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{{album|cover=VirtualSonic.jpg|released=20th Aug. 1996|catalog=LRL12813|label=Laserlight}}
 
{{album|cover=VirtualSonic.jpg|released=20th Aug. 1996|catalog=LRL12813|label=Laserlight}}
'''''Virtual Sonic Enhanced Music Inspired by the Worlds of Sonic''''' is a single disc release of music related to the [[Games featuring Sonic the Hedgehog|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise]]. Though containing tracks featured in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball]]'' and ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'', two-thirds of the songs on the album are original compositions not seen anywhere else.
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'''''Virtual Sonic Enhanced Music Inspired by the Worlds of Sonic''''' is an album of music related to the [[Games featuring Sonic the Hedgehog|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise]]. Though containing tracks featured in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball]]'' and ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'', two-thirds of the songs on this release are original compositions not seen anywhere else.
  
 
Though not commercially available until 1996, the tracks were actually written and recorded three years prior, composer and performer [[sega:Howard Drossin|Howard Drossin]] given a month to create an album of Sonic music from beginning to end. Though he asked for more time, Sega was insistent at the schedule, wanting the tracks ready for the opening of the Sega Store in the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.[http://info.sonicretro.org/Howard_Drossin_interview_by_Gamasutra_%28September_22,_2009%29]
 
Though not commercially available until 1996, the tracks were actually written and recorded three years prior, composer and performer [[sega:Howard Drossin|Howard Drossin]] given a month to create an album of Sonic music from beginning to end. Though he asked for more time, Sega was insistent at the schedule, wanting the tracks ready for the opening of the Sega Store in the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.[http://info.sonicretro.org/Howard_Drossin_interview_by_Gamasutra_%28September_22,_2009%29]
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*Arranger: Howard Drossin
 
*Arranger: Howard Drossin
 
*Performer: Howard Drossin
 
*Performer: Howard Drossin
*CD Info: 1 CD, 12 Tracks
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*CD Info: 1 Disc - 12 Tracks
  
 
==Track List==
 
==Track List==
 
{|
 
{|
|'''1.''' Chaos Jam (2:30)
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|'''1.''' Chaos Jam [2:30]<br/> Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
 
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|'''2.''' Knucklemania (1:13)
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|'''2.''' Knucklemania [1:13]<br/> Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
 
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|'''3.''' Battle of the Badniks (4:17)
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|'''3.''' Battle of the Badniks [4:17]<br/> Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
 
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|'''4.''' Boss Opera (1:51)
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|'''4.''' Boss Opera [1:51]<br/> Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
 
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|'''5.''' Return to the [[Toxic Caves]] (3:07)
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|'''5.''' Return to the [[Toxic Caves]] [3:07]<br/> Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
 
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|'''6.''' [[Sonic & Knuckles]] Theme (2:55)
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|'''6.''' [[Sonic & Knuckles]] Theme [2:55]<br/> Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
 
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|'''7.''' Robotnik's Revenge (2:21)
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|'''7.''' Robotnik's Revenge [2:21]<br/> Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
 
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|'''8.''' [[Metal Sonic (song)|Metal Sonic]] (2:56)
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|'''8.''' [[Metal Sonic (song)|Metal Sonic]] [2:56]<br/> Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
 
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|'''9.''' Sandopolis (1:28)
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|'''9.''' [[Sandopolis Zone|Sandopolis]] [1:28]<br/> Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
 
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|'''10.''' [[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball|Spinball]] Theme (2:35)
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|'''10.''' [[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball|Spinball]] Theme [2:35]<br/> Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
 
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|'''11.''' City in the Clouds (2:25)
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|'''11.''' City in the Clouds [2:25]<br/> Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
 
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|'''12.''' Sonic Triumphant (2:00)
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|'''12.''' Sonic Triumphant [2:00]<br/> Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
 
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'''Total running time:''' 29:38
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'''Total Running Time:''' 29:38
  
 
==Credits==
 
==Credits==
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'''Cover Art:''' Kunitake Aoki
 
'''Cover Art:''' Kunitake Aoki
  
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==Scans==
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<gallery>
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File:VirtualSonicBooklet.jpg|Booklet Interior
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File:VirtualSonicBookletBack.jpg|Booklet Back
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File:VirtualSonicBack.jpg|Back of Case
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File:VirtualSonicDisc.jpg|Disc
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</gallery>
 
==Miscellaneous==
 
==Miscellaneous==
  
*Released under the "Sega Tunes" banner, ''Virtual Sonic'' was the first of five CDs under that heading, each featuring music from a current Sega franchise. The others in the series were ''[[sega:Sega Tunes: Vectorman|Vectorman]]'', ''[[sega:Sega Tunes: Comix Zone|Comix Zone]]'', ''[[sega:Sega Tunes: ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron|ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron]]'', and ''[[sega:Sega Tunes: Marvel Comics, X-Men 2: Clone Wars|Marvel Comics, X-Men 2: Clone Wars]]''. There was also a 5-Disc set entitled ''Sega Tunes: Virtual Sonic and More!'' which contained all five albums in a convient box set. Each of these, including the box set, were released on the same day.
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*Released under the "Sega Tunes" banner, ''Virtual Sonic'' was the first of five CDs under that heading, each featuring music from a current Sega franchise. The others in the series were ''[[sega:Sega Tunes: Vectorman|Vectorman]]'', ''[[sega:Sega Tunes: Comix Zone|Comix Zone]]'', ''[[sega:Sega Tunes: ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron|ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron]]'', and ''[[sega:Sega Tunes: Marvel Comics, X-Men 2: Clone Wars|Marvel Comics, X-Men 2: Clone Wars]]''. There was also a 5-Disc set entitled ''Sega Tunes: Virtual Sonic and More!'' which contained all five albums in a convenient box set. Each of these, including the box set, were released on the same day.
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [http://vgmdb.net/album/1647 http://vgmdb.net/album/1647] - The listing for ''Virtual Sonic'' on the game music resource site VGMdb.
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* [http://vgmdb.net/album/1647 '''Sega Tunes • Virtual Sonic'''] on the music resource site VGMdb
  
 
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{{Albums}}
  
 
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[[Category:Albums]]

Revision as of 15:02, 26 December 2013

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Virtual Sonic
Record label: Laserlight

Virtual Sonic Enhanced Music Inspired by the Worlds of Sonic is an album of music related to the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Though containing tracks featured in Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball and Sonic & Knuckles, two-thirds of the songs on this release are original compositions not seen anywhere else.

Though not commercially available until 1996, the tracks were actually written and recorded three years prior, composer and performer Howard Drossin given a month to create an album of Sonic music from beginning to end. Though he asked for more time, Sega was insistent at the schedule, wanting the tracks ready for the opening of the Sega Store in the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]

Release Info

  • MSRP: $7.00
  • Composer: Howard Drossin
  • Arranger: Howard Drossin
  • Performer: Howard Drossin
  • CD Info: 1 Disc - 12 Tracks

Track List

1. Chaos Jam [2:30]
Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
2. Knucklemania [1:13]
Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
3. Battle of the Badniks [4:17]
Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
4. Boss Opera [1:51]
Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
5. Return to the Toxic Caves [3:07]
Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
6. Sonic & Knuckles Theme [2:55]
Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
7. Robotnik's Revenge [2:21]
Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
8. Metal Sonic [2:56]
Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
9. Sandopolis [1:28]
Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
10. Spinball Theme [2:35]
Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
11. City in the Clouds [2:25]
Music & Performed: Howard Drossin
12. Sonic Triumphant [2:00]
Music & Performed: Howard Drossin

Total Running Time: 29:38

Credits

Composed, Produced, Engineered and Performed by: Howard Drossin

Recorded & Mixed at Sega Technical Institute - Redwood City, CA.
Mastered by: Ken Lee at Rocket Lab - San Francisco, CA
Executive Producer: Roger Hector
Production Coordination: Sue Ortlip & Kelly Donlon

Special Thanks: Shinobu Toyoda, Bill White, Yuji Naka, Hirokazu Yasuhara, Peter Morawiec, Adrian Stephens, Sheri Hockaday, Tim Gedemer, Al & Wally

Design: Michelle Justice
Cover Art: Kunitake Aoki

Scans

Miscellaneous

  • Released under the "Sega Tunes" banner, Virtual Sonic was the first of five CDs under that heading, each featuring music from a current Sega franchise. The others in the series were Vectorman, Comix Zone, ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron, and Marvel Comics, X-Men 2: Clone Wars. There was also a 5-Disc set entitled Sega Tunes: Virtual Sonic and More! which contained all five albums in a convenient box set. Each of these, including the box set, were released on the same day.

External Links


1990s albums
Sonic the Hedgehog Boom (1993) | Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix (1994) | Sonic & Knuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) | Virtual Sonic (1996) | Sonic the Fighters Sound Tracks (1996) | Sonic the Hedgehog (1996) | Sonic Live in Sydney (1997) | Sonic R (1998) | Sonic Adventure Songs With Attitude ~Vocal mini-Album~ (1998) | SONIC Adventure REMIX (1998) | Sonic Adventure "Digi-LOG Conversation" Original Sound Track (1999)
2000s albums
Cuts Unleashed SA2 Vocal Collection (2001) | Multi-dimensional Sonic Adventure 2 Original Sound Track (2001) | Sonic the Hedgehog 10th Anniversary (2001) | Sonic Adventure 2 Official Soundtrack (2002) | Sonic Adventure 2: Battle - Sampler (2002) | Triple Threat Sonic Heroes Vocal Trax (2004) | Complete Trinity Sonic Heroes - Original Soundtrax (2004) | Sonic X ~Original Sound Tracks~ (2004) | Sonic Heroes Official Soundtrack (2004) | Sonic Rush Original Groove Rush (2005) | Lost and Found: Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Trax (2006) | Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax (2006) | Sonic Riders Original Soundtrack "Speedbeats Grand Prix" (2006) | Sonic the Hedgehog Vocal Traxx: Several Wills (2007) | Sonic the Hedgehog Original Sound Track (2007) | Seven Rings in Hand: Sonic and the Secret Rings Original Sound Track (2007) | Sonic and the Secret Rings Game Soundtrack (2007) | Sonic Rush Adventure Original Soundtrack (2007) | Sonic Underground: The Greatest Hits (2007) | Sonic Riders Shooting Star Story Original Soundtrack "Zero Gravity Tracks" (2008) | True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog (2008) | Sonic Underground: The Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (2008) | Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack (2009) | Face to Faith: Sonic and the Black Knight - Vocal Trax (2009) | Tales of Knighthood: Sonic and the Black Knight Original Soundtrax (2009) | True Colors: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2 (2009)
2010s albums
Sonic Free Riders Original Soundtrack: Break Free (2010) | Vivid Sound x Hybrid Colors: Sonic Colors Original Soundtrack (2010) | Sonic Adventure Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition (2011) | Sonic Adventure 2 Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition (2011) | Sonic Heroes Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition (2011) | Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack (2011) | Sonic Generations: 20 Years of Sonic Music (2011) | Sonic the Hedgehog CD Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition (2011) | History of the 1st Stage Original Soundtrack White Edition (2011) | History of the 1st Stage Original Soundtrack Blue Edition (2011) | History of Sonic Music 20th Anniversary Edition (2011) | Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack: Blue Blur (2012) | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I & II Original Soundtrack (2012) | Sonic Lost World Bonus Soundtrack [Special Selection] (2013) | Sonic Lost World Original Soundtrack Without Boundaries (2013) | Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Original Soundtrack (2014) | SEGA ALL-STARS Premium Sound Collection (2014) | Sonic The Hedgehog "Passion & Pride" Anthems with Attitude from the Sonic Adventure Era (2014) | Sonic Adventure Music Experience (2016) | Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Selection (2016) | Sonic Runners Complete Soundtrack (2016) | Sonic Adventure Music Experience Vol. 2 (2017) | Sonic 25th Cafe Selection (2017) | Sonic Mania (2017) | Sonic Forces Vocal Traxx - On the Edge (2017) | Sonic Forces Original Soundtrack - A Hero Will Rise (2017) | Sonic Adventure Official Soundtrack Vinyl Edition (2017) | Sonic Adventure 2 Official Soundtrack Vinyl Edition (2017) | Sonic Forces Original Soundtrack - The Vinyl Cutz (2018) | Sonic Mania Plus Original Soundtrack (2018) | Maximum Overdrive - Team Sonic Racing Original Soundtrack (2019) | Sonic CD (2019)
2020s albums
Sonic the Hedgehog: Music from the Motion Picture (2020) | Sonic the Hedgehog DJ Style "Party" (2020) | Sonic Colors: Ultimate Original Soundtrack "Re-Colors" (2021) | Rock 'n' Sonic The Hedgehog: Sessions! (2022) | Sonic Colors: Ultimate 2xLP Vinyl Soundtrack (2022) | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Music from the Motion Picture) (2022) | Sonic Spinball (2022) | Sonic Frontiers Original Soundtrack Stillness & Motion (2022) | Sonic Frontiers: The Music of Starfall Islands (2022) | Sonic Frontiers Expansion Soundtrack Paths Revisited (2023)
Singles
SUPERSONIC (1992) | Super Sonic Dance Attack (1992) | Super Sonic Dance Attack Remix (1992) | Winter Song (1994) | Wonderman (1994) | Wizards of the Sonic (1994) | Wizards of the Sonic Remix (1994) | They Call Me Sonic (1996) | King of the Ring (1996) | Sonic Mix 3 (1996) | Wizards of the Sonic (1998) | Sonic Adventure Remix (1998) | Work It Out (1999) | Mi-Ra-I (2003) | Sonic Drive (2003) | Hikaru Michi (2003) | T.O.P (2004) | Moshimo Yukinara/Kyoudakeha (2006) | So Much More... (2009) | Speed Me Up (2020)
Digital releases
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I Original Soundtrack (2012) | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II Original Soundtrack (2012) | Sonic and the Black Knight Official Soundtrack (2012) | Sonic Generations Official Soundtrack (2012) | Shadow the Hedgehog Official Soundtrack (2012) | Sonic Lost World: Wonder World EP (2013) | Sonic Runners Original Soundtrack (2015) | Sonic Forces Hi-Res Collection (2017) | Sonic Mania Original Soundtrack (Selected Edition) (2018) | Sonic the Hedgehog Non-Stop Music Selection Vol.1 (2020) | Sonic the Hedgehog Throwback Collection Vol.1 (2020) | Sonic the Hedgehog Non-Stop Music Selection Vol.2 (2020) | Sonic the Hedgehog Non-Stop Music Selection Vol.3 (2020) | Sonic Sound Station Selection Vol.1 (2020) | Sonic the Hedgehog Non-Stop Music Selection Vol.4 (2020) | Sonic the Hedgehog Throwback Collection Vol.2 (2020) | Sonic the Hedgehog Throwback Collection Vol.3 (2020) | Sonic the Hedgehog Non-Stop Music Selection Vol.5 (2020) | Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony (Live) (2021) | Sonic the Hedgehog Tribute (2022) | Sonic Frontiers - Main Theme EP (2022)
Associated albums
SONICTEAM "PowerPlay" (1998) | Thrill of the Feel (2000) | Crush 40 (2003) | SonicTeam Unplugged Live 2004 (2004) | The Works (2009) | The Best of Crush 40: Super Sonic Songs (2009) | Rise Again [EP] (2012) | Live! (2012) | 2 Nights 2 Remember (2015) | The Works II (2016) | The Works III (2019) | Driving Through Forever The Ultimate Crush Forty Collection 1998-2018 (2019) Tsugino Seno! De - ON THE GREEN HILL - (2021)
Compilations
Super Mega Drive Fan Vol. 1 - Mega-CD Super Music Collection (1993) | Super Mega Drive Fan Vol. 2 - Mega Drive Super Music Collection (1994) | SEGA Arcade Selection D-RAM Remix (1995) | Club Saturn (1996) | Club SEGA (1997) | Club Sega 2 ~Beat Grooves~ (1999) | Radio DC (1999) | The Very Best of SEGA (2004) | Play! A Video Game Symphony Live! (2009) | Video Games Live: Level 2 (2010)
Miscellaneous
The Better One Wins!: Album | Single | Sonic Dance: 1 | 2 | Sonic Mix: 1 | 2 | 3 | Sonic Dance Power: I | II | III | 4 | V | VI | VII | VIII