“Deep Inside Of” is the third Cannon’s Core theme and is quite awesome. It could be improved with maybe a different instrument used but oh well. It has a cool electric guitar mixed with normal guitar and heavy base. “Highway in the Sky” is the theme for the final level for Sonic in the Hero Side, Final Rush. The only problem is that is gets too repetitive and after a while it just stops, but it’s still worth a listen. It has pretty good guitar riffs and drum beats. “SA2” is a cool instrumental version of “Live and Learn”. It can get horribly repetitive, especially as that level is particularly long. There is a guitar in the middle of the track, but most of it is synth. The Cosmic Wall theme starts off with a siren noise and a few beats of the drums. “Soarin’ Over the Space” is a good Eggman level theme. The scene is definitely set for White Jungle, the level to the theme, as the entire theme sounds like you’re in a jungle. This includes some gibbon noises (yes, the animal) and some vocal samples amongst the heavy drums, percussion, and keyboard. “Rhythm and Balance” isn’t a bad track either. It uses a lot of electric sound effects to go with the guitar tune and a pretty cool drum beat also.
“Vengeance is Mine” is a cool theme for Shadow’s Radical Highway. Even Knuckle’s once-rocking battle theme “Masters of the Desert” didn’t make it to save the day. Those who like rapping such as in “Unknown from M.E.” may feel otherwise. In contrast, the music generally isn’t well done on the Knuckles levels which is a real shame. Sadly, two of the best Tails themes - “Down in the Base” and “On the Edge” - were omitted from the official soundtrack. It’s definitely worth a listen to and one of the best themes in any Sonic game for that matter. It uses heavy and soft synths for the start of the theme and then goes into a heavy guitar for the coolest part and then back to synths. It is the theme for the first Tails level Prison Lane. “This Way Out” is a brilliant Sonic Adventure 2 theme. Other than that, it’s a nice tune all round. The percussion is pretty cool as it mixes with the guitar at times. Based on a guitar for the tune, it’s fast paced, like Sonic themes are supposed to be, which is great. “Won’t Stop, Just Go” is the Green Forest theme. The actual track on the soundtrack is a little different to the game because it has a cool start and finish, something the other tracks lack. They all blend in quite well to a good, upbeat, and catchy tune. The trumpets and guitar are the main instruments used against a percussion background. “That’s the Way I Like It” is the theme to Metal Harbour. I’d recommend you find the instrumental version which is on the Sound Test, but not on the soundtrack. The lyrics can get repetitive, but the music is pretty awesome. “Escape from the City” is the first level theme and it involves cool vocals mixed with a guitar tune. While a cheaper and accessible alternative, this soundtrack omitted a lot of great themes. Following the well-received two disc Japanese releae, Tokyopop Soundtrax produced a one disc American release entitled the Sonic Adventure 2 Official Soundtrack. Most of the themes are built around guitar and synth tunes. The soundtracks of games that are ridiculed always seem to be the best ones. But enough about the game itself, let’s talk music. The second Sonic Dreamcast title was a little disappointing compared to the original as it lacked new gameplay.