History AwesomeMusic / SonicTheHedgehog

-->-- '''Website/ScrewAttack'''[='=]s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8RVFpsjrVs Top 10 Video Game Themes Ever]]

->''"It's no secret. Compared to the Platform/{{Super Nintendo|Entertainment System}}, 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 [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog the Sega mascot]]."''

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEzXFuYN89k "Open Your Heart"]] in the original ''Sonic Adventure'' is straight up epic. That palm muted noodling into is super iconic and the main riff is badass

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEzXFuYN89k "Open Your Heart"]] in the original ''Sonic Adventure''

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL0xgWe6z9s Knight of the Wind]] is an epic mix of guitars and violins. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lndJB0F4tYc The acoustic version.]]

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKjOJuPjiu4 Infinite]]", the VillainSong for the eponymous character, is an appropriately sinister rap IndustrialMetal composition, highlighting just how dangerous he is and how much of a threat he poses to Sonic. If you can't get past the overly-edgy lyrics, it can at least be enjoyed for its massive amount of NarmCharm. There are also its remixes, used during the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z3at22wENo first]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYu3Hhixoa0 second]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy3Qtq2i0pY third]] boss fights with him.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PCdu2PHjwA "Break Through It All"]], the theme for Wyvern on Ares Island, is a heart pumping rock track that is about how you can't let anything stop you. If you never fight, you never win. So get up and break through any barrier in your path and don't let anyone or any''thing'' stop you!
** [[https://youtu.be/xpP4Hi8HvHU "Find Your Flame"]], the theme for the Knight boss, is a rap rock track that goes phenomenally hard, harkening back to Infinite's theme (even having Tyler Smyth again doing the rap parts). The lyrics are just one giant BadassBoast about carving your own path and making a legacy for yourself, and how ''nothing'' will stop you, fitting Tails' character arc about becoming his own hero very well. The song can also be seen as a GoodCounterpart to Infinite's theme with the parallels it has, and it being uplifting rather than hope crushing.

->''"It's no secret. Compared to the UsefulNotes/{{Super Nintendo|Entertainment System}}, 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 [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog the Sega mascot]]."''

** Which is nothing compared to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHkRu_f_FpQ full, orchestrated version]] of the same song, which is also one of the songs that plays during the Figure Skating Pairs event in ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games]]'' with added beats and the audience clapping along with the rhythm. Even the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yODLkaF8F-Y Rank E version of the theme]], which is intentionally bad to mock the player, [[StylisticSuck sounds amazing!]]

** Act 2 features the surprise introduction of ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series music director ''and'' ''VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall'' and ''VideoGame/FZero GX'' composer Hidenori Shoji, who draws on his ''Monkey Ball'' expertise for an airy techno track that suits this act's rainy, foggy weather.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6POTnRvnGI High Flying Groove]] starts off slow and then transitions into a fast, pounding techno beat that wouldn't be out of place in TheCoolestClubEver.

* [[https://youtu.be/ut5q5j5-Wq4 Metal City]], with its fast-paced techno beat that's both invigorating and hella catchy, works very well for weaving in and out of the hovercar traffic in a futuristic city.

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6POTnRvnGI High Flying Groove.]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHJz228QZ7k Azure Lake]] goes from an almost dreamlike opening gesture to a lively tune anchored by a frantic bassline.

** The studio logos at the film's start [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbiR5xNo-3Q have this familiar tune]], that includes a brief version of the Green Hill Zone theme, as well as an operatic variation on the original 16-bit Creator/{{Sega}} [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLVelULW1zE chant]]. ''[[CatchPhrase Yes, that Sega chant.]]''

* Other great tracks from the game include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9E66ywToGU Team Chaotix]], Team Dark's industrial-rock theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJi8-uvxDEY This Machine]], Team Sonic's alternative theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccwPi67kf9Y We Can]], Team Rose's upbeat pop-rock theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YND-d3gInI Follow Me]], and even the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42amlS41ch0 Main Theme.]] It's one of Crush 40's most popular Sonic themes for a reason.

*** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qcegBAPtTg You Don't Have to Be Alone Anymore]]" is a gripping track for when Sonic saves Knuckles from drowning after Robotnik steals the Master Emerald, with two interesting points. At 2:34 is a snippet that sounds like the MCU Spider-Man theme, and at exactly the 1:00 mark... there is a snippet of the dreaded drowning music.

* Casino Park. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWCDEJDnlic Instant Awesome Just Add Broken Piano.]]

** The Classic Version is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS9gGnFQ-Ig catchy synth-pop affair]] (courtesy of [[PopStarComposer 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 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SKcTZNeRnQ small melodic reference to the Endless Mine 2-player stage from ''Sonic 3''.]] It was awesome enough to be one of several ''Sonic'' tracks featued in Sega's arcade RhythmGame ''maimai'', and represents the limited time Sonic Lobby in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'', on infinite loop.

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* Jet's theme, "Catch Me If You Can", also by runblebee. (''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lns6H8oFH8 Riders]]'', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK9Cj_fCyPc Zero Gravity]]''.)
%%* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhFJr09vuuI Theme of Babylonian]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9GOBK_Jy9Y Legend of Babylonian]]", the latter of which was reprised multiple times in ''Zero Gravity''':
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqyRyAfiwhQ The Divine Wings.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iiAz2-fQhE Give Me the Power.]]

* "Mt. Red: A Symbol of Thrill", the theme for the first part of Red Mountain, is delightfully jazzy and adventurous, whether in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9FcTTBh-oI looping sound test version]] or the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULsBpPgfzis OST version.]]
** The second Red Mountain theme, "Red Hot Skull", is arguably [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ke3z47AEQ even better]]. It trades the first theme's adventurous feel for a badass rock theme.

* Both themes for Hot Shelter. "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XUVfSpy41c Bad Taste Aquarium]]" is a great, rock-heavy track, while "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcCW_pho388 Red Barrage Area]]" is jazzy and funky, with an amazing synth bridge right before the loop.

%%* "Mt. Red: A Symbol of Thrill":
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9FcTTBh-oI Looping sound test version.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULsBpPgfzis OST version.]]
%%** The second Red Mountain theme, "Red Hot Skull", is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ke3z47AEQ even better]].

* ''Stardust Speedway'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD95SxjkzAU Present]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUW8QXUQGRA Bad Future]], and ''especially'' the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc5DBfqF0-o Good Future]]. Note in the remake that during the race with Metal Sonic, the Bad Future music plays even in the Good Future. In the original Sonic CD, the Good Future music plays through the race with Metal Sonic.

%%* [[https://soundcloud.com/hideki-naganuma/ethno-circus-digital-remakin A "Digital Remakin'" version of Ethno Circus]] exists, but was sadly not featured on the OST due to space limitations.

** The crowning jewel of the entire soundtrack, and the final boss remix to end all final boss remixes, is easily [[https://youtu.be/qAx3hTZeyBw Solaris Phase 2]], a glorious, triumphant, and suitably epic reprise of "His World" that really sells the renewed hope after gaining the upper hand in the free-for-all to decide to fate of the entire world, and is a perfect capstone to the game’s amazing soundtrack.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1A-JIq2dCI The Final Boss theme.]] That fricking violin/guitar riff is made of pure awesomeness.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmVOEV29bIk Sea Bottom Segue]], which is the calming and so very beautiful theme to Tropical Coast Act 3/Lava Mountain Act 2.
* The crowning jewel of ''Sonic Lost World''[='=]s soundtrack, the insanely catchy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68EzgPTsjVU Honeycomb Highway]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9izwFiDfCE Desert Ruins Act 1]] seems to be styled like a more extravagantly produced '60s surf rock number--think the popular version Creator/DickDale's "Misirlou", something to pump you up, with catchy, vaguely Egyptian-sounding guitar and horn riffs.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZUhpf7tMkE Silent Forest Zone 2]] is perhaps the very first time a tango has appeared in a Sonic game and demonstrates that Sonic can handle ANY musical genre with mastery.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpLWceWXFvo Vela]]-[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4JY9phgIbE Nova]]. Played during the DuelBoss between Sonic and Blaze, and could arguablye count as Blaze's theme. It's a smooth, jazzy song with sensual vocals in the background. Also the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzG0GO3U55g OST]] version.

* Three words: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUOMZNEzXw Orchestrated drowning music]].

* The boss music for both Tropical Resort and Planet Wisp ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFTOpc3zZCc Vs. Rotatatron/Refreshinator]]), as well as for Starlight Carnival and Asteroid Coaster ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKKc_RJizpk Vs. Orcan/Skullian]]).
* Sweet Mountain/Aquarium Park ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS2oIOnNON4 Vs. Captain Jelly/Admiral Jelly]]).

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYCS9LAixsE Gotta Go]] by Gyom, which is used in the trailer for ''Ultimate''. It's a short, yet adrenaline-inducing rock tune.

* To start with, the [[https://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

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIs0htInHKE E.G.G.M.A.N remixed]] for ''Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing DS'' nails the diabolical doctor's sheer power and rocket barrages. And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AcQ0Ad57-I the remix]] for ''Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed'' packs in an electronic punch to back up the main melody.

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpLWceWXFvo Vela]]-[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4JY9phgIbE Nova]]. Played during the DuelBoss between Sonic and Blaze. Also the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzG0GO3U55g OST]] version.