If you’re saying, “Schala, fangames, really?” then first of all, get the heck out of here with that garbage and don’t ever put down fan works that you haven’t even heard or played yet. Second, you’d be surprised with how nicely some of these can be composed, and the fact that some of the samples (or live instruments) these composers use are better than some of the samples that well-known composers use. In fact
watch this video where Falk talks about interactive music. So fan composers, when you get the best of the best, truly know what they’re doing.
Sonic Before the Sequel was featured at other SAGE (Sonic Amateur Games Expo) events beforehand, but the 2012 build of the game comes with better graphics, some gameplay/physics improvements, and new music!! Falk decided to take on the music and recruited some other people to lend diversity to the SBtS soundtrack.
Downpour – for Hilltop Heights Act 2 sounds like it could fit
right into Sonic CD. Love the dance backing, and the vocal samples. That’s the sort of thing older Sonic soundtracks exhibited and something I’d love to see again. Adding bell samples is a really nice touch. It’s nice to see it grow from
Rivulets – For Hilltop Heights Act 1, and then elegantly flows into the piano-driven
Prismatic – For Hilltop Heights Act 3.
I’ve said in other threads that I absolutely adore
Invisible Realm – For Lost Levels Act 1 because it’s terribly reminiscent of Suikoden for me. And then we get the chiptune-inspired
Wood Zone – For Lost Levels Act 2 out of it, and the bass and synth-inspired
Fire and Ice – For Lost Levels Act 3 (sounds like something out of the Saturn version of Sonic 3D Blast, actually).
Evening Dreamscape pt1 – For Sunset Star Act 1 has lovely bass, percussion and piano work with some synth strings. It’s adorable, and it creates something incredibly soothing and jazzy, worthy of the lounge.
Interlude – For Sunset Star Act 2 continues the jazzy trend with a piano and a lead sax. Plunk this right into Sonic Unleashed and you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference that it was something original. Finally, synth and synth leads are added
Evening Dreamscape pt2 – For Sunset Star Act 2 keeping the soothing atmosphere.
Like, there are other tracks that are so reminiscent of the feel of older Sonic games, especially in terms of sampling like the older games used to do, that I can’t help but to feel nostalgic while listening to it. For example,
Metro Madness Act 1,
Blue to Darkness – For Fortress Flow Act 3,
Chiptunes and Salsa – For Perilous Paradise Act 3, and
Titanic Tower Act 1. It’s such a good album and I think people should give it a listen.
