#Sonic rush ost series#

American pop musician Michael Jackson, a Sonic fan, approached Sega, and he was hired to write tracks for Sonic 3. ДЄ number of composers contributed to the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 score, including Sega sound staff and independent contractors recruited to finish the game on schedule. Nilsen also wrote a theme song, 'Sonic Boom', which became one of the franchise's most iconic tracks. According to Nilsen, Sega commissioned a new soundtrack for the American release as the marketing department felt it needed a 'more musically rich and complex' soundtrack.

The Japanese composers drew inspiration from club music such as house and techno, while Hataya cited C+C Music Factory, Frankie Knuckles, and the KLF as influences. Two soundtracks were composed for Sonic CD: the original score, featured in the Japanese and European releases, was composed by Naofumi Hataya and Masafumi Ogata, while the North American version was scored by Spencer Nilsen, David Young, and Mark Crew. Dreams Come True owns the rights to Nakamura's score, which created problems when the Sonic Spinball team used his Sonic theme music without permission. After the original game was released, Nakamura became popular in Japan, and increased his asking price. As a gift for the developers, Nakamura produced an alternate version of the Sonic 2 ending theme with Dreams Come True, included on The Swinging Star as ' Sweet Sweet Sweet'. He treated Sonic as a film and designed the music around the atmosphere that he felt from the images of the stages. For both games, Nakamura began composing early in development with only concept images for reference. Nakamura returned to compose Sonic 2 's soundtrack. However, Sonic Team did not think Kayama's music would fit, and instead commissioned Masato Nakamura, bassist and songwriter of the J-pop band Dreams Come True. Sega director Fujio Minegishi had connections to the music industry at the time the original Sonic was in development, and suggested his friend YЕ«zЕЌ Kayama write the score. From Sonic 2, to Secret Rings, to Zero Gravity, to Mania Plus, Sonic's always brought an S-Rank performance to his games' musical stylings.' Most Sonic games have received soundtrack album releases. The Sonic franchise is well-known for its music Tom's Guide wrote that it 'has always had some of the best music in all of video gaming. Music in the Sonic franchise covers many genres, including electronic, pop, funk, rock, hip hop and orchestral. The music of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has been provided by a number of composers, ranging from Sega sound staff to independent contractors and popular bands. The franchise began in 1991 with Sonic the Hedgehog, a side-scrolling platform game, and has since expanded to include printed media, animations, a 2020 feature film, and merchandise.

#Sonic rush ost series#

Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese video game series and media franchise created and owned by Sega. Jun Senoue ( left) and his band Crush 40 have composed music for many Sonic games since Sonic 3D Blast (1996).