Final Fantasy IV (II) Music: Zeromus

Here is another music video I uploaded that is receiving a lot of views:

This is the final boss theme for Final Fantasy 2(4). Something that I have noticed about this game is that it has been remade several times on both the GBA and DS. So this particular title in the Final Fantasy series is still very popular since its introduction to the SNES in 1991. I have the SNES version and noticed how the quality of music got degraded when it was ported to the GBA. I listened to the DS version and it sounds much better than the GBA. There is just something about this music that sounds that has that creepy alien feeling to it that makes it so fitting for a final battle. Due to the immense reception from the YouTube community, I have decided to share more of my music videos with the rest of the online world. I really hope everyone enjoys video game music like I do. I just love those sound tests that these games have so I could just listen to the video game music all day.

144 Responses to “Final Fantasy IV (II) Music: Zeromus”


  1. 1 abadlex

    [..YouTube..] i like this song!

  2. 2 hhdduu

    [..YouTube..] Best Final Boss theme of any game. 5 out of 5 star rating.

  3. 3 MetalSmasher86

    [..YouTube..] This is one badass tune! Definitely one of my favorite video game tunes!

  4. 4 kemexa

    [..YouTube..] of all the version this one is the best, (the original) i dont like too much the ds version becouse it is too slow, =( but this one is FUCKING AWESOME MAN!!!! XD XD

  5. 5 roetemeteor

    [..YouTube..] This definantly Matches the “Oh, shit.” Factor that this boss battle had. Love it.5/5 five times.

  6. 6 RazgrizXemnas

    [..YouTube..] i agree with the comment about the DS one but i think the GBA version is the best. OF course this one kicks ass too

  7. 7 Altman1337

    [..YouTube..] This song…awesome as it is….just does not seem right…without the sounds of weapons clashing and “Big Bang”.

  8. 8 Legalus240

    [..YouTube..] Right? and that sound it makes everytime you select something… makes it feel like part of the song.

  9. 9 Judhifen

    [..YouTube..] It fits the whole outer world boss feel.

  10. 10 TheHaraKiriMan

    [..YouTube..] This song has EPIC written all over it.

  11. 11 NeoEveryhobby

    [..YouTube..] i love this theme

  12. 12 newnature

    [..YouTube..] This guy always reminded me a bit of nosferatu

  13. 13 kotachan112

    [..YouTube..] Oh my god ! thats so true!

  14. 14 mrstanyoo

    [..YouTube..] i just started playing this game, re-translate for SNES emulator. This song is soo great, i just can’t wait to fight zeromus (whatever it is).

  15. 15 raith0818

    [..YouTube..] One of my favorites games and themes growing up. Thanks!

  16. 16 JordanMasao

    [..YouTube..] :59-1:34epic as you’re gonna get.

  17. 17 koabarra

    [..YouTube..] yeah, I just finished the j2e version.

  18. 18 DRockMyrick

    [..YouTube..] THANKS FOR ALL THE AWESOME POSTS!!!could have thrown in some Sylph Cave though :P

  19. 19 supermario2084

    [..YouTube..] I have this game for Super Nintendo and I can’t wait to battle Zeromus and hear this theme at the same time. It’s going to be awesome!

  20. 20 ReuWil

    [..YouTube..] Indeed - that’s the best part of a great composition.

  21. 21 ZeromusIV

    [..YouTube..] beaten it yet?

  22. 22 supermario2084

    [..YouTube..] Not yet. I’ll probably wait until I get FFIV for DS and play that instead of the SNES version.

  23. 23 Kefka44

    [..YouTube..] The ENG SNES version has grammer Issues and misnamed Elemental Demons get the JAPAN FFIV.

  24. 24 Justin9677

    [..YouTube..] At the 1:10 mark…I get flashbacks of being attacked with the Big Bang attackThose were the days, everything about this game is great….except i’m not sure if i’d be insulted if an old man called me a spoony bard

  25. 25 Marinanor

    [..YouTube..] Sounds like horror music.

  26. 26 JustAHuman22

    [..YouTube..] I would be honored if an old man called me a spoony bard.

  27. 27 Vorlust

    [..YouTube..] LOL!!! I like that. “You spoony bard”!!

  28. 28 JulioCPP

    [..YouTube..] This Theme Song is pretty cool, makes me want to break something!

  29. 29 Vulfynn

    [..YouTube..] The best of FF Boss Themes…

  30. 30 MAZZ0Murder

    [..YouTube..] I haven’t heard the original in sometime. Still one of the best

  31. 31 JG816

    [..YouTube..] MUCH better than the DS version. GBA is still the best, though.

  32. 32 PlainOlJoe

    [..YouTube..] Is it just me or does it seem that Zeromus was a lot more tough than most other FF last bosses?

  33. 33 ArxTheHero

    [..YouTube..] Ya he was pretty hard, yhe end of this game got pretty hard.

  34. 34 NorthPark308

    [..YouTube..] Ugh, the end of this game was HARD! Great game though :D !

  35. 35 MattTheWildcat

    [..YouTube..] Better than Neo-Exdeath?

  36. 36 Vulfynn

    [..YouTube..] Of course, that music was less serius compared to the threat of the Big Boss, and the style of the game’s story.

  37. 37 Gamer1129

    [..YouTube..] This boss is just plain tough, he counters almost every decent spell you use on him.Avoid Holy, or Zeromus will counter with the crippling Tornado spell that will leave a character borderline-dead. Avoid Flare, or he counters with Bio on the entire party, which not even Esuna can get rid of.”All magic has been nullified!” Anyone ever see that and think you couldn’t use any more spells the first time? Truly an “OH CRAP” moment.I <3 this track.

  38. 38 smde0702

    [..YouTube..] Your characters should be at about Lv.55-60 before you fight Zeromus.

  39. 39 SilvanNosty

    [..YouTube..] Neo-Exdeath lol. Rip off amirite?

  40. 40 thebeast772

    [..YouTube..] The perfect song for Zeromus.

  41. 41 MAZZ0Murder

    [..YouTube..] mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, NO

  42. 42 SilvanNosty

    [..YouTube..] l0l. Tits or Gtfo, please.You know nothing about Final Fantasy.

  43. 43 MAZZ0Murder

    [..YouTube..] I haven’t a clue what you’re talking about. I don’t see how Neo-Exdeath would be a rip off to Zeromus. I guess you’re just trolling though

  44. 44 SilvanNosty

    [..YouTube..] l0lwut?srsly, you don’t know Jack :].BAUR POWER.

  45. 45 MAZZ0Murder

    [..YouTube..] Silly Troll

  46. 46 SilvanNosty

    [..YouTube..] I LOL’D.I was bored :/.Seriously, though, I like Zeromus and the entire FF4 game, over FF5 =p.

  47. 47 MAZZ0Murder

    [..YouTube..] So do I, but I found Neo-Exdeath much more difficult than Zeromus

  48. 48 ChadVision

    [..YouTube..] on the DS version you gotta be atleast 80 to defeat him

  49. 49 uetzel

    [..YouTube..] oO not really. you can do it with 65 to 70 with medium equipment.

  50. 50 ChadVision

    [..YouTube..] yeah i know but to make sure of success go to 80

  51. 51 ChiyoMihama

    [..YouTube..] Yeah, I think I was like 68-72 when I did it. Given I had very good equipment.

  52. 52 eightstyles

    [..YouTube..] I hated the fact that you could never pause a fight or this fight to listen to the elegance of the music. Cause the monsters actually cheated and kept hitting you even when on pause. Fawkers!

  53. 53 StewNWT

    [..YouTube..] couldn’t you just change the ATB to ‘Wait’ instead of ‘Active’ so you could take time deciding menu choice?

  54. 54 StewNWT

    [..YouTube..] Always wondered what the heck Black Hole actually did, always seemed to have no effect. I assumed it took away buffs/debuffs, but I doubt even that.

  55. 55 StewNWT

    [..YouTube..] Dude, FFIV came out before FFV with Neo-Exdeath, so it could hardly rip off a future game

  56. 56 StewNWT

    [..YouTube..] the snes version is pretty amazing though, I’d play it there first, the music quality is worth it alone

  57. 57 SilvanNosty

    [..YouTube..] …Reading Comprehension 101.I was talking about Neo-Exdeath being a rip-off of Zeromus >.^. Square has a habit of…for lack of a better word, “reusing,” previus Final Fantasy entities.

  58. 58 darklordzero

    [..YouTube..] Buff/debuff remover.

  59. 59 darklordzero

    [..YouTube..] The only time that they attacked during a pause was if they were countering an attack of yours. The game is still technically paused since it halts the atb.

  60. 60 LDKronik

    [..YouTube..] i raped the shit out of zeromusJUMP FTW!!

  61. 61 uetzel

    [..YouTube..] when you think about it, he was a piece of cake compared to dark bahamuth and protobabil.its nice to have optional super enemies in the game too.

  62. 62 Dyshein

    [..YouTube..] You’d think in the span of over 10 years they’d be able to at least retain this same quality of music in the DS version =/.

  63. 63 burridgedan1993

    [..YouTube..] indeed like ff10s penance

  64. 64 OddeyeDL

    [..YouTube..] Well said.

  65. 65 blackshadow148

    [..YouTube..] One of the best final boss musics of all history!!!

  66. 66 animeasskicker

    [..YouTube..] This was the first RPG I played and my dad and I loved the music while fighting Zeromus.

  67. 67 Tyranogre

    [..YouTube..] Just look at how similar Exdeath is to Golbez.There was no break in development between FFIV and FFV. IV focused on the story, and V focused on the gameplay. When FFVI came along, they were able to focus on both.

  68. 68 DDRFaQ

    [..YouTube..] Lol.. FFVI was an awful game.. how can you even say that

  69. 69 Naxswuh

    [..YouTube..] it was pretty good, u shud be dissing 7, not 6 lol

  70. 70 DDRFaQ

    [..YouTube..] lol no.. 7 was bad.. but it was still better than 6.. 6 was by far the worst FF game ever made.

  71. 71 Naxswuh

    [..YouTube..] lol alright, if u say so XDi can’t really make an honest judgement on 6 anyway, i aint finished it, but so far it seems way better than 7..altho to me, any game except ff12 is better than 7… lol

  72. 72 lugstix

    [..YouTube..] I tought i was the only guy in the earth that didnt liked FF6 lol thumbs up

  73. 73 elelem666

    [..YouTube..] i haven;t finished 6 and it’s not bad at all…

  74. 74 GameCubeVSWii

    [..YouTube..] Anyone know where i can find the music of Zeromus but the blue form when your friend come help you. please.

  75. 75 silverknight727

    [..YouTube..] *sigh* Must I come over there and shove a copy of FF2 down your throat?

  76. 76 koopa888

    [..YouTube..] I think its called Epilogue or Prologue, try searching for those

  77. 77 GameCubeVSWii

    [..YouTube..] Thanks it Epilogue i only want the part where it start in FFIV but its alright thanks.

  78. 78 SuperSaiyanSonix

    [..YouTube..] I was uncontrolably humming lolz

  79. 79 spongebobrulz5434

    [..YouTube..] Look, DDRFaQ, if you’re just going to diss FF6 all day long here, why don’t you just keep it in that sick head of yours? I know people have their own opinions, but you don’t have to announce it to the world. Most people think FF6 was a phenomenal game, and so do I. Its story, characters, graphics, and music were groundbreaking for games of that time. All you’re ever going to get here by saying that over and over again are lots of thumb-downs. Translation in your language: why don’t you f*** off?

  80. 80 Dojack

    [..YouTube..] The first ten seconds of this song always makes think “Here it comes!”

  81. 81 Chaosrunepownage

    [..YouTube..] Gets godly at 0:58

  82. 82 docsigma

    [..YouTube..] STILL sends chills down my spine. Definitely one of the most epic final boss tunes of all time.

  83. 83 Gridiron992

    [..YouTube..] ouch much. 7 was bad,the only memorable thing is one winged angel, but ff 6 was good, at least,if not great

  84. 84 laughingskull931

    [..YouTube..] lol yea thats my fave part too

  85. 85 kefkaroth

    [..YouTube..] ff6 is the greatest ff8 was the worst.

  86. 86 AbsoluteZero255

    [..YouTube..] Everyone has an opinion, I guess.

  87. 87 lloydee1983

    [..YouTube..] ff 6,7 and 8 are among the best in the series. top three in series.

  88. 88 shadowslider11

    [..YouTube..] WHA WHA WHA?! WAAAAAAAA!!! your opinion though and i respect that. (secretly charges fireball behind back)

  89. 89 Abraham609

    [..YouTube..] Every Final Fantasy is great. Of course each is going to have different story lines. FF6 is ONE of the best but FF8 has a very good setup and story i love FF8 but not but my favorite. I would say 6 7 9 10 FF tactics and this 1 r among my favs i have others but to much writing!! lol and GREAT song!!

  90. 90 suburbanindie

    [..YouTube..] 1. Final Fantasy VII2. Final Fantasy VI3. Final Fantasy IX4. Final Fantasy IV

  91. 91 alphastet

    [..YouTube..] Man, what an awesome tune from the best game ever made. FF IV is still my favorite game even after all these years. Its just perfect.

  92. 92 cr1901

    [..YouTube..] Even 12 is better than 7… I personally think 10 is the worst BUT BUT… BUT they are ALL better than most games…

  93. 93 CrazyMan03

    [..YouTube..] Why -1 you? I like 12 a lot for some reason and I didn’t 10 so much but I beat it anyway. Only some parts that I really got into in 10.

  94. 94 skaterdidi2

    [..YouTube..] This is still the most awesome song ever :D i would say:1 Zeromus2 Battle with the four fiends3 The skies above4 Maybe I’m a lion5 Grand cross Black mages fan since 1988 :D

  95. 95 evronz65

    [..YouTube..] 1.Final fantasy IX2.final Fantasy IV (this game) are the best two in my opinion

  96. 96 superniitendofan64

    [..YouTube..] lol i remember in the game that kain leves you for a while and i was like “noooooo i just renamed him!”

  97. 97 superniitendofan64

    [..YouTube..] if you play this song reveresd it sounds awsome!

  98. 98 AbsoluteZero255

    [..YouTube..] I really wish that the final boss of FFIV was the main antagonist. I mean, for more than half of the game, you go around trying to defeat Golbez, then find out that he was actually good and fight a villain that you know nothing about? Also, why is he a mass of mutant scum?

  99. 99 AbsoluteZero255

    [..YouTube..] VII is overrated (still a REALLY good game though). and if you’re talking about which villain was the best, then VI comes first.

  100. 100 PAMuffinMan

    [..YouTube..] I love how it starts up almost perfectly synced with what’s going on.The slow start up with Zeromus slowly fading into view…and then it kicks up just as everything starts happening, and you can just imagine Cecil, Kain and Edge with their weapons out and Rosa and Rydia chanting spells in the back row.

  101. 101 alrightwtf

    [..YouTube..] favorite song ever

  102. 102 SkylarXGamer

    [..YouTube..] 7 is a good game, but yes it is overrated.

  103. 103 KingOfHalla

    [..YouTube..] I like Zeromus A LOT but yes Kefka b/c he’s just..mental ._.

  104. 104 skaterdidi2

    [..YouTube..] this song is one of the greatest boss songs ever :D

  105. 105 bouisa

    [..YouTube..] heck yeah zeromus!

  106. 106 GraviFreak

    [..YouTube..] It’s like FFX.You only hear about Yu-Yevon towards the end of the game.Then you fight him, and the battle is made of fail. :/Good game, though.

  107. 107 AbsoluteZero255

    [..YouTube..] It’s also like FFIX, and FFIII (I think).FFVIII - Maybe, but you were fighting Ultimecia from the beginning of the game, as Edea.

  108. 108 Chaosrunepownage

    [..YouTube..] For some reason, this really gets godly at 0:58!

  109. 109 Cetra29

    [..YouTube..] The villain of FF IV is like the villain of FF VIII. First you just fight one of his marionettes and then you have to face himself in the final battle. Square is great in doing such things.

  110. 110 Ninkobra

    [..YouTube..] See also: FF III (NES, DS) and IX.

  111. 111 Cetra29

    [..YouTube..] No you meet Kuja early in the game and Zande is not really a villain.And Kuja and Zande are the villains. Neither Necron, nor Dark Cloud.

  112. 112 luckytrifle

    [..YouTube..] Yep that’s my fave part in it

  113. 113 murryduck

    [..YouTube..] I remember what Zeromus said in the GBA version after Golbez used the Crystal and failed:”You chose the Dark Path.”"The Crystal cannot cleanse your sins.”"You are bound by darkness forever!”"DIE!”Then afterwards he’d cast Meteo (Meteor in the GBA and DS versions) and pwn Golbez and FuSoYa.

  114. 114 Aznos

    [..YouTube..] Say, he’s fuckin’ insane. Long life Kefka!

  115. 115 wunderbeast

    [..YouTube..] I agree, but my vote for best overall cast is FF IV. One can argue VI because you had many playable characters that were very fleshed out. I just think the characters in FF IV had the highest stakes.

  116. 116 CrazyMan03

    [..YouTube..] Yeah Necron didn’t use Kuja. Kuja did everything on its own like Xande did.I see what you meant with IV being like VIII. I love them both.

  117. 117 AfroOzzy

    [..YouTube..] I hate FF.I love this song.

  118. 118 ThePhantomOfTheOpry

    [..YouTube..] I’ve never even played or heard much of Final Fantasy IV and the music is awesome.

  119. 119 alexthepure

    [..YouTube..] I never hear boss music such as this in a game anymore. This kind of old boss music brings out that pure hopelessness from a boss and the hope from the heroes.I miss this kind of music…

  120. 120 blackshadow148

    [..YouTube..] Probably either my 3rd, 2nd, or even 1st favorite video game song eva!!!

  121. 121 Nitromatic

    [..YouTube..] I just hate that guy! He always use Big Band. :P Defeated!

  122. 122 wunderbeast

    [..YouTube..] completely agree, dude! everyone had a personal stake in this war.

  123. 123 wunderbeast

    [..YouTube..] yeah, and yet cecil didn’t, even though he and the red wings murdered a bunch of mysidians in the name of the king haha. but yeah, i remember the part you’re talking about and it rocked!

  124. 124 murryduck

    [..YouTube..] Yeah, it most certainly did, I have Final Fantasy 4 DS now, and the only reason Cecil was able to use the crystal against Zeromus was because his sins were cleansed at Mt. Ordeals, when he became a Paladin.

  125. 125 wunderbeast

    [..YouTube..] ah yes, you’re right, i thought of that as soon as i typed in my last comment. it’s still funny though that cecil was cleansed when he knowingly killed for baron, regardless of his feelings of guilt. and yet golbez, who was hypnotized by zemus can’t get a break lol i wonder if kluya would be as accepting of him if he were the one to climb mt. ordeals.

  126. 126 murryduck

    [..YouTube..] I wouldn’t know. XD

  127. 127 Deathgaze2008

    [..YouTube..] This song is the best of all 3 versions

  128. 128 Omegatonyisgod

    [..YouTube..] you should its fucking badass, any version will do

  129. 129 l3igl2eaper

    [..YouTube..] Neo Exdeath, Kefka final battle, Jenova theme, Griever Edea junction boss theme you just don’t find epic tracks like those anymore

  130. 130 DaytonaRoadster

    [..YouTube..] Its Big Bang

  131. 131 135678987

    [..YouTube..] hate me but this boss battle for me back in the day was better than Sephiroth. I like him but it took much longer for me to beat Zeromus and it was all because of Kain and that little move called jump :)

  132. 132 lJuanJaral

    [..YouTube..] just one word EPIC!!!!!!!!!

  133. 133 Gregin11

    [..YouTube..] This is the best final boss theme in the series.

  134. 134 Skrikles

    [..YouTube..] Zeromus couldn’t Meteo worth shit

  135. 135 mikec1100

    [..YouTube..] The Birth of a God sounds like a remix of this song.

  136. 136 1Crystalus1

    [..YouTube..] In my opinion, FFIV kicks FFVII ’s ass

  137. 137 legendary071

    [..YouTube..] 100% agree, one of my all-time favs

  138. 138 VaatisApprentice

    [..YouTube..] heh, never played 7, but character-wise, i choose 4.FF IV ROCKS!

  139. 139 Lost1anguage

    [..YouTube..] This was one badass song for one badass boss

  140. 140 AceTheSlayer75

    [..YouTube..] You still have to play 7 to be able to judge properly. But…still, 4 is better. 7 is good, 4 is better.

  141. 141 clarkwgrizwald

    [..YouTube..] Wish they would bring out a PVP MMO based on this story/lore/classes/magic. Make it like EVERQUEST 1, NOT gay WOW. Would be best game ever

  142. 142 dukluvrr

    [..YouTube..] There is on Build Your Own Net Dream. It’s a site where people program games like this or Resident Evil or Naruto, etc. It has a plethora of games.

  143. 143 SkittleFist

    [..YouTube..] Ah I see, a fellow BYOND….er. I personally stick to Final Fantasy V: Another world myself….

  144. 144 dukluvrr

    [..YouTube..] Well, I used to. I can’t get BYOND to work on my Ubuntu system, even with the help of the tutorials to set it up.

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