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Miscellaneous Sonic Music Info

This section is devoted to random bits of information and trivia concerning the music from the Sonic the Hedgehog series of games. Here you'll find a comprehensive list of songs that have been used and reused between different Sonic games as well as information on music that went unused for one reason or another.

Reused Songs

Throughout the history of the Sonic games, quite a large number of songs and themes have been reused in full or in part. The purpose of the following list is to compile a glossary of sorts to catalogue each occurrence of a recycled song from one Sonic title to another.

[001] Green Hill Zone (Sonic 1: SEGA Genesis) -- Green Hill Zone (Sonic 1: SEGA GameGear) -- Green Hill (Sonic Adventure 2) -- Arena: Green Hill (Sonic Battle) -- Zone2 Map: Sunset Hill, Zone2 Act 1: Sunset Hill, Zone2 Act2: Sunset Hill, Zone2 Act3: Sunset Hill (Sonic Advance 3): Perhaps one of the most recognizable Sonic songs of all time, the theme of Green Hill Zone has been reused and remixed quite a few times since it was first composed and heard back in 1991. There really isn't much to explain with this entry as each iteration has kept fairly close to the original, making the similarities incredibly obvious.
[002] 2P Mystic Cave Zone (Sonic 2: SEGA Genesis) -- Red Mountain: Type 1 (Sonic Adventure): Only a small portion of "2P Mystic Cave Zone" was used in "Red Mountain: Type 1." Listen to the main melody played on the piano about forty seconds into "Red Mountain: Type 1." You should recognize it as part of the melody that starts about twenty seconds into "2P Mystic Cave Zone."
[003] Sonic - You Can Do Anything (Sonic CD: SEGA Mega-CD) -- Green Hills Zone (Sonic 2: SEGA GameGear) -- Mecha Green Hill Zone (Sonic Chaos: SEGA GameGear) -- Invincible (Sonic Drift) -- Invincible (Sonic Adventure) -- Invincible (Sonic Adventure 2: The Trial) -- Invincible (Sonic Adventure 2): The first two songs in this entry have the most in common. The melody of Sonic 2's "Green Hills Zone" matches up exactly with the lyrics of Sonic CD's "Sonic - You Can Do Anything." Once we get to "Mecha Green Hill Zone," however, we take a turn towards more of a remix, this song taking a lot of inspiration from "Green Hills Zone." Up next we've got "Invincible" from Sonic Drift. The melody of this song follows along with the refrain of "Sonic - You Can Do Anything." ("Toot toot Sonic Warrior, deep in space and time ... 'cause if you try, you can do anything.") And finally, the "Invincible" jingles from the Adventure series. These songs have the least in common with the original, but still hold one resemblance to it. The chime part sounds very much like the lyrics "toot toot Sonic Warrior."
[004] Green Grove Zone Act 1 (Sonic 3D Blast: SEGA Genesis) -- Windy Valley: The Air (Sonic Adventure): This one's pretty straightforward. About the only additions made between the original song and it's Adventure iteration are in the way of a background rhythm guitar and in the drum track where you can hear some added cymbals. Everything else that changed about the song falls under the instrumentation category.
[005] Panic Puppet Zone Act 1 (Sonic 3D Blast: SEGA Genesis) -- Twinkle Park: Twinkle Park (Sonic Adventure): Aside from instrumentation and synth properties, the differences between the original version of this song and it's Sonic Adventure reincarnation are almost null. The one addition you might notice right off, though, is that of some new percussion to "Twinkle Park: Twinkle Park."
[006] Title Screen (Sonic 3) -- TITLE: Title Screen (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[007] Data Select (Sonic 3) -- Museum Theme (Sonic Jam) -- SELECT: Data Select (Sonic Pocket Adventure) -- Sonic 3 MegaD Mix (Sonic Gems Collection): --
[008] Sonic World (Sonic Jam) -- ZONE1-1: Neo South Island (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[009] Angel Island Zone Act 1 (Sonic 3) -- ZONE1-2: Neo South Island (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[010] Angel Island Zone Act 2 (Sonic 3) -- ZONE2-1: Secret Plant (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[011] HydroCity Zone Act 2 (Sonic 3) -- ZONE2-2: Secret Plant (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[012] Bonus Game: Gumball Machine (Sonic 3) -- ZONE3-1: Cosmic Casino (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[013] Bonus Game: Slot Machine (Sonic & Knuckles) -- ZONE3-2: Cosmic Casino (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[014] Mushroom Hill Zone Act 1 (Sonic & Knuckles) -- ZONE4-1: Aquatic Relix (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[015] HydroCity Zone Act 1 (Sonic 3) -- ZONE4-2: Aquatic Relix (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[016] Flying Battery Zone Act 2 (Sonic & Knuckles) -- BOSS3: Knuckles (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[017] Theme of Knuckles (Sonic 3) -- BOSS2: Knuckles (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[018] Act 1 Boss ver.2 (Sonic 3) -- Act 1 Boss (Sonic & Knuckles) -- BOSS5: Dr. Eggman (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[019] Azure Lake (Sonic 3) -- ZONE5-1: Sky Chase (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[020] Death Egg Zone Act 1, Death Egg Zone Act 2 (Sonic & Knuckles) -- ZONE5-2: Aerobase (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[021] Desert Palace (Sonic 3) -- ZONE6-1: Gigantic Angel (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[022] Chrome Gadget (Sonic 3) -- ZONE6-2: Gigantic Angel (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[023] Final Boss (Sonic 3) -- FINAL: Last Utopia (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[024] Invincible (Sonic & Knuckles) -- UNRIVAL: Invincible (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[025] 1 Up (Sonic & Knuckles) -- 1 Up (Sonic 3D Blast: SEGA Genesis) -- 1UP: 1 Up (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[026] Act Clear (Sonic 3) -- Act Clear (Sonic & Knuckles) -- Act Clear (Sonic 3D Blast: SEGA Genesis) -- Act Clear (Sonic 3D Blast: SEGA Saturn) -- Race Results (Sonic R) -- Round Clear (Sonic Adventure) -- CLEAR: Round Clear (Sonic Pocket Adventure) -- Round Clear (Sonic Adventure 2: The Trial) -- Round Clear (Sonic Adventure 2) -- Round Clear (Sonic Heroes): --
[027] Act 2 Boss (Sonic 3) -- Act 2 Boss (Sonic & Knuckles) -- BOSS: Dr. Eggman (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[028] Game Over (Sonic 3) -- Game Over (Sonic & Knuckles) -- Game Over (Sonic 3D Blast: SEGA Genesis) -- END: Game Over (Sonic Pocket Adventure): The "Game Over" theme from Sonic 3 was simply reused in Sonic & Knuckles as well as the Genesis version of Sonic 3D Blast without any alterations being made to the song. When it was used once again for Sonic Pocket Adventure, however, the original theme underwent a number of changes in instrumentation and was also transposed up a few notes.
[029] Continue Screen (Sonic 3) -- Continue Screen (Sonic & Knuckles) -- Continue Screen (Sonic 3D Blast: SEGA Genesis) -- CONTINUE: Continue Screen (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[030] Doomsday Zone (Sonic & Knuckles) -- BOSS4: Mecha Sonic (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[031] Ending Scenes (Sonic 3) -- E CLEAR: Extra Round Clear, CREDIT: Staff Roll (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[032] Act Clear (Sonic 1: SEGA Genesis) -- Act Clear (Sonic 1: SEGA GameGear) -- Act Clear (Sonic 2: SEGA Genesis) -- Chaos Emerald, No Chaos Emerald (Sonic R) -- Round Clear (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[033] Timer (Sonic 1: SEGA Genesis) -- Timer (Sonic 2: SEGA Genesis) -- Timer (Sonic 3) -- Timer (Sonic Adventure) -- WARNING: Timer (Sonic Pocket Adventure) -- Timer (Sonic Adventure 2) -- I Wanna Breath (Sonic Rush): --
[034] Chaos Emerald (Sonic 1: SEGA Genesis) -- Chaos Emerald (Sonic 2: SEGA Genesis) -- Chaos Emerald (Sonic 3) -- Chaos Emerald (Sonic & Knuckles) -- Chaos Emerald (Sonic 3D Blast: SEGA Genesis) -- Chaos Emerald (Sonic 3D Blast: SEGA Saturn) -- Chaos Emerald (Sonic R) -- S CLEAR: Chaos Emerald (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[035] Zone Boss ver.1 (Sonic 3D Blast: SEGA Genesis) -- Emerald Coast: Type 2 (Sonic Adventure): --
[036] Title Screen (Sonic 1: SEGA Genesis) -- Title Screen (Sonic 1: SEGA GameGear) -- Title Screen (Sonic 2: SEGA Genesis): --
[037] Sweet Sweet Sweet (Dreams Come True: The Swinging Star) -- Ending Scenes (Sonic 2: SEGA Genesis): --
[038] Etc: Message From Nightopia (NiGHTS into dreams...) -- Casinopolis: NiGHTS Pinball (Sonic Adventure): --
[039] Sky Sanctuary Zone (Sonic & Knuckles) -- EXTRA: Chaotic Space (Sonic Pocket Adventure): --
[040] 1 Up (Sonic 1: SEGA Genesis) -- 1 Up (Sonic 2: SEGA Genesis) -- 1 Up (Sonic 3D Blast: SEGA Saturn): --
[041] Invincible (Sonic 3) -- Invincible (Sonic Drift 2): --
[042] Game Over (Sonic 1: SEGA Genesis) -- Game Over (Sonic 2: SEGA Genesis): --
[043] Continue Screen (Sonic 1: SEGA Genesis) -- Continue Screen (Sonic 2: SEGA Genesis): --
[044] Aqua Lake Zone (Sonic 2: SEGA GameGear) -- Polly Mt. 1 (Tails Adventure): --
[045] Scrambled Egg Zone (Sonic 2: SEGA GameGear) -- Electric Egg Zone Act 3 (Sonic Chaos: SEGA GameGear): --
[046] Introduction (Sonic 2: SEGA Master System) -- Title Screen (Sonic 2: SEGA GameGear) -- Title Screen (Sonic Chaos: SEGA GameGear) -- Title Screen (Sonic Chaos: SEGA Master System): --
[047] Speed Up (Sonic Adventure) -- Speed Up (Sonic Adventure 2: The Trial) -- Speed Up (Sonic Adventure 2): --
[048] Zone Boss (Sonic 2: SEGA GameGear) -- Final Boss (Sonic Chaos: SEGA GameGear): --
[049] Invincible (Sonic 1: SEGA Genesis) -- Invincible (Sonic 1: SEGA GameGear) -- Invincible (Sonic 2: SEGA Genesis) -- Invincible (Sonic Advance) -- Unrival (Sonic Advance 2) -- Invincibility (Sonic Advance 3): --
[050] Extend (Sonic Adventure) -- 1UP (Sonic Adventure 2): --
[051] Continue? (Sonic Adventure) -- Continue? (Sonic Adventure 2): --
[052] SONIC: It Doesn't Matter (Sonic Adventure) -- Theme of Sonic (Sonic Adventure 2): --
[053] MILES: Believe In Myself (Sonic Adventure) -- Theme of Tails (Sonic Adventure 2): --
[054] KNUCKLES: Unknown from M.E. (Sonic Adventure) -- Theme of Knuckles (Sonic Adventure 2): --
[055] AMY: My Sweet Passion, Appearance: AMY, Tutorial: AMY (Sonic Adventure) -- Theme of Amy (Sonic Adventure 2): --
[056] L.World: DANGER - Chased by Rock! (Sonic Adventure) -- Cannon's Core 4, Event #10 (Sonic Adventure 2): --
[057] Theme of "CHAO" (Sonic Adventure) -- Garden:Chao garden, Garden: Dark Garden, Garden: Hero Garden (Sonic Adventure 2): --
[058] Mini-Game: CHAO Race - Goal (Sonic Adventure) -- Race:Ceremony (Sonic Adventure 2): --
[059] Map: Holly Summit (Sonic Battle) -- FinalZone Map: Altar Emerald (Sonic Advance 3): --
[060] Character Select (Sonic Advance) -- Character Select (Sonic Advance 2): --
[061] Zone Select (Sonic Advance) -- Zone Select, Zone Select 2, Zone Select 3 (Sonic Advance 2): --
[062] Neo Green Hill Zone Act 2 (Sonic Advance) -- Neo Green Hill Zone (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[063] Ending Scenes (Sonic 1: SEGA Genesis) -- BGM#012 (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[064] Zone Boss (Sonic 1: SEGA Genesis) -- X-Zone Boss 1 (Sonic Advance) -- Egg Mode (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[065] Star Light Zone (Sonic 1: SEGA Genesis) -- Player Data (Sonic Advance) -- Ring Mode (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[066] Spring Yard Zone (Sonic 1: SEGA Genesis) -- BGM#015 (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[067] Super Sonic Racing (Sonic R) -- Egg Mode Clear (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[068] Open Your Heart (Sonic Adventure) -- Multi-Ball Mode (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[069] Secret Base Zone Act 1 (Sonic Advance) -- Secret Base Zone (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[070] Casino Paradise Zone Act 1 (Sonic Advance) -- Casino Paradise Zone (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[071] Ice Mountain Zone Act 1 (Sonic Advance) -- Ice Mountain Zone (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[072] Angel Island Zone Act 1 (Sonic Advance) -- Angel Island Zone (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[073] Cosmic Angel Zone (Sonic Advance) -- Cosmic Angel Zone (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[074] X-Zone (Sonic Advance) -- X-Zone (Sonic Pinball Party): --
[075] Race:Beginner, Race:Jewel race (Sonic Adventure 2) -- Main Menu (Sonic Advance 3): --
[076] Mini-Game: CHAO Race - Entrance (Sonic Adventure) -- Chao Lobby (Sonic Adventure 2 Battle): --
[077] Demo (Sonic the Fighters) -- Are You Brave? (Sonic Gems Collection): --
[078] Aurora Icefield (Sonic the Fighters) -- Fairy Of A.I.F. (Sonic Gems Collection): --
[079] Sonic 6290 Mix (Sonic Gems Collection) -- Palmtree Panic "B" mix, Tidal Tempest "B" mix, Collision Chaos "B" mix, Wacky Workbench "B" mix, Stardust Speedway "B" mix, Wacky Workbench "G" mix (Sonic CD: SEGA Mega-CD): This medley of future-themed music from the SEGA Mega-CD version of Sonic CD was originally released in Japan in 1993 on a compilation CD called Super MegaDrive Fan Vol.1.
[080] Sonic After-6290 Mix (Sonic Gems Collection) -- Special Stage, Wacky Workbench, Sonic - You Can Do Anything, Tidal Tempest, Collision Chaos (Sonic CD: SEGA Mega-CD): This medley of music from the SEGA Mega-CD version of Sonic CD was originally released in Japan in 1993 on a compilation CD called Super MegaDrive Fan Vol.2.
[081] Opening: Sonic Boom (Sonic CD: SEGA CD) -- Sonic Boom D'nB Mix (Sonic Gems Collection): This is simply a drum and bass remix of the North American version of Sonic CD's opening theme "Sonic Boom."
[082] Can You Feel The Sunshine (Sonic R) -- Can You Feel The Sunshine ACID Mix (Sonic Gems Collection): --
[083] Living In The City (Sonic R) -- Living In The City LTN Mix (Sonic Gems Collection): --
[084] Under Ground Zone (Sonic 2: SEGA GameGear) -- Sonic Goes UG Mix (Sonic Gems Collection): --
[085] Open Your Heart (Sonic Adventure) -- Open Your Heart MJZ Mix (Sonic Gems Collection): --
[086] Main Theme (Sonic Heroes) -- Sonic Heroes No-GTR Mix (Sonic Gems Collection): --
[087] Boss #1 (Sonic Adventure 2) -- Heavy Dog, Blue Falcon (Shadow the Hedgehog): --
[088] Final Rush (Sonic Adventure 2) -- The ARK (Shadow the Hedgehog): --
[089] Radical Highway (Sonic Adventure 2) -- Battle Mode (Shadow the Hedgehog): --
[090] Theme of Eggman (Sonic Adventure 2), E.G.G.M.A.N. (Cuts Unleashed: SA2 Vocal Collection) -- event 4, Egg Breaker, Egg Dealer (Shadow the Hedgehog), E.G.G.M.A.N. Doc. Robeatnix Mix (Lost and Found: Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Trax), BOSS : EGG BREAKER (Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax Disc One), BOSS : EGG DEALER (Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax Disc Two): --
[091] Event #03, Event #08 (Sonic Adventure 2), Event: Strategy (multi-dimensional: Sonic Adventure 2 OST: HERO side) -- EVENT : STRATEGY (Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax: Disc Two): --
[092] Event #09 (Sonic Adventure 2) -- EVENT : RECOLLECTION OF THE ARK (Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax: Disc Two): --
[093] Main Theme (Sonic Adventure 2) -- EVENT : SUPER SHADOW (Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax: Disc Two): --
[094] Dialogue: Dr. Robotnik (Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine: SEGA Genesis) -- Game Select (Sonic Classics): There isn't much to this one. The BGM for the pre-match cutscene with Dr. Robotnik in Mean Bean Machine was reused for the game select screen for Sonic Classics. An odd choice, I think, but it works.
[095] Event #01 (Sonic Adventure 2) -- Theme of Sonic (Sonic Adventure 2): The brass section of "Event #01" follows along with the refrain of "Theme of Sonic." "It doesn't matter now what happens, I will never give up the fight," etc.

Unused Songs

The following list compiles a number of songs from various Sonic games that were, for one reason or another, not used in the final version of the game.

[001] BGM#10 (Sonic 2: SEGA Genesis): I think I can say this song has become one of the most popular unused songs from any Sonic game. From what is known about it, this BGM was supposed to be used for Hidden Palace Zone, which was cut from the final version of Sonic 2.
[002] BGM#09BH (Sonic Chaos: SEGA GameGear): While not used in Sonic Chaos, an improved, more refined version of this song made it into the game's sequel, Sonic Triple Trouble, as Sunset Park Zone Act 3. It really makes you wonder, though, what this song's original intended use was supposed to be.
[003] Extend (Sonic Adventure), 1UP (Sonic Adventure 2): This fanfare, though listed in each game's sound test, from what I've been able to tell was never actually used in-game. Instead, you hear the Chaos Emerald fanfare when you gain an extra life.
[004] Title: Station Square (Sonic Adventure): I figure this song was supposed to be used on the loading screen for when you enter Station Square. That screen, however, remained silent in the final version of the game while this song was left behind in the sound test.
[005] Title: Mystic Ruin (Sonic Adventure): As the name implies, one would figure this song would've been used as BGM for the loading screen for Mystic Ruin. As with the previous entry, however, said loading screen remained silent.
[006] Title: M. Ruin ~the Past~ (Sonic Adventure): Nothing special here. This song probably would've served the same purpose as the previous one, except it would've been exclusive to the past version of Mystic Ruin.
[007] Title: Egg Carrier (Sonic Adventure): Some people believe that this song -- if you can actually call it that, as it's mostly sound effects -- was used in-game for the transformation sequence of the Egg Carrier. After looking into it quite extensively, however, I can assure you that it's not. A similar series of sound effects is used when the Egg Carrier transforms, but this specific series is not. Besides, there had to be a good reason for this and the previous three entries to be removed from the sound test of Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, the GameCube re-release of Sonic Adventure: they weren't used in-game.
[008] BIG: Miss! (Sonic Adventure): One would figure this song would play when your line snaps while playing through Big's game in Sonic Adventure. For some reason, however, it doesn't.

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