Hoping the MGS collection keeps the music intact

#1 Posted by LibraryDues (336 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

It was bad enough when charges of plagiarism made Konami strip the Metal Gear Solid theme from MGS4, but I just hope they leave it in for this collection. Anyone heard anything one way or the other?

#2 Posted by Beforet (2637 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

@LibraryDues said:

It was bad enough when charges of plagiarism made Konami strip the Metal Gear Solid theme from MGS4,

Wait wat? When the hell was this? Plagiarizing whom?

#3 Posted by Toms115 (2313 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

@Beforet said:

@LibraryDues said:
It was bad enough when charges of plagiarism made Konami strip the Metal Gear Solid theme from MGS4,
Wait wat? When the hell was this? Plagiarizing whom?

some classical turkish music (or something similar). there's video of someone playing it to hideo. it's kind of sad :'(

#4 Posted by SoldierG654342 (1366 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

@Beforet:

#5 Posted by solidejake (481 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

I doubt they would change it because there were no lawsuits, and in my opinion, the music wasn't near similar enough to be deemed plagiarism. What's done is done, even though they changed the theme in MGS4, you can still get the regular theme for your in-game IPod.

#6 Posted by LiquidPrince (14667 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

MGS in HD... Mmmmm.

#7 Posted by Toms115 (2313 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

they'll probably still be in there.

@solidejake said:

I doubt they would change it because there were no lawsuits, and in my opinion, the music wasn't near similar enough to be deemed plagiarism. What's done is done, even though they changed the theme in MGS4, you can still get the regular theme for your in-game IPod.

the two pieces are extremely similar lol

#8 Edited by LibraryDues (336 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

The MGS theme is extremely similar to some Russian music composed in 1974. While at first I thought the notion that Konami ripped off some little known Cold War era classical music from behind the Iron Curtain laughable, the comparison is pretty damning. It would have to have been one hell of a coincidence.

Good tune, in any case.

#9 Posted by Grissefar (2337 posts) - 1 year, 11 months ago

@LibraryDues said:

It was bad enough when charges of plagiarism made Konami strip the Metal Gear Solid theme from MGS4, but I just hope they leave it in for this collection. Anyone heard anything one way or the other?

I like your avatar as well as both the music from the GBU and MGS.

#10 Posted by Moonling (44 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

In my opinion, Konami has to stick by their man, Tappy. Seriously, Tappy's theme is so iconic that re-releasing these games without it would be tantamount to a butchering, and I for one would not purchase the collection without Tappy's ORIGINAL work intact.

This should be one of the driving issues in gaming at the moment, but all we get in our headlines from gaming press these days is some bullshit about a fucking review score. Seriously.

Steven Poole, eminent videogame columnist, author and composer, puts it far more eloquently than I ever could.

http://www.next-gen.biz/opinion/opinion-waking-game-music

#11 Posted by Dallas_Raines (1493 posts) - 1 year, 6 months ago

I wonder why the Speed guy never gave Konami the business?

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection

A compilation of several remastered Metal Gear titles: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, plus hundreds of VR missions and both classic MSX2 Metal Gear games.

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