More tribute than sample, Galaga by Yellow Magic Orchestra member and Japanese pop savant Haruomi Hosono is a love letter to the soundtrack of Galaga, a popular arcade game first released in 1981. The 8-bit beat which cruises through the whole track is a flipped version of Pac-Man ‘s Intro Theme, laid under some punchy brass synths. This particular tune never made it as a single, but definitely still slaps. Including a video game sample in a tune called The Game is Over is maybe a little heavy-handed, but NYSNC were never really about the subtlety. Sugababes were right amongst it, taking home a handful of British number ones as well as a ton of charting singles for their troubles.įreak Like Me, their 2002 track which introduced new band member Heidi Range, features a sample of the Frogger startup sound. Remember the noughties? You couldn’t slap on the radio without getting your daily dose of the girl/boy group revolution. Listen out for the samples – a collection of short voice takes as well as a few menu and miscellaneous sounds – right at the beginning of the track then peppered throughout.
