Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony

30 years ago, on June 23rd, 1991, Sonic the Hedgehog was released on the SEGA Genesis, beginning a new era of gaming.

Since then, Sonic has been running through countless zones, beating badniks, and saving the world with the help of his friends.

This performance is to thank you, all of you, for being there every step of the way, and to remind us all of the amazing journey we've been on.

Happy 30th Anniversary, Sonic!

#Sonic30th

Now with new and improved timestamps!
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0:00 - Intro (Countdown)
15:08 - Sonic the Hedgehog Medley
20:27 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Medley
25:11 - Sonic Game Gear Medley
28:20 - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles Medley
31:33 - Sonic Mania Medley
36:15 - Sonic SEGA Saturn Medley
39:20 - Believe In Myself ~ It Doesn't Matter
43:00 - Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Medley
49:06 - Sonic Unleashed Medley
53:57 - Sonic Lost World Medley
57:30 - Sonic Forces Medley
1:00:06 - Sonic Colors Medley
1:06:17 - Intermission (Chao Garden - Neutral (30th Anniversary Ver.)
1:17:01 - Reach For the Stars (Re-Colors)
1:21:18 - Speak With Your Heart
1:26:12 - Endless Possibility
1:30:41 - Open Your Heart
1:34:16 - Sonic Heroes
1:37:52 - Green Light Ride
1:40:02 - Sonic Boom
1:42:40 - I Am... All Of Me
1:47:11 - Knight of the Wind
1:51:40 - Escape From the City
1:55:15 - Live & Learn
2:00:16 - Credits (Friends Orchestral Ver.)

[Blox]

Track List (More in depth version than description)

*Countdown*
0:01- A New Journey (Sonic Unleashed)
1:31- Comfort Zone (Sonic Mania Title Screen)
3:01- It Doesn't Matter Instrumental (Sonic Adventure 2)
5:40 Underground Zone (Sonic 2 Game Gear)
7:53- Fist Bump Piano (Sonic Forces)
10:44- Sonic 3D Blast Theme (Saturn Version)
13:21- Tropical Resort Area (Sonic Colors)

*FILMharmonic Orchestra*

*Sonic 1 Medley*
0:15:09-Title Screen
0:15:23- Green Hill Zone
0:16:08- Star Light Zone
0:16:30- Marble Zone
0:16:54- Labyrinth Zone
0:17:24- Scrap Brain Zone
0:17:59- Special Stage
0:18:25- Boss Theme
0:18:53- Final Zone
0:19:22- Spring Yard Zone
0:19:59- Ending Theme

*Sonic 2 Medley*
0:20:28- Wing Fortress Zone
0:20:56- Emerald Hill Zone
0:21:38- Chemical Plant Zone
0:22:46- Casino Night Zone
0:23:50- Ending Theme

*Game Gear Medley*
0:25:11- Bridge Zone (Sonic 1 8-Bit)
0:25:53- Underground Zone (Sonic 2 8-Bit)
0:26:41- Rainy Savannah Course (Sonic Drift 2)
0:26:55 - Sunset Park Act 3 (Sonic Triple Trouble)
0:27:38- Poloy Forest (Tails Adventure)
0:27:53- Good Ending (Sonic 2 8-Bit)

*Sonic 3 & Knuckles Medley*
0:28:21- Title Screen (Sonic & Knuckles)
0:28:48- Angel Island Zone Act 1
0:30:30- Sky Sanctuary Zone

*Sonic Mania Medley*
0:31:35- Discovery (Title Screen Theme)
0:31:48- Lights, Camera, Action! (Studiopolis Zone Act 1)
0:33:08- Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
0:34:46- Built to Rule (Titanic Monarch Zone Act 1)

*Sega Saturn Medley*
0:36:15- Can You Feel the Sunshine? (Sonic R, Resort Island)
0:37:05- Super Sonic Racing (Sonic R)
0:37:35- Museum Theme (Sonic Jam)
0:38:17- NiGHTS into Dreams (Perfect Album Vol. 2: NiGHTS)

*Sonic Adventure 1 Instrumental Medley*
39:20- Believe in Myself (Tails' Theme)
41:19- It Doesn't Matter (Sonic's Theme)

*Sonic 06 Medley*
0:43:03- The Soleanna Festival
0:43:29- Crisis City
0:44:13- To the Ancient Soleanna Castle
0:44:37- My Destiny (Elise's Theme)
0:47:17- His World (Sonic's Theme)
0:48:06- Solaris Phase 2

*Sonic Unleashed Medley*
0:49:07- The World Adventure (Title Theme)
0:50:22- Spagonia Day
0:50:40- Rooftop Run Day
0:51:07- Shamar Night
0:51:24- Arid Sands Night
0:52:07- Dragon Road Day
0:52:43 - Super Sonic vs. Perfect Dark Gaia

*Sonic Lost World Medley*
0:53:58- Wonder World (Title Theme)
0:55:29- Windy Hill Zone 1
0:56:19- Sea Bottom Segue

*Sonic Forces Instrumental Medley*
0:57:30- Fist Bump (Main Theme)
0:59:02- Infinite (Infinite's Theme)

*Sonic Colors Medley*
1:00:06- Theme of Sonic Colors
1:01:22- Aquarium Park Act 1
1:02:16- Starlight Carnival Act 1
1:02:55- Sweet Mountain Act 1
1:03:30- Tropical Resort Act 1
1:04:19- Planet Wisp Act 1
1:04:59 - Theme of Sonic Colors (continued)

*Intermission*
1:06:16- Neutral Chao Garden Theme (Adventure 2)
1:09:35- Message from Masato Nakamura (Sonic 1 & 2 Composer)
1:11:40- Neutral Chao Garden Theme (Continued)

*Tomoya Ohtani Band*
1:17:02 Reach for the Stars (Sonic Colors Ultimate Opening Theme)
1:21:18 Speak with Your Heart (Sonic Colors Ultimate Ending Theme)
1:26:12 Endless Possibility (Sonic Unleashed Main Theme with Nathan Sharp/NateWantsToBattle)

*Crush 40*
1:30:30- Open Your Heart (Sonic Adventure 1 Main Theme)
1:34:16- Sonic Heroes Main Theme
1:37:49- Green Light Ride (Team Sonic Racing Main Theme, Short Version)
1:40:00- Sonic Boom (Sonic CD US Main Theme; Crush 40 Version)
1:42:40- I am...All of Me (Shadow the Hedgehog Main Theme)
1:47:10- Knight of the Wind (Sonic and the Black Knight Main Theme)
1:52:25- Escape from the City (Sonic Adventure 2, with Nathan Sharp/NateWantsToBattle)
1:55:15- Live and Learn (Sonic Adventure 2 Main Theme)

*Credits*
2:00:20- Friends Orchestral (Sonic Mania Main Theme)

You can thank me later : )

[thesonicotaku]

At this point, it's now a yearly tradition for me to listen to this on Sonic's birthday

[CozySquirtle]

Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

Title Screen - 15:09
Green Hill Zone - 15:26
Star Light Zone - 16:08
Marble Zone - 16:30
Labyrinth Zone - 16:56
Scrap Brain Zone - 17:25
Special Stage - 18:00
Boss - 18:28
Final Zone - 18:53
Spring Yard Zone - 19:23
Ending / Title Screen (Reprise) - 20:01


Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Wing Fortress Zone - 20:28
Emerald Hill Zone - 20:56
Chemical Plant Zone - 21:39
Casino Night Zone - 22:46
Ending - 24:00


Sonic the Hedgehog (Game Gear)

Bridge Zone - 25:16


Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear)

Under Ground Zone - 25:53


Sonic Drift 2

Rainy Savanna - 26:43


Sonic Triple Trouble

Sunset Park (Act 3) - 27:01


Tails Adventure

Poloy Forest - 27:38


Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles

Sonic & Knuckles Title Screen - 28:22
Angel Island Zone (Act 1) - 28:48
Sky Sanctuary Zone - 30:30


Sonic Mania

Discovery (Title Screen) - 31:35
Lights, Camera, Action! (Studiopolis Zone, Act 1) - 31:52
Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone, Act 2) - 33:10
Built to Rule (Titanic Monarch Zone, Act 1) - 34:46


Sonic R

Can You Feel the Sunshine - 36:15
Super Sonic Racing - 37:16


Sonic Jam

Gallery (Sonic 3 File Select) - 37:41


Sonic the Hedgehog Into Dreams

Message from Nightopia - 38:18


Sonic Adventure

Believe in Myself Ver. 1 - 39:20
Believe in Myself Ver. 2 - 40:27
It Doesn't Matter Ver. 1 - 41:20

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

The Soleanna Festival - 43:03
Crisis City - 43:32
My Destiny (Theme of Elise) - 44:13
His World / Solaris (Phase 2) - 47:17


Sonic Unleashed

The World Adventure - 49:07
Spagonia - 50:22
Rooftop Run - 50:40
Shamar - 51:07
Arid Sands (Night) - 51:25
Dragon Road - 52:07
Endless Possibility / Super Sonic vs. Perfect Dark Gaia - 52:44


Sonic Lost World

Wonder World - 53:59
Windy Hill Zone - 55:29
Sea Bottom Segue - 56:20


Sonic Forces

Fist Bump - 57:30
Infinite - 59:02


Sonic Colors

Theme of Sonic Colors / Title Theme - 1:00:06
Aquarium Park - 1:01:22
Starlight Carnival - 1:02:18
Sweet Mountain - 1:02:55
Tropical Resort - 1:03:30
Planet Wisp - 1:04:18
Theme of Sonic Colors / Title Theme (Reprise) - 1:05:00


~Intermission~


Sonic Adventure

Theme of Chao -
1:06:17 - 1:09:35 / 1:11:43 - 1:16:20
Masato's Word - 1:09:36

~End of Intermission~


Sonic Colors

Reach for the Stars - 1:17:02
Speak With Your Heart - 1:21:19


Sonic Unleashed

Endless Possibility - 1:26:13


Sonic Adventure

Open Your Heart - 1:30:40


Sonic Heroes

Sonic Heroes - 1:34:17


Team Sonic Racing

Green Light Ride - 1:38:00


Sonic CD

Sonic Boom - 1:40:00


Shadow the Hedgehog

I Am... All of Me - 1:42:40


Sonic and the Black Knight

Knight of the Wind - 1:47:11


Sonic Adventure 2

City Escape - 1:51:40
Live & Learn - 1:55:16


Sonic Mania

Friends (Opening) - 2:00:21

[LockeRobsta]

3 years later and STILL waiting on a physical album release of this life-changing concert...

[SomecallmeJohnny]

Please, an album release. I will buy two.

[furederikku]

Track List:
0:01- A New Journey (Sonic Unleashed, Countdown)
1:32- Comfort Zone (Mania Title Screen, Countdown)
3:01- It Doesn't Matter Instrumental (SA2, Countdown)
5:40 Underground Zone (Sonic 2 Game Gear, Countdown)
7:53- Fist Bump Piano (Countdown)
10:44- Sonic 3D Blast Theme (Saturn Version, Countdown)
13:21- Tropical Resort Area (Counntdown)
15:09- Sonic 1 Medley
20:27- Sonic 2 Medley
25:12- Game Gear Medley
28:20- Sonic 3 & Knuckles Medley
31:34- Sonic Mania Medley
36:15- Sega Saturn Medley
39:20- Believe in Myself
41:19-It Doesn't Matter
43:02- Sonic 06 Medley
49:06- Sonic Unleashed Medley
53:59- Sonic Lost World Medley
57:30- Sonic Forces Medley
1:00:06- Sonic Colors Medley
1:06:16- Chao Garden Theme (Intermission)
1:17:01- Reach for the Stars
1:21:19- Speak With Your Heart
1:26:13- Endless Possibility
1:30:30- Open Your Heart
1:34:16- Sonic Heroes Theme
1:37:49- Green Light Ride
1:40:00- Sonic Boom (Crush 40 Version)
1:42:40- All of Me
1:47:10- Knight of the Wind
1:52:25- City Escape
1:55:15- Live and Learn
2:00:20- Friends (Credits)

UPDATE: ok so I know that I'm not the actual creator of this comment, I've copy-pasted fast and desperately because I saw it got losted in the comments, and because I use it for my own personal purposes. Didn't know this was gonna have any repercution. So my apologies to everyone.

[hunterfoster]

You know the fact that I’m still coming back to this after 2 years just shows how good this is

[xxlinkmanxx]

The Sonic games have had their highs and lows over the years. But one thing we can agree on is they ALWAYS nailed the music.

[shindousan]

Full tracklist:

Countdown
0:00:02 Sonic Unleashed: A New Journey
0:01:31 Sonic Mania: Comfort Zone (Main Menu)
0:03:01 Sonic Adventure 2: It Doesn't Matter (Instrumental)
0:05:40 Sonic Gems Collection: Sonic Goes UG Mix
0:07:58 Sonic Forces: Fist Bump (Piano Version)
0:10:44 Sonic Generations: Mission (Theme of Sonic 3D Blast)
0:13:21 Sonic Colors: Area - Tropical Resort

Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) Medley - FILMharmonic Orchestra
0:15:09 Title Screen
0:15:23 Green Hill Zone
0:16:08 Star Light Zone
0:16:30 Marble Zone
0:16:54 Labyrinth Zone
0:17:21 Scrap Brain Zone
0:17:59 Special Stage
0:18:25 Boss
0:18:50 Final Zone
0:19:22 Spring Yard Zone
0:19:56 Staff Roll

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit) Medley - FILMharmonic Orchestra
0:20:28 Wing Fortress Zone
0:20:48 Emerald Hill Zone
0:21:35 Chemical Plant Zone
0:22:43 Casino Night Zone
0:23:50 All Clear

Sonic Game Gear Medley - FILMharmonic Orchestra
0:25:11 Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit): Bridge Zone
0:25:53 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit): Under Ground Zone
0:26:41 Sonic Drift 2: Rainy Savannah Course
0:26:55 Sonic Triple Trouple: Sunset Park Act 3
0:27:38 Tails Adventure: Poloy Forest
0:27:53 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit): Good Ending

Sonic 3 & Knuckles Medley - FILMharmonic Orchestra
0:28:21 Sonic & Knuckles: Title Screen
0:28:48 Angel Island Zone Act 1
0:30:30 Sky Sanctuary Zone

Sonic Mania Medley - FILMharmonic Orchestra
0:31:35 Discovery (Title Screen Theme)
0:31:48 Lights, Camera, Action! (Studiopolis Zone Act 1)
0:33:08 Blossom Haze (Press Garden Zone Act 2)
0:34:46 Built to Rule (Titanic Monarch Zone Act 1)

Sonic Sega Saturn Medley - FILMharmonic Orchestra
0:36:15 Sonic R: Can You Feel the Sunshine? (Resort Island)
0:37:05 Sonic R: Super Sonic Racing
0:37:35 Sonic Jam: Museum Theme
0:38:17 NiGHTS into Dreams, Perfect Album Vol. 2: NiGHTS

Sonic Adventure Medley - FILMharmonic Orchestra
0:39:20 Sonic Adventure: Believe in Myself (Theme of Tails)
0:40:27 Sonic Adventure 2: Believe in Myself (Theme of Tails)
0:40:59 Sonic Adventure: It Doesn't Matter (Theme of Sonic)

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Medley - FILMharmonic Orchestra
0:43:03 The Soleanna Festival
0:43:29 Crisis City
0:44:13 To the Ancient Soleanna Castle
0:44:37 My Destiny (Theme of Elise)
0:47:17 His World (Theme of Sonic)
0:48:06 Solaris Phase 2

Sonic Unleashed Medley - FILMharmonic Orchestra
0:49:07 The World Adventure (Title Theme)
0:50:22 Spagonia - Day
0:50:40 Rooftop Run - Day
0:51:07 Shamar - Night
0:51:24 Arid Sands - Night
0:52:07 Dragon Road - Day
0:52:43 Super Sonic vs. Perfect Dark Gaia

Sonic Lost World Medley - FILMharmonic Orchestra
0:53:58 Wonder World (Title Theme)
0:55:29 Windy Hill Zone 1
0:56:19 Sea Bottom Segue

Sonic Forces Medley - FILMharmonic Orchestra
0:57:30 Fist Bump
0:59:02 Infinite

Sonic Colors Medley - FILMharmonic Orchestra
1:00:06 Theme of Sonic Colors
1:01:22 Aquarium Park Act 1
1:02:16 Starlight Carnival Act 1
1:02:55 Sweet Mountain Act 1
1:03:30 Tropical Resort Act 1
1:04:19 Planet Wisp Act 1
1:04:59 Theme of Sonic Colors (continued)

Intermission - FILMharmonic Orchestra
1:06:17 Sonic Adventure 2: Chao Garden (Neutral)
1:09:37-1:11:40 Masato Nakamura speech

Tomoya Ohtani Band (1:16:24)
1:17:02 Sonic Colors Ultimate: Reach for the Stars (Opening Theme)
1:21:18 Sonic Colors: Speak With Your Heart (Ending Theme)
1:26:12 Sonic Unleashed: Endless Possibility [with Nathan Sharp]

Crush 40
1:30:29 Sonic Adventure: Open Your Heart
1:34:18 Sonic Heroes: Sonic Heroes (Main Theme)
1:37:54 Team Sonic Racing: Green Light Ride (Main Theme)
1:40:00 Sonic the Hedgehog CD US: Sonic Boom (Crush 40 vs. Cash Cash)
1:42:41 Shadow the Hedgehog: I Am... All of Me
1:47:11 Sonic and the Black Knight: Knight of the Wind (Original Version)
1:51:40 Sonic Adventure 2: Escape from the City (City Escape) [with Nathan Sharp]
1:55:16 Sonic Adventure 2: Live & Learn (Main Theme) [with FILMharmonic Orchestra]

Ending - Hyper Potions with FILMharmonic Orchestra
2:00:20 Sonic Mania: Friends (Opening)

Thanks everyone for corrections.

[SteampunkShinobi]

the fact they merged crush 40 and the orchestra just amazing

[NumbNexus]

THIS WAS LITERALLY A MASTERPIECE THANK YOU SONIC HAPPY BDAY GOAT

[itzklausi_]

Am I the only one who has tears after all these old medleys?

[FelipeSonicHacks]

Happy Birthday Sonic. SEGA, thanks for all

[VictorColli]

Man, I'm 31 years old today. My mother was the one who bought me my first Genesis and Not For Resale copy of Sonic The Hedgehog when I was 4. My mother immigrated from Mexico with my dad to California and they worked for every penny they earned, and we didn't have a lot and we didn't earn a lot. We lived with my cousins and they would not let me play their gaming systems. My mother bought me an entire system and I loved it to pieces, I'd play it every day and thats where it started for me. It wasn't until I was older that I really realized what it meant to buy (for us) an expensive console with the money we didn't have to spare just so I could be happy. I thanked my mom again because that purchase took a lot to buy back in the day and I appreciate her so much for it.

[Tama-Hero]

My soul has Escaped from the City that is my body

[gabepaz]

So incredibly high quality you can tell sega really is Sonic’s biggest fan

[chipptempest]

I love the fact that Johnny knows everyone at home is singing along... He goes silent on sonic heroes because he knows everyone is singing along. Also he starts waving his arm at some point so everyone at home could follow

[TheActualCenk]

Originally I wrote a whole 4 paragraphs talking about how much Sonic meant to me, but I figured it’d be buried, so I’ll say this:
Sonic, no matter what quality of game, no matter if it’s ‘06 bad or Adventure good
The music is always 🔛🔝

[BalenaProductions]

This was one of the most amazing concerts I've ever seen. I got choked up when Emerald Hill Zone played because that was my first Sonic game and Sonic has had such a huge impact on my life. Thank you so much for everything.

[sbriggs]

*Timestamps (Edited)*
0:00 - Waiting Period
15:08 - Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
20:26 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2
25:11 - Sonic the Hedgehog 1 + 2 (Game Gear/Master System) + Sonic Drift + Sonic Triple Trouble + Tails' Adventure
28:20 - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
31:35 - Sonic Mania
36:15 - Sonic R + Jam + Nights into Dreams
39:19 - Believe In Myself ~ It Doesn't Matter (from Sonic Adventure)
43:01 - Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
49:06 - Sonic Unleashed
53:57 - Sonic Lost World
57:30 - Sonic Forces
1:00:05 - Sonic Colors
1:06:16 - Intermission
1:17:02 - Reach for the Stars (from Sonic Colors)
1:21:20 - Speak with Your Heart (from Sonic Colors)
1:26:12 - Endless Possibility (from Sonic Unleashed)
1:30:30 - Open Your Heart (from Sonic Adventure)
1:34:17 - Sonic Heroes (from Sonic Heroes)
1:37:53 - Green Light Ride (from Team Sonic Racing)
1:40:00 - Sonic Boom (from Sonic CD)
1:42:40 - All of Me (from Shadow the Hedgehog)
1:47:11 - Knight of the Wind (from Sonic and the Black Knight)
1:51:40 - Escape from the City (from Sonic Adventure 2)
1:55:15 - Live and Learn (from Sonic Adventure 2)
2:00:15 - Ending


Happy 30th, Sonic!
Your adventure has only begun...
May the stars, planet wisps, and friends be with you always...
And as always...

GOTTA GO FAST!!