HAY GUYS

Chuckster · Jun 1, 2006, 02:44 PM

Solid week. Someday I will grow a pair and dole out a normal 3-2-1 point distribution instead of hemming and hawing and giving out tie points.

(3 points) The Music From and Inspired by Gran Turismo 4 - Machine Gun (Gran Turismo 4 Pop Rox Remix): It's good, really good, but it also sounds suspiciously familiar, like I've heard it somewhere before. It has elements of Beastie Boys' Brass Monkey (the guitat at 2:19 is an exact likeness), but its the infectious main melody I can't figure out. Another game? Something mainstream? Whatever, this track's a solid choice.

(1 point) Treasure Hunter G Original Soundtrack - Emperor of Balladry: The beginning's haunting, the rest is delicious SNES-era synth.

(1 point) Bionic Commando (NES Game Rip) - Area 5: It lacks a little life, but it brings back memories -- and I've never even played the game.

(1 point) Wonder Project J2 (Game Rip) - Josette of the Colro Forest: Has its similarities to Sakimoto's piece. Equally good.

How ya doing, buddy?

Chuckster · Jun 2, 2006, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by Crash Landon

There is a mainstream influence in this track. What you're hearing is a lot of samples from the 1970's funk song "Machine Gun" by The Commodores. The remix artist, Pop Rox, added a lot of dance and pop elements to modernize it. But this remix was made exclusively for the GT4 "Music from and Inspired by" album, and exists nowhere else, which allows it to be eligible for SotW. (I had to do some rules and background checks to make certain before I nominated it.)

It's possible that the Beasties may have also sampled portions of the original "Machine Gun" song. But I don't know anything about that firsthand.

Just downloaded the Commodores track. You're right. The melody was lodged deep in the back of my collective consciousness, but I never knew what song it came from.

And since we're shooting for accuracy, I meant 'Hey Ladies' instead of 'Brass Monkey' when it came to the Beasties' track. That guitar is also in the Commodores track, so it looked like the Beasties did some sampling. Not surprising.

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