I was chatting with Noah Copeland a week ago on a podcast and he spoke highly of you and your work, so I decided to check your channel out, and WOW. I seem to be in a bit of a minority in that I enjoy most of the Sonic Superstars soundtrack, and you've bought a heck of a lot of energy to this track that I already loved. I always love picturing how these games would look on 16 bit hardware and your music sets the scene perfectly.
These are the kindsa results you get when your chiptune artist is really working with software trying to simulate the true mechanics of FM and not just pre-recorded bits and pieces of old games. They can really flex it to unimaginable lengths and shit's beautiful.
i love this picture of trip. shes so silly. shes a silly willy. she is a goofy girl. she is uppie down. she is so wacky and weird dizzy mode. i love her so much
@@mauro27279 I agree! Yes, in "Sonic 4", although there were a couple of good Tracks, like "Metal Sonic" (Not from "Sonic CD", but which is after "White Park Zone Act 3"), "Death Egg Mk. II Act 1" or "Splash Hill Zone Act 1", but these Instruments just hit the ears. I've heard these tracks in a Normal 16-Bit version and they sound much better than the Originals.
He was never gone, whoever decides shit at sega is just sabotaging him by insisting he makes to make all his music affiliated with a "classic sonic game" to sound like it's from sonic 4.
it's funny how so much of Jun's stuff just ends up sounding like lost 3D Blast tracks when done like this also, very solid approximation of the Korg lead at 0:56
A Superstars remix pack done by you and other big Mega Drive creators like Savaged Regime and RClay would be the Best Timeline we could possibly live in, just saying...
I made mods for sonic 2 and 3 origins version with John, 4sythe, uhrwerk etc but gamebanana took them down :( It took a fair amount of time messing with all the text files to do, but alas GB said nope
This track in particular touches on so many good points old school sonic . The launch base intro, the 3D blast motif, those smexy 16 bit drums. Definitely my favorite from the game.
3:29 ITS TIME TO OPEN MYSELF, DO SOMETHING NEW, I WANNA _stop_ AND GROW UP A-BIT that part immediately hit me when it came on💀 Oh my god it’s just the rest of the verse from smile bomb that’s dope asf 4:06 _THANK YOU FOR WAAAKING ME UPPPPP_
Addressing your messaged at the 1:05 mark, you can disable the blurred background on the PC version by disabling Depth Of Field. The colors also pop out a lot better on PC with shadows off.
One thing that should be fixed in this game is the zone transitions from Golden Capital to cyber station and from cyber station to Frozen base. the entire game has cohesive transitions except this zone
I love reading the notes at the top! Reminds me of how Abigail Thorn talks to viewers in the subtitles of Philosophy Tube videos while the credits roll :D
god i was so sad that this one was one act out of all of them i was like "man that kicked ass cant wait to see act 2" and then i got hit with the patchy the pirate "thats it"
@@dietbep i think the 3 act zones are not as bad considering its either one of the fruit bonus levels or one of the character specific levels which i think are cool but yeah they should have just made every zone have 2 acts
Jun composed a lot of sonic superstars' music, some of them are more obvious since they have the sonic 4 like instrumentation but there's a few more arranged or polished by someone else that were composed by Jun
Absolutely legendary stuff as always! But yeah, regarding your comments, on PC, you can turn of DOF. Most of the stages improve a lot because of it... but in others, you can tell they were made with DOF in mind lol (Lagoon City mostly suffers)
Sky Temple is my favorite song out of the ones that use soundchips (I don't really know how to call them, sorry) in this OST, and that remix made this track even better
1:05 - yeah you can turn off the background blur in the settings, but if your graphics are on "high" then its enabled by default. i played the game with "high" graphics since i just assumed itd be the prettiest, but nope
I loved the original and I love this arrangement a little more. This is the zone that got my hopes too far up that this game would be better than Mario Wonder🤧
Not to sound like I don't appreciate the work and the high quality you give to this track, but hearing SMILE BOMB at he end pulled me out of the inmersion with the track. I love Yu Yu Hakusho as a pre-teen, so hearing the chorus segment literally crossed some wires in my head and made me try to avoid finishing the video everytime I listen over and over. It's not bad that you did this, but just how my mind works making it hard for me to enjoy.
Wow this remix song is Amazing it was too beautiful and look, SMILE BOMB YU YU HAKUSHO MIND BLOW I liked the original song, it's one of the mega drive songs from the game that I liked along with Press Factory act 1 and 2 and Frozen base act 1 ,Tails and 2. Please, I really hope you arrange these songs
If I can ask, how do you know this song was arranged by Rintaro Soma? I don't really see any documentation anywhere, unless I'm not looking at the right place
To be honest, I thought this was one of the weaker tracks. I was kind of suprised to see so much praise for it. I really just don't care for the initial melody, but that's obviously subjective. I just think it's kind of ugly. And then the song just sort of meanders for a while. There are four or five distinct sections that don't particularly blend well with each other. The third section isn't bad, I'll give it that much. This arrangement was really good though. I liked the parts that were added more than the original part of the song.
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I was chatting with Noah Copeland a week ago on a podcast and he spoke highly of you and your work, so I decided to check your channel out, and WOW. I seem to be in a bit of a minority in that I enjoy most of the Sonic Superstars soundtrack, and you've bought a heck of a lot of energy to this track that I already loved. I always love picturing how these games would look on 16 bit hardware and your music sets the scene perfectly.
These are the kindsa results you get when your chiptune artist is really working with software trying to simulate the true mechanics of FM and not just pre-recorded bits and pieces of old games. They can really flex it to unimaginable lengths and shit's beautiful.
Noah is a godsend and this is sexy I love it wow
Sup pup
i love this picture of trip. shes so silly. shes a silly willy. she is a goofy girl. she is uppie down. she is so wacky and weird dizzy mode. i love her so much
Ohhhhh my god that transition into the Virtua Racing replay theme breakdown at 3:04 is so smooth AND THEN SMILE BOMB????? 100/10
One of the Normal Jun Senoue Tracks! If he had done all the tracks in a similar style, then we would have said "He's back!".
Yeah, i'd love the OST more if he didnt use the damn Sonic 4 instruments
@@mauro27279 I agree!
Yes, in "Sonic 4", although there were a couple of good Tracks, like "Metal Sonic" (Not from "Sonic CD", but which is after "White Park Zone Act 3"), "Death Egg Mk. II Act 1" or "Splash Hill Zone Act 1", but these Instruments just hit the ears. I've heard these tracks in a Normal 16-Bit version and they sound much better than the Originals.
He was never gone, whoever decides shit at sega is just sabotaging him by insisting he makes to make all his music affiliated with a "classic sonic game" to sound like it's from sonic 4.
Rintaro Soma arranged it so...
@@BlacklightDarkmast both death egg tunes are bangers tbh
Oh, I could imagine Press Factory with this style sounding really cool!
it's funny how so much of Jun's stuff just ends up sounding like lost 3D Blast tracks when done like this
also, very solid approximation of the Korg lead at 0:56
it's funny because that lead instrument actually came from doomsday zone, i just extended its sustain
It's actually from the Roland JV-1080! Exact patch is Analog Lead
Throwing Smile Bomb in there really caught me off guard and seriously made my day
This is a masterful example of making those limited number of channels work for you, sounds full and exciting, great work.
You do really well yourself too lol
A Superstars remix pack done by you and other big Mega Drive creators like Savaged Regime and RClay would be the Best Timeline we could possibly live in, just saying...
Oh, you mean a mod?
That's a really great idea
I'll happily take all the musics and compile them into a mod :D
I made mods for sonic 2 and 3 origins version with John, 4sythe, uhrwerk etc but gamebanana took them down :( It took a fair amount of time messing with all the text files to do, but alas GB said nope
I’m here before anyone complains about Sonic Superstars’ OST in the comments.
Nice remix, by the way.
This track in particular touches on so many good points old school sonic . The launch base intro, the 3D blast motif, those smexy 16 bit drums. Definitely my favorite from the game.
I'm willing to do a cd styled remix
3:29
ITS TIME TO OPEN MYSELF, DO SOMETHING NEW, I WANNA _stop_ AND GROW UP A-BIT
that part immediately hit me when it came on💀
Oh my god it’s just the rest of the verse from smile bomb that’s dope asf
4:06 _THANK YOU FOR WAAAKING ME UPPPPP_
I thought it wasn't possible to surpass perfection, but the part at 3:23 manages to do just that.
You genuinely got a Smile Bomb on me, haha!
3:04 OMGGGG that's the end of the credits theme of Sonic & Johnny romhack
Had to double take for a minute when I started to hear Smile Bomb.
Another man of culture, I see.
SMILE BOMB?!? AYYOO?!!!
The Smile Bomb jumpscare immediately made me think of Metal Sonic Hyperdrive the first time I heard it.
You did not have to hit us with a banger like that! 😭
Yep, I think I'm gonna keep this on repeat till my gravestone.
Smile Bomb showing up at the end was really quite wonderful
Ik its been there for a while but, I love the little commentary at the top. Nice side effect of keeping viewers engaged too ; ]
Sky Temple has a really good theme but this arrangement is so much more cleaner.
my favorite zone in the game, and probably my favorite sonic zone in general
also I like the smile bomb part alot because Sonic Megamix
That transition into Smile Bomb 😭❤❤❤
I already think Sky Temple is one of the better Jun songs in the game but this just makes it even better, good shit Tay
I love your style in YM2612 tracking. It always sounds good!
YuYu Hakusho at 3:29
based
Addressing your messaged at the 1:05 mark, you can disable the blurred background on the PC version by disabling Depth Of Field. The colors also pop out a lot better on PC with shadows off.
One thing that should be fixed in this game is the zone transitions from Golden Capital to cyber station and from cyber station to Frozen base. the entire game has cohesive transitions except this zone
Love the jam session in the second half. Brings a lot of life to the composition!
Another John Tay mastapiece, you really brought this track to it's true potential.
sounds amazing, you made one of the better jun tracks in the game even better!
Yessss gorgeous
I love reading the notes at the top! Reminds me of how Abigail Thorn talks to viewers in the subtitles of Philosophy Tube videos while the credits roll :D
this is criminally underviewed. kudos to you tho! this is a masterpiece
This is absolutely my favourite thing, putting on loop for the rest of my day.
I immediately recognized Smile bomb 3:21 . Made me smile.
I’ll admit while I’m not a big fan of Jun’s contributions to Superstars’ soundtrack, this is one of his best. But your take is even miles better! 😄
considering the composition reminded me of it a lot i am not surprised you threw in smile bomb at the end, well done
I never played or watched Sonic Superstars, but this gave me Launch Base vibes
YES YES YES YES YES MY FAVORITE TRACK FROM THE GAME
This track was a highlight of the OST fs, so it's great to see it improved upon
NOT SMILE BOMB AT THE END??? you're the best🤣🤣🤣
Wow! Love the enhancements!!
Incredible work, dude. This is quite lovely.
god i was so sad that this one was one act out of all of them
i was like "man that kicked ass cant wait to see act 2" and then i got hit with the patchy the pirate "thats it"
@@dietbep i think the 3 act zones are not as bad considering its either one of the fruit bonus levels or one of the character specific levels which i think are cool
but yeah they should have just made every zone have 2 acts
The level was massive, thx god we got to listen to that music for that long.
THIS IS SO GOOD ESPECIALLY THE NEW SECTIONS
OH MY GODS IS YUYU RAKUSHO INTRO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWW!!
I didn't know Jun composed this one that's awesome
Jun composed a lot of sonic superstars' music, some of them are more obvious since they have the sonic 4 like instrumentation but there's a few more arranged or polished by someone else that were composed by Jun
Amazing!
Absolutely legendary stuff as always!
But yeah, regarding your comments, on PC, you can turn of DOF. Most of the stages improve a lot because of it... but in others, you can tell they were made with DOF in mind lol (Lagoon City mostly suffers)
Sky Temple is my favorite song out of the ones that use soundchips (I don't really know how to call them, sorry) in this OST, and that remix made this track even better
one of the best tracks in superstars tbh
John Tay Zonday
Amazing
I WISH YOU COULD HAVE SEEN THE GRIN ON MY FACE WHEN I HEARD SMILE BOMB
Virtua Racing Deluxe Replay theme is God Tier
WE IMPROVING THE SUPERSTARS OST WITH THIS ONE!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The first time i heard sky temple i thought it sounded like something similar to sonic & knuckles alternate at around 0:57
Lol, love the yu yu hakusho opening you throw in
Heaps better than what we actually got in Superstars.
Now THIS pays homage to the Yamaha OPN2 (otherwise known as the YM2612)!
The YM2612 soundchip is also known as the Yamaha OPN2 soundchip? Huh, the more I know.
clean
1:05 - yeah you can turn off the background blur in the settings, but if your graphics are on "high" then its enabled by default. i played the game with "high" graphics since i just assumed itd be the prettiest, but nope
I actually prefer to play with the blur on because of Lagoon City 💀
@@nullSupernova
thats fair
i only just now realise this vid released on my bday
@@kibbybipps happy extremely belated birthday
@@nullSupernova
thank you!!
*Now i want to see Sonic Superstar Alternative Themes by you*
My good ol 16 bit soundtrack. Beautiful
Okay, can we agree that the start sounds weirdly like Launch Base?
Which one?
@@MatthewCobalt Launch Base Act 1, the one in Sonic 3 & Knuckles. you thought I was talking about the prototype or something?
@@FelixDaCreature You're forgetting about the versions in Sonic Origins, the worse versions of the Prototype tracks.
@@MatthewCobalt the one in origins is just the Prototype tracks with Sonic 4 styled instrumentation, which is why I neglect their existence
Nice Sega Genesis cover of the song!😄🤩😎👌
HOLY SHIT????
Sega should hire you
Nah, sheesh Jun here bringin' out those midi synth BANGERS!!!!!!
(they should've given his guitar back)
he did it.
"The baby. She rises."
Yes, Trip is indeed baby. But I'd say she looks more like she's falling in that pic...
Sega needs to hire you.
Nossa senhora ficou incrível!!!! Queria q a do jogo fosse assim😢
Eu também queria.
This track reminds me of Launch Base Zone a little bit.
PLEASE DO SPEED JUNGLE ACT 1!
Act Sonic would be even more perfect
Would love to see Frozen Base Zone - Act Tails. It was such a bop.
Dont think I didnt notice you sticking Smile Bomb in there
I'm hearing A Lot in this, VRDX aside (also fire), definitely digging it...
Has no one else realized that this track is quite adjacent to Freedom Planet 2's style? Just listen to Phoenix Highway from that game
Can you please do sand sanctuary 😊❤
I loved the original and I love this arrangement a little more. This is the zone that got my hopes too far up that this game would be better than Mario Wonder🤧
Why I feel Launch base vibes?!!!
I love the work that you do and like everything else you make, this is amazing! What's your arranging process for genesis arrangements?
Sound design so good it could be a Peter Gabriel song
why did inever knew this existed until now!!!! stupid algorithm
Im hearing a mix of sonic 3D blast and knuckles chaotix
Not to sound like I don't appreciate the work and the high quality you give to this track, but hearing SMILE BOMB at he end pulled me out of the inmersion with the track.
I love Yu Yu Hakusho as a pre-teen, so hearing the chorus segment literally crossed some wires in my head and made me try to avoid finishing the video everytime I listen over and over.
It's not bad that you did this, but just how my mind works making it hard for me to enjoy.
Wow this remix song is Amazing it was too beautiful and look, SMILE BOMB YU YU HAKUSHO MIND BLOW I liked the original song, it's one of the mega drive songs from the game that I liked along with Press Factory act 1 and 2 and Frozen base act 1 ,Tails and 2.
Please, I really hope you arrange these songs
need this modded in asap
launch base zone past
Kind of sounds like a village in Heartgold/Soulsilver
can we get a replacement of all the jun senoue composed songs with john tay remixes? its all i ask for
Virtua Racing Deluxe Replay and smile bomb lol
Please do the same thing with SPEED JUNGLE
certified jam
The yuyu hakusho reference
Can anyone please make a mod for Sonic Superstars with the music of Joy to replace respective strange songs in the game?
YOU DIDN'T JUST PUT THE FUCKING YU YU HAKUSHO THEME SONG AROUND 3:40 OR SOME SHIT. THAT SHIT IS SICK AS FUCK!
How to remove a 1 square 3?
If I can ask, how do you know this song was arranged by Rintaro Soma? I don't really see any documentation anywhere, unless I'm not looking at the right place
someone told me that the vocal synth from lagoon city act 1 and sky temple are the same, so i made my assumption
To be honest, I thought this was one of the weaker tracks. I was kind of suprised to see so much praise for it. I really just don't care for the initial melody, but that's obviously subjective. I just think it's kind of ugly. And then the song just sort of meanders for a while. There are four or five distinct sections that don't particularly blend well with each other. The third section isn't bad, I'll give it that much.
This arrangement was really good though. I liked the parts that were added more than the original part of the song.
where are these drum samples from?