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The Most Final Boss May 7, 2015 0:46:52 GMT

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Post by Kaguya Houraisan on May 7, 2015 0:46:52 GMT

The point of this thread is to discuss what final boss theme in Touhou do you believe is the most final boss sounding.

Here is a list of all of the final boss themes that have appeared in Touhou (with links to the actual final boss battle).

Some final bosses have official ZUN arranges of their themes, so I will (try to) also include them as well.

Final spell themes do not count. However, it is okay to mention final spell themes if they are in combination with the final boss theme. The same goes for final stage themes.

1. Konngara - Swordsman of a Distant Star (Angel of a Distant Star [Akyu's Untouched Score])
2. Sariel - Now, Until the Moment You Die (Akyu's Untouched Score Version)
3. Mima - Complete Darkness (Akyu's Untouched Score Version)
4. Yumemi - Strawberry Crisis!! (Akyu's Untouched Score Version)
5. Yuuka - Faint Dream ~ Inanimate Dream (Akyu's Untouched Score Version/Unused Version)
6. Shinki - Legendary Illusion ~ Infinite Being
7. Remilia - Septette of the Dead Princess
8. Yuyuko - Bloom Nobly, Sable Cherry Blossom ~ Border of Life
9. Eirin - Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon (Retrospective 53 Minutes Version)
10. Kaguya - Flight of the Bamboo Cutter ~ Lunatic Princess (Retrospective 53 Minutes Version)
11. Suika - Oni's Island in the Fairyland ~ Missing Power
12. Eiki - Judgement in the Sixtieth Year ~ Fate of Sixty Years (Seasonal Dream Vision Version)
13. Kanako - The Vernerable Ancient Battlefield ~ Suwa Foughten Field
14. Tenshi - Catastrophe in Bhavaagra ~ Wonderful Heaven
15. Utsuho - Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion
16. Byakuren - Emotional Skyscraper ~ Cosmic Mind
17. Unnamed Catfish/Suwako/Goliath Doll - Unknown X - Unfound Adventure
18. Three Fairies of Light - Great Fairy Wars ~ Fairy Wars
19. Miko - Shotoku Legend ~ True Administrator
20. Kokoro - The Lost Emotion
21. Shinmyoumaru - Kobito of the Shining Needle ~ Little Princess

A total of 21 final boss themes, wow!
Put it in a Top 5, 10, or 21 format, arrange it however you want. This isn't a favorite final boss, this is 'the most final boss sounding final boss theme'. Remember that.
If you feel there's a song ZUN made (that's not a last word spell or final stage theme) that you feel sounds pretty final bossish, please mention it.

Forgot to mention that it is also okay to use an unofficial arrange as long as you're not using it to make your main point. Official arranges and of course the original song will carry more weight. Basically Original > Official Arrange > Semi-Official (i.e. Tasofro), Unofficial

I will tell you my opinion on the most final boss sounding theme in another post.

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The Most Final Boss May 7, 2015 1:00:39 GMT

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Post by Glaceon Mage on May 7, 2015 1:00:39 GMT

1. Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion ~ Utsuho Reiuji's Theme
2. The Venerable Anceint Battlefield ~ Suwa Foughten Field ~ Kanako Yasaka's Theme
3. Kobito of the Shining Needle ~ Little Princess ~ Shinmyoumaru Sukuna's theme
4. Shoutoku Legend ~ True Administrator ~ Toyosatomimi no Miko's theme
5. Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon ~ Eirin Yagokoro's theme

These five, overall, are the ones that get me most revved up for a last boss fight. Some of them, like Septette for the Dead Princess, are... nice, but they lack a "I'm the last boss. FEAR ME" kinda vibe. While, say, Kokoro makes me think of an EX boss

Of course, Raiko's theme, Primordial Beat ~ Pristine Beat makes me think more of a final boss than Kobito and below.

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The Most Final Boss May 7, 2015 1:22:16 GMT

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Post by Kaguya Houraisan on May 7, 2015 1:22:16 GMT

So now here's my opinion in Top 5 format.

1. Judgement in the Sixtieth Year ~ Fate of Sixty Years
By far the most powerful sounding theme to me. It truly feels like you're at your judgement, like you're fighting a truly formidable opponent. The Enma of Paradise, Judge of the Departed Souls, and she is arguably the most powerful character in Touhou. The beginning of the theme really sets off the bar, and it's pretty long too. Also to help prove my point are two arranges, Season Dream Vision arrange in the OP, and this arrange by Tokyo Active NEETs. Just sounds so final bossish, wow.

2. Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon
Yet another very powerful sounding theme. Eirin is also arguably the most powerful character in Touhou. I think the thing that makes a very final bossish sounding theme is the intro, because History of the Moon and Fate of Sixty Years sure do have a great intro. It feels like you're traveling through the stars, gazing upon the constellations. It's amazing. It's my 2nd favorite theme for a reason. To help prove my point more, here's an arrange by Kistune Workshop.

3. The Vernerable Ancient Battlefield ~ Suwa Foughten Field
GREAT GOD. Yeah, it definitely has that feel.

4. Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion
The only character in Touhou to be a true villain, it makes sense that her theme sounds like this. It sounds very dangerous, deadly, and also pretty strong as well. Here's another arrange by Kistune Workshop.

5. Strawberry Crisis!!
You notice how similar Strawberry Crisis!! and Nuclear Fusion sound? Specifically in the beginning? They both sound like the themes of villains, though I guess you could say Yumemi's theme sounds more... sci-fi like. Here's an arrange by dbu Music.

Honorable Mentions...

Shotoku Legend ~ True Administrator - I've heard many people say that this theme doesn't sound final bossish at all. They're very wrong. This honestly is one of the more final boss sounding themes so far. It's not immediately powerful, it's gradual. Which in the end makes it sound more powerful to me. It's like a lite version of Suwa Foughten Field in a way. Except it sounds different.

Faint Dream ~ Inanimate Dream - Trust me when I say this theme sounds very final bossish. However, there are just some themes that sound more final bossish to me. It's still very good.

Kobito of the Shining Needle ~ Little Princess/Septette of the Dead Princess/Bloom Nobly, Sable Cherry Blossom ~ Border of Life - Same as above.

I should have probably made a top 10.

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The Most Final Boss May 7, 2015 2:11:03 GMT

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Post by Royalty of House Scarlet on May 7, 2015 2:11:03 GMT

#1: Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon -
I'm in agreement with ZM, Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon possesses a significant climatic intensity that's awe-inspiring yet uniquely motivational, and the astronomical background has a cosmic conclusiveness to it that cannot be replicated.

#2: Emotional Skyscraper ~ Cosmic Mind-
There's an enormous amount of emotional essences surrounding this composition. The constantly-emerging intensity that stock-piles with that orchestrational build is truly unmatched, and it unleashes it in the most dynamic fashion imaginable. It's considerably the most sympathetic in resemblance and comparison to others.

#3: Lost Emotion-
The structure of this piece is consistently erratic, constantly changing emotional hues sporadically, likely it is intentionally meant to correspond with Kokoro's emotional manipulation, awhile retaining an overwhelming sense of hopelessness throughout its duration, the only emotion no longer in her rightful possession.

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