> get hired to write soundtrack for the most anticipated game of the era > omg deadlines > find ancient unused demo tape > remix it, send it off, job done > accidentally create one of the most beloved tunes in gaming history, giving rise to a mixtape subculture that will only be surpassed when someone pays very close attention to Long John Baldry’s pantomime elocution > copyright technicalities condemn it never to be rereleased
The record label that owns Hard Times literally uses Ice Cap's backround for the vinyl and says the vinyl color is "Sonic Blue". They are taking the piss out of owning Ice Cap.
Hard Times reincarnate as Ice Cap, Ice Cap causes the entirety of 3&K to go through legal hell until they decide to just use butchered prototype music, Butchered prototype music is hated.
I remember telling Google to play IceCap zone while driving through a blizzard cause I was in the mood for a snowy ice type song. Hard Times came on I was like "this isn't icecap zo-" " wait it is? Wha?" Do research and find this. Legit a great song 🎵
I love how the original song has nothing to do with snow or ice. Yet in Sonic 3 it fits so well for that theme! Amazing what you can do with instrumentation Edit: I have no recollection of making this comment or seeing this video before today. This comment is 3 years old.
Get this though. Brad Buxer was the keyboardist for the Jetzons when they first recorded hard times in 82. As stated, the recording of hard times came out finally in 2009. Sonic 3 and Knuckles was released in 94. Before Sonic the Hedgehog, the Jetzons separated and Brad became the musical director for Micheal Jackson. Do you know who is said to have worked with Sega on the soundtrack for sonic 3? Micheal Jackson.
@@yankees2864 You can't blame Buxer now for one of the reasons SEGA might not be able to re-release Sonic 3 again. Fervor Records are the people who own Hard Times and The Jetzons music catalogue.
Si hay algun tema que deseo que se conserve en Sonic Origins es este. Realmente es muy sospechoso que hace 2 años The Jetzons lanzó un vinilo con la imagen de Ice Cap y la tipografia de SEGA del Sonic 3 👀. Puedo entender que no esten Jam (Carnival Night) y Stranger in Moscow (Creditos Sonic 3), pero ya todos sabemos de Hard Times y su historia.
+Debug Cat, No, no it wasn't. The Jetzons recorded Hard Times in 1982, but was left unreleased until they made their compilation album "The Complete Jetzons" in 2008. Brad Buxer, the keyboardist and composer for the Jetzons, likely was in a rush to add a track for Ice Cap Zone, remembered he once wrote and recorded a song with his band that they never did anything with, and just sent that to SEGA to have it digitized into Sega MegaDrive FM synthesis music.
@@DebugCat Daniel is right, hard times was recorded in 1982 and sonic 3 came out in 1994. Doesn't take a genius to figure out that the song came first.
Prince Vegeta This mix isn't particularly good, it serves its purpose, but Hard Times should be louder, at least as loud as Ice Cap and could do with better editing in places.
Hard times indeed. I never woulda thought that we'd be playin Sonic 3 without some of the best songs!!! Carnival Night, Ice Cap, and Launch Base were some of the best!!! But, at least we still got Hydrocity act 2.
i’m personally happy we still have Marble Garden and Sky Sanctuary (I know Hydrocity, Lava Reef, Flying Battery and Angel Island were ok because of sonic mania)
Also that every year, you reach 100,000 views,because I saw Your other ones and I saw the 100,000 was 2 years ago, and the other, 1 year ago so...Great job
God, this is a gorgeous mix, probably would be the best version of the tune if the instruments of both tracks were mixed individually so as not to clash in parts
What if its called Sonic Generations 2 but its not a sequel to the old one as the levels are brand new and not a remake of old ones, if its called Sonic Generation 2 I want you to buty the game for me lol. alawey vc 87
While half of internet still fight about this two musics, there's blessing people who make this mashups uniting both of them and make something beautiful.
If any song fits the #relatable subsection, this would be it right here. I've pondered since high school why "hard times" were the "happiest days" of the singer's life. Then, a few years later, when I was a senior in college, I thought I experienced the "happiest day of my life." Ironically enough, I was also experiencing some "hard times" due to added stress-related events occurring in the same year. Eventually, I accepted the fact that I have Schizophrenia and that I will be plagued by a variety of issues that remind me that despite my past failures, I am now successful. "Hard Times" by The Jetzons captures that essence of finding *the happiest days* in life despite all the depressing things we see these days.
I believe they could if they wanted to. They've been re-releasing Sonic 1 & 2 for years now even though Sega does not own the rights to those soundtracks (the composer of those games, Masato Nakamura, does).
@@harubutjojo I know that because they both are good and they fit well together because they are the same and your just trying to act like a teacher but I already know that dumbass…
It's quite easy to tell which tracks he worked on. Ice Cap zone and after, as well as the Act 1 Boss music. I can understand how people can get confused though, as overall, S3's soundtrack had a definite New Jack Swing style to it.
Indeed, people forget the other seven composers who also worked on the game. Several of them also worked with Jackson on the "Ghost" video he made. Doesn't help the information is still pretty muddled because you have Buxer say yes Jackson worked on the game but that he had no idea how much if anything remained, Roger Hector says Jackson was dropped over the sex allegations and Buxer said Jackson wasn't satisfied and the legal teams of each refuse to make it clear which is the truth.
Y'know, we all know about the Michael Jackson connection to Sonic 3, but there's another thread connecting him to Sonic 3 AND The Jetzons. Specifically, the keyboard player of The Jetzons, one Brad Buxer, ended up working with Michael Jackson on the Sonic 3 soundtrack. For all we know, that was probably the catalyst for Hard Times becoming the theme for Ice Cap Zone.
Ice Cap is literally an instrumental version of Hard Times for the Genesis, hell this isn't even the only track in Sonic 3 to do this, there are quite a few tracks that are straight up Michael Jackson stuff. So of course they'd fit together, THEY'RE LITERALLY THE SAME SONG.
This is seriously one of the best things I've ever heard. It pieces togheter so perfectly, like both individual tracks feel empty once you've heard this combination.
Once this song was made in 1982, it had to wait 11 years for an inspired version of it,it had to wait 26 years to be finaly released and wait 31 years to be eventually finaly get's emerged together with the sonic 3 version, and there you have it,the ultime version.!!
Now this song will remind me of having to leave my love in Spain back to America because of an error in the immigration papers. I came back to nothing: no home, job, anything. I had to sleep out on the streets for three months while I worked two jobs to not only get back to her, but to also provide for her when I get back. Now as time gets closer I find out that my kidneys are failing and possible cancer. Hard times, it is.
Note: They didnt reuse this for origins cause they didnt get the rights to use it. so they went with bringing the peppy, happier-sounding prototype soundtracks for ice cap.
if anyone's wondering the lyrics like i was, i found em! here ya go! =3 If I could have all the women in the world I would take this time to leave the pressure's on and I'm not some kind of strong man so take this pain from me don't give it a second thought I can see you got better things to do so just take your things and leave HARD TIMES HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE HARD TIMES GONE BY HARD TIMES HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE HARD TIMES GONE BY late at night with the darkness all around me I'm drinking all alone nothing here but my medicine to guide me since I've been on my own will I be forgotten now memories that continue to amaze me are all but over now HARD TIMES HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE HARD TIMES GONE BY HARD TIMES HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE HARD TIMES GONE BY (solo) HARD TIMES HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE HARD TIMES GONE BY HARD TIMES HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE HARD TIMES GONE BY HARD TIMES HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE HARD TIMES GONE BY HARD TIMES HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE HARD TIMES GONE BY (solo) (outro)
If I could have all the rings in the world I would take this time to run The snow is on and I'm a blue and quick hedgehog So don't take away my fun Don't give it a second thought I see you've got better stages to play Just pick one and then leave ICE CAP HAPPIEST STAGE OF THE GAME ICE CAP ACT 1 ICE CAP HAPPIEST STAGE OF THE GAME ICE CAP ACT 1 Late at night with the enemies around me I'm running all alone Nothing here but my instashield to guard me Since I've played on my own. Will it be forgotten now? Memories that continue to amaze me And the song plays on now ICE CAP HAPPIEST STAGE OF THE GAME ICE CAP ACT 1
Easily one of the greatest Sonic The Hedgehog mashups of all time. Like, no joke. Then again, given that Hard Times served as the basis for Ice Cap Zone's theme... yeah, that should be expected.
LYRICS Because I am lazy to look them up: If I could have all the women in the world I would take this time to leave The pressures on and I’m not some kind of strong man So take this thing from me Don’t give it a second thought I can see you’ve got better things to do So just take your things and leave Hard times (happiest days of my life) Hard times gone by Hard times (happiest days of my life) Hard times gone by Late at night with the darkness here around me I’m drinking all alone Nothing here but my medicine to guide me Since I’ve been on my own Well, you’ve forgotten now Memories that continue to amaze me Are all but over now Hard times (happiest days of my life) Hard times gone by Hard times (happiest days of my life) Hard times gone by Hard times (happiest days of my life) Hard times gone by Hard times (happiest days of my life) Hard times gone by
This is a fantastic mashup. I played the original Jetzons song and ice cap and then this mash up to a friend of mine who is a "huge sonic fan" and he was still saying ice cap is MJ and not Jetzons. Uncultered swine. Excellent job my friend. This is a masterpiece
It's not that it inspired it.... as the song wasn't even release officially in it's original form yet.... it's that Ice Cap IS LITERALLY HARD TIMES ADPATED FOR THE SEGA GENESIS, one of the guys who worked on the OST for Sonic 3 was among the people who made the original song. It's no different than when they made a genesis version of Smooth Criminal for Moonwalker.
@@FukiMakai en realidad hay un par de pequeñas diferencias por aquí y por ahí, hay algunos remixes de la canción hard times al estilo génesis que lo prueban xd
@@CuriousGuy_ Obvio que hay diferencias, pero la composición base es la misma y de hecho fue arreglada por el mismo compositor, que al mismo tiempo era la mano derecha de Michael Jackson por entonces, quien sí participó pero no quiso salir en los créditos
En parte brad uso el sonar de hard time para hacer el de smoth criminal pero lo hizo de tal forma que es difil encontrar la similitud por eso en cierta parte ica cap zone tambien suena como smoth criminal mencionar que michael le pidio ayuda a brad para hacer el ost del sonic 3 supongo que michael y brad decidieron usar el sonar de hard time para hacer el tema de la zona solo que a dieferencia de smoth criminal no maquillaron el sonar para que no suene tan similar en cierta parte tambien por que michael quiso que el ost sonara tan similar a sus canciones :v
Please Sega better release a music pack with original hard times Ice Cap Zone music and the actual good versions of the prototypes for the other zones.
@@mattwolf7698 Dude I was even looking for this song since. When I heard it I was like OH MY GOD, then I read it was never released and got as confused as everyone who reads my comment is.
1,000,000 You did it guys, congratulations! \o/
Crazy how years later you're keeping track of the view!
Many fun walks in the winter were had with this. Congrats, and thank you!
And thanks everyone for your comments all these years :)
it only took 9 years but it was worth the wait
@@MalanTpCan I use this for a project? I'll give credit
The licensing and legal issues with Sonic 3 is some hard times
Yes so much that ice cap was on one of this bands album covers
It's the same guy who made the music
It’s crummy juncture if I ever saw it.
Heh. *ICY* what’cha did there.
You guys need to CHILL OUT.
> get hired to write soundtrack for the most anticipated game of the era
> omg deadlines
> find ancient unused demo tape
> remix it, send it off, job done
> accidentally create one of the most beloved tunes in gaming history, giving rise to a mixtape subculture that will only be surpassed when someone pays very close attention to Long John Baldry’s pantomime elocution
> copyright technicalities condemn it never to be rereleased
> Everyone mods it into Origins anyway
@@rodrithebean everyone who can
@@ninjago4ever69 at least switch has most competitive boards. Sometime modding is bad, since cheating is easier. Its all balanced.
@@rodrithebean I buy swich verson
@@rodrithebean even when I have apc I wish Sonic Origins was crossed by
Now I can't think of Ice Cap Zone without singing the lyrics of Hard Times.
Gold and Tails Same.
Michael J true
I'm dying XD same
Same
I know. It's difficult.
They feel so complete together, which I guess is fitting for Sonic 3&K with it’s lock-on technology.
Seriously. I hardly listen to the original anymore, just defaulting to this version.
Underrated comment
Fr
Back then those 2 games were the true meaning of full on DLC
*its
The record label that owns Hard Times literally uses Ice Cap's backround for the vinyl and says the vinyl color is "Sonic Blue". They are taking the piss out of owning Ice Cap.
Power move tbh
Wow I thought the image in this video was edited but this is actually the legit vinyl cover
*GigaChad move*
Christ almighty! 🤣 Just noticed that myself
Either that, or they still love Sonic but also wanted to give Sega the L.
Hard times create strong men,
Strong men create good times,
Good times create The Jetzons,
The Jetzons create Hard Times.
Hard Times reincarnate as Ice Cap,
Ice Cap causes the entirety of 3&K to go through legal hell until they decide to just use butchered prototype music,
Butchered prototype music is hated.
Underrated 😂
You unintentionally inferred that the Jetsons are "weak men" in typing this.
@@nignamedmutt7270 Not that it matters, the quote isn't even correct.
And Hard Times creates Ice Cap Zone 😅
Jk lol
I remember telling Google to play IceCap zone while driving through a blizzard cause I was in the mood for a snowy ice type song.
Hard Times came on
I was like "this isn't icecap zo-"
" wait it is? Wha?"
Do research and find this. Legit a great song 🎵
lol
Lol that must have been trippy
"hol up this ain't ice ca-"
"JETZOOOOONS!!! How dare you!!"
lol absolutely incredible
What a slip.. Erm i mean trip 🍻💙
I love how the original song has nothing to do with snow or ice. Yet in Sonic 3 it fits so well for that theme! Amazing what you can do with instrumentation
Edit: I have no recollection of making this comment or seeing this video before today. This comment is 3 years old.
The heart of that woman was cold as ice
it happens
The song wasn't officially released until like 2008, basically it took like 27 years since it's recording in early 1980s.
December 2009
Get this though. Brad Buxer was the keyboardist for the Jetzons when they first recorded hard times in 82. As stated, the recording of hard times came out finally in 2009. Sonic 3 and Knuckles was released in 94. Before Sonic the Hedgehog, the Jetzons separated and Brad became the musical director for Micheal Jackson. Do you know who is said to have worked with Sega on the soundtrack for sonic 3? Micheal Jackson.
@@dropleaf8296 it's not said, it's been confirmed multiple times
Way past cool that Michael Jackson was a gamer and a sonic fan
@@GenerationIcarus I agree.
Brad buxer is a genius
we should thank him for this awesome song
It's a shame we couldn't get Sega's version in the final.
@@KGR7Gamer We did in the PC version
@@LateNightPerson true
Jay Bros yeah, but at the same time, it’s his fault sega can’t rerelease
@@yankees2864 You can't blame Buxer now for one of the reasons SEGA might not be able to re-release Sonic 3 again. Fervor Records are the people who own Hard Times and The Jetzons music catalogue.
My childhood just exploded
Gounen for the best I hope?
Gounen Exactly the same.
All over the table
xD
Me also !!
These are *hard times* for SEGA when they try to bring back Sonic 3
Si hay algun tema que deseo que se conserve en Sonic Origins es este. Realmente es muy sospechoso que hace 2 años The Jetzons lanzó un vinilo con la imagen de Ice Cap y la tipografia de SEGA del Sonic 3 👀. Puedo entender que no esten Jam (Carnival Night) y Stranger in Moscow (Creditos Sonic 3), pero ya todos sabemos de Hard Times y su historia.
@@NawiWonka Lo mismo, esta es la única canción que me importa si se va de Origins pero en fin...
Sonic 3 without the original soundtrack just isn’t the same :’(
@@bromax360 😭😭😭😭😭😭
this is truly an sunky ogirins momnent
misspelling is intentional if you havent caught it yet
I legit still can't believe Ice Cap Zone 1's song is based off of a legit gud song...
I'm OK with this.
+Debug Cat, No, no it wasn't. The Jetzons recorded Hard Times in 1982, but was left unreleased until they made their compilation album "The Complete Jetzons" in 2008. Brad Buxer, the keyboardist and composer for the Jetzons, likely was in a rush to add a track for Ice Cap Zone, remembered he once wrote and recorded a song with his band that they never did anything with, and just sent that to SEGA to have it digitized into Sega MegaDrive FM synthesis music.
@@redalerteli The video says Hard Times was made in the 80's.
@@DebugCat Daniel is right, hard times was recorded in 1982 and sonic 3 came out in 1994. Doesn't take a genius to figure out that the song came first.
@@DebugCat Cared enough to reply.
@@DebugCat You replied, so clearly you do. LMAO
Just turn the notification for the post off.
Hard Times
Happiest days on Ice Cap
Ice Cap Act One!
LOL
+NawiWonka I might play this at Christmas time.
Yes
@@blueyoshi25 it's near Christmas, you gonna play it?
Pika! Probably
700,000 "Welcome to the next level".
Indeed
Good
YEEAAAAA
Lol sigues aquí / lol are you still here
Hell yeah your still here
Damn, the vocals of the original mixed with the leading synths of the S3 track make this mashup cooler than liquid helium
Totally epic!
You mean liquid nitrogen?
Wanna have your mind blown even further? The guitar solo at 1:40 is Seaside Hill
And I can’t unhear that
I wanna hear the mash up with just the sonic 3 music, but with Jetzons vocals.. lol
If we could find isolated vocals
Prince Vegeta
This mix isn't particularly good, it serves its purpose, but Hard Times should be louder, at least as loud as Ice Cap and could do with better editing in places.
Classic Mail At least it isn't complete crap
@@SwitchZetto if they even MADE some isolated vocals. We may end up needing some sampling guru's for this job
@@twngohaombre5602We might speed it up a bit because it sounds better in my opinion, but I would aloud a non-sped up version.
This remix is like a block of ice with snow on top.
Chill...
I like ice cream.
Frost cake:
How to make
Grab a block of ice
Put snow on it to make the frosting
You can put snowflakes on it as the toppings
+Justin Hill
....
wut
i get it i think,
the snow on top is the cap so its "Icecap."
900,000 Almost there!
wow
UHMMM ACTUALLY IT ALREADY HIT 900,000 UHMMM UHMMMMM 🤓
nah way
wow
@@estonianhussar They mean "almost there" as in almost to 1Mil
Hard times indeed. I never woulda thought that we'd be playin Sonic 3 without some of the best songs!!! Carnival Night, Ice Cap, and Launch Base were some of the best!!! But, at least we still got Hydrocity act 2.
Ice cap yes, but launch base was bad in the og version. The proto is much better. Carnival night can be either.
@@noname-jt6kl i disagree
@@noname-jt6kl Agreed. Icecap was legit the only real good one lost.
i’m personally happy we still have Marble Garden and Sky Sanctuary (I know Hydrocity, Lava Reef, Flying Battery and Angel Island were ok because of sonic mania)
@@boop53 sandopolis and death egg don't matter?
300,000 thanks for your feedbacks!
Alan Malan awesome work!
Just discovered this by searching for sonic 3 winter zone.
I’m totally blown away! Thanks for making this mashup
Sonic 300,000
& knuckles
Also that every year, you reach 100,000 views,because I saw Your other ones and I saw the 100,000 was 2 years ago, and the other, 1 year ago so...Great job
Really wonderful!
Sonic origins really gave ice cap’s theme a hard time🥶💀🤯🥱
Fr
I know and the new song sucked
God, this is a gorgeous mix, probably would be the best version of the tune if the instruments of both tracks were mixed individually so as not to clash in parts
200,000 hype!
This is really cool, you deserve all 200K views!
Alan Malan we did it
Welcome back
Hard times coldest days of my life.
200,00 hype!... and you only have 158 subscribers...... ; - ;
The clapping in the chorus, I swear I almost mistook that for the rather famous Genesis instrument that sounds just like it. XD
DAC samples are amazing, aren't they?
I think it’s called the clap drum as used in the first 2 sonic games
Imagine Ice Cap being in Sonic Generations 2 with an enhanced version of this track!!!
instant sue
SANIC MANIA WOO!
fuck i read your comment and it made me laugh
IT'S NOT SONIC GENERATION 2 ITS A NEW GAME OMFG THAT'S THE MILLION TIME I SAID IT
What if its called Sonic Generations 2 but its not a sequel to the old one as the levels are brand new and not a remake of old ones, if its called Sonic Generation 2 I want you to buty the game for me lol.
alawey vc 87
800,000 You know it's coming, right?
This sounds... Ominous.
When is 900,000 coming?
Hit a million, I dare ya.
can i use this for my mario kart wii custom music pack?
Damn bro has more views than the original song
Magical mash up;
I've heard both of these songs plenty of times, but this mashup turns them into something special.
Currently walking in the woods. There's ice and snow everywhere. It's a beautiful morning. listening to this in the snow only makes it better.
While half of internet still fight about this two musics, there's blessing people who make this mashups uniting both of them and make something beautiful.
guys im farting pbbbbbbhhfffft pffffftttt blaaaaaaarrrrrttt braaaaaaappp
God! Really? Again? Jesus man. We must be linked. I saw you in another comments section 5 seconds ago...
lol me and him are everywhere in these comments
***** I have seen him in 4 different comment sections in the past week.
he's my friend
lol
GS Gaming Brad Buxer worked on both Hard Times and Sonic 3's music.
If any song fits the #relatable subsection, this would be it right here. I've pondered since high school why "hard times" were the "happiest days" of the singer's life. Then, a few years later, when I was a senior in college, I thought I experienced the "happiest day of my life." Ironically enough, I was also experiencing some "hard times" due to added stress-related events occurring in the same year. Eventually, I accepted the fact that I have Schizophrenia and that I will be plagued by a variety of issues that remind me that despite my past failures, I am now successful. "Hard Times" by The Jetzons captures that essence of finding *the happiest days* in life despite all the depressing things we see these days.
Ladies and gentlemen this is why we can't get a re-release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3. If only Sega paid for the song licenses.
On god we haven't had one since the 2011 release of the game on Steam, except they changed a few songs.
If only sega cared
I believe they could if they wanted to. They've been re-releasing Sonic 1 & 2 for years now even though Sega does not own the rights to those soundtracks (the composer of those games, Masato Nakamura, does).
@@c0mf0rta61ynum6 If that's true, I wonder why they haven't done it already. Sonic 3&K was the best game out of the three.
This aged well
400,000 wow guys, stahp! (don't.) =)
It’s been a great mashup to listen to, year after year. Ages like fine wine.
The fact that this this is 6 years old and still growing
Brodie daOne true
It’s like you get +100k every year
Fetch Maga ikr
This actually fits not gonna lie!
That's because Ice Cap is based on Hard Times
@@harubutjojo I know that because they both are good and they fit well together because they are the same and your just trying to act like a teacher but I already know that dumbass…
@@harubutjojo I know that :/
Because hard times was made in 1982 but was unreleased until the complete jetzons track was released :/
@@Blazedeath597 No one Cares
This slaps so hard, I absolutely love it
That shameful moment where people are still crediting Michael Jackson for ALL of the tracks... :/
***** He did work on some songs though.
He didn't work on ALL of the music, but he did work on some tracks.
Allegedly...
It's quite easy to tell which tracks he worked on. Ice Cap zone and after, as well as the Act 1 Boss music. I can understand how people can get confused though, as overall, S3's soundtrack had a definite New Jack Swing style to it.
Indeed, people forget the other seven composers who also worked on the game. Several of them also worked with Jackson on the "Ghost" video he made.
Doesn't help the information is still pretty muddled because you have Buxer say yes Jackson worked on the game but that he had no idea how much if anything remained, Roger Hector says Jackson was dropped over the sex allegations and Buxer said Jackson wasn't satisfied and the legal teams of each refuse to make it clear which is the truth.
But, they weren't credited in the credits... where they?
It's just amazing how they fit together so well... (even being the same song)
Now I'm going to sing the chorus every time I play this Zone...
Same lol
Brad Buxer is a genius...
+SadakoMoose I most certainly agree!
Yes
Some music requires sacrifice. Without the Jetzons breaking up we would not have Ice Cap Zones Music.
Just in case anyone is curious, the kanji on the bottom are:
米国 ＝ べいこく = beikoku (USA)
製 = せい = sei (suffix for -made)
I.E., Made in America.
Why does this slap so hard and why are they not as famous as they should
Sometimes it feels like SEGA has a hard time remembering this game even exists
Sonic Origins
@@pondscum9363 Sega not bringing back the original ice cap zone music.
@@rolando90s bro momento
@@pondscum9363 i like to put this as credit roll
They changed the song in the PC version
Sonic Origins went through some *Hard Times*
It still is unfortunately
This is quite literally why I only miss the OG Ice Cap Zone music in origins.
500,000 ok, half a million, nice ;)
👍👍
Nice!
Hard timeees!!! Happiest day's of ice cap
nice 0;
Not exactly the hardest of times :P
Y'know, we all know about the Michael Jackson connection to Sonic 3, but there's another thread connecting him to Sonic 3 AND The Jetzons. Specifically, the keyboard player of The Jetzons, one Brad Buxer, ended up working with Michael Jackson on the Sonic 3 soundtrack. For all we know, that was probably the catalyst for Hard Times becoming the theme for Ice Cap Zone.
To whom ever discovered that these songs mix perfectly with each other,you are a legend
They mix perfectly because they are the same song moron
they're the same song, ice cap was based on it while it was still unreleased, and then it was released in 2008
Ice Cap is literally an instrumental version of Hard Times for the Genesis, hell this isn't even the only track in Sonic 3 to do this, there are quite a few tracks that are straight up Michael Jackson stuff. So of course they'd fit together, THEY'RE LITERALLY THE SAME SONG.
This Slaps.
Alternative Title: Hard Times In Ice Cap Zone.
This is seriously one of the best things I've ever heard.
It pieces togheter so perfectly, like both individual tracks feel empty once you've heard this combination.
This mashup is so good! it even got me remembering my whole childhood
This song is legendary. It literally describes my life right being lonely.
I agree with you
I wish this had played during the snowboarding scene in the Sonic 2 movie.
I think they’re not even edited for the mashup, they just fit *that* well naturally.
well yea the music for ice cap is the music for hard times. Thats where ice cap came from
They're teh same song, Ice Cap was actually based off of Hard Times, it's basically a Genesis instrumental version of it.
Fun fact the person who created Ice Cap Zone is the same person who created hard times
I bet they had a hard time sculpting all that ice
Yeah.... it's almost as if they're.... *literally the same fucking song*
Seems legit.
i always knew there was something missing from ice cap but i never expected to find it here
I love this song remix, it feels like it was meant to be listened to this way.
I remember i saw a clip of not just ice cap but the full thing with hard times and a man on a sonic costume snowboarding. Golden stuff.
*When I play in Ice Cap Zone, I always remember of The Jetzons, and I start to sing xD*
Almost 1 MILION!
Once this song was made in 1982, it had to wait 11 years for an inspired version of it,it had to wait 26 years to be finaly released and wait 31 years to be eventually finaly get's emerged together with the sonic 3 version, and there you have it,the ultime version.!!
I teared up because this song would have been a good hit. It is a shame that the band disbanded like a long time ago now. 😔
600,000 why? I do not understand. But hey, thanks.
🐧
We all came for one of the most unreleased songs in Sonic 3.
Because this is a goddamn *BOP!*
Exactly @Dr. Tex
❄🎵😌🎵❄I'm surprised that Sega used that song for the ice cap zone
Now this song will remind me of having to leave my love in Spain back to America because of an error in the immigration papers. I came back to nothing: no home, job, anything. I had to sleep out on the streets for three months while I worked two jobs to not only get back to her, but to also provide for her when I get back. Now as time gets closer I find out that my kidneys are failing and possible cancer. Hard times, it is.
that's a sad story. Hope you are well.
I know this is a year old but i hope the best for you
There is no way in hell that I’m 9 years late to this masterpiece
I'm
i just found out about this today too
@@QF_Dan72 I found this gem today
Note: They didnt reuse this for origins cause they didnt get the rights to use it. so they went with bringing the peppy, happier-sounding prototype soundtracks for ice cap.
I've been comparing ice cap zone to MJ's smooth criminal this whole time but this is mind blowing
if anyone's wondering the lyrics like i was, i found em! here ya go! =3
If I could have all the women in the world
I would take this time to leave
the pressure's on and I'm not some kind of strong man
so take this pain from me
don't give it a second thought
I can see you got better things to do so
just take your things and leave
HARD TIMES
HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE
HARD TIMES GONE BY
HARD TIMES
HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE
HARD TIMES GONE BY
late at night with the darkness all around me
I'm drinking all alone
nothing here but my medicine to guide me
since I've been on my own
will I be forgotten now
memories that continue to amaze me
are all but over now
HARD TIMES
HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE
HARD TIMES GONE BY
HARD TIMES
HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE
HARD TIMES GONE BY
(solo)
HARD TIMES
HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE
HARD TIMES GONE BY
HARD TIMES
HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE
HARD TIMES GONE BY
HARD TIMES
HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE
HARD TIMES GONE BY
HARD TIMES
HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE
HARD TIMES GONE BY
(solo)
(outro)
If I could have all the rings in the world
I would take this time to run
The snow is on and I'm a blue and quick hedgehog
So don't take away my fun
Don't give it a second thought
I see you've got better stages to play
Just pick one and then leave
ICE CAP
HAPPIEST STAGE OF THE GAME
ICE CAP ACT 1
ICE CAP
HAPPIEST STAGE OF THE GAME
ICE CAP ACT 1
Late at night with the enemies around me
I'm running all alone
Nothing here but my instashield to guard me
Since I've played on my own.
Will it be forgotten now?
Memories that continue to amaze me
And the song plays on now
ICE CAP
HAPPIEST STAGE OF THE GAME
ICE CAP ACT 1
Well done😎
;D
MLS Entertainment- Music MAKE THAT INTO A SONG NOW
@@mthslps If they remade this level, please put these lyrics in.
Every time i replay sonic 3
my brain auto sings hard times when ever i reach ice cap
and i always enjoy it
Easily one of the greatest Sonic The Hedgehog mashups of all time. Like, no joke. Then again, given that Hard Times served as the basis for Ice Cap Zone's theme... yeah, that should be expected.
I played a lot of Sonic 3 but how did i even miss out on this song? This is so good.
LYRICS Because I am lazy to look them up:
If I could have all the women in the world
I would take this time to leave
The pressures on and I’m not some kind of strong man
So take this thing from me
Don’t give it a second thought
I can see you’ve got better things to do
So just take your things and leave
Hard times (happiest days of my life)
Hard times gone by
Hard times (happiest days of my life)
Hard times gone by
Late at night with the darkness here around me
I’m drinking all alone
Nothing here but my medicine to guide me
Since I’ve been on my own
Well, you’ve forgotten now
Memories that continue to amaze me
Are all but over now
Hard times (happiest days of my life)
Hard times gone by
Hard times (happiest days of my life)
Hard times gone by
Hard times (happiest days of my life)
Hard times gone by
Hard times (happiest days of my life)
Hard times gone by
thanks, i was scrolling down to find them, cause i was also too lazy to look them up
I remember listening to this while driving somewhere during Christmas 😭
This is probably the best mashup of all time.
This is a fantastic mashup. I played the original Jetzons song and ice cap and then this mash up to a friend of mine who is a "huge sonic fan" and he was still saying ice cap is MJ and not Jetzons. Uncultered swine. Excellent job my friend. This is a masterpiece
He is not a true Sonic fan
The bassline is practically identical between the two songs, dammit!
Yeah because it's been proven that Brad Buxer reused the unrealeased track for sonic 3, then released the original on a 2008 album.
it feels so refreshing and cool!
this is actual art and i love it
Didn't know Ice Cap zone & Jetzons - Hard Times would benefit this much from using the forbidden Lock-On technology
the lyrics fit like it was made for it......
This comment is funny as heck if you know the circumstances of the Song
please explain
+Faisal Abdulaziz Brad Buxer, the Pianist for the jetzons, worked on Soic 3's music.
ohhh okay
+Faisal Abdulaziz Also to add to what DarkDragonVG, Buxer was able to work on the game because Michael more than likely asked for his cooperation.
Only 90s 80s kids we'll remember this music when time flow get it cause ice cap got wind ❄️🌨️
00’s kid and we had this on Sonic Classic Collection for DS
I love this combine
Hard times actually inspired the ice cap theme.
OKAY OKAY I UNDERSTAND THANK YOU
Both Hard Times and Ice Cap were composed by one Brad Buxer of The Jetzons. He most likely found the tape of unreleased songs and handed it to SEGA.
@@RealMashups2009 Bruce Connole composed Hard Times according to the BMI website.
It's not that it inspired it.... as the song wasn't even release officially in it's original form yet.... it's that Ice Cap IS LITERALLY HARD TIMES ADPATED FOR THE SEGA GENESIS, one of the guys who worked on the OST for Sonic 3 was among the people who made the original song. It's no different than when they made a genesis version of Smooth Criminal for Moonwalker.
How I had never thought that My favourite Ice Cap Music will be related to this. AWESOMEE!
That guitar riff combo with the ice cap is like peanut butter in chocolate
I just listened the original song in Spotify, and was like: "Wait a damn minute! This is freaking Ice Cap!" xD
La verdad:
Un tal Brad Buxer, el cual fue el pianista de The Jetzons, trabajó en la música de Sonic 3
Por eso suenan parecidas
Más bien, es la misma canción
@@FukiMakai en realidad hay un par de pequeñas diferencias por aquí y por ahí, hay algunos remixes de la canción hard times al estilo génesis que lo prueban xd
@@CuriousGuy_ Obvio que hay diferencias, pero la composición base es la misma y de hecho fue arreglada por el mismo compositor, que al mismo tiempo era la mano derecha de Michael Jackson por entonces, quien sí participó pero no quiso salir en los créditos
En parte brad uso el sonar de hard time para hacer el de smoth criminal pero lo hizo de tal forma que es difil encontrar la similitud por eso en cierta parte ica cap zone tambien suena como smoth criminal mencionar que michael le pidio ayuda a brad para hacer el ost del sonic 3 supongo que michael y brad decidieron usar el sonar de hard time para hacer el tema de la zona solo que a dieferencia de smoth criminal no maquillaron el sonar para que no suene tan similar en cierta parte tambien por que michael quiso que el ost sonara tan similar a sus canciones :v
@@mrjab6313 Qué sería el sonar? No te entiendo
To think, if the legal issues were sorted out, the song could be featured in the third Sonic movie as a neat Easter Egg.
Please Sega better release a music pack with original hard times Ice Cap Zone music and the actual good versions of the prototypes for the other zones.
AMAZING!!!
Sounds like a great 80s synthpop tune :-D
I still say I heard this song in 1994, I even said why is Ice Cap Zone on the radio.
This song wasn’t released until 2008??????
@@tommygolding6435 Maybe a radio station possibly somehow got it from knowing people in the industry. I doubt it though.
@@mattwolf7698 Dude I was even looking for this song since. When I heard it I was like OH MY GOD, then I read it was never released and got as confused as everyone who reads my comment is.
I hope someday the legal issues can be figured out and we can get the best music of sonic 3 back
Me encanta las 2 canciones y mesclar las dos al mismo tiempo suena espectacular
My Childhood just exploded WHY U DO THIS TO MEH NOW I CAN ONLY HEAR THE JETZONS WHENEVER I HEAR ICE CAP THEME :|