Native Jovian Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 So I was listening to NPR on the way to work this morning (don't judge me) and they were playing a story about the end of the climbing season on Mount Everest. What caught my attention was the bit of music they used to transition to the next story -- it was the first few seconds of , the music from Mount Gagazet in Final Fantasy X. A neat little reference -- and it was definitely a reference to the game itself, seeing as the song title doesn't mention the fact that it's a theme for a mountain location. (Unfortunately, they seem to strip out those little transition bits for the online versions of the story -- I haven't been able to find one with it intact.)What other appearances of video game music and/or remixes thereof have you guys spotted in non-video game related media? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPanic Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Portlandia used Random's Splash Woman. Scott Pilgrim practically goes without saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00156/ This was used in a humoristic TV show here in Brazil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleJCrb Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Portlandia used Random's Splash Woman. Splash Woman is EVERYWHERE. It was even used during a TNA wrestling promo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONKERS Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Splash Woman is EVERYWHERE. It was even used during a TNA wrestling promo. What the fuck lol!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumJ8 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 My parents watch The Filipino Channel and they use a lot of Final Fantasy music all the time, it's weird .. I remember they used FF8's "SeeD Theme" while showing outdoor footage for some segment, and they use Aerith's theme during emotional segments .. I just hope the credit is given where it is due .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Sometimes music from The Sims appears in the recent series of The Apprentice (UK). It probably appears in a lot of places, Jablonsky is wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Jovian Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 I was at a hobby shop the other day and they had music playing in the background. Mostly "epic" stuff -- lots of John Williams, some Star Trek, that sort of thing. Which made it a bit odd when I noticed a couple tracks from Final Fantasy IX. I recognized and Jesters of the Mooon. I guess the owner (or whoever picks the music) likes piano? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theory of N Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 A radio advertisement for my school a while back used Rainbow Road from Mario kart 64. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quintin3265 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I think that every year, the Penn State Homecoming Parade has at least two floats with someone dressed up as Mario. I have videos of it in my YouTube uploads, but it would take a long time to figure out where in the 10 hours of clips they actually appear. About ten years ago, I used a theme from the Xbox game "Fable" in a gameshow I was hired to write software for. One of the contestants actually recognized the tune and was able to identify it during the show, which was impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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