



Be sure to revisit our FACT Focus mix for an overview of Sonic’s chiptune glory days. is to make the 3rd Sonic Mania game with custom zones, music and hub world. Listen to a few songs from the series below and look for more updates on Brave Wave’s website. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 joins the ever-increasing line-up of SEGA Forever. It also includes liner notes from John Linneman of Digital Foundry, song lyrics and character art from the game. While many have argued Sonic’s music was a strong case of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, Sonic Team’s music during the Adventure era has gained a cult following over the years.īoth soundtracks will include a booklet featuring an interview with lead composer Jun Senoue, as well as Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka. The decision saw the in-house composers at Sonic Team leave behind the chiptune music of the 16-bit Genesis era to embrace rock music, hip hop and dance music. Sonic Adventure was Sega’s first major attempt to bring Sonic into 3D (okay, technically it was 1996’s Sonic 3D Blast, but the less said about that abomination the better), but it was also seen as an opportunity to change the series’ music for the next generation. Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 will receive vinyl soundtrack editions from video game music reissuers Brave Wave this winter. The video game music label takes on Sega’s iconic mascot.
