Hey, everyone! Welcome back to Sound Test, the series where each week you will be given the chance to share or talk about some of your favorite video game tracks that meet a specific prompt. This week’s prompt focuses on battle themes! Specifically, themes used in non-boss battle encounters. Boss battle themes (not to mention final boss battle themes) tend to be their own kind of beast, so we will save those for another time.

What are some of your favorite non-boss battle themes? What is it about them that works so well for you?

You can include YouTube links or just mention the name of the game/song – whatever works best for you! The goal is to have fun and maybe get some new recommendations along the way.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Battle Theme (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)

FIGHT! (Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling)

Isaac Battle Theme (Golden Sun)

I have made a list of potential future prompts available here. If you have any ideas you’d like added, let me know!