[Luxray]

Okay so I can't get to sleep tonight as I have a cold. So i'm going to gather opinions again.

Starting from Sonic 1 and working your way through TSC's gamelist, select the best LEVEL music for each game.

For example:
S1: Marble Zone
S2: Oil Ocean
etc.

S3 and S&K are considered as separate games. Doomsday 2 and Final Boss are not allowed to be selected for both of them as they are pretty much the same. Any similar circumstance follows the same rule

[Aitamen]

Sonic 1:
1st: Green Hill
2nd: Marble
Worst: Labyrinth

S2:
1st: Metropolist
2nd: Chemical Plant
3rd: Emerald Hill
Worst: Oil Ocean

SCD:
really, everything here is awesome...  they all fit the levels...
for listening to on it's own, Sonic Boom is the #1 best sonic song ever... and the only reason to own the US version of the game

S3:
1st: Knux Theme (does this count?)
2nd: Carnival Night
Worst: UGH INVC MUSIC

S&K:
1st: In The Battery  Flying Battery
2nd: MID-BOSS-THEME!!!
Worst: Sandopolis

KC:
1st: Speed Slider
2nd: anything else except AA or MM

S3DB:
1st: SEGA!!
2nd: GG

SA/(DX):
this game had music?

SA2/(B):
"Rollin' around at the speed of sound..." *sings into the distance...*
I loves this track...

the rest of the roster I either don't know, or played on mute, to increase concentration...

I love the music from the game gear games... but then, I'm a sucker for beeps ^_^

the music tracks from Sonic 1 MegaMix is just awesome... in v4, the music they have for scrap brain is awesome... I don't know where it's from, but I adore it...

[SuperSonic94]

Sonic Adventure DX: Emerald Coast Act 1, Speed Highway Act 3, Windy Valley Act 1.
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle: City Escape, Route 101/280, Mission Street, Metal Harbor.
Sonic Heroes: Sea Gate, Seaside Hill.

[Alondite]

PLEASE tell me you've played more than those 3 games...

AS for me...ugh..dunno. I'll give it a shot

Sonic 1
Best: Final Zone
Worst: umm...Labyrinth or maybe Marble

Sonic 2
Best: Metropolis?
Worst: Oil Ocean

Sonic 3
Best: hmmm, tough.  Final Battle was great, but so is Hyrdocity...
Worst: I didn't much care for Launch Base as much as the others

S&K
Best: Flying Battery is great.  I liked Sky Sanctuary too.
Worst: Sandopolis

Sonic CD
Can't decide

None of the others really have memorable soundtracks so...

 

[EngiNerd]

Sonic 1
Best: Labyrinth
Worst: Final

Sonic 2
Best: CHEMICAL PLANT FTW
Worst: Hill Top - narrowly beating Oil Ocean

Sonic 3
Best: VERY difficult cross between Hydrocity and Launch Base
Worst: Carnival Night

Sonic and Knuckles
Best: Lava Reef 1
Worst: Lava Reef 2 (would it really have been that hard to keep it upbeat?)

Sonic CD (from what I recall of it)
Best: Palmtree Panic Bad Future (Japanese I think)

Sonic 3D Flickies' Island (Genesis version, don't remember the better version much)
Best: Gene Gadget 1
Worst: Volcano Valley

Sonic Adventure (DX)
Best: SKY DECK (either version)
Worst: Amy's Theme Ice Cap (all but the snowboarding)

Sonic Adventure 2 (Battle)
Best: Keys the Ruin (Pyramid Cave)
Worst: Mad Space

Sonic Heroes
Best: Power Plant - very narrowly beating Frog Forest
Worst: Lost Jungle

Shadow the Hedgehog
Best: Lethal Highway (probably the hardest question in this entire set)
Worst: Circus Park (and it's even not that bad)

Sonic Riders
Best: Green Cave
Worst: Egg Factory

Sonic the Disaster
Best: Radical Train
Worst: End of the World

Sonic Riders Zero Gravity
Best: Gigan Rocks

Sonic Unleashed
Best: Rooftop Run Day
Worst: Jungle Joyride Night (this one didn't even make sense to me)

Sonic Advance
Best: Cosmic Angel

Sonic Advance 2
Best: Music Plant 1

Sonic Advance 3
Best: Route 99 - very narrowly beating Cyber Track

Sonic Rush
Best: Ska Cha Cha
Worst: Ethno Circus

Sonic Rush Adventure
Best: Sky Babylon
Worst: Coral Cave

[Donna]

Of the ones I'm reasonably familiar with.

Sonic 1:
Marble Zone
Runner Up: Starlight Zone
Worst: Spring Yard

Sonic 2:
Aquatic Ruin
Runner up: Chemical Plant Zone
Worst: Hill Top

Sonic 3:
Hydrocity Zone
Runner Up: Angel Island
Worst: Launch Base (but I STILL LOVE LAUNCHBASE)

S&K:
Sandopolis Zone
Runner Up: Flying Battery
Worst: Mushroom Hill

Sonic R:
Livin' in the City (sorry, can't remember the level name lol)
Runner Up: the one from Regal Ruin
Worst: the one from Reactive Factory (sorry, I like the lyrics, I just... don't like the song)

Sonic Adventure 2 (sorry, I still haven't beaten DX)
Pyramid Cave (sorry, don't remember the actual title)
Runner Up: Cosmic Wall (Soaring Over Space)
Worst: Mission Street (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH)

Sonic Heroes:
Rail Canyon (the level I hate with the song I love)
Runner Up: Egg Fleet
Worst: Power Plant

Shadow the Hedgehog
LETHAL HIGHWAY!!!111!!111oneonetwo
Runner Up: Death Ruins
Worst: Final Haunt. THIS IS NOT SONIC'S GAME. In terms of actual bad quality though, I'd say Air Fleet's pretty lame.

Boss themes and character themes excluded all throughout. I'm very partial to the final boss theme from S3 and all the GUN boss music from SA2 and Shadow, particularly Sonic and Diablon. Also, is it just me, or is Black Doom scored like a Disney Villain?

[Luxray]

I guess its time for me...

Sonic 1;
Best: Starlight
Worst: Scrap Brain

Sonic 2;
Best: Chemical Plant
Worst: Oil Ocean

Sonic 3;
Best: Ice Cap
Worst: Carnival Night

S&K;
Best: Final Boss
Worst: Hidden Palace/Lava Reef 2

Sonic CD;
Best: Stardust Speedway. Any

Sonic 3D;
Best: Diamond Dust 1
Worst: Spring Stadium 1&2

Heroes;
Best: Egg Fleet
Worst: All the 'themes' expect of course Dark's Theme

Unleashed;
Best: Egg Dragoon
Worst: Day Boss >_>

Sonic 1 GG;
Best: Jungle
Worst: Labyrinth

Sonic Advance 1;
Best: Angel Island
Worst: Casino level (forgot what it was called)

Sonic Advance 2;
Best: Egg Frog
Worst: Music Plant 1

Sonic Advance 3;
Best: Chaos Angel 1
Worst: Toy Kingdom

Sonic Rush;
Best: Black is Back
Worst: Er.... Mirage Road :/

SRA;
Best: Deep Core
Worst: Coral Cave

Rivals 2;
Best: Chaotic Inferno 3
Worst: Blue Coast 1 (after ring attacking it i got annoyed D:)

[EngiNerd]

Pyramid Cave (sorry, don't remember the actual title)

Keys the Ruin.  See my post.  <_<

Worst: Final Haunt. THIS IS NOT SONIC'S GAME.

I lol'd.  To be honest, I thought the placement of this one was downright awesome ... Shadow's finally good, you know.

And because I forgot some:
S1GG
Best: Sky Base
Worst: <_< >_> Green Hill
(Even Green Hill isn't all that bad in this game ... IMHO the Game Gear version has better music than the Genesis version.  Cue brickage.)

Sonic Chaos
Best: Aqua Planet

Sonic Triple Trouble
Best: Sunset Park (both versions, big surprise there)

[Shadow Jacky]

I'll throw mine together I guess...

but...nevermind, to each his own.

ZONES ONLY as requested...

S1: Scrap Brain (it's so not Star Light!)

S2: Wing Fortress (Casino Night was so close)

SCD: pending (I haven't listened to either soundtracks lately so I can't really comment)

S3: Hydrocity

S3K: Death Egg (zomgajskfoiaweh teh 4ly!|n6 8@++e4!3s)

Knuckles Chaotix: Amazing Arena (lol Speed Slider)

S3DB: GEN: Diamond Dust / SAT: Volcano Valley

Sonic Adventure: Crank the Heat Up! (it was a tough choice :( )

Sonic Adventure 2: Deeper (oh noes, the knuckles' stage themes are shit)

Sonic Heroes: Egg Fleet (someone likes Sea Gate :D)

Shadow: Lost Impact (Sky Troops always wins, Doom and Bass almost made it, Mad Matrix is too damn short :O)

Sonic 2006: Dusty Desert (it's the dustiest!...I have listened to the majority of this game's music though, but not much stuck for me.  I still like CC, WV, WO, AB, TJ....)

Secret Rings: Unawakening Float (WTF...Night Palace, although the place that burned down and high and...broken (lol, how fitting) came close)

Black Knight: sorry, got nothing...

Sonic Unleashed: Apotos Night (I had to pick something, this OST was surprisingly great...and JJ Night is good dammit!)

S1 (gg): er...um...Bridge?

S2 (gg): Crystal Egg

SChaos: Mecha Green Hill (maybe...)

STT: Sunset Park (you know why!)

SPA: wasn't it the same music as S2?

Advance: Casino Paradise

Advance 2: Hot Crater

Advance 3: Chaos Angel (holy shit socks!)

Rush: Jah Jah Rocket (I don't even like it that much, it's the only one I could tolerate)

SRA: nope...

Sonic Drift: this had music?

Drift 2: lolwut?

Sonic R: EVERYBODY'S SUPER SONIC RACING, GOTTA KEEP YOUR FEET *shot*

Sonic Riders: Digital Dimension (I love you Fumie Kumatani)

Zero Grav: ...

Rivals: getting into unknown unknowns here

Rivals: oh come on...

Sonic the Fighters: South Island (the stages have names!)

Sonic Battle: the SFX!  ok no...

Sonic Jam: boo, that's like having SMC, except not.

[SuperSonic94]

I Think I am the only one who played very good just 3 or 4 games of Sonic :P...







lol

[Crowbar]

And because I forgot some:
S1GG
Best: Sky Base
Worst: <_< >_> Green Hill
(Even Green Hill isn't all that bad in this game ... IMHO the Game Gear version has better music than the Genesis version.  Cue brickage.)

How can you talk about S1GG music without mentioning Bridge Zone?

I cba to give my own list. But whoever said Sandopolis's music sucks is dumb.

[bertin]

S1: Labyrinth (Hands Down >_>)
S2: Metropolis
Sonic CD: Metallic Madness (Present) (US Version)
Sonic 3D Blast: Diamond Dust 1
S3: Launch Base 1
S&K: Lava Reef
S1GG: Scrap Brain
S2GG: Aqua Lake
Sonic Drift: Labyrinth
Sonic Drift: Milky Way
Sonic Chaos: Gigapolis (GG Version)
Tails Adventure: Caron Forest
Sonic Blast: Blue Marine
Sonic Triple Trouble: Robotnik Winter
Sonic Adventure: Egg Carrier
Sonic Adventure 2/Battle: Death Chamber
Sonic Advance: Egg Rocket
Sonic Heroes: Egg Fleet
Sonic Advance 2: Ice Paradise 2
Sonic Riders: Jet's Theme
Sonic Advance 3: Altar Emerald
Shadow The Hedgehog: Final Haunt
Sonic 06: White Acropolis
SSR: aggghhh.... stupid seven rings in hand... I'll say Sand Oasis
Sonic Riders Zero Gravity: Jet's Theme

And... SRZG was the last sonic game I bought...so that ends the list.

[Jawzunx]

Sonic 1
Best: Spring Yard
Worst: Labyrinth (fucking annoying)

Sonic 2
Best: Casino Night
Worst: Mystic Cave

Sonic 3
Best: Balloon Park :)
Worst: Launch Base

Sonic & Knuckles
Best: Final Boss (the giant eggman robot)
Worst: hmm... title screen? xD

Sonic Adventure
Best: Lost World: Tricky Maze
Worst: Chaos 0, 2, 4 and 6 >_>

Sonic Adventure 2
Best: Mission Street (this one rules)
Worst: White Jungle is music?

Sonic Heroes
Best: Casino Park
Worst: Lost Jungle

[Aitamen]

I cba to give my own list. But whoever said Sandopolis's music sucks is dumb.

Thanks a lot, Crowboar...  typo, but I'll leave it, because it fits, atm...

anyway, I'm just not a fan of it... mostly due to the fact that it's not upbeat enough... it's... almost depressing...

compare to In The Battery or Metropolis

also why I don't like Oil Ocean...  HIS NAME IS SONIC, WHY IS THE MUSIC SO SLOW!

[Thorn]

Sonic 1: Green Hill Zone
Sonic 2: Emerald Hill Zone
Sonic CD: Metallic Madness Zone Present, Japanese version
Sonic 3: Angel Island Zone Act 1, PC version, FM Synthesizer version
Sonic & Knuckles: Sky Sanctuary Zone
Knuckles Chaotix: Seascape
Sonic 3D Blast: Panic Puppet Zone Act 2, Saturn/PC version
Sonic Adventure: Azure Blue World
Sonic Adventure 2: That's the Way I Like It  <-- this name is silly and probably copyrighted by KC and the Sunshine Band
Sonic Heroes: Sea Gate
Shadow the Hedgehog: Lava Shelter
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006): Tropical Jungle - The Jungle
Sonic and the Secret Rings: DO NOT OWN
Sonic and the Black Knight: DO NOT OWN
Sonic Unleashed: Rooftop Run - Day
Sonic 1 Game Gear: Bridge Zone
Sonic 2 Game Gear: Green Hills Zone
Sonic Chaos: Gigapolis Zone, Game Gear version
Sonic Triple Trouble: Robotnik Winter Zone
Sonic Pocket Adventure: Sky Chase Zone
Sonic Advance: Ice Mountain Zone Act 2
Sonic Advance 2: Sky Canyon Zone Act 2
Sonic Advance 3: Chaos Angel Zone Act 1
Sonic Rush: Get Edgy
Sonic Rush Adventure: Sky Babylon Zone Act 1
Sonic Drift: Scrap Brain
Sonic Drift 2: Emerald Hill
Sonic R: Regal Ruin (instrumental)
Sonic Riders: SEGA Carnival
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity: Blast Town
Sonic Rivals: Forest Falls Zone Act 2
Sonic Rivals 2: Blue Coast Zone Act 3
Sonic Championship: Lovers  <-- another name that's just out there
Sonic Battle: Emerald Beach
Sonic Jam: Sonic World <-- only one choice here!

Also this topic fails for only using games from TSC's gamelist. Sonic Team produced other games, you know, and Sonic's been in other obscure games. >_>

Sonic Labyrinth: Bonus Stage
Sonic Shuffle: Fourth Dimension  <-- the level itself is called Fourth Dimension Space... were they lazy in the Sound Test?
Sonic Spinball: Lava Powerhouse
Sonic Spinball Game Gear: The Machine
SegaSonic the Hedgehog: DO NOT OWN, of course
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine: Rounds 9-12
Tails Adventure: Lake Crystal (or whatever it's called: music also used in Battle Fortress 1)
Tails Sky Patrol: Rail Canyon Area
Sonic Pinball Party: Paternal Horn
NiGHTS Into Dreams: Under Construction - Original
Christmas NiGHTS: Jack Frost's Chime, happiest A-Life version
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams: Growing Wings
Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio: DO NOT REMEMBER (and too lazy to boot up the game)
Sonic's Schoolhouse: DO NOT OWN any more... but I seem to recall liking the music for the ring collecting recess game
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood: Mystic Ruins

[Cort]

Of the ones I'm reasonably familiar with.

Sonic 1:
Marble Zone
Runner Up: Starlight Zone
Worst: Spring Yard

Sonic 2:
Aquatic Ruin
Runner up: Chemical Plant Zone
Worst: Hill Top

Sonic 3:
Hydrocity Zone
Runner Up: Angel Island
Worst: Launch Base (but I STILL LOVE LAUNCHBASE)

S&K:
Sandopolis Zone
Runner Up: Flying Battery
Worst: Mushroom Hill

Sonic R:
Livin' in the City (sorry, can't remember the level name lol)
Runner Up: the one from Regal Ruin
Worst: the one from Reactive Factory (sorry, I like the lyrics, I just... don't like the song)

Sonic Adventure 2 (sorry, I still haven't beaten DX)
Pyramid Cave (sorry, don't remember the actual title)
Runner Up: Cosmic Wall (Soaring Over Space)
Worst: Mission Street (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH)

Sonic Heroes:
Rail Canyon (the level I hate with the song I love)
Runner Up: Egg Fleet
Worst: Power Plant

Shadow the Hedgehog
LETHAL HIGHWAY!!!111!!111oneonetwo
Runner Up: Death Ruins
Worst: Final Haunt. THIS IS NOT SONIC'S GAME. In terms of actual bad quality though, I'd say Air Fleet's pretty lame.

Boss themes and character themes excluded all throughout. I'm very partial to the final boss theme from S3 and all the GUN boss music from SA2 and Shadow, particularly Sonic and Diablon. Also, is it just me, or is Black Doom scored like a Disney Villain?

Donna, the real name of the cellar is pyramid: keys the ruin! I have it on my pc! the complete song!

[IsisDazs]

Only going to put up ones I really know.

Sonic 1
Best: Boss Battles
Runner-up: Marble Zone
Worst: Starlight Zone
Runner-down: Green Hill Zone

Sonic 2
Best: Mystic Cave [1P]
Runner-ups: Winged Fortress, Sky Chase
Worst: Hilltop
Runner-downs: Special Stage, Chemical Plant

Sonic 3
Best: Get the blue spheres!
Runner-ups: Launch Base, Icecap
Worst: Carnival Night [too creepy]
Runner-down: Hydrocity Act 2

Sonic and also Knuckles
Best: Flying Battery Zone
Runner-up: Sky Sanctuary
Worst: Mushroom Hill
Runner-down: Sandopolis Act 2 [also too creepy]

Sonic CD [American]
Best: Wacky Workbench Bad Future
Runner-ups: Metallic Madness Bad Future, Quartz Quadrant Present, Tidal Tempest Bad Future, Collision Course Bad Future/Present/Good Future
Worst: Wacky Workbench Present
Runner-down: Palmtree Panic any/Metallic Madness Present/Good Future

Sonic Adventure [DX]
Best: Open Your Heart
Runner-ups: Casinopolis Main Hall, Sky Deck, Egg Carrier, Ice Cap 1 & 3, Twinkle Park
Worst: Chao races/anything
Runner-downs: Limestone Cave, Red Mountain 1

Sonic Adventure 2
Best: Supporting Me [Biolizard]
Runner-ups: Live and Learn, Mad Space, Sky Rail [math rock/acid jazz = yes], Final Chase, rest of Rouge's levels, Metal Harbor, Pumpkin Hill, Cannon's Core "Cooperation" [K/R]
Worst: Kart Racing
Runner-downs: City Escape, Mission Street, Meteor Herd, Radical Highway [for mostly being just a riff, albeit a good riff]

Sonic Heroes
Best: Hang Castle
Runner-ups: Mystic Mansion, Lost Jungle, Frog Forest, Egg Albatross, Egg Emperor, Egg Fleet, Seaside Hill
Worst: Every theme song ever
Runner-downs: Grand Metropolis, Power Plant, Bingo Highway, Casino Park

Shadow the Hedgehog
Best: Lost Impact
Runner-up: The Doom, Iron Jungle, Gun Fortress, Prison Island
Worst: Glyphic Canyon
Runner-downs: Almost Dead [lolquasimetallica], not crazy 'bout the rest of the themes either

I also hear Unleashed's music is pretty consistently great. Spagonia [Night] is probably my favourite that I've heard so far.

Edit: listened to Shadow's soundtrack again and came to the conclusion it's pretty great.

[Antronach]

Sonic 1:
Best: Scrap Brain
Worst: Marble

S2:
Best: Mystic Cave (2-Player)
Worst: Oil Ocean

SCD:
Best: Everything (even the US version was pretty cool) :v

S3:
Best: Hydrocity Zone Act 2

S&K:
Best: Sandopolis Zone Act 2

S3DB:
Best: Rusty Ruins Act 1
Worst: Panic Puppet Act 1 (oops)

SA/(DX):
Best: Alot
Worst: Tails' theme ogod

SA2/(B):
Best: Any of Knuckles', Rouge's and Shadow's stages. :3
Worst: Tails' theme AGAIN (WTF Sega?)

SH:
Best: Mystic Mansion
Worst: Egg Fleet

Shadow:
Best: Tie between The Ark and The Doom
Worst: The rest xP
p.s. it's very quiet

Sonic '06:
Best: End Of The World
p.s. it's very quieter