Streets of Rage 2 Soundtrack - Boss Battle (Never Return Alive)

[@LITTLE1994]

One of the greatest boss themes ever.

[@bogusmcbogus2637]

For my money, the greatest one ever.

[@theglokmah]

Very nice but Final fantasy has that category beat

[@NinjaWiener]

Easily THE best

[@zico81]

the greatest

[@silanvir]

In the first game boss's music is more massive :ъ

[@grimmdanny]

Who still jammin' to this almost 30 years later?

[@DblOSmith]

Confirmed!

[@TheGundamDude8045]

Me, only 13-16 yrs later after discovering this in 07-08

[@LandoBando-e9v]

Yesirrrr

[@mannyonehundred4886]

Me

[@saabscaniat113h]

confirmed!!!

[@amso7169]

Barbon Jet Zamza Abadede R. Bear Souther and Stealth Particle and Molecule Shiva Mr. X The foes of our childhood.

[@lancecurry7538]

You forgot Souther and Stealth.

[@TB-zg9zz]

Shiva don't

[@gunsharck]

Zamza is Blanka and Vega crossed

[@Axel-Dreemurr]

Bring 'em on again in ready

[@alldaysjboxing393]

Atom and Isotope

[@tehjefey]

Someone needs to put this behind a world star fight.

[@weofparadigm]

oh go back to the Cloud District

[@clarkbar5182]

Word

[@ItzCortana]

LMAOO

[@EMan-1920]

"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.

[@HockeySavants]

I play this song in my head whenever I come across a threat

[@wild2cherrie]

Octavio Guzman lol!!!😂💦

[@martyr4jesuschrist124]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@damacisbac6796]

Sees a angry cat * music starts*

[@luiscarlosmarques3946]

Im too HAHAHAHAHA

[@gunsharck]

Ripping off Kill Bill are we?

[@stoopidpursun8140]

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.

[@-Trauma.]

How come this comment didn't get the love it deserves?!

[@B1ggRandall]

Yooooo! lmao This beat goes so hard!!

[@mozen593]

LMFAO

[@YonkersDolphin]

lmfao made my day

[@shinx2k6]

You will star as the new boss of SOR4 😆

[@kabalouzozalo5928]

Yuzo Koshiro, what a talent!

[@jamberjee3775]

When this plays, no matter how old you are you already know, it’s do or die!!!

[@zulushanx7959]

Facts

[@Obeezee1]

Man you already know what time it is

[@KevykevHID]

I wish this music would play in real life during altercations.

[@spencerbrown6915]

It can just use your tablet lollllllll

[@benreilly5951]

It does!! Wait is that only me who hears it?!

[@skar8009]

I wish it would play before the exam as I walk to the classroom.

[@derrickdavis664]

Just make sure you don't get whooped.

[@SamsarasArt]

This is perfect boss music. It conveys the "oh fuck, shit just got real" feeling

[@Rocknr]

I honestly can't believe how good this is

[@manchesterfellow]

This was literally adrenaline inducing music when I was young! Still is!

[@philiphunn194]

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.

[@j.t.r.5503]

Philip Hunn that's that boxing skill for ya

[@AlexOjideagu2]

Just Grand Upper him to death

[@TeamTrainWreck]

*R. Bear shimmies in from off-screen*

[@Axel-Dreemurr]

@@AlexOjideagu2 happily

[@3EBstudio]

that two piece upper cut.. ugh

[@jollyrogerdragon9660]

This song terrified me as a kid!!!

[@anthrax6685]

You're not alone

[@simplybreno]

Me too

[@urboideath_6662]

This music made me feel a certain way in life I never felt before

[@SamsarasArt]

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.

[@juliandilonez9759]

As a kid when I heard this boss music I wasn't scared I was more angry than scared

[@brandonbattle7434]

I would never think I would be blasting this with my 15's 24 yrs down the line

[@KingStr0ng]

Based

[@Dasmesee]

if I was an MMA fighter this would be my entrance music!!! epic pump your adrenaline fitting!!!

[@seandafny]

Man that would be so epic. Wow what an entrance that would be.

[@xerxes2044]

Masvidal

[@joe6443]

Epic

[@jason.h.zager88]

and imagine if u lose that match...so cringe

[@tyshonruffin1053]

Ayeeeeee that be sick

[@Prizrak-hv6qk]

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. :(

[@thesorrow4664]

You damn right, I remember it like it was yesterday.

[@ChannelHandle4321]

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

[@irfkaptan]

Oh boy, that’s so right and SPOT ON

[@chinossynthesizer705]

Yamaha2612 and sn76489

[@Godspeace21]

I come to you from the future, the SoR4 soundtrack rules.

[@SuperflyGaming]

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

[@RacerNight86]

Too 🔥🔥🔥

[@connorharrison5390]

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 😅

[@a-pathetic]

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

[@SammyRenard]

locrian?

[@a-pathetic]

@@SammyRenard yeah, just search "locrian mode" on KZbin, this is by far the rarest one in music

[@admiralrng6506]

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

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@@a-pathetic what the hell's an "aluminum falcon"!?

[@Sebastianrogersmusic]

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

[@MaestroDraven]

+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.

[@B1ggRandall]

+Sebastian Rogers Its so good,man lol

[@Axel-Dreemurr]

@@MaestroDraven maestro the link doesn't work

[@EdgeVStriker]

This is what I play to fight against my erectile dysfunction

[@bctuba1]

eljorge610 LOL

[@seandafny]

EdgeVGaming HAHAHAHAHAAAAAA U RUINED MY FREESTYLE BITCH lol

[@EdgeVStriker]

LMAO! No dude, freestyle on erectile dysfunction. How often do you hear that being freestyled??

[@seandafny]

EdgeVGaming Only in Odd Future music

[@B1ggRandall]

+EdgeVGaming Lmaooooooooooooooooooooooo Im done

[@MacJaxonManOfAction]

Ah, what that 16-bit sound chip was capable of...

[@Jurtaani]

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.

[@Jurtaani]

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.

[@NinjaWiener]

@@Jurtaani I use Foobar2000 for that

[@supermariobro93]

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!”

[@alexojideagu]

R.Bear "HUH BUBBA HUH BUBBA HUH BUBBA"

[@ayobryce8001]

Abadede gave us the blues..

[@mistajammin]

@@alexojideagu Is that him headbutting the shit out of you?

[@SonGokuBlack93]

Not forgot molecule and particle

[@supermariobro93]

Mai (Jumping around the area) (KA-CHUNK! KA-CHUNK! KA-CHUNK!) 🤖🤖

[@brutalbown1]

This has to be the best boss soundtrack of all time. Just perfect.

[@juliandilonez9759]

I agree

[@DemonSlayer-og8nm]

I agree but holy shit were some of those bosses annoying to fight

[@defendpolicedefunddemokkkr6976]

I guess you never heard part one

[@fractal_gate]

It's the best.

[@KF-hf4nt]

GRANDUPPAAH! GRANDUPPAAH! GRANDUPPAAH! GRANDUPPAAH! GRANDUPPAAH! GRANDUPPAAH! GRANDUPPAAH! *slow motion 'HWWWOOOAAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!*

[@brandonbattle7434]

Dragon Kick XD

[@B0l0joe]

holy shit, you just set off the nostalgia in me. Made me laugh too. HWOOOOAAARRRGGHHH!

[@supermariobro93]

The on-screen enemies dying in the background after the slo-mo: *“GAAAAAH!!!”* 😫

[@ayobryce8001]

“BARE KNUCKLE!!!”

[@sirtieman]

*loud ass thump*

[@marcuslathan3097]

Streets of Rage: Where Suplex City was born.

[@abdzire_94]

Max is good in suplex like WWE Brock Lesnar

[@nathanalexandre9043]

Um nope...suplex city was already a thing way before video games were made.

[@richardjoyce2764]

Brawl Brothers is where grappling is the Real name of the game.

[@spencerbrown6915]

Stonecold, stunning vince in his office ,to this theme lmbo!

[@DanielNoronha86]

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!

[@vmab1985]

They had to build up to using it that way though. Masterful game design.

[@SparkstarScope]

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.

[@davicardoso1000]

That's true hahaha. I remember this.

[@jwayjj]

Rocky Bear

[@Axel-Dreemurr]

Ridiculous(ly annoying).bear

[@DLOCSTAH904]

2019 and still play this 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chronokimera]

I had to come to hear this marvelous boss theme after see the trailer reveal of streets of rage 4. The hype is real!

[@minecraftguy777]

"Cause im not a dragons bitch"

[@NoOats]

"Yeah, that's right. You're a dragon's bitch."

[@supermariobro93]

@@NoOats “You’re a bitch-bitch-bitch-bitch-bitch-bitch…” (Gets German Suplexed) Super Street Fighter 4 Announcer: *_”K.O.!!!”_*

[@supermariobro93]

(German Suplexes the kid) Super Street Fighter 4 announcer: *_“K.O.!!!”_*

[@clarkbar5182]

If I'm ever in a fight to the death... this will be the song in my head...

[@LonnyKabal]

Everytime I'm bout to compete or get mad this song goes off in my head

[@B1ggRandall]

this shit goes so hard,man. lmao

[@Arch-AnglGabriel]

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

[@NigeThePython]

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

[@grrrrbabyverygrrr8165]

Shadow of the colossus was pretty epic with the boss fights

[@vmab1985]

It is undoubtedly the best boss music ever.

[@reybg]

Makes me want to punch phone booths and eat 12 pounds turkeys.

[@SinoMelo]

+Reynaldo Barrera García lmao epic comment..

[@reybg]

+Sino Melo C'MON! AAAHHH!

[@j.t.r.3137]

Reynaldo Barrera García actually one turkey is about 12 pounds minimum so you might wanna up that number

[@bcuda523]

LMFAO

[@noufilmuhammad1344]

Trash cans*

[@JayByrd83]

"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.

[@KrowsGraveyard]

God R Bear and that grab spam...

[@mikeofmidgar1940]

+Krow's Graveyard i love how his "son" comes back for revenge its a nice spice how u destroyed his family

[@nonchalantstu54]

+Krow's Graveyard Oh I fucking hated that grab spam :( He would get me at the most inopportune times too....

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

OohhhFaawwa

[@Wavemaninawe]

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.

[@jonathanaugustin647]

Kids today will never know the anxiety that comes with your slippery palms gripping a Genesis controller while this song plays!

[@ObriMensah]

and of course the bad guy death sfx "uuuuuwuuhhhh" complemented this genius composition quite well.

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

Whewwww! This is my stuff! I loved this game!!

[@lumtaroc]

Streets of rage2 is the best one and best music too

[@mr.russell5395]

This song got me pumped when I went up against them bosses

[@juwuansmith3773]

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

[@ht82smash42]

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.

[@sirtieman]

should’ve also played it in stage 4 since you fight barbon

[@JacobiusNH80]

(slow motion) ''OOOOH-RAHHHH!!! *thud thud* ''

[@thedkm-4894]

XDD

[@benreilly5951]

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.

[@LeetTron5000]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2W4Z2egjLRra9U&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.

[@Justin-TPG]

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.

[@zafaranmalik3738]

Is actually amazing how he put this in S.O.R 2 and streets of rage4

[@Pjan00]

I can't believe this was made more than 20 years ago. This is fucking awesome.

[@1ButtonDash]

this is probably one of the best boss themes of all time, I been playin games since atari

[@poop2bad]

Barbon- "C'mon" Axel- "Dread the claw!!!" Barbon- "Wwhooooooaaah!!!"

[@Jansenrocha]

"GRAB THE PAW!!!!" AA-AAAAH!!!

[@men_of_god7]

This beat is my everything

[@Daniel.J.Rinander]

Abadede: Wooaaarrgh!! *misses* Axel: Grand Uppa'!!! *delivers an uppercut* Abadede: Nooah!! *dies*

[@p0ggles]

CMON!

[@yeremiapatuan4877]

***** :Barbon.

[@neocargalpha]

My childhood!!! this is so Epic, I can't forget this track is so amazing!

[@EdDaBawsh]

Skyrim Poop anyone?? 😂😂

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

"Bitch. Bitch. Bitch. Bitch."

[@EdDaBawsh]

@@EnchantedSmellyWolf Surprise buttsex

[@dreadthelight3936]

You're a dragons bitch

[@EdDaBawsh]

@@dreadthelight3936 *German Suplexes child outta nowhere*

[@dreadthelight3936]

@@EdDaBawsh K.O.!

[@8413kingofgames]

Still play it to this day and on my ps3 right now

[@tyshonruffin1053]

You still play it fam?

[@SlowDaddie]

When the trash can has a turkey and this song starts playing **SHITS GOING DOWN**

[@OGM3409]

My god, still gets the blood going in 2020. 🔥👏👏👏👏👊

[@racer_x4449]

If this song dropped out of nowhere in real life but no one showed up right away I'd have a panic attack.

[@jason.h.zager88]

this is the song of Coronavirus VS the world

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

Yuzo Koshiro destroyed this soundtrack! One of Greatest game soundtracks of all time

[@sleazyhunterx5092]

this song plays everyday here in the Bronx, didn't know it was from a game lmao

[@ashieldoffaith5056]

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

[@deezy81]

I dedicate this track to the memory of Avonte Oquendo who never returned alive.

[@ZoneyDuel]

"Ooowaah!"

[@yeremiapatuan4877]

Rebellion Gamester : Abadede.

[@ZoneyDuel]

Yes!

[@KevykevHID]

This was how the sound sequence went for me: Rain Falling...... Pissed of Bartender: "C'mon" Me: "GRAAND UPPAHH!!!" Then The Beat Drops

[@duzmossiekaotik]

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!

[@goldinho]

John we thought it was raise the powerrrrrr!!!

[@spencerbrown6915]

This theme is when you get choked slam on a car,and the car alarm goes off lmbo!

[@bigjspeaks802]

Perfect fit for stage 2 on SOR4 with retro music on. All hell breakin loose in the Precinct.

[@Solider7]

It's all fun and games until you realize that you walked into the wrong part of town; and then: 0:00-10:00.

[@sirtieman]

then some guy clobbers you with a pipe wrench

[@cassidystratton1802]

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.

[@viewmaster617]

Whos here after playing or watching streets of rage 4

[@GUNDAMLOCKON]

I played this game a crapton of times with my bro.

[@willh7352]

The best beat-em-up boss music in existence.

[@juliandilonez9759]

this song immediately comes on when im waiting for a bus going home from work and i see a dude 2 feet from me not wearing a mask or social distancing

[@RacerNight86]

Shut your retard ass up with covid bullshit

[@centurychum]

@@RacerNight86 dude got mad at a 3 year old comment :V

[@TheSystemIsFlawed]

When people make those "Why do I hear boss music?" memes, this is what I hear

[@lamartruth]

"COME ON!!" in 16 bit

[@trcsonic]

I love when i hear this again on Streets of Rage 4.

[@MonroesArtStudio]

If this ain't in Streets 4 Im gonna be pissed! :V

[@JR-fs8xt]

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!

[@AnotherRigmarole]

J R good news. All songs fr. SoR 1 and 2 are in it!

[@90sSportsNostalgia]

Whenever I hear this, I am always anticipating the greatest stage clear music.

[@LoneRebel]

Best Theme ever on Sega Genesis!

[@philluso]

If I were a MLB closer, this would be my entrance music.

[@RacerNight86]

Beat is 🔥

[@jaedaens]

I used to trash talk Barbon by calling him Barbazon. Remember the commercials? "Train to be a model, or just look like one". 11 year old me thought he was so clever, lol.

[@SajrXIII]

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.

[@nobodyimportant1031]

HOLT!!! *thoom* *thoom* HOLT!!! *thoom* *thoom* ~R. Bear

[@GLGopher]

Yeah you knew shit was about to go down.

[@men_of_god7]

My brother and i would always say "Whos the best?" knock someone down and they go "YOUARRRRRRRRRR"

[@Skeelful]

You know when this ost started playin, shit was about to go down.

[@KimonoFlareonGX]

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.

[@agg6091]

Great song.

[@FiferPlays]

That moment when your on your last life and this beat comes on

[@krtlkid]

😫Im so fcking dead

[@derrierediaz1475]

Any one here in 2023. This our entrance

[@omegaprime8612]

Does not get more 90's than this theme

[@Hyuduro]

Me: *brings apple to snack on while I wait* Doctor:

[@Zzzzz_Zzzzzz______]

When I used to hear this tune and see R.Bear standing there waiting to smash my head in.

[@TypetwoAbsolute]

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.

[@djwaifu1350]

Nothing is more hard than a Dragon Bitch Except the fight against a Succubus and a Incubus.. Hard,Epic and this music plays.. :3

[@abdelmalik370]

Abadede OOOAAAAAA