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"Reach for the Stars" is the vocal and main theme for 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.

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 final boss fight with the Nega-Wisp Armor in the Wii version and the Nega-Mother Wisp in the Nintendo DS version. It can be found and played during the intro and credits screen. An instrumental version plays while playing as Super Sonic.

Legacy

The song makes its re-appearance in unaltered, instrumental and remix forms in other media include Sonic Generations, Sonic Lost World (Power Sneakers), Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Sonic Runners and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Lyrics

Take off at the speed of sound
Bright lights, colors all around
I'm running wild, living 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 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...
Wake up, living 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 looking back)
Not giving up (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 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've got it in my sight.
The colors feel so right.
Got my feet off 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 (Just take a chance)
We'll do it right again
(We're gonna reach for the stars)
Just take my hand (Just take my hand)
We'll take a chance tonight...
Reach for the stars...
Tonight!
Tonight...

Alternate Remix

Sonic Colors

Song Name Music Length Composer/Performer(s)
Theme of Sonic Colors 4:43 Amsterdam Session Orchestra
Finally Go Home? 1:01 Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi
Cutscene - Yacker's Goodbye 2:30 Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi
Nega Wisp Armor - Phase 2 3:40 Tomoya Ohtani
Nega Wisp Armor - Phase 2 (DS) 2:40 Tomoya Ohtani
Nega-Mother Wisp 2:20 Tomoya Ohtani
Option Screen 2:06 Amsterdam Session Orchestra
Challenge Mode 2:00 Amsterdam Sessions Orchestra
Challenge Mode - Results 2:00 Amsterdam Sessions Orchestra
Game Land - Color Power 0:47 Tomoya Ohtani

Sonic Lost World

Song Name Music Length Composer/Performer(s)
Speed Up! (Reach for the Stars ver.) 0:41 Tomoya Ohtani, Susumu Nishikawa, Akinori Yamada w/ Masuo

Connection to game

  • "Take off, at the speed of sound" - Sonic being able to run at supersonic speeds.
  • "Bright lights, colors all around" - Dr. Eggman's Incredible Interstellar Amusement 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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