Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (film)

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[[File:Jelly Roll at Sonic 3 premiere.png|alt=Jelly Roll makes a heart gesture with his hands|right|thumb|upright=1.2|The singer [[Jelly Roll (singer)|Jelly Roll]] released the song "Run It" for ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3''.<ref name="Jelly" />]]

[[File:Jelly Roll at Sonic 3 premiere.png|alt=Jelly Roll makes a heart gesture with his hands|right|thumb|upright=1.2|The singer [[Jelly Roll (singer)|Jelly Roll]] released the song "Run It" for ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3''.<ref name="Jelly" />]]

[[Tom Holkenborg]], who composed the score for the first two ''Sonic'' films, returned to score ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3''<ref name="FMR" /> and had finished work by July 2024.<ref name="JulyMusic" /> In December 2023 [[Johnny Gioeli]], the vocalist for the band [[Crush 40]], said there had been talks of including "Live & Learn", the theme song from ''Sonic Adventure 2'', in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3''.<ref name="CouldL&L" /> In February 2024, Gioeli confirmed "Live & Learn" would be included in the film.<ref name="YesL&L" /> It is introduced in the opening scene of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' as a [[riff]] that Maria Robotnik plays on her guitar, from then on functioning as a [[leitmotif]] for Shadow. The vocal version, remixed by the film's composer, appears during Sonic and Shadow's duel and when they transform into [[Super Sonic]] and [[Super Shadow]] to stop the [[Eclipse Cannon]] from destroying the Earth.<ref name="L&Lhunt" /> Fowler explained his affinity for the "awesome" song made its use inevitable in the film, and joked that fans would have hunted him down if he failed to utilize it, which he did "strong[ly]".<ref name="L&Lhunt" /> The singer [[Jelly Roll (singer)|Jelly Roll]] released a single for the film, "Run It", on November 21, 2024.<ref name="Jelly" /> ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' also features the song "[[Luxury Disease|Neon]]" from Japanese rock band [[One Ok Rock]], who previously contributed to the soundtrack for the 2022 game ''[[Sonic Frontiers]]''.<ref name="Natalie" /> The soundtrack album was released by [[Milan Records]] on December 20, 2024.<ref name="SoundtrackDetails" /> [[Busted (band)|Busted]] singer [[James Bourne]] wrote a song for the film's soundtrack that ultimately went un-used in the film for unknown reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sonicstadium.org/news/media/busted-frontman-james-bourne-shares-teaser-of-sonic-the-hedgehog-power-ballad-r2452/|title='Busted' Frontman James Bourne Shares Teaser of "Sonic the Hedgehog Power Ballad"|publisher=Sonic Stadium|author=Dreadknux|date=August 7, 2024|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/JamesBourne/status/1813644667973669231|title=The song I wrote for the sonic the hedgehog film might not get used 🙃|website=[[Twitter|X (Twitter)]]|last=Bourne|first=James|date=July 17, 2024|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref>

[[Tom Holkenborg]], who composed the score for the first two ''Sonic'' films, returned to score ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3''<ref name="FMR" /> and had finished work by July 2024.<ref name="JulyMusic" /> In December 2023 [[Johnny Gioeli]], the vocalist for the band [[Crush 40]], said there had been talks of including "Live & Learn", the theme song from ''Sonic Adventure 2'', in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3''.<ref name="CouldL&L" /> In February 2024, Gioeli confirmed "Live & Learn" would be included in the film.<ref name="YesL&L" /> It is introduced in the opening scene of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' as a [[riff]] that Maria Robotnik plays on her guitar, from then on functioning as a [[leitmotif]] for Shadow. The vocal version, remixed by the film's composer, appears during Sonic and Shadow's duel and when they transform into [[Super Sonic]] and [[Super Shadow]] to stop the [[Eclipse Cannon]] from destroying the Earth.<ref name="L&Lhunt" /> Fowler explained his affinity for the "awesome" song made its use inevitable in the film, and joked that fans would have hunted him down if he failed to utilize it, which he did "strong[ly]".<ref name="L&Lhunt" /> The singer [[Jelly Roll (singer)|Jelly Roll]] released a single for the film, "Run It", on November 21, 2024.<ref name="Jelly" /> ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' also features the song "[[Luxury Disease|Neon]]" from Japanese rock band [[One Ok Rock]], who previously contributed to the soundtrack for the 2022 game ''[[Sonic Frontiers]]''.<ref name="Natalie" /> The soundtrack album was released by [[Milan Records]] on December 20, 2024.<ref name="SoundtrackDetails" /> [[Busted (band)|Busted]] singer [[James Bourne]] wrote a song for the film's soundtrack that ultimately went unused in the film for unknown reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sonicstadium.org/news/media/busted-frontman-james-bourne-shares-teaser-of-sonic-the-hedgehog-power-ballad-r2452/|title='Busted' Frontman James Bourne Shares Teaser of "Sonic the Hedgehog Power Ballad"|publisher=Sonic Stadium|author=Dreadknux|date=August 7, 2024|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|user=JamesBourne|number=1813644667973669231|title=The song I wrote for the sonic the hedgehog film might not get used 🙃|last=Bourne|first=James|date=July 17, 2024|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref>

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