VG music that is similar to other VG or non-VG music

[tricosahedron]

If you know video game music that reminds you of a certain track / song that may or may not originate from a video game, you're welcome to post it here. :)

Some guidelines:

• None of the tracks is an official arrangement/remix of the other track, and there are notable differences
  
• Both tracks are from different series
  
• The composers for both tracks are different persons Tracks by the same composer are ok if there are very notable similarities

If you have suggestions to improve the guidelines, you're welcome! :)


Edit: Initially, this thread was only for comparisons between VG and non-VG music, but has been extended to include comparisons between different VGMs.

[tricosahedron]

A puzzle platformer with an adorable animal duo, and a messed-up visual novel for a mature audience:

[Escape Goat 2] Tension
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMWdFZkbVzw

[Saya no Uta] Song of Saya I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAJC1Pn78ZA

[FMNinja]

Unreal Tournament 2003/2004 - Level 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxseupEweU
Listen to 1:10 of the first video.

Nine Inch Nails - Somewhat Damaged
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY0NEQd3_co
Then listen to 0:49 of this one.

Side note: New NIN EP was just announced recently.

[FMNinja]

Night Slave - Bottom Sweep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KEAgRbf96g

Rise of the Triad - I Choose The Stairs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzu8NoVCdbQ

[FMNinja]

I always imagined how this song would sound if it arranged as a non-acoustic 80's track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOt6SdIhf38

The closest thing I could think of for my imagined arrangement is Last Christmas (which I'm also posting in honor of George Michael's passing):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI

[FMNinja]

Last/First VGM comparison of the year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zs4iDaU6do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVobeSPR7U4

[tricosahedron]

Yazmina Descends[mangadrive.bandcamp.com] from mangadrive's Botrun album is similar to:

[REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR] Last Executor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgMDqTCn2zs

Btw., the Botrun album is "name your price" on Bandcamp, and the REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR OST comes free with the game. ;)

İlk olarak Chinese Cartoon Character tarafından gönderildi:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVobeSPR7U4

Thanks for posting this! :)
Until now I didn't realize that Final Battle[pskmt.bandcamp.com] by Professor Sakamoto is a reference to this song. I noticed before that this game seems to have a great soundtrack, but I forgot to check it out.

[FMNinja]

İlk olarak tricosahedron tarafından gönderildi:

Yazmina Descends[mangadrive.bandcamp.com] from mangadrive's Botrun album is similar to:

[REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR] Last Executor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgMDqTCn2zs

Btw., the Botrun album is "name your price" on Bandcamp, and the REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR OST comes free with the game. ;)

İlk olarak Chinese Cartoon Character tarafından gönderildi:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVobeSPR7U4

Thanks for posting this! :)
Until now I didn't realize that Final Battle[pskmt.bandcamp.com] by Professor Sakamoto is a reference to this song. I noticed before that this game seems to have a great soundtrack, but I forgot to check it out.

If you haven't checked out the soundtrack for Chrono Trigger, do so! There's a reason why it's considered one of the greatest game soundtracks of all time. (The game itself is also a classic too, play it on SNES/PS1/DS/Virtual Console if you haven't yet.)

And speaking of Chrono Trigger:

Marionette Mind - Theme of Demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwXVR885TL8

Chrono Trigger - Chrono Trigger (Crono's Theme)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDZ2W0GpP_E

The solo in 3:30-4:28 from the first video sounds a bit like the main lead in the main theme of Chrono Trigger.

[33550336]

The ending themes of two popular indie games sound somewhat similar.

VVVVVV - Popular Potpourri

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFqJr6OOshM

Undertale - Last Goodbye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROHxh76rS8o

BONUS SOUNDCLOUD MASHUP!

https://soundcloud.com/thedata58ify/undertale-meets-vvvvvv-popular-goodbye

(This remix is actually what alerted me to the similarities in the first place. I'm not good at finding original comparisons...)

[tricosahedron]

Nice find, and that mashup is awesome!!
Thanks! :)

That melody from the Undertale ending theme reminds me of the vocal lines in the Honey and Clover anime opening theme (beginning and 0:44):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adnbZooM4WQ

Also, the short melody segment at 0:34 from the Undertale music makes me want to listen to the Mega Man 4 title theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx-L-3hRpX4

[tricosahedron]

The Mad Father opening theme (0:22) sounds like a slower version of the eXceed 2nd remake boss theme below (0:12):

[Mad Father] - Old Doll (Opening Theme)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1f_TwFZmV0

[eXceed 2nd -VAMPIRE REX-] Puppe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=denDFvu5igY

Fun fact: The German word 'Puppe' means 'Doll' in English, so even the titles are related ;)

[FMNinja]

Mega Man 1 - Elec Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22qJa6tZfXA

These two songs sound similar to the Elec Man theme:

Journey - Faithfully
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMD8hBsA-RI

R.E.M. - All The Right Friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE7z3i8PYMU

[tricosahedron]

That's brilliant! The Mega Man tune immediately sounded familiar. :)

Coincidentally, I was just going to make another comparison with a Mega Man tune:

The stage 3 boss theme from QP Shooting - Dangerous!!, aka loop #143[www.senses-circuit.com] from the Senses Circuit site, reminds me of the Ring Man theme from Mega Man 4:

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

[FMNinja]

One more comparison to a Mega Man tune, this time to an obscure VG tune from an obscure game on an obscure platform.

Mega Man 3 - Hard Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFhqRStcsgk

Metal Sight - Fire of Black
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCs9JoQ4Ayk

[tricosahedron]

İlk olarak Chinese Cartoon Character tarafından gönderildi:

Metal Sight - Fire of Black
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCs9JoQ4Ayk

The chord progression beginning at 0:34 reminds me of:

[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger] White Requiem (0:34)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnWuVicsblo

... or ...

[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin] Invitation of a Crazed Moon (0:29)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0HVTx0gVho

[FMNinja]

Shatter - Homelands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYxvaixwybA

0:55 sounds like the chorus from Poker Face by Lady Gaga at 0:56.

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