music that is like the sonic the hedgehog soundtrack

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is what im looking for. because raiders of the lost arp 4 used similar instrumentation (probably... arps?) and it maed me all nostalgic. so. who were the makers of the sonic soundtrack inspired by, and who was inspired by them?

― :|, Thursday, 14 October 2004 11:36 (twenty-one years ago)

realaudio samples here. avoid the midis.

― :|, Thursday, 14 October 2004 11:37 (twenty-one years ago)

One of the songs by my band ('Starlite Ballroom') was kind of influenced by a Sonic The Hedgehog level. You can hear it at http://www.chemistryexperiment.co.uk/records/listen.html but I think it's been so smothered in other ideas that it's difficult to see the connection.

Can't think of anything else at the moment.

― emil.y (emil.y), Thursday, 14 October 2004 13:14 (twenty-one years ago)

there's a whole genre of people making 16-bit video game music

― Avi (Avi), Thursday, 14 October 2004 13:47 (twenty-one years ago)

yes yes but nothing of that stuff sounds quite like the themes from spring yard zone and starlihgt zone. its not about the cheesiness of 16bit sounchips. those themes are sort of old school, and what id like to know is what school that is.

― :|, Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

ARE YOU SOME SORT OF GARETH?

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

YOU DONT UNDERSTAND

― :|, Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

That song "Alone, together" on the Strokes first album sounds like the music on Level 2. Marble Gardens? Whatever. That song makes me feel sick it sounds so bad.

― John Cei Douglas (John Cei Douglas), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

i just pulled out sonic 2 the other day, and realized, as happens a great deal in these situations, how quickly and completely i could recall the entire musical score. these things seem to have had a pretty big developmental impact for me - one of the only other things that resonates so clearly and deeply is the set of cards for the game Memory, and all the patterns - theyre like mini-mandalas for me when i look back at them. but i digress. even though video-game music may have some profound effect on me, i still maintain that nintendo-core is a pretty lame idea. especially the name.

― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 14 October 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

The guy who wrote the soundtrack for the first Sonic is named Spencer Nilsen, and he teaches recording and audio classes at Ex'pression Center for New Media, near San Francisco. I was taking some classes there for a while and met him. He's a really nice guy, but I don't think the soundtrack for that game is very good. If you ask me, it's not even in the same league as Contra or Super Mario Brothers.

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Thursday, 14 October 2004 16:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yes it is (I would say)
Starlight Zone is brilliant!

(but I'm probably blinded by nostalgia)

― Ludo (Ludo), Thursday, 14 October 2004 18:44 (twenty-one years ago)

there was one level i believe in sonic 2 that reminded me of new order's 'age of consent.' it was a level that was grassy and outdoors, i cannot for the life of me remember the name. but the rhythm was exactly the same as the bass line to that NO song.

― hndinglove (hndinglove), Friday, 15 October 2004 02:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Chris Huelsbeck's music for the Turrican games owns

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Friday, 15 October 2004 08:10 (twenty-one years ago)

The new Solvent album, Apples and Synthesizers is very old game soundtrack based.

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Friday, 15 October 2004 11:19 (twenty-one years ago)

ok the ra samples suck. so heres spring yard zone in all its glory.

― :|, Friday, 15 October 2004 12:39 (twenty-one years ago)

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 (twenty-one years ago)

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 (twenty-one years ago)

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 (twenty-one years ago)

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 (twenty-one years ago)

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

― Wooden (Wooden), Friday, 15 October 2004 14:34 (twenty-one years ago)

(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 (twenty-one years ago)

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 (twenty-one years ago)

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

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Friday, 15 October 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

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 (twenty-one years ago)

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 (twenty-one years ago)

"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 (twenty-one years ago)

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 (twenty-one years ago)

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 (twenty-one years ago)

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 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, I fucking hope that is not a coincidence.

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Friday, 15 October 2004 22:47 (twenty-one years ago)

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 (twenty years ago)

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 (twenty years ago)

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 (twenty years ago)

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

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

T. Rex - Electric Warrior

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

listen to the artist BINARPILOT.
trust me

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

"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 (twenty years ago)

"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 (twenty years ago)

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 (fourteen years ago)

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 (fourteen years ago)

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 (fourteen years ago)

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

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

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 (fourteen years ago)

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 (fourteen years ago)

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 (fourteen years ago)

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

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

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 (fourteen years ago)

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 (fourteen years ago)

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

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

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

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

thread needs more neptunes too

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (fourteen years ago)

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 (fourteen years ago)

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 (fourteen years ago)

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 (fourteen years ago)

PROOF

http://youtu.be/feEGhrFpcmM

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

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 (fourteen years ago)

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 (fourteen years ago)

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 (fourteen years ago)

six years pass...

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

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

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

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

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 (seven years ago)

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 (four years ago)

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 (two years ago)

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

― Stomp Jomperson (dog latin), Friday, 15 September 2023 13:24 (two years ago)

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