SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 25th ANNIVERSARY SELECTION / SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 25th ANNIVERSARY SELECTION / SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 25th ANNIVERSARY SELECTION

Disc 1: Blue Selection
Disc 2: Black Selection
Disc 3: Bonus DVD

Disc 1: 24, 25 / Disc 2: 03, 04, 25 - First time on CD sound source

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DISC 1

01. STH1 Green Hill Zone ~ Mega Drive version ~
From SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (1991)
Music by Masato Nakamura

02. STH2 Special Stage ~ Mega Drive version ~
From SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (1992)
Music by Masato Nakamura

03. STH3 Special Stage
From SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 (1994)
Music by SEGA

04. S&K Sky Sanctuary Zone
From SONIC & KNUCKLES (1994)
Music by SEGA

05. Palmtree Panic
From SONIC THE HEDGEHOG CD (1993)
Music & Arranged by Naofumi Hataya

06. Can You Feel The Sunshine?
From SONIC R (1997) / Resort Island
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

07. Mt. Red: a Symbol of Thrill
From SONIC ADVENTURE (1998) / Red Mountain
Music & Arranged by Kenichi Tokoi

Guitars: Jun Senoue
Programming: Kenichi Tokoi

Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi at Sega Digital Studio

08. Join Us 4 Happy Time
From SONIC ADVENTURE (1998) / Chao Race
Music & Arranged by Fumie Kumatani

Programming: Fumie Kumatani

Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi at Sega Digital Studio

09. It Doesn’t Matter ver.2
From SONIC ADVENTURE 2 (2001) / Theme of "Sonic"
Performed by Tony Harnell
Music, Lyrics & Arranged by Jun Senoue

Vocals: Tony Harnell
Guitars: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Drums: Katsuji

Mixed by The Riddle at Can-Am Recorders, CA

10. That’s The Way I Like It
From SONIC ADVENTURE 2 (2001) / Metal Harbor
Music & Arranged by Jun Senoue

Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Drums: Hisanori Kumamaru

Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara at MIT Studio

11. Neo Green Hill
From SONIC ADVANCE (2001)
Music & Arranged by Yutaka Minobe

12. Sonic Heroes [Opening ver.]
From SONIC HEROES (2003)
Performed by Crush 40
Music & Arranged by Jun Senoue
Lyrics by Johnny Gioeli

Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Drums: Katsuji

Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi at WaveMaster Studio, Tokyo, Japan

13. We Can
From SONIC HEROES (2003) / Theme of "Team Sonic"
Performed by Ted Poley & Tony Harnell
Music & Arranged by Jun Senoue
Lyrics by Ted Poley

Vocals: Ted Poley & Tony Harnell
Guitars: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Drums: Mark Schulman

Mixed by Stan Katayama at the Del Rey Studio, Los Angeles, CA

14. Wave Ocean -The Inlet-
From SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2006)
Music & Arranged by Mariko Nanba & Tomoya Ohtani

Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
Bass: Takeshi Taneda

Mixed by Yoshitada Miya at Sega Digital Studio

15. Theme of Metal City
From SONIC RIDERS (2006)
Music & Arranged by Tomonori Sawada

Programming: Tomonori Sawada

16. A New Venture
From SONIC RUSH ADVENTURE (2007)
Performed by Tahirih Walker
Music & Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani
Lyrics: Sakae Osumi
Translator: Kan Andrew Hashimoto

Mixed by Yoshitada Miya at Sega Digital Studio

17. Windmill Isle - Day
From SONIC WORLD ADVENTURE/SONIC UNLEASHED (2008)
Music & Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani

1st Violin: Masatsugu Shinozaki
2nd Violin: Yasunao Ishida
3rd Violin: Kiyo Kido
Accordion: Yoshiaki Sato
Acoustic Guitar: Chewtaro Moritake
Bass: Ichiro Fujiya

Mixed by Yoshitada Miya at Sega Digital Studio

18. Rooftop Run - Day
From SONIC WORLD ADVENTURE/SONIC UNLEASHED (2008)
Music & Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani

1st Violin: Masatsugu Shinozaki
2nd Violin: Yasunao Ishida
3rd Violin: Kiyo Kido
Cello: Masami Horisawa
Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Drums: Masayuki Muraishi

Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara at Attic Arcade Studio

19. Reach For The Stars - Short ver.
From SONIC COLORS/SONIC COLOURS (2010)
Performed by Jean Paul Makhlouf of Cash Cash
Music & Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani
Lyrics by Alex Makhlouf & Samuel Frisch

Vocals: Jean Paul Makhlouf of Cash Cash
Guitars: Susumu Nishikawa
Bass: Akinori Yamada
Drums: MASUO

Mixed by Yoshitada Miya at Sega Digital Studio

20. Aquarium Park - Act1
From SONIC COLORS/SONIC COLOURS (2010)
Music & Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani

Electric Piano: Takahito Eguchi

Mixed by Dave Darlington at Brass Hit Recording, NYC

21. Escape From The City - Cash Cash RMX
From SONIC GENERATIONS (2011) / City Escape: Act1
Music by Jun Senoue
Lyrics by Ted Poley
Remixed & Sound Produced by Cash Cash

Original Vocals: Ted Poley & Tony Harnell
Original Guitars: Jun Senoue
Additional Programming For The Remix: Cash Cash

Mixed by Cash Cash at Digital Heart Beat Studio, Roseland, NJ

22. Seaside Hill: Act2
From SONIC GENERATIONS (2011)
Music by Jun Senoue (Seaside Hill), Naofumi Hataya (Ocean Palace)
Arranged by Jun Senoue

Guitars, Organ & Programming: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Drums: Toru Kawamura
Piano: Yutaka Minobe

Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara at Sound Crew Studio

23. Windy Hill - Zone1
From SONIC LOST WORLD (2013)
Music & Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani
Co-Arranged by Takahito Eguchi

Violin: Hijiri Kuwano
Strings: Shinozaki Strings
Trumpet: Yusuke Nakano
Trombone: Makoto Igarashi
Tenor Saxophone: Kei Suzuki
Baritone Saxophone: Naoya Takemura
Keyboards: Takahito Eguchi
Banjo: Masahiro Itami
Guitars: Susumu Nishikawa
Bass: Akinori Yamada
Drums: MASUO

Mixed by Yoshitada Miya at Sega Digital Studio

24. Main Theme of Sonic Toon
From SONIC BOOM RISE OF LYRIC/SONIC TOON (2014)
Music by Audissi

25. Beyond The Speed Of...
From SONIC RUNNERS (2015)
Music & Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani

Piano: Takahito Eguchi
Guitars: Susumu Nishikawa
Bass: Akinori Yamada
Drums: MASUO

Mixed by Yoshitada Miya at Sega Digital Studio


DISC 2

01. STH1 Scrap Brain Zone ~ Mega Drive version ~
From SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (1991)
Music by Masato Nakamura

02. STH2 Chemical Plant Zone ~ Mega Drive version ~
From SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (1992)
Music by Masato Nakamura

03. STH3 Angel Island Act2
From SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 (1994)
Music by SEGA

04. S&K Death Egg Zone Act1
From SONIC & KNUCKLES (1994)
Music by SEGA

05. Introduction… featuring “Open Your Heart”
From SONIC ADVENTURE (1998)
Music & Arranged by Jun Senoue & Fumie Kumatani

Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
Guitars: Jun Senoue
Bass: Naoto Shibata
Drums: Hiro Homma
Programming: Fumie Kumatani & Jun Senoue

Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi at Sega Digital Studio

06. Skydeck A Go! Go!
From SONIC ADVENTURE (1998) / Sky Deck
Music & Arranged by Jun Senoue

Guitars, Organ & Programming: Jun Senoue

Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi at Sega Digital Studio

07. Vengeance Is Mine
From SONIC ADVENTURE 2 (2001) / Radical Highway
Music & Arranged by Jun Senoue

Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda

Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara at MIT Studio

08. For True Story
From SONIC ADVENTURE 2 (2001) / Sonic vs. Shadow
Music & Original Japanese Lyrics by Fumie Kumatani
Arranged & Sound Produced by Heigo Tani
Lyrics Translated by Shinobu Shindo

Vocals: Everette Bradley
Programming: Heigo Tani & Fumie Kumatani

Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi at WaveMaster Studio

09. Rail Canyon
From SONIC HEROES (2003)
Music & Arrangement: Jun Senoue

Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Drums: Katsuji

Mixed by Stan Katayama at the Del Rey Studio, Los Angeles, CA

10. I Am… All Of Me [Opening ver.]
From SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG (2005)
Performed by Crush 40
Music & Arranged by Jun Senoue
Lyrics by Johnny Gioeli

Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Drums: Toru Kawamura

Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara at Attic-Arcade Studio

11. Westopolis
From SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG (2005)
Music & Arranged by Jun Senoue

Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda

Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara at Attic-Arcade Studio

12. Theme of Sonic The Hedgehog -2006 E3 Version-
From SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2006)
Music by Tomoya Ohtani
Arranged by Yasutaka Kume & Tomoya Ohtani

Guitars & Bass: Yasutaka Kume

Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara at Attic-Arcade Studio

13. Crisis City -The Flame-Skyscraper-Whirlwind-Tornado-
From SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2006)
Music & Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani

Guitars: Yasutaka Kume

Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara at Attic-Arcade Studio

14. Sonic Speed Riders
From SONIC RIDERS (2006)
Performed by runblebee
Music, Lyrics & Arranged by Tomonori Sawada

Vocals: runblebee
Programming: Tomonori Sawada

15. High And Broken
From ソニックと秘密のリング
       SONIC AND THE SECRET RINGS (2007) / Levitated Ruin
Music & Arrangement: Fumie Kumatani

Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
Bass: Takumi Fire Matsuda
Drums: Soul Toul

Mixed by Yoshitada Miya at Sega Digital Studio

16. Un-gravitify
From SONIC RIDERS SHOOTING STARY STORY
        SONIC RIDERS ZERO GRAVITY (2008)
Performed by Cashell
Music & Arrangement: Kenichi Tokoi
Lyrics: runblebee

Vocals: Cashell
Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
Programming: Kenichi Tokoi

Mixed by Yoshitada Miya at Sega Digital Studio

17. Werehog Battle Theme
From SONIC WORLD ADVENTURE/SONIC UNLEASHED (2008)
Music by Kenichi Tokoi
Brass Arranged by Masahiro Kobayashi

1st Violin: Masatsugu Shinozaki
2nd Violin: Kiyo Kido
3rd Violin: Yasunao Ishida
4th Violin: Yuriko Mori
Cello: Yasurou Choumei
1st Trumpet: Koji Nishimura
2nd Trumpet: Masahiro Kobayashi
Tenor Sax: Yoshinari Takegami
Trombone: Kanade Shishiuchi
Piano: Yutaka Minobe
Wood Bass: Makoto Saito
Drums: Hideo Yamaki

Mixed by Dave Darlington at Brass Hit Recording, NYC

18. Super Sonic vs. Perfect Dark Gaia
From SONIC WORLD ADVENTURE/SONIC UNLEASHED (2008)
Music by Tomoya Ohtani
Arranged by Hideaki Kobayashi
Beats Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani

Guitars: Jun Senoue
Bass: Tomoya Ohtani

Mixed by Yoshitada Miya at Sega Digital Studio

19. With Me
From ソニックと暗黒の騎士/SONIC AND THE BLACK KNIGHT (2009)
Performed by Emma Gelotte & Tinna Karlsdotter
                  from ALL ENDS featuring Marty Friedman
Music, Arranged & Produced by Jun Senoue
Lyrics by Johnny Gioeli

Vocals: Emma Gelotte & Tinna Karlsdotter
          from ALL ENDS featuring Marty Friedman
Lead Guitars: Marty Friedman
Rhythm Guitars: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Drums: Bobby Jarzombek

Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara at Attic-Arcade Studio

20. Free [Opening ver.]
From SONIC FREE RIDERS (2010)
Performed by Chris Madin
Music by Jun Senoue
Lyrics by Johnny Gioeli
Vocals recorded by Russel Chandler

Vocals: Chris Madin
Guitars: Jun Senoue
Programming: Richard Jacques

Arranged & Produced by Richard Jacques at Conway Studios, London, UK

21. Planet Wisp - Act1
From SONIC COLORS/SONIC COLOURS (2010)
Music & Arranged by Kenichi Tokoi

Bass: Kenichi Tokoi

Mixed by Dave Darlington at Brass Hit Recording, NYC

22. vs. Nega-Wisp Armor - Phase 2
From SONIC COLORS/SONIC COLOURS (2010)
Music by Tomoya Ohtani
Arranged by Hideaki Kobayashi

Bass: Akinori Yamada
Drums: MASUO

Mixed by Yoshitada Miya at Sega Digital Studio

23. Boss: Metal Sonic
From SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 EPISODE II (2012)
Music & Arranged by Jun Senoue

24. The Deadly Six Theme
From SONIC LOST WORLD (2013)
Music & Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani
Co-Arranged by Takahito Eguchi

Trumpet: Yusuke Nakano
Trombone: Makoto Igarashi
Tenor Saxophone: Kei Suzuki
Baritone Saxophone: Naoya Takemura
Keyboards: Takahito Eguchi
Banjo: Masahiro Itami
Guitars: Susumu Nishikawa
Bass: Akinori Yamada
Drums: MASUO

Mixed by Yoshitada Miya at Sega Digital Studio

25. Theory Of Attack
From SONIC RUNNERS (2015)
Music & Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani

Guitars: Susumu Nishikawa
Bass: Akinori Yamada
Drums: MASUO

Mixed by Yoshitada Miya at Sega Digital Studio

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Compilation Produced for Release by Jun Senoue
Mastered by Isao Kikuchi at Warner Music Mastering, Tokyo, Japan

Compiled by Takashi Iizuka, Jun Senoue, Tomoya Ohtani, Kenichi Tokoi, Tomonori Sawada, Naofumi Hataya & Richard Jacques

Artworks: Yuji Uekawa
Design: Gulch Graphics

[Label Staff]
Executive Producer: Fumitaka Shibata
A&R Director: Kazuo Koizumi

Production Coordinator: Tomomi Kagaya (MT Globe, inc.)

[Sega Staff]
Executive Producer: Takashi Iizuka
Licensing: Shinobu Haruta, Namiko Masaki, Saki Nakamura
Promotion: Yurie Ikegaya

[DVD Staff]
DVD Authoring: Shigeharu Isoda
Video Editor: Ikuo Ishizaka

Special Thanks to:
Sachiko Kawamura, Yuichi Kikuchi, Eitaro Toyoda, Mizuki Hosoyamada