{"id":293331,"date":"2024-12-19T18:03:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=346013"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:36:41","slug":"sega-has-lost-a-lawsuit-because-of-the-music-in-sonic-and-they-are-likely-to-lose-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/sega-has-lost-a-lawsuit-because-of-the-music-in-sonic-and-they-are-likely-to-lose-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Sega has lost a lawsuit because of the music in Sonic, and they are likely to lose everything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you are asked what you like most about Sonic, the answer might be “the speed,” “the complex platforming,” or “its characters,” but if there is something that stands out above all, it is its soundtrack<\/strong>, full of electronic hits that make you remember why you love video games. However, a court ruling could turn Sega’s artistic ecstasy into a terrible nightmare.<\/p>\n\n\n

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More specifically, we are talking about the song Live & Learn, from Sonic Adventure 2, which back in 2001 was performed by Crush 40 and became the icon of a generation. Crush 40 is still active, and over the years has provided music for a good handful of Sonic games<\/strong>, with different themes for each of them. The last collaboration with Sega was, in fact, in 2019, for Team Sonic Racing… and after this news, it doesn’t seem like they will be hired again anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Live & Learn will appear in Sonic 3, the movie, and according to the group’s vocalist, Johnny Gioeli, Sega has not licensed it, thus breaking the contract between them. According to the accusation, Sega has used the song without compensating him financially<\/strong>, since he only has rights over the lyrics, but not over the master recording that appeared in Sonic Adventure 2… And a bunch of games since then, including Super Smash Bros Ultimate. According to Gioeli, he hasn’t earned a single dollar from the use of the song in other titles. And of course, he has decided that it’s time to do something about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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