I can't be alone in thinking that it was probably this game's OST that gave me an appreciation for bass? So many of the basslines in this game are amazing.
I'm starting to realize my love for funk, disco, jazz, r&b, and hip hop can he solely attributed to this game. Played this a TON in my formative years.
Yo this is a year late but I used to think this exact thing when I was little! I pictured cats in an alley way coming out at night being badasses next to graffiti walls. I wrote cringey lyrics to it when I was like 5 haha. I miss those days so much
I know act 2's arrangement is widely considered to be one of the best (if not the best) tunes in the game, but I truly adore this one as well. The two together are my favorite themes in all of classic Sonic.
Act I sets up the melodic and rhythmic ideas Act II builds on - the two can't exist separately from each other. The moment the Act II theme drops in has such weight and _oomph_ because it was given a solid setup. Act I doggypaddles, so Act II can highdive.
@Vincent Wisehoon Which is shocking because as water levels go I thought Hydrocity wasn't that bad. Of course I also played the first Sonic when I was 3 so I was thrown into the deep end.
Sonic had so many funky basslines that carried the songs. DKC had a lot of similar songs where they'd let the bass kind of guide the tempo and direction of the music.
@@kg4boj what other games? Also I don't think micheal wrote the ones we know. But his version was deleted but I think some parts he could have helped with and influenced. Or maybe his team
@toters2724 Actually he did. Yuji Naka himself admitted it although Jackson was left out of the credits because he was busy paying off lawsuits for all those little boys he molested.
Of all the songs I've seen deconstructed so far, I think that this one has the most complex interplay happening between the different musical layers. Listening to this gives me a whole new appreciation for the completed piece.
Well, the Genesis used a DAC (Which stands for Digital-to-Analogue Converter), so all of the drum sounds were pretty much exclusive to each game. Sonic 1 & 2 used a lot of the same samples IIRC, but yeah.
DAC and Channel 1 in the pocket baby... damn that's tight! I know MJ was part of the composition process for the songs in S3. It really shows on the more funky tracks. EDIT: And then PSG 3 comes in... holy hell
Wikipedia article on Sonic 3 quotes composer Cirocco Jones as saying that he, MJ, and Brad Buxer worked on the music from “levels 2 and 3”, which equates to Hydrocity and Marble Garden.
this song was composed by sega, having distinct act 2 theme and being in sonic mania are some telling signs as MJ's songs have pretty lazy act 2 remixes and sega doesn't have the rights to them.
Channels 0, 2 ,3 and 4 are individually completely mess but combined creates something awesome. Composer was really clever by making this most complex song.
0:00 sonic falls in hydrocity 0:16 sonic enters the wather tunel 0:37 sonic is pushed out of the tunel by a great whater splash and fall in the pool 0:46 he uses the fans to get to higher plataforms
I was just listening to the original video of this one. Coincedence 🤔. I do like how you gave the channels some more solo time and added more channels to become solo, if you get what I mean. Rereading my comment hurts my brain, but I have no other way of saying it. :p
It doesn't feel rushed. The deconstructed video feels rushed so alot of the parts we hear now were dropped. Alot of the channels should be paired for it to make sense
You are so amazing. I was planning on doing a sort of remake of this song. And this will help tremendously, same goes for act 2. You need to do more like this! ...Even though you most likely not get this...
Wonderful deconstruction! You can literally see the vibrato on Channels 0 and 2. You can also see the limiting/compression at work on Channel 1 and the DAC.
This one be groovin'! I like how the PSG channels alone are a jam. And does anyone else feel the FUNK from the bass channel?! Thought I was listening to ToeJam and Earl for a second there.
After listening to each channel of this song isolated, as well as countless other Sonic songs on your channel, I have only one question. How has no one found out who the composer is yet? I’m 90% sure that this is Jun Senoue, with numerous similar instruments being used in 3D Blast later on down the line, not to mention that the trumpets are used in the Continue Screen music in this same game. Am I just crazy or did I actually figure it out?
It is possible that Jun did originally compose this theme given the similarities to the no way theme and other tracks he definitely did. The only thing that's missing are the crash symbols that are usually found in his songs he both composed and arranged, so perhaps this song was touched up by someone else.
I think it's also worth pointing out how dilapidated way for Casinopolis has sections that sound like Hydrocity Act 1, as well as having a similar vibe to Hydrocity Act 1 in terms of composition.
Love your videos Carpathia 808! You got me motivated to try deconstructions of mega drive music. I found a program called RYMcast. Have you tried that one?
The ultimate editing experience: Monitor 1: Windows movie maker Monitor 2: Switch playing this (Switch plays youtube cause my Laptop couldn't even dream of running paint for 5 whole minutes without crashing)
There is a plugin on the foobar2000 website that reads several video game music, the Genesis being included. There is a video somewhere on this user's channel page about how to use it. It's from their channel called "Tutorials and More", I think.
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who else hums the missing parts?
almost thought I was the only one for a second, haha
me
Who doesn't lmao
Your not the only one bruh 😁
Me
I can't be alone in thinking that it was probably this game's OST that gave me an appreciation for bass? So many of the basslines in this game are amazing.
I'm starting to realize my love for funk, disco, jazz, r&b, and hip hop can he solely attributed to this game. Played this a TON in my formative years.
I was just thinking this. NES games also had awesome bass lines.
You’re amongst friends and definitely not alone in thinking that! Sonic 3, 2 & 1 have some amazing bass parts
Agreed
same, sonic games and mother games had amazing Bass lines
2:53 hell yeah lets go
Toejam and Earl
@@MaskedChaos yess maan XD
@Seabass Studios 2:50
Let’s not say anything bad
2:49 SLAPPIN DAT BASS
Slapp like button
@@kevincruz290 *E P I C*
Imagine that without the 'B' in "BASS", oh god! Lol
2:52 feels like a inner city at night with cats jumping from the trash
Yo this is a year late but I used to think this exact thing when I was little! I pictured cats in an alley way coming out at night being badasses next to graffiti walls. I wrote cringey lyrics to it when I was like 5 haha. I miss those days so much
@@lynxvsjackalope1149 Lol that sounds like me when I was 5 😂
@@lynxvsjackalope1149 I know I'm 3 months late but I'd personally love to see those lyrics, though I assume they've been lost to time by now.
Cats jumping off the trash 🤣🤣🤣🤣
i never actually noticed the bass straight up switches samples in the middle of the song, thats sick
Yes sir! 5- string fingerstyle- (popping on the off-beat) to some funky slap in the chorus
that messed with me when I realized it because I'm using this video as a guide for my recreation of the song
uHm TeChNiCaLlY tHeRe WaVeFoRmS NoT sAmPlEs 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
@@pengil3 You will not wake up tomorrow
@@SolarSonic-uc2qb Thanks!
3:46 this is the coolest options theme ever
The bass hits (2:49) and suddenly I'm transported to Funkotron. 🤘
I think it might be by the same composer…
new track for movie mission impossible
Reminds me of ToeJam and Earl
Thank you Michael
@@mordeicreed4474mj did not do this particular song for the game
I know act 2's arrangement is widely considered to be one of the best (if not the best) tunes in the game, but I truly adore this one as well. The two together are my favorite themes in all of classic Sonic.
I actually prefer the hip-hop jazziness of the first act, myself!
Act I sets up the melodic and rhythmic ideas Act II builds on - the two can't exist separately from each other. The moment the Act II theme drops in has such weight and _oomph_ because it was given a solid setup.
Act I doggypaddles, so Act II can highdive.
I like Act 1 more. It's just so funky. Though Act 2 has this excellent Latin feel.
@Vincent Wisehoon Which is shocking because as water levels go I thought Hydrocity wasn't that bad. Of course I also played the first Sonic when I was 3 so I was thrown into the deep end.
Everyone talks about Channel 1 and DAC, but they forget PSG 3...
PSG 3 is the third of the bass triplets. It's so good.
Paris Saint Germain?? Neymar is here to stay!
@@Aj-me8mo Neymar is brazilian.
@@mixdecoisas9193 duhh I know that but he plays for P$G !
Yes, PSG3 is the hi-hat set to the drums (DAC)
3:29 honestly when you get to this part it makes me think of a pause menu screen
gives a cool idea to make the pause screen have more ambient versions of the same songs as the game's itself
Channel 3 & 4 are spazzing out... um, someone get a medic. But hey? At least Channel 1 and DAC are GROOVING
*they're GROOVIN*
as always
Their just vibin
@@TeionLeeIRL YOOOOOOOO COMPLETELY RIIIGHT
DOC! C'MON MAN!
I wish these games did what Super Mario Bros 2 did and make the pause menu just the bass and DAC from each theme.
Sonic had so many funky basslines that carried the songs. DKC had a lot of similar songs where they'd let the bass kind of guide the tempo and direction of the music.
That's because Michael Jackson wrote all the music for sonic and many other genesys games
@@kg4boj what other games? Also I don't think micheal wrote the ones we know. But his version was deleted but I think some parts he could have helped with and influenced. Or maybe his team
@@kg4bojthis was not MJ believe it or not
@toters2724 Actually he did. Yuji Naka himself admitted it although Jackson was left out of the credits because he was busy paying off lawsuits for all those little boys he molested.
@@kg4boj those were for CNZ, ICZ, LBZ, Competition, Credits, Miniboss and Knuckles and nothing else as far as I'm aware
Of all the songs I've seen deconstructed so far, I think that this one has the most complex interplay happening between the different musical layers. Listening to this gives me a whole new appreciation for the completed piece.
I seriously never noticed the square waves my entire life, and now my ears are fixated on them. This is way more complex than I would have guessed
@@PartyThrasher118 same here. Absolutely awesome how complex it is.
I can’t unhear those now, incredible
@@jerdure
One of the few times I genuinely don't wanna unhear it. It's literally music to my ears!
Lots of "hot potato" between the channels in this song, where in this case the "hot potato" is the melody.
I'm totally resonating with your last sentence! Thank you!
Wish more people would make songs and remixes using the Genesis soundboard like they do with the SNES'. Genesis has some really great drums and bass.
Well, the Genesis used a DAC (Which stands for Digital-to-Analogue Converter), so all of the drum sounds were pretty much exclusive to each game. Sonic 1 & 2 used a lot of the same samples IIRC, but yeah.
@@Nyaalexifr
I can totally imagine 2:49 being used in some sort of underground setting. At things progress, it would turn into 3:47.
Ik I'm late but thats a neat idea
an underground setting... like some kind of flooded city?
@@FirstnameLastname-sb3hj You know what, that's fair. I almost forgot Hydrocity was underground. I was thinking like a cave system or something.
@@kalebadvent so like hydrocity but with no water
@@gechotarismore like hydrocity with no city
Welp, goodbye concentration and hello next few hours of being massively distracted. So good.
I mean it's Sonic OST, can you really blame yourself?
I mean it's Sonic OST, can you really blame yourself?
The good thing about these videos is that you start hearing sounds you didn't hear before in the track. And that's soooooo cool
The people who made these tracks were WAY ahead of their time! They really knew how to make some stank synth riffs.
When you describe it as stank it doesnt sound like youre complimenting it
You know, MJ did the soundtrack but was uncredited
@@BeachBear64 Hydrocity wasn't one of MJ's tracks
@@TempoKong the main commenter said these tracks, not specifically hydrocity. So I meant that the soundtrack in general was done by MJ.
@@BeachBear64 He did a minority of the tracks. In fact, Bruxer did most of the work on the 3 stage tracks they worked on.
2:12 doom theme?
Nice
They don't compose 'em like this anymore! This track is FULL of surprises and it's so nice to hear it deconstructed like this.
DAC and Channel 1 in the pocket baby... damn that's tight!
I know MJ was part of the composition process for the songs in S3. It really shows on the more funky tracks.
EDIT: And then PSG 3 comes in... holy hell
Im deeply sorry but that first part damn near had me kill the turtles
this one want MJ
this wasn't mj
Wikipedia article on Sonic 3 quotes composer Cirocco Jones as saying that he, MJ, and Brad Buxer worked on the music from “levels 2 and 3”, which equates to Hydrocity and Marble Garden.
this song was composed by sega, having distinct act 2 theme and being in sonic mania are some telling signs as MJ's songs have pretty lazy act 2 remixes and sega doesn't have the rights to them.
Hydrocity Act 1 is the embodiment of "Cowabunga!" Sounds like music that fits TMNT (the first show back in the 80s)
2:53 the moment I came here for
What I’m listening to while I’m wearing all black with headphones:
I came here for 3:27
3:46
everyone loves DAC
all my homies love DAC
Channels 0, 2 ,3 and 4 are individually completely mess but combined creates something awesome. Composer was really clever by making this most complex song.
That is literally Michael Jackson
@@reallyblue he had nothing to with this
0:00 sonic falls in hydrocity
0:16 sonic enters the wather tunel
0:37 sonic is pushed out of the tunel by a great whater splash and fall in the pool
0:46 he uses the fans to get to higher plataforms
0:51 he tries to climb a very curved ramp, fails and fall over the miniboss **music restarts**
0:56 channel 3 and 4 are def my favourite
1:53 8-Bit Version
I like when they all go "Bap bap badap bap!" together at 8:29.
I think hearing those PSGs alone really gives it that Master System/Game Gear vibe.
2:49 AW YEAH 😎
6:37 EVERYBODY NOW!
4:43
I was just listening to the original video of this one. Coincedence 🤔. I do like how you gave the channels some more solo time and added more channels to become solo, if you get what I mean.
Rereading my comment hurts my brain, but I have no other way of saying it. :p
It doesn't feel rushed. The deconstructed video feels rushed so alot of the parts we hear now were dropped. Alot of the channels should be paired for it to make sense
It's interesting how this forms a build-up that makes the full track hit way harder than it normally does
2:12 that totally sounds like one of the GG/SMS sonic games... Chaos maybe?
The PSGs the Genesis uses are the same PSGs the Master System used
You are so amazing. I was planning on doing a sort of remake of this song. And this will help tremendously, same goes for act 2. You need to do more like this!
...Even though you most likely not get this...
It amazing how much those square waves add to this song!
Wonderful deconstruction! You can literally see the vibrato on Channels 0 and 2. You can also see the limiting/compression at work on Channel 1 and the DAC.
Words can't express how much i love this
It's awesome how much juice they manage to get out of the PSG Channels... They add so much...
I think pretty much all of us can admit that this is an absolute BOP.
"It's HYDROCITY!"
"It's HYDRO CITY!"
sad news… sonic origins files say hydro_city… 😔
sad day for us all
@@doodlydooyt I don’t care I’m still calling it Hydrocity
haidrockiti
The spectrogrammed waveforms actually look like disrupted water.
Especially the bass
1.34 will forever be my favourite part. Makes me feel like doing the Michael Jackson move where he goes on the tips of his toes
Channel 3 and 4 are my favorites, with channel 1 and dac combo as close second
I just noticed channel 2 makes that effect on channel 0.
With just a 10ms* delay!
*I don't know the actual delay, I just thought it was that long.
Also, the song at half the speed hears like it is on 3/3 or 3/4
5:40-8:41 HydroCity Act 1 Full
Why U gota lie 2 me lek dat????
No, this is way more like
HYDRCITY ZONE ACT 0.5
I will never think of music the same way again.
Gotta love how it all comes together
Can you please deconstruct ring rink from ristar
Surprised to see no one talking about PSG 0 and PSG 1
Though, understandable with the mere existence of Channel 1 and DAC + PSG 3
Wow, two of my favorite songs from S3&K back-to-back? I love it!
I love these remades of your deconstructions in oscilloscope!
this song without channel 0 or 2 is amazing
Trying to recreate channel 3 and 4 is an absolute nightmare
3:47 PSG 3 really makes it SLAP hard with Channel 1 and DAC.
1:34 Spring Yard zone
Its Hydrocity, so i must like
I like you man, (no homo) I see you on almost every video and get happy when I do.
Everyone's talking about basses, but I think the whole thing just sounds beautiful.
3:47 sounds like it belongs in ToeJam & Earl
This one be groovin'! I like how the PSG channels alone are a jam. And does anyone else feel the FUNK from the bass channel?! Thought I was listening to ToeJam and Earl for a second there.
please make one with sonic 2 hidden palace
So glad you're back!
After listening to each channel of this song isolated, as well as countless other Sonic songs on your channel, I have only one question. How has no one found out who the composer is yet? I’m 90% sure that this is Jun Senoue, with numerous similar instruments being used in 3D Blast later on down the line, not to mention that the trumpets are used in the Continue Screen music in this same game. Am I just crazy or did I actually figure it out?
It is possible that Jun did originally compose this theme given the similarities to the no way theme and other tracks he definitely did. The only thing that's missing are the crash symbols that are usually found in his songs he both composed and arranged, so perhaps this song was touched up by someone else.
I think it's also worth pointing out how dilapidated way for Casinopolis has sections that sound like Hydrocity Act 1, as well as having a similar vibe to Hydrocity Act 1 in terms of composition.
Only through a thorough dissection like this do you really see the whole parts of the piece
You know I'm happy Hydrocity replaced labyrinth zone from being in the stand are water level
FOOT DOCTOR
Plot twist: they used sounds that make us remind of the water. And in sonic mania they used the only music. But clean
Love your videos Carpathia 808! You got me motivated to try deconstructions of mega drive music. I found a program called RYMcast. Have you tried that one?
He usually uses foobar2000
Yeah I saw his tutorial on it. I just found that program as you can't run foobar extensions on Mac.
In relation to my comment in the Deoxysprime upload of the original song, the bassline I was talking about is here 2:38.
2:50 and 3:47
It's all fun and games until the drowning theme kicks in.
You thought I wasn't gonna mention the bass and/or drums, weren't you?
This helps in my school project so much, thank you Carpathia!
How Does one attempt this type of talent ?
1. Be Michael Jackson
Can you do emerald hill?
He already did
I think Thomas Strohi means an Oscilloscope Deconstruction video, not a Deconstructed video.
The ultimate editing experience:
Monitor 1: Windows movie maker
Monitor 2: Switch playing this
(Switch plays youtube cause my Laptop couldn't even dream of running paint for 5 whole minutes without crashing)
These deconstructions are great focus music for work
0:01 Ch0, Ch2
0:56 Ch3, Ch4
1:52 PSG0, PSG1
2:49 Ch1, DAC ( why they keep changing channels for the bass? )
3:46 PSG3, Ch1, DAC
4:43 Ch3, Ch4, Ch1, DAC, PSG3
5:39 Ch3, Ch4, Ch1, DAC, PSG3, PSG0, PSG1
6:36 Everything
What's your favourite part? Mine: I don't really have a favourite part
Skip to 6:37 to see and hear all channels in unison.
Anyone else notice how channel one switches from the Sonic 3 bass to the Sonic 2 base for a little bit?
Awesome composition!
Starting from 1:52 to 2:12 PSG 0 and PSG 1 sounds like it tries to play star wars cantina song in 8-bit
Use this to make YTPMVs more easily
Dayumn, the swing on this is so addictive
These are excellent. Thanks.
Make descontructed and pitch shifted of passing breeze from outrun pleeaseee. I like a lot your channel
4:00 this sounds a bit like Toejam & Earl
Is there a way to get access to these audio tracks separately?
By getting the Genesis music file for this from the game itself or dowoading it from a Genesis music archive.
Can you do Flying Battery Act 2 (Prototype)?it sounds like the Mania remix
3:27 sinefeld ?
An alternate name for Hydrocity could be Aquatic Aquaduct Zone. It might be too big to fit, though.
aquatic aquaduct entry zone 🗿
@@WhiskersDoesArts Heck yeah!
It's important to stay hydrated
Can I use this Oscilloscope Deconstructions in my videos? Amazing work btw
how do you make the oscilloscopes split into channels on foobar2000?
There is a plugin on the foobar2000 website that reads several video game music, the Genesis being included. There is a video somewhere on this user's channel page about how to use it. It's from their channel called "Tutorials and More", I think.
PSG 0 and 1 alone could be a game gear song
drumm n bass: ❌
FM1 n DAC n PSG3: ✅
2:39 Master System moment. If you know, you know. :P
0:56 imo best part
just a great song
1:34 my favorite part