk-ml5fb]

RIP 🙏

[@Nite1138]

dq 6 doesn't even sound like a battle theme, it sounds like a boss fight against a god

[@Krostian17Chile]

I love it. The sound of the bass, the drums line... certainly the most original and different from all the themes.

[@rashid2898]

3 6 7 8 are the best DQ's.

[@scaf_007vs3]

FYI, the different versions of dq8 are switched around. the DS version is first then followed by the ps2 version

[@DeskoDev]

Actually, the first one is the Japanese PS2 version and the second one is the Japanese 3DS version. The original Japanese PS2 version had a sequenced soundtrack. The US localization updated it with an orchestral version of the score. Sugiyama appeared to regret this choice, since when DQVIII got ported to the 3DS, he redid the orchestral arrangements for the Japanese version, while the overseas versions got a new synth-based soundtrack based on the orchestral arrangements, presumably made out of spite. Because of this, the game has four different versions of its soundtrack.

[@scaf_007vs3]

@@DeskoDev yeah you'd be correct, if I had listened a little more closely to the 3ds version on here I should have picked up on that. I'm so used to listening to the 10 disc set (I'm not even sure what it's called at the top of my head and I can't read Japanese lol) of the fully orchestrated tracks of virtually all of the main themes from DQ1 through DQ9, that my brain automatically assumed it was the track from the ps2 english version of dq8 that I have played numerous times. Awesome music nonetheless! love it! ❤️

[@Mutigeralma]

What type of black magic did Enix conjure up to make DQ 2 and 3 sound rather amusing?

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

8 and 11 are my favorite.

[@isafand8956]

Guess what?! :)

[@LunaticTheGame]

DRAGON QUEST 12 LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@seraphinw1]

the only one I don't like is DQ1's. 6 has to be my favorite.

[@AsimSiddiqui007]

Which theme does Yakuza like a dragon boss theme derive from?

[@otakamerd1220]

Dragon Quest V. Makes sense as the theme of companionship and bonds is prevelant in V as well

[@그러지말자-x6l]

DQ3 and 4 are the bests

[@leobardosantano8813]

Any hardcore DQ fans know which character should next get into smash bros. But I'm just gonna say Erik (DQ11) for now.

[@rosheafan]

Honestly Erik getting in would be hilarious, but what would he do? He basically has curse damage and chip. What would his kill moves be?

[@leobardosantano8813]

@@rosheafan probably Twomerang.

[@The-Zer0th-Law]

missing: GBC DQ 1+2, GBC DQ3, DS DQ4

[@ronankearns9734]

10:30

[@xXKaizoHarinezumiXx]

Tbh the ps1 version of dq7 is the best

[@hijusthi8964]

Dragon quest 1: *can't see where the monsters actually are* Dragon quest 2: *the same with can't seeing where the monsters are on the battlefield* People: *let's hope the 3rd game will show where the monsters are.*

[@thebigguy270]

V beats all others, no contest

[@jamersonnascimento4941]

Dragon Quest IV, VII e VIII serão as melhores temas de todos os tempos!! Obs: Gosto mais da versão do Dragon Quest IV do NDS, já a versão do VII Gosto mais da original do PS1 e do VII gosto mais da versão original do PS2

[@bradsmith4875]

3, 4, 6 and 7 stick out to me as the strongest ones for different reasons

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

Why does the beginning of Dragon Quest 7 battle theme sound like Sephiroth’s theme from Final Fantasy 7? COINCIDENCE!?!?

[@GiadaX02]

Sure, it's the curse of the number 7!!! 😂😂😂

[@thescientition9165]

i dont hear it

[@diobrando666]

Yea

[@aneeshsrinivas9088]

3,4,5,9 were best

[@SlicerMusic]

DQ3 4 5 8 6 is best one

[@Ricki_47]

Dragon quest 8

[@UccioDiPierro-nu8ie]

Gioco cattivo ho detto non mostro

[@conoraq]

My god the original Japanese PS2 DQ8 battle theme is unlistenably bad, and sadly the orchestrated version in the American release is terribly recorded which makes it not much better. The American 3DS version has a new MIDI soundtrack which, while still not great, I'd say is better than both, at least for the battle theme. Also, they weren't included in this video but the PS1 release of DQ4 and the PS2 release of DQ5 have probably the best sounding music in the whole franchise.

[@knightmarin]

It’s not that bad

[@dragtogo2735]

@@knightmarin Except Dragon Quest VII 3DS version. The drum base it's gone and feels more like Dragon Quest VIII beat then Dragon Quest VII beat. OG Dragon Quest VII on PSX/PS1 beat is way better. Ugh it feels like it's mocked from that change back when the Dragon Quest VIII got released and everyone had to learn the new translation transition. Oh the memories were a pain though it was good till Dragon Quest VII on 3DS happened and it felt like a mockery release then a DE release. It will never be, unless Scope and why not.

[@yotambraunshtein9786]

Oh my og versions of 4-5 sound jank and unpolished

[@JASpiring]

Yeah, why didn't the video include two versions like 7, 8, 10 and 11? 1, 2, and 3 have Super Famicom versions, and 4, 5, and 6 have DS versions. Should've included those.

[@areloTET]

@@JASpiring I agree, but what about the PS2 version of DQ5?

[@UltraAhmetDoray]

8 and 11 slaps, all the other ones are mediocre imo

[@Krogrosen]

Good taste

[@joaonitro5149]

Bad taste

[@MHA-TSBro]

5 4 3 6 9 10

[@TheAcer176]

The first Dragon Quest has the worst music, in my opinion Edit: This was before i listened to the orchestral version

[@otakamerd1220]

You gotta give that to a game that is older than most people here

[@TheMyn00ts]

Well I think it's a nice song. Its simplicity yet dramatic impact is amazing.

[@StingOfAcid]

​@@TheMyn00ts The idea is good. But It sounds worse than an iPhone alarm in the NES version

[@davion4777]

9’s battle theme is terrible omg. I always hated it.

[@fistcaster]

No it's not.

[@coolobruh]

Someones mad that he couldnt kill metal slime.

[@danielshatz5958]

I want what this guys smoking. Best battle theme, in one of the worst games in the series

[@joaonitro5149]

@@danielshatz5958 Worst? Is one of the best!

[@MHA-TSBro]

​@@danielshatz5958 has one of the most engaging DS JRPG stories ever and is my favourite DQ

[@Maverick.D.]

This guy is just a bad composer... Well not bad...Just ok.

[@ReiwaMagi]

He was a bad person definitely but you can't deny that he was super talented in composing music.

[@Maverick.D.]

@@ReiwaMagi I meant bad, as in his music isn't the best.

[@ReiwaMagi]

@@Maverick.D. To each their own then.