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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 16. 07. 2024
- SONIC HEROOOOOOOOOOESSSSS! Hey everyone! Hope you all enjoyed checking out the quadruple threat that is...the music development of Sonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes' music development was super interesting to me and it was really cool to check out its prototype tracks, musical influences and such that made this soundtrack so special. A huge thank you to ScrewStache, Novika and Riders for helping me out in this video, make sure to check them out in the description below. Also thank you Hotline Sehwani for sponsoring this video!! What was your guys favorite prototype track in the video? Thanks for checking out the music development of Sonic Heroes with us!
Thanks for watching and if you have any suggestions or thoughts about the video let me know in the comments!
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Sources:
Sonic Heroes Pre-Release - tcrf.net
(tcrf.net/Prerelease:Sonic_Her...)
Sonic Heroes Gamecube 10.8 Prototype - tcrf.net
(tcrf.net/Proto:Sonic_Heroes/G...)
Sonic Heroes EGM Interview - sonichq.net
(web.archive.org/web/200403300...)
Johnny Gioeli 2017 Q&A- FTCR
( âą 'Johnny Gioeli Q&A' - ... )
Johnny Gioeli 2018 Q&A - Azure4Sure
( âą Johnny Gioeliâs (Crush... )
Sonic Heroes Original Soundtrack Commentary Interviews - sonicnotes.info
(www.sonicnotes.info/p/heroes-...)
Sonic Heroes Vocal Trax Commentary - sonicnotes.info
(www.sonicnotes.info/p/heroes-...)
Sonic Heroes Music Credits- vgmdb.net
(vgmdb.net/album/1574)
Introduction - 0:00
Hotline Sehwani - 1:54
Influences, Prototype Overview & Background Info - 3:16
Music Development- 10:43
Outro - 40:55
Profile Picture/Outro done by Jonni Salazar, check him and his gorgeous art out on IG: / jonni_salazar
Outro Music: Sonic Heroes (From Sonic Heroes)
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Profile Picture done by Novika ( / imarusama )
Outro/Sub Button done by Jonni Salazar, check out his gorgeous work on IG: ( / jonni_salazar ) - Hry
Awesome video bro! And thank you for having me on!
SKREW!
No problem, the pleasure is all mine. Thanks for hopping on!
@@Eldarin Hey good video dude. I hear speculation in the Sonic-tuber community that you'd considered doing Sonic Rush's music. If so, I'd love to come share my ideas with you. I'm a Hideki stan and I have no problem giving knowledge on the many samples and styles he's known for.
This soundtrack is the most 'SONIC' soundtrack in the franchise and I love it! And of course, a great video that does the soundtrack justiceđ
Yeah Heroes certainly has one of the best OSTs! Thanks for the kind words on the video also!
Absolutely agree
I know what you mean, but Unleashed is my favorite one
@@UltimateTS64 Yes! Unleashed has genuinely one of the best OSTs in the series too! Feels less Sonic-y to me, but that doesn't take away from it at all, soooo gooood!
I remember making my chores with Heroes Sound Test blasting all across my room
Such a nostalgic trip, thanks guys, it's great knowing how the music you love came to be
Thank you for watching Hugo! I agree it really is cool learning about the music, games etc and the behind the scenes work that went into them
Sonic heroes has an unforgettable soundtrack, I often find myself randomly humming songs from this ost because its that good!
Even my sister can sing the theme song. Was blasting this OST through the house as a kid - through my PS2đ
Ohh that Lost Jungle prototype is crazy
Let's agree, Sonic Heroes is one of the Ultimate Bangers.
I've been saying it for years sonic heroes has the most bangers outta all the sonic games I'll put sonic adventure 2 second and sonic 3 and knuckles third.
This ost is great the music feels like its made for the characters and levels
My favorite stage track is definitely Bullet Station. Itâs definitely encapsulates the action and stakes of rail grinding above a canyon that goes a mile deep.
This Machine is my favorite of the team themes, but Follow Me is a close second. And I agree it really fits Amyâs character, more so than My Sweet Passion (which I still think is a fun song but the world was definitely not ready for âpappappayaâ LOL).
What Iâm Made Of is what I would consider the last of the âbig threeâ Crush 40 songs along with Open Your Heart and Live and Learn. Their songs from Secret Rings and Black Knight are among my favorites too, as well as the Sonic Heroes theme and some of their non-Sonic songs, but the big three just defined the band in the way we know them all these years later. Besides the killer guitar riffs, I also really like the lyrics âIs it me, you say, youâre looking for, let me show you who I am and what Iâm here forâ, which Iâve always viewed describes Sonicâs attitude whenever he fights Eggman.
Funny thing, I oftentimes play Sonic music on my bluetooth speaker at the pizza shop I work at, and today I primarily played Sonic Heroes tracks. What a coincidence.
Now I am convinced a video on Shuffle's OST isn't possible, especially since one was never officially released... really sad. But this OST? Absolutely my childhood. So good
37:55 I am sorry to say this is an error. As much as I've yearned for What I'm Made of to be in Smash, it actually isn't, and people often misremember it as being in Smash. That said, this video is still amazing, and wonderfully put together! I just wish my favorite Sonic song was actually in Smash... đ
I know I have no clue why it's not in Smash, would've been one of the most fitting songs
It's the mandela effect
LETS GOOO I was hoping you'd make this video
I hope it lived up to the hype! Thanks for watching
@@Eldarin Yep it was great!
Another banger because it's heroes.
SOOONIIICCC HEEERRROOOESSSS (thanks for stopping by!!)
You should look into the 2 soundtracks for sonic 3D Blast since its a soundtrack where a lot of older and newer composers and styles come together
ELDARIN, AND SCREW IN THE SAME VIDEOâïž THIS A INSTANT HOOD CLASSICđŁ
Another great one! I'm biased as Heroes is my favorite Sonic game but learning what occurred behind the scenes when producing the music is a cool experience. Thanks for this, guys!
I assume the plan is to go through all the main line Sonic games, but I think Sonic Rush so deserves a spot in this series, it has a banger OST
A fact about me... I think I'd already reference this in your last video (?)
Is that Heroes is the first BRAND new Sonic game I ever had.
While my first Sonic game was SA2 - by the time I'd gotten that game it was only a year old at that point. Heroes was the first game that made me a fan.... Brings me back to 2003 all over again...
I love this game so much, it's super important to me... And the music is just classic.
Also Johnny seems like a pretty cool dude, I kind of wanna have a drink with him. XD
Have no clue how Iâve seen so much Sonic content and you keep managing to find more awesome development facts! Great video as always!
Knocked it out of the park, Eldie!
What im Made Of is hands down my favorite Crush 40 theme. While Live and Learn was legendary this was just fucking IMMACULATE it's legit one of my favorite songs ever LOL
awesome stuff bro!!! Loved it
Thanks a ton! Cant wait to see whatca got cookinđ
@@Eldarin trust me itâs cookinâŠ
This video was so awesome dude, absolutely amazing work as usual. Nostalgia fueled or not, I love Heroes so much
As always a great video my man canât wait for Shadow next!
Thanks so much!
Ooooh!
Great video! I've only ever heard the beta version of Casino Park, so it was a very interesting experience to learn about all the others.
Also heck yeah the System Select and all of the multiplayer tracks are so underrated! They're some of my favourites from the Heroes OST
Two things about Team Chaotix theme is that there are parts in the lyrics which reflect their business side: "They're detectives you want on your side, their directives help you track your crime" comes off HEAVILY as a commercial jingle, and "Sonic Heroes - what your problem needs" is a sales pitch in and of itself. It's genius.
By far one of the best sonic soundtracks. Team chaotix is one my favorite
Team Dark had the best theme imo.
I agree
hmmm...something about this..
I loved the original version of casino park although it sounds like if sonic heroes was on the ds
Funny enough I started playing Sonic Heroes recently on PC and gotta say my favorite so far is Seaside Hill I mean câmon itâs a classic.
Agreed, SH is a classic. My personal favorite is Grand Metropolis, that stage slaps too. Thanks for checking the vid out!
@@Eldarin Nice Pick and Yeah of course Man keep bringing in the killer Content đđż
This is completely optional, but I hope you do one on Unleashed soundtrack. I love these kinds of videos
He likely is going to, it's just a matter of time.
Thanks That One Dude, I can promise ya one thing I will do an Unleashed Music video at some point. That OST is GOD-TIER, it may take me a while but it will get done ;) Thanks for watching!
This soundtrack was one of the ones that eventually got me interested in picking up guitar myself, and, in particular, I think it was the first place I ever heard a seven-string -- which is now, broadly speaking, my instrument of choice.
So I think over the last few years especially, I've come to owe a lot to this particular soundtrack :)
This all probably makes it a bit funny that my favourite song on the soundtrack is Lost Jungle, you know, that one which barely uses any guitars at all XD
Nicee!!!
I love your soundtrack videos all the details and research you put in always makes me go back and listen to them with a fresh pair of appreciative ears. Here's hoping for a shadow the hedgehog music dev video! I think the music in that game is wildly varied and criminally underrated.
Eldarin! Every single time you put out a video, Iâm overjoyed because I know itâs going to be great.
Heroes has such an incredible soundtrack that is top shelf and quality!
Funny thing is that for over a decade, I had thought that the lyrics in Sonic Heroes were:
âSonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
What you canât find, you can find in your friends.â
Instead of the actual lyrics:
âSonic Heroes! Sonic Heroes!
Bind you, confine you, defining your reign!â
I think my misheard lyrics fit so much better and make a ton more sense. Imagine my shock when I realized I was wrong.
With the song What I'm Made Of I'm sure I heard something about Sega thought the song was too dark for Heroes, hence why they asked for something more upbeat. I'm glad Jun stuck with What I'm Made Of to get it in the game.
Also with vocal scatting over demo tracks, I remember Metallica's James Hetfield is quite well known for this with the demo tapes. Wasting My Hate being a good example of this.
Oh btw, some more specific stuff I was able to pick out:
that prototype Seaside Hill track uses synthesized drums. I can't tell whether it's a physical drum machine or a computer sequencer. The final track has live drums.
Grand Metropolis prototype's percussion is also synthesized, though I don't think that's a surprise to anyone :) The final track, again, uses live drums. What's really interesting is how different the drum patterns are -- I wonder whether that was originally how Senoue wanted the drummer to play, or if he just set up a sequence that would have a similar energy to the final track?
The melodic 'shape' of that lead guitar riff in "We Can" feels a lot like Sonic going around a loop-de-loop. I wonder if it's a coincidence that that's the first thing you see when the song starts playing?
The Rail Canyon prototype track *does* have real drums already. That's an interesting difference.
The Lost Jungle prototype track actually *is* at a different tempo -- a word you like to throw around a lot -- from the final version. It's noticeably slower. Funny that you didn't throw the word in there when it would have been definitively accurate. :) The fact that the tribal drums still sound identical despite the tempo change suggests that they're synthesized even in the final track -- which makes sense considering the track's very mechanical groove.
The fact that the scatting from "My Sweet Passion" is done by a single vocalist in "Follow Me" when the original version had what sounded like a group of backing singers, could also be seen as a reflection of Amy's growing confidence and self-reliance. Or it could just mean they didn't have any backing singers this time :)
Some of the lyrics from "What I'm Made Of" were referenced in later Crush 40 songs, I think the most notable one was "I Am... All of Me" referencing the "seen a million faces and watched them fall" imagery, but I might be missing some others.
The early City Battle track sounds like a synthetic drum-loop that could have been thrown together in a few minutes, most likely meaning it was a placeholder that was never meant to be used.
Not mentioned in the video, but I find this interesting -- the Egg Emperor boss track begins with what seems to be a stock drum loop. The exact same drum loop can also be heard at a few points in the game Red Faction II, which, as far as I know, has no connection with Sega or Jun Senoue, and was released at least a year before Sonic Heroes.
This is a great look into Sonic Heroes' songs, it has some great ones. In particular, Team Chaotix is one of my favorite Sonic songs and this was a fun learning experience.
Unfortunately, What I'm Made Of isn't actual in Smash, iirc Sonic Heroes is in Smash though. If What I'm Made Of was in Smash I'd have it on at all times when playing on Windy Hill Zone, despite the weird layout its one of my favorites in Smash.
Before watching: of course he uploads the second I leave my phone alone
After watching: amazing video man. I have been excited since you started teasing it. Your videos are so informative and always a joy to watch
Thanks man it means alot!!!!
@@Eldarin of course dude. Your one of my main inspirations and best Internet friends
I scream when I saw the thumbnail, if I were in an apartment I would've have been kicked out
What a damn blast this video was!! I recently found your channel and I simply love your videos! They are soo pleasant to watch and informative too boot! I liked how you played the (stage) music as you talked about the songs so one could really follow well what the differences from the prototypes were - especially the one for Casino park is banging!
Sonic Heroes was my first Sonic game I played and even without the nostalgia it is still really really fun to play to this date(I miss the free camera so much in the other games pls Sonic Team I am begging you...)
I love the different aesthetic and themes for the stages, they are all so vibrant and colourful- and I like how they made the ideas of 'acts' in such a perfect way. Was really suprised by some early tracks tho, like Lost Jungle or the multiplayer battle theme which is....interesting to say the least
Also the main menu theme(which is never heard full ingame btw which is a shame) is such a blast and ideal piece of ost for such a lighthearted game
What I'm Made Of is one of my favourite songs of all time bless Crush 40 and Jun Senoue especially that he really wanted to use this track because god am I glad this song exists, gives me goosebumps every time. And as you say, nothing oozes more Sonic than songs like Sonic Heroes - as an anime fan myself I was really suprised...and also not at all suprised that this song took inspirations from like the common 'vibe' that many anime song have...kinda funny bit of trivia for me personally
Also glad to hear that you also love Grand Metropolis, I adore this stage so much for the idea and the gorgeous music man...but I could gush about all the stages for hours so better stop here haha
I kalready new about the early version from Sonic Heroes and the early Team Dark cutscene from the Sonic mega collection but aside from that pretty much everything about this video was actually a new piece of information for me which I really enjoyed! I really like to see a bit behind the scenes and can't wait to listen to all the prototype tracks now.
Really good work with this video as well! Thank you so much for your effort and your passion behind each video, as I clearly enjoy every one of it and definitely will in the future.
Keep up the good work Eldarin!
Hey Shiritsu! I just wanted to say thank you so much for the kind words in your comment it really means a lot to me! Iâm with ya on loving the stages and their vibrancy and such, theyâre really a treat to play through. What Iâm Made Of is also SO FREAKING GOOD! I too was really surprised about the anime influences, everyone always says this series has a lot of anime inspiration but saying the developers themselves say that was super cool imo. Anyways, just wanted to say thank you for watching and stay tuned for this Saturday;)
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I didn't really like this game because I thought it was a letdown compared to sa1 and sa2. Nowadays, I think of it more as Sonic 2's long lost 3d brother. It's got the same charm and silly serious-but-not-serious story. I enjoy it a lot more, now.
Oh baby my favorite Sonic game of all time. Video just started and I already know it's gonna be a good one
14:40 The Scat Man
When i was teenage im listening some of sonic heroes music and how i enjoyed from those albums and i love sonic heroes, we can, follow me, team chaotix i still listening on my phone ... â€đ¶đž
While I think Sonic Heroes has a weaker soundtrack than SA1 or SA2 it is still very good and fits in well with the rest. Saeside Hill, Grand Metropolis, Frog Forest and many others are some very epic tracks. Great video as always!
Yeah I agree, it's definitely good, but not really to the point where I regularly listen to it outside of the game like SA1+2, but Frog Forest doesn't get enough love, that song is such a vibe
The best crush 40 song is in this game
my second fav sonic soundtrack after sa2
As much as it pains me to say what Iâm made of isnât in smash
Great video! It had a very cozy vibe and I really enjoyed the guests giving their own analysis! I'm a big fan of Sonic music and this is one of my favourite Soundtracks, but this video had tons of information I didn't know about!
That said, I do have to point out, Mystic Mansion wasn't composed by Tomoya Ohtani (as stated in 6:17), but by Jun Senoue and Naofumi Hataya.
I'm new to your channel and will definitely check out your other videos on the development of Sonic music! :D
Hey Dreampillet! Thanks so much for the kind words on the video. Really happy to hear you enjoyed it and was able to learn some cool trivia from it. I hope you enjoy what other content I have on the channel and I also appreciate the clarification on Mystic Mansion, my mistake!
Cool
40:05 This sounds like Crash Bandicoot 1 - Papu Papu
It's always gud.
30:29 I understand why you used Rail Canyon gameplay for this, as that part of that version of Follow Me is VERY similar, if not identical to Rail Canyon's music.
Hi i love sonic heroes soundtrack my favorite song from sonic. Heroes is what I'm made of that's a great song that i wish was in smash bros ultimate
12:19 Funnily enough, I made a joke on your Discord server about Sonic Heroes having the best anime intro LMAO.
Amazing video!
You are so kind! Thanks Matthew I appreciate it :)
@@Eldarin btw I got ps now and played sa1 and sa2 for the first time and I really enjoyed them! I'm currently playing unleashed and enjoying it as well.
Ps. Your videos are great
Awesome!!! Iâm super happy to hear youâre enjoying them :)
I learned due to the idle chatter knuckles doesn't like flashy cities
Best collab on this channel.
The thumbnail for this video though is absolutely brilliant also I agree I love sonic hero's soundtrack mainly the boss fight theme
New eldarin video!!!!!!!
Awesome!!!! Could you do a video on Sonic 2006 music please?
;)
The prototype music of final fortress resemble alot the initial idea of final fortress zone begin a underwater base
Also Seaside Hill is a banger, i wish the second part of the song was used in oficial remixes
Great video dude, checked out your other content too. Subbed for sure.
Thanks so much! It really means a lot :)))
Very informative thanks for making it hero's is my personal favorite game from the series besides sonic 2 and 3 and maina
It was different...
Sonic proving once again that it's music is where it's at my the actual gameplay
Sonic Heroes' soundtrack isn't one I really listen to outside of the game very often, but man has it got some bangers
Cool vid
You really need more subs
Thank you it really means a lot! I just love this series so being able to share that with you all makes me happy
Youâre welcome
@@Eldarin when Iâm popular Iâll give a scout out
sonic heroes shouldâve been adventure 3
your videos just scream quality
Thank you Metal it really means alot! :))
@@Eldarin no problem :D
Casino park demo goes hard!
I love this game s soundtrack.
This Machine is my favorite vocal track.
Now do Shadow the Hedgehog
I hope you do a video like this on Shadow the Hedgehog in the future. Where exactly was "What I'm Made Of" used in Sonic & the Black Knight?
Thanks so much CanadianBroski! It really means alot, and as for What Im Made Of in S&BLK, it plays when the "Medal of Sonic" is equipped.
@@Eldarin You're welcome, I love your videos since they go into the development of the soundtracks of the games that we love. Thanks for the confirmation, I guess I haven't played Black Knight enough to get that medal.
Hey, Eldarin. You should definitely do a video on the disastrous development of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)! Sega want this game to release before the 2006 holiday season and they through a rush development. Seriously! Sonic '06 has a lot of cut content removed from the final game. What do you think about this mess? I would like to hear your thoughts.
It's planned as one of my next videos! Still figuring out how I want to tackle it without being a rehash of everything already on YT. Stay tuned ;)
YO IâM BEGGING, CAN YOU DO SONIC UNLEASHED, SECRET RINGS, 06, OR EVEN SONIC FORCES NEXT?-?\?/)/?3(,
And now I want Sonic Cd-
Iâm literally addicted to these type of videos
Ok
everyone in the video pronounces jun senoue differently and its so funny
It ressembles a lot to Papu Papu's Theme from the original Crash Bandicoot 40:05
crashchad
would love to help elaborate further on the mix differences on these songs, instead of just "the guitars sound different" etc.
JUNE SE NOY, ITS NOT THAT HARD
The beta track sounds cursed