Something I noticed and liked is that in the Present mix, the piano rhythm at 0:03 after those opening orch hits is extremely similar to the opening of Palmtree Panic's Bad Future. In other words, it's like the potential bad future that we were given a glimpse of at the start of the game is now currently happening in full force, and it's our job to go undo it now.
16:52 - Something I noticed that follows this idea is the intro for MM Present (US) uses power chords of the root and 5th the entire time, leaving out the 3rd to give it an ambiguous mood, setting up an uncertain future.
Metallic Madness is easily the most satisfying stage in Sonic CD to get a good future on. You have to fight your way through hell and back, but man being greated by those opening chords in the good future makes it all the worth.
Always enjoy seeing you give some attention to the US soundtracks. The 3 US Metallic Madness songs are some of my favorite Sonic songs ever, funnily enough. Similarly to Stardust Speedway, it feels like each soundtrack for this level was based off one one word in the name Metallic Madness; The US soundtrack takes the word “metallic” and the Japanese soundtrack takes the word “madness.”
5:19 to add to the 90's-ness of those piano stabs, the sample played just before them seems to be sampled from a 90s sample cd Zero-G Datafile 2, in particular track 58
Best Christmas Eve present EVER! Always interesting to see the different time periods of metallic madness, because it’s the only stage Robotnik owns since he *built* it. It’s HIS stage, HIS base. He owns it, it was always HIS, we can only take it away by getting a good future, with a bad future showing that even his own base, which he built and designed, is not safe from his wasteful and cruel actions, with it looking as if it will all fall apart with exposed wires, worn lighting, the background of the second act is almost entirely dark like the power is fluctuating or failing, and everything is coated with a layer of sickly, brown rust. (Plus, just how LARGE is metallic madness? That background looks like it may go on and on forever and forever, just like the metal shell which Eggman has trapped little planet beneath)
I'm an evil doctor with a rad genius and bad minions To help me sink the planet into my dominion A baddie with an IQ like you've never seen I'm the meanest, vilest villain that's ever been on your screen I'm iconic with my bionic animatronics Got a chronic knack to catch the hedgehog they call Sonic My temper is atomic, my mustache is on fire Welcome to the new world, Eggman Empire I'm an evil doctor with a rad genius and bad minions To help me sink the planet into my dominion A baddie with an IQ like you've never seen I'm the meanest, vilest villain that's ever been on your screen I'm iconic with my bionic animatronics Got a chronic knack to catch the hedgehog they call Sonic My temper is atomic, my mustache is on fire Welcome to the new world, Eggman Empire I'm an evil doctor with a rad genius and bad minions To help me sink the planet into my dominion
A fun little thing I noticed about Mania's Metallic Madness act 2, it uses a synth found in CD's US soundtrack! During the funky saxophone solo and right after the eggman rap section, Mania uses the choppy/static-y synth that is used in the background of the US track for Metallic Madness Good Future. I think that is pretty neat.
I'm pretty sure both soundtracks use the same basic synths because both our based entirely around samples loops live samples taking from synths and cds keyboards etc
@Brady-d3f While they might both use similar synths, they're definitely not exactly the same. The best example is the drums, which in the JP soundtrack is made by Roland drum machines, while in the US soundtrack its an Alesis (and some live recordings). Not to mention that the US soundtrack focuses more on live recorded instruments like the guitar, the bongos and some other percussion instruments, and the vocalists. The US soundtrack using synths is more special than the JP soundtrack because the US soundtrack uses synths much less than the JP soundtrack.
I don't think it's the same; Metallic Madness US tracks are filled by the Korg Wavestation and 01/W sounds, while Tee Lopes uses the M1 and Monopoly He also doesn't sample songs directly often, so it could just be a similar patch
this video is very welcome! Sonic CD is truly one of my favorite video game OSTs of all time. here's my own personal suggestions for future videos! *possibly a series on 3D Blast's OST. Jun Senoue's work on the Genesis OST carried over and influenced Sonic Adventure, while Richard Jacques' tracks for the Saturn OST feel like a nice middle point between CD and R. *maybe a video covering the recently released Antonblast. its soundtrack being composed by an one man band (Tony Grayson, also the director of the game and voice actor of titular Dynamite Anton), pulls great inspiration from games like Sonic Mania, Adventure, or even at points Crash Bandicoot and Wario Land 4! my personal favorite track is the one heard in the second half of Bomb Candy Mines.
I's so weird, I was recently re-listening too all the Metallic Madness songs (as well as the Mania versions) for the past 2 weeks and this pops up. Amazing video!
Me (a person with no knowledge of music theory whatsoever) listening to alex explain complex music terminology: mhm yeah yup yep definitely i understand completely
This was a great watch to start my winter break! There Palmtree Panic left and then if you're doing it zone by zone, I'd suggest Sonic 3D Blast. Happy holidays!
Wow. All I can say is wow, that was perfect, unreasonably perfect, just like the feeling you get from the uplifting and yet calming good future theme. What a strong finish to my favourite Sonic game.
Another great video! I think I'm finally beginning to understand the concept of chords. And I love the Pac-Man reference. A delightful stocking stuffer!. (I had to put some form of Christmas reference in here)
Riddle me this. Do they call it Sonic CD because of its feature on the Compact Disk? Or is it for the fact that the Bad and Good Futures in the level select are signified with C and D, showing the player the choice of outcome in the title. Hmm?
When i was younger, I thought metallic madness was like, everything going againts me for getting rid of metal sonic, considering the name and how wild the music went (I luckily played jp)
My RUclips Music must have been priming me for this because remixes for this zone have been popping up for me a ton lately while at work, so it's been on my mind lately. Lez fuggin go.
While I still prefer the JP originals, I think the Metallic Madness tracks are easily the most cohesive and deliberate sounding of the US soundtrack, all clearly setting the tone of their time periods and not just being 3 cool songs in a vacuum.
Let me explain the difference between the us final boss theme and the normal one its basically just has a bunch of extra laughter samples and added orchestral elements thats pretty much it but its definitely noticable and sets up just how evil robotnik is
You definitely missed onto A LOT by omitting the other changes in the USA soundtrack, such as the intro, or how the good and bad future are mutually exclusive remixes of the present which mashes the two together into one
Guys........ I think Toby Fox stole from Sonic CD...... You'll notice that one of the songs is titled "Sonic Boom", and in Undertale and Deltarune, Toby Fox uses explosions and explosion sound effects, also known..... As " Booms"..... I'm partly joking. Giving you shit. This video is probably okayy... But I actually can't bare to watch after the embarrassing display of that Toby Fox video. I know this seems like me just hate-watching, but... Man. You never even apologized for disrespecting the man's work (which was the least you could've done, seeing as you basically said Toby Fox didn't do the music for Undertale, and then put yourself as better than him.) Cool video probably, more in line with your previous work, I just can't trust you anymore, which is the biggest problem.
Well, I was willing to look past all of it until he personally called me an idiot for some reason on the livestream afterwards. Why should I engage with a person who thinks I'm an idiot?
Since sonic cd is almost over, i think you should do one of the kirby games next, they all have really good music so it doesn’t matter which one you pick
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Sonic dead or alive is mine
(You can't do anything, so don't even try. Don't do what sonic does)
@Loafoftime You forgot “get some help”
@@vaporcranberries Knew i was missing something
That should have been a line of metal sonic
Something I noticed and liked is that in the Present mix, the piano rhythm at 0:03 after those opening orch hits is extremely similar to the opening of Palmtree Panic's Bad Future. In other words, it's like the potential bad future that we were given a glimpse of at the start of the game is now currently happening in full force, and it's our job to go undo it now.
WE’RE SO BACK
Having a new upload is essentially an early Christmas gift
16:52 - Something I noticed that follows this idea is the intro for MM Present (US) uses power chords of the root and 5th the entire time, leaving out the 3rd to give it an ambiguous mood, setting up an uncertain future.
Metallic Madness music goes so hard and it’s why I’m glad of all the other levels to reincorporate in Mania, it was this one
Metallic Madness is easily the most satisfying stage in Sonic CD to get a good future on. You have to fight your way through hell and back, but man being greated by those opening chords in the good future makes it all the worth.
It’s really hard to take any of these videos seriously anymore when the undertale video was so monumentally wrong
Metallic Madness has some of my favorite songs in the JP OST, Glad to see you finally dissect these themes.
Always enjoy seeing you give some attention to the US soundtracks. The 3 US Metallic Madness songs are some of my favorite Sonic songs ever, funnily enough.
Similarly to Stardust Speedway, it feels like each soundtrack for this level was based off one one word in the name Metallic Madness; The US soundtrack takes the word “metallic” and the Japanese soundtrack takes the word “madness.”
5:19 to add to the 90's-ness of those piano stabs, the sample played just before them seems to be sampled from a 90s sample cd Zero-G Datafile 2, in particular track 58
Thank you so much for this series. You really helped to bring out more of the “beauty” that was put into Sonic CD.
Merry Christmas!
Best Christmas Eve present EVER! Always interesting to see the different time periods of metallic madness, because it’s the only stage Robotnik owns since he *built* it. It’s HIS stage, HIS base. He owns it, it was always HIS, we can only take it away by getting a good future, with a bad future showing that even his own base, which he built and designed, is not safe from his wasteful and cruel actions, with it looking as if it will all fall apart with exposed wires, worn lighting, the background of the second act is almost entirely dark like the power is fluctuating or failing, and everything is coated with a layer of sickly, brown rust. (Plus, just how LARGE is metallic madness? That background looks like it may go on and on forever and forever, just like the metal shell which Eggman has trapped little planet beneath)
This tracks are peak 90's
One of my favorite set of tracks in the series, a true jam. Thank you Alex, wonderful Christmas gift
Glad to see you back! Your voice in this video was very soothing and meditative. Thank you!
NEW UPLOAD LETS GO (ive been rewatching the other vids for years)
The chords on the solo in the present are truly what help make it the best solo sonic music history
I'm an evil doctor with a rad genius and bad minions
To help me sink the planet into my dominion
A baddie with an IQ like you've never seen
I'm the meanest, vilest villain that's ever been on your screen
I'm iconic with my bionic animatronics
Got a chronic knack to catch the hedgehog they call Sonic
My temper is atomic, my mustache is on fire
Welcome to the new world, Eggman Empire
I'm an evil doctor with a rad genius and bad minions
To help me sink the planet into my dominion
A baddie with an IQ like you've never seen
I'm the meanest, vilest villain that's ever been on your screen
I'm iconic with my bionic animatronics
Got a chronic knack to catch the hedgehog they call Sonic
My temper is atomic, my mustache is on fire
Welcome to the new world, Eggman Empire
I'm an evil doctor with a rad genius and bad minions
To help me sink the planet into my dominion
Why twice
I usually parody the lyrics when I rap it.
He's the greatest masturbator that's ever been on the screen
"don't get cut" tell that to Dubious Depths
Bless you Alex for this wonderful Xmas and New Year's gift.
Great music theory video, as always. I'm excited because now we only have one zone to go before the Sonic CD set is complete: Palmtree Panic
9:16 i can not even begin to describe just how cursed that "Present" sign post is.
A fun little thing I noticed about Mania's Metallic Madness act 2, it uses a synth found in CD's US soundtrack!
During the funky saxophone solo and right after the eggman rap section, Mania uses the choppy/static-y synth that is used in the background of the US track for Metallic Madness Good Future. I think that is pretty neat.
I'm pretty sure both soundtracks use the same basic synths because both our based entirely around samples loops live samples taking from synths and cds keyboards etc
@Brady-d3f While they might both use similar synths, they're definitely not exactly the same. The best example is the drums, which in the JP soundtrack is made by Roland drum machines, while in the US soundtrack its an Alesis (and some live recordings).
Not to mention that the US soundtrack focuses more on live recorded instruments like the guitar, the bongos and some other percussion instruments, and the vocalists. The US soundtrack using synths is more special than the JP soundtrack because the US soundtrack uses synths much less than the JP soundtrack.
I don't think it's the same; Metallic Madness US tracks are filled by the Korg Wavestation and 01/W sounds, while Tee Lopes uses the M1 and Monopoly
He also doesn't sample songs directly often, so it could just be a similar patch
@LysiX ok yeah I hear it now it's likely that they just sound similar also korg wavetable no wonder it sometimes sounds like warp records techno music
this video is very welcome! Sonic CD is truly one of my favorite video game OSTs of all time.
here's my own personal suggestions for future videos!
*possibly a series on 3D Blast's OST. Jun Senoue's work on the Genesis OST carried over and influenced Sonic Adventure, while Richard Jacques' tracks for the Saturn OST feel like a nice middle point between CD and R.
*maybe a video covering the recently released Antonblast. its soundtrack being composed by an one man band (Tony Grayson, also the director of the game and voice actor of titular Dynamite Anton), pulls great inspiration from games like Sonic Mania, Adventure, or even at points Crash Bandicoot and Wario Land 4! my personal favorite track is the one heard in the second half of Bomb Candy Mines.
This zone really feels like everything in it wants to kill you
I's so weird, I was recently re-listening too all the Metallic Madness songs (as well as the Mania versions) for the past 2 weeks and this pops up. Amazing video!
Warehouse raves... chirping birds in the morning.. i hate the fact I know this feeling irl but also.. keep thinking about Buckshot Roulette.
Me (a person with no knowledge of music theory whatsoever) listening to alex explain complex music terminology: mhm yeah yup yep definitely i understand completely
8:37 does something to headphones users... oh my.... 😮💨
This was a great watch to start my winter break! There Palmtree Panic left and then if you're doing it zone by zone, I'd suggest Sonic 3D Blast. Happy holidays!
Finallyyyyy Ive waited since the first Sonic upload for this video, plus on christmast Is a gift
It probably would have been a little quicker if it wasn't for his Undertale video.
SRB2K mentioned!
When he uploads... you know it'll be yard of knowledge!
Wow. All I can say is wow, that was perfect, unreasonably perfect, just like the feeling you get from the uplifting and yet calming good future theme. What a strong finish to my favourite Sonic game.
Did Toby Fox steal Metallic Madness?
Yes
Yes
Hell nah
of course bro
yes
15:22 Hol' up! I did NOT catch that little tune! Sonic music is the BEST
i wonder hes gonna do scrap Brain
Another great video! I think I'm finally beginning to understand the concept of chords.
And I love the Pac-Man reference. A delightful stocking stuffer!. (I had to put some form of Christmas reference in here)
That widened makeshift present sign is so funny to me. 9:48
Riddle me this. Do they call it Sonic CD because of its feature on the Compact Disk? Or is it for the fact that the Bad and Good Futures in the level select are signified with C and D, showing the player the choice of outcome in the title. Hmm?
Finally! Been waiting for years for this :D
Eggman calls you gay in the bad future, 10/10
The better Scrap Brain
Been waiting on this forever! Totally worth it!
When i was younger, I thought metallic madness was like, everything going againts me for getting rid of metal sonic, considering the name and how wild the music went (I luckily played jp)
19:47 "don't get cut"
meanwhile sonic is being cut in the background
Another amazing video from this channel!
i sure do love metallic radness
Now we're talkin!
I know nothing about music at all, yet i still love watching these ty alex :)
FINALLY AHHH I WAS WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONGGGGG
I must have Sonic's speed shoes because I'm never this fast.
15:22 are they allowed to do this
this upload is like an early christmas gift
Dude, your references are out of control, everyone knows that.
First shadow generations drops, then sonic movie 3, now Alex yard? This really a time to be alive
I think this video was stolen actually
Wake up babe! Alex just dropped a new Sonic Music Theory video!
Been waiting for this ever since Wacky Workbench. Musical Madness zone time!
LETSGOOO ALEX YARD I LOVE YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH METALIC MADNESS BEST LEVEL IN SONIC CD
Most underrated channel on RUclips
What a nice Christmas Eve present from Alex Yard 🥹
babe wake up new music theory video
i always love ur vids sm i love stuff like this sm
Here is a fun fact the little crotale synth used in the metalic madness us soundtrack is also used alot in adventures of sonic the hedgehog soundtrack
It's only natural to put things back the way you found it...
God I love Alex Yard Music Theory
Was sonic jumping on the spring right when the beat drops at 10:58 intentional? If so, a nice little touch.
My RUclips Music must have been priming me for this because remixes for this zone have been popping up for me a ton lately while at work, so it's been on my mind lately. Lez fuggin go.
Way past cool! (also first)
Edit: Woah, I thought I was the only one thought that 15:18 sounded like another song, But it was Uptown Funk for me.
Way present cool!
@Loafoftime Way future cool!
While I still prefer the JP originals, I think the Metallic Madness tracks are easily the most cohesive and deliberate sounding of the US soundtrack, all clearly setting the tone of their time periods and not just being 3 cool songs in a vacuum.
Alex, you make me happy.
What is the main instrument in the present, the one that plays the main riff, is it a drum machine?
nice work on the video!
My favorite track of Sonic CD in terms of thrill.
Let me explain the difference between the us final boss theme and the normal one its basically just has a bunch of extra laughter samples and added orchestral elements thats pretty much it but its definitely noticable and sets up just how evil robotnik is
EVERYONE STOP ALEX YARD POSTEDDDD OMG
CHAT HE FINALLY UPLOADED YAAAAAAA
I wish I enjoyed playing CD more than I do, lol. But I love learning about the music.
Altyazılar için TEŞEKÜRLER. 😊❤
You definitely missed onto A LOT by omitting the other changes in the USA soundtrack, such as the intro, or how the good and bad future are mutually exclusive remixes of the present which mashes the two together into one
Bro really uploaded around 12:00AM. That’s crazy. (I live in Canada, so that’s probably why it’s uploaded around 12:00AM for me)
Catching this one so quickly after it was posted was sheer luck
My question is simple: why the alto clef?
Just, why?
Happy holidays!
I didnt know it got this complicated in CD those solos are disgusting holy-
Now I'm sad. What if we don't get any sonic CD videos ever again?... Or you could do special stage and time attack.. Or final fever..?
Guys........ I think Toby Fox stole from Sonic CD...... You'll notice that one of the songs is titled "Sonic Boom", and in Undertale and Deltarune, Toby Fox uses explosions and explosion sound effects, also known..... As " Booms".....
I'm partly joking. Giving you shit. This video is probably okayy... But I actually can't bare to watch after the embarrassing display of that Toby Fox video. I know this seems like me just hate-watching, but... Man. You never even apologized for disrespecting the man's work (which was the least you could've done, seeing as you basically said Toby Fox didn't do the music for Undertale, and then put yourself as better than him.)
Cool video probably, more in line with your previous work, I just can't trust you anymore, which is the biggest problem.
Well, I was willing to look past all of it until he personally called me an idiot for some reason on the livestream afterwards. Why should I engage with a person who thinks I'm an idiot?
I clicked on this vid so fast I had moved faster than the speed of light
Hopefully there is a video on every single sonic zone ever 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
HES BACK ITS HAPPENING
14:55 legit never noticed that, thats so cool
Can't believe Sonic Team stole Metallic Madness
That sax
FINALY what a great christmas present
Best set of tracks in the game
YESS ALEX YARD I LOVE YOU
Special stage next?
Great video man, do you by chance have in interest in Super Monkey Ball Soundtracks personally step n roll is amazing.
Since sonic cd is almost over, i think you should do one of the kirby games next, they all have really good music so it doesn’t matter which one you pick