/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

Is ZUN really a musical genius, or just a thief from various artists?

[Anonymous No.]

ZUN stole all his music from IOSYS. I know that because i'm a touhou expert

[Anonymous No.]

You're saying it like those things are different. It's more of a "If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants." kind of thing, really...

Please don't misuse Speedwagon pictures.

[Anonymous No.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw-vpHOfWiE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tChjemnUI4A

Some of these are iffy, but others are pretty damn close.

It makes sense that ZUN drew inspiration from old arcade games, particularly those by Zuntata, though it depends where you draw the line between "inspiration" and "plagiarism".

Also, from the Highly Responsive to Prayers music descriptions:
>the Legend of KAGE
>Before I did this song, I was making simple transcriptions (mostly from games) 60% of the time, and creating original pieces about 30% of the time. But after that, I stopped making the transcriptions altogether (because it was a pain). Though, that's not to say I never ever want to make them. By the way, what's the other 10%? (^^;

Not sure if this particular track is actually from The Legend of Kage. I did play the NES version but I don't remember much about it. I just remember getting pissed off at all the throwing stars everywhere.

[Anonymous No.]

Don't really care, to be honest. I really like his music and that is enough for me.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700099
You're not allowed to like things unless they're original.

[Anonymous No.]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcvd5JZkUXY

[Anonymous No.]

stop stealin from sqpusher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fI-7nhWsKWg#t=54s

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700108
Deal with it turbonerd.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700117
>Hard Normal Daddy
>Hard
>Normal

Oh shit nigga.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700117
Everyone steals from Sqpusher.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXpzK1ItQGw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH50ZnqfjPs

[Anonymous No.]

I know dude, it's like every note in his songs has already been used by someone else. Even some combinations of several notes, imagine that!

Saying that a musical work is "stolen" is pretty much like saying this message is stolen. I'm just putting together words and phrases made up by different people of which nobody is me, but I still didn't steal (or copy) this post from anyone.

[Anonymous No.]

doesnt every song have the same four chords in it or something

there are like 12 notes or something they dont even go all the way through the alphebet

obvs you can only do so many things that sound good so little ditties are going to be used by billions of ppl indapendently of each other

in fact probably every little thing you can link and listen to a part of and say `that sounds like satori maiden' was probably already done in like 1753 by beethoven

[Anonymous No.]

I know dude, it's like every note in his songs has already been used by someone else. Even some combinations of several notes, imagine that!

Saying that a musical work is "stolen" is pretty much like saying this message is stolen. I'm just putting together words and phrases made up by different people of which nobody is me, but I still didn't steal (or copy) this post from anyone.

Inb4 someone copy-pastes this to try to prove a point that isn't there

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700147
>there are like 12 notes or something and they don't even go all the way through the alphabet
Do u evn music?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700077
Thank you, I have been looking for these for the past 3 years.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700147
Satori Maiden is similar to an NGE track.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700150
not really

in fact ive owned a few keyboards and i really wanted to learn how to play
but i never got good at it
i think i might be tone deaf or not able to follow rhythm

now i have a keyboard locked away in my room somewhere and its all dusty

it makes me sad to think about

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700167
I doubt you're tone deaf. Can you notice the pitch change when a car accelerates or when you hum? If so, you're not tone deaf. Can't speak about rhythm though.
You should break out that keyboard and just youtube a few basic keyboard tutorials. (Possibly anime/games you enjoy to keep you motivated)
http://pianoworld.com/fun/vpc/piano_chords.htm

[Anonymous No.]

>>10699844
Even if Zun's music was 100% original, it still wouldn't be good enough to consider him even a talented musician.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700150
There are only 12 notes, though. He's right.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700191
I forgot about sharps and flats. I am pleb. Forgive my stupidity.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700159
Which is itself far from original.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700198
All music is derived after all.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700147
Beethoven wasn't born in until 1770, you nerd.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700212
Some more than others.

[Anonymous No.]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g49eVqxqFLo

[Anonymous No.]

Zun is a thieving genius.

[akaname !M4SexyVyl2 No.]

If ZUN is a music thief, from whom did he steal?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700298
From me

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700237
"Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal" -Steve Jobs

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700298
Beethoven
Yellow Magic Orchestra
etc.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700228
I closed the window the moment he described himself as a nerd.

I think I need therapy or something. This might be a serious problem I have.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10700412
>This might be a serious problem I have
It's called autism.