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136th: Sonic the Hedgehog (SMS) - Green Hill Zone
Composer: Yuzo Koshiro
Score: 58/100 (6.7), Sonic the Hedgehog (SMS) (5/6)

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The classic everybody knows and loves!! ...Except not actually. It's a watered down Green Hill, just as you'd expect. Maybe it's because I actually am familiar with the original (although, if I wasn't at least familiar with Green Hill Zone of all things before this, that'd be pretty crazy) but this is just so empty. Composition is good because it's literally Green Hill Zone, but it leaves a lot to be desired. Still cool to hear a "downgraded" version, arranged by Yuzo Koshiro no less.

This is also probably a good time to mention before anyone goes crazy that Composer is more of an "Arranger" field but I didn't feel like naming it so lol. This will be important to note for Sonic Mania remixes by Tee Lopes, or stuff like Hydrocity Act 2 which is confirmed to be arranged by Masayuki Nagao while also confirmed to not be composed by Nagao.

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135th: Sonic & Knuckles - The Doomsday Zone
Composer: Tatsuyuki Maeda, Sachio Ogawa, Masanori Hikichi
Score: 58/100 (6.7), Sonic & Knuckles (9/12)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0kssRYUFBI" data-time="

Good foreboding theme with some really good smooth FM instruments. I like the utilization of stereo a lot, and the transition from the intro to the main song/the beginning of subsequent loops is also really good. Nothing that really wows me though, just a cool upbeat song.