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** There's also [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw_tKdjI98Q "In Hiding"], the E3M1 theme, which sounds similar to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiXioWKF5ig&feature=related closing credits music] from ''[[Blade Runner]]''.
*** Bobby Prince was involved in the soundtrack production of [[Duke Nukem 3D]] (See the [[Doom (series)|Doom]] entry below) so it's not surprising at all that there's suspiciously similar songs there.
* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlIy7vLmfho&feature=related end theme] to the original ''Resident Evil, "Still Dawn"'', is clearly inspired by the second half of ''[http://youtu.be/Th3ycKQV_4k?t=3m9s Layla]'' by Derek and the Dominoes.
* An Eye of the Tiger soundalike plays in ''[[Breath of Fire]] 3'' when Deis awakens. Followed by Falling Green sounding similar to Secret of the Forest from ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' and the Game Over theme and ''Chrono Trigger's'' Windy Scene during the first notes.
* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilOYzbGwX7M&feature=related NES version] of ''[[Deja Vu]]'' plays a rendition of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXFaJpb-reg Alfie's theme] by Sonny Rollins.
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** Not to mention Snowball Valley, which is a blatant ripoff of the Chicken Dance and actually copies the entire second part verbatim. Why on earth anyone would ''want'' to include [[Ear Worm|that awful song]] in any video game is a mystery.
*** There's a part of that song that sounds exactly like ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' theme, of all things.
** The Spaceport Alpha theme from ''Diddy Kong Racing'' is suspiciously similar to the ''[[Thunderbirds]]'' theme.
* ''Guitar Superstar'' is a plug-'n'-play ''Guitar Hero'' ripoff filled with Suspiciously Similar Songs. Just to give an idea, one of the songs is called "[http://youtube.com/watch?v=tkF7vErum1w Granite Man]", which is somewhat reminiscent of "Iron Man".
* The ''[[Little Busters!|Little Busters]]!'' soundtrack features a track entitled "Mission Possible," which is pretty much as close as they could get to the ''[[Mission Impossible]]'' theme song without actually ''being'' said theme song.
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** ''Doom's'' music for the second episode's second level, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HZEF6Ujsl0 "The Demons from Adrian's Pen"], is suspiciously similar to ''[[Wolfenstein (2009 video game)|Wolfenstein 3-D's]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLtFJJxcjk4 "Into the Dungeon"], from the secret levels of that game's second and fifth episodes. A case of [[Self-Plagiarism]].
** Oddly enough, a number of the songs from [[Pantera]]'s ''Vulgar Display of Power'' that didn't get lifted for ''Doom'' were reinterpreted on the ''Quake II'' soundtrack, though it wasn't Bobby Prince in that case.
* Just wanted to point out that pretty much every game id produced followed this trope at least once. ''Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure'' had a song that was "Tush" by ZZ Top to a tee. ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]'' had a song that was a mashup of Suspiciously Similar Songs to classic "war" tunes. Let's face it, Bobby Prince isn't known for his originality.
** ''[[Duke Nukem]] II'' had a song that was pretty much a slightly reworked version of Megadeth's "Angry Again".
** And on the Apogee front, one level tune in ''[[Blake Stone]]: Aliens of Gold'' has an intro that sounds quite similar to [[Led Zeppelin]]'s "Immigrant Song." It should come as no shock who did the music for this one.
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*** And speaking of ''Super Mario RPG'', the music for Bandit's Way and Bean Valley is obviously modeled after "Trepak/Russian Dance" from ''The Nutcracker''.
*** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bP5eQsDSII#t=5m22s credits sequence] is clearly inspired by Disneyland's Electrical Parade; naturally, the background music is suspiciously similar to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax00vnsZPKE "Baroque Hoedown"], the theme music from that parade.
** Gritzy Desert from Partners in Time sounds a lot like Agrabah's theme(s) in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' (especially the [[Super Smash Bros.|Brawl version]]). Again, Shimomura was the composer for both songs, so it's not surprising.
** The battle theme that Shimomura did for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsMCQE7GKUA Superstar Saga] has a remarkably similar structure to the one she did for ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8dWYAqonus Mario RPG]''.
** Fawful's Castle Garden in ''Bowser's Inside Story'' sounds strangely similar to Ganon's theme.
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*** It more resembles [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vae_AkLb4Q "Louie Louie"] by The Kingsmen.
* The ending theme for the Revenge of Meta Knight subgame in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' (and ''[[Video Game Remake|Ultra]]'') sounds suspiciously similar to The Animals' rendition of "House of the Rising Sun".
** And the Game Over screen sounds quite similar to the chorus of Queen's "You're My Best Friend".
* "Katamari On The Funk", the title song from the PSP-exclusive ''[[Katamari Damacy]]'' sequel ''Me and My Katamari'' and one of the few original songs in the game, bears a striking resemblance to a tune from the PSP version of Ridge Racer that the same person had composed.
* ''[[Rayman 2 (Video Game)]]'' has the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEABV-3j8oQ Bayou level background music], which sounds very similiar to the [[Pink Floyd]] song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLKiMbC6s2k "Shine on you Crazy Diamond"] in many parts. Interestingly, the big 4 repeating guitar notes are played in the exact way!
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** ''Guilty Gear'' is [[Guilty Gear/Shout Out|built on rock and roll references]]. Bridget alone has "Shoot The Moon", "Kickstart My Heart" and a teddy bear named for Roger Taylor of Queen. Five characters were directly named after bands (Cloudberry Jam, Millia Rage, ABA, Slayer and Testament). Ky Kiske seems pretty normal (and not band related) until you learn that he was named after Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske, two former members of ''[[Helloween]]''. Furthermore, Justice's Gamma Ray super takes its name from [[Gamma Ray|the band of the same name]]
* In ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'', the music in Elec Man's stage is pretty similar to "All the Right Friends" by REM.
** It also somewhat resembles "Faithfully" by Journey, which was written not long before the REM song. "Faithfully" may be the more likely source, as "All The Right Friends" was a very obscure R.E.M. song at the time and had yet to appear on any official releases.
*** The chorus of the Eurobeat song "Back to 80's" by Mega NRG Man and Domino also sounds like those.
*** As does Sky Sanctuary from ''Sonic & Knuckles''.
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** Big Boss's [[Leitmotif]] is suspiciously similar to the ''Metal Gear Solid'' theme, which sounds a little more tender than the actual melody due to the changing of two chords in the progression.
*** The song "Old Snake" seems to be suspiciously similar to the main theme as well, slower and sadder.
** And the Metal Gear KODOQUE theme in ''[[Metal Gear Acid]]'' {{spoiler|and its sequel}} was suspiciously similar to the ''Metal Gear Solid'' main theme with the same chord progression but a different melody.
** The main [[Recurring Riff]] in the original ''Metal Gear Solid''(ambience, alert music, boss music, etc.) resembles [[Kraftwerk]]'s "Radio-Activity", especially with that synthesized choir.
** The theme tune of the festive fan parody game, ''[http://www.superfundungeonrun.com/total-klik//merrygear.html Merry Gear Solid]'', finished with a suspiciously similar song to "Snake Eater" from ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater]]'', called "Secret Santa".
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** Route 209 (from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum) shares an extremely similar tune to the choruses of [[Electric Light Orchestra]]'s "Telephone Line" and [[Mott the Hoople]]'s "All the Young Dudes".
** The music in the Celestial Tower in Black and White sounds quite a bit like the "Secret of the Forest" track in ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''
** Let's add some [[Touhou]]. The Final N battle theme has parts of "Now, until the moment you die" from Highly Responsive to Prayers about 0:47 onward.
** The opening bar of the "Farewell" track from ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'' is pretty much exactly the same as the start of ''[[Mother 3]]'''s famous "Love Theme". Other parts bear resemblance to "To Far Away Times" from ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''.
*** "Route 10" has also been compared to "Run, My Dod, Run" from ''[[Mother 3]]''
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** And in ''Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts'', the music when you first enter each of the new worlds is suspiciously similar to a television theme tune. (Nutty Acres is ''[[Dallas]]'', for instance.)
* The music from the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4DA9XGpI7Y stage builder] of ''[[Super Smash Bros Brawl]]'' sounds similar to Ravel's ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-4J5j74VPw Bolero.]''
** The music from [[Super Smash Bros.|Brawl's]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4cvfXpnh9M target smash] sounds a lot like Khachaturian's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqg3l3r_DRI Sabre Dance]
* Apogee's ''[[Monster Bash]]'' uses this for a number of pieces of music in the game. The most obvious example being the title theme, which arguably sounds better than what it's supposed to be imitating.
* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hikFCwduCIQ intro music] from ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' sounds similar to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFLRHPUWBI8 Sadeness] by Enigma.
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* The NES ''[[American Gladiators]]'' game used a Jimmy Hart version of the show's [[Theme Tune]], while the 16-bit games didn't use it at all.
* In ''[[Noby Noby Boy]]'', by the creator of ''[[Katamari Damacy]]'' and also released by [[Namco]], there are some selectable music tracks that sound like subtle instrumental versions of Katamari songs (such as Lonely Rolling Star and Cherry Blossom Color Season), and the hidden minigame music is from [[Metro Cross]], both Namco tunes.
* In the [[Game Boy Color]] game ''Diva Starz'', one of the selectable pieces of runway music bears an unlikely resemblance to "Lux Aeterna" from ''[[Requiem for a Dream]]''. The song ''is'' a frequent target of Jimmy Hart versions in general, but hearing it play as a Bratz expy walks a blue bunny down the catwalk is [[Soundtrack Dissonance|just bizarre]].
* The ''[[Ikaruga]]'' main theme (the beginning of "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2lwopnr7hc Ideal]") sounds like a pastiche of Tchaikovsky's "Romeo & Juliet" and ''Zelda'' theme. The other major recurring theme from "Ideal" sounds similar to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR0UjAQIX6E "Bloodlines"] from ''[[Castlevania]]: [[Castlevania Rondo of Blood|Rondo of Blood]]''. The theme to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNgeKGX6Fuk Chapter 3] is a sound-a-like of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbJbYFyklTg Hyrule Castle].
* In ''[[Raiden]]'', the main riff of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvkt3H2EjBg "Rough and Tumble"] resembles [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFKtYCcMWT4 "Skull Castle Part 1"] from ''[[Mega Man 2]]''.
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* When ''[[Track and Field]]'' was included on a [[Nintendo DS]] compilation, "Chariots of Fire" (which was heard in the original arcade release) was turned into a Jimmy Hart version.
* The rhythm dance game series ''Pump It Up'' features several Jimmy Hart versions of songs created by an in-house production band, BanYa. Among these include "Extravaganza" (Burnin' by Daft Punk), "Mr. Larpus" (Wipeout by The Surfaris), "Miss's Story" (Beethoven's 5th Symphony), "Beethoven Virus" (Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique), "Beat of the War" (Holy Wars...The Punishment Due by Megadeth), and "Love is a Danger Zone 2" (Motorbreath by Metallica).
* For ''[[Command and& Conquer]]'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR33UMKoDC4 Act On Instinct] is generally considered to be the de facto theme music. Once the chiming synth kicks in, it begins to sound a great deal like the ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN1YYyR5jD4 OVA theme].
* In ''[[Pilotwings]] 64'', the climax of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh9dcrQAJcI Gyrocopter] music sounds like the main riff of Kool & The Gang's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeTgx_pj6m8 "Celebration"]. The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_ZlXHXpjnw Hang Glider] music sounds like a [[Softer and Slower Cover|softer and slower]] JHV of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-xpJRwIA-Q "Dance Hall Days"] by Wang Chung.
* Another franchise suspiciously similar to itself: in ''[[Halo 2]]'', the Delta Halo Theme is a Jimmy Hart version of the series' [[Theme Tune]], and "Leonidas" is the JHV of "On A Pale Horse" from the first game.
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* The PS2 remake of Sega's ''[[Fist of the North Star|Hokuto no Ken]]'' side-scroller for the Master System features a soundtrack consisting of vaguely similar renditions of the incidental music from the anime.
* By the admission of the composer, "Ode To The Bridge Builder" from ''[[World of Goo]]'' is a JHV of "Amazing Grace" [[In the Style Of]] [[Ennio Morricone]]'s [[Spaghetti Western]] scores.
* The first boss' theme in ''[[ConkersConker's Bad Fur Day]]'' (a [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|robotic hay sheaf]]) sounds very close to the [[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]'s theme.
** It's probably an intentional homage. The Haybot even has a German accent.
** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUg3lweb6pA&feature=related Surf Punks] song uses samples that sound an awful lot like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHPeyAd_WQU Eddy Gordo] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRY5NaFoUog Jin Kazama's] arcade themes.
* [[Beatmania IIDX]] 11 has a track called [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u9UsiGljZo D.A.N.C.E] that bears a, uh, ''slight'' resemblance to m-flo's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVqZKflL4PY The Love Bug].
** The ''[[DJMAX]]'' series has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmhufQl5ieI Cypher Gate], [[Fan Nickname|Fan Nicknamed]] "Korean [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbYTZcHAFqE Solid State Squad]" due to the striking resemblances in their intros.
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* Wario Land: Shake It contains a few. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq_ffUzGydU "Soggybog River"] is clearly a Jimmy Hart version of "Eye of the Tiger" and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqGcjmPflo0 "Gurgle Gulch"] being one of the original Underground theme from Super Mario Bros.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Eg2onR7Gs "Rage"] by Sonic Mayhem, from the ''[[Quake II]]'' soundtrack, sounds rather similar to Pantera's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DfYLar2QGI "Cowboys from Hell"].
* The late-1980s game ''[[wikipedia:Rock chr(27)nchr(27)'n' Roll (computer game)|Rock 'n' Roll]]'' used suspiciously similar rock-and-roll tunes as its soundtrack. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rluzNA1k5lw Here's an example].
** Though unlike many [[JH Vs]], they were actually licenced.
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLvslBJ9i64 Fuel My Game]" from ''[[Quake III Arena]]'' sounds suspiciously similar to [[The Prodigy]]'s "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgGA-hHWxtA Smack My Bitch Up]".
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* ''Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley'' has several examples of this. Compare [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0D9HIorsbs Spring] with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHHAa3hNb9Q Zelda's Lullaby], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkxFkxoQzd8 Winter] with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOfXM7gFXso Kakariko Village] from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVQqi6kF_Pg Happy Ending] with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cExMJ2pVk-s Vana'diel March] from ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'', and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atYb8b5rarM&feature=related Alice's Theme] with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWu9iQLwrC8 Cait Sith's Theme] from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. If I recall correctly, there are a few more, but they're not on [[YouTube]] at the moment.
* ''Shin Megami Tensei II'' has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLgAfE6BX6M "Disco"], which sounds a bit like New Order's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyoDbX1EkPQ "Blue Monday"].
** ''Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II'' has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD29cN-wZ80 "Dawn of the Human Being"], which sounds a little bit like the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBmI68OyiPQ theme song] from ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture''.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79u36lbB0Yk The Code Is Veronica] from ''[[Resident Evil Code Veronica]]'', and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYk3B_geM2s&playnext=1&list=PL7D9602C940A5B8C1&index=65 Dimension 26] from ''[[R-Type]] Final''.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aNxhzCl8ME&feature=related Flash of Sword] from ''[[Valis]]: The Fantasm Soldier'', and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD9esiYZvOo Level 1] from ''[[Final Zone]] II''. In this case, the games were made by the same company, so it may be [[Self-Plagiarism]].
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