Peculiar; I could've sworn Roger Hector (head of STI) had specifically stated in an interview that MJ had come to compose some tracks, then Sega dropped him in the paedophilia fallout and had Howard Drossin rework what he could.
Oh well. This only serves to confirm (again) what everyone's known for the longest time.
It could just be name dropping, though if he claims to have helped MJ pen Stranger in Moscow, it would at least fit in with the verified fact that he penned it during the Dangerous World Tour, and if he did work on the music, then it would have to have been between Jan and Aug 1993, when he was between legs of the tour.
Of course that implies that the music came before the lyrics or the need for the song, given that it was lyrically supposed to be regarding the child molestation allegations, of which Sega supposedly dropped him due to.
Still, many have pointed out that Moonwalker is 100% Michael Jackson music on a Genesis.
I always knew all along that Michael Jackson was involved with the music of Sonic 3. 
*fluuuush*
I always knew all along that Michael Jackson was involved with the music of Sonic 3.
nice pic, rest in peace MJ
hey can anyone put up a link for the music in question?
This one is pretty good at showing the differences pretty well.
thanks for the vid,
i totally get it now, it's kinda funny but i always thought the last zone in sonic 3 was copied off of somewhere... can't believe its from my favorite MJ song.
though still, i feel like i heard it somewhere else. i'll see if i can find that song and post it later.
Edit: i remember now, it was from my old casio piano, those toy pianos were really hip at my time. it had songs already stored in the piano one of them i think it was called "funk" had the same music as the last zone in sonic3 .. there's different models, but this one is clear enough (even though the kid is good try to pay attention to the background music played not to his playing, you'll notice it's close to sonic's last zone music) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Pfemk1U-g&feature=related well i could be wrong 
but that's what i remember.
Wait, that sounds more like the PC version of the zone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjnM9DhRKUY
Rather than the Genesis version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZH1o8N9PXU
The Genesis version, as far as we know is not based off of a MJ track, though the GO! samples in the background are clearly his style.
hmmm... well let's try this then
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSZz381Dc28
does that sound like the genesis version of the launch base level?
The Genesis version, as far as we know is not based off of a MJ track, though the GO! samples in the background are clearly his style.
I think the "GO!" samples were a homage to new jack swing, which was very popular in the early 90s. But then again, MJ made some new jack swing songs in the early 90s too.
