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Deep Purple's "Burn" is the same as Alien Crush "Lunar Eclipse" theme.   ](*,)

http://youtu.be/LCnebZnysmI

 I had no idea.  :shock:  Awesome find!

And also the original Zelda tunes were copied from a single song: Deep Purple's April.

( Deep Purple-April ) http://youtu.be/aoPabJ6dnUg

Comrade, you are not the only clueless bastard here. 

I had no idea!

I recall reading something about Deep Purple + Zelda, but, to be honest, it must quickly evaporated from my ever-drying brain.

UPDATE: Call me crazy, but I feel that the tune from BLOODY WOLF is an even closer match to Deep Purple's Burn.

I gotta find a video to link to...

UPDATE: OK, I guess I'm wrong; I thought a tune in Bloody Wolf matched with "Burn"...but I can't find it.

OK, I'm hearing some similarities, but nothing at all I would consider "taken from". The best I can manage is that MAYBE, just maybe these songs inspired some of the video game tunes.

Well I think we can all agree both Deep Purple and Alien Crush are awesome...

I believe that Download has music from Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and other bands. I think that Gomola Speed is the other game with familiar sounding tracks.

Quote from: guest on 10/13/2013, 01:00 AMI believe that Download has music from Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and other bands. I think that Gomola Speed is the other game with familiar sounding tracks.

Dude! Will you have time to create an audio/video comparison piece? THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

Or, if you're too busy, provide the track titles so someone can create a comparison.

I have to look in my ancient notes because I know I found a few interesting similarities (probably just coincidence, but it's fun) over the years. I had a notebook from 10+ years ago that I can't find (it really irks me)...but I know at least 2-3 PCE games were in my notes.

I never knew about this Depp Purple Zelda copy until now.

I was thinking, "this is only kinda sorta a copy."  Then the dungeon music popped up and it was blatant.  I am actually pretty floored by this!

The Burn thing is also pretty cool, but the fact one of the most iconic soundtracks in video game history is essentially a cover is really blowing my mind.

Quote from: TheClash603 on 10/13/2013, 03:12 PMI never knew about this Depp Purple Zelda copy until now.

I was thinking, "this is only kinda sorta a copy."  Then the dungeon music popped up and it was blatant.  I am actually pretty floored by this!

The Burn thing is also pretty cool, but the fact one of the most iconic soundtracks in video game history is essentially a cover is really blowing my mind.

Yup, same feeling here  :pcgs:

Had no clue and playing alien crushie ASAP to compare :)

Neither do I! So, no, you are not the one and only

Not Turbo related, but I've always felt the menu screen theme from Lucienne's Quest sounded like the Simpsons theme!  This is the only video I could find at the moment
Lucienne's Quest (3DO) -001- Pinakoteik to Colony (1/2) (https://youtu.be/qpd2Z6922NM#)

Here's a video from the Jp version, plays a different part of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=53rFLfmvfsg#t=152 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=53rFLfmvfsg#t=152)

Quote from: guest on 10/13/2013, 01:00 AMI believe that Download has music from Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and other bands. I think that Gomola Speed is the other game with familiar sounding tracks.

Well we do know Judas Priest and Balistix are forever connected (Along with the Book:  The Steel Tsar)

=)

(https://web.archive.org/web/20150513031859im_/http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61hE68mbJSL.jpg)

SHOCK!

Somewhat related, the Metal Gear Solid theme was lifted from a Russian symphonic composer Svidirov.

http://youtu.be/8JL4JXEv-RY

Quote from: seieienbu on 10/29/2013, 04:26 PMSHOCK!

Somewhat related, the Metal Gear Solid theme was lifted from a Russian symphonic composer Svidirov.

http://youtu.be/8JL4JXEv-RY

Very Nice, I had no idea!

Necro Bump!  Ken's Theme is from TopGun, but everyone knew that!

http://youtu.be/L-4XsDQYDi4

Hm, sounds like it partly, yeah.

I'm pretty sure everyone knows the Ys4 boss music is almost directly ripped from Far Beyond The Sun - Yngwie Malmsteen.

http://youtu.be/Ks2BrsBNy10&index=8&list=PL885A9D2B400D07D1

http://youtu.be/eK0rvReE-4c

Oh wow! As someone in the Youtube comments mentioned, what best describes Ryo's arrangement to it ? Ripped, inspired, influenced, plagiarized, honored ?? Heh.

My second not Turbo related post in this thread but Rock Howard's stage from Mark of the Wolves pretty blatantly stole this from Robert Miles:

http://youtu.be/6QEPrDBMqJ0
http://youtu.be/c2JeaOrsUSk

Zero4Champ uses the Final Fantasy victory bgm.

Jim Power rips off at least one Ys III track.

MOAR....

The second part from the intro of Ninja Gaiden sounds a bit like April from Deep Purple too.

Amazing find.

Quote from: guest on 03/25/2015, 01:43 PMZero4Champ uses the Final Fantasy victory bgm.

Jim Power rips off at least one Ys III track.

Yeah, I recall reading an interview years ago, & he said something about how much he loved the Lava theme in Ys 3.

I was just humming a tune in my head that I stole from a fart I had last week. Does that count?

"Depends"...did you gamble on these farts and lose?

Ninja Gaiden/Shadow Warriors vs Black Sabbath

VGMC - Video Game Music Collection Ninja Gaiden Arcade - Music Iron Man Black Sabbath (https://youtu.be/WIC6TsRKnGQ#)

Iron Man-Black Sabbath-Lyrics Included (https://youtu.be/9LjbMVXj0F8#)

^ Ha! I never made the connection to Sabbath. That was a surprise, because as soon as I started the first video, it was instantly recognizable. Once the suggestion was made, it was clear that this was no coincidence.

Tecmo was guilty of this several times.  For example, Raiga's "Kartus":
http://youtu.be/aPrJAEYlrxI Raiga - Strato Fighter: "Kartus"

and EL&P's Tarkus.
http://youtu.be/WKNOlDtZluU Tarkus - Emerson, Lake & Palmer [1971] (HD)

^ I appreciate that the letters in "Tarkus" were simply re-arranged to create the song title "Kartus"...this is, clearly, a nod in the right direction. An acknowledgement, however obscure.

Yuzo Koshiro's influences in music http://youtu.be/OpntMeUjTmc A selection of tracks that may have influenced Yuzo Koshiro during the early 90's when he composed the Streets of Rage soundtrack. First you will hear the track, or two, that was produced by the artist, then the Yuzo Koshiro track it relates to. Included an obvious sample with Super Adventure Island too, which was also composed by Yuzo Koshiro. Cycle ii was composed by Motohiro Kawashima, using Yuzo's Automated Composing System that produced minimal detroit style techno music.

I love this stuff.

Gate of Thunder Stage 6 has a part in the solo taken from Rainbow's A Light in the Black.

http://youtu.be/kwOfahTC8fg&index=7&list=PL235524C3DC1B442B
http://youtu.be/TYrW3yONR44

Lords of Thunder Dezant sounds like Rainbow's Gates of Babylon.

http://youtu.be/pu_pNnEymLY
http://youtu.be/bHyYB1zeZrc

Gate of Thunder Stage 1 has a part that sounds like Deep Purple's Highway Star. ("I love it and I need it")

http://youtu.be/7fxmX_6xGGE&list=PL235524C3DC1B442B&index=3
http://youtu.be/41qfIecwXFg

Oh and Deep Purple's Burn also seems to be Flame Stag from Mega Man X2. Burn, flame...

http://youtu.be/t5sQTAzzt6s
http://youtu.be/LCnebZnysmI

Haha, can anyone point me to the music appreciation thread here? SAPPHIRE'S MUSIC IS AWESOME!

I only got to play Gates of Thunder for a few minutes at MGC but I knew I loved that soundtrack for a reason. Great comparisons vacantplanets! I need to get a cd attachment and that game  now!

Quote from: CPTBadAss on 05/08/2015, 08:35 AMI only got to play Gates of Thunder for a few minutes at MGC but I knew I loved that soundtrack for a reason. Great comparisons vacantplanets! I need to get a cd attachment and that game  now!

Still two of my favorite soundtracks like 20 years later.  What I wouldn't give for a third game.

Quote from: grendelrt on 05/08/2015, 11:03 AMStill two of my favorite soundtracks like 20 years later.  What I wouldn't give for a third game.

I like the soundtrack to Lords of Thunder a tad more but both are fantastic.

It's always great to see where these musical influence coming from.  Sometimes so obscure and it makes its way into a massive Video Game Music Hit.

Quote from: vacantplanets on 05/08/2015, 08:03 AMI love this stuff.

best first post ever

Quote from: vacantplanets on 05/08/2015, 08:03 AMLords of Thunder Dezant sounds like Rainbow's Gates of Babylon.

http://youtu.be/pu_pNnEymLY
http://youtu.be/bHyYB1zeZrc

Although that is pretty close and does seem to be the "inspiration", the Dezant bgm also happens to sound similar to the Attacker song "Lords of Thunder". :P

http://youtu.be/EGY8XDL3Vqk


The Winds of Thunder logo also uses the same blue/yellow metallic style as the album that track is from.


(https://web.archive.org/web/20190509201216im_/http://superpcenginegrafx.net/misc/attacker1.jpg)(https://web.archive.org/web/20190509201216im_/http://superpcenginegrafx.net/misc/attacker2.jpg)

I always considered Stage 6 of Gate of Thunder
http://youtu.be/kwOfahTC8fg&index=7&list=PL235524C3DC1B442B

Being inspired by Blazing Lazers Stage 9
http://youtu.be/KmP6yI5l8yM&index=13&list=PLC1B91305CD5670D7

I love this thread! Very cool stuff.

The theme of Tusk in KI2 seemed to take a page out of the soundtrack to Conan the Destroyer.

http://youtu.be/ow25ekjy8wA

http://youtu.be/4JH00B8X4Uot=51s

The Treasure Chest theme from the early Ys games may have been ripped off from Metroid. Seriously, listen to the 'Got Item' jingle from that series. It's almost identical!

Quote from: Arjak on 05/17/2015, 01:03 PMThe Treasure Chest theme from the early Ys games may have been ripped off from Metroid. Seriously, listen to the 'Got Item' jingle from that series. It's almost identical!

I've noticed that myself!  Though very similar, they aren't exactly the same and I don't think that either one stole from the other but that they're just similar.  Zelda 2's item-get theme also sounds in line with the other two, give it a listen in case you haven't in a few years.

Call me crazy, but I feel that the Plains song in Shadow of the Beast was at least inspired by DOA's You Spin Me Round...

http://youtu.be/p26GvaQHX3k

http://youtu.be/PGNiXGX2nLU

Quote from: MotherGunner on 06/05/2015, 11:45 AMCall me crazy, but I feel that the Plains song in Altered Beast was at least inspired by DOA's You Spin Me Round...


http://youtu.be/p26GvaQHX3k&list=PL8CECC2457272E40C&index=7

http://youtu.be/PGNiXGX2nLU

You mean Shadow of the Beast

Brain fart, thanks Dan.

I did know, but now I see why I love the music from all the aforementioned games!

Necro-post!

The Game Over jingle in Alien Crush sounds a lot like the ending to Stairway to Heaven.

[edit] .... or maybe the end to House of the Rising Sun by the Animals.

Or if anybody can find a classic rock song that matches this jingle better, please let us know.

So upon finding out that my girlfriend had never played Actraiser we ran through the game this week.  I was surprised to hear what sounded very much like the 20th century fox movie theme just as the credits were about to roll: 
http://youtu.be/jJoAAs_OtEc#t=17m57s

Quote from: seieienbu on 03/06/2016, 06:19 AMSo upon finding out that my girlfriend had never played Actraiser we ran through the game this week.  I was surprised to hear what sounded very much like the 20th century fox movie theme just as the credits were about to roll:  http://youtu.be/jJoAAs_OtEc&t=17m57s

Glad I'm not the only one who also noticed that.

Another connection... some people caught this before, but just in case some missed it... Frozen Utopia's first/last/only release, Mysterious Song, contains a track called "Tears..." which is basically a video game remake of "As Tears Go By" by The Rolling Stones.

Original song: http://youtu.be/lQlmywY_qEM
MSR version: http://youtu.be/HQ0tSjKc5SY

^ As Tears Go By!

I would not have caught that. Ha!

That's pretty sweet man, nice dig!

One that always amuse me, especially since it's Nintendo (boo I know, but.. this is too funny) and that Nintendo always tried to avoid any political stuff into their game.

http://youtu.be/78ljfawOKLc

http://youtu.be/P5ZWzhhtlNE

What has been heard...

Quote from: CatPix on 03/07/2016, 06:51 AMOne that always amuse me, especially since it's Nintendo (boo I know, but.. this is too funny) and that Nintendo always tried to avoid any political stuff into their game.

https://youtu.be/78ljfawOKLc

https://youtu.be/P5ZWzhhtlNE

What has been heard...

That's awesome. :P

The composer probably just didn't say anything and no one in charge of quality control noticed.

Japanese people currently between the ages of 55-70 years old (ie: first-wave postwar baby boomers, from my random experience) tend to know by name & like several Russian folk songs for various reasons.  There's not really any musical animosity, as far as I can tell.

I didn't know that.

Still, even if it explain it one bit, it's a national anthem, not any folk song.
You'd expect NOA to have identified it and asked Nintendo to remove it... but it apparently slipped through :p
For lots of people even.

Yeah, that one's pretty hilarious.

So I didn't expect that downloading an Italian progressive rock band's discography would lead me to a song that probably inspired the most atmospheric song in Mario 64:

Goblin's Jennifer: http://youtu.be/zV_Xt9RWpeg

Mario 64's Dire Dire Docks theme: http://youtu.be/cTl0ky4DcHA

The Reactor level theme from System Shock has a chunky bass line clearly inspired by Nine Inch Nails.

Reactor theme: http://youtu.be/vfjIpc_Lbjk

Head Like a Hole: http://youtu.be/ao-Sahfy7Hg

Another System Shock one, the Research level has a similar progression to Mammagamma by Alan Parsons Project.

Research theme: http://youtu.be/pyGw2a1GDO8

Mammagamma: http://youtu.be/5S-q_3NFFzs

Makes sense really, much of System Shock 1 was created by musicians Looking Glass recruited from the Boston based band Tribe.

It seems a bit too soon for last year's Undertale to have ripped off the music from 2009's FF13:

http://youtu.be/BEWOTdVnnZ8
http://youtu.be/39Cg92jbc88

Then again, High Seas Havoc ripped off FF4 a mere 2 years after it was released.
http://youtu.be/25_kuaHTbvc
http://youtu.be/l8PBB5Oixlk

Quote from: guest on 03/25/2015, 01:43 PMJim Power rips off at least one Ys III track.

I was playing Jim Power today and excitedly noticed that the first stage's song Forgotten Path seemed quite reminiscent of Ys III's Searing Struggle.  Upon searching the thread I saw this was addressed but had not been linked.  I figure the content is worth the neco-bump, so, here ya go!

http://youtu.be/OAoD9uKDp04
http://youtu.be/rBxrmB3Sdzw

Heh I remember that now.  Totally forgot how close those were.  Listening to it again it's crazy.

So far most of these had been a PCE/TG music that came after the original song.

I now offer a song that came after the game!

Ballistix:  http://youtu.be/FzydzXrfJ88

Chris Stapleton - Parachute:  http://youtu.be/mcaOIyYv-gY

Quote from: BigusSchmuck on 03/25/2015, 09:58 AMI'm pretty sure everyone knows the Ys4 boss music is almost directly ripped from Far Beyond The Sun - Yngwie Malmsteen.
http://youtu.be/Ks2BrsBNy10&index=8&list=PL885A9D2B400D07D1
http://youtu.be/eK0rvReE-4c

Didn't know about this until last night while i was playing Ys IV. Its spot on Malmsteen, and fits right in. I wonder what his thoughts are on it

The song from the level 1 boss in God Panic sounds a lot like Stairway to Heaven. I think that at some point later in the game there is some music that reminds me of a Guns N Roses song but it's been a while since I played this so I'm not 100% sure.

edit: This blog post mentions Stairway to Heaven in God Panic too, as well as a few other songs (2nd paragraph): http://1cclog.blogspot.com/2013/04/god-panic-pc-engine-cd.html No mention of Guns N Roses though, maybe I just don't remember right.

Quote from: gheebee on 09/08/2017, 02:33 PMThe song from the level 1 boss in God Panic sounds a lot like Stairway to Heaven. I think that at some point later in the game there is some music that reminds me of a Guns N Roses song but it's been a while since I played this so I'm not 100% sure.

edit: This blog post mentions Stairway to Heaven in God Panic too, as well as a few other songs (2nd paragraph): http://1cclog.blogspot.com/2013/04/god-panic-pc-engine-cd.html No mention of Guns N Roses though, maybe I just don't remember right.

It's definitely Stairway to Heaven...I commented on it here before (maybe this thread?) and other forums.

IIRC, there are other tracks that seem to be "inspired by" famous songs... (isn't there a classical song? Like Bach or Mozart? Jeezus, I haven't played that game in a long time...)

Loom ripped the crap off of Tchaikovsky.

Neo Nectaris stole Macho Man's theme.

Star Breaker totally isn't Star Wars or other orchestral pieces.

Loom credits Tchaikovsky

This is my most favorite thread on PCEFX; thanks for the updates.  <3

Quote from: guest on 09/08/2017, 04:41 PMLoom credits Tchaikovsky

It's OK. He's dead. Not even Emerson Lake and Palmer credited dead classical composers who's shit they jacked (but they did credit living ones). Most of the time it's assumed you know the piece.

Quote from: SignOfZeta on 09/08/2017, 10:29 PM

Quote from: NecroPhile on 09/08/2017, 04:41 PMLoom credits Tchaikovsky

It's OK. He's dead. Not even Emerson Lake and Palmer credited dead classical composers who's shit they jacked (but they did credit living ones). Most of the time it's assumed you know the piece.

Which is fair. These works are in the public domain and ought to be treated as our collective history. It's not like Tchaikovsky cares about not collecting royalties.

Woah thats very cool

Well, now that this thread has been revived, I might as well post a few more.

Castlevania 2's Dwelling of Doom  (start at the beginning of the track)
http://youtu.be/Ef__VtsqDoc&list=RDt1Iv49Bmir4&index=4
...sounds like Yngwie Malmsteen's Far Beyond the Sun  (see 0:23)
http://youtu.be/SAsHFSrh0i8

This melody from Top Gear on the SNES:
http://youtu.be/-lIWI0mm9HU&index=5&list=PLkog_NvP2P1IMT2h6i_pTZFv-JW1dkqwd
Sounds almost identical to Billy Joel's "The Stranger" (see 0:57)
http://youtu.be/bnlvPoDU5LY

The BGM from Jurassic Park NES's first stage
http://youtu.be/e9tU1i-b6Bs&index=2&list=PL97BAA342077D0DF4
...was later used in Platypus on the PSP
http://youtu.be/2dTVwRzqG7M&list=PLvnm_VUuHUAKqKylC7q1sjM-1QYs2ADYR

Many of the original Doom's songs were inspired by rock and metal tracks.  You can find a list of the similarities here:  http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Doom_music

I'm not sure if this counts, but Lemmings incorporated a ton of public domain music into its soundtrack:
Forest Green/O Little Town of Bethlehem
http://youtu.be/lPtTn4OcAts&index=4&list=PLh9DhvXKxxRfKRKzhzty4O0CcD6vy_vJc
How Much is that Doggie in the Window
http://youtu.be/xcWiZZdB_fE&index=5&list=PLh9DhvXKxxRfKRKzhzty4O0CcD6vy_vJc
London Bridge is Falling Down
http://youtu.be/2kHkTpQA74g&list=PLh9DhvXKxxRfKRKzhzty4O0CcD6vy_vJc&index=9
Turkish March
http://youtu.be/cxyKsfkPwaU&index=12&list=PLh9DhvXKxxRfKRKzhzty4O0CcD6vy_vJc
The Can-Can
http://youtu.be/6HaJyS66WhQ&index=16&list=PLh9DhvXKxxRfKRKzhzty4O0CcD6vy_vJc
She'll be Coming 'Round the Mountain
http://youtu.be/HAc3NWh_roU&index=15&list=PLh9DhvXKxxRfKRKzhzty4O0CcD6vy_vJc
and so on.

Although I think a lot of this can be attributed to the fact that musical possibilities are inevitably limited.  When you consider the millions of artists across all genres and eras, many producing over a hundred works, there are bound to be similarities between random songs.  Compare the end of The Beatles's "A Day in the Life" to the hook from Billie Joe Royal's "Hush" (later made famous by Deep Purple) for one example of an identical riff that was (supposedly) coincidental, not stolen.

The Castlevania fanbase often credits Michiru Yamane with remixing tunes in her soundtracks that, in my opinion, are not intended to be remixes - they're just a sign of her limited musical range.  That's not meant to knock her as an artist; she's one of my favorites.

Quote from: Pfloydguy2 on 02/22/2018, 01:53 PMThe BGM from Jurassic Park NES's first stage
http://youtu.be/e9tU1i-b6Bs&index=2&list=PL97BAA342077D0DF4
...was later used in Platypus on the PSP
http://youtu.be/2dTVwRzqG7M&list=PLvnm_VUuHUAKqKylC7q1sjM-1QYs2ADYR

These are of course covers of the infamous Comic Bakery loader on the C64 by Martin Galway: http://youtu.be/nf29ShkoAiA

I love when this thread gets bumped. 

http://youtu.be/hYxlqTpZ-24
http://youtu.be/mtQtbWifobQ
http://youtu.be/H2OWC5Hosv8
http://youtu.be/CBrWNbjw3RA

A bit of backstory; Michael Jackson supposedly worked on the soundtrack to Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles.  He went uncredited supposedly because either he wasn't satisfied with the music he created or because Sega wanted to distance themselves from him as the child molestation lawsuits were beginning.  The stylistic similarities are most noticeable to me in the Sonic 3 act 1 boss theme.  Anyway, a keyboardist for the Jetzons was a producer for MJ and the song, Hard Times, sounds decidedly similar to both Smooth Criminal as well as the Sonic 3 stage Ice Cap Zone.

Quote from: ccovell on 02/22/2018, 07:56 PMThese are of course covers of the infamous Comic Bakery loader on the C64 by Martin Galway: http://youtu.be/nf29ShkoAiA

Holy crap.  I never knew that.  Awesome!

I didn't know the game Platypus before, but it looks like every one of its level themes is a very close remix of a famous C64 tune.
1) Comic Bakery, Martin Galway
2) Parallax, Galway
3) Sanxion, Rob Hubbard
4) Aztec Challenge, Paul Norman(?)
5) Wizball, Galway again
6) Driller, Matt Gray

The original C64 tunes are all awesome and really worth checking out.

Top Gear track one:
http://youtu.be/iAMvfv6X8xs


Intro for Muse - Bliss:
http://youtu.be/eMqsWc8muj8

Quote from: ccovell on 02/22/2018, 07:56 PM

Quote from: Pfloydguy2 on 02/22/2018, 01:53 PMThe BGM from Jurassic Park NES's first stage
https://youtu.be/e9tU1i-b6Bs&index=2&list=PL97BAA342077D0DF4
...was later used in Platypus on the PSP
https://youtu.be/2dTVwRzqG7M&list=PLvnm_VUuHUAKqKylC7q1sjM-1QYs2ADYR

These are of course covers of the infamous Comic Bakery loader on the C64 by Martin Galway:
https://youtu.be/nf29ShkoAiA
http://youtu.be/nf29ShkoAiA

Of course they are!  =D&gt;

Quote from: guest on 03/23/2018, 04:20 AMIntro for Muse - Bliss:...

Well, they both have nearly the same chord progression as Bronski Beat's Smalltown Boy anyway...