Secret of Mana Music: Boss Fight

The fast and hard-hitting introduction is the strongest part of the song. This pulls you into the battle. The baseline is pretty heavy and I love strong base. Once again you cannot go wrong with boss music. Especially when it comes from Square. The boss fights were so easy in the Secret of Mana. All that you had to do was constantly cast magic against the boss’s elemental weakness. You do not even need to use weapons. Just stand back and let your magic do the talking. This made boss fights incredibly easy.

115 Responses to “Secret of Mana Music: Boss Fight”


  1. 1 Retro Garden

    “The boss fights were so easy in the Secret of Mana”

    I disagree. I remember there was a wall with eyes, and a wolf near the start of the game, that had me stumped for days - nay - weeks on end.

    Of course, taht was before you got the magic, so yeah once you got that, then you were plain sailing :)

  2. 2 Gregory2590

    [..YouTube..] 1:15-1:35 is the winner.

  3. 3 speyeker

    [..YouTube..] The song’s called “Danger”. Even if you could find it on VGMusic, it’d only be a crappy MIDI–this is the real thing (albeit low quality), so it’s much better.

  4. 4 xceedchaos

    [..YouTube..] Hear this music —> You’re f***ed now

  5. 5 FoulPlay001

    [..YouTube..] This music = Equip The Mana Sword, Restore All Magic, Use analysis then attack it with all it’s weaknesses.

  6. 6 Piasmaffia

    [..YouTube..] I cannot thank you enough.

  7. 7 gimmikhimself

    [..YouTube..] @Piasmaffia: No prob, man. That site is awesome, all kinds of Secret of Mana stuff, a great site for a great game.

  8. 8 gimmikhimself

    [..YouTube..] @devilboy: Glad I could help.

  9. 9 Terrorteckel

    [..YouTube..] Whoah… that song rocks xDMy favourite music during the whole game!

  10. 10 homerosim14

    [..YouTube..] mana es lo mejor

  11. 11 huskobon

    [..YouTube..] I love this song so much. It’s my favorite boss music.

  12. 12 RockaGrand

    [..YouTube..] thank you very much for the upload! I love this song and have yet to been able to purchase it via OST or something.

  13. 13 brownangel55555

    [..YouTube..] this song is so awsome that im going to put it on while ill do the sweet love with my wife! Keep on rocking!!

  14. 14 edrammeh

    [..YouTube..] lmao that is fresh!

  15. 15 kingmanto

    [..YouTube..] le bon vieux temps…une musique classique même dans 50 ans…

  16. 16 silentassultsquad

    [..YouTube..] as weird as that was and the fact i really didnt need to know that i agree rguardlessthis i my fav boss theme for all the seiken deisetsu games

  17. 17 GhostInSno

    [..YouTube..] someone should do a rocked out version of this! i’d buy that cd.. probably

  18. 18 dschultz6072

    [..YouTube..] DANGER

  19. 19 silverlunastar39

    [..YouTube..] check out kurikinton fox. HOLY SHIT, does that guy rock out.

  20. 20 SuperKibbles

    [..YouTube..] Wow. I haven’t played this classic in years… Kudos, to ‘constantlimit’ for posting it.

  21. 21 KayneArcheron

    [..YouTube..] I cannot listen to this song with a straight face anymore

  22. 22 princedarienlover

    [..YouTube..] I’ve always loved this theme

  23. 23 nondweller

    [..YouTube..] as soon as i hear this song i picture the boss at the witches castle. the one that is a tiger/armadillo and eats you if you get to close

  24. 24 EnkerZero

    [..YouTube..] My favorite part was 1:15-1:35.

  25. 25 tlitachi

    [..YouTube..] Same here, it’s like a boss fight starting bad but then things get better

  26. 26 Chupithingy

    [..YouTube..] Agreed…That part rocks!

  27. 27 princedarienlover

    [..YouTube..] *Stomps a mudhole in the bosses ass then walks it dry*

  28. 28 mariomasterdustin

    [..YouTube..] yeah that was a pain me and my friend beat that boss a few days ago

  29. 29 mirasame

    [..YouTube..] It really gets your blood pumping when you’re playing this game to hear those 20 seconds.

  30. 30 mrgrayf0x

    [..YouTube..] This song makes you think, “Oh shit!! The boss, how do we fight it?!?!”It’s so fastpaced and filled with quick decisiveness!

  31. 31 morelltechyahoocom

    [..YouTube..] hahaha…thats exactly the feeling i had as a kid playing this. lol

  32. 32 princedarienlover

    [..YouTube..] The middle of this song is kick ass but after the first few seconds it gets even better, I remember fighting bosses like the ant,spikey, and the plant guy in the under ground cave where you get the axe, and when I see the boss I’m all like *Stomps a mudhole in boss’s ass and walks it dry*Sit down!

  33. 33 speyeker

    [..YouTube..] This has always been a childhood favourite of mine. Over ten years ago I was scouring the internet trying to find even just a MIDI of it (because back then finding the real thing seemed out of the question). It’s no worse for wear after all these years–it’s still an absolutely outstanding song.

  34. 34 gothicjinnlax17

    [..YouTube..] Does anyone know the actually name of this song, and if there are any available remakes of it out on the web?

  35. 35 louman84

    [..YouTube..] in case no one has mentioned it yet, this clip only has the left or right channel of the song. I don’t remember the song sounding weird like this.

  36. 36 PigPillow

    [..YouTube..] I was more like…”AHSGHAHSGAAAAAAH!!! *PANIC PANIC PANIC*”Until that “heroic part” comes in, thats when you get to feel like a superhero :D

  37. 37 SwordmasterCrails

    [..YouTube..] jeah^^

  38. 38 Hawelo92

    [..YouTube..] Spam magic and stop whining! :D

  39. 39 mrallstar2

    [..YouTube..] “danger”

  40. 40 sandman1982

    [..YouTube..] i think this whole song is structured to flow with a boss battle. the start makes you nervous and scared and tries to get you to act quickly because its dangerous, it then becomes more awe inspiring as you work out what to do and unleash some of the attacks like the spells. Amazing I never though of it that way before…

  41. 41 Mattheidiot

    [..YouTube..] 1 of my favorite songs from the game

  42. 42 Trapster2

    [..YouTube..] Why is most of the music in the left speaker?

  43. 43 xpeachy123x

    [..YouTube..] this brings back so many memories. I love this song!

  44. 44 MaidenFan24568

    [..YouTube..] I love the drums to this, im actually trying to incorporate the drums into a song but cant find a tab for it anyway, plz reply with a link if u know

  45. 45 Nasrudin06

    [..YouTube..] Gotta love the slapping bass!

  46. 46 bmalone05

    [..YouTube..] Fire gigas

  47. 47 MaidenFan24568

    [..YouTube..] i love the drum track 4 this.

  48. 48 blackshadow148

    [..YouTube..] LOL i love this song the last part sounds like a pokemon battle theme!!!

  49. 49 Papierflieger

    [..YouTube..] Is there something wrong with the channels?Listend with Stereo!

  50. 50 animeasskicker

    [..YouTube..] That’s exactly what I thought when I played that game when I was a kid.

  51. 51 Aliensoldier

    [..YouTube..] whats the name of this song ?sorry and i love oracle!

  52. 52 JuStOpHelia16

    [..YouTube..] Your so right 1:15-1:35 is the best pas of the song it’s like kick his ass you wining yeah common

  53. 53 nyn78

    [..YouTube..] Are there more people who would like the drums-tab ? It might be an idea to write it out (or just play this), but I’ll only do it with some help. I love this as well, loads of adrenaline!

  54. 54 TubeofDestiny

    [..YouTube..] problem with the stereo toobest game/rpg ever, I always played that game with my bro’, and as a kid, even if the bosses were easy, this music frightened me like hell, I was like “omfg we’re screwed, this is the end !” :D

  55. 55 TubeofDestiny

    [..YouTube..] even today, when I hear one second of this music I have an adrenaline rush, ready to fight !I never thought a video game could mark me for life like that, holy shoop’dah’woop ! O_O

  56. 56 Cajun90

    [..YouTube..] OH SHIT! when I hear this music i tense up.

  57. 57 Wii4a11

    [..YouTube..] lol as a kid i danced to this

  58. 58 BallsInYourJawsBitch

    [..YouTube..] God, nearly makes me tear up. Life was so much better back then.

  59. 59 boxant

    [..YouTube..] Takes me back!Loved this game :D

  60. 60 taylataaay

    [..YouTube..] This music gave me gray hairs as a kid.

  61. 61 OtakuQ4aMi

    [..YouTube..] unconsciousness sucks :/

  62. 62 Phearbomb

    [..YouTube..] There’s some major kickass remixes of this on newgrounds, too. This original one still has a certain charm that none can match though xD

  63. 63 Melyne

    [..YouTube..] LOL! awesome xD

  64. 64 slangman89

    [..YouTube..] Is it just me or does the music not sound right on this video?

  65. 65 HHog

    [..YouTube..] My fav bit of the song has to be from 1:14 onward. Then when 1:36 kicked in I always got the feeling that the fight might be over, until 1:46 started and the rush began all over again until the boss actually WAS dead. =P

  66. 66 Aeryos

    [..YouTube..] Og god!! fighting the third boss (tigror?) was one off the hardest moment in this game, and this music is just so perfect,.It kept me really concetrated and tensed up %)

  67. 67 Squaw260591

    [..YouTube..] this song still makes me nervous :D just hearing it on youtube ;P used to play it as a child and the song still scares the crap out of me xD

  68. 68 BladeMaverick

    [..YouTube..] I loved this song when I played this…and yeah the song is kinda off on here, its all in the left ear of my headset. 1:14 onward makes it definitely different than it was in the beginning xD

  69. 69 FloridaSteve

    [..YouTube..] @ Aeryos: it definitely was the hardest boss fight,because you didn’t have any magic skills at that time….once you had, you just needed to smash the Y (or X-Button) in order to get into the menu again as quick as possible, pick a spell with no urgency and then let the mana beasts decide the thing for you ;)

  70. 70 TranceCore3

    [..YouTube..] Haha. Boss battles should always sounds like this!

  71. 71 VenomLeon

    [..YouTube..] i hated the fact that you could get damaged twice before standing up on your feet again, especialy when it then said “(name) sees the reaper”.. AAAHH! D:but it’s a track that can get you pumped up in the battle

  72. 72 linklover30

    [..YouTube..] wow you have all my favorite songs of gamess i played on the wii

  73. 73 silentassultsquad

    [..YouTube..] omg amen tranceand squaw you should go bak to playing itme and my brother play it once all the way thruough every year it brings back such good memorys

  74. 74 mucasPARTSstudios

    [..YouTube..] Lol, when I was a little kid this song used to give me goosebumps, and would kinda scare me a bit.Now when I hear it, it sounds like speed metal

  75. 75 mopbrothers

    [..YouTube..] This battle theme sounds like a cross between Chrono Trigger and FF8’s boss themes.

  76. 76 AwesomeTankBros

    [..YouTube..] My personal favorite tactic against bosses was to spam the spells they were weak against. even at early levels, you could deal a massive amount of damage to bosses by Spell Stacking (this game is SO full of glitches yo. like for example you can revive someone with cure water if u cast it on them a second b4 they die.). Spell Stack on a boss enough times and it’s hello 999 damage >:)Spell Stacking is when you keep hitting a boss with spells b4 the previous spell’s damage is deducted from the HP

  77. 77 EtnaInNetherland

    [..YouTube..] Same here! I HATED it when I was little because it scared me SO much! But now I love this song and it gives me so much nostsalgia

  78. 78 N00dl3z

    [..YouTube..] 1:15 has allway been my favorite tune is this game

  79. 79 xXAspennXx

    [..YouTube..] lol DDR would kick ass with this song…

  80. 80 jmsimpson11

    [..YouTube..] aphex twin should remix this ahaha.

  81. 81 daphzart

    [..YouTube..] oh man here comes the nostalgia

  82. 82 KaiserVadin

    [..YouTube..] the cure for that is listen to redneck music lol

  83. 83 darkkyosukecrono

    [..YouTube..] Great Song,this makes you want to fight to the bitter end!!!Thanks for the upload ^_^5/5

  84. 84 DeDaDoDu

    [..YouTube..] BEST.GAME.EVER!

  85. 85 xXALPHAXx7

    [..YouTube..] secret of mana i never never forget you ♥

  86. 86 Devast8ion

    [..YouTube..] As much as I like most of the music of Chrono Trigger, it actually has some really lame boss music and uber-boss music. ALL of Mana’s music is good.

  87. 87 ArtGirl204

    [..YouTube..] Best boss fight music ever….This music brings back so many memories!

  88. 88 Ian2forget

    [..YouTube..] the double bass in this is insane! i like how no matter how screwed you are 1:15 - 2:00 makes you think you can do it lol

  89. 89 gawreluck

    [..YouTube..] lol so true

  90. 90 LounginApe

    [..YouTube..] I could really use my little piss ant friend’s help right now, instead of him cryin’ in a corner. Shoulda ran him through with the sword after i beat the mantis

  91. 91 skilletrock99

    [..YouTube..] They should bring this to 3D, i would like that very much

  92. 92 DemonOfTheSkies

    [..YouTube..] As long as they dont blow it, a remake would be very nice.

  93. 93 GebtMirHirne

    [..YouTube..] This song does fuckin kick ass!Started to play Secret of Mana again a few days ago. That game is just awesome.

  94. 94 nastynate3163

    [..YouTube..] SO EPIC! I love the drums in this song so much.

  95. 95 oOspaddlOo

    [..YouTube..] You know what’s funny? I alway tried to delay the end of a boss fight, so I could listen to the awesome music at 1:15 and 1:35SoM 4-ever <3

  96. 96 Superarkboy2

    [..YouTube..] oh fuck FIREMUTANT XD

  97. 97 BrutalnEpic

    [..YouTube..] childhood nintendo <333

  98. 98 Knerdzilla

    [..YouTube..] The first couple of times I heard this song I’d freak out xD When you’re a 7 or 8 year old like I was, this music did NOT help the stress of beating a boss.

  99. 99 kikr912

    [..YouTube..] Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and a bunch of associations with Nintendo make Square/Square Enix the best RPG makers and best overall franchises ever.

  100. 100 golbezchaoslord

    [..YouTube..] ex when a boss really has no weakness vs magic or has a high level wall and Ur shade magic is too low to dispel.

  101. 101 lortabs420

    [..YouTube..] I hear this when I’m being bitched at by my evil parents.

  102. 102 LjusNiSSE

    [..YouTube..] and ruin the whole feeling? no thanks.. it won’t happen they are smarter then that

  103. 103 WhoxisxIlevakam

    [..YouTube..] @lortab420 that must be very terrifying

  104. 104 enetick

    [..YouTube..] i remember i was like really really young like 4 or 5 with my dad then all of the sudden the first boss with high volume lol

  105. 105 Crossroadsinc

    [..YouTube..] I swear to god, I ALWAYS Seemed to kill bosses when the music was at 1:35, Everytime

  106. 106 Zouizid

    [..YouTube..] DAMN 24.11.1994 :D <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

  107. 107 BassPlayerQueen21

    [..YouTube..] i love this game i finished so many times with my sis

  108. 108 LexLight1

    [..YouTube..] 25-11-94 was the date when my brother was born! :D

  109. 109 jdmack84

    [..YouTube..] Crossroadsinc, very true,

  110. 110 flikkerflash

    [..YouTube..] i never got to fight the bosses because my friend would spam magic so fast i could barely do anything

  111. 111 orkamera83

    [..YouTube..] I played this game when i was young and i will never forget it… One of the best games ever so simple and yet so capting!!!

  112. 112 Gattereau

    [..YouTube..] im gonna sample this for a beat im making “one of my favorite video games, actually my favorite”

  113. 113 ViskASC

    [..YouTube..] kirikinton fox did a great guitar cover to this, guy is spot on.

  114. 114 VenomLeon

    [..YouTube..] i’ve always found the Demon Wall the coolest boss, but without having Gnome at a high level, he can kill you!

  115. 115 Drekora

    [..YouTube..] @VenomLeon Demon Wall was definitely frustrating to deal with

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