Even in this case however, those tracks we have come to know and love have been totally revamped and reworked. Personally, this is refreshing considering the hardened music collector would find this simply a repetition of material they have heard time and again.
What is most notable here particularly during the absence of guitar-heavy tunes is the sheer diversity of what Senoue can produce – from the gorgeously plinky-plonk piano piece in “Afternoon Tea”, to the ambience of “Dusk of the stadium”.Īlthough I don’t particularly judge this to be a negative, the album does not contain a large number of Sonic related tracks. As well as these examples of collaborative work, the album plays host to a selection of acoustic and instrumental pieces. Again the frustrating matter for me regarding these these tracks is that (particularly with the tracks taken from the Japanese Baseball title Pro Team Yakyu wo Tsukuro! 2) there are more of these tracks out there that have not yet made it to print on any CD. The album blasts off with three such fine examples including “American Dream”, “Sons of Angels” and “Batter Up!” which ooze that definitive Senoue guitar, thunderously supported in vocals by Martin.
Big) and Ted Poley ( Danger Danger), as well as to have produced some memorable power anthems of this calibre in the process. I’m sure many would kill to have worked with the likes of Eric Martin (of Mr. I think the first thing that becomes apparent with this album is the incredible range of talent Senoue has worked with over the years. What really puts this compilation on a pedestal over the similar releases last year ( True Colours, Best of C40) was the quantity of material that wa previously unheard of on western shores.
Released last November, “The Works” is as much a collection of Senoue’s best pieces, as it is a real celebration of some of the masterful work Jun has produced not only during his long reign working for SEGA, but with his many unique side-projects as well.
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