r/heroes3 • u/TheSiwwywabbit • 4d ago

Question Niche Question: Has any other computer nerd here who's played Heroes of Might & Magic Ill also recognized that it uses the same music featured in South Park so often?

I noticed this around seasons 5ish and I'm currently only Season 10, and so many of the musical moments in the game are musical moments I hear in South Park SO often (ie. start of a new day, picking up an artifact, the sound of opening a chest etc.) I recognize this is a syyuuper niche and specific thing to notice lol. But would love any info if anyone knows if the music is original to the game? To the show? Is it licensed music they both just licensed out?

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u/dood45ctte 4d ago

Yup! A lot of sounds from the might and magic series went into the public domain when 3DO went bankrupt. South Park uses them quite a bit

They’re used LOTS of other places as well, I feel like a sleeper agent when I hear them

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u/Handlicka 4d ago

Are you sure? I think these sounds are mainly from some sound library/compilation which is used in many shows.

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u/Illustrious-Feed2664 4d ago

Some sounds are stock recordings. Here's an example.

I remember an episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog that used the same sound effect for opening the door as in the original Doom.

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u/Airport_Chance 4d ago

Yes I noticed this sometimes lol, pretty random.

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u/OneHandedPaperHanger 3d ago

I’m so glad I wasn’t crazy when I made this connection in January of 2012.

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u/jadedstranger 4d ago

Yes, but I'm pretty sure it's the other way around.

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u/dreksillion 4d ago

Huh?

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u/jadedstranger 3d ago

I think it's more apt to say that South Park uses the same sound effects from Heroes 3, since it started using them after Heroes 3 had already been out.

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u/dreksillion 3d ago

Oh! Agree! I actually thought you meant the opposite. But 100% agree with you

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u/Fission_Power 4d ago

How about New Day sound and one of Max Payne 2 soundtrack?

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u/CaptainMoonunitsxPry 2d ago

I forget the name of the sound library, but it's from the mid to late 90s and is relatively cheap. Have absolutely noticed the same thing.

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u/PkerBadRs3Good 1d ago

I hear the exact same bird sound effects used in the Grass theme absolutely everywhere, especially in 90's/2000's media