Michael Jackson really did compose music for Sonic 3
Posted by Francis Dec 03 2009 20:32 GMT in Sonic
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B&W: Can you clarify the rumor that Michael had in 1993 composed the music for Sonic 3 video game, for which you havel been credited?

Buxer: I've never played the game so I do not know what tracks on which Michael and I have worked the developers have kept, but we did compose music for the game. Michael called me at the time for help on this project, and that's what I did.
And if he is not credited for composing the music, it's because he was not happy with the result sound coming out of the console. At the time, game consoles did not allow an optimal sound reproduction, and Michael found it frustrating. He did not want to be associated with a product that devalued his music...

B&W: One of the surprising things in this soundtrack is that you can hear the chords from Stranger in Moscow, which is supposed to have been composed later...

Buxer: Yes, Michael and I had composed those chords for the game, and it has been used as base for Stranger in Moscow.


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the believers, like me, were right all along
Reply by Lord Crump Dec 03 2009 20:57 GMT
Why should I care?
Reply by Shadoo.exe Dec 03 2009 21:26 GMT
I *crag*ing knew it- whoa holy shit
Stranger In Moscow was based on the credits theme and not the other way round? *mindblown*
Reply by MattTheSpratt Dec 03 2009 22:53 GMT
Shadoo, it is simple, my good sir:
1. Sonic 3 (And its partner game, Knuckles) is the fricken pinnacle of 2D platforming
2. Michael Jackson was a musical genius
3. Sonic 3 had one of the best soundtracks of its era, and now we have confirmation as to why that is the case
Reply by Lord Crump Dec 03 2009 23:05 GMT
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