## Theme Music Review <audio controls src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/megaman/images/4/4f/Gravity_Man_Stage.mp3"></audio> > [!rank-2] Rank (M3R Rank:: 2) > [M3R Rating:: 5/4/5/5] > [M3R Grade:: S+]  I’ll just start by stating that Gravity Man is my favorite classic Mega Man track of all time. _Mega Man 5_ is full of tracks that have this sort of quite energy to them - like a steady movement that isn't super charged, but has all the forward momentum you need for an action game. Gravity Man just has it _way_ more than the other tracks. I remember being absolutely blown away by what **Mari Yamaguchi** was trying to do here, when I first really sat down to listen to it. The atmosphere has got this eerie, other-worldly quality to it, mixed with an absolutely down-to-earth groove. There is a subtle complexity to this track that I think is quite special - the way it starts out kind of spacey, but with this mechanical sounding sprinkle of notes in the background. Then, moving into a slow groove that again has a sort of mechanical quality to it, then into a mysterious sounding section that also keeps the running notes motif that ties everything together. And then of course, the heavenly jazz break down at the end that beautifully transitions back into the A section. The whole song just comes off as very "smart" to me, and yet with an effortless flow to it. It's just so damn cool. Let's leave it at that. %% start banner %% > [!svc-HHH]- <span class="svcr">⇧Aesthetics // ⇧Originality // ⇧Intellect</span> || “Brilliant” [color:: HHH] %% end banner %% > [!info] Fun Facts > Mari Yamaguchi also composed for the likes of *U.N. Squadron* and *Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts*, which all sound great. And I also want to give a special shout out to **Takuya Miyawaki** for a [beautiful](https://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/mega-man-5-complete-works-nes-ps1-gamerip-2014/31.%2520Gravity%2520Man%2520Stage%2520PS.mp3) "Complete Works" arrangement of this theme. %% start m3rnext %%Continue: [[Blade Man - Mega Man 10|Rank 1]] →%% end m3rnext %%