"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) |
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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
- In the second trailer, one can still hear the regular game sounds while "Reach for the Stars" plays. At some points, the sounds are louder than "Reach for the Stars".
- The lyrics were originally written by Zachary Jacob Lawrence and submitted for a contest. They won, but were slightly modified for use in the game.
- In Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad, there is a mission called "Reach For the Stars." The items one gets out of missions happen to be stars.
- A remixed version of this song plays during Sonic's All-Star Move in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, and when the player has the Power Sneakers in Sonic Lost World.
- A curtailed version is also unlockable in Sonic Generations.
- This song is featured in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U on the Windy Hill Zone stage.
- "Reach for the Stars" is available as a song that can be played during events in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
- An instrumental version of the song appears in a level of Sonic Runners.
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