Built to Rule (Titanic Monarch Zone Act 1) - Sonic Mania [OST]

Game: Sonic Mania
Music: Built to Rule (Titanic Monarch Zone Act 1)

[robertflannery]

I love the whole asthettic of this level. Sinister music as you slowly make it up to the titanic monarch's head, seeing its body slowly get revealed. It makes me sad we didn't get a stage where the giant robot moves

[ArtemiyBerezhnoy]

"So what instrument do you play?"
"Oh you know, the AOL Instant Messenger dial-up."

[MrGRmask]

Damn, still hard to believe such a long level is inside a titanic robot.

[Spin_Music]

The fact Tee Lopes made this during a pretty rough day is pretty intense

[astriverofstrengthandknowledge]

What I liked about Mania was that even though they mostly brought back levels from previous titles, the developers still managed to execute it in such a way that the game overall felt like something brand new with an original storyline that follows up after 3&K.

[xraiderblack]

This has got to be one of the best Sonic songs of all time. From the instruments giving off a sinister vibe similar to Metallic Madness in CD but still more upbeat, giving a feeling of hope. To the bells, probably in reference to the fact Robotnik has a CATHEDRAL and stain glass windows in there. Even the name is clever.
Titan: Gigantic or Massive
Monarch: Ruler
Built to Rule: Robotnik created the largest robot in the Sonic Canon.
And don't get me started on the AOL Dial Up.

[mrwonka]

It feels lime this zone is a huge mix of previous Sonic zones, like:

- The intro from Gigapolis (Sonic Chaos SMS)
- The drums from Quartz Quadrant BF (Sonic CD US)
- Final Zone/Eggman Boss Theme (Sonic 1 MD) leitmotif
- Scrap Brain (Sonic 1 MD) vibes
- Collision Chaos GF (Sonic CD JP) melody (kinda)
- Electric orbs from Sonic 3&K bonus stage
- The robot is based after Final Fever (Sonic CD) scrapped zone


Bonus: that dial up tho
Feel free to add something if I (probably) forgot it.

[arclain]

I thought the Death Egg was cool, but this is just amazing.



I just realized something, the intro of this song is the same one used in Gigapolis on Master System.

[TheSonicBros]

THE SOUNDTRACK JUST GOES SO HARD I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS FOR YEARS

[aaroncallahan]

Fun fact: the drums in this song are the same drums from the Quartz Quadrant Bad Future, Good Future, and Present US.

Edit: OMG 1K likes! Thanks guys!!!

[carpetmold]

Every part of this sounds like the climax to something

[JustLedwyn]

Y'know, Titanic Monarch is technically another word for Heavy King, A.K.A the secret final boss

[The_Twero]

Gotta say: Titanic Monarch Zone is by far one of the best final zones of all Sonic 2D games.

[ZehelCloudy]

This totally sounds like Chrono Trigger and I love it.

[somacruz]

Sounds like some kind of last level in JRPG or AJRPG

[andrewsilva]

Definitely has that 90's vibe..new swing jack style ...I dig it

[ccay]

The fact that the boss battle in act 1 is the death egg boss from sonic 3 really makes me think Act 2 is the real Death Egg

[obotprime]

I swear the beginning has AOL instant messenger going off

[yellowmello]

When I first saw this level, back when Mania first came out, I had no idea what the hell it was. I was thinking, "Why are there so many Eggman banners? And why does this look like a robot? Are we inside a robot?" Little did I know..

[SoapJedi]

I love how the final zone of Sonic Mania is an original zone. For most of the adventure, you’d know what to expect out of most of the zones as you’ve played them before, not this one.