Music Inspired By Videogames?

Hi all, hope your all doing well, despite this lull in releases. I spent most of yesterday playing Marvel Vs Capcom 2 after all this talk of a new version on the way...Anyway;

Can you think of any music / music videos other than those below that you think have been inspired by videogames in some way?

I used to listen to a lot of dance music here in the UK while growing up, Hardcore and Jungle mainly. Back then I remember a lot of those underground tracks would use samples from video games and movies, with little concern of ownership rights. Today I found one of those early tracks, one which must be 20 years old now *darn*,  a track that was inspired by the classic shmup R Type. (uploaded below)

Finding the track prompted me to scour around and see what other music / music videos that have been inspired by videogames.  I came up with the following, but I reckon there must be many more, which is why I am hoping some of you can shed some light on a few others.

  

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It wasn't necessarily inspired by gaming music, but TokyoChicken linked me to this site about a month back that put all these rap songs together with a bunch of Zelda songs. It's a pretty cool thing, and it's called The Ocarina of Rhyme.

All of the copyright stuff is blurred, but you'll know what it is.

Sure, it's the other way around, but the shop theme in Zelda OoT sounds like Let It Roll by BTO.

It doesn't have a video and none of the actual music sounds all videogame-y, but Deftones have an instrumental on Saturday Night Wrist called 'U, U, D, D, L, R, L, R, A, B, Select, Start'.

"Sure, it's the other way around, but the shop theme in Zelda OoT sounds like Let It Roll by BTO."

I'm sure Hadouken use Gameboy sound samples in some of their songs. They got their name from the move in Street Fighter as well.

There's also Girl by Beck, that has a bit at the beginning that sounds similar to the music found on an 8-Bit console.

Weezers pork and beans video has some some refernces to games like rock band drums? and all your base belong to me.

I'm not sure if it's directly inspired by a piece of video game music, but fingerstyle guitarist Andy McKee composed a piece called Samus' Stardrive which is inspired by the protagonist of the Metroid games. McKee confesses himself to be a bit of a video game nut in the album's liner notes.

here's an interesting one, although I dont know which comes first...

lol, luv Snoop,It definitely could have been mixed better ;)

My first and only "single" used various NES chips synthesizers and some beats designed around the NES chipset. See if you can spot them:

http://www.last.fm/music/Sammy+Barker/Gin%2B%2526%2BTonic%2B%2528Radio%2BEdit%2529%2B-%2BSingle

Here's one I've found on YouTube. It's a remix version of Necro & Twelve's theme - from Street Fighter III - and one of Jay-Z songs.

"My first and only "single" used various NES chips synthesizers and some beats designed around the NES chipset. See if you can spot them:

http://www.last.fm/music/Sammy+Barker/Gin%2B%2526%2BTonic%2B%2528Radio%2BEdit%2529%2B-%2BSingle"

"get2sammyb said:

"My first and only "single" used various NES chips synthesizers and some beats designed around the NES chipset. See if you can spot them:

http://www.last.fm/music/Sammy+Barker/Gin%2B%2526%2BTonic%2B%2528Radio%2BEdit%2529%2B-%2BSingle"

Is that you singing Mr Barker :)?   I can hear those."

Haha, lush indeed.

I like singing myself, I was a one time choir boy at All Souls Church in Central London :D  I have never recorded anything...I just sing when drunk these days, to the amazement of others lol, It can be feel quite good in truth.

Video game inspired music?  Singing in public? Well then...

-lol-  I love that tacky chorus,  I <3 Pacman!

There's a guy from Toronto called Owen Pallett, who goes by the name of Final Fantasy (.........) who is pretty damn cool.

It's all violin related songs, but this one's using the Star Maze theme from Super Mario Land 2

http://www.last.fm/music/Final+Fantasy/_/An+Arrow+in+the+Side+of+Final+Fantasy


That's the only place i can find it online, sorry!

Here's another Street Fighter remix I've found.

"Linkyshinks said:

"-lol-  I love that tacky chorus,  I <3 Pacman!

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I have a pac-man belt."

"Pie said:

"Linkyshinks said:

"-lol-  I love that tacky chorus,  I <3 Pacman!

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I have a pac-man belt."

I have a pacman hoodie and necklace. PACMAN BRIGADE!"

"There's a guy from Toronto called Owen Pallett, who goes by the name of Final Fantasy (.........) who is pretty damn cool.

It's all violin related songs, but this one's using the Star Maze theme from Super Mario Land 2

http://www.last.fm/music/Final+Fantasy/_/An+Arrow+in+the+Side+of+Final+FantasyThat's the only place i can find it online, sorry!"

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Ebay."

"fraser said:

"There's a guy from Toronto called Owen Pallett, who goes by the name of Final Fantasy (.........) who is pretty damn cool.

It's all violin related songs, but this one's using the Star Maze theme from Super Mario Land 2

http://www.last.fm/music/Final+Fantasy/_/An+Arrow+in+the+Side+of+Final+FantasyThat's the only place i can find it online, sorry!"

Thanks for posting that, I love Owen Pallett."

"get2sammyb said:

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Ebay."

OMG. It's getting bought. I love that slim fit look too."

Yeayea right. dude I was born retro! (not retarded), I have retro stylee down to a fine tee!. I hear they are selling them on Oxford Street in London, at MASH. It will likely be cheaper on E Bay, so I will get it there, but I do wanna check out what else they have there. My friend reckons they have a few items right now which are videogames inspired,

You should check out Anamanaguchi, you'd fall in love with it instantly. It's basically a combination of live instruments (2 guitars, bass and drums) and 8-bit sampling, heavily inspired in composition by the NES action games. It always makes me think of Mega Man on steroids. Seriously some of the best 8-bit shit out there. Hit me up with a PM if you want me to hook you up with some tracks.

Yo Linky, check out this blog.

theres a song buy dragonforce i think its called E.M.P  and the intro is blatently taken from bionic commando

ALL of the stuff available by subatomicglue.  I think all of it is free off of their website.

"Final Level" by Duke Dumont is also extremely awesome and definitely influenced by retro video games.

Here's a link to their downloads (subatomicglue).  I recommend you start with their album globalenemy

Some people are covering Weezer songs in an 8-Bit style, if that counts for anything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRiS0lELg3o
slug aesop and mf doom

Oh No also is known for his videogame inspired work

Superfluid's version of Knucklebusters is pretty ace. It's a breaky rendition of the classic Rob Hubbard tune, but it also incorporates the speech elements of Impossible Mission.

Oh, and the bit in the breakdown where it says "cut number one contains computer data..."? It's taken from a hidden thing you can hear when you stick your Playstation disc of Castlevania SotN into a CD player. It's one of my all-time favourite gaming easter eggs from one of my all-time favourite games!

Go HERE to listen to Knucklebusters - you need to drag the bottom octogon onto the player, then click on the tune in the menu.

sharks is awesome. that's a great song. 

These are 2 Hip hop instrumentals  
 
  

Found this today on Capcom Unity: