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1.02: from SONIC THE HEDGEHOG - 1991
Music by Masato Nakamura

1.03: from SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 - 1992
Music by Masato Nakamura

1.04: from SONIC CD - 1993
Performed by Keiko Utoku & Casey Rankin
    Music by Masafumi Ogata
    Lyrics by Casey Rankin
        Keiko Utoku appears courtesy of Zain Reconrds

1.05: from SONIC SPINBALL - 1993
Music by Howard Drossin

1.06: from SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 - 1994
Music by SEGA

1.07: from SONIC & KNUCKLES - 1994
Music by SEGA

1.08: from KNUCKLES' CHAOTIX - 1995
Music by Junko Shiratsu

1.09: from SONIC 3D BLAST - 1996
Music by Jun Senoue

1.10: from SONIC R - 1997
Performed by T.J.Davis
    Music & Lyrics by Richard Jacques
        Vocals: T.J.Davis
        Programming: Richard Jacques
T.J.Davis appears courtesy of Freedom Management

1.11: from SONIC ADVENTURE - 1998
Performed by Crush 40
    Music by Jun Senoue & Kenichi Tokoi
    Lyrics by Jun Senoue
        Arrangement by Jun Senoue
        Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
        Guitars: Jun Senoue
        Bass: Naoto Shibata
        Drums: Hiro Homma
        Programming: Jun Senoue & Fumie Kumatani

1.12: from SONIC ADVENTURE - 1998
Performed by Tony Harnell
    Music, Lyrics & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
        Vocals: Tony Harnell
        Guitars: Jun Senoue
        Bass: Naoto Snibata
        Drums: Hiro Homma

1.13: from SONIC ADVENTURE - 1998
Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Guitars: Jun Senoue
    Programming: Jun Senoue & Fumie Kumatani

1.14: from SONIC ADVENTURE 2 - 2001
Performed by Crush 40
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Lyrics by Johnny Gioeli
        Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
        Guitars: Jun Senoue
        Bass: Takeshi Taneda
        Drums: Katsuji

1.15: from SONIC ADVENTURE 2 - 2001
Performed by Ted Poley & Tony Harnell
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Lyrics by Ted Poley
        Vocals: Ted Poley & Tony Harnell
        Guitars: Jun Senoue
        Bass: Takeshi Taneda
        Drums: Katsuji

1.16: from SONIC ADVENTURE 2 - 2001
Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Guitars: Jun Senoue
    Bass: Takeshi Taneda
    Drums: Hisanori Kumamaru

1.17: from SONIC ADVANCE - 2001
Music by Yutaka Minobe

1.18: from SONIC ADVANCE 2 - 2002
Music by Teruhiko Nakagawa

1.19: from SONIC BATTLE - 2003
Music by Kenichi Tokoi

1.20: from SONIC HEROES - 2003
Performed by Crush 40
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Lyrics by Johnny Gioeli
        Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
        Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
        Bass: Takeshi Taneda
        Drums: Katsuji

1.21: from SONIC HEROES - 2003
Performed by Ted Poley & Tony Harnell
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Lyrics by Ted Poley
        Vocals: Ted Poley & Tony Harnell
        Guitars: Jun Senoue
        Bass: Takeshi Taneda
        Drums: Mark Schulman

1.22: from SONIC HEROES - 2003
Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
    Bass: Takeshi Taneda
    Drums: Toru Kawamura

1.23: from SONIC ADVANCE 3 - 2004
Music by Kenichi Tokoi

1.24: from SONIC RUSH - 2005
Music by Hideki Naganuma

2.01: from SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG - 2005
Performed by Crush 40
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Lyrics by Johnny Gioeli
        Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
        Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
        Bass: Takeshi Taneda
        Drums: Toru Kawamura

2.02: from SONIC RIDERS - 2006
Performed by runblebee
    Music & Lyrics by Tomonori Sawada

2.03: from SONIC RIVALS - 2006
Music by Jun Senoue
Produced by Lee Brotherton

2.04: from SONIC THE HEDGEHOG - 2006
Performed by Ali Tabatabaee & Matty Lewis from Zebrahead
    Music by Tomoya Ohtani
    Lyrics by Ali Tabatabaee & Johnny Gioeli
        Strings arranged by Takahito Eguchi
        Lead Vocals: Matty Lewis
        Rap Vocals: Ali Tabatabaee
        Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
        Bass: Takeshi Taneda
        Drums: Toru Kawamura
        Strings: Shinozaki Strings
Management: Todd Singerman, Singerman Entertainment
Ali Tabatabaee & Matty Lewis appear courtesy of Sony Music Japan International, inc.

2.05: from SONIC THE HEDGEHOG - 2006
Music by Mariko Nanba
    Bass: Takeshi Taneda
    1stVl: Hiroyuki Koike
    2ndVl: Rei Koike
    Vla: Tomoko Fukuhara
    Vc: Tomio Yajima
    Cb: Shinji Tanaka

2.06: from SONIC THE HEDGEHOG - 2006
Performed by Donna De Lory
    Music by Mariko Nanba
    Lyrics by Candie Y
        Arranged by Takahito Eguchi
        Vocals: Donna De Lory
        Guitars: Naganori Sakakibara
        Piano: Nobuo Kurata
        Bass: Takeshi Taneda
        Drums: Nobuo Eguchi
        Strings: Kuwano Strings

2.07: from SONIC AND THE SECRET RINGS - 2007
Performed by Steve Conte
    Music by Kenichi Tokoi
    Lyrics by runblebee
        Produced by Atsushi "Sushi" Kosugi (Beat On Beat, inc.)
        Vocals: Steve Conte
        Guitars: Oz Noy & Chewtaro Moritake
        Bass: Will Lee
        Drums: Clint De Ganon

2.08: from SONIC RUSH ADVENTURE - 2007
Vocals by Tahirih Walker
    Music by Tomoya Ohtani
    Lyrics by Sakae Osumi

2.09: from SONIC RIVALS 2 - 2007
Performed by Ted Poley
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Lyrics by Ted Poley
        Vocals: Ted Poley
        Guitars: Jun Senoue
        Bass: Takeshi Taneda
        Drums: Toru Kawamura

2.10: from SONIC RIDERS ZERO GRAVITY - 2008
Performed by Cashell
    Music by Kenichi Tokoi
    Lyrics by runblebee
        Vocals: Cashell
        Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
        Drums: Clint De Ganon

2.11: from SONIC WORLD ADVENTURE - 2008
Performed by Jaret Reddick of Bowling For Soup
    Music & Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani
    Lyrics by Jaret Reddick
        Vocals: Jaret Reddick
        Backing Vocals: Erik Chandler of Bowling For Soup
        Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
        Bass: Takeshi Taneda
        Drums: Masayuki Muraishi
        Programming: Tomoya Ohtani
Jaret Reddick and Erik Chandler appear courtesy of Jive Records
Published by UNIVERSAL MUSIC - Z TUNES on behalf of Jive Records and Drop Your Pants Publ. / Wavemaster inc.

2.12: from SONIC WORLD ADVENTURE - 2008
Performed by Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
    Music by Tomoya Ohtani
        Orchestrated by Takahito Eguchi
        Conductor: Koji Haijima

2.13: from SONIC WORLD ADVENTURE - 2008
Music by Tomoya Ohtani
    Drums: Masayuki Muraishi
    Bass: Takeshi Taneda
    Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
    1st Violin: Masatsugu Shinozaki
    2nd Violin: Yasunao Ishida
    3rd Violin: kiyo Kido
    Cello: Masami Horisawa

2.14: from SONIC AND THE BLACK KNIGHT - 2009
Performed by Crush 40
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Lyrics by Johnny Gioeli
        Strings Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe
        Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
        Guitars: Jun Senoue
        Bass: Takeshi Taneda
        Drums: Katsuji
        Strings: Kimiko Nakagawa Strings

2.15: from SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 EPISODE I - 2010
Music by Jun Senoue

2.16: from SONIC FREE RIDERS - 2010
Performed by Chris Madin
    Music by Jun Senoue
    Lyrics by Johnny Gioeli
        Arranged & Produced by Richard Jacques
        Vocals recorded by Russel Chandler

2.17: from SONIC COLORS - 2010
Vocals by Jean Paul Makhlouf of Cash Cash
    Music & Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani
    Lyrics by Alex Makhlouf & Samuel Frisch
        Guitars: Susumu Nishikawa
        Bass: Akinori Yamada
        Drums: Masuo
Management: Jason Aron, Ozone Entertainment

2.18: from SONIC COLORS - 2010
Music by Tomoya Ohtani
    Bass: Akinori Yamada
    Drums: Masuo

2.19: from SONIC COLORS - 2010
Music by Kenichi Tokoi
    Bass: Kenichi Tokoi


Compilation Produced for Released by Jun Senoue
Mastered by Shigeharu Isoda

Artworks: Yuji Uekawa (SEGA)
Design: Ayako Okahara

Label Staff
Executive Producer: Fumitaka Shibata
A&R Director: Kazuo Koizumi
Sales Promoter: Naohiro Umeda (avex marketing)

Sega Staff
Licensing: Eishin Miura
Supervisors: Takashi Iizuka, Naofumi Hataya

Special Thanks to...
Yuji Naka
Naoto Ohshima
Hirokazu Yasuhara
Todd Singerman
Lynn Grossman
Randy J Miller (Rainmaker Artists)
Jeanette Perez (BMG Label Group)
Kevin Wong (Universal Music Publishing Group)
Kiyoshi Yoshida (Attic Arcade, inc.)
Hiroki Hayashi (ESP Guitars)
Stan Katayama
Yukifumi Makino