I don't think anybody would call them out for plagiarism. ![]() That's fascinating! I've never heard anyone mention that similarity or the video Not only Sky Destroyer, but also the first notes of A Boy and His Blob ( ). There are definitely similarities between the two, although the Super SWIV music is a little cooler. I can see right off the bat that the first two lyrics of "One-Winged Angel" are the first two lyrics of "Estuans Good ear. Here are the two ( ) sets ( ) of lyrics, if anyone wants to compare. ![]() Also, on first listen it sounded like "Lifeline" was slower, or had fewer beats per minute (bpm) than "Final Option." People may have mentioned either of these things (time signature or bpm) in the other I had forgotten that, actually. This difference is in the "time signature" of the songs. On the other hand, "Lifeline" is just in 4/4 time. It stays that way until 1:23, when it switches back into 3/4 time. Sorry to be so late with my "Final Option" is in 3/4 time until the :55 mark, where it switches into 4/4 time. So now you'll have me to thank every time someone asks you what early 90s R&B one-hit wonder appeared in one of Square's last games as an entity independent from Enix. ![]() Additionally, the ending song to that game is a cover of one of Shanice's songs. After googling those lyrics, I found out the singer's name is Shanice ( ) and the song was called "I Love Your Smile." ( ) Turns out she's still recording music, but in between albums she's done some voice work, including one of the characters in, you guessed it, The Bouncer ( ). That reminded me of an episode in which an R&B singer appeared and sang a song with the words, "I love your smile," repeated over and over again. Later in the evening, I visited TheSpoonyOne's site and caught a video ( ) of him and the Angry Video Game Nerd visiting the house shown in the title sequence for Family Matters. That led me to Square's complete list of games ( ), which includes The Bouncer. Because of how minimal that music is, I searched Wikipedia ( ) to see if Uematsu, in fact, scored every Square game back then, regardless of genre (not quite, but he did score a hell of a lot of games that have fallen into obscurity). Does anyone else recognize it, or am I going crazy?Įarlier today I was watching the newest episode of Chrontendo ( ) and found out that Nobuo Uematsu did the soundtrack for Rad Racer. The music is reminiscent of John Adams' "China Gates" ( ), but I'm convinced I've previously heard that ascending progression that starts off Kanno's piece somewhere else. To take on one of the other giants of video game and anime music, Yoko Kanno's gorgeous piece "Mast in the Mist" ( ) has been nagging me for several days. An incomplete version of "Secret Story" ( ) plays in this video, starting at 2:40, but the illustration is especially clear if you can dig up the whole song. While "Secret Story" is not a direct forerunner of the Sephiroth pieces, several of the compositional techniques used in it play out in "Who Are You?" ( ) "Chasing the Black-Caped Man" ( ) and also "Who Am I?" ( ). One piece, in particular, seems to bear out this theory. It has been said a few times that Uematsu's work on the Front Mission:Gun Hazard soundtrack bears resemblances to his subsequent work on Final Fantasy 7. Here's another round of video game songs that sound like other music. Also, there's a day left to nominate songs in the video game music thread linked in my signature. It's a mash-up of "Robo's Theme" from Chrono Trigger and Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." I wonder if Uematsu is a Radiohead fan?Īlso, here's the semi-infamous "Robo/Rick Roll," ( ) which I love. I don't think anybody's plagiarizing here, but the similarities are intriguing. and Radiohead's "Worrywort" ( ) from the "Knives Out" single. and Thom Yorke's "The Eraser" ( ) from the album of the same name.Īnd also, here's Uematsu's "Besaid Island" ( ) from Final Fantasy X. Here's Nobuo Uematsu's "Tosca Village" ( ) from Lost Odyssey. I'll start this off with some video game songs that sound like other music. ![]() As the title says, post any video game trivia that you think is interesting.
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