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{{quote|''It's no secret. Compared to the [[Super Nintendo]], the Genesis wasn't exactly a killer in the sound department. It was fueled in part by what soundtracks really caught your ear, but for a real classic, you didn't have to look any farther than [[Sonic the Hedgehog|the Sega mascot]].''|'''[[
Everyone's favorite [[Sonic the Hedgehog|hedgehog speedster]] has had quite a number of [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|notable themes]] over the years which cements that although the ride has been rocky with plenty of ups and downs, there's one thing that everyone ''can'' agree on, the music is almost always ''awesome''.
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And you can now get a lot of this music [http://blogs.sega.com/2011/11/30/sonic-soundtracks-on-itunes/ on iTunes!]
=== Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, 3&K (Genesis/Mega Drive) ===
==== [[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] ====
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqmN6mw4R8 Star Light Zone].
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nVwm4aQS_E Final Zone]. The tune is more epic than the battle is.
==== [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]] ====
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4L4TSrDB4M The Sonic 2 final boss music.] Quite possibly the most epic final boss battle in the series.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKUcIaGvSmw Mentioning everything except the catchy beat of Hill Top Zone?]
==== [[Sonic 3 and Knuckles|Sonic 3 & Knuckles]] ====
* Hydrocity Zone is a level with [[Down the Drain|a lot of water]]. However, its [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPYzgCI6Q1I Act 2 music] largely makes up for it.
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_220372&src_vid=_T89V6XJ0as&v=WeNSzSq3a0w The Sonic 3 version] is no slouch, either.
=== Sonic CD ===
==== [[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]] ====
* Where to begin? First, the music shared between both soundtracks: the 'Past' music.
** The tropical sounding music for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60w4jVzSFKU Palmtree Panic], which is more laid back than the present music
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP7gYU7LL-c Metallic Madness], which has the urgent beat of the Japanese present soundtrack and unlike that version is instrumental
==== JP/EU soundtrack ====
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3i7RHT-pqw You Can Do Anything], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPqDhFL15gA Little Planet], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiygydVlNdE Cosmic Eternity]. The first 30 seconds could also qualify as a [[Tear Jerker]], but [[Your Mileage May Vary]].
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoImpEy9CZg&feature=related Final Fever], when it's finally time to drivethe man himself from the Little Planet once and for all.
==== NA soundtrack ====
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH7uREAcQe8 Sonic Boom], and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbyWwy0YOmU ending version].
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* And of course, the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRRHP1DfC_Y Special Stage] music.
==== [[Sonic Adventure]]
▲== [[Sonic Adventure]] / DX ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEzXFuYN89k Open Your Heart] in the original ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic Adventure]]''
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDxaDGLrkXA Fishing]. Even if you hated Big's [[Scrappy Mechanic|story]] [[Unexpected Gameplay Change|mode]], there's no denying how awesome this theme is.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DizopdPMBw Tails's Theme].
* Want some [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr6UUhHTHoM Lazy Days]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CPgYAFWfEg Sweet Passion].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Md4cr1Jig Be Cool, Be Wild, And Be Groovy remixed for Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing DS.]
==== [[Sonic Adventure 2]] / Battle ====
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9zZus_1_ag Live And Learn].
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anfMftthbHI Way To The Base], very stylish and makes you feel like a total badass.
=== Sonic Heroes ===▼
▲== Sonic Heroes ==
* The final boss theme [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuVAaU63K7k What I'm Made Of] is pretty darn great, whether one likes the game itself or not.
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* Somebody remixed several of the songs here for the DS version of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. And boy is it 'AWESOME'. Exhibit A: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw_gSg1cgR4 Final Fortress] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtawvyeUQM0 Seaside Hill].
=== Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) ===▼
* One of the redeemable qualities of [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006
▲== Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) ==
▲* One of the redeemable qualities of [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (video game)|Sonic '06]] was its phenomenal soundtrack, which ironically was done mostly by Mariko Nanba ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPflHWn9HN0 Aquatic Base [[Level 1]]], an ambient ''IDM'' song and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awJTBGiM28s White Acropolis [[Snowy Peak]]], her doing techno), Tomoya Ohtani (Crisis City ~[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSkMNhc04SI The Flame] ~ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOjBELxCP1U Skyscraper] ~ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pUHW-jXPeE Whirlwind] ~ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYjAebpGWY0 Tornado]~, a progressive d'nb song, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_HNK3nfu_c End Of The World], one of the most beautiful tracks in the game) , and Hideaki Kobayashi (Almost all of the event and boss music; most notable would be [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al8eGK3bJ4M Mephiles] & [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31RA7esx2RA Mephiles Phase 2], both of which are reminiscent of his PSO works).
** While we're at it, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVUJOLGL0Xs&feature=related His World]. Sure, the game it's from sucked, but the song itself? Awesome in a can.
*** This troper liked the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VHnFwVskl0 Zebrahead version] better.
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*** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t2SPlj83LE His World] orchestrated for the final boss.
*** And let's not forget [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yurEjiJYsXk the E3 version].
*** Not to mention the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK-a9VFx6bo Summer of Sonic remix] by [[Richard Jacques]] and [[Lee Brotherton]]
** Speaking of Solaris, his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUHWPF8mvUY first boss theme] ''must'' be mentioned here.
*** And let's not forget his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eitqtMjr9ys&hd=1 second boss theme] as well.
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* Everyone needs to take at least one look at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDm9xFaBqC0&feature=related Dusty Desert]. Seriously, if you don't listen to any of the other Sonic 06 tracks at all, please take a moment to listen to this one.
=== Sonic Unleashed ===▼
▲== Sonic Unleashed ==
* ''[[Sonic Unleashed|Unleashed]]'' has a rather impressive soundtrack. For starters, there's the ''Super Mario Galaxy''-inspired [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD80M5zY7HQ World Map] music.
** Which is nothing compared to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHkRu_f_FpQ full, orchestrated version] of the same song.
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN9rfmqNe28 Arid Sands (Night)].
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35OvZlP1_6c Skyscraper Scamper (Night)] is incredibly jazzy.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICYUBPgybMA Eggmanland (Night)] is an alright song, but the guitar is just ''badass''. And in the Xbox360 / [[
** Really? No love for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL1n-JIf80o Windmill Isle (Night)]? It sounds so relaxing...
* Even hub music is often catchy! That's saying something.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86gCRRDlS1o Tornado Defense Act 2] [[Sonic CD]], anyone?
==== [[Sonic the Hedgehog 4|Episode I]] ====
* First, Sega released the theme for the first level of [[Sonic the Hedgehog 4|Sonic 4]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vVWi7bKGVo Splash Hill Zone], and it is ''good.''
** Arguably, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNh4RPVME_8 Splash Hill Zone Act 3] is better than Act 1, being more upbeat within the same atmosphere.
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d_JfSp-ugw Lost Labyrinth Act 1] is also great.
==== Episode II ====
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2JdZT7zJ-I Metal Sonic's] theme.
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=Sfim-nK_kzI Sylvania Castle ~ Act 2].
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* The Genesis-ish rendition of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NglF07tfWc Stardust Speedway's Bad Future].
=== Sonic Colors ===▼
▲== Sonic Colors ==
* We would say '''''DAMN NEAR EVERYTHING''''', but that doesn't seem to do [[Sonic Colors|this soundtrack]] justice. Where to begin?
* I guess we should begin with the orchestrated rendition of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrPBXYywFNA main theme.]
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* The boss music for both Tropical Resort and Planet Wisp ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFTOpc3zZCc Vs. Rotatatron/Refreshinator]), as well as for Starlight Carnival and Asteroid Coaster ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKKc_RJizpk Vs. Orcan/Skullian]).
** Sweet Mountain/Aquarium Park ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS2oIOnNON4 Vs. Captain Jelly/Admiral Jelly])
* From the DS version's exclusive Super Sonic final boss there is the {{spoiler|Nega Mother Wisp's}} music which is another instrumental version of "Reach for the stars" only this time it plays like old school style game music but that doesn't stop it from being awesome.
* Continuing the trend of awesome final boss themes, [http://youtu.be/QovDgfjB6Ek phase 1], sounding doomier than ever, and [http://youtu.be/NcCrHZAKfPI phase 2], once again an orchestrated version of the main theme, and sounding more victorious than ever.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq8Rk6lN_28 Game Land 3], a remix of Starlight Carnival Act 1's music using the Game Gear's chiptune sounds. It definitely sounds like something straight out of that era, and it's beautiful. Not that the other Game Land songs aren't great either.
=== [[Sonic Generations]] ===▼
▲== [[Sonic Generations]] ==
* The game's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5dJ7uUhd5E&hd=1 remix] of [[Sonic Battle|Emerald Beach]] is [[TV Tropes Made of Win Archive]].
* To start with, the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV6leJ_mq0s Hub World Music.] ALL of it, especially the way the music transitions based on what stage/rival/boss you're near. For best results, try spindashing or boosting back and forth through the hub world at least once. It'll blow your mind
* [[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Green Hill Zone]] was awesome when it was first composed, and it's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao_GCTzOyqs Classic] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2A2vE-BoBs Modern] versions are just as awesome.
* [[Sonic Adventure 2|City Escape]]'s remixes are 2 very different takes on the original track:
** The Classic version is a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XahpFY5uUWs catchy synth-pop affair] (courtesy of [[Pop Star Composer|Alex Makhlouf]] of Cash Cash) using Tony Harnell's vocals from the original song. A degree of auto-tune is also used to work in a [http://youtu.be/5SKcTZNeRnQ small melodic reference to the Endless Mine 2-player stage from ''Sonic 3''.]
** The Modern version sees Tony Harnell and Ted Poley returning to provide [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIg6lKzrnZg a new recording of the original track, complete with new vocals and very different instrumentation]. The resulting track sounds notably faster-paced than the original and more fitting with the Modern gameplay, whilst also managing to work in a solo using the melody of ''It Doesn't Matter'' from ''Sonic Adventure 2''.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWMxoqlKX30&hd=1 The Big Arm boss music] from the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of the game may be Cash Cash's (and Jun Senoue's) finest BGM work ever.
* Some surprises, including the use of a remix of Heroes main menu theme for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rkJhOCKz7U Generations options music].
* [[Sonic 3 and Knuckles|Mushroom Hill]]'s music for the 3DS has been released. And it is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICAEtRBpqTg awesome]. Very very faithful to the original.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHLK_vWErCQ The ending medley] is a whirlwind multi-stop tour of Sonic's musical history.
* Classic Remix of [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006
** Modern's Remix is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Aqj-TFCJ0 very beautiful].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctlbdemElts It is impossible to NOT be cheered up] by the Classic Remix of [[Sonic Unleashed|Rooftop Run]].
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* No matter if you're on the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II_x-zUMJOs Japanese] or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY3j1KDLS3o US] side, [[Sonic the Hedgehog CD|Stardust Speedway]]'s themes are pure awesome.
* How about the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7ZtqdIPfRQ& Death Egg Robot] boss fight, which has three stages of increasingly frantic awesomeness? First stage is all brass, the second phase adds more rock, and the final phase adds a psychotic drumbeat.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U4KJL5Prdg& Shadow's boss fight theme]. Shadow's fight actually switches between multiple CMOA. If Sonic and Shadow are neutral in the boss fight, [[Sonic Adventure 2|"For True Story"]] plays. If you're winning the boss fight, "Live and Learn" will play. If Shadow's winning, [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVwkfkOVfOA& Silver's boss battle theme], which is the theme used in ''Sonic '06'' whenever you fight him, Shadow or Sonic in the three storylines. Now it's given a darker more badass revamp to fit the stage.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l1jkmPF9-c The Modern Remix of the Time Eater battle.] [[Ominous Latin Chanting]] at its finest.
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* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFcOeT1sSAM Mission music, a beautiful remix of the Sonic 3D Blast Saturn title theme].
* Balloon Park from the two player mode of ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles|Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' gets remixed twice for the mission mode: first, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymQmxvebZ0Y with the Quick Race song] from ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'', second, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-tvHQ7PUZU a more straightforward adaptation].
* Despite being infamously inferior to its home console counterpart for various reasons, the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of the game has [[Your Mileage May Vary|(among equally notable redeeming qualities)]] its fair share of awesome music, and therefore it can't go unmentioned on this page.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEEeoB475Y Modern Casino Night] gives the song an upbeat, jazzy feel to it. [[Memetic Mutation|Truly Casino Night as you imagined it.]]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRiTsl78_Gg Modern Mushroom Hill.]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQQNnyxpilA Classic Emerald Coast], now performed with actual guitars instead of electric sitars, and guaranteed to bring a nostalgic tear to your eye as the song brings back memories of 1999.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-qDaV-IDEI Modern Emerald Coast.]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVUgBgRXxcU Classic Radical Highway] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQUrl_ZTfOQ (Modern doesn't quite count).]
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* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlrwjBZZ80g Skill Shop theme] has probably the most unlikely of songs to remix for it, but it fits.
== Side Games & Spin-Offs ==
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arMnOQ9zTbs Exercise Mode's] music is a treat to the ears.
=== Sonic the Hedgehog 1/2 (Game Gear & Master System) ===
==== [[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] ====
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f54VElMUqGo Bridge Zone] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwz_EVYRTM4 Labyrinth Zone]. There has been an effort to convert some of the songs into the Genesis version, so here's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO-EpqgThfQ the same songs] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0iGJxbVkMM in that style] (note that the latter uses the Sonic 3 drums).
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS89E3lY9rU The ending theme] is possibly the most upbeat and happy ending song I've ever heard.
==== [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]] ====
* I would like to name here the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDvJNpBEu0E Green Hills] (yes, that's hills with an S) Zone tune from the Sega Master System version of ''Sonic 2''. What's special about it, you may ask? Well, I didn't think there was anything at first, until it reached a certain point... and then I froze, my eyes widening in amazement, and then laughed and began to sing along: "Toot toot Sonic warrior, toot toot Sonic warrior..." It's "Sonic - You Can Do Anything" from the Japan/Europe version of Sonic CD!!! Even better is that ''Sonic CD'' was made way after the Master System version of ''Sonic 2'', so for ''Sonic CD'' they took a tune from a (probably) lesser-known ''Sonic'' game and turned it into a song. THAT is awesome.
** Don't forget the outstanding Game Gear version of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tgz-a_fArk Boss Theme] became [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2w2v_kgzWo THIS]
** The ''Sonic 2''s and ''Sonic CD'' were actually all in development at the same time (''Sonic CD'' was originally meant to be the SEGA CD version of ''Sonic 2''), so it's not surprising that there'd be some links like that.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaQqkypEbuY BEHOLD!] The two wed in glorious union!
** And it was given an awesome remix as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XrSmHKpZIU Mecha Green Hill Zone] in ''[[Sonic Chaos]]''!
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YjC5ZqTtGM Underground Zone] from the Game Gear version (from the first stage of the game, at that) is a great track that really exemplifies the speed of the series.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ19n421nBc Bad Ending]. [[Tear Jerker|*sniff*]]
=== Sonic Triple Trouble ===▼
▲== Sonic Triple Trouble ==
* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dot0iGpUL5I Sunset Park Act 3] music from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble|Sonic Triple Trouble]]'', on top of being awesome, caught off guard many players, this troper included, who completed Act 2 and didn't expect the game to immediately segue into Act 3, with no end-of-stage bonus screen or title card in between.
** I think that [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etrWLY6d_sg the boss theme], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0GMFIBHic0 Robotnik Winter], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEYhEHZvDRk Atomic Destroyer] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0nLg7AiHho the Final Boss theme] also deserve mention, especially if you enhance the PSG using an emulator.
=== [[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball]] ===
* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY0oUYel_40&fmt=18 Boss Theme] tends to be overlooked but it's quite catchy!
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6apIXTeqO0U&feature=related&fmt=18 Lava Powerhouse]. Holy shit. Oh and the very catchy [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbEfadBoE70&feature=related&fmt=18 Toxic Caves], which is a great piece of music to start the first level with.
* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHZd97zVe7Q options music] often gets a [[Sensory Abuse|bad rep,]] but it's still a great song.
=== [[Tails Adventure]] ===
== [[Tails Adventure]] ==▼
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1ETE5xAzuM Poloy Forest.]
=== Knuckles' Chaotix ===▼
▲== Knuckles' Chaotix ==
* The music in ''[[Knuckles Chaotix]]'' makes the game worth playing-- case in point: the intro level theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGt5jBmjLgA Door Into Summer].
* [[
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br99gCgw3yE Combination]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_s-a-uxJxw Midnight Greenhouse], the theme for Botanic Base.
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* So am I the only one here who loved [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXECQNnTDJs This Horizon]? I mean I thought it was a really great theme for the title screen and even think it would be worthy of someone creating and singing lyrics for it (not that I could plus My vocals aren't that great).
== Sonic Blast ==▼
== [[Sonic Blast]] ==▼
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am6JiHsI5i8 Red Volcano Zone] has a catchy tune with a sweet hip-hop rhythm that was pulled off pretty nicely despite the limits of the Game Gear/Master System sound chip.
▲=== Sonic 3D Blast ===
====
* The 16-bit version, soundtracked by Jun Senoue, had some tunes just as good as the technically superior Saturn version:
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* Let us not forget the epic [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuWXGH3UBbM Gene] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9soCtQorus Gadget]
==== Saturn & PC ====
* The Saturn/PC versions of ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island|Sonic 3D Blast]]'' have an incredible soundtrack. Highlights from this troper include [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAbIVvAup70 Green Grove Act 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDMN8XKs1z0 Rusty Ruin Act 2], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmQOIRMIt_I Volcano Valley Act 1]. Simply put, Richard Jaques is a phenomenal composer.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4alEnblPxxo&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLDDDCC686301F8647 Gene] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kehB4bfdB4&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLDDDCC686301F8647 Gadget]. And yes, [[Tropers/G-Mon|this troper]] finds these to be perennial favorites.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eozPre1kx8E The boss music] which is just made all the more epic by Robotnik's laugh in the background. And I suppose I'd have to include [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqpSOMb3eSo the final boss] theme as well.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzBxs09FKxg Panic Puppet Zone, Act 2]. Once this theme plays, you know shit's gonna get real.
=== Sonic R ===▼
▲== Sonic R ==
* ''[[Sonic R]]'' brought us tracks such as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKeTuZ-zoeA Living In The City] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJRosZzB_a8 Super Sonic Racing].
** Say what you will, [[Tropers/SGYDK|This Troper]] loves the whole soundtrack from that game. Especially [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY9m2sHQwLs Can You Feel the Sunshine] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAeBXh25NiQ Back In Time].
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** Sonic Generations remix of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzMMcGI5Vac Super Sonic Racing] with a very approrpate tech update.
=== Sonic Shuffle ===▼
▲== Sonic Shuffle ==
* What about this one? [[Sonic Shuffle|It]] wasn't a great game, but it did have some pretty good music; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqQN88lJZSk Blizzard Coast] for example.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulqhm37G_8w Fourth Dimension], natch.
=== Sonic the Fighters ===
* Metal Sonic's theme for [[Sonic the Fighters|this game]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5FW0gXNkco Never Let It Go], is one of the lesser known and more underrated themes in the franchise.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfr1Ypkr87U Lovers] sets the player up for a good ol' brawl.
=== [[Sonic Advance
* The original ''Sonic Advance'' may have been largely forgettable, but the same cannot be said of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ixg96gKPz8 Egg Rocket Zone].
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* Sonic Advance [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ15iMYs5Rk Invincibility]. Sound familiar? Interestingly, they were going to use a different [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOgo4cU_4QY Invincible song], but they decided to go nostalgic, and instead it went to be used in Sonic Advance 2 and 3.
==== Sonic Advance 2 ====
* More from ''Sonic Advance 2'': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj7Xre8Pep8 Here] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppTe5ez4EfA you] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTAXHNZscws go,] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8cQgYXMqsQ gentle][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bKZm_5-wtQ men...]
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xh0xR-ouog Ice Paradise Act 2]. Best song in this game, it makes you feel like it's Christmas, but with a catchy groove!
==== Sonic Advance 3 ====
* ''Sonic Advance 3''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGWL2X7Wmo "Sunset Hill"]. [[Nostalgia Level|Sound familiar?]]
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* The map themes for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnAgN1Y2wrU Ocean Base] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsekxqtTsyI Cyber Track] are really cool, even according to someone who doesn't usually like 8-bit music.
== Sonic Battle ==▼
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifJlTH523ik Emerald Beach]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqbX0Fp3hyU Chao Ruins]
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* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ-EHRLnW74 Chaos] battle theme.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqizduQ2SfE Emerald Town]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUcPydVABIk Green Hill Zone] [[Nostalgia Level|strikes again!]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz4n25yb1IY Amy's Room.]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFbgR0HCn2c The Library/Cream's battle theme.]
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** Lastly, Eggman's and {{spoiler|Emerl's final}} [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWvugIvImJQ theme.]
▲== Shadow the Hedgehog ==
* Say what you want about ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'', but it also had great music. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VpYfMxIoR4 I Am All Of Me], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goEiLADVQfU Never Turn Back], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rryQVEGuI9c Chosen One], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9HFQpog6fo&fmt=18 Waking Up] are just some of this editor's' favorites.
* I like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swoqEiSbqzQ All Hail Shadow] too.
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* Don't forget [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBOmL9rRWRA Death Ruins] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rdrohEWc10 Mad Matrix].
* Don't forget [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_76uz-JZDw Almost Dead] by none other than Powerman5000!
* You have to include the LOST TRACKS too! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noBucnkjd6k&feature=related Broken] by [[Sins Of A Divine Mother]] was to be used, but since they couldn't find one of the members to get permission, two of the others formed A2 and did Chosen One. Magna-Fi also had another song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pd0AlzUA9A&feature=related Who I Am].
* Not to mention m-flo's remix of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIrnGqs7fJQ&playnext=1&list=PL2EDC23AEACBCC057&index=40 Tripod Baby] to promote the game.
* What about the song that plays during the battles against [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhrAcW-fb-k Black Doom]?
=== [[Sonic Rush
== [[Sonic Rush Series]] ==▼
* The soundtrack was composed by Hideki Naganuma of ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' fame. This troper's favorite tracks include [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMeafEWN2jo "Back 2 Back"], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RwIC5-nAdM "Get Edgy"], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx0CQDc2rMU "What U Need"], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFbYQxKJTc4&fmt=18 "Wrapped in Black"]. And yes, for those who haven't played it, that's the actual in-game music from ''a DS game''.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mjmPastXWo&feature=channel&list=UL Blaze's version of Get Edgy.]
==== Sonic Rush Adventure ====
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRr9wEMoj3A Sky Babylon].
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm2sby-yyik Waterbike]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqfr_ZOhWjY Haunted Ship]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgVcPgv1-fg Blizzard Peaks].
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJgkO0R7fDs Deep Core].
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrhf_zgtmAg Buster Poindexter] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2U3_2E_MIA LIVES ON!]
==== [[Sonic Riders]]
* The main theme, "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO92N3YPhr4 Sonic Speed Riders]".
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS2cuvnqbmk Egg Factory].
==== Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity ====
* Another main theme, "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Qpj0aM5Ws Un-Gravitify]", as well as the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQkz5SROajE Electro Extended Mix].
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPKCxVubA0U Multi Attack]
==== Sonic Free Riders ====
* ''[[Rule of Three|This]]'' game's main theme, "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbLTQOC8Np0 Free]".
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY3Dby3tATg I'm Still a Believer]
==== General ====
* Jet's theme, "Catch Me If You Can". (''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10mG3fnR5r8 Riders]'', ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZkK6VjOrfM Zero Gravity]'')
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1wAEiYJtZ8 Give Me the Power]
==== [[Sonic Storybook Series|Sonic and the Secret Rings]] ====
* ''Sonic and the Secret Rings'''s Arabian-themed music was off the hook, especially the main theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQj8rRSbQ40 Seven Rings In Hand].
* Then there's the Sand Oasis theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sslloq7mtMM Let The Speed Mend It]-- awesome from start to finish.
* Evil Foundry's [[
** The boss theme for the Ifrit Golem, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT-y-CsYdPs How It Started].
* The music for Levitated Ruin, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7EYSmTYNyU High and Broken]. Easily the best track in the game.
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWDo3afuO_I It Has Come to This], for the Erazor Djinn bossfight.
==== Sonic and the Black Knight ====
* ''Sonic and the Black Knight'''s soundtrack brought the return of Crush 40, who didn't fail to impress. Then again, Jun Senoue is the composer and part of the music department for Sega in general, so...
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* Last, but certainly not least, the credits theme-- another Crush 40 song --[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_1tFJB-lTU Live Life].
==== [[Sonic Rivals]]
▲== [[Sonic Rivals]] ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf2mP89iwA4 Forest Falls]
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* The credits theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcEJAq-YJd4 Happy].
==== Sonic Rivals 2 ====
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5jPF_GdC-0 Race to Win]. It's short, but great.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Jnm919G2A Chaotic Inferno]
=== Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood ===▼
▲== Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood ==
* From ''[[Sonic Chronicles]]'' comes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq6Vl_UJhkI Super Ix]. [[Wasted Song|Unfortunately...]]
** At least there's the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzGYztkYB70&feature=related mid-boss version.]
* The entire soundtrack was a wasted due to the terrible sound compression. The remixes from both the US and Japan [[Sonic CD]] soundtracks, as well as both the Genesis and Saturn versions of [[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]], and Doomsday from [[Sonic 3 and Knuckles|Sonic the Hedgehog 3]] would've been good.
===
* The medleys that played over the credits of most of the 16-bit games.
** [[Tropers/Bob|This troper]] has heard numerous themes and countless remixes, but even though it's been over a decade since I first heard them, the original boss themes from ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBS9He25v30&fmt=18 Sonic 2]'', ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVnn0fVoiV4&fmt=18 Sonic 3]'' and ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX2aHrmVSKc&fmt=18 Sonic & Knuckles]'' '''''still''''' remain the perennial favorites.
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* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWvqF-w1TFI Opening Theme] to ''Sonic Mega Collection'' is a fan favorite and even got rehashed for ''Generations''.
=== Fan Remixes ===▼
▲== Fan Remixes ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVoNbRHjN9k This] Classic remix of [[Sonic Heroes|Bullet Station.]]
* [http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/347013 Suicide From Above], a remix of Flying Battery Sone found on the Newgrounds audio portal.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo4lu34F2lg Charles] [[Precision F-Strike|Fucking ]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRjHSXRNIRc Hamilton] and [[Wiz Khalifa]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiwD_78Vu2c before he became famous].
* Spring Yard Zone: of course, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrquDa4jhaE&playnext_from=TL&videos=msyqefQvh2o a remix was inevitable.]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrBs-Og5T4I Hip-hop remix]. Now if you'll excuse me, it's sunset, and I have this urge to put the top down and just cruise down the street...
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** Speaking of, what happens when you mash up the themes for Deep Core and the Egg Dragoon? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTIygZhVZ6U THIS.]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKYBO5M5vb8 Icecap Zone + Smooth Criminal] = orgasmic bliss for your ears.
* Not to mention [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxLUO3LMK2I&feature=related The World Adventure merged with Sonic the Hedgehog's Master System ending]!
** And [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41FFLwW0vRs MIDI] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQOtOvuscGU 8-bit] remixes.
* Obligatory fan remixes of "How it Started": [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE-N8p9X3Ms 8-bit], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D863zepSbPU MIDI].
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** Nah...here's a Super Nintendo soundfont remix of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO1eouBChkk Splash Hill]!
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2YsSH-VzI0 Oh God.] [[Better Than It Sounds|This mash-up of Rusty Bucket Bay and Ice Cap.]]
** How about a mash-up of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHtFAeWlB0E Dreams of an Absolution with Stardust's "Music Sounds Better With You"]?
* Not only did their hit song "Sweet, Sweet, Sweet" get turned into the ending for Sonic 2 for the Genesis, [[Dreams Come True]] later took songs that Nakamura composed for the first two games, and turned them into hit songs!
** Green Hill Zone became [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm4CXfhqBI8 Marry Me?]
** Star Light Zone became [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6f5cdMzVU4 Million Kisses]
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* His World has already been acknowledged on this page. But what happens when you mix it... with [[Super Smash Brothers Brawl|Final]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea7OVC21TjQ Destination]?
** Ethereallurtz has been gaining some fame for mashups of final boss music from the console games. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yilQe7SuF8w&feature=related Live and Learn/Solaris Phase 2] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHJHzVwYXeU&feature=related What I'm Made Of: Seven Rings in Hand].
* PrototypeRaptor's "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131101153605/http://prototyperaptor.bandcamp.com/track/sonic-adventure-open-your-heart-remix Open Your Heart]" remix is amazing.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI18sDj_v9c&annotation_id=annotation_18957&feature=iv The holy union of final boss remixes for "His World," "Endless Possibilities," and "Reach for the Stars."]
* Nemesis Theory's remix of [[Sonic 3 and Knuckles|Sonic 3's]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z9UtD0FWfo Ice Cap].
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/ubergrau Olivier Sirois] delivers numerous awesome remixes, including the iconic [http://youtu.be/AStMpnCgVkY Green Hill Zone] and the [http://youtu.be/pFK5aM9XGu4 Final Boss theme from Sonic 3].
* For those wondering how the original trilogy's music would have sounded like on the good old NES, [http://www.youtube.com/user/8BitDanooct1 Danooct1]'s 8-bit [[VRC 6]] remixes of [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF23B1E9C483BCD6D&feature=plcp Sonic 1] [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL81211F1D26D1854F&feature=plcp to] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taYswNtsX7E&list=UUL0lhc494WGHbDpGvoiM31w&index=114 3 & Knuckles]'s
* What would happen if someone combined Act 1 of Planet Wisp from [[Sonic Colors|Colors]], with its Sonic Simulator and [[Sonic Generations|Generations]] versions? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK47yTNcDzM Let's find out...]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8v6LOYsZWA This] is the best Planet Wisp mashup of all time, and I will fight anyone who claims otherwise.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrH5jA_EiSo Wizards of the Sonic] by Westbam, a German techno DJ, samples the boss music from Sonic 2 (see above).
* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBD9C9C27749A9BC6 This guy] has made some fantastic mashups of [[Sonic Colors|Wisp power-up musics]] and level musics. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Zg0CNQ1A8 Cubed Asteroid Coaster] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cn-Zy-IWR8 Hovering Planet Wisp] in particular sound heavenly.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeVHXwIx6wA This] remix of Doomsday Zone that mashes it up with [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|This Day Aria]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z2ICxC9Mz4 This one] tells us how [[Sonic Advance 3|Sunset Hill Zone]] would sound like in [[Sonic Generations]].
=== People ===▼
▲== People ==
* Crush 40. Full. Freaking. STOP. Also, this troper prefers pretty much every remix the band has done of theme tracks originally done by other artists.
* Sonic Team has featured a fantastic set of composers throughout the years. Let's throw a few names in, shall we?
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* How in the hell did [[My Chemical Romance]] end up on here before [[Michael Jackson]]?!
* Cash Cash should at least be mentioned for their theme for Colors, as well as their work remixing stuff for Generations. Their auto-tuney power-pop sound fits in the series quite nicely.
* Zebrahead provided two versions of "[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006
=== Non-Game media ===▼
▲== Non-Game media ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxeSNmd55Yc&NR=1/ Robotnik's theme] from ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
** Also the upbeat [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCcYBQ_f90Q main theme].
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** The Dub's opening isn't half bad either, I give you [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk6AobT_SDo Gotta Go Fast]
** The Japanese ending is sad enough ''without'' lyrics or context. When you remember what events [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN-gPo7g6vs&feature=related "Hikaru Michi"] underscored, it becomes an automatic [[Tear Jerker]].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l72OGSTZDyY Sonic Underground's] theme.
=== Misc ===
* How awesome is Sonic music in general? Awesome enough to have one of the most popular [https://web.archive.org/web/20130814193344/http://radio.sonicstadium.org/ internet radio stations] on the entire web.▼
▲== Misc ==
▲* How awesome is Sonic music in general? Awesome enough to have one of the most popular [http://radio.sonicstadium.org/ internet radio stations] on the entire web.
* Before any piece of the ''Sonic Colors'' soundtrack was heard besides trailer music, props to whoever made [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymc_JuVnMYE this concept music] which perfectly captures the tone of the game!
* Not sure where else to put this but the Super Smash Bros. Brawl Remix of Sonic 3 & Knuckles' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KDInBsVJEo Angel Island Zone] composed by Jun Senoue is pretty awesome.
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* Youtube remixer DJ MAX-E (aka [[Maxie Da Man]]) has been going around creating [[The Jimmy Hart Version|Jimmy Hart versions]] of classic Sonic tunes, and they sound ''amazing''. Behold, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-nsw0jYNK0&feature=channel&list=UL Combat Night Zone], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn1UMSHI-PI&feature=relmfu Eggman Empire Zone], and finally, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7725fAsg8kU&feature=relmfu Atomic Waste Zone.] You can find more in the related videos.
=== Mashups ===▼
▲== Mashups ==
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