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   Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Mar-2026 03:33:06 JST Miakoda

   I hate that Michael Jackson's music was removed for Sonic Origins. Ice Cap Zone's replacement music just... ruins the feel of this level entirely.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Mar-2026 03:35:42 JST Miakoda

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     The music that belongs in Ice Cap Zone
     https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=nAIfuI1_b1I

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Mar-2026 03:38:14 JST Miakoda

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     The utter crap (when compared to the original) we got
     https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=i_pRwpHqock

     The song on it's own isn't horrid, but it's so mediocre compared to the original, and ruins the feel of this level horribly.

     Carnival is another shit replacement

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Mar-2026 03:42:26 JST Miakoda

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     Here's the original Carnival Zone track. You can really hear Michael Jackson in it, while still having plenty of Sonic.
     https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=unt7qWMKIPc

     This zone isn't my favorite, but I love this track. It reminded me of MJ before I ever knew MJ was involved.

     By the way, this is just one of an infinity number of examples of why rereleases and collection releases are NOT game preservation. Yes, I'm THRILLED Origins exists, it's decent, it's accessible. It is NOT a valid substitute for the original.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Mar-2026 04:03:44 JST Miakoda

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     • hazelnot :yell:

     @hazelnot Eh, can't say any bubbles were burst. There's just more people involved in both musics than I thought.

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Mar-2026 04:03:45 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     @hellomiakoda sorry to burst your bubble, but Michael Jackson wasn't actually involved in *making* the music for Sonic 3, but the real story is a lot cooler and more interesting! MJ felt the Mega Drive's sound hardware was too limited, but because the deal was already struck he got Brad Buxer, one of his close collaborators and concert music director, to write the music for the game!

     Ice Cap Zone was based on Hard Times, an unreleased track he made with his new wave band, The Jetzons in the early 80s, and it being finally released decades later (mid 2010s iirc) was the piece of the puzzle that finally elucidated the whole "was MJ involved with this or was that just an urban legend".

     Meanwhile, the credits theme from Sonic 3 was repurposed for Stranger in Moscow a year or so later!

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Mar-2026 04:19:11 JST Miakoda

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     • hazelnot :yell:

     @hazelnot Please, feel free to info dump more about Sonic if you'd like. :)

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Mar-2026 04:19:12 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     @hellomiakoda that's good, I didn't want to burst your bubble I just wanted to infodump

     Mission accomplished 😎

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Mar-2026 21:16:25 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     @hellomiakoda the song btw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2OWC5Hosv8

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     hazelnot :yell: (hazelnot@sunbeam.city)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Mar-2026 21:16:26 JST hazelnot :yell:

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     @hellomiakoda I don't actually like Sonic games (I like them in theory but every time I try to play one I'm like "oh, yeah, right, that's why I don't play these") so I don't really have much else to talk about on this topic haha

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Mar-2026 21:18:21 JST Miakoda

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     • hazelnot :yell:

     @hazelnot Oh, I can very much hear Sonic in that!