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Principal Platforms: Game Boy Advance | Composers: Tatsuyuki Maeda, Yutaka Minobe | Year: 2001 #20 – Cosmic Angel Zone …for Sonic Advance Other than that I just need to stress that the Sonic characters and music samples you see below are all property of Sega America, Europe & Japan ® This is going to be a particularly subjective topic for a list so if you happen to have your own favourite Sonic tracks then I’d be interested to see them in the comments. To that end I’d like to highlight a mere twenty of my favourite Sonic the Hedgehog music tracks, but I’ll be enforcing a few common ‘list rules’ in order to make things a little bit more varied and interesting to read.Īny individual Sonic the Hedgehog game was only allowed to be featured on this list once although I have listed several honorable mentions for each game at the bottom of its respective entry.Įach selection obviously had to be part of Sega’s core Sonic franchise too meaning no referring to cameo appearances or games where the character or at least his identifiable style of gameplay isn’t heavily featured. Such wholesome commitment to sound design – whether by Sega or another company for that matter – was pretty groundbreaking back in the early Nineties and the impression it has left on players over the years has been huge. Some titles offer enhanced variety via remixed background music or “BGM” for each new stage in a level whereas others will feature callbacks to established tunes and compositions that fans already know and appreciate. Such tremendous audio design plays an especially important role in Sonic where a subtle change in the music’s style, pace or rhythm can indicate everything from a speed power-up, an impending time limit or even Sonic’s underwater air supply! When compared with the more advanced hardware in the Super NES, the Mega Drive may not have looked as sophisticated, but it’s amazing how many great musicians of the time still managed to achieve a clear arcadey sound and rocking synth whilst recording for it.
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The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has likewise never been afraid to change with the times and as a result the music in nearly every one of these games since the Mega Drive original has been memorable and highly evocative of the sort of cloud-free skies, hyperactive speed and pure joyful energy that the series was once known for. Next year Sega will be celebrating their mascot’s 25th anniversary whereupon there will be many recollections issued on how Sonic the Hedgehog has managed to endure for so many years as a cornerstone character of video game history.įor years Sega’s image has been bolstered by their output of quality video game audio frequently signing famous bands, pop stars and composers to help create a quintessential sound that still feels unique to the company as a whole.