I had the honor of singing on the fantastic VGM track arranged by Wedge HD, “Ode to Machines” from Sonic the Hedgehog, part of the long-awaited album BOSS. available now on all streaming platforms! Read Wedge’s program notes below, to go behind the scenes into this new interpretation of the Robotnik theme, and how a choir ended up singing in Czech!
“There are like a bajillion things going on right now that I could share, but I might as well start somewhere. Last month, a collaborative VGM album that I contributed to waaay back in 2022 *finally* released!
The idea in my head was to take the Robotnik theme from the original Sonic the Hedgehog and give it a baroque Koyaanisqatsi vibe. I needed a chorus, and thankfully a bunch of *incredible* singers volunteered – hopefully I tagged everyone that’s here on FB! I originally wanted it to be in Czech (which I do not speak, but was starting to learn) but unfortunately there were weird legal reasons I couldn’t add original lyrics to a non-original piece *unless* they were nonsense words. So nonsense it is.
I hope you enjoy “Ode to Machines” as well as all the fantastic tracks on this fun ride through video game boss and battle themes! “
Available on Apple Music, Spotify, and all other streaming music places:)
Ode to the Machines
from the album “Boss”
arranged and performed by Wedge HD
based on the original tune by Masato Nakamura
featuring:
Alroetsue
Bonnie Bogovich
Darby Culpit
Gregory Warren Blunt
Ian Martyn
“Jammin’ Sam” Miller
John Bongaarts
Josh Pendlebury
Liz Rishel
Marjorie Halloran
Minhung Ling
Rachel Garrett Steele
Sirenstar