Sonic Frontiershas officially shared two minutes of the game’s main vocal theme. This serves as a follow-up to how Sega released the ending theme of the game just a few days ago, which helps fans get a look at how the game will sound after months of vague ambient music during showcases. The song is showcased in a lyric video with text layered over cinematics and gameplay from previousSonic Frontierstrailers.
The main theme is titled “I’m Here,” it and was a collaborative effort between the lead composer ofSonic Frontiers, Tomoya Ohtani, and the vocalist of To Octavia, Merry Kirk-Holmes. To Octavia is an Australian metal band, and Merry Kirk-Holmes is credited as the song’s lyricist as well. Tomoya Ohtani, however, is a rather prominentSoniccomposer who’s worked on the seriessinceSonic Adventure 2.
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This song was the one that was heard inJapanese commercials made to promoteSonic Frontiersalongside the theatrical release ofSonic the Hedgehog 2in Japan. It lines up with what’s known of the game’s plot rather well, as it features lyrics about seeing “a new world worth fighting for” and finding the “truth of who I’m meant to become.” These lyrics might deal with how the Starfall Islands are a completely new part of Sonic’s world that has a vastly different landscape to what fans have seen before, and how the game’s Cyber Space stages deal with Sonic’s memories that may mean he’s lost parts of himself due to an event at the start ofFrontiers' story.
UnlikeSonic Frontiers' ending theme, which was fully revealed by the band who helped create the song, currently only a preview of “I’m Here” was shared. Fans can most likely look forward to hearing the full song when the game launches in two months. According to a tweet by the social media manager for the series, the preview of the main theme was posted in order to celebrate the fact thatSonic Frontiersreleases in exactly two months as of now.
The choice of using the vocalist of a metal band for the main theme ofSonic Frontiersis certainly an interesting one as To Octavia’s inclusion marks the first timeSonic the Hedgehog’ssoundtrackhas truly delved into the genre. WhileSonic and the Black Knightfeatured “With Me,” a song by Crush 40 that had undertones of metal music, it still held true to the rock music that it’s known for. Combined with how the game’s ending theme has its own explicit version made by the band responsible for it,Sonic Frontiersis turning out to have quite the interesting soundtrack.
Sonic Frontierswill launch on November 8 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
