Sonic CD (United States Soundtrack) Playthrough

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Sonic the Hedgehog CD is a 1993 platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega CD. As Sonic the Hedgehog, the player attempts to protect an extraterrestrial body, Little Planet, from Doctor Robotnik. Like other Sonic games, Sonic runs through themed levels while collecting rings and defeating robots. Sonic CD introduces time travel as a game mechanic. By traveling through time, players can access different versions of stages, featuring alternative layouts, music, and graphics. Sonic CD features the debuts of the characters Amy Rose and Metal Sonic.

Sonic CD began as a port of the Sega Genesis game Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), but developed into a separate project. Led by Sonic's co-creator Naoto Ohshima, the developers sought to showcase the technical capabilities of the Sega CD, with animated cutscenes by Studio Junio and CD-quality music. The soundtrack, influenced by house and techno, was composed by Naofumi Hataya and Masafumi Ogata. For North America, a new soundtrack was composed by Spencer Nilsen, David Young and Mark Crew.

Sonic CD was released in late 1993. It received acclaim and is often regarded as one of the best Sonic platform games. Reviewers praised its size, music, and time travel feature, although some felt it did not fully use the Sega CD's capabilities. It sold over 1.5 million copies, making it the bestselling Sega CD game. Sonic CD was ported to Windows as part of the Sega PC label in 1996, and to the PlayStation 2 and GameCube as part of Sonic Gems Collection in 2005. A remake, developed by Christian Whitehead using the Retro Engine, was released for various platforms in 2011 and as part of the Sonic Origins compilation in 2022.

At Never Lake, an extraterrestrial body, Little Planet, appears in the last month of every year. Sonic's nemesis, Dr. Robotnik, has chained the planet to a mountain and begun transforming it into a giant fortress with his robot army. To execute his plan, Robotnik uses the Time Stones, seven diamonds which control the flow of time, hidden in the different zones. Sonic ventures to the planet, followed by the besotted Amy Rose, his self-proclaimed girlfriend. Robotnik dispatches his newest invention, Metal Sonic, to kidnap Amy at Collision Chaos, luring Sonic into danger.

I'm not going to explain the original soundtrack as i've already explain it in PAL/Japan playthrough of this game    • Sonic The Hedgehog CD (Europe & Japan Soun...  
But i use the PAL Intro at the end of the US playthrough 1:40:36

i'm just gonna talk about the US version

Sega of America delayed the US release of the game for two months to have a new soundtrack composed by Spencer Nilsen, David Young and Mark Crew (credited as Sterling).Nilsen said Sega of America "wanted something a little more musically rich and complex", with a theme song they could use in marketing.The new theme song, "Sonic Boom", was composed by Nilsen and performed by the female vocal trio Pastiche. Den of Geek described the American soundtrack as "more orchestral and 'rocking' ... a bit more 'epic' and almost mournful", with "a sense of dread" compared to the "bouncy and joyful" Japanese soundtrack. Nilsen said the two soundtracks represented "completely different musical philosophies and approaches".

After being delayed for the new soundtrack, it was released in North America in November 23, 1993, alongside Sonic Chaos and Sonic Spinball (   • Sonic The Hedgehog - Spinball Playthrough  as) part of Sega of America's "Sonic Three on One Day" release strategy.