A retrospective on the music of Sonic, discussing the main series' evolution in sound, its impact, and its legacy.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:35 Chapter One - The Classic Era (Sonic 1, 2, 3&K, CD)
35:32 Chapter Two - The "Green Eyes" Era (Sonic Adventure 1&2, Heroes, Shadow)
1:07:09 Chapter Three - The Modern Era (Sonic 06, Unleashed, Colors, Generations)
1:35:52 Conclusion

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Sources:
NES Audio -    • NES Audio: Brief Explanation of Sound...  
Genesis Audio -    • The Sound Capabilities of the Sega Ge...  
Michael Jackson in Sonic 3 -    • A Brief History of Michael Jackson's ...  
Sonic 3 Soundtrack - https://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_the...
Interview with Naofumi Hataya - Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works
Interview with Spencer Nielsen - https://www.sega-16.com/2008/12/inter...
Development of Sonic Adventure - https://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_Adv...
Jun Senoue Biography - https://segaretro.org/Jun_Senoue
“Open Your Heart” Info - https://info.sonicretro.org/Open_Your...
Johnny Gioeli Biography - https://info.sonicretro.org/Johnny_Gi...
Jun Senoue Interview - 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/200211202...
Tomoya Ohtani Biography - https://segaretro.org/Tomoya_Ohtani

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