Jun Senoue

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  Sonic Boom Trio Part 2: True Colors Review

  April 7, 2010 | Audun Sorlie | 1 Comment Share this Sonic Boom Trio Part 2: True Colors Review

  

  A few weeks ago, I did my first review of this series of albums which was released late last year over a small period of time. All 3 CDs features the different works and projects of Jun Senoue, one of SEGA’s most prolific composers and more or less the current Sonic The Hedgehog composer, as they have been bringing onto that series time and time again since Sonic 3 in the 90’s. As you saw in the review of Jun Senoue THE WORKS, he has worked all across the board at SEGA, working with AOR stars and Japanese idols and voice actresses, but nowadays he’s back working with Sonic on Sonic The Hedgehog 4, composing the soundtrack for the download title.

  So it’s fitting we look at True Colors: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2 today. It’s not exclusively a collection of Senoue’s work on the series, but a good chunk of what is featured is by him, and it was released in the album wave dedicated to his works. Sonic is somewhat of a sensitive subject for gamers, as fans either hate the games since it jumped ship to 3D or they dress up as Tails and defend every step Sonic takes in gaming. Let’s see if I will be wearing a furry suit by the end of this.

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  Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Music Sample: As Good As The Classics?

  March 28, 2010 | Audun Sorlie | 4 Comments Share this Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Music Sample: As Good As The Classics?

  So Sonic has had a rough decade to say the least. While some of us (me included) enjoyed a few of the newer titles like Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes, most fans look back on these titles in disgust. Awkward camera, bubblegum rock, and Sonic friends all seem to enrage Sonic fans, while they still buy every title as they are released. Trying to please the angry fans, SEGA surprisingly announced Sonic The Hedgehog 4 for the download services across platforms to be released this spring.

  Now, SEGA released a sneak peak into how the soundtrack will be. And while it isn’t strictly the good old FM synth of the Genesis, it’s still aims at a very retro style. Nintendo Power revealed that the soundtrack is being handled by non other than Jun Senoue. What do you think of the sample? And what do you expect of the game?

  Downloads available at SEGA’s Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Website

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  Sonic Boom Trio Part 1: Jun Senoue THE WORKS (Review)

  March 19, 2010 | Audun Sorlie | 2 Comments Share this Sonic Boom Trio Part 1: Jun Senoue THE WORKS (Review)

  

  Over the course of the winter (which can go away now, thanks, and bye-bye), Wave Master released a trio of CD’s based around the works of Jun Senoue, SEGA melodic rocker and game composer. October, November and December had one release each, and we’ve finally gotten down to take a look at these 3 to see what they offer, and what we’ve already been offered in the past, numerous times. Most people associate Senoue with the recent Sonic titles, but he like everyone else has other scores that are well worth taking the time to look at.

  The first CD, released in October, is Jun Senoue THE WORKS, which, as the title alludes to, is a collection of his different works on different projects, both game and original. A host of familiar names appear, and so will a few songs you’ve never heard before, at least not in the way they are presented here.

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  Tales of Knighthood: Sonic and the Black Knight Original Soundtrax (Review)

  May 6, 2009 | Jayson Napolitano | 6 Comments Share this Tales of Knighthood: Sonic and the Black Knight Original Soundtrax (Review)

  

  When I first heard about Sonic and the Black Knight, I thought it sounded like a questionable idea at best. It seems that many critics agreed with these first impression after the game was released, but I still had high hopes for the soundtrack. Composed by a large team of composers including series giants and newcomers alike, it definitely looked promising.

  So, how about Jun Senoue, Tommy Tallarico, Richard Jacques, Howard Drossin, Yutaka Minobe, Hikaru Tanimoto, and a slew of performers on bass, guitar, drums, strings, violin, hurdy gurdy, and other instruments? Not quite as many composers as featured on the Sonic World Adventure soundtrack from earlier this year, but this one definitely gets some bonus points for the variety of talent alone. I hope you like rock music, because that’s what you’re going to get alongside some great orchestral music.

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