Michael Jackson's Moonwalker Soundtrack - Thriller

Taken from a prototype version of the game. Get it here:
• MOONWALKER PROTOTYPE R...

[@solaris_knight99]

"Some copies of the game have Thriller, while others don't...That makes no sense"

[@CorkScrewDood]

Haha me too

[@christianvega12341]

Me too. Wonder why.

[@ooommm4024]

the thriller song was supposedly on a prototype cartridge from what i heard

[@GenGamesUniverse]

@@ooommm4024 It's on the prototype BUT it is still on some of the earlier release carts. IF you can get one with Revision 00 or 01 on, you've got the rom with Thriller on.

[@conorkeegan3184]

The reason is because Sega forgot they didn't have the rights to thriller so they recalled all copies that had thriller and released a different version.

[@shadowman_44]

It sounded exactly as I imagined it would.

[@akiro7640]

(Thriller zone act 1)

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

Darkness falls across the land, the midnight hour is close at hand.

[@maliciousintruder3010]

Creatures crawl in search of blood, to terrorize y'all's neighborhood.

[@SuperMarioJesus]

I will never understand why some copies of the game have thriller, while others don’t. Why would the GRAVEYARD of all places play “Another part of me”?

[@SuperGoku14]

That's because the developers of Moonwalker only had permission use songs that were written by Michael Jackson himself. Even though he sung and performed Thriller, the song was written by Rod Temperton.

[@KaneRobot]

They didn't have the rights they needed to include it. Early versions of the game actually still have it during the graveyard level during the dance attack parts. That was eventually removed as well.

[@rockycuro7737]

Cause the zombies are missing another part of them

[@brandonjones2112]

Some copy’s of the game had this song others didn’t I would love to know why

[@nazeine6826]

I believe the version that includes thriller is a prototype

[@Gigidag77]

The retail copies that had thriller only had it in a special dance move because (I guess) the programmers forgot to replace that portion

[@AndrosynthNuclear]

They had this song in the prototype versions, but they removed it for final release - probably 'cause they couldn't get the rights to use it.

[@anonymousnobody326]

@@AndrosynthNuclear A game about Michael Jackson but they can’t get the rights to use a Michael Jackson song? Copyright is stupid.

[@bigtimerusher9719]

@@anonymousnobody326 because rod temperton wrote it

[@geethamadhuri4.033]

Awesome awesome

[@xanderjacques5642]

Has anyone noticed how this game has a connection to Sonic the Hedgehog like a lot of sound effects were used and the music instruments sound obviously like the ones in sonic 1

[@BillimanMCjon]

Thats just a coincidence, since all genesis songs use the same soundchip to produce music

[@xanderjacques5642]

@@BillimanMCjon Thats not entirely true, japanese games had a way better soundchip usa soundchips were less advanced, so if this game had similar sounds to sonic the hedgehog, it was developed in japan because sonic 1 was and i think sonic team worked on this game, and even if it was the same soundchip the sound effects were used by sonic team and were probably from a sound library the same one used on sonic 1.

[@BillimanMCjon]

@@xanderjacques5642 No but here the bass instrument sounds like one thats pretty commonly used across all genesis songs, not just sonic or moonwalker. And the (trumpet?) instrument doesnt sound like anything from sonic

[@nicolaashamman6201]

The main sound composer for MOONWALKER on Mega Drive was Hiroshi Kubota aka JIMITA. He was also a sound programmer on Sonic 1 & 2 alongside Yukifumi Makino (and later more people). You can read the Hiroshi Kubota, article on Sega Retro for more info, or check out his website that's linked there. I would here, but I forgot that (I think) linking websites in KZbin comments marks them as spam. Annoying for wanting to provide sources, but makes sense otherwise.

[@zekromsxnobi1817]

Dude this game was released before sonic 1 What do you mean?

[@samueljuniorgamer]

Sensacional

[@keizer3213]

Thriller

[@DrasticFox2004]

*Thriller Zone*

[@xoxar9449]

Jakbyś chciał to możesz wrzucić soundtrack do pierwszej danganronpy

[@TheFrankonia83]

Do i hear the Snare from Shinobi 1? ;)

[@M84-YT]

Hi, is the music of this game still copyrighted, or can I use a Smooth Criminal clip, about 7 seconds in my video? Thank you

[@venomoussloth5092]

I don't think so since there isn't a strike on this video, but you should check just to be sure. Save your video as "unlisted" and see if YT notifies you of copyrighted sounds during your intro. Hope this helped, have a good one :)

[@reaperdeath8862]

Probably you wont read this,but i think the mega drive musics of MJ aren't copyrighted cuz i saw a lot of youtubers using it,but Who knows,right?

[@silverdamascus2023]

This music is still copyrighted, but KZbin's algorithm doesn't go after videogame soundtracks unless it is licensed, since those Mega Drive remixes of Michael Jackson music do not replace the original songs, it's easy to use them and hope you don't get flagged. Copyright needs to change, after 56 years, the copyright to songs, books and movies expired, but it was extended to the whole life of the author + 70 years, and 95 years if it's a company, Disney was the main reason for that.

[@MrGojira95]

@@silverdamascus2023 It’s all Disney’s fault that KZbin’s copyright system is abused

[@silverdamascus2023]

@@MrGojira95 Disney didn't do that alone, other movie and music companies also helped but Disney takes all the blame.

[@saionarajohn4986]

Instruments: 🎺🎸🎹🥁

[@drifter402]

Why are the drums so quiet? Was it just because this wasn't final?

[@HuseynMemmedov]

It uses different drums here

[@Wockes]

Billie Jean is unpolished in this build too so most likely. And all songs use these different drums

[@TheSonicbandicootX]

Shinobi 2 drumset?

[@boni_XD]

Fajne, ja terz z polski

[@darkwektor0003]

Polaczek i tyle xD

[@trstrv7706]

o lol jakiś polski gracz moonwalkera nice

[@lajbartek360]

Ja cały czas szukam kopii

[@trstrv7706]

@@lajbartek360 ja mam

[@trstrv7706]

@@lajbartek360 plik

[@lajbartek360]

@@trstrv7706 Ja szukam Kartrydża

[@DrasticFox2004]

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