"It would seem the game over tune in Shadow of the Beast 2 is heavily inspired by a tune in a Miami Vice episode (Season 5, Episode 1)."
'Shadow of the Beast 2 music taken from Miami Vice' ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-qaW2mLEsA
Links for the original MOD file (MP3)
Original Stereo ---> http://www.se2a1.net/soasc/dl.php?d=soa ... 01_ORG.mp3
Blended Stereo ---> http://www.se2a1.net/soasc/dl.php?d=soa ... 01_MIX.mp3
...but I'm not entirely sure about this:
Listen to the ending of 'New York Theme' by Jan Hammer (from about 2:40 on) ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azJ0fNAQqiw
Then listen to these tunes:
Original Stereo ---> http://www.se2a1.net/soasc/dl.php?d=soa ... 01_ORG.mp3
Blended Stereo ---> http://www.se2a1.net/soasc/dl.php?d=soa ... 01_MIX.mp3
These should be identical but I copy them here in case the links above are defunct:
Original Stereo ---> http://www.se2a1.net/soasc/dl.php?d=soa ... 01_ORG.mp3
Blended Stereo ---> http://www.se2a1.net/soasc/dl.php?d=soa ... 01_MIX.mp3
Original Stereo ---> http://www.se2a1.net/soasc/dl.php?d=soa ... 01_ORG.mp3
Blended Stereo ---> http://www.se2a1.net/soasc/dl.php?d=soa ... 01_MIX.mp3
Original Stereo ---> http://www.se2a1.net/soasc/dl.php?d=soa ... 01_ORG.mp3
Blended Stereo ---> http://www.se2a1.net/soasc/dl.php?d=soa ... 01_MIX.mp3
Just another funny coincidence? Considering that the game over tune was inspired by a Miami Vice tune, it should not come off as a total surprise if the short tune in SotB was influenced by the last seconds of Jan Hammer's 'New York Theme' (which was also used in Miami Vice).
I'm just wondering where that short, little tune was used in SotB... Or was it ditched? By the way, I happen to have a very long and information-laden list of remix suggestions (I have had it since the summer of 2009) but the problem is that the HD on which I had it failed and is unreadable. I'll try to recover all the data when I have enough time (perhaps this summer).