Gaming Music Stolen from Elsewhere

[Goafer]

Interesting article on songs in games that were actually ripoffs of existing songs.

 

See if you can guess what game songs were stolen from these (answers in the link):

 

Easy one to start:

 

 

 

I shit you not:

 

 

[or else you will DIE]

Metroid Other M credits music, taken from an old Sci-fi show called SeaQuest

 

 

 

[Captain Falcon]

Whenever anyone talks about music from games and actual songs, this is always the first combination that springs to mind.

 

 

Really surprised it wasn't on the list.

[Cube]

Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot" is a complete rip off of Kirby's Theme (the dreamland music, I think).

 

Edit:

 

 

Edit: Wait...there's more

 

 

(And a few more, but they don't seem to fit quite as well).

Edited January 4, 2012 by Cube

[The Bard]

Rick Astley's is very similar to Robo's theme from Chrono Trigger.

 

Man, that game has some impeccable music though.

[sumo73]

Interesting article.

 

Never Gonna Give You Up ripped the baseline from Trapped by Colonel Abrams but no one mentions that.

Edited January 4, 2012 by sumo73

[Jonnas]

Oh yeah... And then there's Spring Yard Zone in Sonic, that I swear, it sounds like a sitcom opening I heard once.

 

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But I can't remember exactly what show it was...

[triforcemario]

 

[Helmsly]

Whenever anyone talks about music from games and actual songs, this is always the first combination that springs to mind.

 

 

Really surprised it wasn't on the list.

 

yes same here. quite a few songs in the streets of rage series are influenced by songs that where popular at the time:

 

[Captain Falcon]

yes same here. quite a few songs in the streets of rage series are influenced by songs that where popular at the time:

 

If by "influenced" you mean "ripped off" then sure :p

 

I didn't realize so many were such blatant copies. I only knew about the Under Logic/Move Any Mountain and Fighting in the Street/Pump up the Jam - the rest were a shock.