TALES OF KNIGHTHOOD: SONIC AND THE BLACK KNIGHT - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRAX / ソニックと暗黒の騎士 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRAX "TALES OF KNIGHTHOOD" / Sonic to Ankoku no Kishi ORIGINAL SOUNDTRAX "TALES OF KNIGHTHOOD"

First press editions come with box sleeve (Similar to Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack) with obi that covers the front, spine and back of box.

-Disc 1-

01. KNIGHT OF THE WIND - Title ver. -     0:19
    Performed by Crush 40
    Produced by Jun Senoue

    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Lyrics by Johnny Gioeli

    Vocals : Johnny Gioeli
    Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura

02. BLACK SWORD IN THE SKY     1:18
03. INTO THE STORY OF THE KING ARTHUR     2:19
    Music & Arrangement by Richard Jacques

    Programming : Richard Jacques

04. MISTY LAKE     3:02
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Additional Strings Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura
    Strings : Kimiko Nakagawa Strings
[from game's credits: Kimiko Nakagawa, Akihiro Iwamura, Osamu Iyoku, Jyo Oosawa, Takashi Fukumori, Hiromichi Hara, Aya Yokomizo, Makiko Tomokiyo, Aiko Hosokawa, Kaoru Hagiwara, Makiko Nishiya, Youko Ara]

05. INTRODUCTION - MERLINA'S REQUEST     1:15
06. THE ISLAND OF THE SACRED SWORD     0:31
07. THE SACRED SWORD CALIBURN... MEET THE KING ARTHUR     0:38
    Music & Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

08. FIGHT THE KNIGHT - Strings Mix -     1:59
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Additional Strings Arrangement by Richard Jacques

    Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura
    Programming : Richard Jacques

09. A FOOL OF A KNIGHT     0:24
10. KNAVE THE HEDGEHOG AND OVERSIZED LETTER OPENER     0:46
11. TO THE BLACKSMITH     0:38
    Music & Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

12. THEME OF MERLINA     0:43
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue

    Piano : Yutaka Minobe

13. WORLD MAP - THE LAND RULED BY KING ARTHUR     1:00
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Additional Strings Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura
    Programming : Yutaka Minobe, Jun Senoue

14. CAMELOT CASTLE     4:49
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue

    Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura
    Violin : Yusaku Tsuchiya
    Acoustic Guitar : Hikaru Tanimoto

15. TREASURY AND EMBLEM - THE JOURNEY OF CHIVALRY     0:53
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Additional Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura
    Programming : Yutaka Minobe, Jun Senoue

16. I'M THE BLACKSMITH     0:58
    Original music taken from Sonic Adventure / DX
    Music by Jun Senoue
    Arrangement by Naofumi Hataya

    Programming : Naofumi Hataya

17. DEEP WOODS     5:55
    Music & Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

18. SIR LANCELOT APPEARS     0:54
    Original music taken from Sonic Adventure 2 / Battle
    Music by Fumie Kumatani
    Arranged & Produced by Heigo Tani

19. CALM AFTER THE BATTLE... ARONDIGHT     0:44
20. NIMUE... LADY OF THE LAKE     1:36
21. THREE DAYS AFTER... ALMOST MAKE IT TO MEET THE DEADLINE     0:17
    Music & Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

22. TO THE RESCUE... A KNIGHT'S LAW     0:28
    Music & Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Guitars & Bass: Jun Senoue
    Drums : Bobby Jarzombek
    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

23. TITANIC PLAIN     3:40
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Additional Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura
    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

24. SIR GAWAIN APPEARS     0:51
    Original music taken from Sonic Adventure / DX
    Music by Kenichi Tokoi
    Arranged & Produced by Atsushi "Sushi" Kosugi (Beat on Beat, Inc.)

25. MORE TO BE A KNIGHT THAN TO SERVE YOUR KING     0:44
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue

    Piano : Yutaka Minobe

26. CRYSTAL CAVE     4:24
    Music & Arrangement by Howard Drossin

    Guitars & Programming : Howard Drossin

27. KNIGHT'S LESSON... A TRUE KNIGHT     0:47
    Music & Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

28. MOLTEN MINE     4:29
    Music by Tommy Tallarico*
    Arrangement & Sound Produced by Jun Senoue

    Electric Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Acoustic Guitars : Kazuto Baba
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura
    Programming : Tommy Tallarico
    Pro-Tools Editing : Jun Senoue

*This song is an arrangement of a song from the PlayStation game "Black Dawn", which credits Todd Dennis for music.

29. SIR PERCIVAL... THE KNIGHT OF THE GRAIL     0:39
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue

    Acoustic Guitars : Kazuto Baba
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Bobby Jarzombek
    Programming : Jun Senoue
    Additional Programming : Naofumi Hataya
    Additional Percussion : Hikaru Tanimoto

30. SIR SONIC... KNIGHT OF THE WIND     0:55
    Music & Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

31. HEAD TO AVALON     1:05
    Original Music by Yutaka Minobe / Jun Senoue
    Arrangement by Richard Jacques

    Programming : Richard Jacques

32. SHOWDOWN WITH KING ARTHUR / KNIGHT OF THE WIND - Instrumental Mix -     1:01
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Additional Strings Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura
    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

33. GLORY OF VICTORY     0:56
    Music & Arrangement by Richard Jacques

    Programming : Richard Jacques

34. KNIGHT OF THE WIND - Original ver. -     1:46
    Peformed by Crush 40
    Produced by Jun Senoue

    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Lyrics by Johnny Gioeli

    Vocals : Johnny Gioeli
    Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura


-Disc 2-

01. KNIGHT OF THE WIND - TGS 2008 Trailer ver. -     1:04
    Peformed by Crush 40
    Produced by Jun Senoue

    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Lyrics by Johnny Gioeli

    Vocals : Johnny Gioeli
    Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura

02. ORDERS FROM THE ILLUSION     0:35
    Music by Jun Senoue
    Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

03. MERLINA - HER WICKED SMILE     0:57
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Additional Strings Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Guitars & Bass: Jun Senoue
    Drums : Katsuji
    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

04. THE END OF THE WORLD     0:30
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Additional Strings Arrangement by Richard Jacques

    Programming : Richard Jacques

05. ESCAPE FROM THE DESTRUCTION     0:27
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Additional Strings Arrangement by Richard Jacques

    Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Katsuji
    Programming : Richard Jacques

06. KNIGHTS PASSAGE     3:56 (NOTE: Should actually say KNIGHT'S PASSAGE)
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Additional Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura
    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

07. FOR THE KINGDOM AND ITS PEOPLE     1:43
    Music & Arrangement by Howard Drossin

    Programming : Howard Drossin

08. SHROUDED FOREST     4:06
    Music & Arrangement by Richard Jacques

    Programming : Richard Jacques

09. GREAT MEGALITH     4:04
    Music & Arrangement by Tommy Tallarico*

    Programming : Tommy Tallarico

*This song is reused from the PlayStation game "Black Dawn", which credits Todd Dennis for music.

10. THE CAULDRON     4:25
    Music by Tommy Tallarico*
    Arrangement & Sound Produced by Jun Senoue

    Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura
    Programming : Tommy Tallarico
    Pro-Tools Editing : Jun Senoue

*This song is an arrangement of a song from the PC game "Adrenix", and was included in a demo reel by Todd Dennis.

11. THE BARRIER     0:35
    Music & Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

12. DRAGON'S LAIR     4:39
    Music & Arrangement by Howard Drossin

    Guitars & Programming : Howard Drossin

13. DRAGON SLAYER     3:54
    Music & Arrangement by Richard Jacques

    Programming : Richard Jacques

14. INTO THE DARK HOLLOW     0:54
    Original Music by Yutaka Minobe / Jun Senoue
    Arrangement by Richard Jacques

    Programming : Richard Jacques

15. MERLINA - THE QUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD     3:37
    Original Music by Jun Senoue
    Arrangement by Richard Jacques

    Programming : Richard Jacques

16. IT DOESN'T MATTER     0:30
    Original music taken from Sonic Adventure / DX
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue

    Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Katsuji

17. TRANSFORM INTO EXCALIBUR SONIC     0:35
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue

    Guitars & Programming : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Katsuji

18. LIVE LIFE - MERLINA & SONIC     1:14
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue

    Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Katsuji
    Piano : Yutaka Minobe
    Violin : Yusaku Tsuchiya

19. DENOUEMENT... TRUE KING ARTHUR     0:30
    Music & Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

20. THE KING'S PERIL     0:59
    Original music taken from Sonic Adventure / DX
    Music by Fumie Kumatani
    Arrangement by Atsushi "Sushi" Kosugi (Beat on Beat, Inc.)  (NOTE: Should actually say Arranged & Produced by...)

21. BLACKSMITH     2:06
    Original music taken from Sonic Adventure / DX
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue

    Acoustic Guitar: Kazuto Baba
    Violin : Yusaku Tsuchiya

22. BATTLE MENU     1:15
23. FARAWAY AVALON     2:23
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue

    Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura
    Violin : Yusaku Tsuchiya

24. STAGE CLEAR     0:12
25. RESULT No.1 - FIVE STARS, AWESOME!     0:35
26. RESULT No.2 - SO, SO... OKAY!     0:36
27. RESULT No.3 - ONE STAR, TRY NEXT TIME     0:45
    Music & Arrangement by Jun Senoue
    Additional Arrangement by Yutaka Minobe

    Guitars : Jun Senoue
    Bass : Takeshi Taneda
    Drums : Toru Kawamura
    Programming : Yutaka Minobe

28. THE ASH GROVE - MAIN MENU     2:24
    Traditional Welsh Folk Song
    Arrangement by Hikaru Tanimoto

    Acoustic Guitar : Hikaru Tanimoto
    Hurdy Gurdy & Programming : Yoshihiro Tsukahara

29. SYSTEM SCREEN - OPTION     1:17
30. SYSTEM SCREEN - RANKING     0:59
31. SYSTEM SCREEN - NAME ENTRY     1:25
32. SYSTEM SCREEN - GALLERY     1:08
    Music & Arrangement by Hikaru Tanimoto & Yusaku Tsuchiya

    Acoustic Guitar: Hikaru Tanimoto
    Violin : Yusaku Tsuchiya

33. FAN ART - IT DOESN'T MATTER     1:49
    Original music taken from SONIC ADVENTURE / DX  (NOTE: Should actually say Sonic Adventure 2 / Battle)
    Music by Jun Senoue
    Arrangement by Hikaru Tanimoto & Yusaku Tsuchiya

    Acoustic Guitar: Hikaru Tanimoto
    Violin : Yusaku Tsuchiya

34. KNIGHT OF THE WIND - Acoustic ver. -     5:37
    Original Music by Jun Senoue
    Arrangement by Hikaru Tanimoto

    Acoustic Guitar : Hikaru Tanimoto
    Violin : Yusaku Tsuchiya
    Flute : Lisa Lisa
    Programming : Yoshihiro Tsukahara

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Session Coordinators : Kiyoshi Yoshida (Attic-Arcade, inc.)
                                  Yukifumi Makino (Delfi Sound Inc.)
                                  Stan Katayama
                                  Jun Senoue

Recording Engineers : Masahiro Fukuhara
                                 Nobushige Mashiko
                                 Stan Katayama
                                 Bob Burch

Recording Studios : Sound Crew Studio, Tokyo, Japan
                             Towerside Studio, Tokyo, Japan
                             Sound City Studios, Tokyo, Japan
                             Delfi Sound Studio, Tokyo, Japan
                             Attic-Arcade Studio, Tokyo, Japan
                             BBG Studio, Tokyo, Japan
                             The Box Studios, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
                             Blue House Studio, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.

Producer : Jun Senoue

Mastered by Isao Kikuchi at Warner Music Mastering, Tokyo, Japan

Artworks : Yoshitaka Miura, Rieko Muramatsu
Design : Chiaki Kuroda (Windansea Design)

Label Staff
Executive Producer : Fumitaka Shibata
A&R Director : Kazuo Koizumi
Sales Promoter : Osamu Igarashi (avex marketing)

Sega Staff
Licensing : Junichiro Takahashi, Makoto Matsui, Eishin Miura

Original Game "SONIC AND THE BLACK KNIGHT"
Producer & Director : Tetsu Katano

Endorsement :
Jun Senoue uses ESP guitars, LINE 6 products & Jim Dunlop picks

Special Thanks To :
Yutaka Yamamoto (Attic-Arcade, inc.)
Toshihiro Hayano (Delfi Sound Inc.), Shinpei Yamashita (Delfi Sound Inc.)
Hiroshi Hayashi (ESP Guitars), Naoko Hayashi
Lennie Moore
Akinori Nishiyama, Takashi Iizuka, Naofumi Hataya
Shinobu Yokota, Ai Miura, Mayumi Moro