Sonic Heroes - Official Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Jun Senoue (Composer), Hideaki Kobayashi (Composer), Keiichi Sugiyama (Composer), Mariko Nanba (Composer), Naofumi Hataya (Composer), Teruhiko Nakagawa (Composer), Tomoya Ohtani (Composer), Yutaka Minobe (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Geneon [Pioneer]
• ASIN: B0002Q9W10
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,878 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sonic Heroes: Main Theme - Crush 40

2. We Can (Theme of Team Sonic) - Ted Poley

3. Stage 01: Seaside Hill

4. Stage 02: Ocean Palace

5. Follow Me (Theme of Team Rose) - Kay Hanley

6. System Screen: Select

7. Stage 03: Grand Metropolis

8. Stage 04: Power Plant

9. Special Stage: Bonus Challenge

10. Stage 05: Casino Park

11. Stage 06: Bingo Highway

12. Battle: Casino Area

13. This Machine (Theme of Team Dark) - Julien-K

14. Boss: Robot Carnival/Robot Storm

15. Stage 07: Rail Canyon

16. Stage 08: Bullet Station

17. Team Chaotix (Theme of Team Chaotix) - Gunnar Nelson

18. Boss: Egg Albatross

19. Event: Disquieting Shadow

20. Stage 09: Frog Forest

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Jun Senoue's best, but best Sonic vocals yet, October 12, 2005

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Antraxx - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sonic Heroes - Official Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This album is actually a truncated version of the original soundtrack from the game. It includes the most important stuff, like the main stage themes and the vocal character themes, but, like most American-published game soundtracks, the thing is stuffed onto one disc and sold at a low price; so some of the cutscenes and a few of the boss themes were left out. Also, unfortunately, some pieces only run through once, and so sound too short.

What IS there, is probably sufficient enough for any casual Sonic or game music fan. All of the stage themes are present; (Except the tutorial, "Seaside Gate"), and the instrumental highlights would be: the incredibly catchy, synthy bright-rock of, "Grand Metropolis", and, "Power Plant", (which hearken back to the oldschool-Sonic tune style); the happy-go-lucky, pinball-sounding, "Casino Park"; then there's the refreshing, dark, and moody, "Hang Castle", and "Mystic Mansion"; and the dooms-day, finale, "Final Fortress." The bonus-stage musics from, Naofumi Hataya, are excellent, as well, and she brings her own fresh flavor to the mix, yet still comes off as "Sonic".

But where those pieces EXCEL, others from Senoue-san, and team, just don't ever seem to get off the ground. There are many stage-tunes that just come off more as riffs or jingles, rather than complete compositions. The culprits would be the likes of: "Rail Canyon", "Frog Forest", and "Bullet Station". These songs run so short, and simple that they often grow repetitive (granted, they DIDN'T in-game, but that's when you had something to do other than just LISTEN). I mean, I know that Senoue-san has done that sort of thing in the past, ("Radical Highway", from Sonic Adventure 2 (SA2), and some of the final levels of Sonic Adventure), but the problem HERE is that the "riffs" just aren't as catchy. I often find myself skipping these songs to get to the really good stuff. And, I really just DON'T like, "Lost Jungle": Too weird and random.

But the crowning achievements of this "go-round", would most definitely be the vocal arrangements, (they're why I BOUGHT the cd). While technically less songs, overall, than say, SA2, these pieces are generally more thought-out and performed better. "Follow Me", theme of Team Rose, is easily one of the most professional in-house game vocals I've ever heard, and certainly within the Sonic franchise. It could easily be mistaken for something straight from the radio. Kay Hanley, who also did some songs for, the "Josie and the Pussycats" movie, sings the piece so clear, and with this subtle "bite" in her accent. It totally fits Amy Rose, especially. Then there's the totally AWESOME, "This Machine", performed by Julien-K, which is this dark-alt-rock masterpiece, (reminds me a little of Nirvana), that delves into the complications of being created by a mad man (theme of Team Dark. The chorus is just brilliant!). "Team Chaotix" serves up an infectious beat and chorus transisiton, and, "Sonic Heroes" gets the whole party started with Johnny Gioelli flare. (It also has been extended nicely from it's game version).

The only weak spot in the vocals would be, "We Can", theme of Team Sonic. The tune is actually very good, but the mismatched vocal ranges between Tony Hanrell and Ted Poley leave the piece sounding shrill, and the voices almost break-up at points, due to the high notes. The lyrics are love-'em-hate-'em, and I personally have no problem with them, (they're especially good morals for your kids). Overall, the song is still good, but can be unprofessional at parts.

(I can' comment on, "What I'm Made of", because I haven't beat the game, and so refuse to listen to it until I do)

Overall, I recommend this album; especially to Sonic fans. Jun Senoue still has the magic to produce some of the most foot-tapping, memorable instrumentals and vocal arrangements in the VGM world. It's just that he's not as consistent with that quality all the way through. Honestly, some parts of the OST feel rushed. But where it shines, it SHINES, and the vocals are solid enough to warrant the admission (unless you don't like Sonic vocals in general).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome Sound Track, August 3, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Sonic Heroes - Official Soundtrack (Audio CD)

The best CD I've heard in my life. I would recommend it to other people!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, great, great, great, great!!!!, November 21, 2004

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Delamaine "Formerly Belacane" (Seattle Eastside) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sonic Heroes - Official Soundtrack (Audio CD)

What can I say? We bought the GC version of Sonic Heroes for my 4-year-old son and the tunes were so catchy that I bought the CD for me. I love it, and "Team Chaotix" is the BEST!