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Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony

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Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony
Publisher: Sega
Original channel(s): YouTube, Twitch
Running time: 2 hours, 2 minutes and 24 seconds
Language: English
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2021-06-23 FREE ?
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Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony was a musical concert organised in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog. It was originally streamed on YouTube and Twitch on June 23, 2021, with a YouTube video becoming available shortly afterwards.

A digital album containing all the featured songs was later released for music streaming services.

Song list

Part 1

Song Composer(s) Arranger(s) Featured songs
Sonic the Hedgehog Medley Masato Nakamura Tee Lopes, Aruto Matsumoto
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Medley Masato Nakamura Antonio Teoli, Aruto Matsumoto
Sonic Game Gear Medley Yuzo Koshiro & SEGA Antonio Teoli, Adam Klemens
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles Medley SEGA Jan Sanejko
Sonic Mania Medley Tee Lopes Jan Sanejko
Sonic SEGA Saturn Medley Richard Jacques, SEGA, Tomoko Sasaki Aruto Matsumoto
Believe in Myself ~ It Doesn't Matter Jun Senoue Shota Nakama, Falk Au Yeong
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Medley Tomoya Ohtani, Mariko Nanba Jan Sanejko
Sonic Unleashed Medley Tomoya Ohtani, Kenichi Tokoi Aruto Matsumoto
Sonic Lost World Medley Tomoya Ohtani Aruto Matsumoto
Sonic Forces Medley Tomoya Ohtani Aruto Matsumoto, Shota Nakama
Sonic Colours Medley Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani, Tomoya Ohtani Aruto Matsumoto

Part 2

Song Composer(s) Arranger(s)
Reach for the Stars
Speak With Your Heart
Endless Possibility
Open Your Heart
Sonic Heroes
Green Light Ride
Sonic Boom
I Am... All of Me
Knight of the Wind
Escape from the City
Live & Learn

Production credits

  • Executive Producers: Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi, Yukio Sugino, Takashi Iizuka, Ivo Gerscovich, Hitoshi Okuno
  • Co-Executive Producers: John Choon, Ian Curran
  • Producers: Katie Chrzanowski, Aaron Webber
CREATIVE SERVICES
  • Logo Design: Jimmy Lenoir
  • Intro & Promo Illustration: Yui Karasuno
  • Special Thanks: Kazuyuki Hoshino
GAMEPLAY PRODUCTION
  • Video Editing: Sam Sloulin, Arthur Swidzinski, Justin Thormann
  • Gameplay Capture: Katie Chrzanowski, Ian Mutchler, Sam Sloulin, Justin Thormann, Matt Mannheimer, Emi Jones
  • Chao Camera Mod: Exant
PRODUCTION
  • Concert Production: soundtrec
  • Musical Director: Shota Nakama
  • Arrangers / Orchestrators: Shota Nakama, Jan Sanejko, Aruto Matsumoto, Antonio Teoli, Tee Lopes, Sachiko Miyano, Adam Klemens
  • Mixing Engineers: Falk Au Yeong (Symphony Set), thebishopgame (Band Set)
  • Mastering Engineer: Jonathan Wyner (M Works Mastering)
  • Video Editors: Diego Zuluaga, Kentaro Miyazawa, Dan Rossner, Jun Senoue
ORCHESTRA
  • Orchestra: FILMharmonic Orchestra, Prague
  • Orchestra Contractor / Recording Manager: Petr Pýcha (MUSA Prague)
  • Recording Engineer: Jan Holzner
  • Assistant Recording Engineer: Michael Hradiský
  • Librarian: Tomas Kirschner
  • Conductor: Adam Klemens
PERFORMERS
  • Violin I: Costin Anghelescu, Antony Čonka, Marie Dvorská, Viktoryia Englberth, Jaroslav Hájek, Midori Hayashi, Tomáš Hubka, Vlastimil Kobrle, Roman Konečný, Anna Kostová, Marcel Kozánek, Hana Kutmanová
  • Violin II: Milan Machačka, Pavel Nechvíle, Václav Prudil, Stanislav Rada, Ludvík Sklenář, Jiří Ševčik, Václav Vacek, Jindřich Vácha, David Voráč, Vlastimil Zeman
  • Viola: Marek Jiříček, Jan Mareček, Vladimír Plíva, Jiří Poslední, Vladislav Syčov, Petr Šušlík, Radka Teichmanová, Dominik Trávníček
  • Cello: Marek Elznic, Štĕpánka Kutmanová, Petr Malíšek, Jan Relich, Martin Sedlák, Roman Stehlík
  • Contrabass: Roman Koudelka, Jan Smašžík, Jan Vokoun, Jiří Vopálka
  • Flute: Robert Heger, Martin Klimánek, Petra Hoďánková
  • Oboe: Jana Brožková, Jitka Tomšíčková
  • Clarinet: Jan Mach, Aleš Hustoles
  • Bassoon: Jaroslav Kubita, Petr Nĕmečel
  • French Horn: Petr Zirhut, Mikuláš Koska, František Langweil, Tomáš Kirschner
  • Trumpet: Marek Vajo, Jan Pohořalý, David Pollák
  • Timpani: Svatopluk Čech
  • Trombone: Triebenekl Jan, Filip Magram, Tomáš Bialko
  • Tuba: Salajka Petr
  • Percussion: Miroslav Kejmar, Jiří Svoboda, Ivan Hoznedr, Ladislav Bilan, Štĕpán Hon, Jan Horváth
  • Harp: Hedvika Bacha Mousa
  • Piano: Jaromír Klepáč
VIDEO PRODUCTION
  • Video Production Editor: Ivan Zbíral (REC PIC)
  • Camera Operators: Lukáš Materna, Filip Maryško, Roman Mlejnek, Tomáš Moravec
  • Sound Engineer: Oldřich Slezák
  • Assistant Engineers: Čenda Kotzmann, Jan Krček
  • Stage and Light Operator: Ivo Mehel (Highlite Touring)
  • Screen and Projector Operator: Šimon Kotek (100ProMotion)
TOMOYA OHTANI BAND
  • Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa
  • Keyboards: Shoko Nagasaki
  • Drums: Masuo
  • Bass / SP-404SX: Tomoya Ohtani
  • Guest Vocalist: Nathan Sharp (NateWantsToBattle)
TOMOYA OHTANI BAND VIDEO PRODUCTION
  • Director: Chikara Tanaka
  • Producer: Atsushi Suzuki
  • Production Manager: Ryo Yamaguchi
  • Lighting Director: Kazuhisa Sakura
  • Camera Operators: Yuzen Nakamichi, Tetsuya Hasegawa, Mashiko Adachi, Shuma Ito
  • Camera Assistants: Chikari Murakami, Takumi Torii, Mayuko Suzuki
  • Online Editor: Natuo Nishi
  • Hair & Makeup: Keiko 'Jam' Mori
  • Recording Engineer: Shigeo Sakurai
  • Lighting Director: Kazuhisa Sakurai
  • Recording Studio: Onkio Haus
  • Recording Coordinator: Kazuyuki Doki
  • Special Thanks: Yoshitada Miya
  • Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
  • Guitar: Jun Senoue
  • Bass: Takeshi Taneda
  • Drums: Akht.
  • SONIC ADVENTURE MUSIC EXPERIENCE Guest Vocalist: Nathan Sharp (NateWantsToBattle)
CRUSH 40 VIDEO PRODUCTION
  • Recording Engineer: Masahiro Fukuhara
  • Assistant Recording Engineer: Ayaka Sakurai (N&N Sound Freaks)
  • Camera: Shigeharu Isoda, Michiyo Fukatsu, Kensuke Ohki, Yoshitada Miya
  • Video Editor: Jun Senoue
  • Photographer: Keisuke Sunagare
  • Makeup Artist: Maya Tachibana
  • Venue: Live Stage Guilty, Tokyo, Japan
  • Production Coordinator: Tomomi Kagaya (MT Globe)
  • Production Assistant: Ryo Inagaki
COMPOSERS
  • "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG MEDLEY"
    • Composed by: Masato Nakamura
    • Arranged by: Tee Lopes & Aruto Matsumoto
  • "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 MEDLEY"
    • Composed by: Masato Nakamura
    • Arranged by: Antonio Teoli & Aruto Matsumoto
  • "SONIC GAME GEAR MEDLEY"
    • Composed by: Yuzo Koshiro & SEGA
    • Arranged by: Antonio Teoli & Adam Klemens
  • "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 & KNUCKLES MEDLEY"
    • Composed by: SEGA
    • Arranged by: Jan Sanejko
  • "SONIC MANIA MEDLEY"
    • Composed by: Tee Lopes
    • Arranged by: Jan Sanejko
  • "SONIC SEGA SATURN MEDLEY"
  • "CHAO GARDEN - NEUTRAL (30TH ANNIVERSARY VER.)"
  • "BELIEVE IN MYSELF ~ IT DOESN'T MATTER"
    • Composed by: Jun Senoue
    • Arranged by: Shota Nakama & Falk Au Yeong
  • "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2006) MEDLEY"
  • "SONIC UNLEASHED MEDLEY"
    • Composed by: Tomoya Ohtani & Kenichi Tokoi
    • Arranged by: Aruto Matsumoto
  • "SONIC COLORS MEDLEY"
    • Composed by: Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani, & Tomoya Ohtani
    • Arranged by: Aruto Matsumoto
  • "SONIC LOST WORLD MEDLEY"
    • Composed by: Tomoya Ohtani
    • Arranged by: Aruto Matsumoto
  • "SONIC FORCES MEDLEY"
    • Composed by: Tomoya Ohtani
    • Arranged by: Shota Nakama, Aruto Matsumoto
  • "OPEN YOUR HEART"
    • Composed by: Jun Senoue, Kenichi Tokoi
    • Performed by: Crush 40
  • "SONIC HEROES"
    • Composed by: Jun Senoue, Johnny Gioeli
    • Performed by: Crush 40
  • "GREEN LIGHT RIDE"
    • Composed by: Jun Senoue, Johnny Gioeli
    • Performed by: Crush 40
  • "SONIC BOOM"
  • "I AM... ALL OF ME"
    • Composed by: Jun Senoue, Johnny Gioeli
    • Performed by: Crush 40
  • "KNIGHT OF THE WIND"
    • Composed by: Jun Senoue, Johnny Gioeli
    • Performed by: Crush 40
  • "REACH FOR THE STARS (RE-COLOR)"
    • Composed by: Tomoya Ohtani
    • Performed by: Tomoya Ohtani Band
  • "SPEAK WITH YOUR HEART"
    • Composed by: Tomoya Ohtani, Mariko Nanba
    • Performed by: Tomoya Ohtani Band
    • Orchestral Arrangement by: Shota Nakama
  • "ENDLESS POSSIBILITY"
    • Composed by: Tomoya Ohtani
    • Performed by: Tomoya Ohtani Band ft. Nathan Sharp (NateWantsToBattle)
    • Orchestral Arrangement by: Shota Nakama & Sachiko Miyano
  • "ESCAPE FROM THE CITY"
    • Composed by: Jun Senoue, Ted Poley
    • Performed by: Sonic Adventure Music Experience ft. Nathan Sharp (NateWantsToBattle)
    • Orchestral Arrangement by: Shota Nakama & Sachiko Miyano
  • "LIVE & LEARN"
    • Composed by: Jun Senoue, Johnny Gioeli
    • Performed by: Crush 40
    • Orchestral Arrangement by: Shota Nakama
  • "FRIENDS"
    • Composed by: Hyper Potions
    • Orchestral Arrangement by: Shota Nakama & Falk Au Yeong
SPECIAL THANKS
  • Special Thanks: Evan Bader, Alan Hadaya, Sonic Team, Fatima Budica, Maida Chan, Michael Cisneros, Jennifer Cox, Ian Drazen, Katie Golden, Alex Gomez, Ryan Hamlyn, Jasmin Hernandez, Sandra Jo, Austin Keys, Mai Kiyotaki, Petia Koutzarova, Yukio Kusumoto, Cindy Lin, Hannah Motegi, Hiroshi Nishiyama, Maria Romo, Aaron Roseman, Yusuke Sato, Miki Takahashi, Ayumi Tanioka, Calvin Vu, Nathan Shabazi, David Hinds, Danny Russell, Geoff Keighley, Naoko Fujita, Akane Inoue, Natsune Kitayoka, Moe Kobori, Kensuke Kurimoto, Erika Nagata, Saki Omura, Edmundo Prado, Junji Sudo, Yusuke Suai, Makoto Senoo, Yohei Tanioku, Masato Nakamura, Kazuo Koizumi, Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, Hirokazu Yasuhara, Tom Kalinske, Al Nilsen, Madeline Schroeder, Shinobu Toyoda, Katharina Bareiss, Jim Dyer, Danielle Mounsey, Everyone who worked on and supported Sonic since 1991
...and YOU!
Whether you're a new or longtime fan, thank you for being a part of what has made SONIC so special for the last 30 years.
A beloved husband, son, brother, and friend to all of us at SEGA
©SEGA, 2021. All rights reserved. SEGA is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. SEGA, the SEGA logo, and Sonic are either registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA CORPORATION.
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