When mortal kombat was really dark and mysterious

Would take my time choosing a character because of this song haha

This game will forever in my eyes be the best game in the entire MK franchise

MK desperately needs this kind of music again

I think this is one of the best character select themes of Mortal Kombat

At this point, this isn't just a theme, it is art and is timeless no matter how many times it loops

This has got to be one of, if not THE best character select music in the whole franchise. When you booted it up for the first time you knew that MK was a dark and badass fucking series.

In my opinion i reckon deception had the best soundtrack, especially this theme right here!

The last memorable character select theme.

That little stutter before it kicks in is the *best shit ever I swear.*

Man, this song terrified me when I first got MK Deception. I dunno.. There was something about it... And at the same time it has an addictive quality to it that I love. And now I still love this song.. And it still terrifies me... In a loving way...

Best Mortal Kombat hands down, still play it. 1. Deception 2. Deadly Alliance 3. Armageddon 4. Shaolin Monks

Can't help but bob my head to the insane beat, nostalgic af.

Ah, the good old days of MK on PS2. These will be forever timeless

I love this theme. Deception is 1 of favourite Mortal Kombat games. Chess Kombat was really good. I don't like how Havoc and Hotaru have been forgotten about in future games though :(

*BOONG!* _Noob-Smoke!_

Best character select music in mk history imo

So much personality has been lost since MK went to WB games. I miss this MK so much

I remember when I used to skip school all the time to play this game. Good times. :D

It has a Nine Inch Nails feel to it.

One of the best select screen themes ever. MK deception is GOAT'd.

Deception still the best. 2 fighting styles and a weapon!!! RAIDEN

This shit has no right going as hard as it does

MK Deception is the best MK game from the 3D era! Change my mind

The character select goes sooo hard it's 🔥🔥

BOONG Sub-Zero

Back when Mortal Kombat had the gruesome nature present in its themes and tones. Liu Kang is dead and not some dead minion like he is deceased in this timeline until raiden tried to bring him back and it went wrong And Onaga had returned someone that used to have SHAO KHAN work for him is back AND HE IS PISSED I really hope they utilize Onaga in some way in the future of MK

Hands down, the best MK track of all time!

Not trying to be a nostalfag but... This music > Every newer MK music

deception is probably..... the last really great MK game in terms of story, music and overall aesthetic. this new timeline NRS has going on blows ass

MK Deception and MK Deadly Alliance character select songs my favourites

Best MK of PS2

Man this was one of the best Mortal Kombats! I really hope they do Konquest again for Mortal Kombat 19! :O

I periodically come to this track just to listen to it for a minute then leave

24 people disliked this got killed a lot Decapitated by Baraka Burned by Scorpion Ripped by Goro Shocked by Raiden Spat on by Reptile Gassed by Bo Rai Cho Screamed at by Sindel Frozen by Sub Zero Soul stolen by Shang Tsung Blown up by Cyrax Sliced by Kenshi Nut Punched by Johnny Cage Murdered by Noob-Smoke Kicked by Liu Kang Nailed by Moloch Eaten by Mileena Slayed by Onaga Voodoo dolled by Ashrah Super heated by Sektor Axed by Nightwolf Mercilessly Beaten Up by Jax Arms Chewed Off by Havik Diced by Kung Lao And battered by Li Mei

I grew up playing this game back in 07-09 and to this day, I still hum this soundtrack. Truly a masterpiece.

Mortal Kombat deception is the BEST out of ALL the Mortal Kombats.

The two people that disliked this just got killed by the slaughterhouse death trap. -_-

MK9 MK Deception MK Trilogy The holy Trinity of GOATED Mortal Kombat games

This just screams nostalgia, and damn it sounds so badass

Folks forget how dark the OG timeline got, heck we had Liu Kang in this as a zombie. Seeing the beloved hero of the earlier games be like that gave you chills.

2019 and this ost is still LITE...!!!

Love this track I used to just sit here and listen to it looped back in the day, so glad I found it again Thankyou 🙏🏼⛩

What they lacked in gameplay, the 3D era MK had in fucking spades in style, aesthetic and music. Something I feel people forget is that for every Mokap and Tsu Hao, there was a Hotaru and a Havik, characters that changed the mold and introduced the idea that there was more to the realms of the Mortal Kombat universe than good or evil and pretty kickass music on top of that and stories that were surprisingly deep. For every fuckoff bad guy or shitty dumbass protag that was brought to light, you had characters with almost no storylines getting some, even if bare minimum, attention, such as Reptile and his plight to see his realm return, Noob Saibot & Smoke and Sub Zero's quest to save his brother from this damned state as a hellspawn, you had guys like Kenshi and Bo'Rai'Cho who went on to become almost as instantly recognizable as many of the legacy characters that have been in MK since the beginning. The gameplay of this part of the franchise? Sure, give it all the shit you want, it's agreeable that, save for the Konquest modes of Deception which gave us more to the stories and insight into some of the fighters and Armageddon which gave us some pretty decent even if basic out-of-arena combat systems, there was almost nothing to the gameplay that was definitively good for the experience, I will admit, everything was either flatout bad or VERY polarizing. But don't anyone say this part of the franchise had nothing to offer, because, even if not all good, a lot of interesting stuff did make it's way into the franchise in this era, some of which went on to become staples and others what fans remain are still looking forward to see the return of, Onaga as a villain being a good example.

IT'S ALL ABOUT 0:27 TO 0:42 I WAS HERE SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS OMG MY NEURONS ARE FIRING LIKE CRAZY

mk deception and mk9 had the best character select songs and both gave me the Mortal Kombat feeling.

This is the best character select screen song hands down 👇👇

BOONNG! Baraka! The announcer sounds killer when it says that.

If MK11 had an option to select character select themes bruh.. You already know this is gonna be it.

Idk who they got to do the ost for the ps2 mortal Kombat games, but they need to give them a raise. All the music from those games was fucking fire. The music from the modern games lack the same character and intensity.

I miss not knowing the lore about every character, Mortal Kombat was mysterious and sinister for me. Now I know everything. It's still cool, but not as much for me anymore.

Best MK character select music ever. No, best fighting game character select music ever.

The theme that had us stuck on the character select screen the longest.

godlike ost on this one.

BOONG! Shujinko!

This incredible theme song can get you pumped-up for the upcoming brawls in Mortal Kombat: Deception!!

La mejor cancion de fondo de todos los MK sin duda alguna.

Best song in all of mk

this is probably one of the best MK games

Mortal Kombat Deception Character Select music theme is one of the best themes out there that Midway Games ever made :)

the best character select soundtrack :D

We need more mk music themes like this!

The part at 0:22 would always scare the hell out of me as a kid lmao

Ermac was my dude!! and still is!! :)

I hope they remaster this game. I’d love to see this game with updated graphics.

this fucking beat is so hot i completely forgot how good it was. i went back and played some deception the other day and this shit came on and it blew my mind all over again i just chilled in the menu for like 5 minutes listening to it

I'm happy that Mortal Kombat seems to kind of be heading back in this direction.

Best the Best the Best the best mk character select song ever

So nostalgic, nice theme. 🤪🐉

BOONG Scorpion BOONG Ermac BOONG Noob-Smoke

I see where the theme to “Fighting Ground” in Street Fighter 6 got its inspiration

Deception and Deadly Alliance has the best character select themes

I miss this mk, so dark and eerie

So, who's excited for MK11? Lets hope they make the kharacter select screen music as good as this one

BEST 👏 MK 👏 CHARACTER 👏 SELECT 👏 THEME 👏 EVERRRRRRR!!!!....no cap that's just a fact 💯💯💯

Love this character select theme! MK Deception is still my fav mortal kombat out of them all next to MK 3.

MK1 Has nothing on this. Deception GOATED.

The best mortal kombat game. this game had it all.

"GuYs MoRtAl KoMbAt HaS rAmBo NoW!! AWESOME" -People that didnt play the old games

This ish right here should of been remixed for mk 11🔥🔥🔥🎶😎

My favs in this MK are Raiden, Shujinko and Liu Kang. I love MK Deception and MK Shaolin monks

They really need to remake this game instead of making us pay all this money on stupid dlc characters

The best 3D era Mortal Kombat game.... EVER!!!!!

This was the best Mortal Kombat of the 3D era in my opinion. Hopefully mk11 can live up to this and mk9

Shujinko! *with Relator voice style* My fav MK and simply one of the bests. Still playing it even to these days... PD: Wish that the Newers titles like X and now XI, Who a lot of people consider "The best of the best" had at least a little of the masterpieces of this era.

Most rocking character selection song ever.

mk deception was peak mortal kombat

Remaster this trilogy pls, Netherrealm Studios

Used to play this game and Deadly Alliance with my buddy Hector all the time as kids. Memories

Anyone else think this sounds just like the Blacks Ops 2 multiplayer lobby music? I wonder if Treyarch was inspired by this one lol :D

The Peak Character Select music in all the games for me.

My ringtone for years

Mk9 was the last mk game to carry the dark and mysterious atmosphere unfortunately

I still play this game!!!!

“Hip-hop and electronic doesn’t fit mortal kombat... I swear people who say that must be new to the series.”

0:43

Kira and Ashrah were my BABIES. Wish they'd make a return.

Deception is still my favorite Mortal Kombat game.

Deception was peak MK

De los mejores todavia a pesar de los años, sin duda.