This is absolutely my favorite rendition of Hill Top ever. That sax is absolutely killer, and the brass section totally punctuates it perfectly! Best version in my book, hands down. It really brings some excitement to the tune!
Axl Low Yeah. I also think it could work with a certain bluegrass roots and leading harmonica and accompanying strings. Not full on Banjo-Kazooie, which is fun, but in the same ballpark. Sounds like two remixes need to get made! :)
Came here from the fact that you're composing the music for Sonic Mania, I CAN NOT WAIT! Your music is just amazing, I'm so excited to see what you do with the soundtrack for Mania!
I've seen many versions of Hill Top's music, yet none of them ever quite managed to capture the parts that I love about to original's music. For a long time, I just thought that nobody's quite able to capture the essense of Hill Top. That is... until I found this glorious version.
Reminds me of an upbeat 1980s family sitcom from America. I can picture this put against the clips of harmless wacky shenanigans and the cast smiling at the camera one by one as their credits roll out.
I can feel the 90s just...seeping through my computer monitor right now. Had you used a snare sample that's a little more 80s and a little more like the Sonic 1/2 snare, I would've just...melted in my chair listening to this. Seriously.
Hill Top Zone is my third favorite zone in Sonic history! It would of been so good to see this stage in Mania with this awesome remix! But on the bright side my favorite Sonic zone ever (Lava Reef) and my second favorite zone (Metallic Madness) got into Mania. :)
Christmas Day, 1994. We tried nearly every way of plugging the RF Adapter into the old Sylvania Console TV in the living room. Had it once, but the sound was pitifully low. Cranked up the TV, still not enough. Adjusted the wire-worked perfectly. And the house was rattled by an exceptionally MAX VOLUME SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGGGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! Subbed. Playing now for almost 20 years. Signed, as I was on the leaderboard, B.T.C. -Illinois.
Best remix of this zone ever. I think the decision to go with sax (instead of harmonica as implied by the original) was a cool idea. This has an excellent pop/funk sensibility to it and is really sexy sounding, too.
So, I came to your channel after hearing the INSANE work you did on mania. And holy shit. Tee, this is amazing. It's great to hear a cover/remix that actually encapsulates the original perfectly. I'm a musician myself and this is truly inspiring. Makes me want to start playing and push myself further. Thank you for delivering a soundtrack that classic sonic fans love and just generally just producing such great music. This is probably in my top 3 sonic remixes easily.
Would love for lettuce or umphreys to throw this in a jam someday like the Mario underground. So good, bright, crisp, perfect mixing, would be so good with a live jam band.
***** I did. Actually, when I posted that comment, I was still listening to his Sonic covers. Starlight Zone was the best BY FAR! I like it so much I had to download it to listen wherever.
"Gee, Tails! We sure are on *top* of this HILL!"
(sitcom laugh track)
Damn captured the 90s sitcom feel of this track perfectly
HAHAHAHA YES
What's the deal with Spikes!?!
Hey Jerry, can I borrow your chaos emeralds?
it sounds like that anime Seinfeld lol
iT's a SonG aBoUt nOtHinG
Now I can't stop thinking about Sonic playing the saxophone and Tails as backup
Tails with the clarinet ftw!!!!!!
Thanks for the visual 😂😂
The Name of a Broken Man true
Knuckles is playing drums
Tails slapping the bass
I love how this sounds like those cheesy late 80's/early 90's jazz songs that would play when you were being put on hold.
Patch93 Ya like Jazz, Boi?
go check out the band T-Square. Japanese fusion/rock band Totally sounds like this. Start with Megalith or Little League Star. You'll love it. trust.
what's the deal with eggman
oldie but goodie
@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 oh hey, random spirit of Jazz, yer hat's on fire.
"...And starring "Big the Cat" as the wacky neighbor!"
"Have you seen Froggy?" (audience laughter)
@@superspeedbros
Sonic and Tails, the roommates taking on the big world say in unison:
“Oh big, what are we going to do with you “
@@3bay
(applause and credits)
this is way to true
Seinfeld the Hedgehog
Hahahaha
It does sound like full house or seinfield
Sonic. The game about nothing.
WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THIS BIG EGG GUY, GOING AROUND KIDNAPPING ANIMALS, PUTTIN THEM INTO ROBOTS, WHATS THE DEAL WITH THAT ?!
"NO EMERALD FOR YOU! COME BACK NEXT RING!" - The SEGA Nazi
10 years old, still aged beautifully.
omg chillius hi
This is absolutely my favorite rendition of Hill Top ever. That sax is absolutely killer, and the brass section totally punctuates it perfectly! Best version in my book, hands down. It really brings some excitement to the tune!
Tonight on the Late show with Sonic
JESUS CHRIST. This is absolutely AMAZING. No wonder SEGA hired you!!
@@ddduv
No.
@@Laiser yeah they did hire christan Whitehead to make sonic mania
@@AbbasOzkurtJr They did. And then THAT guy went and got Tee involved. And there was much rejoicing.
@@Nehfarius yeah I know that
@@Nehfarius why wouldn't there be? Tee is a genius.
This is EXACTLY how I imagined the sound would with real instruments.
I always kind of imagined it to be more mellow and like the lead instrument was a harmonica.
Yeah this iteration is full on jazz. Which T. Lopez is good at. But I admit I thought of it more as contemporary funk or folk music.
e x l e n s i c I also thought of something really funky, with more bass and guitar, less jazz if you know what I mean.
Axl Low Yeah. I also think it could work with a certain bluegrass roots and leading harmonica and accompanying strings. Not full on Banjo-Kazooie, which is fun, but in the same ballpark. Sounds like two remixes need to get made! :)
e x l e n s i c Totally!
I always heard a muted trumpet
Came here from the fact that you're composing the music for Sonic Mania, I CAN NOT WAIT! Your music is just amazing, I'm so excited to see what you do with the soundtrack for Mania!
Wait one fucking second! Is that for real?! My hype for that game just skyrocketed through the roof!
+allav866 it is! 😁
Sonic 2 HD got cancelled because the leader of the group left, but a new one came and now it's back in process.
REALLY?!?!?
MY DICK JUST SHOT A RAINBOW
THIS BETTER BE IN SONIC MANIA
TWIP UPDATE sonic mania ost is kick ass
After listening to this interpretation of the track, I really don't feel a need or urge to go back to the original.
Que incrível que está essa música, que perfeição. Tee Lopes é gênio.
true
Verdade
I've seen many versions of Hill Top's music, yet none of them ever quite managed to capture the parts that I love about to original's music. For a long time, I just thought that nobody's quite able to capture the essense of Hill Top.
That is... until I found this glorious version.
Loved the harmonica in orig but gotta admit. The sax really adds a different flare and I like it.
" Sonic The Hedgehog is filmed in front of a live studio audience "
Reminds me of an upbeat 1980s family sitcom from America. I can picture this put against the clips of harmless wacky shenanigans and the cast smiling at the camera one by one as their credits roll out.
Que perfección. Que trabajo bien echo. Felicitaciones Tee Lopes por tu trabajo, eres un genio. Saludos desde Brasil.
If you're from Brazil then why speaking spanish?
@@davizaop i also wonder...
@@davizaop maybe he speaks spanish but is just in brazil for an unknown reason
@@uyeunju That was my only guess, even if its a werid situation tho 💀
Sonic: 🎷
Tails: 🎺
Knuckles: 🎸(Bass)
Amy: 🎹
Eggman: 🥁
OMG this sax is incredible!
Elnatan137 always wonderd if it was a sax or a harmonica... hmm guess its a sax then ^^
i remember first playing this stage as a kid and being BLOWN AWAY by the music. you totally killed this track brutha. thank you so much!!!
That sax flutter is gold
This mix of yours made Hill Top Zone's music better in every single way. Thank you!
I can feel the 90s just...seeping through my computer monitor right now. Had you used a snare sample that's a little more 80s and a little more like the Sonic 1/2 snare, I would've just...melted in my chair listening to this. Seriously.
Such a great remix for one of my favorite zones in Sonic 2. I love Hill Top Zone!
The elevator music at SEGA.
Pearl The Squid it would be his spring yard
I would spend all day in an elevator with this on hahaha
Marie 👍
That would be the Sonic 3 File Select screen.
@TehPadgeth Cheers. I’ll drink to that bro
This is some great jazz music!
lol I was just playing Sonic 2 earlier and got to this level.
This song was fire!
Thank you for remixing it.
Damn man ! This version gave me chills...This is just a perfect remix. Thank you for this!
You actually made the noise at the beginning not ear-bleedingly painful. I salute you, sir!
You know that someone makes good music when you don't even have to listen to the whole thing to know that it's good.
welcome to the fan remake that still hasnt released after 13 years
For anyone wondering why this sounds so good with sax, the original song is written using the A-Major Jazz scale.
I say it's better as sax.
Yeah... The original version is very annoying.
+Yasmin “Mýh” Oliveira * distant ear-grating twang *
fuzzyferretdude ??
***** i was making a joke about the irritating Twang noise from the original hill top zone music
fuzzyferretdude I get it.
"Jerry! There's a blue hedgehog on the couch."
What a wonderful use of the sax on this track, just marvelous !
Absolutely love this! The bass and saxophone are just pitch perfect for this piece!
Hill Top Zone is my third favorite zone in Sonic history! It would of been so good to see this stage in Mania with this awesome remix! But on the bright side my favorite Sonic zone ever (Lava Reef) and my second favorite zone (Metallic Madness) got into Mania. :)
Welcome to the late sonic show! *The announcer says*
Everyone claps
..now whats up whith sonic 1 am i right!?!
ACK I LOVE THISSSS ❤
Yo Bro this Sonic the Hedgehog 2 HD Hill Top Zone Jazz Remix is Banging I like it Bro keep it up Bro
Okay, I know this mix is over 6 years old, but ERMAGERD, da sheer *SWANK* in this mix...!
OH MY GOD ITS SEINFELD I LOVE IT
THANK YOU
Whoop~! Love the screeching of the saxophone! Gets the smooth jazz feeling across alright!
This song makes me hear things when i sleep
Christmas Day, 1994. We tried nearly every way of plugging the RF Adapter into the old Sylvania Console TV in the living room. Had it once, but the sound was pitifully low. Cranked up the TV, still not enough. Adjusted the wire-worked perfectly. And the house was rattled by an exceptionally MAX VOLUME SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGGGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
Subbed. Playing now for almost 20 years. Signed, as I was on the leaderboard, B.T.C. -Illinois.
...musical guest tee lopes. And now your host....Soooniiic
Best remix of this zone ever. I think the decision to go with sax (instead of harmonica as implied by the original) was a cool idea. This has an excellent pop/funk sensibility to it and is really sexy sounding, too.
One word... OUTSTANDING
I never thought I could ever like this song until you made it good
Hooboy, the funk on that bass could drive a train. I feel like ever never heard anything like it, rock on!!
I wasn't ready for this magnificence!
So, I came to your channel after hearing the INSANE work you did on mania. And holy shit. Tee, this is amazing. It's great to hear a cover/remix that actually encapsulates the original perfectly. I'm a musician myself and this is truly inspiring. Makes me want to start playing and push myself further. Thank you for delivering a soundtrack that classic sonic fans love and just generally just producing such great music. This is probably in my top 3 sonic remixes easily.
Damn... this is how it sounds in my dreams.
Tim Thompson
wait, your dreams sound like a porno?
(first 7 seconds)
@@guestmcguesterson6203 (second 2 -7)
LOL it reminds me of the intro to the Cosby show in some aspects.. as others have said, it's got a sort of 90's sitcom intro feel to it.
This just scored you a subscriber, fantastic!
What an *Amazing Musician you are*!
Tails, where did you learn to play saxophone at this god-like level?
Sonic - Saxophone
Tails - Bass
Knuckles - Drums
Amy and Metal Sonic - Trumpet
Eggman - Electric Piano
Sounds like it's from an old sitcom. Like by Bill Cosby or something like that. Or perhaps Full House?
Liam Gallups Seinfeld, actually.
Batata Bionica I had't thought of that.
+Liam Gallups its cause of the heavy bass usage :)
Sonic and Friends: The Series
If that becomes a sitcom styled series, I will melt.
+Liam Gallups "TITLECARD" 'SONIC: KING of the HILLTOP'
Tee Lopes is making music foe official and unofficial projects. What a guy.
Legit NEVER really liked hill top zone's music until I heard this rendition of it. Kudos, the sax is lovely for this song!
that sax tho
Beautiful. He did well with the GOAT of Sonic 2. 🔥
That slap in the start is amazing
OMG, this is easily the definitive version I have always wanted to hear
Sonic with the saxophone, tails with the drums, and knuckles with backup
This rendition is just straight up COOL. Another level I hope gets the Sonic Mania 2 treatment...if it happens.
these songs make me take pride in my childhood franchise :D too bad this remake got cancelled. ^-^ new sub.
It's back in development
@@StarallizSonic where
Wasn't an fan of the stage or it's theme. But dang it, Tee Lopes. U just made my day.
I would listen to this everyday of the week
Sounds amazing
Sounds like Sonic in the choir 😂😂😂 I love it!
Now that Sonic 2 HD is back, I can't wait to play Hill Top Zone with this music on the background!
Aaagh, why is this not in spotify!!! Its so goooood, I want it on my playlist T^T
love your stuff bro
Wow! I like this one better than the original Hill top zone from Sonic 2
Oh that Jazzy goodness Fuck yeah
All of these have been fantastic. This how the music was meant to be.
PLEASE put them to download, I wanna listen to this going to work every morning :D
Sonic the hedgehog was filmed in front of a live studio audience
THIS REMIX IS JUST SO DAMN SEXY!!!! ESPECIALLY THE FIRST 10 SECONDS
It's saxy!
oh, you. *laugh track intensifies*
I was expecting a mosquito in my ear with headphones but this is great
Basically my theme music when I walk down the street
Anyone else think it’s only Sonic The Hedgehog 2 with the remasters and the remakes. Like, what about Sonic 1, or Sonic 3?
Guys i love soo much this music!
This sounds like it should be played at the end of an episode of Darkwing Duck
Less go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Would love for lettuce or umphreys to throw this in a jam someday like the Mario underground. So good, bright, crisp, perfect mixing, would be so good with a live jam band.
Mining bliss of awesome
Dude you are FUCKING TALENTED. Love this!
“Hill Top zone is filmed in front of a live audience”
Caralho, você é um GÊNIO!
Oh my god this is amazing❤❤❤
I loved the metals... when its goin kind of husky, gives me goosebumps... just perfct =D
This is the Sonic Saturday Night Live intro.
Sounds really cool
I confess I didn't like very much other stage songs you interpreted. But this one is just AWESOME!
***** I did. Actually, when I posted that comment, I was still listening to his Sonic covers. Starlight Zone was the best BY FAR! I like it so much I had to download it to listen wherever.