The Very Best of SEGA

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The Very Best of SEGA
Studio album by OneUp Studios
Released	April 6, 2004
Recorded	2003–2004
Genre	Video Game Music
Length	52:58
Label	OneUp Studios
Producer(s)	Mustin
Professional reviews
Gamingredients (NR) Apr. 6, 2004 SquareHaven (B-) Apr. 10, 2004 Animefringe May 2005
OneUp Studios chronology
Time & Space - A Tribute to Yasunori Mitsuda (2001)	The Very Best of SEGA (2004)	Xenogears Light (2005)

The Very Best of SEGA is an album of 15 remixes in a range of genres arranging material from various Sega video game soundtracks. A fan-made production, OneUp Studios licensed the use of the original music arranged for the album from Sega, with the restriction that the arrangements not be heavily altered compared to the original tracks. The album's catalog number is OUS-002.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Go Straight" (Mustin) – 4:04
   • originally from Streets of Rage 2
2. "Final Take Off" (Tim Sheehy featuring Ailsean) – 4:08
   • originally from After Burner
3. "Lava Reef" (Mustin) – 3:10
   • originally from Sonic & Knuckles
4. "DREAMS DREAMS" (Dale North featuring Miss Esther Stilwell) – 4:09
   • originally from NiGHTS
5. "Outride a Crisis" (Dale North) – 3:17
   • originally from Super Hang-On
6. "Main Theme" (Dale North) – 4:51
   • originally from Panzer Dragoon
7. "Slow Moon" (Tim Sheehy, Dale North) – 3:41
   • originally from Streets of Rage 2
8. "Sonic Boom" (Mustin, William Reyes) – 3:19
   • originally from Sonic CD
9. "Main Theme ~ A New Journey" (Ailsean) – 3:48
   • originally from Phantasy Star III
10. "The End of the Millennium" (Dale North) – 3:43
    • originally from Phantasy Star IV
11. "ToeJam Jammin'" (Mustin & The Extra Men) – 4:08
    • originally from ToeJam & Earl
12. "Super Sonic Racing" (Mustin featuring Broderick Daniels) – 3:42
    • originally from Sonic R
13. "Movement I - Emotional" (Dale North featuring Ailsean) – 3:27
    • originally from Skies of Arcadia
14. "Movement II - Vyse's Theme" (Dale North featuring Ailsean) – 1:30
    • originally from Skies of Arcadia
15. "Movement III - Main Theme" (Dale North) – 1:56
    • originally from Skies of Arcadia

The following are B-sides that were cut from the album:

1. "Green Hill Zone" (Dale North) – 2:40
   • originally from Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)
2. "Final Zone" (Mustin) – 4:02
   • originally from Sonic the Hedgehog
3. "Wave Sound in the Morning Haze" (Dale North) – 3:27
   • originally from Shenmue

Demo samples and B-sides of the album are free and available for download at the OneUp Studios website.

[edit] Personnel

• Hillary Creech – vocals
• Broderick Daniels – vocals
• Brad Hall ("Variable Rush") – "History of Sega" liner notes
• Wing Yun Man (of Wooti) – logo design
• Mustin – arranger, mixing, producer
• Rik Nicol (of Wooti) – logo design
• Dale North – arranger, mixing
• William Reyes – vocals, arranger
• Tim Sheehy ("Kaijin") – arranger
• Esther Stilwell – vocals, arranger
• Sean Stone ("Ailsean") – electric guitar, arranger
• Aaron Teague ("Nólaquen") – website design

[edit] External links and references

• OneUp Studios
• The Very Best of SEGA at MusicBrainz
• "The Making of the Very Best of SEGA" Gamingredients: Choudhury, Rahul (6 April 2004)