music that is like the sonic the hedgehog soundtrack

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Old Skool classic "Compnded 1" (by Gordon Edge) has a synth line that sounds like it's straight out of a computer game. It's brilliant.

― Wooden (Wooden), Friday, 15 October 2004 13:06 (nineteen years ago) link

Ah, Spring Yard Zone brings back some memories. Actually I don't think it was one of my favorite pieces from the game, but some of the other stages are great. I'm thinking the underground one and the casino level.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 15 October 2004 13:11 (nineteen years ago) link

Chris Huelsbeck's music for the Turrican games owns

do you know his katakis soundtrack? its very similar in part to rubicon and disco lunar modules.

― :|, Friday, 15 October 2004 14:16 (nineteen years ago) link

was Gordon Edge his real name? i love that track, Katakis i'm sure i downloaded mp3s for ages ago but can't remember how it goes. i think Huelsbeck has made proper non-game recordings available to buy.

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Friday, 15 October 2004 14:32 (nineteen years ago) link

I have no idea whether Gordon Edge was his real name. I'd imagine not.

― Wooden (Wooden), Friday, 15 October 2004 14:34 (nineteen years ago) link

(crosspost.) yes and theyre all terible!! he obv thought "more instruments = beter music" and ditched the sid and went all faux orchestra kitsch. ew.

― :|, Friday, 15 October 2004 14:37 (nineteen years ago) link

heres the katakis sid file (34 tracks in 28 kb! omg):
http://ucan.foad.org/asd/music/sid/Huelsbeck_Chris/Katakis.sid

― :|, Friday, 15 October 2004 14:39 (nineteen years ago) link

Midnite Funworld off the Felix album has a cool 'busy platformer' vibe

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Friday, 15 October 2004 14:40 (nineteen years ago) link

i think the song "white hotel" by dmx crew is pretty much entirely a lift of some lvl or other of some sonic game...

― meenieminey, Friday, 15 October 2004 22:16 (nineteen years ago) link

Everytime I play "Elaine" by Abba formy brother he says "HOLY SHIT IT'S SONIC THE HEDGEHOG" IT'S VERY FUNNY

― Sonny, Ah!!1 (Sonny A.), Friday, 15 October 2004 22:18 (nineteen years ago) link

"Together Again" by Janet Jackson sounds like one of the levels in the first Sonic the Hedgehog game where you have to walk along a wall outside and jump over some water/bridges I think (haven't played it for about eight years though).

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 15 October 2004 22:34 (nineteen years ago) link

Weird, I was thinking of starting this thread a couple weeks ago. One song I was thinking of was Alexander Robotnick's "Problemes d'Amour" which I think would match the 2nd level of Sonic 2 very well. The other one was Outkast's "I'll Call Before I Come" (well, an instrumental version at least), which doesn't remind me of any particular Sonic theme but that rubbery synth-bassline could easily score one of his adventures.

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Friday, 15 October 2004 22:38 (nineteen years ago) link

Actually, come to think of it, lots of italo-disco could be used as Sonic the Hedgehog music.

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Friday, 15 October 2004 22:40 (nineteen years ago) link

haven't heard it, but it may not be an accident, as the main baddie in sonic is Dr. Robotnik...

― meenieminey, Friday, 15 October 2004 22:43 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah, I fucking hope that is not a coincidence.

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Friday, 15 October 2004 22:47 (nineteen years ago) link

one year passes...

Actually, come to think of it, lots of italo-disco could be used as Sonic the Hedgehog music.

very true. kasso: walkman could definitely be the soundtrack of a rather relaxed sonic level.

― ki, Sunday, 13 November 2005 14:58 (eighteen years ago) link

Every now and then I hear some 80s pop/R&B production and basically think it sounds just like Sonic music, which mainly I guess means the Sonic people were listening to that stuff. I can't hear "My Prerogative" and not think of one of the songs from Sonic 2 - maybe the Casino zone or the cave one? A lot of "Thriller" and "True Blue" have this effect on me as well.

― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 13 November 2005 16:22 (eighteen years ago) link

Did you knowing that "Theme from Spring Hill Zone" from Sonic the First was Numbering One in ESTONIA? It is true!

― Piotr Skut, Sunday, 13 November 2005 19:33 (eighteen years ago) link

Try Duracell http://andrediamant.free.fr/duracell

― mzui (mzui), Sunday, 13 November 2005 19:47 (eighteen years ago) link

T. Rex - Electric Warrior

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Sunday, 13 November 2005 19:52 (eighteen years ago) link

listen to the artist BINARPILOT.
trust me

― nutrasweet glider, Sunday, 13 November 2005 20:15 (eighteen years ago) link

"We Major" & "Celebration" by Kanye West sound ridiculously liek Sonic the Hedgehog ta me. it's all I can really think of when they're playing. the music is so shiny/swooshy orchestral style.

― thatpiffdoggy@150.com, Monday, 14 November 2005 04:28 (eighteen years ago) link

"My Humps" may as well be the last boss music from Sonic 1. It's near identical!

― melton mowbray (adr), Monday, 14 November 2005 04:50 (eighteen years ago) link

five years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8Ugmgzg61w

― fried chicken makes Alex cry, who'd vote for such a wimpy guy? (Abbbottt), Friday, 21 October 2011 19:52 (twelve years ago) link

tribal dance, 2 unlimited is p much boss music from sonic 2 on the game gear.

Man, the game gear.

― stop muammar time (darraghmac), Saturday, 22 October 2011 01:01 (twelve years ago) link

Chris Huelsbeck's music for the Turrican games owns
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Friday, October 15, 2004 8:10 AM (7 years ago) Bookmark

It does!!! It SO does!!!

― Turrican, Saturday, 22 October 2011 01:03 (twelve years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QfwKqy3LyY

― sleigh tracks (1933-1969) (MaresNest), Saturday, 22 October 2011 18:11 (twelve years ago) link

That's the first level theme from the first Turrican game being covered there... the best music of all the Turrican games has to be the music on Turrican II for the Amiga, which was some of Chris Huelsbeck's best-ever, in my opinion!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvha_2hAzq0

― Turrican, Saturday, 22 October 2011 18:30 (twelve years ago) link

Here's a couple more great tunes from Turrican II:

'Traps'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_93puzb_DZ0

'Secret Dungeons'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0iV-MIhUC4

'The Great Bath'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ3UCmSFhoc

― Turrican, Saturday, 22 October 2011 18:59 (twelve years ago) link

And while we're at it, some tunes by my other 'favourite' Amiga composer, Matthew Simmonds (4-mat):

Anarchy Menu 01

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5vHnZzylv0

L.F.F.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wZ8jOYPEvc

Starworx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pke0cannA3w

― Turrican, Saturday, 22 October 2011 19:15 (twelve years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDN8tsxLuMw

― corey, Saturday, 22 October 2011 19:54 (twelve years ago) link

I was recently delighted to discover that 4-Mat is still alive, still making music, still coding, and has a twitter:
http://twitter.com/4mat_scenemusic

...just in case you didn't know.

― how do i shot slime mould voltron form (a passing spacecadet), Saturday, 22 October 2011 23:29 (twelve years ago) link

I was recently delighted to discover that 4-Mat is still alive, still making music, still coding, and has a twitter:
http://twitter.com/4mat_scenemusic

...just in case you didn't know.

― how do i shot slime mould voltron form (a passing spacecadet), Saturday, October 22, 2011 11:29 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark

Ah, that's great to hear! Is he still doing chip-tunes? I know he's put out a couple of CD's, but I don't know if it's of his computer music, or non-computer music, or what... will have to investigate further!

― Turrican, Saturday, 22 October 2011 23:38 (twelve years ago) link

For whatever reason, 808 State usually makes me think of Sonic the Hedgehog.

― MarkoP, Sunday, 23 October 2011 00:46 (twelve years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWXiLpoGDkU

― based grandpa (noz), Saturday, 29 October 2011 19:51 (twelve years ago) link

thread needs more neptunes too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnF_wNAbDgg

― based grandpa (noz), Saturday, 29 October 2011 19:54 (twelve years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK2Jk215fRk

― based grandpa (noz), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 09:41 (twelve years ago) link

via Neu! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObM_zUBd14A

― Peas, Ants, Pigs & Astronauts (PaulTMA), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 13:03 (twelve years ago) link

Have we mentioned Joseph nothing's 'disc'o nostalgia'?

― Glo-Vember (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 00:09 (twelve years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aD80d1RvVQ&feature=related

― liam fennell, Saturday, 12 November 2011 01:52 (twelve years ago) link

Well, maybe not Sonic, but video game music... with killer drumming

― liam fennell, Saturday, 12 November 2011 01:52 (twelve years ago) link

i haven't played sonic the hedgehog in years, but i assume it sounds exactly like this:

http://youtu.be/TvCVQZ4xSTs

― like a musical album. made by a band. (fucking in the streets), Saturday, 12 November 2011 02:23 (twelve years ago) link

aw dammit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvCVQZ4xSTs&feature=youtu.be

― like a musical album. made by a band. (fucking in the streets), Saturday, 12 November 2011 02:23 (twelve years ago) link

cmon guys the actual sonic 2 sdtrk is way more interesting than yr terrible misremembered versions. it was p jazzy!

― ogmor, Saturday, 12 November 2011 02:37 (twelve years ago) link

mystic cave zone was pretty intense, bassline was ridic, i think young jeezy cld do a good job w/ it. & the beat was lively

― ogmor, Saturday, 12 November 2011 02:38 (twelve years ago) link

PROOF

http://youtu.be/feEGhrFpcmM

― ogmor, Saturday, 12 November 2011 02:38 (twelve years ago) link

oil ocean synths are classic. remind me of the ones walter gibbons throws on at the beginning of tc james "get up on your feet". also always loved "push it" for hitting similar buttons

― ogmor, Saturday, 12 November 2011 02:39 (twelve years ago) link

ppl have really spent a lot of time digesting the sonic soundtrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WED8pbrm-3U

― ogmor, Saturday, 12 November 2011 02:50 (twelve years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By_clrkw9C8

Really, I just wanted an excuse to post this again.

― MarkoP, Saturday, 12 November 2011 04:55 (twelve years ago) link

six years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwyTrWJ7Djw

― ufo, Sunday, 22 April 2018 04:44 (five years ago) link

https://soundcloud.com/kerokerobonito/big-city

― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Sunday, 22 April 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link

A lot of the cavern records could qualify for this

One track sounds like the casino level

― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Sunday, 22 April 2018 20:09 (five years ago) link

three years pass...

Savaged Regime - Angel Island: Past, Present & Future EP

https://savagedregime.bandcamp.com/releases

It's just four different takes on the Angel Island music from Sonic 3, but they're transformative enough that this might as well be an original EP. The Good Future version is astounding, they pretty much turned the song into Pacific State by 808 State.

― OneSecondBefore, Thursday, 29 April 2021 02:49 (two years ago) link

two years pass...

The boss music on SOnic 2 for the Game Gear is identical to 'Cubik' by 808 State
'Together Again' by Janet Jackson is very similar to a Sonic tune

― Stomp Jomperson (dog latin), Friday, 15 September 2023 13:17 (seven months ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY5R1ExxMAk

― Stomp Jomperson (dog latin), Friday, 15 September 2023 13:24 (seven months ago) link

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