>>14853608
the entirety of Mark Morgan's Fallout's music was based on temp stuff from Aphex twin and Brian Eno (compare Alternative 3 with vats of goo. Great pseudodocumentary btw), so temp music ain't the problem.
anyway, not vidya, but there was a controversy of this kind with anime composer Yoko Kanno's music. Even I hear cues from Gabriel's Rhythm of the Heat (or the Birdy version, the Heat), which I don't think anyone mentioned in the many "Kanno is a plagiarist/hack" threads.
I really couldn't care less for the similarities, Kanno and Morgan have proven to be amazing original composers in their careers. I could actually use more composers using things that are genuinely good for their inspiration. I really enjoy their variations on truly inspired classics.
The problem these days is that most composers are either imitating or being the student of that hack ((((((Zimmer)))))), who is the quintessence of bland, mass produced shit.