http://intothescore.blueandbrownbooks.com/2008/02/16/17-street-fighter-second-movement/ the only podcast solely dedicated to the academic study of videogame music! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:36:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://intothescore.blueandbrownbooks.com/2008/02/16/17-street-fighter-second-movement/#comment-703 maelkashishi Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:28:09 +0000 http://intothescore.blueandbrownbooks.com/2008/02/16/17-street-fighter-second-movement/#comment-703 The sound that the show starts with (from Guyle's Stage, I think): isn't it plagiarized from "Top Gun", specifically "Might Wings", I think? I always wonder if such a recognizable intro is protected by copyright laws, and I doubt Capcom paid royalties. I also find it hilarious that a Japanese Video Game will present a cliché view of Japan with a street-fighting sumo wrestler, even though it of course fits the concept- but then so would a ninja or samurai have. (Okay, maybe either of these is a Chinese thing, but I think not) The sound that the show starts with (from Guyle’s Stage, I think): isn’t it plagiarized from “Top Gun”, specifically “Might Wings”, I think? I always wonder if such a recognizable intro is protected by copyright laws, and I doubt Capcom paid royalties.
I also find it hilarious that a Japanese Video Game will present a cliché view of Japan with a street-fighting sumo wrestler, even though it of course fits the concept- but then so would a ninja or samurai have. (Okay, maybe either of these is a Chinese thing, but I think not)

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