Hideki Naganuma Music Samples || EscapeRoute Classics

[@iUsedToBeAMusician]

Can't believe it's been over a decade since I found this video. In that ten years, I went hard at including samples in my own work. Then came the follow up video. I'm telling you, when I tell you that you started a wave with these videos... I have since slowed down using samples, but if i hadn't learned about the existence of 90's sampling CDs, there are so many projects of mine that would never have been. And that's thanks to your videos. It's crazy, the idea that you probably have no association with music production at all, but you were able to influence so many with these informative videos. Well done.

[@escaperoutebritish]

The reaction to this and the follow-up video has truly been humbling. Thank you.

[@IndyTheGreat]

"Without asking the man, we'll never know!" Ask him via Twitter then. He responds to fans a lot.

[@escaperoutebritish]

+Indy The Great Yes, he does.

[@Chaseoman]

Many of these weren't directly pulled by Hideki himself, but were rather curated for a variety of sample CD libraries. Also the Grandia part is completely false - that's simply an example of them using the same sample from the same library. You can even find that standalone violin in GarageBand's stock libaries.

[@escaperoutebritish]

Indeed, all of this is true. My six year old video is wrong in a fair number of places, but what's important is the interest in samples it sowed for many people.

[@Chaseoman]

@@escaperoutebritish Did You Know Gaming posted a video today about sampling in video game music and of all the examples they could've used for Hideki Naganuma, they went with the Grandia/Wrapped in Black violin. Hope I didn't come off as hostile, but I felt inclined to believe this may have been where they got that information from. Your video has otherwise influenced sampling in my own musical work over the years, as it was what originally gave me perspective on what samples sounded like in their source vs how Hideki utilized them

[@escaperoutebritish]

They made a video on it and didn't invite me for voice-over? Goddamn that PISSES ME ORF

[@jimscott2050]

@@escaperoutebritish Some of GarageBand loops actually come from the PowerFX New World Order series. Most VGMers use New World Order for ethnic sounds.

[@brombrombromley]

I thought this whole time it was "Back at ya, homie!" instead of "Rock that shit, homie!

[@superrayman3]

Same, it's still a good sample either way and was well placed in the song IMHO, what I'd possibly like to see assuming there's enough material for it is a Deavid soul sampling video (apparently the track "Yappie Feet" uses samples from one or all 3 of the Zero G Datafile sample CD's but I've been unable to confirm this as I haven't had a chance to find a copy of any of the 3 CDs although I would like to someday).

[@greco-romano9852]

@Bromley Oh shoot. You too?!

[@mitchelljohnson1198]

It could be noted that a large number of Naganuma's samples were likely from the sampling resource CD (which is fairly easy to ahold of) called "Normon Cook's- Skip To My Loops". Though, the sources of the samples are indeed accurate as you've pointed out here. I don't think Naganuma knew what most of the samples origins were (at the time, anyhow), and had used that CD as a resource.

[@ThatSneakman]

I just looked it up cause I knew that same sounded familiar. Damn, Fatboy Slim and Sonic. Not a mix I thought would happen.

[@funnyguy6387]

Skittle RMX when worlds collide

[@elb0w]

dude, I really love this video. I first saw it in 2013, I think? Rush was one of my childhood games. I remember messing with the sound test as being one of my first experiences having my OWN music to "DJ"(before I ever owned an MP3 player). It was probably the first time I consciously listened to songs for their nuances, enjoying them for their catchy uniqueness. Of course, the DS speaker isn't the best sound sound system so the first time I plugged in headphones (which were purchased because I was annoying my parents with the constant noise) I found myself starting the cycle anew, with different ears. This was my first introduction to electric, heavily sampled music. rambling with poor grammar because I'm intoxicated. Present day I find myself completely engulfed by the will to hear & create music, so projects such as yours allow a newly-kindled appreciation for these little gems forever lodged in my memory.

[@escaperoutebritish]

Stories like these are why I made this video in the first place.

[@cH4m3Le0n]

it's mindblowing, when you accidentally discover the original samples

[@citrusblast4372]

I had that mindblowing feeling today

[@Kidvid711]

Hideki Naganuma is a awesome fellow

[@CryogenicChrysalis]

I love how old shit is sampled. Like If I made music, this is how I would sample!!!

[@escaperoutebritish]

Cryogenic Chrysalis go for it and sample everything

[@k1tan085]

H. Naganuma mostly used sample libraries / construction kits they gave him at Sega (at least for Jet Set Radio), and he even confirmed that lately on Twitter. I highly doubt that those guys go as far as to look for their own samples, and that's why you hear the same melody loops being used in different games published by the same company.

[@lissandrobatista3677]

He’s a beast with the samples his music amazed me when I was a kid and it still does. Jsrf ost is my favorite musical album of all time . I listen to the whole ost almost everyday when I’m working out or studying it just get me so lit and motivated . I love it he has his Own genre of music it’s fucking crazy.

[@vizualprime3540]

He also did the Air Gear Soundtrack under another alias +

[@JohnnyDoy1]

dude thank you so much! your video has single-handedly exposed me to some of the best samples ever

[@escaperoutebritish]

Wow, it totally is! Grace & Glory fascinates me especially because it's my absolute favourite track on both soundtracks, excellent find!

[@virgilwilliams8082]

That Sweet Soul Bro sample was first used by Eric B. and Rakim. And that Too black sample is from Malcolm X Grass Roots speech album which I have on vinyl.

[@haloboz]

This is amazing. I love these tunes so much, and it blows my mind at how Hideki can hear something and go "Yep, that belongs in my next song." Thanks for the vid, I learned a lot!

[@AdiCool88]

Man this video is incredibly helpful aswell as interesting! Thanks for making this. It will most definitely help Me in my music now that I know more of where the Jet Set Radio & Sonic Rush samples are from. I made a remix of "Let Mom Sleep" two years ago simply called "Jet Set Radio - Let Mom Sleep RMIX" which I think you would find quite interesting as I used the original sample of "Will you stop playing with that radio of yours" and pretty much the whole conversation of what the Lady is having.

[@GinoZump]

I love hideki naganuma and I'm glad someone made a video for the origins of his music. very informative and interesting, thank you and good luck in your future endevours.

[@con2868]

There is a 6 second break called the Amen break, which is part of a song called Amen brother. This break is considered to be one of the most important samples used in modern music and I believe Hideki may have sampled it as well in Let Mom Sleep. In the first 10-15 or so seconds, you can hear it however it is very light in the original and it carries over in Let Mom Sleep.

[@BedrockSolid]

+Alex Ibarra Really? If he did that, it sounds to me like he recreated it with his own samples, since the Amen Break doesn't have drums like that.

[@AmpRenOfficial]

There's actually a Looney Tunes sample in "Like It Like This Like That" ("I LIKE IT I LIKE IT!") I'm not sure which cartoon it's from, but i know that's Mel Blanc's voice in the song though. Watch "From Hare to Heir" for an idea. Also, Funk to the Top from Ollie King has two more Public Enemy samples: The "We're gonna do a song that you never heard before!" sample comes from PE's "Brothers Gonna Work It Out", and the "You're gonna get yours!" sample comes from PE's "You're Gonna Get Yours".

[@melohavoc]

I lost it when he started singing sweet soul brother

[@escaperoutebritish]

Heeeesaa Sweeeet Soul Brotherrr Sweeeeet Soull Brothaaaaaaaaaaaaar

[@cc219Hmd]

This is much needed my friend , he is amazing. Thank you

[@UltraZakii]

most interesting indeed.. I wasn't aware he was a sampler until recently. that explains all the voices and sounds we hear especially Jet Set Radio. This man truly knows how to put together a great work of art thru samples.. I wonder if technopathetic has some serious samples.

[@SnowOkamiZ]

This was very informative, you pointed out many samples I had heard previously as a child and never noticed, even today I did not know 2 of the Let Mom Sleep ones :) Thanks and do please make more

[@GinoZump]

what about Bomber Barbara's "I'm feelin' lonelyyyyy"??

[@Richtofenfan]

Wait from what is that? I know Bomber Barbara but the “I’m feeling lonelyyy”

[@Karnage233]

@@Richtofenfan it’s not I’m feeling lonely it’s I’m feeling hounded

[@DarkerThanBlackdast]

I finally have somewhere to report to every time I discover secrets about Naganuma's work. Thank you for this video, and yes, I do have something interesting to share. At about two minutes and fourteen seconds into Boarder 70 (Somethin' Jazzy For Your Mind Mix) from the Ollie King soundtrack, you hear what would four years later become Sonic's Unleashed's Apotos Windmill Isle Day theme.

[@Discos]

This is one of my favorite videos on youtube :)

[@MrProtoblues]

Thank you for making this video! I'm totally subscribing to you! Very informative and entertaining!!!

[@escaperoutebritish]

+MrProtoblues Thank you

[@StarmaGeddon]

i dont know why youre not proud of doing this video ^^ its awesome for someone whos interested in naganumas work. there is also this sample "children, now we gonna have alittle music. like the old times, like the old times, now i start the melody on the organ" from "oldies but goodies", i heard it many times also in other songs. and the one from "boarder 70" from the Ollie King OST, "t minus 31 seconds [...] sequence start [...] ignition and lift off". is also heard this in other songs

[@escaperoutebritish]

I'll see what I can do. You guys have been excellent with your findings and there's certainly enough material for a second video!

[@twotailed]

Heya, this is tocksickfocks from WhoSampled. :) I've seen this video a while back and I wanted to comment, but I forgot to. Anyway, I really enjoyed it as a whole. but since you're planning a second part, I thought I'd add some notes and a few corrections, in the interests of accuracy and completion and such. 0:48 While these are the games he's most known for, he also has produced for a number of obscure Japanese Dreamcast games, Sega Rally 2, Sega Rally 2006, Sakatasuku, Super Monkey Ball (Banana Blitz and 3D), Yakuza 5 and the anime Air Gear, among others. These other soundtracks tend to be ignored, but can be a great source of sample information. Part of the lack of focus comes from the fact that he's produced a number of these soundtracks under the alias Skankfunk (which he originally used for works not released by Sega, then ironically used for Sega works after he had officially left the company). 3:21 You've actually gotten mixed up here. The "Ohhh-hohh!" is actually from Touch And Go by Ecstacy, Passion & Pain featuring Barbara Roy. The sample from Think (About It) is the sort of modulated "Ohhh-woah-ohhhhhhhhh" you hear elsewhere in That's Enough. 4:49 While Can't Do Nuttin For Ya Man does have the "Rock that shit homie!" lyric in it, the actual vocal sample that is used in the song is from a different Public Enemy song, Terminator X Speaks With His Hands. I have to admit that my entry currently on WhoSampled is wrong in this regard, and I need to get around to reporting it so it's correct. 5:28 This is a case of "Hey, this other song I found uses the sample too, so it must automatically be the origin!" The entry for this on WhoSampled is wrong. While they are indeed the same vocal, it actually originates from Boogie Down (Do It) by Catch-22. Hideki samples almost exclusively from sample CDs, and I highly doubt that he would sample some obscure hardcore DJ who almost definitely got the vocal from a sample CD himself. However, the WS mods seem to disagree, as they've ignored my requests to fix it, only furthering this misinformation. Rather frustrating. 7:36 No need to say much here, as you corrected yourself via the text overlay. It is indeed from Hancock's Half Hour, where George Micheal had sampled it from as well. It didn't originate with George Michael, but again I'm sure you're aware of that by this point. 10:30 This is not a direct sample, but an interpolation (replaying the melody with different instruments). Some also argue that it's actually an interpolation of Start The Commotion by The Wiseguys. 12:05 I'm pretty sure it is the same sample. It is hard to hear in Metal Scratchin', but that sort of percussive "do do dah" is identical to James Brown's one if you speed it up. 14:46 Some people have argued that SR and Grandia sample a third source, and that may be true, but the Grandia soundtrack album lists specific credits for musicians. including a violinist. That riff has since (possibly prior?) appeared on sample CDs and even the GarageBand music program. 15:47 This is all uninformative opinion, but I personally wouldn't call it lazy. If it is from Grandia, he took what was a sort of joyous main riff in a cheery rollicking tune and made it a background element that adds a sense of fearful tension to an intense and fast final boss tune. He made it work in a different context. I think sometimes people focus too much on how a sample is modified from the original (often with the notion of no changes = lazy), when there's a lot of creativity in putting a sample in an entirely different context from the original, modifying the "feeling" of a sample just by changing its environment.. But again, just my opinion. 16:31 While this was what I believed to be the original sample source when I created the WS entry, I am now doubtful that this is the case, as I've found another song that predates Techno Slam by a year with the sample (and isn't the source either). 18:05 I wouldn't call it being too lazy to make a new name as much as it likely was meant to be a homage, sort of a subtle wink and a nod to the source material. At any rate, I eagerly anticipate your follow-up video, and there seems to be quite a few of us working on discovering the many many samples of Hideki Naganuma, so there's always progress being made. :)

[@MacGoober]

I love this video man, please make some more videos like these, they're really interesting. Daft Punk and Hideki are like my favourite artists, and they both sample. :D

[@cdm966]

I know it's not Naganuma, But I think I know the Everybody Jump Around by Richard Jacques "Jump around, Jump up, jump up and get down" sample. It's kind of obvious though. It's from House of Pain's "Jump Around". I also believe that's where a good bit of the samples come from in that song. Edit: I just made a WhoSampled account and submitted the sample. It's currently pending.

[@SludgerSlipfwysh]

I really enjoyed this video, you have a nice, docile nature when you speak. You brought up some very interesting information. I didn't really think Hideki deserved to be called lazy, though. :(

[@andreyin]

Also, amazing work finding out where most of the samples come from!

[@mars37us]

And the people have spoken, you may not like what you have done here, but they do. It takes a lot courage to step out of your comfort zone, good job sir.

[@THEKAZA117]

After all these years I didn't know two of my favorite 90s musicians where inspired by each other's styles 0_0

[@escaperoutebritish]

Awesome, thanks for checking out the video! :DDD

[@hmdchy]

GREAT ANALYSIS! THANKS FOR SHARING

[@escaperoutebritish]

Thanks. I didn't have a lot of info at the time so I did my best, even if a lot of the info was only somewhat correct in hindsight.

[@Rudenbehr]

You still hearting comments on this vid or nah? Good video, this is exactly the niche shit I love youtube for. I’m trying to study Hideki’s style.

[@Allplussomeminus]

Those barely audible subtle samples are what makes his music interesting and original.

[@ThatKidFromRussia]

i just love how much sampling is done in video games hahahaha

[@Bramhallthefifth]

The James Brown sample is definitely correct. It's used much more clearly in The Prodigy's "Charly (Alley Cat Mix)" which is probably what inspired the Sonic track.

[@andrewchoi857]

You're american accent is on point lol! Thanks for bringing up sweet soul brother, I'm a DJ and have tried to narrow the samples myself.

[@escaperoutebritish]

Thanks for clearing that up. And yeah, you're probably right about Grandia using the same sample is more likely than Hideki specifically sampling Grandia.

[@codeman38]

The "here we go now" right after the countdown in Megabump sounds like the very same sample that's used in "Shape Da Future" from JSRF. Whee, connections!

[@p5rsona]

This was very educational on one of my favorite games (jsr). Thank you good sir.

[@SetnaroX]

The "I'm trying to get to sleep" sample from Let Mom Sleep can also be heard in Junkie XL's "Underachievers", at the 1:00 mark: /watch?v=zAwI5bRwg74 Seems to be a slightly common sample if it's appeared in other tracks, but that's the only one I've managed to spot on my own.

[@escaperoutebritish]

Cheers. Currently in the script writing stage so I can drop this one in. ;)

[@emanuilspasov3678]

jun senoue is absolutely the man. hes the reason i picked up the guitar in the first place. i actually transcribed the song for green forest when i was still in high school. like if you look up the tabs for that - i made them. theres a bunch of mistakes looking back lol love the videos

[@RadioactiveMoth]

I don't know if you know, but the main chorus in "Let It Go" is from an old sampling track called "Masterbits - Rapsody - Vocals 2".

[@beatmania3rdmix]

You're welcome :) The earliest use of the sample, I can think of dates back to 1988 on a song called "Boogie Down" by Catch 22.

[@CyclonX]

I actually have found this very interesting (Yes, remember me? I sent this video to Hidkei himself) and I've found alot more samples in the Sonic franchise, and have actually made a WhoSampled account. I found a sample in Sonic Free Rider's "Theme of Dolphin Resort". The line "Shake It, Don't Break It" is from The Sugar Hill Gang's "8th Wonder"

[@escaperoutebritish]

Cool. I'm starting to put together the follow up video in script and plan form, so I'll make sure everyone who listed samples gets a mention with their associated profiles attached. What's your WhoSampled account name?

[@CyclonX]

It's BiggestSonicFan, though I've just started searching for samples, so it might not show many.

[@CyclonX]

escaperoutebritish All of the samples are still pending, and it takes about 40 days for each :(

[@escaperoutebritish]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching, and the feedback! :)

[@DeconTheed92]

Ah, that's alright: Interpolation isn't as common knowledge a term as sampling, so I don't harp on it too much. But yeah, I'm glad more people are doing videos like this these days; I love the concept of sampling (I do it a lot in tunes I make), and I love both the feeling you get when discovering a sample source, and when people unite to break down songs- videogame or otherwise- and examine the sounds and samples within!

[@escaperoutebritish]

Thank you. Comments like this are my inspiration.

[@FreenInGreen]

No problem, This is an interesting topic for us, too! We can also tell you that the voice samples from Hang Castle (Tomoya Ohtani, Sonic Heroes) are from a Roland JV-2080 Synthesizer.

[@od0Ibb]

his samples are mostly (entirely?) from popular sample CDs.... which is also the reason a lot of other composers and artists use the same samples. I think the real thing with Hideki Naganuma is how creatively he manipulates the samples and makes his own compositions around them. Definitely a super talented guy, and a great composer even without the samples.

[@caderoger]

can't see why you're not proud of the video, it was really entertaining.

[@escaperoutebritish]

Hmm. That's an interesting connection; the way it's chopped, it sounds like Hideki might have actually sped up Start The Commotion. Excellent find!

[@escaperoutebritish]

Thanks for the heads up. That's one loops collection I really need to get!

[@ItalianDude000]

Excellent work!!! Great research!

[@thatsruffdog]

Wow, for some reason, I thought “Rock that shit homie!” was “Back atcha’ homie!”

[@itscs1175]

Even More sample history 5:47 also samples the Beats to Born Slippy by Underworld (possibly same drum machine but there dead similar) The Song Funky Dealer in Jet Set Radio Future has a Riff taken from Setting Sun By the Chemical Brothers (heard at 00.13 & 01.43) 11:24 is also sampling Fat Boy Slim's Big Beat Shuffle (heard on the fade in)

[@DonCrack97]

Thank you for this video, you are the goat

[@KwameBruceBusia]

So obscure. Probably the greatest video on KZbin. Exactly what I was looking for, I'm a huge Hideki Naganuma fan but the guy seems to have fallen off the face of the world and is nowhere to be heard nor seen...

[@lassellie5770]

I always thought that one sample was "Back that shit on me" not "back that shit homie". Hearing this changes my mind. Thanks!

[@lassellie5770]

Also, I'm pretty sure the "Would you stop" came from an old TV show/movie, because there's a clip of her.

[@onihaiena6152]

It was "Rock that sh1t, homie!"

[@escaperoutebritish]

That's a bloody awesome name for a song. Patent that!

[@FreenInGreen]

We've talked to Mr.Naganuma and Mr.Ohtani about this before, actually. Apparently SEGA has purchased a LOT of sampling library CD's, which is available for all of the SEGA artists to use freely and legally in their music. This has been growing and expanding ever since the SEGA CD era, I'd imagine. There are shared samples between Sonic R and Sonic Unleashed, and even Yakuza and Monkey Ball! It's pretty neat what they can do with all of these samples, I think!

[@laftrmastr]

"Wrapped in Black" from Sonic Rush samples "Sell your soul" by The Watts Prophets.

[@E3tiger]

Great job dude. I'm really surprised and grateful to find such a niche topic and a big interest of mine.. Hideki Naganuma and his work!! The guy is such an enigma and he is notoriously hard to contact or find interviews with. One sample which has bothered me the most is the main sample from funky dealer. The only thing I know is that the same sample is used i(very faintly) in dream theater's song home. Other than that, I'm clueless. Any ideas??

[@GreenSoap]

Really nice video, love the presentation ^^

[@escaperoutebritish]

My research project just got a whole load bigger! :D Time to snoop extra deep! Thanks for letting me know this.

[@Calham64]

I swear that the sample of Jeh Jeh Rocket in Sonic Rush is also used in Crash Bandicoot. The levels "The Great Gate" and "Native Fortress" have that same part included!

[@T2norway]

Great video, really enjoyed it! =D

[@escaperoutebritish]

Well I just found a weird one. At the end of F-Fields "Yellow Bream" from the Jet Set Radio OST is... this... thing... HB-Männchen das Orginal

[@megaepic91]

On Everybody Jump Around from the original Jet Set Radio, the sample used for the singing part is from "Jump" by Kris Kross

[@therealquade]

that sample from ramrod "I've said it before and I'll say it again" is itself a sample from something ELSE, probably a movie if THAT isn't on who sampled (Who sampled isn't allowed to refer to movie/tv/radio show samples)

[@therealquade]

the sample IS from the show - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYiWd5hsaqeeppo#t=505

[@therealquade]

also also 11:45 The scratching is very quiet and is cut up rather than scratching. you'd pitch the whole thing up and slice it into each percussive vocal sound and re-arrange those clips. It could be correct, but you'd have to re-create it to be able to tell. My first thought though was the guitars, Is that motorhead ace of spaces, or ween - it's gonna be a long night? those where my first thoughts with that one.

[@therealquade]

Not Naganuma, but still sega. Sonic CD Japanese boss music - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJvFY5Spp8-pY9E Xavier - Work that sucker to death - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpXThmipqtaeqbs additionally, I find at least some level of similarity in the methods of sampling used by Daft Punk kzbin.info/www/bejne/haG9g4GnaJiCmM0 and the Prodigy kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4aYdaFjjMZ4oqs kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIusnqmaj5h4kKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIu8faNrqr1sj9k and with some inspiration from this, I have tried making this style of music but I suck at it. I have created 4 things in this way, that are at all listenable, and here they are soundcloud.com/milest3hr4t/stray-dog-highway (Samples Alphaville - "Big In Japan", and is probably my best use of sampling. also used free drum loops) soundcloud.com/milest3hr4t/melonhead (Samples john mellencamp - ain't even done with the night) soundcloud.com/milest3hr4t/samir (Samples Duran Duran - Ordinary World - Least amount of effort went into this) soundcloud.com/milest3hr4t/blackpepper (samples kzbin.info/www/bejne/iarFonxueLGKh9E - Which samples a MOUNTAIN of things. Specifically I used the RHCP sample. the creator of THIS gave all the samples he used in a samplepack, which I grabbed.) Normally I don't do sampling unless it's a remix, except in these 4 cases.

[@loloryslo]

nice video ! the last sample you talked about is not just a sample he had in another track in sonic cd it's actually the most most known and used sample in scratching referred to as the aaaah sound

[@BedrockSolid]

Can someone reupload the Sonic Rush samples please?

[@escaperoutebritish]

+BedrockSolid They have since been renamed, foldered and zipped by someone in the community (I think SuperSpindash). I need to get my act together, get in touch with the others, be an instigator and get everything moving because I'm shit at that.

[@BedrockSolid]

escaperoutebritish Nah, it's fine, I appreciate that you helped a bit.

[@escaperoutebritish]

Yeah, but I could have helped more. I think a third video really needs to be in the planning stages, and with help from the community.

[@escaperoutebritish]

Ok, I know what I'll do. I'll make a new Skype account just for KZbin stuff, and make a video with the details so we can all get together and talk discoveries. I use Skype a lot so it really is the best platform for me.

[@d3_420]

17:39 im so glad u noticed that i did a couple of years ago.

[@escaperoutebritish]

You mean you've forwarded the video link to Hideki himself? Gaaaah! I'm humbled! (And now somewhat obliged to make a Part 2.)

[@MewMuh]

Over the years I've noticed a few samples taken or used in other stuff too - I think the children saying "Yayyy!" in 'Let Mom Sleep" is also used in 'Samba de Amiigo' when the players Rank goes up, only in JSR it's played at a lower pitch. in JSRF, I'm pretty certain that DJ Professor K interludes contain a sample of Lady Miss Kier from Deee-lite saying "Groovy!", possibly from the song 'Groove is in the Heart' (sounds a lot like her). Funnily enough, Deee-lite uses the "What is love?" sample on the song of the same name.

[@codeman38]

I'm the one who submitted the James Brown sample on WhoSampled... and what I actually recognized it from was, you guessed it, "Charly". That's what I would've submitted it as, too, had the James Brown sample not already been identified in that track... :)

[@Nyschashi]

In "Rock it on!" There is a point where you hear "Tune in, turn on, drop drop out". It's sampled from Timothy Leary's 1967 speech. You can see the video with the audio clip here: watch?v=IPSzTBP5PAU It's right at the beginning.

[@LogInator999]

Yeah I agree, definitely one of the most unique VGM traxx of all time, which is why it's a personal favorite too, thanks! I may do a mashup of Everybody Dance Now and Grace & Glory if I have the time :D Also I think a follow-up video to this would be great considering we're all older and wiser :)

[@Fasti3ear]

By the way the song I was talking that I forgot to mention is Funky Dealer from JSRF

[@DameSmiff]

Nice dude! Thanks a million!

[@Fasti3ear]

Awe, you don't believe in subtlety in music? As a musician, I live for that kind of stuff! Like on the kick and ride drum beat in the intro. The ting of the ride is very slight, but if you pay attention closely, he accentuates it with a high hat. It is also a reason why I love Trent Reznors stuff. He puts all kinds of subtleties in his music. Other than that I like this video. It is kinda funny because I heard the original Grandia before the sonic one in this video. Very interesting!

[@larzt.]

This video was awesome!

[@BeckMCS9876]

Ahhhhh I was hoping to find the concept of love sample. I swear as a kid I saw this band on tv who had it but I haven't been able to find it since

[@andreyin]

Funny enough, I actually asked that to him on twitter, and he replied. He said "All the samples that I used are coming from enormous Sampling CD library which SEGA owns or bought.". Here's the tweet: twitter.com/Hideki_Naganuma/status/246043019369906177

[@zone5117]

*Drools* : D awesome vid man i love this dissecting and finding where it comes from.

[@thapoint09]

3:34 About the Lyn Collins sample, you're right in that That's Enough does sample it, but it's not the "OHHH HO" vocal; it's the zombie-esque "ooohhhhhh whooooa" vocal (/watch?v=ezTFFCA5Spk at 1:43). The "OHHHH HO" comes from "Touch and Go" By Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GsBukS5mrQY at 1:51; it's slowed down).

[@UitraSyko]

They sampled fucking MC SCAT CAT! Done...

[@jroyerson]

"Free Huey" Rally Speech (4/7) At around 8:40 is the sound clip that was used in The Concept of Love.

[@bobel_gum]

Dude this video is great :)

[@PaulMishima]

Looks like the Grandia theme at around 15:01 was sampled and used on another game (or vice versa. Don't know which came first). If you can, search for "Vampire the Masquerade Redemption - Dark Ages Pub Theme" Interesting video! Enjoyed it a lot. Disregard if already mentioned.

[@escaperoutebritish]

Ah yes, I remember that melody is re-used! I'll have to check out that remix, thanks for letting me know. :)

[@escaperoutebritish]

Yeah - I always wondered what the words were when I was a kid. It's kind of disappointing to find out they're not Sonic related! Hahaha, I've always enjoyed that Xavier track since three years or so ago when I discovered where the sample was from. I completely forgot to include it in the video.

[@djdedan]

peechboys - don't make me wait, is one of the most sampled records.. that laugh is sampled a lot too...

[@wizardpenguintb2968]

Holy fuck man, I can't believe this was what you looked like back then. 5 years really does change a man, huh?

[@Arisu95]

If I ever get the chance I'll be sure to take the file, upload it, and tell you.