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Topicdeo listens to Classic Sonic level themes for the first time and ranks them
banshiryuu
12/09/19 12:58:54 AM
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27th: Sonic & Knuckles - Sky Sanctuary Zone
Composer: Tatsuyuki Maeda, Sachio Ogawa, Masanori Hikichi
Score: 74/100 (7.5), Sonic & Knuckles (4/12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGFkLgTX5uo

How in the WORLD did Sky Chase and Wing Fortress go so wrong, and then Sky Sanctuary go so right?! This is THE quintessential "final journey through the clouds" song, it is absolutely breathtaking honestly how beautiful it is while also utilizing a rather harsh, consistently high timbre. I LOOOOVE the very high "vibrating" background synth as well it's like the slow sound of propellers or something, like time itself is being slowed mid-flight causing the fast whrrrrrrr to become this fast but identifiable beat and that's SOO COOOL what the heck????? You can feel the determination-filled struggle to fight on in the melody and in the chord progression and it's just... an overall powerful song. Really, really great stuff.

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26th: Sonic Manic - Hydrocity Zone Act 2
Composer: Tee Lopes
Score: 74/100 (7.5), Sonic Mania (9/28)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gLfTPSTwBQ

God here we have another Mania version that just makes this song sound so damn clean! The upgrade to "real" percussion makes the rhythm section pop out SOOO much it's actually insanity going back and forth and listening to how much it fills in space I didn't even really know was there in the original. The original leads are still fucking phenomenal in this version as well, which usually is where Mania songs tend to take a hit and feel really muddy, but the new backing stuff that's very, very, VERY far back there at like 0:23 compliment the leads VERY well. Yeah, this is definitely the go-to version for this song; very very good and while it's not at the top of the top like it seems to be for most people, I definitely appreciate it and actually listen to it quite a lot!!
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