Comments on: Nintendo Stole a Super Mario Theme from 6 years ealier?

By: hookah lounge

hookah lounge — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:29:38 +0000

Man Mau – you sure poked a hornet's nest with this one. I love all the back-and-forth; especially Mr. Classically-Trained versus the guy talking about modulation like it's some kind of ray-gun. And btw there's no chance this is a coincidence.

By: edinburgh dentist

edinburgh dentist — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:00:16 +0000

as for all this nonsense about common chords and whatnot, sure, most chords and chord progressions are pretty common. that said, if youre going to PUBLISH, the onus lies with you to make sure you arent recreating something else published earlier. whether ripped off or not, it amounts to a bit of sloppiness.

By: Article directory

Article directory — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:57:41 +0000

Interesting, though not enough to be a huge surprise. Alot of the greatest soundtracks in both film and games have their influences in existing music. Take for example the infamous Star Wars Imperial March composed by John Williams and compare it to Holst's Mars.Akin to the songs you've presented, the similiarity is obvious although both tracks are very different.-Matt

By: replacement

replacement — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:50:55 +0000

Big gamers also engaged in this.
Replacement

By: Roberto Cardenas

Roberto Cardenas — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:49:41 +0000

The song is “Let's not talk about it” not “The real thing”, it is in the same album, I don't know if abraham laboriel is the composer

By: Roberto Cardenas

Roberto Cardenas — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:48:34 +0000

The song is “Let's not talk about it” not “The real thing”, it is in the same album, I don't know if abraham laboriel is the composer

By: Domain registration

Domain registration — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:57:25 +0000

So I bring my loot home, and pop it on my technics. The very first track I played is called “The Real Thing”. I was instantly floored. I couldn’t believe my ears. I was listening to a funked out version of Super Mario Brothers “Underworld” theme.

By: Pizza Recipe

Pizza Recipe — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:42:19 +0000

Quite interesting and also I am not surprised that these happened. Still today there are so much same problems and same stories.

By: Roofers In Brighton

Roofers In Brighton — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:02:53 +0000

he very first track I played is called “The Real Thing”. I was instantly floored. I couldn’t believe my ears. I was listening to a funked out version of Super Mario Brothers “Underworld” theme.

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By: DisplayPort Cable

DisplayPort Cable — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:06:18 +0000

I top that feeling by trying to find records who’s fans have long since come and gone, maybe even deceased, and now I… am the only fan. It may not be true, but who cares, let me hold on to this feeling for a tiny moment.

By: Free diapers

Free diapers — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:58:57 +0000

I remembered a buddy of mine telling me that Abe was a “sick bassist”, and at 99 cents, i couldn’t resist. So I bring my loot home, and pop it on my technics. The very first track I played is called “The Real Thing”. I was instantly floored. I couldn’t believe my ears. I was listening to a funked out version of Super Mario Brothers “Underworld” theme.

By: reborn baby doll

reborn baby doll — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:23:56 +0000

Holy shit! It's note for note, my elementary school years were officially way more funky then I even knew. Great research.

Thanks

By: Zotrim Tablets

Zotrim Tablets — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:05:58 +0000

Holy shit! It's note for note, my elementary school years were officially way more funky then I even knew. Great research.

By: Sexy Lingerie

Sexy Lingerie — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:22:00 +0000

You do realize that is a common progression, right? It's just a I, vi vii, walkup using octaves. A lot of disco songs use that same pattern. I really doubt Nintendo stole it.

By: NoisySerg

NoisySerg — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:30:28 +0000

Well, you would have to ask Koji Kondo, composer of the Super Mario Bros. soundtrack. Considering how open-minded and versatile he is when it comes to video game music compositions, I say it would totally be plausible that he was paying tribute to a band or tune that he liked. Though it could also just be coincidence, but I haven't delved deeply enough into the subject to give any valid opinion, other than any quest for an answer would probably have to start with Koji Kondo's influences or interests. Maybe there's even some interviews around on the Internet somewhere.

By: ...

... — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:10:07 +0000

its similarites sound more like coincidence then by design

By: Hayman68

Hayman68 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:07:43 +0000

dude, nintendo stole the song and just removed the “funkiness”…how dare they

By: Gonza__

Gonza__ — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:46:33 +0000

how can i get the song from friendship??? i really like it. Thank you

By: Anjel

Anjel — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:57:09 +0000

I call coincidence on this one. The only similarity is the first six notes repeating, then both songs go in complete different directions. Besides…a lot of songs have similar parts. There’s only so many notes you can use.