Board 8 > deo listens to Classic Sonic level themes for the first time and ranks them

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Hello once again!! I am finally back home and ready to get cracking at the very top of this list! Schooltime starts in a little over two weeks for me and I wanna see if I can get that done by then, which should be totally doable if I don't completely spill the spaghetti everywhere.

First writeup of the top will be up sometime tonight!

20th: Sonic CD (JPN/PAL) - Palmtree Panic "B" mix
Composer: Naofumi Hataya
Score: 78/100 (7.7), Sonic CD (JPN/PAL) (6/28)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsc_EwdzeFU

Iiiiii Looooooooooooove Bad Future!! The stark contrast between the happy party Present/"G" mix and this one is like night and day but holy COW this song bangs. The chopped YAY samples, the rave piano against that absolutely aggressive bass, the most MIDI trumpet/sax/misc. brass thing I've ever heard at 1:01, literally every single sound in this makes me incredibly happy to be hearing it! Also one of the songs where I really love the prototype transition... even though I hate that the best upload of this song starts with it lol. The sneakers squeak beat is super sick. Song is just a straight banger and sometimes its the straightforward wall of hype that gets the job done the best. Great stuff!

So hype

Both for the rest of the list and describing the song

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19th: Sonic Mania - Prime Time - Studiopolis Zone Act 2
Composer: Tee Lopes
Score: 79/100 (7.7), Sonic Mania (6/28)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_gOgp1Rg2w

I'm just gonna pretend this shit is another Sonic CD song cause seriously it sounds straight outta Sonic CD if it were like actually a shmup or something. The faster Studiopolis motif made me realize HOW FUCKIN GOOD that melody is like hmmmmmmtmyum yes give me more of that heavy reverb snare this songs so GROOVIN. I almost wish Studiopolis was just straight up the first zone in the game because this song really drives home how new and unique of a game Mania actually is on top of being a massive love letter to long-time fans. music is so cool and good and aaaaaaa great song!!!

Studiopolis is when Mania really clicked into place for me as a game

It was so wacky and fun and inventive. It set the tone for Mania not just being a pure rehash of the 90s games.

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18th: Sonic CD (JPN/PAL) - Wacky Workbench "B" mix
Composer: Masafumi Ogata
Score: 79/100 (7.7), Sonic CD (JPN/PAL) (5/28)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ueb3eWdVYcI

Ah yes, it is my favorite area Dangerous Ostinato Factory Zone where the lava is rising higher and higher and HIGHER OH GOD THE DOOR IS CLOSING HURRY UP AND SLIDE UNDERNEATH THE DOOR also, this song is basically from Einhander. I love the fake voices trying to whisper things into my soul during the Einhander part a lot which also enhances just how Einhander that part really is okay can you tell I also really like the Einhander soundtrack? Einhander. Anyway, Sonic! The kind of fast, frantic super electronic stuff that makes me cuckoo for cocoa puffs every single time so yeah I like it a lot lol. A true jam!

Nice

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Where'd everyone go

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Hey, sorry for the silence! Life's been really busy suddenly lately and I haven't been in the best of moods, but now that I'm back home I should be back to this and we'll hit the ground running. Didn't expect that slump especially since the very next song is something I REEEEEEALLY want to talk about lmfao. But yeah, I'm not dead I swear!

Not happy that StH2 Death Egg got dead last, but if you don't like it, you should be pleased to hear that it gets overridden by the boss theme literally 3 seconds after it starts unless you stand around doing nothing.

Also, Hill Top is easily the worst track in that game and you should be ashamed of yourself for putting it ahead of Casino Night and Wing Fortress.

Leonhart4 posted...

Love Doomsday. It's so good in-game. Just listening to it gives me fond memories of that last boss fight.

Same. Doomsday is great. Hopefully the trend of late levels/final bosses being low doesn't extend to the other Final Boss theme from S3&K.

Also the replacements in the Collection are all awful and OP should again be ashamed for ranking one of them ahead of its original counterpart (Launch Base).
banshiryuu posted...

78th FAKE SONG NOT REAL OOPS: Sonic Mania - Egg Reverie - Egg Reverie Zone
Composer: Tee Lopes
Score: 63/100 (6.9), Sonic Mania (23/28)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZG5Uf6JTDE

WELL I should've done a little research cause it turns out this is a boss song named like a zone so uhhhhhh oops oh well. I managed to catch Sonic 2 Death Egg Part2 (and that Sonic 3's is still okay) but guess I missed this one lol. ANYWHO I'll still writeup for it since I caught it after I started the topic.

I mean, Doomsday Zone and Final Zone are boss-only levels too. And Sunset Park Act 3, kind of.

banshiryuu posted...

So, anyone still have their favorites alive and well, or already lost every single song they've ever loved? Anything you're shocked is still even in this thing somehow? We've got a wild ride to the end, so I'll slow it down a bit but hopefully people are still enjoying it!

Not even close. A lot of my top ones are still there including my number 1, but I've been without one of my top ones ever since the list began with Death Egg in last place.

XIII_rocks posted...

This is such a fun topic

I always really loved Death Egg in S+K, I'd put it up among my favourites

Same.
banshiryuu posted...

49th: Sonic Mania - Oil Ocean Zone Act 1
Composer: Tee Lopes
Score: 68/100 (7.1), Sonic Mania (16/28)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH0VN3Nixwg

Alright now we're talking! I finally get to talk about a Mania song that I feel completely and utterly improved the original!

35th: Sonic Mania - Oil Ocean Zone Act 2

Oh God it gets worse. Oil Ocean 1 is not better than the original, and Oil Ocean 2 is not better than Oil Ocean 1, or most of the other songs on this list. It is an objectively bad song.

Well, at least it mostly gets better at the Top 30. I feel like Angel Island is often underrated so I'm glad it's this high.

LeonhartFour posted...

and on a similar note I'll say that Star Light Zone as a song and as a level is pretty overrated

Again, same. Also wtf is that awful CPZ remix at #22?

banshiryuu posted...

EX9: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Final Boss
Composer: Tatsuyuki Maeda, Sachio Ogawa, Masanori Hikichi
Score: 65/100 (7.0), ~68th place of 174
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc-lK-psNy4

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EX10: Sonic Generations (3DS) - Boss Battle: Big Arms
Composer: Alexander Makhlouf
Score: 80/100 (7.8), ~16th place of 174
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVQjrIcwyEg

Nope, still awful taste regarding final boss themes. Sonic 3 version not nearly rated high enough, and not only by virtue of being rated below its Generations remix. Also holy hell that Dark Brotherhood remix.

And holy hell these last two songs! Top 20 for this shit, really? If that's top 20 then maybe OOZ2 at #35 isn't so bad!

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After two empty promises to come back.... well, now we are! Took me long enough lol

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17th: Sonic CD (JPN/PAL) - Stardust Speedway "B" mix
Composer:
Score: 80/100 (7.8), Sonic CD (JPN/PAL) (4/28)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGp-BYU23wo

HUE HUE HUE HUE rave piano sex oh my god this is IT. THIS is THE Stardust Speedway!! ((ignore the prototype intro why must every yt upload of this song suuUUCK)) Honestly I feel like this should've been the present or just... "base" mix cause this is exactly what kind of song I envision when I think of the name "Stardust Speedway". Uptempo, easy flowing piano melody, choppy sampling with both the vocals and the sirens in the background and warbly supporting melodies (huehue) it's just so suave and posh and also EXCITING at the same time god it's just really, REALLY good and I now understand all the hype that goes into this song specifically. What a banger.

I really like the Mania version of the song lol

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Much prefer the US version tbh

16th: Sonic Mania - Chemical Plant Zone Act 1
Composer: Tee Lopes
Score: 81/100 (7.8), Sonic Mania (5/28)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGqmtzzXYqY

Yup, even this high up we have the good 'ol "basically just like the original" Mania arrangements. Chemical Plant is just straight up a great song no matter what, and this incredibly polished remix is no exception. Actually, I think it might be too polished and that's why it's lower! Something just feels a little off without that FM twang, which is pretty much completely gone in this version. Still super bangs though cause yea it's fuckin chemical plant lmfao

I think you might be right about it being too polished, because I definitely prefer the original

And I thought that was "in spite of" the 'cleaner' sound but I think it's probably because of it

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Thank you for not only making me relisten to Sonic soundtracks but Einhander's as well

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15th: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Emerald Hill Zone
Composer: Masato Nakamura
Score: 83/100 (8.0), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2/14)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWdhufzxQRA

Oh hello there Green Hill Zone but on CRACK. I remember this song very fondly from Smash Bros. Brawl... but I thought it was the first stage song from Sonic 3 instead of 2 lmfao oops. (I also pictured this song playing in an area that I found out while doing this is actually Sky Sanctuary Zone so uhhhhhhh double oops) The sound quality in this song is absolutely off the fucking charts, every synth is just sharp enough to POP at you with every note, that bass is absolutely ripping it, and god DAMN the melody synth at 0:18 is smooth as silk like spread butter all over this song and watch it melt and eat it toast. Also did I mention the melody is absolutely kickass as well? Infectious to a ridiculous degree. Such a delight to listen to, and an amazing way to kick off a game. What I wouldn't give to make this song have Green Hill's glory!

heck yeah Emerald Hill

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Yeah I alwaaaaaaayyys thought Emerald Hill was better but you can't beat the first one.

And I probably only prefer EH because I played Sonic 2 first, so who knows

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14th: Sonic & Knuckles - Lava Reef Zone Act 1
Composer: Tatsuyuki Maeda, Sachio Ogawa, Masanori Hikichi
Score: 84/100 (8.0), Sonic & Knuckles (3/12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyNzyyxmAwM

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13th: Sonic Mania - Lava Reef Zone Act 1
Composer: Tee Lopes
Score: 84/100 (8.0), Sonic Mania (4/28)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoM9ML6RqTg

Doing another two-in-one ranking because honestly I can barely decide that I like the Mania version more than the original anyway and a lot of things I will say are composition based anyway so yeah!!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the classic Maeda (probably) melody layering so much like god damn so much going on at any given moment that you can focus on, as it adds the melody on top of the intro ostinatos (PLURAL) at 0:07, and then adds in the countermelody at 0:23 without most of the other stuff ending and suddenly you have four things you can focus on at once and it all creates this ACTUAL SYMPHONY like holy god crap grilled cheese it's so much fun to listen to and pick apart augh. The extra little Mania bridge at 0:53 is also very cool and I like how such a small addition can still make an impact on the arrangement and feel so natural.

So what do each version have over each other? It all comes down to reverb, and I'm not even joking. The big slappy snare hits that echo into infinity in the Mania version are SO GOOD they have so much weight to them that each one punches you right in the face with the beat and it's so cool. But then the melody is ALSO big reverb hitty and I like it more when this nice melody is more buttery smooth so the FM version wins out there.

Insane song.

Lava Reef so good

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Honestly not a big fan of Lava Reef. Mostly the design but I wouldn't call the music classic either - but I think those two things are intertwined in my head

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I found this like 15 years ago on OCRemix and now I can't think of Lava Reef without thinking about it. It's so weird but I love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36fBjDCKrfE

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Lava Reef is a level that I don't really enjoying playing but the music always makes me push through it

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12th: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - IceCap Zone Act 1
Composer: Brad Buxer
Score: 85/100 (8.2), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (4/17)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKL0BtScEd8

Really had some hard times deciding what to do with this one and the Act 2 as far as placement goes. Despite being told not to do so, I did have to give it a second thought... and a third. But as far as overall composition and stuff goes, god DAMN that chord progression is so good. It's so somber in an oddly haunting sort of way, and given its noted similarities to songs like Who Is It and the bassline in sections of Smooth Criminal, which are both amazing 9.0+ songs (I can rank non-VGM too you know!!) it's no surprise that it grabs me so much. The background static staccato plinks and constant scale ostinato combined with those chilling sweeps paints the picture of a vast ice field with the sun shining brightly and reflecting off of the snow as far as the eye can see so vividly in my mind it's actually beyond insane.

This song is crazy good at what it sets out to do. However...

11th: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - IceCap Zone Act 2
Composer: Brad Buxer
Score: 85/100 (8.2), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (3/17)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIPCjdYNpWg

Yeah, the difference finally is a positive for an MJ-affiliated Sonic 3 song. While for the other songs, the random channel muting and solos felt jumbled, awkward, and just shoehorned in to be different, this Act 2 version actually uses channel muting to absolutely stunning effect. The way it has "devolved" into something even more barren and desolate, and continues to devolve as the song goes on as at 1:23 the melody disappears and 1:30 the percussion and sweeps disappear, leaving just the constant back and forth scale echoing into nothingness jesus CHRIST WHY IS THIS SO GOOD. The separation of parts actually makes it easier to pick small things out about the song that I honestly completely block out the existence of in the Act 1, like the quick downward sweep that's most noteable at 0:47.

I actually use this song as I walk around campus in the negative temperatures with the snow crunching beneath my feet as a way to actually feel not awful about the fact that winter in Wisconsin is a thing that exists and I must deal with every day. It fits too perfectly and it makes me feel like real life has background music for a bit which... is not something that usually happens ever, this song is just too perfect at painting the exact picture that it wants to.

This song that continues to amaze me is all but over now.

I love the parts you mentioned too (1:23 and 1:30 etc). Really excellent

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Do you know how long I've been waiting to post this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2OWC5Hosv8

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Hard Times is such a good song too for somehow completely different reasons than IceCap lmao

Aaaaanyway, can confirm that Top 10 will be underway tonight! Hoping to get through them all over the course of the next week, and I'm really excited to get to talk about pretty much all of them lol

10th: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Chemical Plant Zone
Composer: Masato Nakamura
Score: 86/100 (8.2), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1/14)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrCgjGnlQRQ

Uhhhhh duhhhhhh this song is this high up are you kidding me? If you hate this song you're actually just lying for no reason you bad, bad person this song slaps, bangs, AND fucks like nothing else. Straight away that bass just DROPS right in at 0:05 like DUN DUNNNNN and slaps you right in the face with this heavy, full hot FM bass and oh my good god I just want it to slap me silly all day. Literally every patch in this song is just perfect and that melody is absolutely infectious to top it off like it's seriously! Not fair!!! 0:55 to loop is also just straight up cheating those pitch bends melt me and the modulation rising up as the loop approaches hot Mama,. I feel Illegal listening to this song it is too hot for this world. Incredibly tasty song and well deserving of the hype it gets.

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And thus Sonic the Hedgehog 2 makes its exit! Definitely the most varied OST I listened to in terms of my opinion, it had a number of huge stinkers but also a few absolute gems. I do appreciate the variety in it compared to Sonic 1; definitely a good package overall!

174th (0, 3.7): Death Egg Zone (Part1)
173rd (14, 4.4): Wing Fortress Zone
167th (41, 5.8): Sky Chase Zone
156th (51, 6.3): Casino Night Zone
153rd (53, 6.4): Hill Top Zone
147th (56, 6.5): Oil Ocean Zone
145th (57, 6.6): Casino Night Zone (2P)
71st (64, 6.9): Mystic Cave Zone
69th (65, 7.0): Emerald Hill Zone (2P)
64th (66, 7.0): Metropolis Zone
50th (68, 7.1): Aquatic Ruin Zone
34th (71, 7.3): Mystic Cave Zone (2P)
15th (83, 8.0): Emerald Hill Zone
10th (86, 8.2): Chemical Plant Zone

That was one of the most gushing, weirdly sexual list writeups I've ever seen and it was only #10!

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Chemical Plant Zone IS Sonic. It's the audio personification of Genesis does what Nintendon't.

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Chemical plant not at #1? Gotta go...

SuperbVEVO posted...

Chemical plant not at #1? Gotta go...

FAST

Seriously though, Chemical Plant is a classic, but it wouldn't be my #1 either.

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#1 was and always will be flying battery Act 2

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9th: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Chrome Gadget Zone
Composer: Tatsuyuki Maeda, Sachio Ogawa, Masanori Hikichi
Score: 87/100 (8.2), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2/17)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCx1n6BcRls

What a crime that a song as good as this was designated for a short two-player minigame stage. If this was played on a stage like Star Light Zone or even Stardust Speedway, hoooooo boy. What I love the most about Chrome Gadget is how deceptively simple it is, you got this very catchy but easily listenable flowing constant melody throughout the whole thing, but as you listen closer you can peel away at the different channels and look at how they interact in beautiful ways. I talked a little bit about Maeda (again, probably Maeda at least) layering in the Lave Reef writeups but here is one example where it just really shines. 0:41 is a short section that I like to look at when realizing Chrome Gadget does this kinda stuff in very, very subtle ways; the main focus goes rapidly from melody -> tertiary panned melody -> countermelody panned the other way -> it all combined again. The melody and countermelody swap back and forth for pretty much the entire song in a way that makes it hard to really follow which is which at certain points in time besides the fact that it's marked by which FM patch is being used for it. Beautiful but also a bop; the best of both worlds!

Angel Island 2 and all the flying batteries being alive sorta makes up for the start of this being so awful for me

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Aw, yeah, Chrome Gadget is where it's at! The good chords never stop!

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Chrome Gadget is fantastic.

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8th: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Angel Island Zone Act 2
Composer: Tatsuyuki Maeda, Sachio Ogawa, Masanori Hikichi
Score: 89/100 (8.4), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1/17)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JHSUSwcUsw

If Chrome Gadget was Maeda layering creating beauty, Angel Island Act 2 is Maeda layering creating madness. What he (once again, probably. watch literally none of these end up being maeda lmao) did to Kashima-or-Sawada-or-whoever-the-fuck-composed-the-Act-1-who-knows's already extremely good masterpiece is incredible, to say the least. The CONSTANT switch between different voices and melodies really instills the panic of being in a forest literally burning down to the ground around you, and the bouncy nature of the song in general really helps support that feeling. And then those rolls come back at 0:43 YES I LOLVE THE ROLLS SO MUC H the rolly intro was my favorite part of Act 1 and now they're in the climax of the song augh. The part that I think gets me the most as far as voice swapping goes is definitely the part right after that at 0:56, just the way countermelody starts and it just starts layering itself on top of the melody over and over and then at 0:59 the both work against this other scale synth that comes in and THIS ALL HAPPENS IN FIVE FRIGGIN SECONDS. This song is so high-speed in all these artificial ways but thats SO COOL this song's so damn good guys for real. I hate that I love songs more than this because there is just so much cool stuff in this song. Incredibly good.

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And thus, the first of the four heavy, heavy hitters falls with two quick ones in a row, and four of the last five eliminations. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a great, great soundtrack, and together with the still-alive Sonic & Knuckles is definitely an OST to be remembered... so no surprise that it still gets the love that it does! And now I understand it all! This one's unique because of the extra composer wackiness with Michael Jackson's involvement and the beta songs and what-not... what a story behind this one. Hopefully someday we'll know the full story, but until then... I'll keep on listening!

132nd (58, 6.7): Launch Base Zone Act 2
131st (58, 6.7): Launch Base Zone Act 1
130th (58, 6.7): Endless Mine Zone
124th (59, 6.7): Balloon Park Zone
108th (60, 6.7): Desert Palace Zone
102nd (61, 6.8): Marble Garden Zone Act 1
101st (61, 6.8): Marble Garden Zone Act 2
88th (62, 6.8): Carnival Night Zone Act 2
65th (65, 7.0): Carnival Night Zone Act 1
57th (67, 7.1): Hydrocity Zone Act 1
37th (71, 7.3): Azure Lake Zone
31st (72, 7.3): Hydrocity Zone Act 2
28th (73, 7.4): Angel Island Zone Act 1
12th (85, 8.2): IceCap Zone Act 1
11th (85, 8.2): IceCap Zone Act 2
9th (87, 8.3): Chrome Gadget Zone
8th (89, 8.4): Angel Island Zone Act 2

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And now that we're in the top 7.... only two zones remain! Begin the battle of Flying Battery VS Metallic Madness!!!!

Appreciate the Chrome Gadget love, such a banger

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go my flying battery

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I am glad deo is in the ice cap act 2>1 camp. i'm not as big a fan of that theme as most (well I love it but i love almost everything from s3&k and i like a bunch more than it) BUT the one thing I love about it above most of the rest of the ost is the delay echoes and I LOVE delay echoes and the fact that it has a section that isolates the echoy part is SO COOL (ice). it's actually one of the biggest differences in reaction to act 2 vs. 1 for me because of that, despite how similar they are haha.

...currently in my ranking comparison thing I have ice cap act 2 at 41st and act 1 at 92nd haha wow. might just be my current mood but yeah haha

and man I'd have been so happy to see Chrome Gadget this high (and appreciated by others like many are commenting right now) in like 2008-2009. it was...literally my favorite song (#1 favorite piece of music, period, for many years, until being overtaken by Kimera II from G-Darius some point in '09 (thank you vgmc)). but it was still my favorite when I joined board 8 and everyone was like "Wtf why does mycro procesro care about this boring song". and now that it's finally getting appreciation ...well I still love it it's one of my top favs from s3&k still but my taste has definitely changed a lot and it's not even close to that high anymore. still very glad to see it ranked high!

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I like Angel Island but it wouldn't crack my top 20 I guess

But then S+K Death Egg would probably be in the top 10 so there's that!

Also wait is the top 7 literally just Flying Battery versions vs Metallic Madness versions?

That's kind of awesome?

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I just saw the Sonic movie last night and now I need more Sonic goodness

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As someone who's barely touched Sonic music and is very lost following this thread, Chemical Plant is a jam

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7th: Sonic Mania - Flying Battery Zone Act 2
Composer: Tee Lopes
Score: 90/100 (8.4), Sonic Mania (3/28)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7nB-wNDDpw

I'll save a lot of this writeup for when the original comes up, which is obviously higher up lol, but I'll touch on a few things the remix does that make me very happy. First off, the instrumentation of Mania Flying Battery is OFF THE CHARTS like I never ever ever thought I'd be saying "wow this FM song sounds really good without FM!" but like DAMN this song manages to still sound like FM even with literally one instrument from the original I think?? Like the lead right away at 0:02 is close but not quite, and then 0:14 is actually the original one but like the way it fakes it is so good. It sounds so clean while still having that edge that makes FM so crunchy and good and it's so strange to hear in a very wonderful way. I'm probably describing it like ass but yeah lmao

One other thing I like about the arrangement is how an actual different second loop is thrown into the mix, tossing in cool sections like the short minimal breakdowns at 0:58 and 1:04 with the quiet orch hit loop in there, and changing the lead up to a synth guitar thing. It's a really nice mixup thrown in that helps keep listening to it for a long, long time interesting... not that without it it would be any harder to listen to. Cause Flying Battery bangs hard. Nothing but praise for this song and it's my """worst Flying Battery"" which is a BAD TITLE even if correct cause it sounds SO NEGATIVE but yeah this is the flying battery on the bottom

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Flying Battery 3 - 3 Metallic Madness

6th: Sonic Mania - Metallic Madness Zone Act 2
Composer: Tee Lopes
Score: 91/100 (8.5), Sonic Mania (2/28)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGUAp_xoi4o

Now THIS is what I wish Metallic Madness "B" mix was!! I know it's basically a remix-mashup of the normal mix and "B" mix but god damn the more fast-paced rave style mixed with Robotnik's rap madness from the "B" is just too good. WHAT IS THE S*XOPHONE AT 0:54 NO THAT IS TOO TASTY THIS IS NOT LEGAL man if this had like gabber in it or something, this would be straight out of a ridge racer game for real. This song gets bumped up a number of notches because it is the single only Mania remix that fools me into believing it's actually an original song. Sure there's obvious Metallic Madness bits in there, but there's also sections like pretty much all of 0:27 until 0:54 that is just its own thing. It's seriously more of an "original song heavily using Metallic Madness motifs" rather that a "remix of Metallic Madness" which is so cool. (Stardust Speedway Act 2 actually almost does it too despite that I ranked it much lower, but Metallic Madness Act 2 definitely ups the ante quite a bit) A true jam in every sense of the word!

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Flying Battery 3 - 2 Metallic Madness

Sonic Mania on its last legs!!