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Sega have announced they will be releasing remixes of classic Sonic the Hedgehog music featured in the recent Sonic Mania Adventures web series.
In case you missed them, you can find all six episodes via these links: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Over the coming weeks four tracks will be released on Youtube and social media, featuring the work of Jun Senoue and Tee Lopes. A fifth will be released made purely by Lopes. Above you can hear the Big Arms remix, which you may recognize from Episode 5.
In recent years, Sega have released some music to upcoming Sonic games, starting with Sonic Forces and recently with Team Sonic Racing. Senoue and Lopes will also be providing music for that game.
Team Sonic Racing is launching on May 21st across Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In case you missed it, you can read our E3 hands-on preview here.
Sonic Mania and Sonic Mania Plus are currently available for Windows PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch. In case you missed it, you can find our review for Sonic Mania Plus here (we absolutely love and recommend it!).
