A retrospective on the music of Sonic, discussing the main series' evolution in sound, its impact, and its legacy.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:35 Chapter One - The Classic Era (Sonic 1, 2, 3&K, CD)
35:32 Chapter Two - The "Green Eyes" Era (Sonic Adventure 1&2, Heroes, Shadow)
1:07:09 Chapter Three - The Modern Era (Sonic 06, Unleashed, Colors, Generations)
1:35:52 Conclusion
Thumbnail Art by TrippleJaz - https://www.twitter.com/tripplejaz
Sources:
NES Audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la3coK5pq5w
Genesis Audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGy7HBG3I1c
Michael Jackson in Sonic 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uko0fCp86c
Sonic 3 Soundtrack - https://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3/Development/Music
Interview with Naofumi Hataya - Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works
Interview with Spencer Nielsen - https://www.sega-16.com/2008/12/interview-spencer-nilsen/
Development of Sonic Adventure - https://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_Adventure/Development
Jun Senoue Biography - https://segaretro.org/Jun_Senoue
“Open Your Heart” Info - https://info.sonicretro.org/Open_Your_Heart
Johnny Gioeli Biography - https://info.sonicretro.org/Johnny_Gioeli
Jun Senoue Interview - 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20021120201236/http://www.sega.com/segascream/developers/post_interviews.jhtml?article=int_junsenoue
Tomoya Ohtani Biography - https://segaretro.org/Tomoya_Ohtani
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