History Main / MusicalPastiche

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

* A lot of tunes from the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' games, especially ''IV'' and ''[[VideoGame/YsVITheArkOfNapishtim VI]]'', are based on a [[RecurringRiff recurring]] bassline/chord progression, especially those of ''Adol's Theme'' and ''Selceta Forest''. Lesser pastiches include "Armored Bane"("Battle Ground" + "Battle 58") the intro of ''Ernst''(remixed from Final Battle, whilst the main melody is a SuspiciouslySimilarSong to "Moon Over the Castle" from ''VideoGame/GranTurismo''), ''Overwater Drive'' (heavily based on Beat of the Terror), ''Mountain Zone'' (pastiche of both ''Palace of Solomon'' and ''Forest of Selceta'') ''Lava Zone''(resembles ''Termination'', the FinalBoss music from ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter''), ''Defend and Escape'' (includes the Ark/Napishtim's theme, ''Celceta Forest'', and even part of ''Niena'' from ''[[VideoGame/YsVLostKefinKingdomOfSand Ys V]]''), ''The Depth Napishtim''(in addition to using the Ark {{leitmotif}}, it also draws from ''Termination''), and ''Spread Blue View''(uses parts of ''Reconciled People'', the Port Rimorge theme). In ''VideoGame/YsTheOathInFelghana'', Chester's second BattleThemeMusic is a composite of his {{leitmotif}} and "Chop!!", originally the midboss theme from the Platform/SharpX68000 port of ''Ys III: Wanderers from Ys'', where "Theme of Chester" also originated.

* Bjorn "Dr. Awesome" Lynne's 2000 [[RearrangeTheSong remake]] of his UsefulNotes/{{MOD}} song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nykfVOkuCTU "12th Warrior"]] is stylistically reminiscent of Music/{{Europe}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw "The Final Countdown"]], especially the guitar solo at the end.

* Music/RunDMC's "It's Tricky" combines the guitar riff and rhythm of Music/TheKnack's "My Sharona"(which lead to them suing Run-DMC for UsefulNotes/{{plagiarism}}) with the cheerleading chant of Music/ToniBasil's "Hey Mickey".

* The sequel to ''Film/TheTallBlondManWithOneBlackShoe'' has the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78DYzxog5z8 movie's theme arranged James Bond-style]].

* A lot of tunes from the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' games, especially ''IV'' and ''[[VideoGame/YsVITheArkOfNapishtim VI]]'', are based on a [[RecurringRiff recurring]] bassline/chord progression, especially those of ''Adol's Theme'' and ''Selceta Forest''. Lesser pastiches include "Armored Bane"("Battle Ground" + "Battle 58") the intro of ''Ernst''(remixed from Final Battle, whilst the main melody is a SuspiciouslySimilarSong to "Moon Over the Castle" from ''VideoGame/GranTurismo''), ''Overwater Drive'' (heavily based on Beat of the Terror), ''Mountain Zone'' (pastiche of both ''Palace of Solomon'' and ''Forest of Selceta'') ''Lava Zone''(resembles ''Termination'', the FinalBoss music from ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter''), ''Defend and Escape'' (includes the Ark/Napishtim's theme, ''Celceta Forest'', and even part of ''Niena'' from ''[[VideoGame/YsVLostKefinKingdomOfSand Ys V]]''), ''The Depth Napishtim''(in addition to using the Ark {{leitmotif}}, it also draws from ''Termination''), and ''Spread Blue View''(uses parts of ''Reconciled People'', the Port Rimorge theme). In ''VideoGame/YsTheOathInFelghana'', Chester's second BattleThemeMusic is a composite of his {{leitmotif}} and "Chop!!", originally the midboss theme from the UsefulNotes/SharpX68000 port of ''Ys III: Wanderers from Ys'', where "Theme of Chester" also originated.

* In ''VideoGame/RogueSquadron'', the battle music during the Rendezvous on Barkhesh and Raid on Sullust missions is a pastiche of the Battle of Hoth theme from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', using the same instrumentation, bass line and rhythm, but a heavily altered melody, which also interpolates the Force Theme. Ironically, the game uses this same pastiche for its Battle of Hoth bonus mission.

* The 1971 version of ''No, No, Nanette'' does this with reprises of "I Want To Be Happy," which three characters sing it like "I Wanna Be Loved By You," gut-bucket Bessie Smith blues and "It's Delightful To Be Married."

** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3'' and ''Sonic & Knuckles'' had a different music composer than the first two games, hence the absence of the original title theme, but the main boss theme is a pastiche of both the miniboss theme(the second part) and the ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 Sonic 1]]'' boss theme(the first part, somewhat more resembles the FinalBoss version). Additionally, thanks to the involvement Music/MichaelJackson and his producers with the soundtrack, Carnival Night Zone, Launch Base Zone, and the non-locked-on ending theme are pastiches of MJ's "Jam"(with the melody of Julius Fucik's "Entry of the Gladiators"), "Speed Demon"(with hints of "Music/{{Bad}}"), and "Stranger in Moscow", respectively, while Ice Cap Zone is based on the then-unreleased "Hard Times" by The Jetzons, Brad Buxer's former band.

** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3'' and ''Sonic & Knuckles'' had a different music composer than the first two games, hence the absence of the original title theme, but the main boss theme is a pastiche of both the miniboss theme(the second part) and the ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 Sonic 1]]'' boss theme(the first part, somewhat more resembles the FinalBoss version).

* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic''; one of the pieces of background music is a knockoff of the theme song for ''Series/TheATeam''.

* Music/TheRutles, originally seen in a TV {{Mockumentary}}, pastiched Music/TheBeatles. In some cases the pastiche was almost too close for comfort, as in the case of "Get Up and Go", which was almost banned from the soundtrack CD because of its resemblance to "Get Back". Fortunately Music/PaulMcCartney saw the joke, to the extent of performing the song himself.

* Music/TearsForFears: "The Prisoner" was designed as an intentional riff on Music/PeterGabriel's "[[Music/{{Melt}} Intruder]]".

* There was a part in the original ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' cartoon where the mutants crash into a TV Studio where a very ''Franchise/PowerRangers''-type show is filming - when they exit, a suited-up actor looks at them curiously while the notes corresponding to the words "Go go Power Rangers!" start to play and then putter out.

* Laserdance's 1984 single "Goody's Return" was a SuspiciouslySimilarSong to The Breakout Crew's "Breakout Theme", released earlier that year. In 1995, LD produced a cover version of the latter song titled "Break Through", incorporating additional thematic elements of the former.

* Laserdance's 1984 single "Goody's Return" was a SuspiciouslySimilarSong to The Breakout Crew's "Breakout Theme", released earlier that year. In 1995, LD produced a cover version of the latter song titled "Break Through", incorporating additional thematic elements of "Goody's Return".

* Laserdance's "Break Through" pastiches the instrumentation and chord progression of The Breakout Crew's "Breakout Theme" with the melody of LD's own "Goody's Return".

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', the fourth and fifth Howling Stone songs are pastiches of the title themes to ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'', respectively, while the last one combines the melody of the Light Spirit theme with the harmony of the Hyrule Field theme.

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* ''Film/Batman1989'' had a snippet of "Scandalous" by Music/{{Prince}} worked into the otherwise somber Music/DannyElfman score.
** Not that the song isn't fairly somber in its own way, especially when used in the film.
* The music originally composed for the Sarlacc Pit battle in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' (Sail Barge Assault Alternate, released as a bonus track) is quite different from the music heard in the film, but the film music is kind of a pastiche of the original(the middle part and the ending are almost identical).

* The sequel to ''Film/TheTallBlondManWithOneBlackShoe'' had the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78DYzxog5z8 movie's theme arranged James Bond-style]].

* “Stuck in the Middle with You” by Stealers Wheel is a pastiche of Music/BobDylan; Gerry Raferty even mimics Dylan’s vocal style with his lead vocal.

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* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' was fond of it, turning its short theme song into jungle drums, French provincial folk music, rock and roll, and a few other styles.
** Other pastiches included the "clockwork" version(heard in Cuckoo Clock Caper and a couple other episodes), "Hail to the Chief", part of the song "New York, New York" mixed with the IG theme, and the "chase theme", which obviously pastiches the ''Series/KnightRider'' theme song. And the theme itself is a pastiche of Edward Grieg's "In the Halls of the Mountain King" and Irving Berlin's "Puttin' on the Ritz".