Phils Game/Pop Music Similarities #222 - Islander 2 - The Quickening

Featuring Mega Man 2 and Calypso.

Greetings fellow game music lovers,

caribbean series is in full swing and after Mario we now have a look at another great game series of the 80s: Mega Man.

I already mentioned possible influences on the Cut Man theme from Mega Man 1 in two recent tweets of mine:

https://mobile.twitter.com/PhilsPhindings/status/1506585450600972293

https://mobile.twitter.com/PhilsPhindings/status/1506555429555519488

Consequently, it feels appropriate to continue with the second part from 1988 now. And when it comes to caribbean sounding music, there is one song in particular that catches your ear: Quick Man's stage theme:

There is a solid numbero of Calypso songs that was released around the time the game was popular with a very similar rhythm and feeling. Let's go!

Merchant - Maebo (1980):

Baron - "Raja Rani" (1986):

But of course, this is not the end, there are other japanese composers with an affinity to caribbean music. Next week, same slot!

Phil out.

Update 21/05/2022: Mai-chan identified the Quick Man song as Merengue.

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