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Jun Senoue (瀬上 純, Senoue Jun, born August 2, 1970) is a Japanese composer and guitarist. He is a sound director for the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series by Sega and serves as the songwriter of the Japanese-American rock duo Crush 40, which he formed with Johnny Gioeli in 2000.
The Sonic franchise is well known for its music; Tom's Guide wrote that it "has always had some of the best music in all of video gaming. From Sonic 2, to Secret Rings, to Zero Gravity, to Mania Plus, Sonic's always brought an S-Rank performance to his games' musical stylings." [1] Almost all Sonic games have received soundtrack album releases.
Sonic Generations [c] is a 2011 platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, and Nintendo 3DS.Produced in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the game follows Sonic and his sidekick Tails as they form an alliance with their past selves and travel through levels from previous Sonic games.
After the 2010 release of Sonic Free Riders, Crush 40's contributions to Sonic the Hedgehog decreased. [5] Senoue was no longer lead composer on games in the Sonic series after 2011's Sonic Generations. [19] During the next few years, Crush 40 made more live performances and recordings. [5] In 2010, Crush 40 performed live at the Summer of ...
Richard Adrian Jacques (/ dʒ eɪ k s /; born 1973 [1] [2]) is an English composer of film, television and video game music.He is best known for his scores for games such as Sonic R, Headhunter, Jet Set Radio Future, Mass Effect, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, LittleBigPlanet 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy.
History of Sonic Music 20th Anniversary Edition (2011) Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack: Blue Blur (2011) Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011) Rise Again (2012) Live! (2012) Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) 2 Nights 2 Remember (2015)
Tomoya Ohtani (Japanese: 大谷 智哉, Ōtani Tomoya; born July 1, 1974) is a Japanese composer and bassist.He has been involved with music since high school and produced audio for theater companies before joining the video game company Sega in 1999. [1]
The decision to include Sonic the Hedgehog stages and bosses in Sonic Generations was criticized by critics; James Stephanie Sterling of Destructoid referred to the Silver boss fight as the "catch" of the otherwise high-quality game. [96] [97] In 2015, a fan group, Gistix, began developing a remake for Windows using the Unity engine. [98]