SCD Sonic cd US ost vs Japan/Europe ost, witch one is the best?

[Jvsouza11]

I know it's a old discussion but I wanted to know witch one of these two osts is the best.

Edit:(The Japanese version have the best intro music of all time.)

 

[Nelson2001 Nelson2001]

Both OSTs are very good regionally speaking but the Japanese/European version is my favorite.

 

[Dr.Kisaragi]

Well I grew up on Japanese version, so I go with japanese ver. (And really like the intro)

 

[Scotty]

Fot the most part, I prefer the JP/PAL OST; with the only exceptions being "Wacky Workbench", "Tidal Tempest" and especially "Sonic Boom" as I think it suits the intro cutscene a lot better.

 

[Deleted member 560402]

US and Japanese both. :) Thanks to Whitehead, we have both in one!

 

[Frickinfrik]

The JPN/EUR soundtrack. Us Americans got fucked over.

 

[Miles Miles]

The Japanese OST is way better!

 

[Super Funky Piece]

I do quite like Sonic Boom, especially the slower ending version, along with the more chill and mysterious special stage theme in the US soundtrack. But I can still remember JP a lot more overall.

Though most of my favourite tracks are from the Past versions of stages, so technically both versions are applicable there.

 

[Rox00]

I always prefer the JP/PAL OST just because I've grown up with that version mainly but the US OST also has it's own charm so I have nothing against it.

 

[Bonkers225]

Japan/Euro. US basically got the Temu tracks.

 

[Scotty]

Us Americans got fucked over.

I think the US soundtrack is fine.

 

[RETRO-VETRO RETRO-VETRO]

Both the Japanese version and United States versions are great.

 

[Jeff]

Both Japanese and US versions. I grew up with the US version and the music from that version gives me 90s Disney Epcot vibes mix with 80s cyberpunk anime.

 

[RageBurner]

I vastly prefer the JP/Euro OST. It's not even a contest.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Japanese.

It's not usually this lopsided, but damn.

That said... I still prefer the American intro.

 

[Sunnyside]

JP ost flows much better than the US version's. It's a shame. They made their own Present, Good Future and Bad Future tracks but skipped Past entirely, reusing the JP tracks. Gives me musical whiplash when traveling to the past in every stage.

 

[RBDragonite]

JP/EU. I feel the best Sonic OSTs have such good energy, like the songs themselves make you want to move and groove. I still like some of the US songs, but I just don't enjoy them as Sonic songs if that makes sense. I can't help but feel as if they'd fit in other games more.

 

[Deleted member 560402]

JP ost flows much better than the US version's. It's a shame. They made their own Present, Good Future and Bad Future tracks but skipped Past entirely, reusing the JP tracks. Gives me musical whiplash when traveling to the past in every stage.

Maybe they ran out of time?

 

[ThunderBoy]

Japanese

 

[Scotty]

I still like some of the US songs, but I just don't enjoy them as Sonic songs if that makes sense. I can't help but feel as if they'd fit in other games more.

That's precisely my only gripe with the American OST. It's not bad by any means, but a lot of the songs seem a bit out of place for a Sonic game.

 

[Izzy]

Sonic Boom made it memorable, You Can Do Anything became a staple

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Sonic is a Japanese series therefore the Japanese OST is the intended one.

I still like some of the US songs, but I just don't enjoy them as Sonic songs if that makes sense. I can't help but feel as if they'd fit in other games more.

Same with Sonic 3D Blast's Saturn/PC soundtrack.

 

[Comster]

I prefer the Japanese/European soundtrack of Sonic The Hedgehog CD.

 

[KittenLikeYou007]

The Japanese version is by far the best, while the American version is the worst. The biggest mistake was using the music from the American version. I’ve never understood why— as far as I know, it’s the only Sonic game, or even Sega game, to have different music, since the following games didn’t go down that path.

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

I see it like this:
The Japanese original is best to listen to outside the game.
The U.S. one helps enhance certain elements of the game’s world (making the scenario seem more dire and important than originally shown).

Neither is bad. Neither. But I think the JP one has exploded so much because it’s just a great ALBUM. If you haven’t played the game before, or haven’t played much of it, you can still love the music. Whereas the U.S. one is tied to the game more closely, so it’s harder to get into.

Play Sonic CD. It’s a fun game :3