The Evolution of Mortal Kombat Character Select Screen Themes! (1992-2019)
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Can you add chapters/ timestamps please?
Mk1 scorpion looks like he broke something then mom came home
ikr😂😂😂
Scorpion's Mom, realising her priceless china is broken with Scorp's rope dart laying among the shards: Scorpiooooon? Scorpion: ... y-yes m-m-mom?
Scorpion's Mom: GET OVER HEEEEERRREEEEEE!!!!!!
🤣 Scorpion-😳
😂😂😂😂😂
I just now noticed since you pointed that out Matt Oberst 😂😂😂
I like how MKA’s roster is organized in categories.
1st row - Ninjas
2nd & 3rd row - Challengers
4th row - Story Essentials
5th & 6th row - Femme Fatale
7th row - Monsters and Demons
8th row - Bosses
Hell yea, it's also indicated by their background colour. Such an awesome UI.
we can literally find anything on TH-cam, thank god
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TH-cam app is getting more annoying with ads !
It's awesome
TH-cam, is like a time machine.
Ikr !!! Exactly!!!!
Mortal Kombat took a cinematic, orchestral turn in their music after MK vs DC. They should return to their more electronic classic roots. I love that midi lo-fi MK video game sound. All the games up to Armageddon had great music.
Your pfp tho lol
Your bad taste bro
Some of mk9 remakes were good they should have done like them energetic with rock and roll and electronic
@@shushetumare9835Lmao enjoy your superhero music fighting game loser
Hell yeah thought was just me.
I miss the days when Mortal Kombat had music specifically for the character select screen. They haven't done one since Mortal Kombat 9 (2011). I menu music for both MKX and Mortal Kombat 11 are ok but we need character selection music to give the feeling that we the players are prepared for a deadly game of blood and guts and perfect violence. Mabye in the future but until then we shall listen to the jams from Mortal Kombat through 2011.
Eric M This is exactly what I think now it’s just some weird low music
Like if MK9 had no music in the character select !
@@Riskofrain527 my favorite is 4 or Gold instead !
Yes!
In newer MK games, it sounds basically orchestral heroic soundtracks we hear in Batman, Superman movies. This style not fits the atmosphere of MK
are we not gonna talk about how fire mk deadly alliance music was?🔥
It really gets you pumped up and ready to fight
It always got me hyped !
For some reason I always thought it sounded like it could fit as a Dr.Gero theme
But they killed Liu Kang 😢
Deception and vs DC are my favorites
I remember humming the MK3 theme music for half of my life. The creepy choir gets me every time.
everytime I hear it it gets stuck inside my head for 3 weeks
Still do holds a special place in our hearts
@@Chosen.1296 yeah
@@ItzCandle the outworld monks
@@darthdestructor927 what?
I remember MK Trilogy was a dream come true for me, the first 3 games combined into one plus the bosses were playable.
0:04 MK1
0:56 MK2
1:52 UMK3
2:50 MKT
3:46 MK4
4:48 MKDA
5:53 MKD
7:11 MKSM
8:39 MKA
9:35 MKvsDCU
12:45 MK9
14:14 MKXL
15:38 MK11
Thanks
@@skysquirrel587 for what
@@InformingAndUniting for this
You wanna look cool and know all MK music now guess what when I first played MK I was about 12 years old and now I m 36 guess that makes me know more than you do mister rilisen or whatever !
1:54 the best theme 😈😈🔥🔥🩸🩸
Man the older titles had incredible character select themes, none of the new games have the same catchy themes
I agree. The current songs are great but they don't fit Mortal Kombat. They new MK game themes give you a whole Injustice vibe instead.
Mk11 theme is cathy for me
In newer MK games, it sounds basically orchestral heroic soundtracks we hear in Batman, Superman movies. This style not fits the atmosphere of MK
@@scorpionkobra Exactly
@@Heyoo414 from mk9 characters select screen theme from there for me and after that it was like "nah!" 😕
For me, Deception has the best theme. Catchy and badass.
THE JOKER Hahaha no.
Flor Gamboa I wasn’t digging it when I first played it, but it _really_ grew on me over time!
Hearing the MK2 theme in an actual arcade with all that bass they add to draw attention will always be my favorite.
@@HolaQueTal-gi6ru no deceptions better
@@HolaQueTal-gi6ru HA are you insane? Deadly alliance has no story mode it's just training then fighting yourself
MK1- Oriental feeling, while being upbeat, makes you feel ready and excited for a great battle.
MK2-The Oriental feeling is still present, although the tone is certainly darker, more hasty, as the stakes are higher.
UMK3-Evil, chaotic, desperate, sounds like a ticking bomb is about to explode, you need to be quick in order to stop the impending invasion.
MK4-Oriental atmosphere returns, yet it doesn't feel the same, with the screams in the background, you can feel an evil like never before has returned, and once more you need to rise in order to stop it.
MKDA-Twisted, demented, everything that is good is starting to decay, and there's almost nothing that can be done in order to stop it.
MKD-Tragic, hopeless, there's is nothing that you can do to stop this evil, the world is ending at your feet, you were fooled, and now everyone is paying the price.
MKSM-Silent, mysterious, as if the eyes of evil seem to closely follow you on a journey that has your very soul on the line.
MKA-We have reached to point of no return, grandiosely ominous, the greatest battle of all time is about to unfold, and reality itself is on the line this time.
MKVSDC-A clash of worlds, combining stylistic elements from both in what is a mediocre game.
MK9-Back to the Oriental presentation, although it also contains the sense of urgency that 2 and 3 provided.
Mortal Kombat has always been very good in portraying the feeling and atmosphere of each game, and for that it still is one of my favourite series to date, even though X and 11 were disappointing for me.
How is 11 disappointing? It gets awesome the more you listen to it
@@pooler57 I just don't find it as atmospheric as the other games, there are some tracks I like, for example the Black Market Alley or the Jinsei Fountain one, I don't remember if it's called like that or not, but in other cases I just feel the sound is a bit too modern and electronic for Mortal Kombat when compared to previous releases. I wouldn't say it's necessarily bad or trash, cause there are some tunes I truly enjoy, as an overall experience I find it dissapointing, but if you like it, then it's fine man, I hope you enjoy it and don't take my simple opinion as fact. :)
@@gri3723 I thought you were talking about the main select theme. I don’t really care about the stage themes as much as you do, but the character select theme was the one score that really stood out
@@pooler57 Because it sounds awful? Lmao wtf it has absolutely no feel of MK to it at all, sounds like a superhero theme
@@Heyoo414 It’s supposed to give you a cinematic feeling because the story mode plays a lot like a movie
Mk1 select theme is so well made. It will always be my favourite. It had that far east traditional sound.
The SNES version of it is the best for me. That port was otherwise terrible.
THE NOSTALGIA IS REAL!!!!!!!!
MK3 - Best theme song
*YES!*
Yes, that's right
Nah, its deception.
MK3 all day
Super dark and tense
*MK3 IS MY FAVORITE SELECT MUSIC! DAMN THE NOSTALGIA!*
I do love bopping along with MKII. Thank you so much for all of this!
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MK3 and Deadly Alliance were the MK games I played the most as a kid. Love DA’s character selection music!
Liu Kang from deception looks like a mix between Rocky Balboa and Michael Jackson!
Absolutely LOVE deadly alliance and deception, makes me feel like a kid again
deadly alliance makes me feel like a kid again, i loved that game so much
Mortal Kombat Trilogy character select is so epic. Love the vibe Mortal Kombat got back in those times
Good memories, I used to play that game in my N64 for HOURS!!
MK Deadly Alliance Character Screen select theme music 🔥🔥❤️❤️
It kicks so much ass that theme does!
Mk 3 will always my favorite theme!!! I was terrified of this game as a kid but I played anyway and it was so much fun!!
Hi MsMeowBaby 🙋♂️ I'm hearing so much about this new mk game starting it all over again what are your thoughts just curious 🤔
MK Trilogy has the best character select theme hands down.
To this day, Kung Lao's MK3 portrait goes incredibly hard.
0:46 Johnny Cage’s face look like someone took his last pizza
lol
MK1 scorpion looks like a driver id photo
I don’t why the Armageddon music always scared me since im young
Same here
Actually it's the most lightest one
Freakin’ Gen Z.
Mk1 scorpion looks like the kid when the teacher is about to come in the classroom
Mk 1 sound like a martial arts movie and i love it.
0:00 = MK1 Logo
0:05 = MK1 - Character Select
0:52 = MK2 Logo
0:57 = MK2 - Character Select
1:48 = UMK3 Logo
1:52 = MK3 + UMK3 - Character Select
2:49 = MKT Main Menu
2:51 = MKT - Character Select
3:44 = MK4 Logo
3:46 = MK4 + MK4: Gold - Character Select
4:47 = MK5: Deadly Alliance Logo
4:49 = MK5: Deadly Alliance - Character Select
5:51 = MK6: Deception Logo
5:54 = MK6: Deception - Character Select
7:10 = MK: Shaolin Monks Logo
7:13 = MK: Shaolin Monks - Character Select
8:34 = MK7: Armageddon Logo
8:40 = MK7: Armageddon - Character Select
9:33 = MKVSDC Logo
9:35 = MKVSDC - Character Select
12:40 = MK9 Logo
12:43 = MK9 + MK: Komplete Editon - Character Select
14:12 = MKXL Logo
14:14 = MKX + MKXL - Character Select
15:36 = MK11 Logo
15:39 = MK11 - Character Select
Why did you do this hahahaha
Mitsuownes
So people could get to the songs they like, much faster.
That had to take a long time, respect!
Mitsuownes
Alright, it’s done.
UMK3 will always be my favorite character select theme ❤
MK1 music has an authenticity to it that is never really captured in the sequels.
Deception is the most badass character select theme!
I like the Mortal Kombat 4 music
Ew
@@shinkenger2011 They said the music, not the graphics. I also like MK4's music. Not quite MK1 or MK2, but pretty close.
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer I know what he said, sir. And I said “Ew”.
Honestly, I love MK vs DC's theme. Very nostalgic, it gives off a very cinematic and intense vibe, and I used to play that game a lot when I was little.
Nice editing on the transition between MKDA and MKD. Great video, so many memories
Seeing scorpion gradually turn more freakish is cool but unsettling especially with the menacing and anxiety enducing music
My top 3:
1 - MK Deception
2 - MK 1
3 - MK Deadly Alliance
MK Deception is the CLEAR winner..
Mk Deception is bad
You sir are a loser
MK DEADLY ALLIANCE IS SS TIER!
@@HolaQueTal-gi6ru cough cough MKVSDC cough cough…
MK2
Man, I love the art of Liu Kang and Sub-zero in the character screen in MKSM, so damn badass
Meanwhile, Kung Lao's got one of those faces you can't look at for too long or it gets creepy xD
I love these evolution of videos keep em koming
MK TRILOGY AND UMK3 HAS THE BEST CHARACTER SELECT MUSIC HANDS DOWN. SIMPLISTIC BUT A BANGER. HONORABLE MENTION IS MKDA.
MK9 will always have a special place in my heart 💯
I agree 💯.
Mk3 select theme is definitley the best! Well i meant the arcade version
_MK:_
Very oriental and upbeat; gets you ready for fighting and competition.
_MKII:_
Same vibes as the previous game's theme, but a bit more "serious" and "urgent."
_MK3:_
Epic and industrial yet ominous. My third favorite theme.
_MK4:_
Back to the oriental theme, but a bit dark with the screaming in the background.
_MKDA:_
Very industrial, dark, electronic, and edgy. Liu Kang's dead and the Deadly Alliance aren't playing around. My number one favorite theme.
_MKD:_
You thought things were bad with the Deadly Alliance? Well, Onaga is just about to make things worse. Another dark, edgy, electronic theme, and my second favorite theme.
_MKSM:_
Very quiet and creepy.
_MKA:_
Apocalyptic, suspenseful, and barbaric. This is *the* final battle.
_MKvDC:_
Dark, epic, and ominous; kind of badass, but starting with this game, things don't feel the same without Dan Forden composing.
_MK9:_
Very badass rock-sounding, yet also somewhat oriental like the first two games and _MK4._ Nice.
Starting with _MKX,_ things sound too cinematic for me, and again, it just isn't the same without Dan Forden.
Thanks for the nostalgia trip man(btw deception best one imo)!
Character select screen music is such an awesome part of fighting games. And they're on a loop.
Armageddon gotta be the biggest roster to date. Insane.
i feel like deceptions character select theme, and the entire game in general was highly underrated
So basically we can all agree that Sub zero and Liu Kang are the only one who appeared in literally all the MK games congratulations to them
Liu Kang? Yeah, about that... he died in MKDA and wasn't featured as a playable character in that game
Robciomixxnfs Yeah I totally forgot that 🤭
@@solinkdc2645 Yet I still can't believe they had enough balls to kill off the protagonist, and the most well-known character of the series
@@Robciomixxnfs That was because people were tired of him. He was the canonical victor of FOUR GAMES by that point! So he was the whipping boy for a while, up until the reboot in MK9.
I'm happy that Sub-Zero has been in every game. He's my favorite of the "ninja" characters. (Sub-Zero, Reptile, Ermac, etc)
DA and Deception had the best.
MK1 Scorpion portrait looks like someone getting his driver's license for the first time.
Mk2 is my favorite character select
I miss when MK themes were darker
Nothing hit harder than MK3
Scary, apocalyptic, proper for the invasion of Earthrealm
Thank you for this compilation.
I think the electronic sounds are more memerable for me. My favourite is probably Mortal kombat Deception. Notable others are Mortal kombat 1 and Mortal kombat Trilogy.
Love Deception so much
Sleeping on the 3 man. I used to vibe to that 😂
It went downhill after Deadly Alliance when Dan Forden stopped doing the music. There was a lack of memorable themes ever since.
listening to this with headphones is amazing
Yoo mortal kombat 9 select character selection is pretty heavy metal it is!
If you pay atention at MK1 theme you'll notice that 9 Is the same but in heavy metal
5:53 Mortal Kombat Deception has the best character select music in Mortal Kombat and I reckon they need to remaster it
No, 3 does.
All time favorite is the character selection theme for MK Trilogy it just more eerie and intimidating than the original one from MK3
All time character select music will be MK trilogy. Very eerie and intimidating as mentioned. It really pulled you in the game
I still feel MK11 creates the tone of "This is no longer a game, this is a game and cinematic masterpiece."
Love the bass in MKA!
In MK2 Sub-Zero and Mileena seem 2 brothers looking at each other to decide who will tell Mom that the younger brother fell out of bed and does not wake up
If you have played one of these games with your cousins in your childhood and If you still remember this then you have had a beautiful childhood!
Man the deadly alliance CS music was amazing..
Armageddon's is still the best imo , but deadly alliance ,and deception are amazing as well
MKX character select be like: Damn bro you got the whole squad laughing
Still til this day MK3/Trilogy still is my favorite character select screen and that music 😎🔥🔥
MK4 music sounds like a horror movie 😬😅
Og MK theme is absolutely legendary
I was not a huge fan of this MK in specific but i think that in this one they had their best song: 4:48 and also in this one 7:11
The first one 100%. Sounds so cool with that sound chip.
MK DA and MK Deception's character select music was slapping😂 I used to get so distracted by the music that I forget to pick a character 😂😂😂😂
Great video 👍 makes me feel so nostalgic and some good memories of playing these MK games over the years ❤❤❤
The original needs a Komeback!
The mk2 one go hard no cap lol
Years from now we’ll all realize that 11 is a banger
For it to be a banger, it has to grab you and make you wanna be aggressive. If it hasn't done it for people by now, it's never gonna do it.
Of course MK11 has that Warner Bros. vibe.
MK4 and Deception were the darkest games in the series and Deception is my favorite one.
My favourite games are still Deception and Deadly Alliance. Best soundtracks by far
Trivia: mkii select screen music is based on the mk1 ending music. Nice bit of continuity, one tournament ends and the next begins
I love the MK11 theme. The only down side of it is you hear it nonstop from the moment you boot up the game.
Love you
MK Trilogy and MK Deception have the best soundtracks but in terms of gameplay nothing beats mk9 and mk2.
Bruh.. MK2 sucks
someone doesn't know what a opinion is
carlos fernandes I recognize that this person has an opinion, but given that a it’s a stupid-ass opinion, I’ve elected to make fun of it
Yeah MK2 is meh to me, I perfer UMK3 and MK4
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Brandon Parson the last best selected character theme selection at its finest to me. It's still sounds amazing after all these years.
The first five had the best themes to me
MK9 is the GOAT 🐐
Deception is definitely the most catchy that gets you pumped and ready to fight 👊, followed by Deadly Alliance then UMK3. The rest are too chill imo
MK4, MK9 - best themes
MK9 is the Best because this is my first game 😊
Biased
MK3-Trilogy the ultimate select theme for mk
I've only now just noticed that there's a bass in the mk2 char select theme haha, this is cool
3:47 this is where shit gets real
Mortal Kombat deadly alliance is the best
Mortal Kombat 2 character select screen: Mileena," What the actual hell is Kung Lao's boot doing over there?"
Even tho the 3D era definitely has some awesome tunes. I feel like the new ones need some more love because they are so cool sounding