Video game music "inspired"/stolen from other sources.

Gravijah · (09-25-2009, 01:38 AM)

So we all know video game composers like to pay tribute to artists/bands/etc (wink wink) and the following example from Blast Corps and Front Line Assembly has been bothering me for a while

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Circuitry/2142932
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn2QkrgT3K0

Seriously? Couldn't they have tried a little harder? What are some other obvious and not so obvious examples of video game composers being "inspired" by other songs?

StuBurns · (09-25-2009, 01:39 AM)

I guess the Metal Gear theme is the famous one.

Charmicarmicat · (09-25-2009, 01:39 AM)

Doom.

bernardobri · (09-25-2009, 01:40 AM)

SFIII's Yun / Yang stage music = James Bond Theme with an Asiatic touch.

Darunia · (09-25-2009, 01:41 AM)

Louie Louie

RiZ III · (09-25-2009, 01:41 AM)

Originally Posted by stuburns:

I guess the Metal Gear theme is the famous one.

the mgs theme?? From where?

StuBurns · (09-25-2009, 01:47 AM)

Originally Posted by RiZ III:

the mgs theme?? From where?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTcNU...layer_embedded

The Faceless Master · (09-25-2009, 01:50 AM)

i swear we did this last month...

Mejilan · (09-25-2009, 01:53 AM)

I remember that when the FFVIII demo hit so many years ago, that Attack on Dollet theme was accused of being blatant thievery from the movie The Rock. IIRC, Nobuo Uematsu indicated that it was a surprising coincidence, not theft, but he pulled the track and composed the new one that eventually made it into the final game.

But I have the MP3 of it, Mr. Uematsu! I've got you pegged! (Spoiler: original song > replacement song.)

laserbeam · (09-25-2009, 01:56 AM)

Megaman X3 has Guns N Roses My Michelle as a theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGk2K_TaP5U

Fuzzy · (09-25-2009, 01:57 AM)

Originally Posted by The Faceless Master:

i swear we did this last month...

I don't think it was even that long ago.

Anth0ny · (09-25-2009, 01:58 AM)

Despite nothing being proven, some of that Sonic 3 music does sound a lot like a couple of Michael Jackson tunes...

Archie · (09-25-2009, 02:00 AM)

Aren't there some tracks in Earthbound that sound similar to Beatles songs? I know that they are namedropped a ton during the game, but I don't remember any music that sounds similar.

NZNova · 02:14 AM

Fleetwood Mac, The Chain

into this:

Geoff Crammond's Formula One Grand Prix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gcRuDW3d1k

(or this, lesser quality but with the intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoOtNDKy5EU )

Aokage · (09-25-2009, 02:09 AM)

Super Robot Taisen K recently lifted music from Estpolis Denki II (Lufia II) note-for-note:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csM9yi9X8Tk

It also lifted several passages from the Maoh/Magus boss fight in Chrono Trigger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-953YVh9As

Bandai Namco even issued a public apology.

Insayne · (09-25-2009, 02:13 AM)

Combat Cars from the Mega Drive (read: Genesis if you are from the U.S)

I think the game only has music they ripped from somewhere, I just don't recall the artist/name of the songs from that time all that well, so yeah, here is the one I do know!

Here Goes:

Character Select Screen:
Sped up MD Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP2yLmfuJeo
Haddaway - What is love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsCXZczTQXo

Downtown Theme
MD Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYA-jD1nFcA
2Unlimited - Twillight Zone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ-OU-MtU7w

Ravidrath · (09-25-2009, 02:16 AM)

Scrap Brain Zone Music...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoVY7nvcel0

...Seems to be heavily inspired by...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cZiKuZikMI

Mejilan · (09-25-2009, 02:18 AM)

Originally Posted by Aokage:

Super Robot Taisen K recently lifted music from Estpolis Denki II (Lufia II) note-for-note:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csM9yi9X8Tk

It also lifted several passages from the Maoh/Magus boss fight in Chrono Trigger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-953YVh9As

Bandai Namco even issued a public apology.

Ripping off some of the best, in that sense!
Yasunori Shiono <3
Yasunori Mitsuda <3

Jangaroo · (09-25-2009, 02:19 AM)

Originally Posted by Aokage:

Super Robot Taisen K recently lifted music from Estpolis Denki II (Lufia II) note-for-note:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csM9yi9X8Tk

It also lifted several passages from the Maoh/Magus boss fight in Chrono Trigger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-953YVh9As

Bandai Namco even issued a public apology.

Ugh.

Whimsical Phil · (09-25-2009, 02:21 AM)

Mega Man - Elecman stage
Journey - Faithfully

Comparison video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrLThSLBQv8

Surgeon Rocket · (09-25-2009, 02:22 AM)

There was like a story about this a few days ago. Some Japanese composer totally stole a song from someone else. I forgot who it was though... Edit: Nevermind.

Speevy · (09-25-2009, 02:26 AM)

Originally Posted by Darunia:

Louie Louie

I hate you.

Dyne · (09-25-2009, 02:28 AM)

Rare seems to be a culprit. Both Banjo Kazooie and Diddy Kong Racing had examples - I can't look up youtubes, but it was very obvious.

Banjo Kazooie had some of the best, most catchy music ever though, so it's forgiveable.

ascii42 · (09-25-2009, 02:28 AM)

A lot of MegaMan themes are based on rock music songs. I've heard REM, Metallica...hell, the bosses in MegaMan X5 were named after GnR members.

Zerokku · (09-25-2009, 02:30 AM)

This is my personal favorite.

First listen to this song (The ever infamous rickroll)

Now listen to the song 16-bit-ified with Mario Paint

And now Listen to this

That's right, you've been getting rickrolled by Chrono Trigger for 15 years.

Easy_D · (09-25-2009, 02:30 AM)

I'm glad this wasn't yet another Doom topic

Tkawsome · (09-25-2009, 02:32 AM)

I posted this in the mind blowing thread, but the Shinra Theme sounds very similar to Kashmir, by Led Zeppelin.

Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRpJg1StvFw

FF VII - Shinra Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xis9bi2OeM4

Play the song at the 7 minute mark. I wouldn't say it was stolen or anything, but it really caught me off guard one day while listening to the song.

jman2050 · (09-25-2009, 02:33 AM)

Originally Posted by laserbeam:

Megaman X3 has Guns N Roses My Michelle as a theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGk2K_TaP5U

90% of Mega Man X3's soundtrack is an affront to working human ears everywhere, but this is the most greivous offense of them all.

MrPing1000 · (09-25-2009, 02:38 AM)

I've always felt that Cumin' Atcha Live sounds like f-zero, mute city I think.

I'm probably the only person that thinks this.

civilstrife · (09-25-2009, 02:39 AM)

Originally Posted by Dyne:

Rare seems to be a culprit. Both Banjo Kazooie and Diddy Kong Racing had examples - I can't look up youtubes, but it was very obvious.

Banjo Kazooie had some of the best, most catchy music ever though, so it's forgiveable.

I thought I was the only one who noticed. It's incredibly blatant.

Banjo Kazooie

Teddy Bears Picnic

orioto · (09-25-2009, 02:41 AM)

_There is a song in Grandia clearly based on Rose Royce's "wishing on a star" but i can't recall wich one ! Some area on the second disc i guess.

_There are pretty resemblances between some Mario and Zelda tracks and some Gershwin ones ! But that's just a feeling i have, nothing proved !

_There is ChronoRick but it's famous i guess^^

Easy_D · (09-25-2009, 02:42 AM)

Originally Posted by civilstrife:

I thought I was the only one who noticed. It's incredibly blatant.

Banjo Kazooie

Teddy Bears Picnic

I never see this mentioned anywhere, but when I saw that Xbox ad, I knew right away

FoxSpirit · (09-25-2009, 02:46 AM)

Originally Posted by stuburns:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTcNU...layer_embedded

It sounds like when you have this tune in your head but have forgotten how it exactly sounds like... mostly with childhood memory music. I don't think Kojima knowingly made such a strong reference to that piece.

Now, Super Robot Taisen K...

And that MegaManX piece is also pretty awesome.

Dizzy-4U · (09-25-2009, 02:47 AM)

Blade Runner: Spinner Ascent

Star Ocean 4: Expectations for the Future

You can add a little of 2001: A Space Odyssey in between too.

Easy_D · 02:51 AM

Originally Posted by Darunia:

Louie Louie

I finally remembered something. Wrapped in Black is actually samples music from some folk-song. I remember one day I was watching TV and then this ad for butter came on.

There was this violin playing a tune, it was so familiar, then I realised, it was the violin in wrapped in Black

.

Edit: In my typing spree I forgot to mention that Wrapped in Black is the final boss theme in Sonic Rush.

Anth0ny · (09-25-2009, 02:50 AM)

Originally Posted by civilstrife:

I thought I was the only one who noticed. It's incredibly blatant.

Banjo Kazooie

Teddy Bears Picnic

The moment I stepped into Gruntilda's Lair all those years ago, I knew I was hearing Teddy Bears Picnic

And that Chrono Trigger/Never Gonna Give You Up music is way too freaky.

VGChampion · (09-25-2009, 02:51 AM)

I'm still mad at those stupid journalists for bringing that up. We didn't get one of the most epic songs in all video games in MGS4. What a shame.

Doc Evils · (09-25-2009, 02:52 AM)

Originally Posted by The Faceless Master:

i swear we did this last month...

Every month.

Cowie · (09-25-2009, 02:56 AM)

Originally Posted by Aokage:

Super Robot Taisen K recently lifted music from Estpolis Denki II (Lufia II) note-for-note:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csM9yi9X8Tk

It also lifted several passages from the Maoh/Magus boss fight in Chrono Trigger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-953YVh9As

Bandai Namco even issued a public apology.

I actually lol'ed when the magus ripoff came on

and then i continued to think, man, this song is awesome. You almost can't fault them. Almost.

polyh3dron · (09-25-2009, 02:58 AM)

Originally Posted by VGChampion:

I'm still mad at those stupid journalists for bringing that up. We didn't get one of the most epic songs in all video games in MGS4. What a shame.

fucking THIS.

:(

SexyNerd · (09-25-2009, 02:59 AM)

The beginning of Queen's One Vision...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJvNvBYTsGw

...sounds like the intro to Mario 64

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slIfsRPddaM&

Cowie · (09-25-2009, 03:01 AM)

Originally Posted by VGChampion:

I'm still mad at those stupid journalists for bringing that up. We didn't get one of the most epic songs in all video games in MGS4. What a shame.

And instead we got .. whatever that one song was that almost starts to sound like the metal gear theme, and then leaves you high and dry. There were so many moments in that game where I was listening to the music thinking 'fuck, this should be the mgs theme playing right now.'

FoxSpirit · (09-25-2009, 03:05 AM)

Originally Posted by Dizzy-4U:

Blade Runner: Spinner Ascent

Star Ocean 4: Expectations for the Future

You can add a little of 2001: A Space Odyssey in between too.

That's more like getting a vibe than using parts of the music. And I get that vibe from quite a few pieces of scifi music.

Kandinsky · (09-25-2009, 03:07 AM)

Originally Posted by VGChampion:

I'm still mad at those stupid journalists for bringing that up. We didn't get one of the most epic songs in all video games in MGS4. What a shame.

Yeah, I wanted that theme in Brawl so bad

andymcc · (09-25-2009, 03:08 AM)

Originally Posted by Whimsical Phil:

Mega Man - Elecman stage
Journey - Faithfully

Comparison video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrLThSLBQv8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agANCf56Eww

this sounds closer

MetatronM · (09-25-2009, 03:08 AM)

Originally Posted by Aokage:

Super Robot Taisen K recently lifted music from Estpolis Denki II (Lufia II) note-for-note:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csM9yi9X8Tk

You know, when they play the two of them together in stereo, it actually sounds kind of awesome.

cramcakes · (09-25-2009, 03:31 AM)

April by Deep Purple

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-EJ9dQ5BmA

From 0:25 till about 3:00 is very LoZ - esque. Especially the melody at 2:00 to 2:10.

Gaz Pwnage · (09-25-2009, 03:32 AM)

Originally Posted by The Faceless Master:

i swear we did this last month...

we did lol

GCQuinton · (09-25-2009, 03:45 AM)

I don't know if it's "inspired/stolen/whatever" but when I was a kid, when I first heard this:

Super Mario World (1-1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkaokGmhkGg#t=0m23s

I immediately thought of this:

Lamb Chop's Play Along Theme Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVZDbHUG-_0#t=0m31s

UNDERSTAR · (09-25-2009, 03:45 AM)

This is toooooooo easy.

Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves - Rock Howard's Theme - Spread The Wings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm5_HxLVUc8
Robert Miles - Children
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCbO-3hjPok

I still think both songs and the game kick ass though.