General Yamamoto Rip off thread

[linkdude20002001]

I don't really hear the second one, but the first one's pretty similar.

[Gonstead]

Not sure if this is indeed a rip-off but they did sound similar.

Code Geass - The Master
Dragon Ball Kai - Destiny

I really hope not, since Code Geass is one of my most favorite Anime of all time.

[kei17]

Not sure if this is indeed a rip-off but they did sound similar.

*snip*

I don't hear any similarity between them.

[Pokewhiz7]

Not sure if this is indeed a rip-off but they did sound similar.

Code Geass - The Master
Dragon Ball Kai - Destiny

I really hope not, since Code Geass is one of my most favorite Anime of all time.

Oh I definitely hear it.

[DarkPrince_92]

I don't think that one's a rip off....there are vague similarities but they are both still their own thing.

[SSJToreto]

You guys have to keep in mind one fact - nothing is created in a vacuum. That is, every chord progression, motif, dramatic pause, melody has already been created before (I'm talking about the one's that actually sound good to the ear, I know that if you mash any random combination of notes together you would virtually have infinite options, though that usually doesn't produce anything listenable...)
You also have "musical cliches", composition formulas, popular verse-chorus forms, and of course most pieces use the same chord progression, but in a different key...

SO if you happen to notice similarities, it doesn't necessarily mean that the composer ripped off so-and-so.

[Krax]

Yamamoto is listed as an arranger on Kageyama's new album. It's somewhat good to know that he is still working.

http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data2. ... 508e54c66c

9．Karma
作詞：影山ヒロノブ　作曲：影山ヒロノブ　編曲：山本健司

At 2:05 of "Man called C" sounds like something Spiderman would have. I swear I've heard it in Spiderman before.

I listened to the soundtrack CD and found nothing.

It's the main theme. Download Man called C, speed it up, and compare

[dbboxkaifan]

About Yamamoto Kai was the break card between Episode A and Episode B composed by Kenji Yamamoto and the NEP too?

[VegettoEX]

About Yamamoto Kai was the break card between Episode A and Episode B composed by Kenji Yamamoto and the NEP too?

Those arrangements are credited to him on the soundtracks, but since the jingles themselves are taken from the series' opening and ending themes (which were not written by Kenji Yamamoto), that's probably why Toei felt safe enough to keep them a part of the show.

[kei17]

I've found Masashi Terada, a Japanese musical composer, mentioning Yamamoto's scandal:

http://twitter.com/BloodyDisorder/statu ... 2022618113
http://twitter.com/BloodyDisorder/statu ... 7076283392
http://twitter.com/BloodyDisorder/statu ... 7577732097
http://twitter.com/BloodyDisorder/statu ... 0270833664

According to his tweets, musical arrangers in Japan regularly buy many CDs highly ranked in the Billboard charts, then take some interesting portions from them for their own works. He says Yamamoto went too far in such a practice and that made him fade from the limelight. Incidentally, he is directly acquainted with Yamamoto, and he says Yamamoto earns (or used to earn) few million yen per song.

It's the main theme. Download Man called C, speed it up, and compare

Still not hearing it. Can you show me an example?

[masterz13]

The Victor's Dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtevIlwMPEk
For the Love of a Princess (from Braveheart): http://picosong.com/w5WC/

For the Braveheart one, I sped it up to the same tempo as The Victor's Dance and transposed to the same key. It sounds pretty much identical.

[KaiserNeko]

The Victor's Dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtevIlwMPEk
For the Love of a Princess (from Braveheart): http://picosong.com/w5WC/

For the Braveheart one, I sped it up to the same tempo as The Victor's Dance and transposed to the same key. It sounds pretty much identical.

It's funny, because The Victor's Dance sounds like an orchestral, instrumental version of the Chorus from Kusuburu Heart ni Hi wo Tsukero, Budokai 2's opening song!

[JulieYBM]

I've found Masashi Terada, a Japanese musical composer, mentioning Yamamoto's scandal:

http://twitter.com/BloodyDisorder/statu ... 2022618113
http://twitter.com/BloodyDisorder/statu ... 7076283392
http://twitter.com/BloodyDisorder/statu ... 7577732097
http://twitter.com/BloodyDisorder/statu ... 0270833664

According to his tweets, musical arrangers in Japan regularly buy many CDs highly ranked in the Billboard charts, then take some interesting portions from them for their own works. He says Yamamoto went too far in such a practice and that made him fade from the limelight. Incidentally, he is directly acquainted with Yamamoto, and he says Yamamoto earns (or used to earn) few million yen per song.

It's the main theme. Download Man called C, speed it up, and compare

Still not hearing it. Can you show me an example?

Wow, that's really interesting. I wonder if Terada knows how exactly Yamamoto was found out?

[kei17]

Wow, that's really interesting. I wonder if Terada knows how exactly Yamamoto was found out?

From what I've read, he seems not to know detailed information about the scandal because he took sick leave for mental problems over a decade ago, and has returned to work this year.

[Jord]

The Victor's Dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtevIlwMPEk
For the Love of a Princess (from Braveheart): http://picosong.com/w5WC/

For the Braveheart one, I sped it up to the same tempo as The Victor's Dance and transposed to the same key. It sounds pretty much identical.

It's funny, because The Victor's Dance sounds like an orchestral, instrumental version of the Chorus from Kusuburu Heart ni Hi wo Tsukero, Budokai 2's opening song!

That is exactly what I thought. Nice to see I'm not the only one.

[kei17]

Another rip-off from Disturbed:

Raging Blast 2 - Weird Atmosphere (0:02)
Disturbed - Deify (0:16)

Raging Blast 2 - Weird Atmosphere (0:23)
Disturbed - Deify (0:39)

[Hades]

It's like the DOOM soundtrack plagiarism all over again.

[DarkPrince_92]

Who composed the RB2 soundtrack.

[kei17]

Who composed the RB2 soundtrack.

Are you asking? If so, it's Yamamoto. The in-game soundtrack shares the same soundfonts with Battle of Omega, the opening song, which is confirmed to be his composition, and the entire soundtrack got replaced on all the reprints after his scandal. Also, the soundtrack CD release was cancelled.

[Hades]

Who composed the RB2 soundtrack.

Are you asking? If so, it's Yamamoto. The in-game soundtrack shares the same soundfonts with Battle of Omega, the opening song, which is confirmed to be his composition, and the entire soundtrack got replaced on all the reprints after his scandal. Also, the soundtrack CD release was cancelled.

So what is the replacement soundtrack for RB2?