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"Reach for the Stars" is the main theme of Sonic Colors. It is performed by Jean Paul Makhlouf from the band Cash Cash. Drums were recorded by Yoshitada Miya at Towerside Studio, Tokyo, while the vocal Tracks were recorded by Jean Paul Makhlouf at Digital Heart Beat in Roseland, NJ. Finally, the song was recorded and mixed by Yoshitada Miya at SEGA Digital Studios, Tokyo.

An acoustic version was performed live at Bryant Park, while a remixed version was performed live at Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony, which would end up also appearing in Sonic Colors: Ultimate.

Background[]

The song is sung from Sonic's perspective, referencing many features and themes including the story present throughout the game.

It also plays an 8-bit-style version when two Wisps are used at the same time in two-player mode. An orchestral version is played during the second phase of the final boss fight with the Nega-Wisp Armor. A 16-bit version plays during the true final boss fight with Nega-Mother Wisp in the Nintendo DS version. An instrumental version plays while playing as Super Sonic.

Legacy[]

A remix of the song was produced by Tomoya Ohtani as the main theme for Sonic Colors: Ultimate, and was used in the trailer for Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps.

Lyrics[]

Take off at the speed of sound
Bright lights and colors all around
I'm running wild livin' fast and free
Got no regrets inside of me
Not looking back
Not giving up
Not letting go
I'll keep on running
I'm gonna reach for the stars
Although they look pretty far
I'm gonna find my own way
And take a chance on today
The sky with stars so bright
The colors feel so right
I've never felt like this
I'll keep on running
A sky with stars so bright
The colors feel so right
Just take my hand we're gonna
Reach for the stars tonight... tonight...
Wake up livin' day by day
Do what I want and I'll do it my way
The world is flying right below my feet
Got no regrets inside of me
Not looking back
Not giving up
Not letting go
I'll keep on running
I'm gonna reach for the stars
Although they look pretty far
I'm gonna find my own way
And take a chance on today

The sky with stars so bright
The colors feel so right
I've never felt like this
I'll keep on running

The sky with stars so bright
The colors feel so right
Just take my hand we're gonna
Reach for the stars tonight... tonight...
I got it in my sight
The colors feel so right
Got my feet of the ground
I'll keep on running
Oh, I can feel it now
The colors all around
Just take my hand
We're gonna reach for the stars...
Just take a chance
We'll do it right, oh yeah
We're gonna reach for the stars
Just take my hand
We'll take a chance tonight
Reach for the stars tonight...
tonight...

Alternate remixes[]

Sonic Colors[]

Song Name Artist(s) Music Track Length
"Theme of Sonic Colors" Amsterdam Session Orchestra 4:44
"Option Screen" 2:06
"Challenge Mode" 2:00
"Challenge Mode - Results"
"Finally Go Home?" Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi 1:01
"Cutscene - Yacker's Goodbye" 2:40
"Nega Wisp Armor - Phase 2" (Wii) Tomoya Ohtani 3:37
"Nega Wisp Armor - Phase 2" (DS)
"Nega-Mother Wisp" 2:48
"Game Land - Color Power" 0:47

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed[]

Song Name Artist(s) Music Track Length
"ALL STAR MOVE : SONIC" Tomoya Ohtani, Richard Jacques 0:41

Sonic Lost World[]

Song Name Artist(s) Music Track Length
"Speed Up! (Reach for the Stars ver.)" Tomoya Ohtani, Susumu Nishikawa, Akinori Yamada w/ Masuo 0:40

Team Sonic Racing[]

Song Name Artist(s) Music Track Length
"Ice Mountain: Intro Fly-by" SEGA / Hyper Potions 0:20
"Ice Mountain: Lap Music" 3:36
"Ice Mountain: Final Lap" 1:25
"Ice Mountain: Goal" 0:13
"Team Ultimate: Sonic" SEGA / Jun Senoue & Sonic Adventure Music Experience 0:27

Sonic Colors: Ultimate[]

Song Name Artist(s) Music Track Length
"Reach For The Stars (Re-Colors)" Tomoya Ohtani, Susumu Nishikawa, Akinori Yamada w/ Masuo 4:15

Connection to game[]

  • "Take off, at the speed of sound" - Sonic being able to run at supersonic speeds.
  • "Bright lights, colors all around" - Egg Planet Park and the Wisps.
  • "I'm running wild, living fast, and free" - Sonic's fast and carefree personality.
  • "Got no regrets inside of me" - Sonic lives with no regrets.
  • "Not looking back, not giving up, not letting go, I'll keep on running" - Sonic's stick-to-it nature.
  • "The sky with stars so bright, I'm gonna reach for the stars, Got my feet off the ground, I'll keep on running" and "The world is flying right below my feet" - The game set in space.
  • "Wake up, living day by day" - Sonic not thinking much about what happens in past and lives in the present
  • "I'm gonna find my own way" and "Do what I want and I'll do it my way" - Sonic preferring to do things in his own way, and in his own style.
  • "And take a chance on today" - Sonic always willing to take a chance.
  • "The colors feel so right" - The many colors of the Wisps.
  • "I've never felt like this" - Sonic experiencing the power of the Wisps for the first time.
  • "I'll keep on running" - Sonic never wanting to stop running.
  • "Oh, I can feel it now, the colors all around" - The power of the Wisps.

Trivia[]


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