10 More Video Game Themes That Sound Oddly Familiar

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From Donkey Kong to Sailor Moon and Sea of Thieves! Many oddly familiar video game themes exist, here's 10 more...
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  • @Morgil27
    @Morgil274 ай бұрын

    The Sesame Street one brought a huge smile to my face as I recognized it almost immediately. I even started singing along nostalgicly.

  • @SonicGamerGirl2006

    @SonicGamerGirl2006

    4 ай бұрын

    Same! As a HUGE fan of Sesame Street, I also want along because... well... WHY NOT?! 😅😅😂😂😂

  • @waypastcoolkid

    @waypastcoolkid

    4 ай бұрын

    I honestly thought it was supposed to sound like “Good Vibrations”

  • @TrevJericho
    @TrevJericho4 ай бұрын

    The Mega Man 2 Flash Man theme sounds like the foot bag level from California Games on NES

  • @tdark987
    @tdark9874 ай бұрын

    12:32 IMHO it’s even more similar to Satorl Marsh (Night time) from the first Xenoblade Chronicles. Speaking of Hat In Time, a particularly egregious one is "Subcon Caves" & the main theme from Luigi’s Mansion (most noticeably the garden music). Considering how "Subcon" is the name the world in SMB2 _AND_ how the composer started off as a VG music remixer, I’m convinced this was intentional.

  • @NealCamerlengo
    @NealCamerlengo4 ай бұрын

    "Weigh hey and up she rises. Weigh hey and up she rises. Weigh hey and up she rises. Early in the morning."

  • @hibbiea8841

    @hibbiea8841

    4 ай бұрын

    Pom's Plane Is Flying High Pom's Plane Is Flying High

  • @sandramendozarivera2784

    @sandramendozarivera2784

    2 ай бұрын

    It also samples Scurvy Pirate from The Backyardigans

  • @gregoriocruz4530
    @gregoriocruz45304 ай бұрын

    And here I thought Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence was just an Utada Hikaru song.

  • @VicHD
    @VicHD4 ай бұрын

    Not sure if you mentioned this in a previous video or not, but Roll's theme "Where the Wind Blows" from the Capcom Vs. games has a similar tune to Taylor Dayne's "Tell It to My Heart".

  • @amonyaesmith2867
    @amonyaesmith28674 ай бұрын

    huitzil's theme from darkstalkers revenge sounds like the intro to cowboy bebop

  • @johnbillings5260
    @johnbillings52604 ай бұрын

    I'm glad I came across this. For years I have always thought the notable 3 chord riff from "Relax" sounded like the beginning of the underground theme in SMB.

  • @uncannyx

    @uncannyx

    4 ай бұрын

    I looked up an instrumental version to "Relax" and I clearly heard it

  • @henrikthemegaplaymanhedgeh4384
    @henrikthemegaplaymanhedgeh43844 ай бұрын

    0:59 i think the planet Earth Song sounds very like final boss theme from Sonic 1 because that sounds even more familiar

  • @baalfgames5318
    @baalfgames53184 ай бұрын

    6:58 I dunno. My first thought was "Oh, that's definitely Gloria by Laura Branigan" for some reason.

  • @AJR-zg2py

    @AJR-zg2py

    4 ай бұрын

    OMG ME TOO

  • @ShawnTewes

    @ShawnTewes

    4 ай бұрын

    Ditto. Or if you wanna get even more obscure, it's also similar to the song "Calling You" from the animated series "The Raccoons", specifically from the special episode called "Let's Dance" as sung by John Schneider. Look it up, it's a bop!

  • @coreylineberry8557

    @coreylineberry8557

    4 ай бұрын

    Must be a Blues fan.

  • @c-button9423
    @c-button94234 ай бұрын

    I might have another one for "Clocktowers Beneath the Sea" from A Hat in Time. I heard George Michael's song "Father Figure" on the radio the other day, and there was a piano melody in the background right as the song builds up to the chorus that I think sounds very similar to "Clocktowers Beneath the Sea".

  • @jmhg92
    @jmhg924 ай бұрын

    Number 6, the Sailor Moon one sounds a bit more like "Gloria" by Laura Branigan. And here's a new one. The Super Mario World Special Zone theme sounds quite similar to part of the song "Dejame Vivir" by Rocio Durcal and Juan Gabriel.

  • @HotDog7200
    @HotDog72004 ай бұрын

    That first one's melody was used in an Eggman theme, I think.

  • @tdark987
    @tdark9874 ай бұрын

    12:00 That one seems to turn up in all kinds of strange places (another couple examples are Heavenly Window in Castlevania SotN & Marble Corridor from Harmony of Dissonance). One possible explanation I’ve read a few times is that it is/was a preset on a piece of audio recording/editing hardware. I can’t vouch for how accurate that is, but if it IS true then it does beg the question: which came first? Did hardware manufacturers lift the riff from Blade Runner, or did Blade Runner use an existing preset from whatever tool the sound team were using?

  • @autobotstarscream765
    @autobotstarscream7654 ай бұрын

    Wouldn't be the last time Donkey Kong Country was inspired by Duran Duran.

  • @Vici0u5
    @Vici0u54 ай бұрын

    Excellent video, as always There's another one that comes to my mind that sounds like the Sesame Street intro : "Here Goes Jelly" from the Jelly Boy OST

  • @d.j.childers5780
    @d.j.childers57804 ай бұрын

    Sailor Moon also sounds like Gloria.

  • @Killer637038
    @Killer6370384 ай бұрын

    Did anyone notice that the DK Land 3 song, and the Blade runner ending theme could be a inspiration for Stranger things, just got those vibes listening to it

  • @dalemuir1105

    @dalemuir1105

    4 ай бұрын

    I honestly think the DKL3 one is just coincidence. It's an 8-bit version of the SNES theme, and turning it 8-bit has made it sound like the Blade Runner tune. Stranger Things is just a nod to that era, particularly John Carpenter, but also Vangelis.

  • @AnimeW69
    @AnimeW694 ай бұрын

    Sounds like New York New York city too.

  • @monster4223
    @monster42234 ай бұрын

    The guitar part on Gang plank galleon sounds similar to "Straight up" from paula abdul

  • @elcamello1980
    @elcamello19804 ай бұрын

    I haven't been here for a good minute, and I'm glad to see this series is still going strong. Don't know if this one has been submitted already, but the theme song for Rock Howard in Garou: Mark of the Wolves sounds almost identical to "Children" by Robert Miles.

  • @UCFArun
    @UCFArun4 ай бұрын

    One more to add: the field of hopes and dreams theme from Deltarune sounds a bit inspired from the Mount Ordeal theme from Final fantasy 4. The intro sounds similar and when the other instruments come afterwards it becomes a bit louder in volume.

  • @GillianMStarlight
    @GillianMStarlight4 ай бұрын

    Speaking of BladeRunner, this has been pointed out by many, but the bassline in Heavenly Doorway from Castlevania SOTN has a bassline like that of the end credits of BladeRunner.

  • @dalemuir1105
    @dalemuir11054 ай бұрын

    The bassline from Gangplank Galleon is way more like Hallowed Be Thy Name by Iron Maiden

  • @nicsem98
    @nicsem983 ай бұрын

    And to the super air zonk, the way they used their "aahs" is very often used in ckassucs rocknroll rickabilly songs and reminds me most to Do you love me

  • @nicsem98
    @nicsem983 ай бұрын

    The opening logos from Donkey Kong Country have a VERY similar melody to the opening logos from the Junglebook

  • @devinsauls9137
    @devinsauls91374 ай бұрын

    #10 - the Final Zone from Sonic 1 (1991) sounds similar to that song too, #4 - all I can think about is the Krusty Krab, #2 - Scrap Brain Zone sounds like the end credits to this movie too

  • @y2jfan462
    @y2jfan4624 ай бұрын

    BGM 03 from that Sailor Moon game also sounds a bit like Shattered Dreams by Johnny Hates Jazz, in my opinion.

  • @GrizzyLatrizzy
    @GrizzyLatrizzy4 ай бұрын

    What happened to gold tier patron Sloperij Jannsen? Somebody do a wellness check!

  • @UCFArun
    @UCFArun4 ай бұрын

    I can add 2 more from King of the Monsters Arcade: 1) Pyramid Power (theme of Rocky) seems similar to Get Smart's Theme Rocky's Theme - kzread.info/dash/bejne/m5OOo5KJpri_Y5s.html Get Smart Theme - kzread.info/dash/bejne/c35qycaLlqW9ZsY.html 2) Ugly Hero (Theme of Astro Guy) some chords seems inspired by Highway to The Danger Zone Astro Guy Theme - kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqidraNshNnLl9o.html Highway to The Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins - kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZ2r0tBqZKyrZ6g.html I don't remember if you had those already.

  • @xxHUNGRY4THETRUTHxx
    @xxHUNGRY4THETRUTHxx4 ай бұрын

    Please Revisit Game Gear's Sonic the Hedgehog the Bridge Zone Theme. We all know how familiar it sounds with the Full House Theme. You also touched on how a certain track from Dragon Slayer Series from an earlier episode (can't put my finger on what track it is). Not too long ago, I've submitted that it sounds like "Caught up in You" from the band 38 Special. And now Ive recently discovered it playing on the Windows 95 version of Puzzle Bobble. Just start the game. It's the first thing yiu hear on the Title Screen. Now this is a total of 5 comparisons.

  • @phoenixmixgaming4625
    @phoenixmixgaming46254 ай бұрын

    Glad I was mention

  • @theraptorus
    @theraptorus4 ай бұрын

    The “Try Again” theme from Outrun 2019 sounds like the song “Aliens” by Italo disco group Radiorama.

  • @UCFArun
    @UCFArun4 ай бұрын

    Another one is the Wolverine theme from marvel superheroes vs Street fighter. I know some chords are the same from a popular 80s or 90s song(everybody by black box). Sorry Capcom.

  • @Caio-Douglas
    @Caio-Douglas4 ай бұрын

    Have you listened to Azucena's theme (Tekken 8)? It's the Flash Man theme from MM2

  • @KOOPAS1234
    @KOOPAS12344 ай бұрын

    "Break Free (Lead the Way)" from Super Mario Odyssey sounds like the Horrid Henry theme song and the blink-182 song "All the Small Things".

  • @hibbiea8841

    @hibbiea8841

    4 ай бұрын

    And Doodle Do Dip from Doodle Do

  • @sandramendozarivera2784

    @sandramendozarivera2784

    2 ай бұрын

    Hibbie A, I found the sample of Doodle Do Dip Song from Dipping Pictures and Songs with the Doodle Doers

  • @Justathereptile
    @Justathereptile4 ай бұрын

    Theres a song or a guitar rift called smoke in water that was heard in sauron's theme from Primal Rage the stage is called the cove.

  • @hibbiea8841
    @hibbiea88414 ай бұрын

    Bgm 22 by Gakugen Alice DFT samples Helping Hands Song by Doodle Do

  • @sandramendozarivera2784

    @sandramendozarivera2784

    2 ай бұрын

    Hibbie A, I found the sample of Helping Hands Song from Salt Water Dough and Songs with the Doodle Doers

  • @Betinnn
    @Betinnn4 ай бұрын

    The sesame street also resemble super mario bros 3 overworld theme a lot! And the ninja turtles probaly got some metallica seek an destroy on it!

  • @TheGhettoPhilosopher
    @TheGhettoPhilosopher4 ай бұрын

    God Hand OST - 02 - Gene's Rock A Bye kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZugwaqrqM-7eJc.html and God Hand OST - 07 - Broncobuster kzread.info/dash/bejne/c3mkqdVsg7e-fbw.html are Hawaii Five O kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHys08WwgtraaJM.html

  • @Gojiro7
    @Gojiro74 ай бұрын

    this is the first of your videos i've ever seen and I gotta say I find it really refreshing that you don't just assume everything is connected and state its "likely" coincidental, it does happen more often than we like to think it does but it's refreshing to not see something like this turn into conspiracy theory fest

  • @hibbiea8841
    @hibbiea88414 ай бұрын

    Title Screen by Super Air Zong is also similar to Can We Fix It Remix by Bob The Builder

  • @sandramendozarivera2784

    @sandramendozarivera2784

    2 ай бұрын

    I found the sample of Can We Fix It Remix from Bob the Builder

  • @UCFArun
    @UCFArun4 ай бұрын

    Here's more: 1) This may be a double whammy for King of Monsters 2 Arcade Grand Canyons theme. Part of notes sounds like the 5 first notes of Feliz Navidad. Then when the interval cords play before the main chords starts again sound almost like a reversed The Clapper Jingle (clap on, clap off). Grand Canyon Theme - kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4mAk9SandTSk7Q.html Feliz Navidad - kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGyCxbOzfbS0j7g.html The Clapper Jingle - kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4iC16yRmZm7hc4.html 2) Sorry Capcom, but I gotta do this. Morrigan's theme from Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo sounds a bit inspired from The Right Stuff from New Kids On The Block Morrigan's theme from SPF2 Turbo - kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmiYl7mpgtnNado.html The Right Stuff - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ppZ9p9mCp7zgXcY.html

  • @hibbiea8841
    @hibbiea88414 ай бұрын

    Bosum Bill by Sea Of Thieves samples The Underwater Song by Doodle Do

  • @sandramendozarivera2784

    @sandramendozarivera2784

    2 ай бұрын

    Hibbie A, I found the sample of Underwater Song from Beach Picture and Songs with the Doodle Doers

  • @sylv3053
    @sylv30534 ай бұрын

    - The intro of "Verdane Castle Town from "Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War sounds a lot like that of "Prince Ali from "Aladdin" -There's also "Engage"'s "Bright Sandstorm", which sounds like the chorus of "Don't Stop (Color the Walls)" by Foster the People. - Some ideas for the 100th episode special: Diddy Kong Racing's "Here Comes Santa Claus" and Double Dragon 2's "Easy Lover"

  • @hibbiea8841
    @hibbiea88414 ай бұрын

    Minigame Course by Mobile Golf Gbc samples Helping Hands Song by Doodle Do

  • @sandramendozarivera2784

    @sandramendozarivera2784

    2 ай бұрын

    Hibbie A, I found the sample of Helping Hands Song from Salt Water Dough and Songs with the Doodle Doers

  • @TheRockmanazul
    @TheRockmanazul4 ай бұрын

    Here the list from musics of game Double dragon NEON: Absorb: Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" Alternating Bash: Marcia Griffith's "Electric Boogie" with Prince's vocal style Balance: Enya's "Orinoco Flow" Bomb Toss: Rick Astley's "Together Forever" Desperation: Depeche Mode's "Enjoy The Silence" Fireball: Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" Healing Touch: Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" Lightning: WhiteSnake Magic Gambit: The B-52s' "Rock Lobster" One Inch Punch: The Beastie Boys' "Intergalactic" Power Gambit: Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Rage: Sonic Youth Sine Knife Swarm: Kraftwerk's "Techno Pop" Song Snatch: Michael Sembello's "Maniac" Spin Kick: George Michael Stunner: George Clinton's "We Got The Funk" Training Wheels: Queen's "Bicycle Race" as a nursery rhyme Weapons Up: N.W.A's "Fuck Tha Police" This all music themes from this game sound oddly familiar... right?

  • @Zelnyair
    @Zelnyair4 ай бұрын

    "An Obstacle In Our Path"/"One Who Gets In Our Way" (I've seen it have either title) from Xenoblade Chronicles, compared to "For Whom The Bell Tolls" by Metallica. I don't know if you'd call it the riffs or bass lines because I'm not musically inclined, but the start of both is pretty similar, especially if you play them together. Have a listen for yourself :P

  • @steammachine3061
    @steammachine30614 ай бұрын

    Saturday nights alright by Elton John is another match for your sailor moon game

  • @renslo689

    @renslo689

    4 ай бұрын

    That's the song I heard

  • @MichaelAarons1701
    @MichaelAarons17014 ай бұрын

    Could you make a GoogleDoc or something that lists all the comparisons so if someone tried suggesting one, they can check if it’s already been addressed? At 89 episodes, it’s not exactly easy to recall all that have already been covered. Also, maybe one for all the ElecMan soundalikes since _that_ is even bigger a list practically!!😟 I actually thought that triple was going to be “Sunshine Day” from _The Brady Bunch_ because of the equally similar intro. The only thing I hear with the FlashMan track is “Tequila”. I was thinking the _Sailor Moon_ one was more like “Gloria” by Laura Brannigan. Finally, I wanna submit this, but I think that if you take the Chemical Warfare Facility theme from _Goldeneye 64_ and play it at 2x speed, it sounds a lot like Chemical Plant Zone from _Sonic the Hedgehog 2._

  • @uncannyx

    @uncannyx

    4 ай бұрын

    are you on Discord? We have a community shared doc, it covers all of the submissions so far, or... if you give me your email, i can email the excel file Gloria and Sailor Moon is a good one, I can hear that too

  • @hibbiea8841

    @hibbiea8841

    4 ай бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKR_tNp-o7iaZrg.htmlsi=gJ0rLBnySbucWMHd I found another Elecmans similarity

  • @shindukess
    @shindukess4 ай бұрын

    I have more really obvious samples on my channel you haven't featured yet if you still want to use them. I haven't done the Sonic 2/Corazon Encadenado or Car Wash/Tekken 1 select theme videos yet. Sonic The Hedgehog 2: Robotnik/boss theme - Best of My Love/Emotions Sonic The Hedghog 2: Ending theme - Corazon Encadenado/Camilo Sesto Car Wash - Tekken 1/Select Theme Ryu's Theme Viator - Tekken 3/Gon's Theme Dre Day - Sonic Adventure 2/Aquatic Mine Ladies Night - Kid Chameleon/Devil's Marsh Rock The Night - Resident Evil 2/Credit Line Pictures Of Old Days - Toejam And Earl/Alien Break Down The Crying Game - Street Fighter Alpha 3/Daybreak Beverly Hills Cop Theme - Dynasty Warriors 8 Select Theme Streets Of Rage/Select Theme - Dr Dre/Ring Ding Dong

  • @DNchap1417
    @DNchap141713 күн бұрын

    Physical? I was thinking “Gloria” inspiring the Sailor Moon track.

  • @leerunion519
    @leerunion5194 ай бұрын

    Danny &The Juniors and maybe David Bowie Let's Dance for Air Zonk ,The ascending Ah's.

  • @jokerwick69420
    @jokerwick694204 ай бұрын

    I think you should check out the arena war theme from grand theft auto 5 and the song jump by van halen because they sound almost exactly the same

  • @g-chanthesage79
    @g-chanthesage794 ай бұрын

    Like to add the Sonic Superstars main theme sounds like the Girls Und Panzer opening theme.

  • @aweofme
    @aweofme4 ай бұрын

    Tekken’s St. George Island (Anna Williams theme sounds just like the Emerald city sequence from The Wiz

  • @moonrakerone
    @moonrakerone4 ай бұрын

    Since we're talking about bass lines in songs, I believe, and this might be a stretch, Chrono Trigger's Derelict Factory theme bass line sounds somewhat similar to the bass line from Frankie Goes To Hollywood's "Welcome To The Pleasuredome," SPECIFICALLY the one that kicks in at 9:50 in the thirteen minute and forty-second full version of the song.

  • @g-chanthesage79
    @g-chanthesage794 ай бұрын

    Space Harrier theme and Blakes7 theme being similar was always my favourite

  • @Caprikyzer
    @Caprikyzer2 ай бұрын

    11:37 Sounds like ‘Release’ from Hotline Miami

  • @henrikthemegaplaymanhedgeh4384
    @henrikthemegaplaymanhedgeh43844 ай бұрын

    I was just listen to Freedom planet ost until i listen to the track sky battalion that sounds very like to Tracks from a Mega man game and a Sonic game Mega man X4 ost storm owl Sonic 3 ost flying battery Zone I just wonder can you please make another video that some games have music sound familiar from Sonic games and also Mega man games

  • @GamesAreGood-re3eq
    @GamesAreGood-re3eq6 күн бұрын

    Actually I think that Sailor Moon theme was closer to Gloria by Laura Branigan

  • @bm10626
    @bm106264 ай бұрын

    Flash man kept making me think of Seek and Destroy by Metallica

  • @uncannyx

    @uncannyx

    4 ай бұрын

    Good ear! That other portion of the theme is nearly identical to Seek and Destroy

  • @bm10626

    @bm10626

    4 ай бұрын

    @@uncannyxThank you

  • @SonicUnderground316
    @SonicUnderground3164 ай бұрын

    Not sure if it was in your Flash Man video but the track "Salvage Chute" from the Bucky O'Hare NES game sound like it about 20 second in! kzread.info/dash/bejne/e3ikuculiK62grw.htmlsi=flVbrOPBe9aIj7p0

  • @uncannyx

    @uncannyx

    4 ай бұрын

    just added it, thanks

  • @hibbiea8841
    @hibbiea88414 ай бұрын

    Battle With Pirate Gato by Speedy Gonzales: Lgb samples A Scurvy Pirate by The Backyardigans and Poms Plane Song by the Fimbles

  • @sandramendozarivera2784

    @sandramendozarivera2784

    2 ай бұрын

    Hibbie A, I found the sample of Scurvy Pirate from The Backyardigans

  • @bedwablackburn
    @bedwablackburn4 ай бұрын

    Great as always. Will go back and dig up some faves for #100. 🫡

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