Mega Man 9 soundtrack rumor = rip off of MM2? ...

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by on (#44370)
Ok, I want to put this to rest once and for all. I've heard some people say that Mega Man 9's soundtrack literally rips off Mega Man 2, but I haven't yet detected an exact rip off or even a remote similarity between the two soundtracks. Sure it is a similar style, but I hear no melodies or anything directly taken from 2 and used in 9. Anyone else heard that? I believe it actually says this on the Mega Man 9 page at the Mega Man Home Page.

"Music: 2 [2] [2] [2] [2] [2] [2]
Many of the songs are from previous games—mostly Mega Man 2 (though ironically they seem to have chosen all of the really short and repetitive ones from that game). Some of the songs are rather high-pitched and repetitive (Tornado Man’s comes to mind) but the rest of the music isn’t that bad. The opening/ending is pretty nice, for example. A shame it all had to be in mono though. "

What? Tornado Man is one of the coolest tracks in the game!

by on (#44372)
If they really wanted to say "Mega Man 9 copies Mega Man 2's music", they could have made a video like my Cryptomnesia series (Animal Crossing and U2). Have you asked for specifics?

by on (#44373)
Did you heard the soundtrack? Because the answer is quite obvious.

by on (#44379)
A few songs are used verbatim from Megaman 2, and that's it.

by on (#44438)
Just the menu, boss intro, stage clear, get weapon, and Dr. Wily intro. They add an extra retro feel.

by on (#44440)
strat wrote:
Just the menu, boss intro, stage clear, get weapon, and Dr. Wily intro. They add an extra retro feel.


Yeah, what have the Romans ever done for us?