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VideoboysaysCube
10/25/25 9:14:34 PM
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Listen to this Japanese pop song from 1980 and tell me what game series they ripped it from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7cbolQ7IKo

The similarities are so uncanny that I am compelled to believe there is some sort of connection between the composers.

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archizzy
10/25/25 9:23:36 PM
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I feel like a lot of 80's synth pop could have been generic old school chip tune music from the era of Nintendo/Sega.

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kirbymuncher
10/25/25 9:27:33 PM
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I actually can't tell which game series this is supposed to be from so it's maybe not that obvious <_<

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VideoboysaysCube
10/25/25 9:38:37 PM
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kirbymuncher posted...
I actually can't tell which game series this is supposed to be from so it's maybe not that obvious <_<

If you ignore the vocals, it's straight up Castlevania! >_<

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kirbymuncher
10/25/25 10:16:59 PM
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Okay maybe it is obvious then since my first thought was castlevania during the intro but then as soon as the vocals came in I changed my mind

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Rob_the_Ninja
10/25/25 10:20:58 PM
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https://youtu.be/H2OWC5Hosv8?si=mPNDi6GhvOVsnfWw
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YellowSUV
10/25/25 10:22:37 PM
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A lot of JRPG music is heavily inspired by 60s and 70s prog rock.

For example, I'm pretty sure the Magus battle theme from Chrono Trigger was inspired by part starting at 4:13 in this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLECH2T2b5k&list=RDQLECH2T2b5k

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YellowSUV
10/25/25 10:27:31 PM
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Rob_the_Ninja posted...
https://youtu.be/H2OWC5Hosv8?si=mPNDi6GhvOVsnfWw

Speaking of Sonic 3, it is so bizarre that Stanger in Moscow's first appearance was in Sonic 3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8bNZboAPfc&list=RDG8bNZboAPfc

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vycebrand2
10/25/25 10:46:44 PM
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Arc De Soliel- underwater ranch.

How he sells his music is to companies who want to use it.

I like it and Its different to what I usually listen to.

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Tyranthraxus
10/25/25 10:49:39 PM
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This song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SePx4QzzmY

Kinda reminds me of this song from Unicorn overlord:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B8jXYmXutc

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PowerOats
10/25/25 11:00:33 PM
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Kingdom Hearts Boss Battle theme

https://youtu.be/AjAxsWgEexI?si=WN1EdITDjrfNBirV
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party_animal07
10/25/25 11:04:52 PM
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https://youtu.be/h39AnDFUQB4?si=Bk4W5NpJ6QG5n3FV

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kirbymuncher
10/25/25 11:08:22 PM
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PowerOats posted...
Kingdom Hearts Boss Battle theme
someone made a little video quiz compilation of these
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlpzP43nkqI

Now that you've reminded me of it, it's definitely the best example of the topic question I've ever heard

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DoesntMatter
10/25/25 11:08:45 PM
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Parts of December Flower by In Flames, especially the breakdown at 30 seconds in, sound like the Spark Mandril stage music from Megaman X.

https://youtu.be/_ojVeDn7Z1w?si=F_j93U3ZHLpv0Q0y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHwgLYVorMY

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OmniNakago
10/25/25 11:10:22 PM
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PowerOats posted...
Kingdom Hearts Boss Battle theme

https://youtu.be/AjAxsWgEexI?si=WN1EdITDjrfNBirV
That slaps.

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Powdered_Toast
10/25/25 11:19:58 PM
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YellowSUV posted...
A lot of JRPG music is heavily inspired by 60s and 70s prog rock.
Yeah, really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veSKgz9VMuk

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VideoboysaysCube
10/25/25 11:23:36 PM
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PowerOats posted...
Kingdom Hearts Boss Battle theme

https://youtu.be/AjAxsWgEexI?si=WN1EdITDjrfNBirV

That's actually pretty funny. And the comments are killing me, lol.

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OmniNakago
10/25/25 11:24:15 PM
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Powdered_Toast posted...
Yeah, really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veSKgz9VMuk
Holy shit that is literally Dancing Mad.

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Justin2Krelian
10/25/25 11:25:27 PM
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Obviously Never Gonna Give You Up, not even going to link it.

There was some song on Popeye, that Bluto was singing, that sounded oddly similar to Kefka's theme.

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EPR-radar
10/25/25 11:35:58 PM
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One obvious pick from classical music is O Fortuna from Carmina Burana

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJC-_j3SnXk&list=RDEJC-_j3SnXk&start_radio=1

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geshkigal
10/26/25 12:29:29 AM
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Bunch of Porter Robinson tracks.

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misterbum
10/26/25 1:08:10 AM
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OmniNakago posted...
Holy shit that is literally Dancing Mad.
Im almost ashamed to admit it, being a huge Uematsu fan, but Ive only recently heard of Emerson Lake & Palmer, and how much of an influence they were on Nobuo.

So this is also Dancing Mad, pretty much
https://youtu.be/QQ1Zo6faTQY?si=nwPFFqmg4tpnqN7M

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Purple_Cheetah
10/26/25 1:21:58 AM
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Straight up - Paula Abdul always reminds me of Chemical Plant Zone.

It always has and always will, I don't know if it was intentional or not.
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GATTJT
10/26/25 1:45:22 AM
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Powdered_Toast posted...
Yeah, really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veSKgz9VMuk
What the heck, I think the Demon's Souls opening theme just outright stole the intro lol

https://youtu.be/dn7dW6xCMXY?si=Z-fKTh0ljfcxn8SN

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FL81
10/26/25 2:02:22 AM
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Rydeen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv5jMLJQ9f4

which is to say, a lot of old video game music just straight up stole this lmao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyAQOhNmybc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V73xAWmfIKo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RVeFfherPI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No6uEomo8VQ

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vigorm0rtis
10/26/25 2:17:28 AM
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Almost everything from Carpenter Brut.
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Tyranthraxus
10/26/25 2:55:34 AM
#32:


Purple_Cheetah posted...
Straight up - Paula Abdul always reminds me of Chemical Plant Zone.

It always has and always will, I don't know if it was intentional or not.

Wouldn't be the first time they plagiarized

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Thompson
10/26/25 4:01:44 AM
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1960s and 1970s electronic music often feel like 16-bit video game music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdloewI7buM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxSiMtr74Ck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecCWE8aFo-o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHtyuhAcPVQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTT6O575eIY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBhrwDD1ICQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z3EqxvRBS8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FatzOg0_4rg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbO2b5uPUXg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVWsu_l8Pas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBq_BEwnw4A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE2u6rnd6Z0

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Hexenherz
10/26/25 4:19:24 AM
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I discovered Japanese City Pop last year through the local university radio station and I loved it instantly. It felt very familiar and I could tell it influenced the style of music in a lot of 90s games.

"Skurk" by KMFDM had some effects in it that gave me some video game vibes (explicit lyrics warning)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59h0gRLAfFI&list=RD59h0gRLAfFI&start_radio=1

Also a lot of the My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult discography gives me some C&C-style vibes.

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Shotgunnova
10/26/25 6:25:05 AM
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Parts of XTC's Smokeless Zone reminds me of a Mario 64 stage (Lethal Lava Land?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcjVpbctoZk

Thompson posted...
1960s and 1970s electronic music often feel like 16-bit video game music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdloewI7buM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxSiMtr74Ck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecCWE8aFo-o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHtyuhAcPVQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTT6O575eIY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBhrwDD1ICQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z3EqxvRBS8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FatzOg0_4rg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbO2b5uPUXg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVWsu_l8Pas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBq_BEwnw4A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE2u6rnd6Z0
It's funny that you mention Equinoxe Part 5, because that actually was used (in some fashion) as the basis for at least one 1980s video game theme. If memory serves, it was Loco on the Amiga. Other Jarre tunes got similar treatment -- like Captain Blood on the Atari ST -- which goes to show you that Jarre kicks ass!

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Thompson
10/26/25 6:42:26 AM
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Shotgunnova posted...
It's funny that you mention Equinoxe Part 5, because that actually was used (in some fashion) as the basis for at least one 1980s video game theme. If memory serves, it was Loco on the Amiga. Other Jarre tunes got similar treatment -- like Captain Blood on the Atari ST -- which goes to show you that Jarre kicks ass!
Equinoxe 5 most definitely inspired this tune.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7RoGmAQJpE

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bnui_ransder
10/26/25 7:37:01 AM
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https://youtu.be/3jabCpU2pYo?t=9

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BlueAnnihilator
10/26/25 7:56:48 AM
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Probably the crown jewel of sounds-like-it's-from-a-game songs.
https://youtu.be/_KztNIg4cvE?si=FgqIuHFqKVUDR6_Q

Honestly, house music in general has that vibe to it
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HeroFlyChao
10/26/25 8:02:04 AM
#39:


Straight Up always sounded like Spring Yard Zone to me, to the point where if you removed the lyrics Id swear it was made for a Sega Genesis

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Thompson
10/26/25 9:41:56 AM
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Some more video gamey early electronic music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EWiLV1CyBM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_8cf3sLpN4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD3XXYaWYnE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ld-Ba46CM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x7JLXsZk-w

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Ivynn
10/26/25 9:48:01 AM
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The instrumentals in this song is straight Mega Man shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH64qV71uUQ

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Jagus
10/26/25 9:49:59 AM
#42:


O Sacrum Convivium by Messiaen sounds like its from Ocarina of Time

https://youtu.be/x0__tgrjTkc?si=7IEI6lucRLymSAg9

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The_Wheelman1
10/26/25 8:31:15 PM
#43:


These sound similar

https://youtu.be/p62JUR5d_Gs?si=XICnEWuebQb2OiXQ
https://youtu.be/TnzRBZd5_uA?si=KihNvEscaP8DlLOr

https://youtu.be/m81hPTQ42lE?si=MAkAryRthBZEgZxK
https://youtu.be/2IAxql5Gey8?si=ilWBl-QdAbo_SeOM

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CRON
10/26/25 8:38:10 PM
#44:


This one is literally IRL game over music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3CEeSuTthw

And this one sounds straight out of Kirby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsJmoHvu0co


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The_Wheelman1
10/29/25 4:40:02 PM
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https://youtu.be/Jir-7B3vkmQ?si=6VQCgG71uEVL-pHB

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Justin2Krelian
11/01/25 11:37:09 PM
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Somebody also mentioned Ayla's theme reminded them of Tom Jones

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