The ENTIRE finale is just really tense and quiet. I quite like the tenseness of the US music, but considering the fact that the final boss doesn't have an absoloutely blasting song in the US soundtrack, it all feels like a build-up to nothing. It has more of a tune to it than the JP/EU one does, though I can admit the tone of the JP/EU one is probably better for the actual rage-inducing constant movement involved. I will say I do also REALLY love JP/EU Present, I just slightly prefer the US one. I just love how sort of melancholy the Present theme is, despite the slightly chirpy vocals, and I think the calm, atmospheric Bad Future works far better for the dilapidated, quiet factory appearence the graphics give. The JP/EU music is totally pumpin' and awesome for a opener stage, whereas the US music is just kinda "there". The US music is by no means bad, works pretty well in all, but just COMPARED to the JP/EU one, it's so bland. Generally speaking I love both soundtracks equally, though of course for very different reasons. What are your thoughts? Edited Januby Scorch Lots of the songs are catchy and conveyed the stages' mood in its own way, but at the same time, I can't help but feel that it's just a tad overrated, but maybe that's just me. I like that one, as well, and I often find myself alternating between the two soundtracks in the Sonic CD remake. I'm not saying that the Jap/Eur soundtrack is terrible by any means. I also happen to think that the soundtrack was very unique for its time, and really showed what the Sega CD was truly capable of. Plus, I love the type of musical variety that many of the songs had, ranging from rock, jazz, and others. It's especially apparent with the Bad Future songs, with many of them sounding a lot darker and sinister, and generally doing a better job at conveying the feeling of a ruined, apocalyptic future. My reasons for preferring the US track, aside from nostalgia, is because of the songs being more atmospheric, and fitting the stage environments and the general mood a lot better. In my opinion, the US soundtrack has the Japanese one outclassed in almost every way. Seventy-three people voted in the poll, and the US track didn't even have half the amount of votes that the Jap/Eur track had, and I honestly don't understand why. Whenever the subject of Sonic CD's music is brought up, many people seem to prefer the Japanese/European soundtrack, and are quick to label the US one as garbage for being different from it. To answer the topic question myself, I happen to prefer the US track, but unfortunately, in a lot of places I've been to, it doesn't seem to be very well-liked. I can't say that I'm sure why, but.whatever. A topic like this is better-suited for a poll, but apparently, they've been disabled on this forum for some reason.
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