Michael Jackson’s Musical Contribution To Sonic 3 Soundtrack Confirmed By Long Time Composer

The speculation as to whether the late Michael Jackson worked on the soundtrack for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 can finally be put to rest. A recently translated interview which appeared in “Black & White“, a French magazine about Michael Jackson, features the artist’s composer, Brad Buxer, talking about his work with M.J on the 1994 Sega title.

The publication asked Buxer for clarification on the rumor regarding their work on the game, to which he responded:

“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…”

When asked specifically about the similarity between one of the tracks in the game and Michael Jackson’s “Stranger in Moscow” song Buxer replied:

“Yes, Michael and I had composed those chords for the game, and it has been used as base for Stranger in Moscow.”

There you have it. The video below mixes M.J.’s Stranger in Moscow with the closing credits track from Sonic 3. You can also head on over to YouTube and search for Sonic 3 music to hear other compositions from the game.

[Thanks vgmdb.net]