It\u2019s November 1992 and Sega has unleashed Sonic The Hedgehog unto the world again. Your parents have yelled your name for the second time, but you can\u2019t hear them, for the sounds emitting from the Emerald Hill Zone have captivated your ears. Spaghetti night can wait, for no sound of a utensil or food cooking sounds as good as Masato Nakamura\u2019s score for Sonic The Hedgehog 2 on the Sega Genesis \u2013 a score that had as much speed and attitude as the \u2018Blue Blur\u2019 himself. <\/p>\n

Nakamura provided the music for the first two Sonic games, and in 2021 he sat down with Billboard Japan and explained just how simple the sound was. \u201cFrom a vertical standpoint, only six notes could be played together including the drums, chords, and melody. It wasn\u2019t about chords anymore, it was about expressing the music with just those six notes, so I only used six notes when composing on MIDI,\u201d said Nakamura. Those six notes brought in sounds of Funk to the Mystic Cave Zone, the sound of Country Western to Hill Top Zone, and so on and so forth. What puts Nakamura\u2019s Sonic 2 soundtrack over his soundtrack for the first game, is the fact he really capitalized on the names of each zone.<\/p>\n

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When you hear a name like \u2018Mystic Cave,\u2019 it presents a clear idea of what that level should sound like \u2013 the name itself lends a lot to the tone of each zone. Going through each different area in Sonic 2 is like going to a different city in America and taking in the music that is part of its lifeblood. You cannot go to New Orleans and not take in the sounds of Jazz trumpets, while hearing a Blues Guitar is comforting and relaxing, but hearing it in Memphis is an out-of-body experience. There\u2019s something spiritual about music that creates a special bond.<\/p>\n
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