Interesting observation of Nintendo game music

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Interesting observation of Nintendo game music

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Since I've begun listening to music from SNES and N64 games I've noticed that a large amount of the samples used for their music have been sourced from Roland synthesizers.

Mario Kart 64 - Hidden Music - The piano chords are a Roland piano, no doubt; I don't know about the other parts, but they probably are, too.
Jet Force Gemini - Water Ruin - More Roland piano. The harp is also a Roland sound.
Super Mario RPG - Happy Adventure, Delightful Adventure - The drums, the xylophone, and the bass. And probably the strings, but I myself can't tell.

If you can find any other instances of Roland sounds in Nintendo games, write it here and I'll put it on the list.
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