[nineko]

I took the liberty to create a mirror of Disc 2 only, using Ashram's files.
http://dl.dropbox.co...75/Disc%202.rar

[Friend of Sonic]

I wish Amazon would stock the soundtrack. I have a ton of Amazon credit. This sounds like something I'd want to own without a doubt

[sonicthesnot]

When I asked the sound programmer "How was the music programmed in the game? How long did the process take for each song?" Here is the answer he gave me (my Japanese buddy tried to give me his best translation, so it may not be perfect -- also I don't know if I'm remembering it correctly):

First, I received the demo on a DAT from Masato Nakamura. I listened to the music and wrote down the transcription. Then, I inputted it into the computer, and finally created the Genesis version. Afterwards, small corrections and changes were made. It took anywhere from a few days to a week per song. Of course, music was not the only part of my work. I also did sound effects, had meetings with Masato Nakamura, game checks, and other meetings. The whole project took about 1 year.

Here is his original reply if someone can provide a better translation:

音源はカセットテープかＤＡＴか、その類でもらいましたので、
まず音を聴いて、それを採譜して、パソコンに入力して、
それをセガのゲーム機器用に移植して（音符や音色）、細かい修正をして、
という作業でしたので、１曲１日で可能であっても、
結果的な総合時間は１曲あたり、数日～１週間以上はかかっていると思います。

ソニックのサウンド作業の総合日数はなんともいえませんが、
プロジェクトは約１年間でした。
作業したのは、曲だけではなく、効果音や、その他のプログラムや、
中村正人さんとのやりとりや、ゲームチェックや、ミーティングや、
その他諸々の作業を含めてです。
曲だけの作業日数は、当時の作業日報か何かを見なければわからないです。
（もうそういった物は残っていないでしょうが）

[Secret Bonus]

AHAHAHA



MEOW MIX ZONE WAS DAY 0

The Special Stage Demo is fantastic too, it just sounds like a descent into madness.

[Friend of Sonic]

I wouldn't call it Meow Mix Zone, no.

[Retroman]

XCubed, on 20 October 2011 - 03:42 PM, said:

Are you just trying to put this music to Wood Zone? We know the zone is where Mushroom Hill came from. I tend to think of Mushroom Hill as "Wood Zone: Not Boring as Fuck Edition." I know Wood Zone wasn't truly "finished" but I couldn't see where too many more improvements could have been made (in terms of looks, not level layout).

Hmm, apparently a forest, wood zone is mentioned in the Sonic 2 Japanese Manual.

If that were to be, then it would be the start of the game, like the prelude into Emerald Hill Zone, and would be like Angel Island in which the other act showed the level being burned and full of robots. Eggman is seen for the first time, and he laughs as you battle him.

It would have been awesome if they followed the storyline of Sonic flying his plane, the tornado and make an intro cutscene that is sprite-based and drawn (like the Sonic 2 ending) and connect it up like Lion King.

And kept the Hidden Palace Zone level thing (My theory is that it's below Emerald Hill Zone, since the name and the shiny things relate) while Eggman tries to find the chaos emeralds and the 7th one (6th in Sonic 1 was the last) triggers a npc cutscene when collected and sonic looks at it with two hands (like Sonic CD's emerald animation), plays the full Hidden Palace Zone like the demo and says "Sonic got them all!" and "Sonic can now transform into Super Sonic!" followed by the transport sound back into the last checkpoint instead of playing the "end level music".

Still, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, like all games at that year (and 80's) is a nostalgic classic even when it comparing to today's games.

Hmm if South Island was the storyline for this game, and the planned stages are a "desert level", a "cyber city zone stage" (Most likely set outside Metropolis Zone, being a Scrap Brain Zone) and "Hidden Palace Zone", it would be interesting, but alot of stress because Sonic games then we're straight-forward and had a simple formula that tries not to make this game a story, and focus more on gameplay quickness.

I might have an idea for a fan-game though, to re imagine how Sonic 2 would be if all those levels we're in

This post has been edited by Retroman: 21 October 2011 - 12:46 AM

[Turbohog]

Retroman, on 21 October 2011 - 12:05 AM, said:

I might have an idea for a fan-game though, to re imagine how Sonic 2 would be if all those levels we're in

Sorry, but I think it's been done. Sonic 2 The Lost Levels anyone? Also, it's really neat to hear these demos. This is probably the most valuable soundtrack released by Sega ever since we never had these in any form before. Thanks for the rips and everything too! (Although the audiophile in me desires flac format...)

[HarrisonJ]

For some reason, I can listen to all the songs on iTunes but my iPod only shows half of them, no matter what I try or how many times I resync it.

[Skyler]

Friend of Sonic, on 20 October 2011 - 10:27 PM, said:

I wish Amazon would stock the soundtrack. I have a ton of Amazon credit. This sounds like something I'd want to own without a doubt

It's on amazon.co.jp. I dunno if you could use the same account, though.

Secret Bonus, on 20 October 2011 - 11:33 PM, said:

MEOW MIX ZONE WAS DAY 0

:>

Friend of Sonic, on 20 October 2011 - 11:43 PM, said:

I wouldn't call it Meow Mix Zone, no.

:<

[Naean]

Really, thanks a mega bunch Ashram! These tracks are really fun to listen to, and it's very interesting to hear the original demo tracks in comparison to the final 16 bit music.

So yeah, I whipped this up the other day:

[Metal Man88]

I can't help but laugh at the people arguing whether the speed difference means that Masato Nakamura intended for them to be played like they were on the 50Hz Euro Megadrives vs. the NTSC versions.

They don't seem to get that the effects of the PAL version had nothing to do with what he intended—the demos were meant to be put in the game, and got modified on the way. They weren't sped up so that only Europeans would get the "true" experience.

Of course the silly people who keep going "WELL THIS ONE IS 55HZ" seem to mildly realize that the speeds aren't connected to that, though their blabbering about it being connected anyway is ridiculous.

[ICEknight]

...Also, Sonic 2 didn't have its music slowed down in PAL systems; that was just Sonic 1.

[ICEknight]

sonicthesnot, on 20 October 2011 - 10:29 PM, said:

When I asked the sound programmer "How was the music programmed in the game? How long did the process take for each song?" Here is the answer he gave me (my Japanese buddy tried to give me his best translation, so it may not be perfect -- also I don't know if I'm remembering it correctly):

First, I received the demo on a DAT from Masato Nakamura. I listened to the music and wrote down the transcription. Then, I inputted it into the computer, and finally created the Genesis version. Afterwards, small corrections and changes were made. It took anywhere from a few days to a week per song. Of course, music was not the only part of my work. I also did sound effects, had meetings with Masato Nakamura, game checks, and other meetings. The whole project took about 1 year.

Here is his original reply if someone can provide a better translation:

音源はカセットテープかＤＡＴか、その類でもらいましたので、
まず音を聴いて、それを採譜して、パソコンに入力して、
それをセガのゲーム機器用に移植して（音符や音色）、細かい修正をして、
という作業でしたので、１曲１日で可能であっても、
結果的な総合時間は１曲あたり、数日～１週間以上はかかっていると思います。

ソニックのサウンド作業の総合日数はなんともいえませんが、
プロジェクトは約１年間でした。
作業したのは、曲だけではなく、効果音や、その他のプログラムや、
中村正人さんとのやりとりや、ゲームチェックや、ミーティングや、
その他諸々の作業を含めてです。
曲だけの作業日数は、当時の作業日報か何かを見なければわからないです。
（もうそういった物は残っていないでしょうが）

Please, post the whole interview in its own topic. I'm sure many of us will be interested in reading it.

Is that sound programmer Masaru Setsumaru? He composed the drowning countdown and emerald jingle, didn't he?

[Ashram]

Out of curiosity, has any of this been wiki-ed? >.>

[JaxTH]

Ashram, on 21 October 2011 - 04:33 AM, said:

Out of curiosity, has any of this been wiki-ed? >.>

No.

A wiki page went up when the album was announced but nothing has been added.