True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog
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True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog is a compilation album of various songs from the Sonic the Hedgehog gaming franchise. Its sequel is True Colors: The Best of Sonic The Hedgehog Part 2
. It was released by Wave Master Entertainment
on January 23, 2008, in Japan
only.
to Sonic and the Secret Rings
. It also includes four exclusive bonus tracks which are remixes and covers.
The tracks Live and Learn and What I'm Made Of are also remastered versions by Crush 40 (re-mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara in Aug. 2007).
True Colors: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2
True Colors: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2, also known as Waking Up: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2, is a compilation album of various songs from the Sonic the Hedgehog gaming franchise, a sequel to True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog...
. It was released by Wave Master Entertainment
Wave Master
Wave Master Inc. is a research and development team for Sega, focusing on the soundtracks for various games...
on January 23, 2008, in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
only.
Album information
This album contains songs ranging from Sonic CDSonic the Hedgehog CD
, or Sonic CD, is a critically acclaimed 1993 platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed by Sonic Team for the Mega-CD/Sega CD. It marked the first official appearance of the characters Metal Sonic and Amy Rose...
to Sonic and the Secret Rings
Sonic and the Secret Rings
is a video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega as part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was released exclusively for the Wii on February 20, 2007 in North America; March 2 in Europe; and March 15 in Japan. It is the first Sonic game for the console, released in place of an...
. It also includes four exclusive bonus tracks which are remixes and covers.
The tracks Live and Learn and What I'm Made Of are also remastered versions by Crush 40 (re-mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara in Aug. 2007).
Track listing
- "Live and Learn" (2007 Remix/Remaster) – Crush 40Crush 40Crush 40, formerly known as Sons of Angels, is a Japanese-American hard rock band formed in 1997 that is best known for their contributions to the soundtracks of several video games, predominantly the Sonic the Hedgehog series...
- "It Doesn't Matter (SA2Sonic Adventure 2Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Dreamcast video game console. It was released in North America on June 19, 2001 and in Japan on June 23, 2001 to mark the 10th anniversary of the release of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. It is the sequel...
Version)" – Tony HarnellTony HarnellAntony "Tony" Harnell is an American hard rock singer, best known for his work with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT.... - "Escape from the City" – Ted PoleyTed PoleyTed Harris Poley is a rock singer and drummer most famous for being in the band Danger Danger.-Biography:...
& Tony HarnellTony HarnellAntony "Tony" Harnell is an American hard rock singer, best known for his work with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT.... - "His World" - Ali TabatabaeeAli TabatabaeeAli Tabatabaee is one of two main vocalists in the band Zebrahead. He is from California. He attended high school in La Habra, California, where he met the other members of Zebrahead...
& Matty LewisMatty LewisMatty Lewis is the rhythm guitarist and co-lead singer of Zebrahead, and is a native of Papillion, Nebraska. Lewis took up playing the guitar and writing songs at age 12.-Jank 1000:...
from ZebraheadZebraheadZebrahead is an American punk rock band from Orange County, California, which fuses elements of Rapcore, Pop Punk, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, and Funk Metal.-1996–98: Formation:... - "Super Sonic Racing" – TJ DavisTJ DavisTJ Davis is a British singer. She started as a backing vocalist for Gary Numan, D:Ream, and Blur, and quickly developed a career of her own. She is known among video game music aficionados for working with award-winning composer Richard Jacques on the soundtracks of Sonic R and Metropolis Street...
- "Sonic - You Can Do Anything" – Keiko UtokuKeiko Utokuis a Japanese singer and songwriter, who debuted with Jpop female band Mi-Ke from 1991 to 1993, before starting a solo career. As a child, Utoku listened to a lot of music, including music made by Momoe Yamaguchi...
- "Sonic Boom" – Pastiche
- "Sonic Speed Riders" – Runblebee
- "Race to Win" – Ted PoleyTed PoleyTed Harris Poley is a rock singer and drummer most famous for being in the band Danger Danger.-Biography:...
- "Gotta Go Fast" - from the series, Sonic XSonic Xis an anime series based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. It was produced in Japan by TMS Entertainment with the partnership of Sega and was created by Sonic Team and Sonic Project. In the United States, 4Kids currently owns and manages copyright and branding of the series.- Series 1 ...
- Norman J. GrossfeldNorman J. GrossfeldNorman J. Grossfeld is an American television producer and screenwriter and executive. From February 1994 to December 2009, he was the president of 4Kids Productions, a subsidiary of 4Kids Entertainment. He produced the English adaptations of the first eight seasons of the Pokémon TV series and...
, Joseph Garrity, and Russell Velázquez - "Right There, Ride On" – Hideki NaganumaHideki Naganumais a Japanese music composer who primarily does work for video game soundtracks.His style is one that primarily mixes Japanese techno, funk, soul, and hip-hop elements to create a unique and vivid sound. Naganuma is most famous for his original compositions used in the Dreamcast game Jet Set Radio...
- "Sonic Heroes" – Crush 40Crush 40Crush 40, formerly known as Sons of Angels, is a Japanese-American hard rock band formed in 1997 that is best known for their contributions to the soundtracks of several video games, predominantly the Sonic the Hedgehog series...
- "What I'm Made Of..." (2007 Remix/Remaster) – Crush 40Crush 40Crush 40, formerly known as Sons of Angels, is a Japanese-American hard rock band formed in 1997 that is best known for their contributions to the soundtracks of several video games, predominantly the Sonic the Hedgehog series...
- "Seven Rings in Hand" – Steve ConteSteve ConteSteve Conte is an American singer and rock musician and lead singer of the band The Contes, along with his brother John Conte, both formerly members of the band Crown Jewels. He is perhaps more popularly known for his collaborations with composer Yoko Kanno, as well as being former lead guitarist...
- "His World (Zebrahead Version)" – ZebraheadZebraheadZebrahead is an American punk rock band from Orange County, California, which fuses elements of Rapcore, Pop Punk, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, and Funk Metal.-1996–98: Formation:...
- "It Doesn't Matter (SA1Sonic Adventureis a 1999 platform video game developed by Sonic Team and released on December 23, 1998, in Japan by Sega for the Dreamcast. One of its development titles was Sonic RPG...
Version)" – Tony HarnellTony HarnellAntony "Tony" Harnell is an American hard rock singer, best known for his work with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT.... - "Open Your Heart" – Crush 40Crush 40Crush 40, formerly known as Sons of Angels, is a Japanese-American hard rock band formed in 1997 that is best known for their contributions to the soundtracks of several video games, predominantly the Sonic the Hedgehog series...
- "A New Venture (Surfin' S.R.A. Remix)" – Tahirih Walker
- "Angel Island Zone (SSBBSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, known in Japan as , often abbreviated as SSBB or simply as Brawl, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games, developed by an ad hoc development team consisting of Sora, Game Arts and staff from other developers, and published by...
Remix)" – Jun SenoueJun Senoueis a video game composer and musician from Wave Master, well known for some of his contributions in many Sonic the Hedgehog games. He is also the guitarist for the band Crush 40, which also contributes to many Sonic the Hedgehog games.-Biography:... - "Seven Rings in Hand (Crush 40 Version)" – Crush 40Crush 40Crush 40, formerly known as Sons of Angels, is a Japanese-American hard rock band formed in 1997 that is best known for their contributions to the soundtracks of several video games, predominantly the Sonic the Hedgehog series...
- "Open Your Heart (Crush 40 vs. Bentley Jones Remix)" – Crush 40Crush 40Crush 40, formerly known as Sons of Angels, is a Japanese-American hard rock band formed in 1997 that is best known for their contributions to the soundtracks of several video games, predominantly the Sonic the Hedgehog series...
featuring Bentley Jones