Because that’s exactly what shadow was experiencing, he was literally going through a PTSD-included panic attack as he struggled through the jungle, rouge’s cry for help reminded him of Maria, and he was helplessly trying to prevent another death.
Just now realizing this song is Shadow's conflicted inner monologue. He's been scarred by loss and as much as he wants to pretend he's aloof and detached he's terrified of again losing someone he's become close to. "I'm not scared at all, and I don't want to hear you"
Gerald altered Shadow's mind to fulfill his plan of destroying the Earth. This is the first time in the story where Shadow has a "detour" and puts the plan on hold to save Rouge. It was the first time that he showed a bit of humanity and compassion, and that part of him is represented in Maria. Say what you want about SA2's plot, but I think Shadow's arc was done impeccably.
@@Dairunt1 It's not really a detour, since without the emeralds he wouldn't be able to complete his plan. But the important part here is his motif. After seeing flashbacks of Maria Shadow rushed to save Rouge, thinking about her and not the emeralds. Then, at the ARK, he hid his emotions from Rouge by saying that "it was only for emeralds" while through the course of this level the reason of his intentions was the opposite. Also, SA2 story is one of the best in the entire Sonic series, alongside with SA1, 06, Unleashed and Black Knight. My personal favorite would be SA2 and 06, can't really pick one. Frontiers gets a honorable mention, because the story itself is trying to be serious and it kinda works. But constant flat references to past games (both good and bad) is not a good way to tie all games together, because it feels forced and unnatural.
Shadow is literally going through a PTSD-induced panic attack as he struggles through the jungle. Rouge’s helpless and cry for help paralles the look Maria had before she died, which strikes Shadow to his core, shaking his resolve. He pushes through all the obstacles in an attempt to literally regain his rhythm and balance, to remember why he is doing what he’s doing.
@@yellowmello1223 this song was written by Fumie Kumatani, not Jim Senoue. As for the original comment, Sega does have its own music label called Wave Master. To Trevor… Sega typically only uses outside composers for things like intro songs. The vast majority of their games’ soundtracks, such as this one’s, are composed by internal Sega composers. Some notable exceptions are Sonic 1 and 2, composed by Masato Nakamura, Jet Set Radio and Sonic Rush, composed by Hideki Naganuma, and Sakura Wars, composed by Kohei Tanaka. But again, these are the exceptions.
The emotional weight of Shadow trying to hurry through the jungle to save Rouge to prevent another death like Maria's combined with this track and its lyrics made this stage feel even more badass to play through.
How come after this game, Shadows music became like a Metal genre? I like this industrial techno music much more. I think it represents Shadows character much better
What are you talking about, even to this day (in Sonic Forces at least), Shadow's music leans heavily into the industrial rock and electronic realm. There was plenty of industrial music cues for his stories in Heroes and 06 and it made up most of the music in the Shadow game, hell even Generations had a sick remix of For True Story as his boss battle music so like, since when did it ever really change?
The lyrics to me sound like shadow's internal dissonence. Hes frantic to save rouge so she doesnt end up like maria, but hes trying to play off his ptsd fueled panic sprint as "just going for the emerald" Hence the "im not scared at all, are you scared of something" line
I see it more as Shadow’s deep subconscious taunting Shadow (“Are you scared of something? / Shadow, don’t make me upset….”) and Shadow’s consciousness suppressing it with “I don’t mind any obstacles / I am not scared at all”. Basically, Shadow is literally having a PTSD-induced panic attack.
Throw It All Away is the only one you can understand decently. Although if you listen to the songs enough you will hear the lyrics clearly and be able to sing them too.
Pretty sure the reason they made Shadow's songs' lyrics hard to understand was to add to the mystery of his character, as his true motives are also hidden throughout the game. The lyrics in his music give strong hints at what he's thinking too.
@@Thebes342 exactly the lyrics and genre of the songs for SA2 are portrayed in a certain way to symbolize a character's personality feelings and motives
Shadow is having a PTSD panic attack in this stage. His deep subconscious is taunting him (“Are you scared? Shadow, don’t make me upset….You’re hiding something!”). Shadow’s ego is suppressing these thoughts from reaching the surface level (“I am not scared at all. I don’t mind any obstacles. I don’t want to hear you.”) To protect him from having those negative thoughts brought up to the surface, he constantly re-focusing his thoughts to his main objective, almost as if he has OCD. (“Hurry to the unexplored land”).
Rhythm and Balance (White Jungle) Lyrics: Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land I'm not scared at all Are you scared of something? Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land I don't mind any walls, any obstacles Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land I'm not scared at all And I don't wanna hear you I don't wanna hear you Shadow, don't make me upset I don't wanna hear you Shadow, don't make me upset You are frightened at something Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land I don't mind steep slopes or any obstacles Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land I'm not scared at all And I don't wanna hear you Shadow, don't make me upset Shadow, don't make me upset
How the frick did you make that out? I can barely even hear it with headphones on and the lyrics right here in front of me to help! >_< Even if you just copied-and-pasted it off some lyric website, how the frick did somebody else figure this out?
These lyrics are actually more perplexing than the others. The voice, presumably in Shadow’s mind, tells him to hurry to the unexplored land, while referring to itself in the first person, “I’m not scared at all, And I don’t wanna hear you” and proceeds to taunt Shadow, “Are you scared of something” Literally speaking, they don’t make sense. Shadow is already on the island, and he’s been here for the past 50 years, making it the opposite of unexplored. Could it be Shadow’s doubt, that part of him that knows what Maria really wants, is mocking him for his fear of running toward the truth, which is the real unexplored land? The song is constructed to sound inspirational, to steel one’s determination, but maybe in this case the purpose is inverted, like the voice is saying, “I don’t want to hear your excuses, I’m not afraid of the truth, so why are you?” Lol I’m analyzing a kids’ game about a supersonic black hedgehog
There is a lot to analyze in this game story wise it was very ambitious for it's time. also sonic used to be meant for everyone not just kids, I hate the fact this series has been dumbed down to kids fodder platformer.
The music's feeling sounds a sense of adventure and crazy's mix, combine with all Shadow's thought about your true past. He's trying kinda forget what happened with Maria and all G.U.N's stuff in the Ark "singing" for yourself not hear the voice in your head madly, like a person drugging yourself and drinking for forget your problems, same time he's confused if he really want this. It's... so hollow...
i think its like the top comment says, and that shadow is having a PTSD-induced panic attack due to rogue's helplessness. the overall instrumental feels very corrupted and its like he's repeating the line about not being scared to himself. it feels he believes that if he lies to himself enough, it will become true. like when a kid is going to the bathroom in the dark at night and they're repeating that they're not scared of the dark. the lyrics feel kind of hollow while the overall instrumental and delivery of the lines sound extremely distressed, and i think its that distress that is the reality of the situation i think that if he's scared of anything it would be having to go through maria's death again. the unknown land is probably just the future also i really love that this is the jungle level's music and not some jungly-sounding instruments or whatever. i love that SA2 gets its music inspiration from the story context rather than the level location
Goddamn, I love that muffled effect they gave to the vocals and some of the instruments. Really gives off a rainy vibe, which fits with the setting of the stage this plays in *(a rainy and foggy forest).*
This is my favorite Shadow stage theme. Fast-paced, dark, twisted, cool & lyrics with deep hidden meaning giving further insight into Shadow's thoughts, and all the instruments are so good! And those ``whoop whoop WHOOP!`` sounds on 0:07 sound like actual monkeys in a forest making noises! Genius!
The song lyrics is about shadows thoughts (surprise surprise) especially when the lyrics say " And I don't wanna hear you" referring to him not wanting to hear Maria's voice as she's about to die. I love how this game can be really dark sometimes like how a hedgehog has PTSD.
God damn this industrial breakbeat song just hits man. I would always wonder why I loved breakbeat / jungle / dnb / breakcore as I was older and i realised it was because of sonic LMAO
Oh yeah, hurry to the island's calling I'm not scared at all, are you scared of something? Oh yeah, hurry to the island's calling I don't mind any walls or any obstacles Oh yeah, hurry to the island's calling I'm not scared at, and I don't wanna hear you
(Lyrics as provided by the Sonic wiki) Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land I'm not scared at all Are you scared of something? Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land I don't mind these walls or any obstacles Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land I'm not scared at all And I don't wanna hear you I don't wanna hear you (x2) Shadow, don't make me upset I don't wanna hear you Shadow, don't make me upset You are frightened of something (Loop)
I've never known how to properly describe why this particular track is so damn good other than by saying.. You can literally FEEL speed and tension when you listen to it. P.S *Listening to at 3:38 am in 2020* Sonic reigns forever.
Bro... I looked at the time after reading this and it was 3:38 am in 2022. Always played this race just to hear the song. This was the best Sonic game ever.
I love the meaning of the song's lyrics and melody. Not only it reflects Shadow's entrance into an unexplored jungle which he knows he will be able to blast through based upon his abilities, but also how it may pose some threat due to the lack of knowledge regarding it, which is meant to reflect his current thoughts: this stage takes place after Shadow decides to search for Rouge, so his determination for the destruction and punishment of the world is casted into doubts as he recognizes someone who he values as much as he did before. But he isn't gonna let those thoughts affect his final objetive, is he? Oh yeah, hurry into the unexplored and find it out.
I love that this was the point where the game told you Shadow isn't a heartless villain and that he has legitimate good in him. He could've just written Rouge off as dead weight/expendable, but he decided the best course of action was to go "Ah, shoot! Troublemaker...!" and run to get Rouge out.
It's still in the Forces remix but they bumped it towards the end of the song at like 2:19. I'm more upset that the upright bass breakdown at 1:29 is missing.
"You have 1 minute and 25 seconds to get the fuck off of this goddamn rock before I blow it up like Krakatoa blows up a fucking volcano. It's about to be Mt. Fiji in this bitch."
As a younger generation Sonic fan (SA and SA 2 were released well before I was born, so I couldn't play them until recently), I oftentimes understand references in reverse. An example is this song. I recognize this song (and many others) because of their remixes in newer games
I recognize most of the Adventure Era OST because of how prevalent it was on the flash games/animations back in the day, playing Sonic Final Fantasy X and watching Super Mario Bros Z was the shit
this game has such a wide range of genres, and theyre all BANGERS...between Knuckles' levels' rap songs, Shadow's industrial-techno/DnB, Sonic's "buttrock" (hey, the Lyrics may be cliche, but the Songs still rock)...theres something for Everyone!
as a kid I could NEVER get past Security Hall, but this was available in the game's sound test to listen to. i would always listen to this and wonder about the next level
This level is named after when, during the early stages of SA2's development, an albino Sonic Team intern was caught naked in bathroom by none other than Yuji Naka, to which he remarked that his pubes looked like a "white jungle", and the nickname stuck.
Sonic Team, only Sonic Team cared that much about their music tracks even when they did Nights and Burning Rangers, they had to make it personalized and composed.
Learning what I have of Shadow's past.. knowing this is his first time on the very planet him and Maria talked about for so long is strangely tragic.. he doesn't remember his true intentions, only manipulation by those only wishing to further their own ambitions, fighting to find his place in this new world.. knowing nothing of himself. Say what you will, but the song fits so well
Shadow's levels always felt the coolest because of the music. Then final chase is the perfect last song for his story ending. This game always felt perfect for shadow to die at the end
What upsets me the most is that while Sonic has 10 stages on Hero story, Shadow which becomes more and more interesting as a character in the Dark story only has 4, and that's not counting the fact that Sky rail was supposed to be yet another Sonic level before they decided to make It a Shadow stage (even sky rail's theme sounds more adventurous, like Sonic's style and personality, but im glad It was used for Shadow because It shows that despite his goals and seriousness, he can be reckless and have more of a cocky attitude when he wants to.). I actually liked playing as Eggman because Eggman actually Felt like a threath in SA2, and most of his stages were more Fun than Tails's stages, but playing more mech and the god awful Rouge stages (fuck mad space) instead of the Speed stages, the better stages of the game, was disappoiting. I wish Shadow had at least 6 - 7 stages for himself instead of 4. he could have his own version of Metal Harbor for example, but with a different gimmick at the end like escaping from the jets bombing the area before he gets to the forest, BEFORE Sonic gets released from Jail, then Metal Harbor takes place and that would explain why the jets were already bombing the airfield, i'm Just giving examples ofc. Also his version of another Ark speed stage besides Final Chase, sort like Crazy gadget but with a different gimmick. I Just preffer the speed stages over the mech and treasure hunting ones tbh, and I wish Dark Story had at least 2 more of them. It Just Felt disappointing in comparison with the amount you get to play as Sonic.
@@naoaquieopatrickpatrick8565 Sonic actually has 6 stages he almost got 7 since Sky Rail was originally a Sonic stage, but they changed it to Shadow at the last minute. that's kind of why Sky Rail's music sounds like something from a Sonic stage and not a Shadow stage.
For the longest time I honestly thought the lyrics of the song were tied to what was happeneing in the stage at that time. Like Shadow was running to get off the island before it exploded. This is what I heard all those years ago when I played: Oh yeah hurry near the exploding island, I'm not scared at all I'm just going insane, Oh yeah hurry near the exploding island, Don't mind these walls or any obstacles, Oh yeah hurry near the exploding island, I'm not scared at all but I don't wanna blow up, I don't wanna blow up. Shadow don't make me upset, I don't want to kill you, Shadow don't make me upset, Your path is just ahead.
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"I M T H E C O O L E S T"
**Sonic then defeats you** lol
Not bad... **For an imposter**
"MA...ri...a..."
@@NightMare-zf1eh *_dO yOu EvEn KnOw WhO i Am?_*
"DISAPPEAR"
'Hurl me to the Olive Garden'.
This makes a lot of sense after the Sonic Movie...
Yeah
@@Quicklightning that's what people thought the lyrics were
@@mikdan8813 oh yeah, alright.
I never heard that before but now I can’t unhear it.
I hear "Oh Yeah, hurry to the unexported"
This sounds way more like a panic attack than "Don't stop, just go"
That's exactly what Shadow's having during his speeding through the Jungle to get to Rouge
Because that’s exactly what shadow was experiencing, he was literally going through a PTSD-included panic attack as he struggled through the jungle, rouge’s cry for help reminded him of Maria, and he was helplessly trying to prevent another death.
@@thedadadaraindejavu8622 Yeah, he didn't want something like that to happen to anyone again.
LOVE how sonic is absolutely relishing in the danger and thrill while shadow is having flashbacks and panic attacks galore
Is that why so many of his themes are unintelligible!?!
Just now realizing this song is Shadow's conflicted inner monologue. He's been scarred by loss and as much as he wants to pretend he's aloof and detached he's terrified of again losing someone he's become close to.
"I'm not scared at all, and I don't want to hear you"
Gerald altered Shadow's mind to fulfill his plan of destroying the Earth. This is the first time in the story where Shadow has a "detour" and puts the plan on hold to save Rouge. It was the first time that he showed a bit of humanity and compassion, and that part of him is represented in Maria.
Say what you want about SA2's plot, but I think Shadow's arc was done impeccably.
@@Dairunt1 It's not really a detour, since without the emeralds he wouldn't be able to complete his plan. But the important part here is his motif. After seeing flashbacks of Maria Shadow rushed to save Rouge, thinking about her and not the emeralds. Then, at the ARK, he hid his emotions from Rouge by saying that "it was only for emeralds" while through the course of this level the reason of his intentions was the opposite.
Also, SA2 story is one of the best in the entire Sonic series, alongside with SA1, 06, Unleashed and Black Knight.
My personal favorite would be SA2 and 06, can't really pick one.
Frontiers gets a honorable mention, because the story itself is trying to be serious and it kinda works. But constant flat references to past games (both good and bad) is not a good way to tie all games together, because it feels forced and unnatural.
Shadow is literally going through a PTSD-induced panic attack as he struggles through the jungle.
Rouge’s helpless and cry for help paralles the look Maria had before she died, which strikes Shadow to his core, shaking his resolve. He pushes through all the obstacles in an attempt to literally regain his rhythm and balance, to remember why he is doing what he’s doing.
Wow...
12-year-old me never thought of it while playin' and boppin' through this part of the game. Thanks for making Shadow slightly more edgy.
@@ggilft4073 mental illness aint edgy fam
@@riahlexington then you ain't edgy enough, boah!
That's one way to put shadows story
god this song is way cooler than I thought it was
shadow's songs in general
same
Listen to the Forces version. It adds some damn good bangers
@@dat_dylov_tho indeed
@@PKSkyler his levels felt way more special. The fact that his story ends in such narrative weight as Final Chase makes him so good in this game.
White jungle > Green forest
Can't get perfect in White Jungle, though. Over half the rings are out of bounds
White jungle feels more balanced tho
And the soundtrack is better
Big facts
It kind of upsets me that Shadow gets the coolest song in the game.
I like how the bass drums are imitating a heart beat throughout most of it. It really adds a sense of intensity to the song.
Mind blown! I didn't realize this! 🤯
I didn't read "bass" and I thought it was a joke about Shadow having a heart attack for a second
@@mystari4445 LMAO
._. I dint even notice
This is my Favorite stage theme.
SEGA could seriously get away with being a music production company, the soundtracks they come out with are 👌
@@chimylimmy
The entirety of this game's soundtrack was composed by Jun Senoue, who is the composer for Crush 40, so pretty much.
@@yellowmello1223 this song was written by Fumie Kumatani, not Jim Senoue.
As for the original comment, Sega does have its own music label called Wave Master.
To Trevor… Sega typically only uses outside composers for things like intro songs. The vast majority of their games’ soundtracks, such as this one’s, are composed by internal Sega composers. Some notable exceptions are Sonic 1 and 2, composed by Masato Nakamura, Jet Set Radio and Sonic Rush, composed by Hideki Naganuma, and Sakura Wars, composed by Kohei Tanaka. But again, these are the exceptions.
@@johnsmit3928 yep
imagine crediting sega instead of the actual composers
@@ZrainF91 I made this comment a year ago, where the fuck did everyone come from??? I didn't get notified for this shit?
The emotional weight of Shadow trying to hurry through the jungle to save Rouge to prevent another death like Maria's combined with this track and its lyrics made this stage feel even more badass to play through.
How come after this game, Shadows music became like a Metal genre? I like this industrial techno music much more. I think it represents Shadows character much better
What are you talking about, even to this day (in Sonic Forces at least), Shadow's music leans heavily into the industrial rock and electronic realm. There was plenty of industrial music cues for his stories in Heroes and 06 and it made up most of the music in the Shadow game, hell even Generations had a sick remix of For True Story as his boss battle music so like, since when did it ever really change?
Metal music for Shadow really only existed in Shadow the Hedgehog (2005), so I don't know what you're on about.
@Casswury Ha, me neither lol
2005 happened
Edge
The lyrics to me sound like shadow's internal dissonence.
Hes frantic to save rouge so she doesnt end up like maria, but hes trying to play off his ptsd fueled panic sprint as "just going for the emerald"
Hence the "im not scared at all, are you scared of something" line
I see it more as Shadow’s deep subconscious taunting Shadow (“Are you scared of something? / Shadow, don’t make me upset….”) and Shadow’s consciousness suppressing it with “I don’t mind any obstacles / I am not scared at all”.
Basically, Shadow is literally having a PTSD-induced panic attack.
All of Shadows vocal tracks in adventure 2 have 1 thing in common, that is that I can't hear the damn lyrics. Although the songs are still good
Throw It All Away is the only one you can understand decently. Although if you listen to the songs enough you will hear the lyrics clearly and be able to sing them too.
Pretty sure the reason they made Shadow's songs' lyrics hard to understand was to add to the mystery of his character, as his true motives are also hidden throughout the game. The lyrics in his music give strong hints at what he's thinking too.
@@Thebes342 exactly the lyrics and genre of the songs for SA2 are portrayed in a certain way to symbolize a character's personality feelings and motives
thats cuz his voise is put through a million voice filters and the drums are deafening
In Forces, the vocals become much clearer, as we are now familiar with Shadow already, and he also has a clearer direction and goals
Shadow is having a PTSD panic attack in this stage.
His deep subconscious is taunting him (“Are you scared? Shadow, don’t make me upset….You’re hiding something!”).
Shadow’s ego is suppressing these thoughts from reaching the surface level (“I am not scared at all. I don’t mind any obstacles. I don’t want to hear you.”)
To protect him from having those negative thoughts brought up to the surface, he constantly re-focusing his thoughts to his main objective, almost as if he has OCD. (“Hurry to the unexplored land”).
Rhythm and Balance (White Jungle)
Lyrics:
Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land
I'm not scared at all
Are you scared of something?
Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land
I don't mind any walls, any obstacles
Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land
I'm not scared at all
And I don't wanna hear you
I don't wanna hear you
Shadow, don't make me upset
I don't wanna hear you
Shadow, don't make me upset
You are frightened at something
Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land
I don't mind steep slopes or any obstacles
Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land
I'm not scared at all
And I don't wanna hear you
Shadow, don't make me upset
Shadow, don't make me upset
16 years later I finally know what they're saying. Thanks man!
"Shadow, don't make me upset."
digging deep
Jeez I could never figure these out, thanks!
headcanon that it's maria singing to shadow in his head
How the frick did you make that out?
I can barely even hear it with headphones on and the lyrics right here in front of me to help! >_< Even if you just copied-and-pasted it off some lyric website, how the frick did somebody else figure this out?
1:29
I'm sorry, are we just gonna ignore that sexy upright bass breakdown?
My favourite part of the song.
I can't believe I never heard the bass until just now due to wearing headphones.
Battle vs an Unsettling Opponent would be proud.
I just like to io imagine the guy doing the music going ham
I LOVE this part.
These lyrics are actually more perplexing than the others. The voice, presumably in Shadow’s mind, tells him to hurry to the unexplored land, while referring to itself in the first person, “I’m not scared at all, And I don’t wanna hear you” and proceeds to taunt Shadow, “Are you scared of something”
Literally speaking, they don’t make sense. Shadow is already on the island, and he’s been here for the past 50 years, making it the opposite of unexplored.
Could it be Shadow’s doubt, that part of him that knows what Maria really wants, is mocking him for his fear of running toward the truth, which is the real unexplored land? The song is constructed to sound inspirational, to steel one’s determination, but maybe in this case the purpose is inverted, like the voice is saying, “I don’t want to hear your excuses, I’m not afraid of the truth, so why are you?”
Lol I’m analyzing a kids’ game about a supersonic black hedgehog
There is a lot to analyze in this game story wise it was very ambitious for it's time. also sonic used to be meant for everyone not just kids, I hate the fact this series has been dumbed down to kids fodder platformer.
The music's feeling sounds a sense of adventure and crazy's mix, combine with all Shadow's thought about your true past. He's trying kinda forget what happened with Maria and all G.U.N's stuff in the Ark "singing" for yourself not hear the voice in your head madly, like a person drugging yourself and drinking for forget your problems, same time he's confused if he really want this.
It's... so hollow...
I think the lyrics section is Sonic antagonizing Shadow... But through Shadow's own internal dialogue.
i think its like the top comment says, and that shadow is having a PTSD-induced panic attack due to rogue's helplessness. the overall instrumental feels very corrupted and its like he's repeating the line about not being scared to himself. it feels he believes that if he lies to himself enough, it will become true. like when a kid is going to the bathroom in the dark at night and they're repeating that they're not scared of the dark. the lyrics feel kind of hollow while the overall instrumental and delivery of the lines sound extremely distressed, and i think its that distress that is the reality of the situation
i think that if he's scared of anything it would be having to go through maria's death again. the unknown land is probably just the future
also i really love that this is the jungle level's music and not some jungly-sounding instruments or whatever. i love that SA2 gets its music inspiration from the story context rather than the level location
You should watch Ruby Of Blue if you haven’t.
Goddamn, I love that muffled effect they gave to the vocals and some of the instruments. Really gives off a rainy vibe, which fits with the setting of the stage this plays in *(a rainy and foggy forest).*
TRUE
bruh this is why i don't like the forces version; the song lost its personality
I can't shake off the feeling that the Olive Garden jokes with this song were foreshadowing recent events as if it was some sort of prophecy.
The Olive Garden references in the movie were actually a reference to this song
This is my favorite Shadow stage theme. Fast-paced, dark, twisted, cool & lyrics with deep hidden meaning giving further insight into Shadow's thoughts, and all the instruments are so good! And those ``whoop whoop WHOOP!`` sounds on 0:07 sound like actual monkeys in a forest making noises! Genius!
Sounds more like those high notes from a didgeridoo to me
@@perrytheplatygod1438 Now that I've found out what a Didgeridoo is and what it sounds like, I agree, it does sound a bit like a didgeridoo
Same
Croikey!!!
1:03 i freakin love this part
It's only a couple seconds long which is sad
This is exactly what a panic attack in the deep forest sounds like.
Well, Deep Jungle in this case.
Watch out for giant Heartless chameleons!
I'm surprised the forest didn't burn down from how fire this is
It exploded
The song lyrics is about shadows thoughts (surprise surprise) especially when the lyrics say " And I don't wanna hear you" referring to him not wanting to hear Maria's voice as she's about to die. I love how this game can be really dark sometimes like how a hedgehog has PTSD.
God damn this industrial breakbeat song just hits man. I would always wonder why I loved breakbeat / jungle / dnb / breakcore as I was older and i realised it was because of sonic LMAO
Oh yeah, I'm goin' to the Olive Garden! When I'm there, I'll partake in food consumption!
+thebigch33s3 I hear that except for "all or are you scared of something"
You need to make a parody of this song man. You got good lyrics for this.
Oh yeah, hurry to the island's calling
I'm not scared at all, are you scared of something?
Oh yeah, hurry to the island's calling
I don't mind any walls or any obstacles
Oh yeah, hurry to the island's calling
I'm not scared at, and I don't wanna hear you
Champ hurry to the unexplored land, not islands calling
"im no baby heart is pumpin'"
Me thinking I only thought this song was lit because I was a kid.
Me listening to it as an adult and realizing it is even better than I remember.
Oh yeah, curl into the *O L I V E G A R D E N*
(Lyrics as provided by the Sonic wiki)
Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land
I'm not scared at all
Are you scared of something?
Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land
I don't mind these walls or any obstacles
Oh yeah, hurry to the unexplored land
I'm not scared at all
And I don't wanna hear you
I don't wanna hear you (x2)
Shadow, don't make me upset
I don't wanna hear you
Shadow, don't make me upset
You are frightened of something
(Loop)
Someone was cooking in the studio
I've never known how to properly describe why this particular track is so damn good other than by saying.. You can literally FEEL speed and tension when you listen to it.
P.S
*Listening to at 3:38 am in 2020*
Sonic reigns forever.
3:39 reading this comment. This song gets me so hyped i feel like a lot of people miss the energy this track gives off
Listening to at 1:41 am in 2021
1:39
Bro... I looked at the time after reading this and it was 3:38 am in 2022. Always played this race just to hear the song. This was the best Sonic game ever.
Listening to at 4:33 am in 2022
when the bell rings and you still have your supplies on your desk and the next class is on the opposite side of school and you only got 3 minutes
I love the meaning of the song's lyrics and melody. Not only it reflects Shadow's entrance into an unexplored jungle which he knows he will be able to blast through based upon his abilities, but also how it may pose some threat due to the lack of knowledge regarding it, which is meant to reflect his current thoughts: this stage takes place after Shadow decides to search for Rouge, so his determination for the destruction and punishment of the world is casted into doubts as he recognizes someone who he values as much as he did before.
But he isn't gonna let those thoughts affect his final objetive, is he? Oh yeah, hurry into the unexplored and find it out.
I think this could be where my love for Drum and Bass came from
The Best Shadow level
Best level in the game imo.
FACTS
Yeah! !!
Radical Highway is my fave Shadow level, but White Jungle is top three without question.
Agreed
I love that this was the point where the game told you Shadow isn't a heartless villain and that he has legitimate good in him. He could've just written Rouge off as dead weight/expendable, but he decided the best course of action was to go "Ah, shoot! Troublemaker...!" and run to get Rouge out.
Such a good iteration of the genre Jungle breakbeat
0:39 *Oh my goodness, this part is so cool.*
*This is Shadow's Theme, because have lyrics just like "Last Story".*
Sonic Movie 3 soundtrack must have rhythm and balance
It must be also be written by the Japanese too. I don't like how Americans have turned him into Alvin and the Chipmunks and Hop in these films
1:10 - 1:16 is the biggest reason why I prefer this over the Sonic forces remix.
Move that up to 1:04 and I totally agree with you.
The sonic forces remix has that part towards the end though, doesn't it.
That beat is still amazing
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It's still in the Forces remix but they bumped it towards the end of the song at like 2:19. I'm more upset that the upright bass breakdown at 1:29 is missing.
the only series where a jungle can be next to a forest
lol
"Shadow, don't make me upset..."
Cause you won't like Maria when she's upset.
"You have 1 minute and 25 seconds to get the fuck off of this goddamn rock before I blow it up like Krakatoa blows up a fucking volcano. It's about to be Mt. Fiji in this bitch."
BlOwS Up!?!
@@Honest_Mids_Masher You weren't supposed to hear that, pretend he said "Nose up"!
"Man, now I gotta go save this weird ahh bat-girl."
As a younger generation Sonic fan (SA and SA 2 were released well before I was born, so I couldn't play them until recently), I oftentimes understand references in reverse. An example is this song. I recognize this song (and many others) because of their remixes in newer games
I recognize most of the Adventure Era OST because of how prevalent it was on the flash games/animations back in the day, playing Sonic Final Fantasy X and watching Super Mario Bros Z was the shit
I too am a younger generation sonic fan, and am now playing SA2 for the first time. It's absolutely amazing
this song sounds like a mental breakdown
S tier in game music
Objectively correct
0:06 *ROBLOX INTENSFINES*
Can't unhear it now
I cant unhear it
No. It’s Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
😂
The part at 1:03 sounds like the squeaky boots from that one Spongebob episode
It DOES hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahajahahajahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahaha.
shadow is the adorablest hedgy ever
This would go crazy in dmc
Am I the only one who thinks that this would nicely fit in the early Devil May Cry games?
Are these voices what Shadow is thinking to himself?
Most lyrics represents some of the thoughts of each character so yeah your on point
Yes, this song is about two sides of Shadow
Yes
@@AxisChurchDevotee that's what makes SA2's music so special
With the new generations coming out I know the remix is about to be crazy
this game has such a wide range of genres, and theyre all BANGERS...between Knuckles' levels' rap songs, Shadow's industrial-techno/DnB, Sonic's "buttrock" (hey, the Lyrics may be cliche, but the Songs still rock)...theres something for Everyone!
0:07 when i was little i used to think this was saying “what i do”
Wait it doesn't
This holds up so well all these years later. I do love jungle breaks though
SEGA really did not need to go this hard on the soundtrack. Wow
This beat is CRAZY!! Crazy Shadow vibes!
You can beat this level without jumping once
Wow. I never thought of that.
wut ._.
I have never played a single Sonic game in my life before, and this song fucking slaps
this level used to hype me up so hard . this song is like insane
that drummer was 100% on something in the recording booth
they’re programmed drums lol
@@nayru1855 they put cocaine through the pc fans
this is one of the best songs in sonic adventure 2 change my mind
the genre is called jungle drum and bass. kinda clever
jungle and drum and bass are two different genres. This is more jungle than dnb because of the aggressive break chops and complex drum work
The Scratching Breakdown is just...
*(Chef's Kiss)*
"Hurry to the Olive Garden" has a whole new meaning with the Sonic movies 😂
Shoutout to whoever scratched on this
Favorite track in the whole game
OH YEAH HURRY TO THE OLIVE GARDEN!
Shadow wants some pasta
You know, for a White Jungle, this sure does look as green as the forest we go through as Sonic.
this sounds like a panic attack. really good
I like this whole song, but the first couple of seconds are honestly one of my favorite parts of any Sonic track
Is everyone just ignoring the monkey noises at the start?
I thought it was super cool making it fit to the song
Does anyone else buy cds of incredible soundtracks like the one for this game? I absolutely love White Jungle!
bro they must have burned some equipment while doing all those songs, that shit goes hard
white jungle is a super underrated stage
as a kid I could NEVER get past Security Hall, but this was available in the game's sound test to listen to. i would always listen to this and wonder about the next level
Shadow, don't make me upset...
Most fun stage in the whole game!
This level is named after when, during the early stages of SA2's development, an albino Sonic Team intern was caught naked in bathroom by none other than Yuji Naka, to which he remarked that his pubes looked like a "white jungle", and the nickname stuck.
yup that sounds about right
What the fuck, if that's true that's really funny
Everett Bradley had no business going as hard as he did for Shadow's music
Ho *HO* Ho ho *HO*
oof oof OOF *OOF*
0:38 This part 😫👍
1:03 makes me want to dance uncontrollably
Sonic Team, only Sonic Team cared that much about their music tracks even when they did Nights and Burning Rangers, they had to make it personalized and composed.
Rhythm and Balance...for _White Jungle..._
...is actually jungle itself...
🤯 Junglist Massive
Learning what I have of Shadow's past.. knowing this is his first time on the very planet him and Maria talked about for so long is strangely tragic.. he doesn't remember his true intentions, only manipulation by those only wishing to further their own ambitions, fighting to find his place in this new world.. knowing nothing of himself.
Say what you will, but the song fits so well
Shadow's levels always felt the coolest because of the music. Then final chase is the perfect last song for his story ending. This game always felt perfect for shadow to die at the end
What upsets me the most is that while Sonic has 10 stages on Hero story, Shadow which becomes more and more interesting as a character in the Dark story only has 4, and that's not counting the fact that Sky rail was supposed to be yet another Sonic level before they decided to make It a Shadow stage (even sky rail's theme sounds more adventurous, like Sonic's style and personality, but im glad It was used for Shadow because It shows that despite his goals and seriousness, he can be reckless and have more of a cocky attitude when he wants to.). I actually liked playing as Eggman because Eggman actually Felt like a threath in SA2, and most of his stages were more Fun than Tails's stages, but playing more mech and the god awful Rouge stages (fuck mad space) instead of the Speed stages, the better stages of the game, was disappoiting. I wish Shadow had at least 6 - 7 stages for himself instead of 4. he could have his own version of Metal Harbor for example, but with a different gimmick at the end like escaping from the jets bombing the area before he gets to the forest, BEFORE Sonic gets released from Jail, then Metal Harbor takes place and that would explain why the jets were already bombing the airfield, i'm Just giving examples ofc. Also his version of another Ark speed stage besides Final Chase, sort like Crazy gadget but with a different gimmick. I Just preffer the speed stages over the mech and treasure hunting ones tbh, and I wish Dark Story had at least 2 more of them. It Just Felt disappointing in comparison with the amount you get to play as Sonic.
@@naoaquieopatrickpatrick8565 Sonic actually has 6 stages
he almost got 7 since Sky Rail was originally a Sonic stage, but they changed it to Shadow at the last minute. that's kind of why Sky Rail's music sounds like something from a Sonic stage and not a Shadow stage.
@@GiordanDiodato no, he actually has 7 including the final stage (which shadow isn't included in???)
This song 100% founded my love for dnb as a child 🔥
I have so many ost’s from the DC era of gaming. JSR and all the Capcom fighters were killer.
For the longest time I honestly thought the lyrics of the song were tied to what was happeneing in the stage at that time. Like Shadow was running to get off the island before it exploded. This is what I heard all those years ago when I played:
Oh yeah hurry near the exploding island,
I'm not scared at all I'm just going insane,
Oh yeah hurry near the exploding island,
Don't mind these walls or any obstacles,
Oh yeah hurry near the exploding island,
I'm not scared at all but I don't wanna blow up, I don't wanna blow up.
Shadow don't make me upset,
I don't want to kill you,
Shadow don't make me upset,
Your path is just ahead.
The first 5 seconds SNAPS!
My favorite thing about this song is that this is co-produced by Fumie Kumatani who's responsible for the jazzy tracks in SA2 and Unleashed
From 2001 for this 2020, it's a legend for Hardcore Sonic fan.
1:02
That beat though
This theme would fit ultrakill pretty well
It's been 19 years since Shadow was hurling to the Olive Garden, I just need to know if he ever got the chance to hurl at his local Olive Garden
Most people hurl after their visit to their local olive garden
Gerald messed Shadow up in the head so bad.
this song paired with the level was seriously so vibey