User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: 3rd Generation Soundtrack/@comment-5020152-20121001203437

I admit, I'm biased when it comes to 3rd Gen, but this is the best of the generations music-wise.

Great Jaggi/Baggi/Froggi Theme: Never liked it that much, but at least they have their own theme. It's like they're not worthy of the area themes that play when you fight larger monsters, so they have their own, less epic theme. See what I'm getting at?

Deserted Island Theme: Amazing. To me, it sums up the awesomeness of 3rd Gen. I feel that it suits large monsters like Rathian or Lagiacrus the most, and not so much Qurupeco or Royal Ludroth.

Sandy Plains Theme: The best desert-sounding music in the franchise. This was actually the music piece that got me listening to MH music regularly, so it's one of my favorites. The monster that suits this the most is Barroth.

Flooded Forest Theme: This isn't one of my favorites, but I still love it, particularly when fighting Gobul. I can't imagine fighting Gobul in Moga Woods, without this fitting, ominous piece. When MH3U comes out, I'll have a grand time fighting Plesioth to this music.

Tundra Theme: Perfect Gigginox music, I can tell you right there.

Volcano Theme: I like this a lot, but still not as much as a few others. Agnaktor and Uragaan are the monsters that this music suits the most. You can even hear the clacking of Agnaktor's beak in the background!

Mountain Stream Theme: My favorite area theme of the lot. It sounds very "Asian" to me, which is fitting considering this area first appeared in MHP3. The monster that fits this area (and music) the most is Qurupeco - he looks like he would belong in the colorful, lush Mountain Stream instead of the drab Moga Woods, or Sandy Plains.

Phantom Uragaan Theme: Even me, a comitted non-dancer, can't help grooving to this! I especially love the flute that plays.

Deviljho Theme: It suits him, I admit, but I've never liked it. Never. It's my least favorite piece in 3rd Gen.

Ceadeus Theme 1: Ugh. Almost as bad as Deviljho's theme. It's too calm for an epic monster like Ceadeus - I can see it as background music, but not battle music.

Ceadeus Theme 2: Now THIS is what I'm talkin' about! A majestic theme that truly suits the Sea God, especially the chanting.

Jhen Mohran Theme: The first one sounds like an epic journey to sea - and the second one is more of a climax. Nice, but not the best of 3rd Gen.

Alatreon Theme: I didn't like this until I heard 2:03 - 2:14, and then I thought, "WHOA!" Perfect final-boss music.

Pelagi Trio Theme: Again, this music suits a group of lesser creatures that are unworthy of the more epic area themes.

Zinogre Theme: ... Wow.

Amatsumagatsuchi Theme: Absolutely beautiful. "Calm Confrontation" is nice and soothing, but "Fury of the Storm God" is stunningly beautiful AND epic, and it is my second-favorite tune in all of Monster Hunter.

Bracchidios Theme: Awesome, just truly awesome! When MH3U was announced (FINALLY!), I celebrated by listening to this again and again for an entire hour. This is tied with White Fatalis's theme for fourth place in my list of favorite MH music.

Guran-Miraosu Theme: Oh. My. God. 0:44 - 1:16 is so heart-wrenching, it actually made me cry when I first heard it. As my 3rd favorite bit of MH music, this is truly a piece of music worthy to end 3rd Gen with.

To One With Life: This would have been 1st in my line of favorite MH music for sheer beauty, but because I generally like epic music more, it settles into fifth place.

ARRGGH! Neither the MH Tri or MHP3 Arena Themes are on here! I am at a loss to explain which one I like more - the MH3 one for its beat and overall awesomeness, or the MHP3 one for its beauty and incorporation of the MH main theme into it. Both are tied for my all-tme favorite piece of MH music.