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| The writing and recording of the material that would eventually become ''Virtual Sonic'' occurred in 1993. Composer [[sega:Howard Drossin|Howard Drossin]] was asked by SEGA to create an album of Sonic-related music to be ready for the opening of the [[sega:Sega VirtuaLand|Sega VirtuaLand]] at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. While Howard asked for more time, SEGA was insistent he get it done as quickly as possible, giving him only a month to complete the work. Though rushed, he still thought some of what he created was "pretty cool."{{intref|{{#switch:{{SITENAME}}|Sega Retro=|sega:}}Interview: Howard Drossin (2009-09-22) by Gamasutra}} | | The writing and recording of the material that would eventually become ''Virtual Sonic'' occurred in 1993. Composer [[sega:Howard Drossin|Howard Drossin]] was asked by SEGA to create an album of Sonic-related music to be ready for the opening of the [[sega:Sega VirtuaLand|Sega VirtuaLand]] at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. While Howard asked for more time, SEGA was insistent he get it done as quickly as possible, giving him only a month to complete the work. Though rushed, he still thought some of what he created was "pretty cool."{{intref|{{#switch:{{SITENAME}}|Sega Retro=|sega:}}Interview: Howard Drossin (2009-09-22) by Gamasutra}} |
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− | ''Virtual Sonic'' was the first of five soundtracks published under the "Sega Tunes" banner. Each featuring music from a then-current SEGA franchise, the entire series was also collected in a box set entitled ''Sega Tunes: Virtual Sonic and More!'' The other releases 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]]''. | + | ''Virtual Sonic'' was the first of five soundtracks published under the "Sega Tunes" banner. Each featuring music from a then-current SEGA franchise, the entire series was also collected in a box set entitled ''Sega Tunes: Virtual Sonic and More!'' The other releases 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: X-Men 2: Clone Wars|X-Men 2: Clone Wars]]''. |
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