Have a listen to The Legend of Zelda 3‘s theme song and the Real Time With Bill Maher theme written by Christopher “Kid” Reid. Reid (now 47) might have played a lot of Zelda in his late 20s. I’m not entirely sure when the Maher theme first aired but it looks like maybe 2006.
Real Time with Bill Maher - "Theme" (2006)
Legend of Zelda - "Theme" (1991)
submitted by Doug Bresler
Doesnt look thaat much alike, but just to set the record straight.. thats not the theme.
Thanks clow. What is the theme then? Maybe it changed over time.
It’s also similar to 2pac’s California Love.
The sample you used was “Hyrule Castle” by Koji Kondo from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Just thought that that was kind of an important detail since, yes, a lot of the songs in the series have bits and pieces from the theme mixed into them.
Cool! Thanks for the additional details!!
I wrote something like this in 2005, focusing on some original releases by Philippine artists that bore uncanny similarities with songs by their direct influences.
http://elf-ideas.blogspot.ca/2005/10/from-islets-to-islets-what-is-verdict.html
I explained there the inevitability of such similarities–many are intentional, obvious ripoffs; but many others are simply coincidental or the least, subliminal.