Game songs that have real life mimics (Or vice versa)

[Coyote-Trickster]

A few years back I noticed a mild similarity, I just remembered the song just recently

Sonic 2

to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3lqjt3w5_o

[Mirby]

An obvious one here.

Sonic 3 Ending

to

Michael Jackson's Stranger in Moscow

Proof

[Coyote-Trickster]

An obvious one here.

Sonic 3 Ending

to

Michael Jackson's Stranger in Moscow

Proof

lol that's kinda creepy

[Coyote-Trickster]

will just add this one too

I use to play it on the metropolis zones in Sonic 2

at 2:25 it seemed to go well with the level

I don't think it's similar to Metropolis Zone theme though.

[lazygecko]

McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure

Scritti Politti

[jmr]

will just add this one too

I use to play it on the metropolis zones in Sonic 2

at 2:25 it seemed to go well with the level

I don't think it's similar to Metropolis Zone theme though.

The organ in The Band's Chest Fever reminds me of that theme...

[The Author]

I wanted to have the REM / Elecman thing linked here, but youtube is being a "an error has occurred" bitch and I can't check if the video I found is good.

Well, here,s the video I found, dunno if its good :

[WillRock]

Dragonball Z Budokai - Challengers

same Song Structure, same chords.

Coincidence? I think not, seeing as there are two other songs in that game that do the same thing to two other songs on the album that stratovarious song came off

Not to mention two journey songs and a few black sabbath songs to top it all off.

The composer for the budokai games was Kenji Yamamoto, but I don't seem to know of any soundalike songs on the metroid soundtrack

[lazygecko]

Two Crude Dudes

Grand Master Flash - New York New York

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt02XFInA1I

Incidentally the game itself is set in New York.

[The Vagrance]

Can - Turtles Have Short Legs inspires Parappa the Rapper's car level which is similar to (and possibly influenced)

which sampled the original Can song.

[Tex]

[Overflow]

Earthbound/Mother, but I'm sure everyone knows it.

http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/02/earthbound-music-similarities/

[Coyote-Trickster]

Wow this happens more often than I thought

[Overflow]

More info on Earthbound similarities:

http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/02/earthbound-legal-issues/

[Cyril the Wolf]

You know what that intro reminds you of. You know it.

If you don't know it you fail at video games

It's Kakarokio Village

[Overflow]

You know what that intro reminds you of. You know it.

If you don't know it you fail at video games

It's Kakarokio Village

WOW. Not 2 seconds in I IMMEDIATELY thought of it. Scratch that, it was even before the 1 second mark I caught it.

Sorry, found some more Mother stuff

http://cruiseelroy.net/2009/01/mother-3-musical-allusions/

[Mirby]

What the hell is Kakarokio village? I've heard of Kakariko village... no Kakarokio though. XD

[jmr]

This a pretty blatant one:

Robert Miles - Children (Dream Version)

[Tex]

The composers must've been big Moonlight Sonata fans.

[musenji]

I noticed this similarity between People Seized With Life from Chrono Cross, and a section of music from Smallville. The three chords, followed by the three melody notes, are exactly the same in the two pieces--just a half step off in key.

[edit] There wasn't anything I could do about the dialogue--you just have to listen around it.

[TSori]

Lest we forget:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-_XvOAF8zk

[Chernabogue]

I remember this :

("Underwater Theme" from SMB and "Main Theme" from "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis")

It seems that French film music composers like using Koji Kondo's music

[ocre]

Not sure if the equivalent should be considered a 'real life' counterpart but I've always heard

the Shooting Gallery theme from Ocarina of Time in

.

[MkVaff]

I always thought the Beatles "Lady Madonna" sounded like one of the songs from Dr. Mario. I'm surprised I haven't seen that one mentioned on here before

[jmr]

I always thought the Beatles "Lady Madonna" sounded like one of the songs from Dr. Mario. I'm surprised I haven't seen that one mentioned on here before

YES. I knew I wasn't the only one who heard that!