Nintendo COPIED this Movie soundtrack (Nintendo Music Secrets)

Did you know there's a Mario game which features a song plagiarised from an old movie soundtrack? Did you spot all the Ocarina of Time references in Zelda: The Wind Waker's soundtrack? And how about the creepy unused audio file in Luigi's Mansion, which never gets heard in-game!

In this video I'll tell you about some more of my favourite easter eggs, secrets and mysteries in Nintendo's music! From Mario to Zelda to Pikmin and MORE!

VIEWER SUGGESTIONS:
- Punch Out!! laugh suggested by @ookeobscura - tysm!!
Thanks so much to everyone else who suggested other great easter eggs - I've noted a bunch down that I want to cover in the next video in this series!

SOURCES/CREDITS
WIND WAKER / OCARINA OF TIME

SIGNATURE

MARIO ARTIST: PAINT STUDIO
- Music extracted by LuigiBlood

ZELDA II / PUNCH OUT!!

LUIGI'S MANSION

PIKMIN

CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Wind Waker easter eggs
4:58 - Mario's signature
6:24 - Stolen Mario song
10:15 - Ganon's laugh
12:39 - Creepy Luigi's Mansion audio
14:58 - Olimar's Shipwreck Tale

[Peepimus]

I was honestly really hoping it was about Corneria “copying” the After Burner (II) theme for a second.

[stefanspelt]

5:28 You know, Luigi's signature, when put upside down in that game looks like the 1st letter of both his 1st and last name.

[pmstudios]

Fun fact: Ganon's laugh from Zelda II is supposed to have been used for that laughing part in The Mind Electric by Miracle Musical :0

[AJR-zgpy]

Holy shit that Japanese version of Ganon screaming is absolutely terrifying. Even my cat was like "what the FUCK was that?" lol

[BlitzkriegBryce]

I also think Ganon's laugh was used for Shredder in "Turtles in Time". After tossing foot soldiers toward the screen to hurt Shredder, he jumps and laughs.

[GuineaPigDan]

@8:05 hey, I’ve met Ed Bogas and his wife Desiree Goyette! They also did music for the Garfield cartoons, and Goyette was the original voice of Nermal. I didn’t know there was a Garfield-Mario connection years before Chris Pratt voiced both characters lol. If I ever see Bogas again, maybe I’ll tell him about how a 90s Japan-only game copied music he did for a film back in the 70s.

[Dwedit]

Not even the first time that music from Ed Bogas ended up plagiarized in a video game. It previously happened with Action 52. Some example song that shipped with "The Music Studio" for Atari ST (composed by Ed Bogas) where taken and used in Action 52 without any credit.

[russellsample]

The thing I love about the OoT Wind Waker references is that that isn't even all of them. Not only is the Forest Haven theme derivative of Kokiri Forest, but even the Forbidden Woods includes segments of it too. I especially love the Forest Haven area of the game because it *really* leans into the connections. Like the Forbidden Woods have become infested with monsters so all the Koroks stay at Forest Haven, but in the dungeon you can find the remains of multiple Kokiri huts and see their symbols everywhere.

[NateVolker]

Fritz the Cat and Heavy Traffic are two different movies - doesn’t really change your point though

[RetroArca]

Lugia's theme from Pokemon the Movie 2000 is note for note the theme from a 1981 horror movie called The Burning. I've never seen anyone talk about this before

[Ryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

I love Thomas Game Docs. These videos scratch such a good itch in my brain. I love the content, the research, the host’s voice. This channel is such a blessing

[fenrillratz]

About Heavy Traffic. Japanese love movies and cartoons. Many will know this movie. Also it's made from the same Maker of Fritz the Cat. Robert Crump. Kotaka will know it i believe. It fits kinda. I mean, Robert Crump itself is famous under alot animation fans.

[Link_]

Another Ocarina of Time music reference in The Wind Waker that REALLY tries hard to stay hidden: The initial melody The King of Red Lions has you copy that isn't a song that does anything (⬆️⬇️➡️) when you're taught how to use the Wind Waker for the first time, has the same notes (sound profile-wise) as Zelda's Lullaby.

[rtyuik]

4:51 - ("there's Plenty more...") one easy example is the Song of Passing being the Sun's Song notes (only, played Once instead of Twice), and the Sun's Song is already in reference to the intro to Hyrule Field's theme (the 'sunrise jingle' that plays just after the Cucco calls)

[Dwedit]

Ganon's Laugh sound effect appeared in "Kung Fu" before it appeared in Zelda 2 and Punch Out.

[Alex_.]

6:17 it also sounds like Toad is quietly screaming it

[HarukoPlease]

Lmao heavy traffic out of nowhere wtf
One of my favorite movies of all time

[Nintenblox]

I actually knew the Mario signature reference because I really love Mario tennis and have seen this cutscene enough times that I somehow noticed the 1-1 theme

[ExplodingMicrowave-animations]

Man you just make a banger after banger after banger

[Peepimus]

9:21 - Software Creations of “PLOK!” fame—