Scirocco is dead.

[Ritz]

I don't get this thread title.

"Scirocco" shows up in the credits for S3K, and the name is apparently attributable to either Michael himself or one of his subordinates. I guess we'll never really know which is which now though

[Dr. Watson]

I don't get this thread title.

"Scirocco" shows up in the credits for S3K, and the name is apparently attributable to either Michael himself or one of his subordinates. I guess we'll never really know which is which now though

If there was ever a good time for Sega to admit Michaels music stayed in the game, it would have been when they issued their official statement on his passing. And since they didn't, i it's safe to assume Sega wont ever officially reveal anything about it. One can always hope though that some individual involved in the production of the games music will speak up. But of course, maybe the fact that nobody has done that yet is proof enough that Michael really didn't work on the music that ended up in the game...

[Dr. BUGMAN]

It's deja vu all up in here.

[FlashTHD]

Did Naka not hint in a promo event for Let's Tap that there will someday be a better time that he can comment on it? One way or the other he knows something...but with Jackson's probate in knots I think we're in for a wait yet.

[FlashTHD]

^ Well maybe not, we'll see, cause Brad Buxer didn't see any reason to stay quiet about it... http://vgmdb.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3511

In the latest issue of Black & White magazine (french publication about Michael Jackson), composer Brad Buxer confirmed that M.J. and him actually worked on Sonic the Hedgehog 3 soundtrack.

B&W: Can you clarify the rumor that Michael had in 1993 composed the music for Sonic 3 video game, for which you havel been credited?

Buxer: I've never played the game so I do not know what tracks on which Michael and I have worked the developers have kept, but we did compose music for the game. Michael called me at the time for help on this project, and that's what I did.
And if he is not credited for composing the music, it's because he was not happy with the result sound coming out of the console. At the time, game consoles did not allow an optimal sound reproduction, and Michael found it frustrating. He did not want to be associated with a product that devalued his music...

B&W: One of the surprising things in this soundtrack is that you can hear the chords from Stranger in Moscow, which is supposed to have been composed later...

Buxer: Yes, Michael and I had composed those chords for the game, and it has been used as base for Stranger in Moscow. [...]

[gr4yJ4Y]

Mystery solved!

[Opa-Opa]

Now I can finally get some sleep.