Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Music from the Motion Picture)

To some, Hedgehog Scores are a thing of the recent past… Tom Holkenborg would beg to differ. Video game movie sequel soundtracks have never sounded more swoopy, bleepy or intense. Every track is a journey into the mind of a digitally animated video game character that remind us there will be another sequel in a year or two. I personally like to push play, close my eyes and picture Sonic chasing something around the room. Everyone does. If you buy the bonus track edition, you’ll even get Jim Carrey’s You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch Remix just in time for that special time of year… tax season. In the parlance of our times, the way Holkenborg creates a soundscape befitting alien mutant hedgehogs with superhuman speed, is simply a flex. Reddit boards everywhere are rife with hype regarding the post-credit scene score where fans learn this will all happen again soon. Sonic Boomers know 15 out of the 20 highest grossing films are sequels. Whilst movie executives understand that 16-bit nostalgia is the opiate of the masses… increasing profits + diminishing emotional returns? Is that possible?!? Sonic 4, 5 and 6 would like to think so… Yes! This one is for you animated hedgehog movie sequel audiophiles… time to dust off that Sonic costume, bust out the blue noise-cancelling headphones and run off the excess movie butter calories* *If movie theaters still exist by the time this review is posted.

I saw the name Tim holkenborg and I knew soundtrack is going to be amazing.