Michael Jackson composed soundtrack for Sonic 3 – confirmed

Some pretty amazing news to deliver to you now, as it has been confirmed that none other than Michael Jackson, the legend himself – composed the music soundtrack to Sonic 3, putting years of speculation on the internet to rest.

As reported from VG247, Brad Buxer, the composer who was actually credited for the music in Sonic 3, confirmed that he and Michael Jackson worked together on the soundtrack for the game.

It turns out that MJ’s name wasn’t credited for the music, due to the fact that Jackson wasn’t satisfied with the end product and ‘didn’t want to be associated with a product that devalued his music‘. Another theory is that Sega quickly ended partnership with Jackson, as the soundtrack was completed round about the same time that the child abuse scandals surfaced, so thats another thing to consider.

If you ask me, the soundtrack for Sonic 3 is a great piece of work, so I definitely have even more respect for MJ after this. The video below explains all of this much better than I have. Make sure you watch it and then leave us a comment with your thoughts. Note the obvious similarities with ‘Jam’ and ‘Stranger in Moscow’.

Watch the video here