Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (soundtrack)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Music from the Motion Picture is the score album for the 2022 film of the same name. The score, which was composed by Tom Holkenborg, was released on April 8, 2022, by Paramount Music in both digital and physical formats.

Background
On December 8, 2021, Tom Holkenborg, who also composed the first film, was announced to be returning to compose the film's score. The film was supported by a single titled "Stars in the Sky", the only original song recorded for the film, by Kid Cudi. The soundtrack album was released by Paramount Music on April 8, 2022.

Track listing
Tracks 17 and 18 briefly reference the Drowning Theme and Death Egg Theme respectively, which were originally composed for the first two Sonic games by Yukifumi Makino and Masato Nakamura, respectively. While not appearing in the official soundtrack, the untitled end credits suite takes references from the track "Sonic the Hedgehog" from the first film, whose soundtrack was also composed by Holkenborg.

Additional music
The film was supported by a single titled "Stars in the Sky" by American musician Kid Cudi, which is featured during one of the opening scenes and in the end credits sequence.

Other songs featured in the film, but not on the soundtrack, include:
 * "It's Tricky" by Run-DMC
 * "1812 Overture, Op. 49" by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
 * "Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze
 * "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan
 * "Hapa Haole" by Porouchi Nawohi
 * "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones
 * "Me and You" by Rich White
 * "Living on the Road" by Federico Rapagnetta, Giuseppe Santamaria, Duilio Sorrenti and Enrico Cosimi
 * "Severny Kozachok" by Vyvyon John Ekkel
 * "Dark Eyes (Ochi Chernyje)" by Viatcheslav Grohovski
 * "Russian Dance 1" by Lee Blaske, Darren Drew, and Brian Reidinger
 * "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
 * "A Summer Place" by Andy Williams
 * "Aloha Pachelbel" by Drew Lerdal
 * "Green Hill Zone" by Masato Nakamura
 * "Barracuda" by Heart
 * "You Know How We Do It" by Ice Cube
 * "I Shrink, Therefore I Am" from Ant-Man and the Wasp, composed by Christophe Beck
 * "Walk" by Pantera
 * "The Final Game / Take Me Out To The Ball Game" from The Natural, composed by Randy Newman

Reception
Calling it as a highly enjoyable orchestral ride from start to finish, Zanobard reviews assigned 7/10 and wrote "Though the orchestral style featured throughout Sonic 2 is still very entertaining, with the way it utilises both established and brand new themes as well as both elevating the tension and enjoyability throughout its many edge-of-your-seat action setpieces being pretty sublime. In essence then; while not perfect, it’s another solid score from Holkenborg."