Hear from 0:55 to 1:03 on the DK video, and also from 1:10 to 1:16 on the Vangelis video.
Exact same notes and exact same percusion and effects from the background. The DKC2 music composer, David Wise, who I respect a lot, was perhaps too "inspired", but maybe this is the only flaw I have found in his works. They are superb and along with Koji Kondo are the best composers by far.
I know they both aim for winter and ice themes, and they both reach that, but that part of the song is the exact same, so there's something going on there. It would have to be a huge coincidence otherwise. Plus you can get the Vangelis feel from some of David Wise's songs in DKC2.
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Bets with Conegamer:
Pandora's Tower will have an opening week of less than 37k in Japan. (Won!)
Pandora's Tower will sell less than 100k lifetime in Japan.
Stakes: 1 week of avatar control for each one.
