r/progrockmusic • u/itamar8484 • 5d ago

Discussion Sylvia by focus sounds like futurama opening

Is it just me but the beginning of Sylvia by focus sounds very similar to th e futurama opening?

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u/sreglov 5d ago

Had to look up Futurama. Sylvia is from 1972. Futura is apparently from 1999. So at least you should have said "the Futurama opening sounds like Sylvia" 🤣. And for the rest, it has mainly some rhythmic similarities imho. The chord pattern is very different to me. But I get why it reminds you a bit of it. There are probably a lot more songs to find that have similarities with that Futurama theme.

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u/hamageddon 5d ago

The Theme borrowed heavily from Pierre Henry and a dose of Amen Brother by The Winstons and Rapper’s Delight by the Sugarhill Gang.

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u/itamar8484 5d ago

I'll check them out thx for the insight! 

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u/AnyPortInAHurricane 1d ago

Never heard this . Amazing. Tell ya what , I'm hearing some Ennio Morricone in there

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u/itamar8484 5d ago

Yea makes sense lol