Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack

Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack
Record label: DCT Records/Universal Music
Composer(s): Masato Nakamura
Arranger(s): Masato Nakamura, Miwa Yoshida, AKON
Performer(s): AKON, Raul D'Oliveira, Martin Drover, Naoya Hamada, Skaila Kanga, Morris Michael, Masato Nakamura, Takahiro Nishikawa, Nick Pentelow, Peter Thoms, Franke, Miwa Yoshida
Release Date RRP Code Rating JP 2011-10-19 ¥3,000 (3,150) POCS-21032/4 JP 201x ¥? ?

Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack is a three-disc music compilation containing almost the entirety of both soundtracks from the Mega Drive games Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Released under the DCT Records imprint, the entire album is the brainchild of Masato Nakamura, lead member of the Japanese group DREAMS COME TRUE.

While the entirety of the first disc is simply as the songs sounded while being played on Mega Drive hardware, the second disc contains the original demo tracks. Rounding things off on the third disc is the fully-realized vocal version of the ending theme from Sonic 2, "SWEET SWEET SWEET," including the original Japanese track, the English variant, and both versions of the 2006 remix done by Akon. The enclosed liner notes also come with an interview with Nakamura, images of the concept art that inspired the first game's soundtrack, and a comment by the game's programmer, Yuji Naka.

While every track Nakamura composed is on the soundtrack, two pieces of music from both games are absent from the collection: the Chaos Emerald jingle and the drowning music. This is because they were composed by Yukifumi Makino, which is also why those two songs have been able to be used in games beyond the first two Mega Drive titles.

Track list

Disc 1

1. STH1 Green Hill Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:38)

2. STH1 Marble Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:08)

3. STH1 Spring Yard Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:10)

4. STH1 Labyrinth Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:08)

5. STH1 Star Light Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:26)

6. STH1 Scrap Brain Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:36)

7. STH1 Final Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:17)

8. STH1 Special Stage 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:32)

9. STH1 Power Up 〜Mega Drive version〜 (0:58)

10. STH1 1up 〜Mega Drive version〜 (0:06)

11. STH1 Title 〜Mega Drive version〜 (0:11)

12. STH1 All Clear 〜Mega Drive version〜 (0:20)

13. STH1 Stage Clear 〜Mega Drive version〜 (0:09)

14. STH1 Boss 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:23)

15. STH1 Game Over 〜Mega Drive version〜 (0:15)

16. STH1 Continue 〜Mega Drive version〜 (0:12)

17. STH1 Staff Roll 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:03)

18. STH2 Emerald Hill Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:26)

19. STH2 Chemical Plant Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:10)

20. STH2 Aquatic Ruin Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:40)

21. STH2 Casino Night Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:18)

22. STH2 Hill Top Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:51)

23. STH2 Mystic Cave Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:07)

24. STH2 Oil Ocean Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:55)

25. STH2 Metropolis Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:49)

26. STH2 Mystic Cave Zone (2P) 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:05)

27. STH2 Casino Night Zone (2P) 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:55)

28. STH2 Death Egg Zone (Part1) 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:10)

29. STH2 Death Egg Zone (Part2) 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:18)

30. STH2 Emerald Hill Zone (2P) 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:35)

31. STH2 Sky Chase Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:38)

32. STH2 Wing Fortress Zone 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:59)

33. STH2 Special Stage 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:47)

34. STH2 Power Up 〜Mega Drive version〜 (0:54)

35. STH2 Title 〜Mega Drive version〜 (0:12)

36. STH2 All Clear 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:16)

37. STH2 Boss 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:14)

38. STH2 Super Sonic 〜Mega Drive version〜 (1:16)

39. STH2 Option 〜Mega Drive version〜 (0:42)

40. STH2 Staff Roll 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:41)

41. STH2 Game Results 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:19)

42. STH2 Unused Song 〜Mega Drive version〜 (2:02)

► Running time: 67:51

Disc 2

1. STH1 Green Hill Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:37)

2. STH1 Marble Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:14)

3. STH1 Spring Yard Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:16)

4. STH1 Labyrinth Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:08)

5. STH1 Star Light Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:30)

6. STH1 Scrap Brain Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:41)

7. STH1 Final Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (1:24)

8. STH1 Special Stage 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (1:32)

9. STH1 1up 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (0:07)

10. STH1 Title 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (0:12)

11. STH1 All Clear 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (0:24)

12. STH1 Stage Clear 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (0:11)

13. STH1 Boss 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (1:29)

14. STH1 Game Over 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (0:22)

15. STH1 Continue 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (0:13)

16. STH2 Emerald Hill Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:48)

17. STH2 Chemical Plant Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:29)

18. STH2 Aquatic Ruin Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:03)

19. STH2 Casino Night Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:23)

20. STH2 Hill Top Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:12)

21. STH2 Mystic Cave Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:26)

22. STH2 Oil Ocean Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:06)

23. STH2 Metropolis Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:21)

24. STH2 Mystic Cave Zone (2P) 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:02)

25. STH2 Casino Night Zone (2P) 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:03)

26. STH2 Death Egg Zone (Part1) 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:18)

27. STH2 Death Egg Zone (Part2) 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:22)

28. STH2 Emerald Hill Zone (2P) 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (1:45)

29. STH2 Sky Chase Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (1:49)

30. STH2 Wing Fortress Zone 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:08)

31. STH2 Special Stage 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:04)

32. STH2 All Clear 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (1:23)

33. STH2 Boss 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:16)

34. STH2 Super Sonic 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (1:21)

35. STH2 Option 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (0:40)

36. STH2 Game Results 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (2:19)

37. STH2 Unused Song 〜Masa's Demo version〜 (1:03)

38. Theme of SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Demo (0:34)

► Running time: 65:15

Disc 3

1. SWEET SWEET SWEET (5:15)

2. SWEET DREAM (5:14)

3. SWEET SWEET SWEET -06 AKON MIX- (4:41)

4. SWEET DREAM -06 AKON MIX- (4:16)

► Running time: 19:26

Production credits

Main article: sega:Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack#Production credits

Artwork

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Physical scans

CD, JP
Cover
Disc 1 Disc 2 Disc 3 Interior Sticker File:Sonic1&2Soundtrack JP Booklet.pdf Booklet

External links

• dreamscometrue.com
• Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack on iTunes: JP
• Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack on VGMdb
• Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack on DCTJoy.com fan site

References

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) | Knuckles (Music from the Paramount+ Original Series) (2024) | Sonic Superstars Original Soundtrack (2024)

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