The Very Best of Sega

Infobox Album |
Name = The Very Best of Sega
Type = Album
Artist = OneUp Studios


Released = April 6, 2004
Recorded = 2003–2004
Genre = Video Game Music
Length = 52:58
Label = OneUp Studios
Producer = Mustin
Reviews =
* Gamingredients (NR) [http://gamingredients.com/features/other/theverybestofoneup/ Apr. 6, 2004]
* SquareHaven (B-) [http://squarehaven.com/features/albums/?id=OUS-002 Apr. 10, 2004]
* Animefringe Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2005/05/review/15.php May 2005] |
Last album = "Time & Space - A Tribute to Yasunori Mitsuda"
(2001)
This album = "The Very Best of Sega"
(2004)
Next album = "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".

Track listing

#"Go Straight" (Mustin) – 4:04
#*originally from "Streets of Rage 2"
#"Final Take Off" (Tim Sheehy featuring Ailsean) – 4:08
#*originally from "After Burner"
#"Lava Reef" (Mustin) – 3:10
#*originally from "Sonic & Knuckles"
#"Dreams Dreams" (Dale North featuring Miss Esther Stilwell) – 4:09
#*originally from "Nights into Dreams..."
#"Outride a Crisis" (Dale North) – 3:17
#*originally from "Super Hang-On"
#"Main Theme" (Dale North) – 4:51
#*originally from "Panzer Dragoon"
#"Slow Moon" (Tim Sheehy, Dale North) – 3:41
#*originally from "Streets of Rage 2"
#"Sonic Boom" (Mustin, William Reyes) – 3:19
#*originally from "Sonic CD"
#"Main Theme ~ A New Journey" (Ailsean) – 3:48
#*originally from "Phantasy Star III"
#"The End of the Millennium" (Dale North) – 3:43
#*originally from "Phantasy Star IV"
#"ToeJam Jammin'" (Mustin & The Extra Men) – 4:08
#*originally from "ToeJam & Earl"
#"Super Sonic Racing" (Mustin featuring Broderick Daniels) – 3:42
#*originally from "Sonic R"
#"Movement I - Emotional" (Dale North featuring Ailsean) – 3:27
#*originally from "Skies of Arcadia"
#"Movement II - Vyse's Theme" (Dale North featuring Ailsean) – 1:30
#*originally from "Skies of Arcadia"
#"Movement III - Main Theme" (Dale North) – 1:56
#*originally from "Skies of Arcadia""The following are B-sides that were cut from the album:"
#"Green Hill Zone" (Dale North) – 2:40
#*originally from "Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)"
#"Final Zone" (Mustin) – 4:02
#*originally from "Sonic the Hedgehog"
#"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.

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

External links and references

* [http://www.oneupstudios.com OneUp Studios]
*MusicBrainz release|id=4cf1b631-e3e7-4014-b6ff-a4bb28a982bb|name=The Very Best of Sega
* [http://gamingredients.com/features/interview/theverybestofsega/ "The Making of the Very Best of Sega"] Gamingredients: Choudhury, Rahul (6 April 2004)