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Crush 40, a band originally known as Sons of Angels, was created to create music for the SEGA arcade racing game NASCAR Rubbin' Racing/EA Sports NASCAR Arcade. The band is best known for providing the various theme songs for the games in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The core of the group is the hard rock guitarist and video game composer Jun Senoue and singer Johnny Gioeli, who is also vocalist for the bands Hardline and Axel Rudi Pell. Currently, Crush 40 are working on their upcoming album, reported to be a mix of modern nu-bleed rock, classic rock and ballads. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
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Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ...
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Jun Senoue (born August 2, 1970 in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan) is a video game composer and musician, well known for some of his contributions in many Sonic the Hedgehog games. ...
Johnny Gioeli, born on the 5th of October 1967 in Brooklyn, New York, is currently the vocalist of German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell and bands Hardline, Accomplice and Crush 40. ...
Sega Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ...
The Sonic the Hedgehog series is a franchise of video games released by Sega starring their mascot character Sonic the Hedgehog. ...
Jun Senoue (born August 2, 1970 in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan) is a video game composer and musician, well known for some of his contributions in many Sonic the Hedgehog games. ...
Johnny Gioeli, born on the 5th of October 1967 in Brooklyn, New York, is currently the vocalist of German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell and bands Hardline, Accomplice and Crush 40. ...
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History
The first Crush 40 song was "Open Your Heart", originally recorded (as a demo) with Jun Senoue for the theme tune of Sonic Adventure for Sega Dreamcast in 1998 and also Sonic Adventure DX which was released in 2003 for the Nintendo Gamecube. Final singer for the game was Johnny Gioeli. Open Your Heart is the main theme of Sonic Adventure, and also the song played in the first stage of the battle against Perfect Chaos. ...
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The next appearance of the band was in 2001, when Sonic Adventure 2 was being worked on for Sonic's 10th anniversary. Commitments to other bands meant Naoto and Hiro could not take part, so Katsuji and Takeshi were brought in to record songs for the game. "Live And Learn" was the result, an old fashioned hard rocker but with modern production. They also made "Escape from the City", background music for a level in the game, with vocals by Ted Poley. Sonic Adventure 2 ) is a video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed by Sonic Team USA for the Sega Dreamcast, and later ported as an update to the Nintendo Gamecube. ...
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Crush 40 First CD Cover Crush 40, a band originally known as Sons of Angels, was created to create music for the SEGA arcade racing game NASCAR Rubbin Racing/EA Sports NASCAR Arcade. ...
All went quiet during 2002, then just under three years from the initial release, under the new name Crush 40, the European version of the Sons of Angels album was announced. It was stripped of the instrumentals, and included both prior Sons of Angels songs from the Sonic games and two other songs featuring vocalists Tony Harnell and Ted Poley. Tony Harnell (born on September 18, 1962 in San Diego, California, USA) is an American rock singer, best known for his work with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT. As a vocalist, songwriter and producer, Tony has led a career as a recording and touring artist since the early 1980...
Ted Poley performing live Ted Harris Poley (born January 5, 1964 in Englewood, New Jersey) is a rock singer and drummer most famous for being in the band Danger Danger. ...
In 2003, Sega announced the first multiplatform Sonic game, Sonic Heroes (Though Sonic Jam was both on the Saturn and game.com). Once again, Jun was the sound director, and began writing, this time as a collaboration with artists such as Gunnar Nelson, Julien-K, Kay Hanley and of course Johnny Gioeli. This time, there were two new Crush 40 songs: the theme tune "Sonic Heroes", a bright, melodic song and in contrast "What I'm Made Of", a distinctly dark, energetic hard rock song with metal sensibilities to describe the final struggle of the game. Sonic Heroes was released at the end of 2003 in Japan, and in early 2004 in the US and Europe. Multiplatform (or multi-platform) is a term commonly used in the computer world about a project that can be used on multiple platforms. ...
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Johnny Gioeli, born on the 5th of October 1967 in Brooklyn, New York, is currently the vocalist of German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell and bands Hardline, Accomplice and Crush 40. ...
Sonic Heroes ) is a video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. ...
What Im Made Of is a song by the band Crush 40. ...
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In 2005, Sega announced Shadow the Hedgehog and once again, Crush 40 returned to compose the game's theme song, "I Am... (All of Me)" which was used in the game's intro movie and also during the true final boss battle. There is also another song by Crush 40 in the game, this one being the true ending theme entitled "Never Turn Back". Shadow the Hedgehog is a video game starring an anti-hero of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, Shadow the Hedgehog. ...
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Although Jun confirmed on his official fan site that he did not compose any songs for the new next gen Sonic game, Crush 40 in the end was a participating act in the final edition of the game. They performed a remix of Shadow the Hedgehog's pure hero pathway theme song, "All Hail Shadow" a cover of the song of the same name and lyrics previously performed by Magna-Fi in the game, Shadow the Hedgehog. They have even recorded a version of His World, the main theme of the game. They changed the rap lyrics in the verses and remixed it with their own. In addition, Jun created a remix of Silver's theme, "Dreams of an Absolution" (subtitled 'LB vs JS Remix'). Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that was made to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. ...
A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ...
Shadow the Hedgehog is a video game starring an anti-hero of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, Shadow the Hedgehog. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game). ...
Recently Crush 40 updated their official MySpace Page confirming their second album: "Crush 40 is working on their upcoming album. It will be a mix of modern nu-bleed rock, classic rock and ballads". MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...
Genres In the Sonic Adventure series, Crush 40 used styles of hard rock and heavy metal for most of their tracks. Other tracks may use influences from other genres. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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In recent games (Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2006, etc.), Crush 40 has experimented with other forms of alternative rock. "I Am...(All Of Me)", for example, exhibits a strong use of industrial metal elements, and the Crush 40 version of "His World" has many symphonic rock influences. Shadow the Hedgehog is a video game starring an anti-hero of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, Shadow the Hedgehog. ...
Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that was made to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. ...
Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ...
Industrial metal is a musical genre which draws elements from industrial music and heavy metal music. ...
Symphonic rock is a subgenre of rock music, and more specifically, progressive rock. ...
Guitarist Jun Senoue has stated the following: Jun Senoue (born August 2, 1970 in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan) is a video game composer and musician, well known for some of his contributions in many Sonic the Hedgehog games. ...
"I know what my style is, and I know what my favourite genres of music are. I listen to a lot of metal music, as well as other genres of music, and my inspiration is always there. The style of the music in the game does change, and it gives a great sense of progression."
"When we got together to write stuff for Shadow, we found that our fresh ideas were a lot different to the songs we’d written back in 2002 – our sound had changed." [1]
Trivia The songs 'It Doesn't Matter' and 'Escape From The City' (From Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2) are constantly mistaken as Crush 40 songs, since they appeared on the original Crush 40 album. These were merely bonus tracks on the album because they were composed by Crush 40 member Jun Senoue. The songs feature vocals by Tony Harnell and Ted Poley, not Crush 40 lead singer Johnny Gioeli.
Artists
Current Lineup Johnny Gioeli, born on the 5th of October 1967 in Brooklyn, New York, is currently the vocalist of German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell and bands Hardline, Accomplice and Crush 40. ...
Jun Senoue (born August 2, 1970 in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan) is a video game composer and musician, well known for some of his contributions in many Sonic the Hedgehog games. ...
Previous Members
References - ^ Q&A with Jun Senoue Part 1. Retrieved on 2006-08-14.
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External links - Jun Senoue official fansite
- Crush 40's official Myspace profile
- Jun Senoue's official Myspace profile
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