Bobwillis Posted May 24, 2008 Posted May 24, 2008 Setzer's theme from FFVI and one of Chopin's polonaises Op. 53 in A flat major (the part that starts at 3:17 in the below video) it's mostly the accompaniment, not the melody Quote
Darth Lime Posted May 24, 2008 Posted May 24, 2008 Mainstream music is fail. Underground/indie music is vastly superior. srsly Quote
X Posted May 24, 2008 Posted May 24, 2008 No problem. At nearly a year since its last post, I'm not surprised you didn't know about it Actually, up to about about half a year ago, I barely ever posted despite the fact that I've been around since 2004. But never fear a little necro-bumping if it's actually adding something. No one will bite your head off... I think... Hmmm...... /me thinks that the "I think..." part of that statement is the scary part...... Mainstream music is fail. Underground/indie music is vastly superior.srsly Love live Haji's Kitchen! Which reminds me... the beginning of Haji's "As Ever Beyond" has always made me think of the beginning of the Metroid II title screen for some inexplicable reason. It's not exactly a replica of it, but I hafta admit that it kinda sounds like Metroid squirming to me. The lyrics also make me think of Metroid as well. Quote
exdeath1 Posted May 24, 2008 Posted May 24, 2008 I dont know why spaced out made by play paul reminds me the buy song from armored core 2. Quote
DramaNoMore Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Hey guys, another silly comparison: Song of Memories, from Final Fantasy IX: and... Bohemian Rhapsody, by Queen: Quote
Geoffrey Taucer Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Robo's theme from CT sounds very much like a Rickroll. Quote
Neonlare Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Robo's theme from CT sounds very much like a Rickroll. Indeed it does. Quote
The Coop Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Indeed it does. ... This is going to haunt some CT players for the rest of their lives. Quote
starla Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 ^That's the best roboroll i've heard to date. There are some similiarities between the intro to the original Metroid http://youtube.com/watch?v=s1GxznTaiwI and the guitar parts from The Cars - I'm Not The One Quote
The Pezman Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Very surprised this wasn't mentioned. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YNhhD-Zt-8&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX_o This is how I first learned about "Take Five." Quote
Neonlare Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Robo-Roll shalt live! Anyhow, I'm preaty sure that Flashman's Theme from Megaman 3 sounds a helluva similar to Metallica at points too. http://megamanmetallica.ytmnd.com/ Thankums very much YTMND. On a side note, are there any examples of this practice being inverted? I.E Mainstream music mimicing Video Game music? Quote
HengDe Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 the cars song reminds me more of the ending to metroid actually - especially the high pitched doo dee doo doo that starts around 1:15 and repeats till 1:30ish, sounds just like in the metroid ending at 1:25 in this video: Quote
JH Sounds Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 I already brought this up earlier, but what the hey... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSQ3ZRmkmy4 Quote
mr.wholesome Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Donkey Kong Country- Ice Vangellis- Antartica theme. I cant reference them right now. but i remeber playing them back to back.very similair. Quote
mrhiccup Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Uematsu combo! xD FFI, FFII, FFIII, FFIV, FFV, FFVI, FFIX: "Battle Theme" (only the intro, by Uematsu) and "Battle of Evermore" (Led Zeppelin): http://youtube.com/watch?v=SplNqFfSAhc FFV: "To the North Mountain" (Uematsu) and "Fanfare for the Common man" (Emerson, Lake & Palmer): http://youtube.com/watch?v=WMtgYccv30U "Toccata", "Hoedown", "Trilogy" and "Knife Edge", are, among others, songs by ELP that you could hear in a Final Fantasy game... FFVI, FFIX: "Terra's Theme", "Vamo' alla Flamenco", "Limited Time", "Black Mages Village" (Uematsu) and "La Folia" (unknown composer, more info here: http://www.folias.nl) But I think the main inspiration for Uematsu was "Conquest of Paradise" (by Vangelis, who also used the Folia chord progression...). http://youtube.com/watch?v=ExqC2T232sk FFVII: "Debut" (Uematsu) and "House of the King" (Focus): http://youtube.com/watch?v=H2HoM41iZys (ignore the video, just listen to the music)FFIX: "The Evil Mist's Rebirth" (Uematsu) = "A Salty Dog" (Procol Harum) + "Watcher of the skies" (Genesis) http://youtube.com/watch?v=ylzCPwCKn1c http://youtube.com/watch?v=rq5vFpGD_so And the list goes on... Quote
Sil Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 "Toccata", "Hoedown", "Trilogy" and "Knife Edge", are, among others, songs by ELP that you could hear in a Final Fantasy game... You forgot the most obvious one! The final "rock" segment of Dancing Mad seems to be influenced by ELP's Tarkus. Quote
mrhiccup Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 You forgot the most obvious one! The final "rock" segment of Dancing Mad seems to be influenced by ELP's Tarkus. How could I?! :S You're absolutely right. Final Fantasy IX also has several ELP-style songs (the final battle theme, "Run!" and "Lifa Tree" come to mind). Queen's "We Will Rock You" is also referenced in Kuja's theme. Deep Purple is another great influence in Uematsu's music: "Maybe I'm a Lion", the Jon Lord-like Hammond organ solo in FFVII's "Crazy Motorcycle", and FFVII's "The Birth of a god" (the Bizarro Sephiroth battle). Progressive/Symphonic Rock is a great source of music that resembles game music. Quote
Tables Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Does the infamous 'Kirby Snoop Dog' thing count? Quote
mrhiccup Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Tommy Tallarico's music for Udderly Abducted (EWJ2 stage) is a remix of "El Choclo" (an argentinean tango). Link to Udderly Abducted music: http://www.geocities.com/rcm_ca/ewjsite/media/udderlya.mid Link to the tango: http://www.mibsasquerido.com.ar/Assets/Tango/elchoclo.mid The EWJ2 Quiz Show theme is based on a famous polka: http://members.tripod.com/~barb_1/polka/CLARINET-POLKA.mid We also have these: Puppy Love = Funiculi, Funicula Blind Sally = Moonlight Sonata, 1st Mvmt. See Jim Run, Run Jim Run = Moonlight Sonata, 3rd Mvmt. And in the first EWJ game: What the Heck? = Night on Bald Mountain Quote
Drayzon Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 One of my best friends swears that the opening to "Fury of the Storm" and "Operation Ground and Pound," both by DragonForce, sound like they came straight out of a Megaman game. Quote
xRisingForce Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 One of my best friends swears that the opening to "Fury of the Storm" and "Operation Ground and Pound," both by DragonForce, sound like they came straight out of a Megaman game. Well that's not so surprising, given that Herman Li cites 90s videogame music as a huge musical influence. Quote
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