Sonic Creator Confirms Michael Jackson’s Involvement With The Soundtrack For Sonic 3

Since the debut of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in 1994, followers have speculated that the King of Pop himself Michael Jackson labored on the sport’s soundtrack. With the discharge of Sonic Origins, this rumor has surfaced as soon as once more, solely this time with affirmation from the previous head of Sega. Sonic creator Yuji Naka revealed the information on Twitter in celebration of the primary sport’s thirty first anniversary. He additionally supplied additional proof of the musician’s involvement by tweeting an previous image taken on a helicopter tour of Jackson’s Neverland Ranch.

Happy thirty first Birthday Sonic!
SEGA Official is enjoying Michael Jackson’s track on Sonic. I’m shocked. Is it an indication? https://t.co/sQsAIWvBkI

— Yuji Naka / 中　裕司 (@nakayuji) June 23, 2022

This is an image taken by me with my digital camera after we went to his home in his helicopter. It’s fairly light. I miss it. pic.twitter.com/wtM1BtMHwT

— Yuji Naka / 中　裕司 (@nakayuji) June 23, 2022

Back within the 90s, it was common for Michael Jackson to staff up with Sega for a venture. In 1990, Sega launched Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker based mostly on the movie for the Sega Genesis. Jackson was additionally concerned with the Space Channel 5 collection, which even featured his personal character named Space Michael. When Sonic the Hedgehog 3 got here out, Jackson’s identify couldn’t be discovered within the credit, which is how the unique rumor began.

To at the present time, the rationale why Michael Jackson was not credited is unknown. Two attainable explanations are the accusations of abuse in opposition to the singer, or the truth that Jackson was not pleased with the ultimate product. “At the time, game consoles did not allow an optimal sound reproduction, and Michael found it frustrating. He did not want to be associated with a product that devalued his music.” Brad Buxer, a keyboardist who labored carefully with Jackson, talked about this in an interview years in the past.

Now that Sonic Origins has been launched, has Michael Jackson been correctly credited for his work? Actually, the tracks composed by Jackson have been swapped with tunes based mostly on early builds of the third Sonic sport. This is presumably as a result of Jackson’s property has made it troublesome for Sega to safe the rights to his compositions. Yuji Naka appeared to precise disappointment over the substitute of the tracks in his tweets. Despite this, Sonic followers now have a solution to the long-rumored story of Michael Jackson’s involvement with the soundtrack to Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Oh my god, the music for Sonic 3 has modified, regardless that SEGA Official makes use of Michael Jackson’s music.

— Yuji Naka / 中　裕司 (@nakayuji) June 23, 2022