Sonic Origins Music Comparison - What Sonic 3 Tracks Were Replaced?

Sonic Origins does not include some of the original music tracks from Sonic the Hedgehog 3. So how did they replace said tracks?

0:00 Remember these great tracks?
0:38 Old tracks compared (Carnival Night Zone, Ice Cap Zone, Launch Base Zone)
2:08 Prototype tracks compared

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Video by: Joey
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[NathanielBandy]

I'm gonna have to mod in the originals

[RiseXP]

Ice cap is just evidence that music can completely change the mood and feeling of a zone. The ‘hard times’ version makes it feel like a melancholy and lonely descent down a formidable mountain whilst sonic is surrounded by ice, the frozen version of his greatest fear: water

[YowLife]

*Strange, the new tracks don't really sound like they're from a Sega Genesis game.*
Perhaps they're not using the same soundbites as the Sega Genesis.

[TailsFan]

For some reason I feel like the original prototype tracks sound better than the updated prototype soundtracks. The newer versions sound like a downgrade in my opinion.

[DekerO]

I will deeply miss Launch Base Zone, i think that in the original it nailed the atmosphere of the zone and also the song represented the feeling of "you're very near of the end, maybe it's the end? We'll find out"

[HardPhoenixRock]

If you ask me, there is a lesson in this: Never work with a celebrity without a way of ensuring you can always use your own content.

[jishservedcold]

I am CRUSHED to see this. Sonic 3 was nothing but bangers, one of the best video game OSTs of all time

[Ecua]

Honestly I really hope 2 things happen.
1. The modding community steps in a restores the old tracks.
2.(This is a huge stretch) Sega comes to an agreement with all other parties regarding the og music and in turn sells a dlc pack called the S3&K Music pack, and hopefully officially acknowledges that MJ did have some hand in the Original soundtrack.

[SuperStaticPro]

The New Music Sounds Closer to the Version of the Sonic and Knuckles Collection on PC than the original Sonic 3 Prototype on Genesis. Except Ice Cap act 2, that sounds the same.

[wileecoyotegenius]

The remastering of the Carnival Night tune totally killed it. They got rid of the classic Genesis stank. The stank man, THE STANK!

[DGG]

Not really a fan of the new renditions. Looks like they are primarily based on the PC port instead prototype renditions. Ice Cap for example has the same melody instruments in both act 1 and 2 unlike the prototype and Launch Base Act 2 doesn't sound so powerful.
Carnival Night Act 1 on PC always sounded unsynchronized for me, something I haven't found on the original prototype track, which sounds even better. It's a shame this wasn't brought up in the new rendition

[ViVaLaRan]

For someone who grew up with both PC & genesis version of the game i'm loving the throwback to the PC version tracks
That being said i hope somebody can mod the Genesis tracks back in lol

[TealOpal]

The original Ice Cap is a banger and one of my favorite tracks in the series. It's a shame to see it replaced, but the reasoning makes perfect sense. Hopefully we get some mods on the PC version to readd the old track.

[PrimeValkyrie]

Prototype versions sound better than the "Remasters"

[NiNGalaxU]

One big reason for me to get Sonic Origins was because I never got to play Sonic 3 but heard some of the music and loved it. Now that factor is gone and I don’t see myself spending 40$ on this. Michael Jackson’s Ice Cap Act 2 just sounds amazing. Was looking forward to that.

[TheNemisisx]

I was dreading this. I loved the original ice cap and launch base zone themes, I'm gonna miss hearing those tracks. I can get behind carnival night theme changing but the others are just a heavy loss for me

[louisdellalucca]

Carnival Night doesn’t sound like a carnival. You’re telling me that Sega could afford to put a crappy Mickey Mouse game in the first Genesis Mini, but can’t get the license for their music tracks back?

[seannetworkblogsandgames]

The Jun Senoue versions sound clearer, but also a little more mellow, which is great for listening when you relax, but not for when you're actually playing. I get they were in a tough spot and tried to give us something new to make up for it, but sadly, once Ice Cap was lost, I think the soundtrack was guaranteed to be received poorly no matter what

[JiltedValkyrie]

I'll never forget the time I rented Sonic 3 for the first time and got to Ice Cap Zone. That song and level combined blew my mind and have always associated it with that game ever since.

[SpyHunter]

The one thing that always bugged me about those tracks in the originally-released Sonic 3 is how the Act 2 remixes sounded less intense than their Act 1 counterparts -- certain instrument tracks were taken out, for example -- when you'd expect it to be the other way around. If nothing else, I'm glad the prototype soundtrack got that aspect correct.