History SuspiciouslySimilarSong / SonicTheHedgehog

** "Crisis City 1" contains elements of the BattleThemeMusic from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' as well as a possible reference to the ''Series/MissionImpossible'' ThemeTune. You can also hear a bit of Koopa's Road from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''.

** Tails' theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DizopdPMBw "Believe in Myself"]], is clearly based on the Bridge Zone theme from the [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog18Bit 8-bit version]] of ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog18Bit Sonic the Hedgehog]]''. The theme from ''Series/FullHouse'' and Music/JanetJackson's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69fx7n-D_nU Together Again]] are also quite similar to Bridge Zone.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXukwNQG0uA Marble Zone]] sounds an awful lot like The Jacksons' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElUL7A69xLE "The Hurt"]] as well as Andy Williams's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2BscyYsXBo "Music to Watch Girls By"]]. "The Hurt"'s arpeggio (heard at 0:26) also turns up at 0:22 of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsmSx_ECsYk "Casino Night Zone 2Player"]] in Sonic 2.

** Tails' theme, "Believe in Myself", is clearly based on the Bridge Zone theme from the [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog18Bit 8-bit version]] of ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog18Bit Sonic the Hedgehog]]''. The theme from ''Series/FullHouse'' and Music/JanetJackson's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfK5QhZ9u7o Together Again]] are also quite similar to Bridge Zone.
** Some parts of Amy's theme, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMCQ6RPXW8 My Sweet Passion]]", sound rather similar to Music/{{Jamiroquai}}'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-NvQ6VJYtE Cosmic Girl]]".

** The game's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz4h4cp3qNo main theme]] has a chord progression bearing resemblance to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3aZM151K4Y "Deep Blue"]] from ''VideoGame/MegaManZero4''.

** [[https://youtu.be/yRuJfhEeCe8 Metropolis Zone]]'s main riff is very similar to [[https://youtu.be/DXdvCE5T5I8 "Loving You Sunday Morning"]] by Music/{{Scorpions}} and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUw-tF9PNeA Walk Idiot Walk]] by Music/TheHives.

** One example is part of the music from [[https://youtu.be/1y0ARjIYZhQ?t=51 Death Ruins]] that sounds exactly like [[https://youtu.be/rVbQ1L87PBk?t=7 Magma's Danger Room]] from ''VideoGame/XMenLegends''. The same synth was used in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' in the episode "Car Trouble" during a scene where the Titans are fighting Overload in an electronics store, and it was also sampled in ''[[VideoGame/SonicRivals Sonic Rivals 2]]'' in [[https://youtu.be/E0-owElYmQc?t=61 Mystic Haunt Zone Act 3]], around a minute in.

* In ''VideoGame/SonicTripleTrouble'', the BGM track for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dot0iGpUL5I Sunset Park Zone Act 3]] is highly reminiscent of Ozzy's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOg_qF9GQUM Crazy Train]]. You'll never guess what features prominently in the act...

* The 1-Up jingle [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmDxOEsW7F0 used since Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)]] is based on the "Chaos Emerald acquired!" jingle in the Classic Genesis games... except it sounds closer to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Tlv7h9I3Y Super Mario Bros. 1-Up sound]].

* The theme for the first Infinite boss from ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' strangely sounds like Music/{{PSY}}'s "Gangnam Style". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqX_WTdTMxM Listen to the mashup.]]

''VideoGame/SonicMania'':
** The beginning beats of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ERP8McNwnI Steel Cortex]]", the theme music for Titanic Monarch Zone Act 2 sound a bit similar to "Down In It" by Music/NineInchNails.
** "Danger on the Dance Floor" was obviously based off of Michael Jackson's "Blood on the Dance Floor", as well as the percussions of Knuckles's theme from Sonic 3 (more info in the Sonic 3 section above).
** The lyrics to the ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'''s intro fit marvelously well with Stardust Speedway Act 1. There have been many [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDh1J9zUbcQ mashups]] indicating this.

** One example is part of the music from [[https://youtu.be/1y0ARjIYZhQ?t=51 Death Ruins]] that sounds exactly like [[https://youtu.be/rVbQ1L87PBk?t=7 Magma's Danger Room]] from ''VideoGame/XMenLegends''. The same stock synth was also used in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' in the episode "Car Trouble" during a scene where the Titans are fighting Overload in an electronics store, and it was also sampled in ''[[VideoGame/SonicRivals Sonic Rivals 2]]'' in [[https://youtu.be/E0-owElYmQc?t=61 Mystic Haunt Zone Act 3]], around a minute in.

** The cutscene track [[https://youtu.be/0Nkz6TjzOXw?t=16 Perplexity]] features a part that sounds exactly like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn0g8PTAWes Encounter With Sigma]] from ''VideoGame/MegaManMaverickHunterX''. [=YouTube=]'s algorithm takes it a step further and identifies the song as [[https://www.beatport.com/track/molybdenum-original-mix/3903517 Molybdenum]], the original stock track by Deep Seven.

** Team Dark's theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ-bjZD1EnI "This Machine"]] by Julien-K, uses some of the same synths as the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' soundtrack, such as the KORG MS2000. The warping sound at 0:58 was also used in the [[https://youtu.be/XXS3XZwPaEk?t=4 Chozo Ruins]], and the outro static at 4:14 was used in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFBUtNrw6xM&t=40s Title Screen]].

* The Egg Emperor boss theme from VideoGame/SonicHeroes sounds similar to "Perfect Crime" by Music/GunsNRoses.
** It also sounds like part of "Electric Eye" by Music/JudasPriest.

** The bass line in the beginning portion of the song, which gets re-used throughout, is very similar to the bass line from the song "Soaring Mosaic" by John Kaizan Neptune. It also resembles the bassline for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMvOTOSsV9g the instrumental version]] of "Wild Ambitions" by highly influential Japanese SynthPop group Music/YellowMagicOrchestra.

** [[https://youtu.be/yRuJfhEeCe8 Metropolis Zone]]'s main riff is very similar to [[https://youtu.be/DXdvCE5T5I8 "Loving You Sunday Morning"]] by Music/{{Scorpions}}.

** Sonic Mania's version of ''Stardust Speedway'' has the similar base to it as the theme of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''.

** The Marble Garden theme and "Music/{{Thriller}}" are quite similar... but, strangely enough, it was eventually confirmed to have nothing to do with Michael Jackson or his team, as Sega composer Miyoko Takaoka confirmed in 2014 that she composed the piece.
*** "Alarm Call" by Björk also bears some similarities to the Marble Garden Zone's theme.

* The beginning beats of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ERP8McNwnI Steel Cortex]]", the theme music for Titanic Monarch Zone Act 2 in ''VideoGame/SonicMania'', sound a bit similar to "Down In It" by Music/NineInchNails.

** One example is part of the music from [[https://youtu.be/1y0ARjIYZhQ?t=51 Death Ruins]] that sounds exactly like [[https://youtu.be/rVbQ1L87PBk?t=7 Magma's Danger Room]] from ''VideoGame/XMenLegends''.
*** The same stock synth was also used in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' in the episode "Car Trouble" during a scene where the Titans are fighting Overload in an electronics store.
*** It was also sampled in ''[[VideoGame/SonicRivals Sonic Rivals 2]]'' in [[https://youtu.be/E0-owElYmQc?t=61 Mystic Haunt Zone: Act 3]], around a minute in. It really got around in the 2000s, didn't it?

** Take a listen to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OHL_PAOkT4 "Back-2-Back"]], the theme for Water Palace. Now, if it hasn't sprung to mind already, take a listen to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBJmR0uA5jQ "Start the Commotion"]] by The Wiseguys. The similar repeated use of the guitar hook sample is just the tip of the iceberg. It's like Hideki Naganuma composed a ''tribute'' as a BGM!

** On another note, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZoCvvumN64 Luminous Forest]] steals its main chord progression wholesale from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xdi-QDMdW0 Give 'Em Hell, Kid]] by Music/MyChemicalRomance. It even mimicks the bass solo in the beginning of MCR's track!

* While not the entire song, in ''[[VideoGame/SonicRivals Sonic Rivals 2]]'', there's a part at around 0:30 in [[https://youtu.be/lQ6o4CDExzk?t=29 Chaotic Inferno Zone: Act 3]] that samples a certain high-pitched wailing sound effect. This sample, which has been identified as coming from a Breakbeat Paradise pack, has been heavily utilized in many different series:
** [[https://youtu.be/SzGvwF2z1Gs?t=16 "Drop Out"]] from ''[[VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution DDR Extreme]]''.
** [[https://youtu.be/OGZ3Mip48mA?t=59 "Frozen Frog"]] from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4''.
** Oddly enough, the sample is also in various ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' cries from [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Gen 4]], including [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MgccNbRE2k Dialga]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Z1AN-L_hw Heatran]], and the entire [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwJ6clJxXs Garchomp]] family line.

* Take a listen to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OHL_PAOkT4 "Back-2-Back"]], the theme for Water Palace from ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Rush|Series}}''. Now, if it hasn't sprung to mind already, take a listen to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBJmR0uA5jQ "Start the Commotion"]] by The Wiseguys. The similar repeated use of the guitar hook sample is just the tip of the iceberg. It's like Hideki Naganuma composed a ''tribute'' as a BGM!
** It also sounds a lot like "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen.
** The "da-da-daaa" in the B section of [[https://youtu.be/-7WQn-SXYZ4 "Vela-Nova"]] has a chord progression strikingly similar to the jazz standard [[https://youtu.be/zTVlrOk9a8M "Autumn Leaves".]]
** There's also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l57U10ET-tA "Ethno Circus"]]. It has a vague similarity to Tom Jones's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-HdGnzYdFQ "It's Not Unusual"]].

** The "da-da-daaa" in the B section of "Vela-Nova" has a striking similarity to the jazz standard "Autumn Leaves".

** It also sounds very like "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen.

** Silver's theme song, "Dreams of an Absolution" is very similar to Stardust's "Music Sounds Better With You". It also contains a melody similar to Green Hill Zone's theme.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXukwNQG0uA Marble Zone]] sounds an awful lot like The Jacksons' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FmI5rthmRo "The Hurt"]] as well as Andy Williams's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2BscyYsXBo "Music to Watch Girls By"]]. "The Hurt"'s arpeggio (heard at 0:26) also turns up at 0:22 of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsmSx_ECsYk "Casino Night Zone 2Player"]] in Sonic 2.

* The 1-Up jingle [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmDxOEsW7F0 used since Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)]] is based on the "Chaos Emerald acquired!" jingle in the Classic Genesis games... except it sounds very similar to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Tlv7h9I3Y Super Mario Bros. 1-Up sound]].

* The 1-Up jingle [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmDxOEsW7F0 used since Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)]], which is based on the "Chaos Emerald acquired!" jingle in the Classic Genesis games, sounds very similar to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Tlv7h9I3Y Super Mario Bros. 1-Up sound]].

** The bass line in the beginning portion of the song, which gets re-used throughout, is very similar to the bass line from the song "Soaring Mosaic" by John Kaizan Neptune. It also resembles the bassline for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMvOTOSsV9g the instrumental version]] of "Wild Ambitions" by highly influential Japanese SynthPop group Music/YellowMagicorchestra.