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Monday Mar 15, 2010
Sonic 4 Spotlight – What’s in an Intro? A whole lot, actually.Many of us remember that fateful week at the beginning of February, when excitement was high and the announcement of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 was just around the corner. On February 2nd, which we were happy to finally re-dub “Hedgehog Day“, we updated the SEGA.com website with a special flash intro to celebrate, and included within was a little jingle – one that would later be revealed as part of the title song for the game. The Sonic community being as they are (which we’d like to define as generally awesome, creative, and dedicated), it was only a matter of time before fans jumped in with their own takes on the intro theme. Today, we’d like to spotlight a few of those that we thought were particularly well-done. 
A fan-made rendition, guitar included. To preface our first spotlight, many of you have probably heard by now that Jun Senoue is doing the soundtrack for the game. Senoue-san is an awesome guy, and I say that not only because he worked on the music in Sonic and Knuckles and a huge number of other Sonic games, but also because I’ve had the pleasure of meeting him in a video conference, and he is both humble and easy to work with. This time around, Senoue-san has opted for a more traditional style to Sonic music (one I’m very pleased about), but at least one fan out there decided to pick up a guitar and give the Sonic 4 intro a Dreamcast-era “Adventure” treatment. Well done to P4KOTV for this rendition! 
This one is also really impressive. Tweaker from the SonicRetro forums made up a version in the same vein as the Sonic CD intro. (Side note: if you haven’t already played Sonic CD, we highly recommend it.) The image is also fan-made, showing off a classic-style Sonic. In addition to these two, you can find quite a few more out there on the internet – ranging from orchestral to even an 8-bit take on Sonic 4′s opening music. If you guys know of any other good renditions, let us know here in the comments! What’s next to be revealed for Sonic 4? Well, since we’re already on the topic – how would you guys like a little music from the game to listen to in the near future? If you’re interested, we’ll make it happen.
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Comment # 1
More music from the game? Make it happen!
Posted by Blue Blood on March 15th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Comment # 2
Pretty amazing sounds quality when using headphones. Nice
Posted by Titanas on March 15th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Comment # 3
Link to Tweaker’s original video for “Sonic 4 CD”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPwGmB8MlbU
And a better intro mockup using it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZsQ-16YmvU
Posted by ICEknight on March 15th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Comment # 4
I would love to have the second music as the main intro music for Sonic 4. Otherwise I’ll have to keep loading up my portable device into the Xbox for the title music.
Posted by Omega-sonic on March 15th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Comment # 5
I want Splash Hill Zone music! (I made my own version under YouTube usernamen s0me0neimp0rtant, check it out!)
Posted by n00neimp0rtant on March 15th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Comment # 6
More music would be awesome. I have no doubt in jun senoue succeeding to make great music for episode 1. Though nakamaru should also cooporate. I mean sonic advance 1 really has great music.
Posted by Jaouad on March 15th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Comment # 7
What happened to the extra information we’d get for all the fan made badniks?
Posted by Colin on March 15th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Comment # 8
Nice music mixes.
But on topic, yeah it would be nice to hear what the Invinicibility and Boss battle themes sound like.
Posted by Sonictrainer on March 15th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Comment # 9
I’m really digging the intro tune to Sonic 4! Sonic & Knuckles had some of the greatest music ever from a Sonic game. I would LOVE to listen to some of the in-game music! You guys are the greatest!
Posted by Red Echidna on March 15th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Comment # 10
I would love to hear more music from the game, although I would like to hear one of the level themes other than Splash Hill’s theme.
Posted by synchronizer on March 15th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Comment # 11
“how would you guys like a little music from the game to listen to in the near future?”
Yes please! Oh and please please please release a proper soundtrack for Sonic 4, on CD, not digital download. How about a soundtrack for every Sonic game released on the Genesis too while you’re at it?
Posted by Mike on March 15th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Comment # 12
Music from the game? Sounds good.
Posted by Jon McGuire on March 15th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Comment # 13
I’d be more than interested to hear some music from the game. OwO
Posted by Dusk Golem on March 15th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Comment # 14
Also this video is very well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd-CeNSTz-o
Posted by Shadic on March 15th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Comment # 15
YES! Music plz
Posted by ShadiWulf on March 15th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Comment # 16
Music please!
Posted by Taylor on March 15th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Comment # 17
I can’t see anyone who WOULDN’T be interested in more music from the game! I await to hear more music!
Posted by zonic505 on March 15th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Comment # 18
more Music would be greatly appreciated~!
Posted by Essie on March 15th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Comment # 19
Sweet, bring on the music!
Posted by Nathan Goodman on March 15th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Comment # 20
Sweet, bring on the music!
Posted by Nathan Goodman on March 15th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Comment # 21
Wow. A sample of music from the game ahead of time would be great! Please, let us hear it!
I can hardly wait for this game to come out. I also can hardly wait to see what the mystery console is.
Posted by Ryan Rodriguez on March 15th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Comment # 22
“classic-style Sonic”
That’s how he should look in this game.
Posted by Gorb on March 15th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Comment # 23
I think the Sonic 4 CD mix is even better than the orginal mix! Amazing job
Posted by Dude on March 15th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Comment # 24
please do! ^_^
I would love to hear Splash Hill in a more appropriate light.
Posted by blu_7 on March 15th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Comment # 25
Definitely count me interested in hearing a sample of music for the game, definitely bring it on!!!
Posted by Trist on March 15th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Comment # 26
I already heard those 2 remixes a long time ago. Would be nice if the first one was in the game.
Definitely want to hear more music. Some downloads would be cool too…
Posted by sonicfan88 on March 15th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Comment # 27
Count me in for some music!
Posted by SMK on March 15th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Comment # 28
More music? Sounds awesome!
Posted by Swiss on March 15th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
Comment # 29
Awesome stuff.
Posted by DJ Fob Fresh on March 15th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Comment # 30
Am I gonna get Sonic 4? HELL no, Sort out Yakuza 3 first and stop with all the bullshit censoring.
Posted by Balrog on March 15th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Comment # 31
Yes to more sonic music. Thanks!!
Posted by James on March 15th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
Comment # 32
Thank you, Senoue-san, for making the music traditional sonic. I never played a Sonic game after Sonic & Knuckles, but seeing and hearing the old school, original sonic style come back to life has me excited.
Posted by jared on March 15th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Comment # 33
Yes please.
Posted by Phantom on March 15th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Comment # 34
MUSIC!!
Posted by BEast on March 15th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Comment # 35
Title Screen theme – Mega / Sega CD version is soooooooooooo awesome :3
More music plz :3
Posted by Satoshi_Sonic on March 15th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Comment # 36
That’s a yes on the music, can’t wait to hear it!!
Posted by Gamma on March 15th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Comment # 37
2 words: “Crush” and “40″
Posted by Nokes on March 15th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Comment # 38
Aw, you mentioned the existence of orchestral rendition(s), but did not link to any! Let alone mine, that is. =P
Oh well, shameless plug time!
http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/3/7/2353729/Sonic%204%20Title%20Screen.mp3
And of course, Tweaker’s CD-esque rendition is awesome. I don’t know which I prefer more, his or the original, I love them both.
Posted by Compsense on March 15th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Comment # 39
I would love to hear the end-boss music. Those are always perfect!
Posted by Peter van Dam on March 15th, 2010 at 11:44 pm
Comment # 40
special stage music please! XD I loved all the music of the special stages :°3
Posted by Rush88 on March 16th, 2010 at 4:50 am
Comment # 41
Would also like to hear more music. ^_^
Posted by autumnseed on March 16th, 2010 at 5:39 am
Comment # 42
More music (Final Zone, and Special Stage), and PLEASE give us an option to play as classic Sonic. Also PLEASE update the blog more often. It’s been about a month.
Posted by GMAN on March 16th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Comment # 43
cool sonic 4 music seems like it will rock the sonic socks off me CAN’T WAIT
Posted by ridethewind on March 16th, 2010 at 6:09 am
Comment # 44
Damn! That second fan arrangement is awesome! It sounds new, yet strangely nostalgic. I like it!
Posted by Deco Bryl on March 16th, 2010 at 7:04 am
Comment # 45
omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomg
Posted by Pippo on March 16th, 2010 at 8:28 am
Comment # 46
Hello! What the nice songs! The homming attack is awesome, but the music is too much more classic! I’d like to see more about music.
One last thing: Sonic will move your finger on the opening screen, right?
See ya!
Posted by Dayvid on March 16th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Comment # 47
So how much longer are you fans going to keep bitching? Just curious. Even in something civil of a blog as this, I still see some “hurr put in classic Sonic plz” and “no fuck you Sega”.
No. YOU are the real problem to the Sonic series; not Sega, not Sonic Team, it’s you arrogant jerks who think you -know- what Sonic needs and have been putting the developers through loops and loops of want-this suggestions.
Leave them be already.
Posted by Haruchan on March 16th, 2010 at 10:17 am
Comment # 48
YEAH!!! I really want to hear some of this games music!!!!! That intro theme get’s me pumped every time I listen to it!!!!
Posted by Naxal on March 16th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Comment # 49
Music Would be Great!!
But in all honesty I am just glad a new sonic game is coming out that isnt chocked full of nonsene or at least I hope anyway.I am from the era when sonic was still great.I am not from the era where sonic is carrying a sword or you put a hedgehog on a box paint him black give him a gun and call him shadow.Whats a shadow? Why does he have a gun? Giving a hedgehog a gun is like giving Goku from DBZ an AK47…
I am from the era when sonic fought Robotnik not eggman as he his called now.I am from the time when Sonic Fought for freedom on Mobius with the freedom fighters and Not some earth like planet with a half baked set of characters.Can anyone say big the cat?Whatever happened to the floating island? Do you even know what the floating island is? If you are of todays generation of green eyed horribly voiced sequel seeking no power ring having sonic then you probably dont.
Thats not to say that many of the latest sonic games are all bad.I will give sonic team credit up until SA2.Some of the music was astounding and some levels were awesome but because they have to please the masses I am afraid my character and his storyline has been watered down almost to the point of no return.
Yes I say give us music and please please please lets maintain what little dignity sonic has left!
Posted by Echo Sonic on March 16th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Comment # 50
to Haruchan: (comment 45)
I’m Sorry,friend, but we, the arrogant fans,always asked for the same thing; wich is -a good Sonic game -. We never asked for a game with Shadow the stupid hedgehog, we never asked for Sonic to hold a stupid sword, we never tought that a white hedgehog with psychic powers would be cool.
We, the arrogant fans, never asked for complicated story line, bestiality with a princess. We never wanted to play a 3D “Werehog”. We never asked to play with unresponsive controls,to fall in bottomless holes because the controls sucks.
We, the arrogant jerks, don’t want to pay 50$-60$ for a game where we only have to press foward and run ridiculously fast, never having to take time to explore, or find hidden places. Sonic is fast, but he can walk too, you know.
So, Sorry friend, but we never asked for much, we always wanted the same thing,; Keep whats good in Sonic and let the bad stuff away. No more broken 3D gameplay, no more stupid “and useless” character, no voices, no J-Pop – Rock – pop music.
We, the arrogant fans, love Sonic and want the best for him, because we know how good he can be, because we were there when he was bigger than Mario, bigger than God (well… not really… but you know). Thank you.
Posted by Philippe on March 16th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Comment # 51
to Philippe
that may be true, but you, the arrogant fans, do bitch and complain when u DO get what u asked for. “WE WANT SONIC 4!”
sonic 4 announced
“NOOO! SONIC LOOKS UGLY!! HES TOO SLOW! HES TOO FAST! WHERES SHADOW? WHERES BIG AND AMY?? HISI NAME IS ROBOTNIK!! OH NO NOT GREEN EYES!! I HAVENT EVEN PLAYED IT YET AND IT SUCKS!”
so yes, most of the time, you, the arrogant fans, do complain wayy too much
Posted by BEast on March 16th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Comment # 52
BEast:
Well, there’s something to be said when you’re given what you asked for, and it turns out horrible. Is Sonic 4 horrible? Most certainly not, but a lot of nostalgic fans may think otherwise, or at least dislike many things about it, because of the ways it either differentiates from the classics, or isn’t up to their ideal quality or style. Asking for characters like Big and Shadow, though, I’ll never understand.
As for me, I’ll be happy with it anyways. The graphics are aesthetically awesome, the music is pretty alright (from what we’ve seen, and in spite of them forcing a retro-esque sound), and from what we’ve heard from a few sources (e.g. Nintendo Power), it plays fairly nice. It may not be perfect, or even have a classic sonic model, but chances are I’ll enjoy it anyways.
Posted by Compsense on March 16th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Comment # 53
I made a sonic 2 title theme, its a drum machine and ALL bass, because I play bass and like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sESW8EJ8Wo
Posted by Sean on March 16th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Comment # 54
What I enjoy most about the classic music is that sexy snare drum. As long as you work with that, it’s fine by me.
^_^
Posted by Negima987 on March 16th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
Comment # 55
I LOVE THIS MUSIC!!!!!
Posted by Shawndell Rivers on March 16th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Comment # 56
Maybe you guys can add the boss music for eggman’s machines (including the wrecking ball one =3 WOOT!)
Posted by Tails6000 on March 16th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Comment # 57
Crap, I was the first to make a ‘true’ sounding 8-bit version, not that GXSCC midi mockup… http://forums.sega.com/showthread.php?t=312892
Had to do it by ear too lmao.
Guess that’s what I get if I don’t make youtube videos, but I’ll probably upload one in light of this post
Posted by Sneedlehog on March 17th, 2010 at 4:48 am
Comment # 58
More music? Yes please.
Posted by Joshua of Canada on March 17th, 2010 at 5:27 am
Comment # 59
I envy you so much, those who can play an instrument, or has any musical tanlent! I think smething’s missing in my brain that keeps me from playing music!! You’re all good!
Posted by Philippe on March 17th, 2010 at 8:00 am
Comment # 60
YESH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by cleewad on March 17th, 2010 at 8:03 am
Comment # 61
Hey, what’s with you guys deleting my comments? I’m not saying anything inflammatory. You know… it really isn’t good for customer relations to do stuff like this. Just throwin that out there.
Posted by Anonymous on March 17th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Comment # 62
Oh, nevermind then. But why did you do that in the past? I don’t see the point. Anyway, music would bode well. And again, I’ll repost my suggestion of making Sonic 4 as difficult as Sonic 1. The audience you’ve been targeting, the ones waiting 16 years as lizuka put it, are grown up, and they thirst for more challenge.
Posted by Anonymous on March 17th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Comment # 63
coooooooooooooooool
Posted by sonicfan on March 17th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Comment # 64
Quoting article: “The Sonic community being as they are (which we’d like to define as generally awesome, creative, and dedicated)”
Have you been paying attention for the past ten years?
Theyve been saying that every sonic game since sa2 was bad, when the only bad ones were sonic riders and shadow the hedgehog.
Plus, when you finally give them what they want, they complain about the stupidest things like the color of sonic’s eyes, how the grass looks, and how he doesnt look old school. (and new sonic is better anyway. why should the fastest thing alive be fatter than a cow?)
Posted by dod46 on March 17th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Comment # 65
“why should the fastest thing alive be fatter than a cow?”
Why should he be blue?
Posted by Compsense on March 17th, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Comment # 66
every fan that doesnt hav internet for ps3 xbox360 wii or iphone and itouch jus shutup cuz how will u kno if its a good game and u cudnt even buy it so shutup plz hint hint the nex slot on da websit for sonic 4 is music wat u think dey wer gunna put it in a blog on sega
Posted by BIGBDAMAN4EVER on March 17th, 2010 at 7:45 pm
Comment # 67
Hmm… Wonder what’s next for this game. Happy so far, I guess.
Posted by beckyboc on March 18th, 2010 at 1:39 am
Comment # 68
I made a New Sonic 4 Title Theme all on bass.
check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8laR86-2G0
Posted by Sean on March 18th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Comment # 69
Thank you so much SEGA. This rules!
More music in the future would be very nice. 
Posted by AzureStar on March 19th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Comment # 70
Awesome, nuff said
Posted by Sonic the Hedgehog on March 31st, 2010 at 6:38 pm
Comment # 71
Ugh, quit polishing the knob. This music is horrid and you tools/segashills know it. What is so wrong with the old theme from Sonic 1 and 2? Oh, right, it was too awesome. And I challenge anyone out there who likes this drivel to listen to the music from S 1, 2, 3, and Sonic and Knuckles and tell me this garbage is anywhere close to being as good.
Posted by Jim on April 7th, 2010 at 12:09 am