Yoko Shimomura might've Referenced Back To the Future 2's OST!

[Scsigs 119]

I've been watching Bizkit047's streams of the DLC on Twitch & I can SWEAR Yoko Shimomura copied a small bit of the BTTF2 OST for the song that plays over Master Xehanort's data battle. The song in this instance is "Hell Valley," played at parts of the scenes set in Alternate 1985 in that movie. At the 0:52, there's a crescendo that I love from Alan Silvestri's iconic BTTF scores. As BTTF2 is my favorite BTTF movie (don't judge me), I've heard the piece hundreds of times before as I've watched the movie over the years. This is interesting, as I'm sure the music composed for these games is done WAY before the English dubs are, so there's no way she could've known Christopher Lloyd was gonna be the newest Xehanort in the English dub. On the one hand, it's almost like circumstances lead to this amazing find, but on the other hand, it could also be an amazing coincidence (like that forced reference?).

Anyways, here are the songs. The part of the KH3 song starts at 0:30.

 

 

Edited February 17, 2020 by Scsigs

[Darkfire1408 43]

They're not really even close. I believe the term you're looking for is arpeggio? A crescendo is a gradual increase in volume, while an arpeggio is the notes in a chord played one after the other ascending or descending. The only similarity is that they both contain a descending arpeggio. The BTTF2 track has three notes while the KH3 track has four. The steps are also differently spaced. If you notice, while it seems to be a different key, the arpeggio in the KH3 track has steps the same distance apart as the arpeggio in dearly beloved, with the final note continuing down rather than being raised an octave. In a way, it helps to thematically tie the end of the Xehanort saga with the beginning.

Edited February 18, 2020 by Darkfire1408