awepittance Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 for those unaware of this piece of music history trivia, Michael Jackson was hired by Sega to compose the music for sonic the hedgehog , for whatever reason he was let go from the project. Sega ended up using the songs anyways with minor changes done to them, and Michel Jackson himself used several of these original versions to later make the hits 'Black and White' 'Remember the Time' and 'Jam'. Most of the Sonic music was sped up to double time and keys changed. I made adjustments to each song to match them up with one another. Since MJ is dead now we will probably never know the actual truth about what happened, but as i listen to more Dangerous and post Dangerous Michael Jackson i keep imagining Michael Jackson busting out some awesome sega genesis fm synthesis music and taking it just as seriously as he would one of his hit singles and i respect him a lot for that. http://michaeljacksonsonic3.blogspot.com/2009/06/michael-jackson-sonic-hedgehog-3-and.html Your browser does not support the HTML5 audio tag 1. Michael Jackson 'Who is it' (original mix) : 'Ice Cap Zone 1' Sonic the Hedgehog 3 OST 2. Michael Jackson 'Black or White' (1st vers) : 'Azure Lake Zone 1' Sonic the Hedgehog 3 OST Your browser does not support the HTML5 audio tag 3. Michael Jackson 'Jam' (demo mixdown) : 'Carnival Night Zone 2' Sonic the Hedgehog 3 OST Your browser does not support the HTML5 audio tag 4. Michael Jackson 'Stranger in Moscow (fm gen dub) : 'End Credits' Sonic the Hedgehog 3 OST Your browser does not support the HTML5 audio tag 5. Michael Jackson 'Remember the Time' (1st mix): 'Marble Zone 1' Sonic the Hedgehog 3 OST i'll be going on my honeymoon tomorrow , so enjoy these and i probably won't respond till i am back and congrats on the new forum look to everybody who made it happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gl0tch Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Great to hear these songs! And congrats on the wedding Robbie! Shit, we really need to catch up. I should jump on AIM for once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 is this really for real though ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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awepittance Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 is this really for real though ? yes i know i have a bad track record but its not a hoax, if you play the game sonic 3 you can even hear Michael Jackson's voice being sampled. check out 'Jam' there is one particular riff that is unmistakably from Carnival Night Zone as well as that one also containing michael jackson's voice on the original sega genesis. i doubt if Sega or MJ ever admitted to reusing these songs, but ill try to see if anybody in an official capcity ever commented on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 aye aye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 The late King of Pop did create a soundtrack for the third Sonic the Hedgehog title, according to the game's project manager.Numerous reports in the games press since Jackson’s passing last week have mentioned the star’s alleged involvement with the game, but now the truth has come to light thanks to a behind-the-scenes article on the production of the videogame. Speaking exclusively to games™ in August 2007, Roger Hector, then project-manager of the now-defunct studio Sega Technical Institute, said: “Michael Jackson was a very big fan of Sonic and he wanted to record a soundtrack for the game.” “Michael Jackson was a very big fan of Sonic and he wanted to record a soundtrack for the game” “He came to STI and met with the team to discuss the design theme, story and feel of the game. He then went away and recorded an entire soundtrack that covered all of the worlds. It was fantastic. The music fitted perfectly for the game, and they had a distinctive ‘Michael Jackson’ sound.” Hector also confirmed that Sega decided to shelve the collaboration due to bad publicity surrounding Jackson, who found himself in the centre of a scandal in November 1993. “It was very late in the development process, and we had to quickly put together a complete replacement music track,” revealed Hector, adding: “Howard Drossin, STI’s music guy, stepped in and did a great job, working around the clock to get it done. It was too bad nobody outside ever heard the Michael Jackson music.“ they clearly lie by saying 'put together a complete replacement music track' because you can hear obvious melodic lines being reused as well as whole chord progressions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Saskrotch Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 one of the clues that its real is that in the later versions (for pc i think?) the levels that people think are by jackson have completely different songs oh the youtube tags arent working now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 one of the clues that its real is that in the later versions (for pc i think?) the levels that people think are by jackson have completely different songs oh the youtube tags arent working now? oh fuck !!! you just gave me an idea, i need to hear the PC versions of Sonic 3 to see what other songs they had replaced (than the 5 i already mashuped up) i am pretty damn sure there are some other hidden MJ songs in the Sonic 3 soundtrack, by playing the PC version of the tracks i can get a clue to which ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 i just found another one... Michael Jackson - heal the world (dangerous lp) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oay9mDRHEM VS Sonic 3 - Balloon Park (half speed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 thankyou FM synthesis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 a question about sonic 2. can you get a rom of the version that had that "palace " level... level that was taken out ,,, what was it called, glass palace or something, i'd love to play that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polymershapes Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 whether this is true or not, the ice cap one mashup is icey hot... good jerb kiddo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Saskrotch Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 it was the hidden palace zone (zone with the same name ended up in sonic and knuckles) no idea about a rom with it though awepittance: launch base zone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Saskrotch Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 oh shit through that theres a recommended video that has a link to the sonic 2 beta http://www.angelfire.com/ks2/floatingroms/genesis/sth2b.htm apparently there's 5 more levels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 you the man 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Saskrotch Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 on the beta hold a and press start at the title screen for the stage select Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 ok thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 My respect for MJ just went up one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fishtank Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Interesting I still think the Sonic CD soundtrack (American version) is the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springymajig Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 The funny thing is... there was like a top 40 Michael Jackson on the day after he died, and I watched it with my parents, and I kept saying "This sounds so much like Sonic the Hedgehog music!!" Blood is on the Dancefloor also sounds distinctly Sonicy but I can't think of any soundtrack song in particular that it sounds like. While I appreciate the idea behind these mixes you've done I don't think they really work because the keys have changed... cool idea though... this is really interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springymajig Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 OH MY GOD the idea of a game ending with Stranger in Moscow makes my heart race... Someone should release a rom of Sonic 3 with Michael Jackson songs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Interesting I still think the Sonic CD soundtrack (American version) is the best. i can't find this... PM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Saskrotch Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 OH MY GOD the idea of a game ending with Stranger in Moscow makes my heart race... Someone should release a rom of Sonic 3 with Michael Jackson songs! roms definitely dont work like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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