Sonic Rush Adventure (soundtrack)

Sonic Rush Adventure is the soundtrack for the Sega and Sierra Entertainment video game of the same title, Sonic Rush Adventure. The original song "A New Venture" written by John Williams and Cynthia Weil. The original score was composed by John Powell with the additional music by James McKee Smith and John Ashton Thomas.

Circuit City's initial retail shipments of the album included a free video game poster at checkout, with a minimum ten per store. Best Buy had an exclusive ringtone code, rather than extra tracks as in the previous soundtrack.

The soundtrack debuted at #14 on the US Billboard 200, selling about 35,000 copies in its first week. As of December 15, 2007, the album has sold 118,919 copies in the US.

Disc 1
Music: John Williams Vocals: Josh Groban and Miley Cyrus Lyrics: Cynthia Weil Producer and Arranger: David Foster Orchestra Arranger and Conductor: John Williams Recording and Mixing Engineer: Shawn Murphy Vocals Recording Engineer: David Boucher Orchestra Recorded and Mixed at The Newman Scoring Stage, 20th Century Fox Studios, Century City, CA Vocals Recorded and Mixed at Capitol Studios, North Hollywood, CA Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell & John Ashton Thomas Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell & John Ashton Thomas Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell, John Ashton Thomas & James McKee Smith Music: John Powell Music: John Powell & James McKee Smith Music: John Powell Music: John Powell & James McKee Smith Music: John Powell & John Ashton Thomas Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell & John Ashton Thomas Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell
 * 1) A New Venture (Title Theme) [2:43]
 * 1) Training [1:36]
 * 1) Plant Kingdom (Act1&2 Mix) [2:59]
 * 1) Machine Labyrinth (Act1&2 Mix) [3:00]
 * 1) Coral Cave (Act1&2 Mix) [3:12]
 * 1) Haunted Ship (Act1&2 Mix) [2:58]
 * 1) Blizzard Peaks (Act1&2 Mix) [3:04]
 * 1) Sky Babylon (Act1&2 Mix) [3:33]
 * 1) Pirates Island (Act1&2 Mix) [3:08]
 * 1) Jingle - Act Clear [0:08]
 * 1) Windmill Village Mode 1 [1:22]
 * 1) Jingle - Dock Constructed [0:19]
 * 1) Cutscene - Sailing [0:17]
 * 1) Waterbike [1:41]
 * 1) Windmill Village Mode 2 [1:22]
 * 1) Sailboat [1:03]
 * 1) Windmill Village Mode 3 [2:19]
 * 1) Sea Map [2:01]
 * 1) Hovercraft [2:14]
 * 1) Windmill Village Mode 4 [3:05]
 * 1) Submarine [1:18]
 * 1) Windmill Village Mode 5 [1:30]
 * 1) Emerald [0:13]
 * 1) Hidden Island [1:10]
 * 1) Invincible Medley [1:43]
 * 1) Cutscene - Opening [0:38]
 * 1) Cutscene - Normal [0:45]
 * 1) Cutscene - Tense [0:31]

Disc 2
Music: John Powell Music: John Powell & John Ashton Thomas Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell & John Ashton Thomas Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell & James McKee Smith Music: John Powell & John Ashton Thomas Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell & John Ashton Thomas Music: John Powell Music: John Powell & James McKee Smith Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell & John Ashton Thomas Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell Music: John Powell
 * 1) Cutscene - Nervous [0:39]
 * 1) Cutscene - Island Appears [0:13]
 * 1) Cutscene - Blaze Appears [0:11]
 * 1) Cutscene - Waiting For Boss [0:26]
 * 1) Boss [2:50]
 * 1) Jingle - Boss Clear [0:09]
 * 1) Puzzle [1:19]
 * 1) Cutscene - Pirates [0:32]
 * 1) Boss - Whisker & Johnny [2:28]
 * 1) Cutscene - Attack [0:25]
 * 1) Cutscene - Big Swell [0:20]
 * 1) Boss - Big Swell [3:24]
 * 1) Jingle - Big Swell Clear [0:09]
 * 1) Cutscene - Big Swell Clear [0:21]
 * 1) Cutscene - Eggman Appears [0:22]
 * 1) Cutscene - Power [0:49]
 * 1) Cutscene - Transform [0:31]
 * 1) Boss - Deep Core [1:53]
 * 1) Boss - Deep Core - Allegro [1:52]
 * 1) Jingle - Deep Core Clear [0:09]
 * 1) Cutscene - Formation Reversion [0:36]
 * 1) Cutscene - Deep Core Clear [1:17]
 * 1) End Credits [2:34]
 * 1) Epilogue [0:19]

Production
Composer John Powell estimated that he composed "over five hours of music" because he thought that it might be "a nice idea to throw out everything and start from scratch" while the main song were written by John Williams and Cynthia Weil.

Critical reception
Critical response to the soundtrack differed greatly, though the album was generally well received by fans. On Amazon.com, it holds a 4.7/5 stars, the highest of any Sonic the Hedgehog score. A review by Mike Brennan on soundtrack.net, for example, praised the score as having "a level of thematic complexity that rivals most other franchises", praising its move from heavily synthetic in the S to mostly orchestral, as well as its swashbuckling flavor that was missing from the first two entries. His overall rating for the score was 4.5 stars out of 5.

Not all critics were impressed, however. Christian Clemmensen, on Filmtracks.com, though he grudgingly admitted the score was "an intelligent merging of thematic ideas from all three films" and employed a "far wider orchestral and choral palette", feels that the score still did not live up to its swashbuckling cohorts, comparing it unfavorably to John Debney's effort for Cutthroat Island. He also complained about the anthem-like statements of the love theme in One Day and Drink Up Me Hearties, saying, "...there is no style to that music. Only power". In the end, his score was two stars out of five, a rating that several visitors to the site were incensed by on the review's comments page.

Credits

 * Music Composed and Produced by John Powell
 * Supervising Music Editor: Tom Carlson
 * Assistant Music Editor: Pete Miles
 * Additional Music & Programming by John Ashton Thomas & James McKee Smith
 * Orchestra Conducted by Gavin Greenaway
 * Orchestrations by David Butterworth, Jake Parker & Gary K. Thomas
 * Orchestra Leader: Perry Montague-Mason
 * Orchestral Contractor: Isobel Griffiths
 * Assistant Orchestral Contractor: Charlotte Matthews
 * Choir: London Voices
 * Choirmasters: Terry Edwards, Ben Parry
 * Music Preparation: Rob Sneddon, David Hage, Nick Mera & David Foster for Dakota Music
 * Score Recorded by Nick Wollage
 * Score Mixed by Shawn Murphy
 * Additional Recording by Daniel Lerner
 * Scoring Editor: David Channing
 * Digital Score Recordist: Erik Swanson
 * Score Recorded at Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London
 * Score Mixed at 5 Cat Studios, Los Angeles, CA
 * Assistant Score Engineers: Chris Barrett & Sam Jones
 * Mix Recordist: Craig Mann
 * Studio Manager: Alison Burton at Air Studios
 * Score Production Coordinator: Germaine Franco
 * Scoring Technical Consultant: Kogi Egawa
 * Guitar Technician: Brett Allen
 * Percussion Hire: Mike Perry, Bell Percussion


 * Score Album Edited & Compiled by Daniel Lerner
 * Mastered by Pat Sullivan at Bernie Grundman Mastering
 * Bass Supplied by Fender Musical Instruments Co.
 * Executives in Charge of Music for Universal Pictures: Kathy Nelson & Harry Garfield
 * Music Business Affairs for Universal Pictures: Phil Cohen
 * Music Business Affairs for Decca Label Group: Sheryl Gold
 * Chairman, Decca Label Group: Chris Roberts
 * A&R Direction for Decca Label Group: Brian Drutman
 * Album Direction for Universal Pictures: David Buntz
 * Soundtrack Coordination for Decca Label Group: Meredith Friedman & Paul Altomari