WTH happened to awesome boss music in games?

[F0X]

disolitude said:

F0X said:

disolitude said:

F0X said:

I'm partial to this.

Yeah this is so awesome... Never played Xenoblade so hearing it for the first time.

The following is nomal battle music from the final 1/3 (or so) of the game.

 

Yeah these guys knew where its at when they were making the soundtrack... Any game that incorporates shredding metal or techno/house music usually kicks ass.

What struck me about Xenoblade's music is how effortly it bounds from calm, relaxing exploration to "OH SHIT I'M BEING CHASED BY A HILL-SIZED BEAST" and it just plain nails it.