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'''''Sega Tunes: Virtual Sonic''''' is an album featuring music connected to and inspired by the [[:Category:Games|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise]]. While a handful of songs are taken from both ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball]]'' and ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'', a number of tracks contained therein are exclusive to this release. | '''''Sega Tunes: Virtual Sonic''''' is an album featuring music connected to and inspired by the [[:Category:Games|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise]]. While a handful of songs are taken from both ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball]]'' and ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'', a number of tracks contained therein are exclusive to this release. | ||
− | 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."{{ | + | 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}} |
''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: Marvel Comics, X-Men 2: Clone Wars|Marvel Comics, X-Men 2: Clone Wars]]''. | ||
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Composer(s): Howard Drossin | ||||||||||
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Sega Tunes: Virtual Sonic is an album featuring music connected to and inspired by the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. While a handful of songs are taken from both Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball and Sonic & Knuckles, a number of tracks contained therein are exclusive to this release.
The writing and recording of the material that would eventually become Virtual Sonic occurred in 1993. Composer Howard Drossin was asked by SEGA to create an album of Sonic-related music to be ready for the opening of the 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."[1]
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 Vectorman, Comix Zone, ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron, and Marvel Comics, X-Men 2: Clone Wars.
Track list
1. Chaos Jam (2:30) |
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2. Knucklemania (1:13) |
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3. Battle of the Badniks (4:17) |
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4. Boss Opera (1:51) |
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5. Return to the Toxic Caves (3:07) |
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6. Sonic & Knuckles Theme (2:55) |
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7. Robotnik's Revenge (2:21) |
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8. Metal Sonic (2:56) |
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9. Sandopolis (1:28) |
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10. Spinball Theme (2:35) |
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11. City in the Clouds (2:25) |
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12. Sonic Triumphant (2:00) |
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► Running time: 29:38 |
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Production 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
Physical scans
Album, US |
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