Borrowed melodies

[tamlin]

Maybe there is already a thread like this, but i didn't manage to find it.. Anyway:

Sometimes artists "borrow" melodies from other music. I don't mean remixes (so Skazi doesn't count!), but rather when only a part of a track, or only one melody, are "borrowed". Here are a few I came up with off the top of my head:

 

Abakus - Nightwalker

Borrows a melody from the intro guitar solo in Jimi Hendrix - Along the Watchtower.

 

Rinkadink - Tune from childhood

Uses a melody from the soundtrack to the old game Turrican 2. The track is called Desert Rocks and is written by Chris Huelsbeck.

 

Fuzzion - Little girl

This is a borderline case since it is basically a remix.. But since it's only half of the track, I thought it could count. Anyway it's an obvious "remix" of Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit.

 

Enigma - The Eyes of Truth

This isn't really psy, but still. The main song/melody is the from the song played by

. :drama:

 

Shulman - Eternal Bliss of the Grateful Souls

Another borderline case, but personally I think it sounds very much like he uses subtle variations of the well-known short "melody" from the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

 

 

Now add the ones you've identified to this list!

[Late]

Decibel's Warp pipe borrows 'The Gremlins' theme.

[Ormion]

Fractal Glider-Gremlin Chan (melody from the Gremlings movie)

Zion Linguist-Speaker Creature (there's a different version of the Gremlins movie melody again)

oCeLoT-Happy Birthday (the happy birthday theme)

GMS-Growly Family (Adams Family theme)

Azax Syndrom vs Toxic-Rain (taken from Slayer-Blood Rain or something)

Azax Syndrom-South Of Hell (again from a Slayer track)

1200 Mics-High Paradise (main theme taken by Iron Maiden-Fear Of The Dark, includes a lot more of known melodies)

Rastaliens-Gadget On Acid (Inspector Gadget theme)

Twisted System-Stark Raver (Star Wars theme)

[Padmapani]

Astral Projection - Solid Electronics (Astral Projection - Soundform)

not only that the tracks sound quite similar, they use one and the same melody and that melody is the most pominent feature of each track.

[tamlin]

  Padmapani said:

Astral Projection - Solid Electronics (Astral Projection - Soundform)

not only that the tracks sound quite similar, they use one and the same melody and that melody is the most pominent feature of each track.

I agree that they are indeed very similar, but I'm not sure I agree that the melodies are the same..

 

If this kind of thing "counts", then I think there are better examples of e.g. Alien Project (& co) re-using the exact same themes, samples and melodies in tracks that sounds more like a remixes than completely new tracks, but nevertheless the names of the tracks have nothing in common. Can't remember exactly which tracks I mean tho..

 

Oh and this one:

 

Cosma - Nonstop

Sounds to me very much like it ripped off / borrowed from X-Dream - Psychomachine.

[Rotwang]

A couple of examples spring to mind:

 

Alien Project - NRG uses the melody from Energy 52 - Cafe del Mar

Mr. Rogers - DMT Factor uses the melody from DJ Jean - The Launch (credited)

[thorn726]

ha! that hux flux track with pac man in it- sorta counts??

 

there are so many but one i dont have any idea what track it was but i will never forget hearing

 

michael jackson- off the wall !!! ha! i couldn't believe that melody running through the track, but it was.

 

also have to wonder how often this happens by accident, there are sooo soo many out there

[Padmapani]

  tamlin said:

I'm not sure I agree that the melodies are the same..

the (for me anyway) most prominent melody (soundform at 4:20 and solid electronic 2:50) is exactly the same. the sound is a bit different but the melody is the same.

[tamlin]

  Padmapani said:

the (for me anyway) most prominent melody (soundform at 4:20 and solid electronic 2:50) is exactly the same. the sound is a bit different but the melody is the same.

Aah, yes you are right. They are indeed identical there for a while!

[Sideffect...]

nice thread

 

rastaliens - mission not possible (from mission imposible)

Miraculix - Inspector Gadget (rm), not the one with the vocals...

 

@ Ormion

does gms hasn't a star wars theme track too ?

and the simpsons ?

[Art_Vandelay]

This guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll8Qm8yDj-8 obviously ripped of a little more than just the bassline from a well known track you should all be able to recognize once you give this a listen

[Ormion]

  Sideffect... said:

@ Ormion

does gms hasn't a star wars theme track too ?

and the simpsons ?

Systembusters (GMS & Lotus Omega) have a Star Wars track.

Simpsons? Probably, it's GMS after all!

 

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Oh and this one:

 

Cosma - Nonstop

Sounds to me very much like it ripped off / borrowed from X-Dream - Psychomachine.

And let's not forget the Astral Projection-Dancing Galaxy with Space Cat & Elysium-Funky similarities

[Sawfly]

  Ormion said:

Azax Syndrom vs Toxic-Rain (taken from Slayer-Blood Rain or something)

That would be Raining Blood from the album Reign In Blood

[thorn726]

Art Vandelay- shoulda known with a name like that you were sending me somewhere stupid.

holy cow that is a funny video

[mars]

More from the videogame/oldschool computer world

 

Rinkadink - Marauder is from the videogame Speedball2

 

Logic Bomb - Extension is from the eXtension demo on Amiga by Pygmy Project

[Tatsu]

Not psytrance but imho still worth a mentino:

 

Westbam - Wizards Of The Sonic uses the melody from a Sonic game for the track (the one from a boss fight). I nearly fell of the chair when I've played that game and noticed the melody. Awesome!

[Sideffect...]

  Tatsu said:

Not psytrance but imho still worth a mentino:

 

Westbam - Wizards Of The Sonic uses the melody from a Sonic game for the track (the one from a boss fight). I nearly fell of the chair when I've played that game and noticed the melody. Awesome!

had the same with the fear factory track in carmageddon 2

[Riton]

The first track on the Ephedrix 2008 album has a similar melody to astral projection's mahadeva

[Sideffect...]

  Riton said:

The first track on the Ephedrix 2008 album has a similar melody to astral projection's mahadeva

been reviewing this album @ this moment,

similar is subjective, borrowed is more a fact, wouldn't call it borrowed like the topic...

[Riton]

  Sideffect... said:

been reviewing this album @ this moment,

similar is subjective, borrowed is more a fact, wouldn't call it borrowed like the topic...

dude it's the same melody lol

[Riton]

Someone please give Sunhize - Be your shadow (vs Aviron) a listen.

that melody i have DEFINITELY heard somewhere else.

[Riton]

ok i found two tracks that sounded SIMILAR to the Sunhize track i mentioned above, tell me what you think

Flowjob - There's no business like flow business (2004 promo i reckon)

Flowjob - have fun and survive (2006 album)

[Jeller]

jörg on mushroom - the messenger

 

I'm pretty sure these pianos are borrowed because they just sound so familiar, but I don't know where I know them from.;

someone?

[Sideffect...]

  Jeller said:

jörg on mushroom - the messenger

 

I'm pretty sure these pianos are borrowed because they just sound so familiar, but I don't know where I know them from.;

someone?

don't know from where, but it's a common thing, with sphongle the same...

 

I don't mind, it fits well... they just make more goaish

[Jeller]

  Sideffect... said:

don't know from where, but it's a common thing, with sphongle the same...

 

I don't mind, it fits well... they just make more goaish

yeah i don't care too because it is a great track, but I just want to know from where I know the original :wank: