Personal account of Jun Senoue, the sound director of SEGA Sonic Adventure series, Sonic Heroes, Shadow The Hedgehog, Generations & Guitar player for Crush 40.
I'm really honored to be a part of "Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony" as "Crush 40" and "Sonic Adventure Music Experience". Especially, it was so great to see the combo of our band performance and orchestra on "Escape From the City" and "Live & Learn"! Hope you enjoyed the show!!!
Celebrate over three decades of timeless music from Sonic the Hedgehog with the Sonic Symphony World Tour! Debut performance will be in London on 9/16/2023 and Los Angeles on 9/30/2023.
Details here:
I heard that Sonic Heroes is trending on twitter somewhere around the world. Any particular reason out there?!
My favorite music on Heroes was "Seaside Hill". Also "What I'm Made Of..." is still one of the best Crush 40 songs ever.
"SONIC ADVENTURE" was released in Japan 20 years ago today.
ドリームキャストの「ソニックアドベンチャー」が日本市場向けにリリースされたのが、ちょうど20年前の今日のこと。ソニックたちが声で感情を表すようになった3Dソニックの幕開け、初めてサウンドディレクターを担当した作品でした。
Traverse iconic stages and conquer your foes like never before with Shadow's new Doom Powers! There's more ways than ever to explore Shadow's new chapter as he races to defeat Black Doom!
SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS is available October 25th! Pre-Order today!
Hi
#MeetTheDev
I’m Jun, Sound Director/Composer at Sega. I've been working in games for almost 25 years. Shipped Sonic Adventure series, Sonic Heroes, Sonic Generations, to name a few. I’m currently working on “Team Sonic Racing” as a lead composer. Catch me at Tokyo Game Show!
“Escape From The City” turned 20 years old this year. Ted Poley and I are proud of what we did in 2001. I love all versions, "Original" from SA2, "Cash Cash RMX" and "Blue Blur RMX" from Generations. And I shared its very first demo two years ago. Which version do you like most??
During our charity stream last month, we shared some old SA2 demo tracks courtesy of
@crush40
.
All four tracks are available on our YouTube channel now! 🎵
Check them out:
On Team Sonic Racing, each course has set of four music, including short cues... Intro fly-by, regular lap, final lap and goal. Each character has own music as well which is familiar for you. Also some for cutscenes and maps... and the list goes on. Hope you'll enjoy what we did.
Team Sonic Racing launches today worldwide!
Sending a shout-out to everybody who involved in making this game, especially the people I teamed up with for the music production!
いよいよ本日、TSRが全世界同時発売です!
音楽もいっぱい用意しましたので、楽しんでもらえたら嬉しいです!
Twelve years ago today, "SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG" was released for North American market. I still love what I did on this.
12年前の今日、全世界に先駆けて「シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ」が北米市場で発売になりました。ちなみに日本での発売日は12/15でした。
Thank you for lots of birthday messages.
I hope to perform some more "Sonic Adventure Music Experience" or "Crush 40" shows in the near future.
Stay safe!
バースデーメッセージをありがとうございました!
信じられないけど50ですって!
いつもどおりギュイーンってする感じだと思います!
低い音を出す時は7弦を手に取る機会が増えたけれど、6弦のスーパーロングなコレにしか出せない感じって、やっばあります。いつの間にか、このギターも19歳(あんまりそういう捉え方をしている人は多くないのかな?)
This 27” baritone guitar looks rad & super cool. Good for the downtuned sound!
皆さん、このギターが気に入っておられるようでしたので、サービスショットなど。
I really love this “Sonic and the Black Knight”guitar. I hope I will bring her to the gigs outside Japan someday.
Some new guitar picks featuring classic Sonic on them! I received very first set from
@ESPGuitarsJP
last week and I took this pic at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle to share with you…
#SonicSymphony
#SonicTheHedegehog
#ソニかつ
Happy 29th Birthday to everyone's favorite blue blur, the fastest thing alive,
#SonicTheHedgehog
! I'll keep on rockin' to write more songs that are gonna lift your spirits!
29回めのバースデーおめでとう!
これからも自由に駆け抜ける存在であり続けてください
#ソニックバースデー2020
Ate a "Sonic-Yaki" (Chili Dog Waffle sort of...) today as a snack. I wanna get a pancake maker like this!!
そういえば、と思い立って「ソニック焼き」をゲットしに秋葉原の「セガのたい焼き」へ。
#SonicTheHedgehog
SEEEEGGAAAA!
With only a week left until the Genesis Mini launch, I took a picture with some of my collection from Genesis era. I love that SEGA power strip.
メガドラミニまであと一週間!所有しているジェネシス当時のグッズの一部を並べてみたよ!着ているTシャツだけは最近のですが。
Big shoutout for my long time friend
@RichaadEB
who took care of a killer remix of "Supporting Me" on Sonic X Shadow Generations.
This photo was taken at
@Magfest
back in 2018
ドゥームパワー トレーラーで使用されている楽曲のリミックスを手掛けたのは、この写真で左に写っている彼です
SHADOW x SONIC GENERATIONS
OFFICIAL GAME OST REMIX 🎸
Extremely honored to arrange this remix of "Supporting Me" for the Biolizard fight in the upcoming Sonic game! You can hear some of it in this trailer.
Huge thanks to Jun of
@crush40
&
@sonic_hedgehog
for letting me shred!!
Fourteen years ago today, "SONIC HEROES" was released for Japanese market. This was our first game to develop for three different consoles at the same time.
14年前の今日、全世界に先駆けて「ソニックヒーローズ」が日本で発売になりました。他のエリアでは翌2004年1月から順次発売でした。
I'm not too sure many people know about this, but did you know when Universal Studios Orlando announced a revamp of the Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride, they played
@crush40
's Live and Learn from
#Sonic
Adventure 2 when
#SpiderMan
swung on to the stage.
#SonicTheHedgehog
おっと忘れてた!日本では10年前の昨日(苦笑)2009年3月12日に「ソニックと暗黒の騎士」が発売に。"Knight Of The Wind","With Me","Live Life"など、好きな曲も多いです。
10 years ago today, "Sonic & The Black Knight" had been released for European market. (3/13 EU, 3/12 JP and 3/3 US)
The legendary Jun Senoue has joined the roster of Sonic Colors: Ultimate OST remixers! Enjoy this sample of the new remix for vs. Rotatatron & Refreshinator!
I wanted to spend my birthday playing my guitar which is the same age as me, but unfortunately, it was a busy day as usual. I hope to be able to perform in front of the audience sometime soon.
なんだかバタバタと慌ただしいバースデーでした
ソニック生誕25周年シャドウ生誕15周年を祝った2016年に
@ESPGuitarsJP
から商品化したギターピックのうち、シャドウ関連の2種類。ギターを弾く以外にも、飾ったり、アクセサリーとしても使えます。
Shadow themed picks by ESP. They were sold back in 2016 to celebrate Shadow’s 15th anniversary.
"It Doesn't Matter" for SONIC ADVENTURE was mixed at A&M Studios in Los Angeles twenty years ago today.
ソニックアドベンチャーの「ソニック」のテーマ曲、"It Doesn't Matter"をミックスしたのは、ちょうど20年前の今日。当時、La Brea沿いにあったA&M Recording Studiosでのことでした。
Thank you, San Francisco!
The show we had last night was A LOT to me since I performed many songs I composed during my days in Bay Area... "Escape From The City", "Live & Learn", "What I'm Made Of..." and "I Am... All Of Me"
It was great to be back and hope to see you again soon!
Cassette from 2000-2001 era which included the very first idea of Metal Harbor, City Escape, Radical HWY and such.
Sonic Adventure 2開発時のアイディアを収めたカセット。この中に入っている鼻歌やギターをつまびいたリフから大半の曲が生まれました。
#throwback
#tbt
#ThrowbackThursday
I wanted to have some "R" related music on TSR because of the letter design of "R". I know everybody loves the song "Can You Feel The Sunshine".
チームソニックレーシングの"R"は「ソニックR」のシェイプがベースとなっていることもあって、それに関連した楽曲を入れたいなと思ったのです。
Our version of Abbey Road.
で、この写真が撮れまして!
With
@Actrivia
and Takeshi Taneda
Sonic Adventure Music Experience
#SAMEUK
In London, December 2019
Photo by
@SvendJoscelyne
TEAM SONIC RACINGの新しいトレイラーが公開されました!よろしくどうぞ!
A new "Team Sonic Racing" trailer featuring a new Crush 40 song "Green Light Ride" had been published! Enjoy!
“Rolling around at the speed of sound” 🎶 It's time to turn up the volume and race down memory lane. Listen to 'Escape from the City' in
#SonicForces
mobile’s new Golden Bay Zone tracks!
We changed our t-shirts with "Sonic Adventure Music Experience" ones when we performed "Escape From The City". (Since that song was not the one under Crush 40 moniker as you know) Taneda did wear the one from UK show!!! Akht's and mine were from Tokyo show, no print on its back.
Found tons of old CD-R discs from previous projects. I am worrying about "disc rot" since burned discs don't last forever :(
荷物の整理中、古いディスクに出会うなど。盤面の変色具合がハンパない。いつまで持つんだろうね。
I wish everyone a healthy and happy New Year!!
The latest episode of "Sound Venue" hosted by Masato Nakamura which features Sonic The Hedgehog is now available on Amazon Prime. I am one of the guests on that episode. Enjoy!!
PUMA x SONIC 着てみました!
Wearing the brand spanking new
@PUMA_JPN
@PUMA
hoodie featuring
@sonic_hedgehog
on its back. The forthcoming Sonic The Hedgehog capsule collection will include a matching t-shirt and beanie, as well as a crossbody bag.
Introducing Sonic Sessions! A new set of remixes of some of your favorite Sonic tracks that we will be sharing with you over the coming months!
We're starting things off with this funky fresh version of Escape From The City!
「ソニック・ザ・ムービー」を日本語で初鑑賞。ふむふむ、なるほどと感じるところあり、周りの子供たちの素直な笑いに和むところあり。日曜で良かったな!
I saw "Sonic The Hedgehog" movie very first time at the theater today. Also, it was my first time seeing it with a Japanese voiceover.
"Seaside Hill" was one of the iconic songs from Sonic Heroes. I re-visited that song when I worked on "Sonic Generations" in 2011 and luckily I could have another chance to do with Hyper Potions on Team Sonic Racing.
Your voyage is guaranteed to go swimmingly as you coast along to the upbeat nautical anthem, “Whale Lagoon,” created by iconic Sonic series composer, Jun Senoue. Get ready to sway to the submarine beat and listen.
#TeamSonicRacing
3つめとなる今回のソニックギターはクラシックソニックのコラージュアート。もちろんヘッドのロゴもクラシックソニックのもの。
The latest Sonic guitar by ESP featuring the collage art of Classic Sonic will be available soon.
Happy Birthday to our good friend
@crush40
, a fantastic musician and Sound Director for the
#SonicTheHedgehog
series. He's supported and attended Summer of Sonic a number of times over the years - what were your fondest memories?
Let's all send our best wishes! 🎁 🎂 🎉
"Sonic Adventure Music Experience" is a show filled with instrumental songs from Sonic Adventure series era. It will be our 4th show and I have a plan to add some "Team Sonic Racing" related music this time for sure.
I am thrilled to announce the music "Space Colony ARK: Act 1 (TeddyLoid x Jun Senoue Remix)"! Hope you enjoy this remix in the game "SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS"!
@TeddyLoidSpace
と一緒に作り上げたリミックス楽曲が、いよいよ公開となりました!気に入ってもらえると嬉しいです!
▲ NEW REMIX ▲
SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS OST
Space Colony Ark : Act 1 (TeddyLoid × Jun Senoue Remix)
@crush40
I'm thrilled to finally share this epic track with you⚡️
The Sonic series, especially SHADOW, has always been special to me, so I'm beyond honored to contribute to
Another remix I did with Richard Jacques for Team Sonic Racing. Enjoy!
『チームソニックレーシング』向けに、SONIC CDの"Sonic - You Can Do Anything"の楽曲を、Richard Jacquesのトラックを活かしながら、バンドアレンジに仕上げた"OCEAN VIEW"が公開になりました。
Brace for impact as forces collide in “Chao In Space”! Don’t worry – you’re (probably) not dreaming.
It’s our little gift to you, and we hope you like it. Happy Holidays!
The first lot of the third gen Sonic The Hedgehog Guitar in production!
どんなジャンルでも、その途中工程を見たり聴いたりするのが好きですが、クラシックソニックがコラージュで描かれた新しいソニックギターの製造工程からの1枚。
#SonicTheHedgehog
#ソニかつ
I hope you enjoy the latest Sonic remixes series. I chose this "Continue" to surprise you and I hope you like it!
ソニックのリミックス楽曲を昨年末から公開中!お知らせが遅くなりましたが、先週公開したのは選曲に意外性があるこちらの楽曲でした!
More to come!
The third version of "Sonic The Hedgehog Guitar" features collage art of Classic Sonic on its top. Please ask your nearest ESP dealer more details.
新しいソニックギターはクラシックソニックのコラージュアートをフィーチャーしたもの。よりシンプルな構成で気軽にお楽しみ頂けます。
/
🆕📢 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG GUITAR III -Classic Sonic Edition- 🎸
\
⚡コラボ第三弾
「ギターを弾くソニック」を含む、クラシックソニックのコラージュアートをプリントした特別仕様のギターを発売‼️
✅非売品ピック、認定証が付属
⏩
#ESPGuitars
#SonicTheHedgehog