Never did I, a 25 year old white boy from the farmlands of a Lynyrd Skynyrd video, think I’d be on the internet with something to say about Wiz Khalifa…But Sonic the Hedgehog is involved. And as someone who has spent more time playing Sonic growing up than he did forming Long lasting, strong, functional friendships, I feel like I’ve earned the right to have an opinion on the matter.
Speed Me Up is being used as the theme song for the Live Action Sonic the Hedgehog movie. And this is awful. Not as a song in general. For those into that kinda music, it’s probably not bad. The beat is even kind of catchy to be honest. But it does not capture the essence of Sonic games. Ever sense Sonic graced our magical moving picture boxes with full 3D Polygonal pixels with Sonic Adventure in 1998, he’s had differing theme songs from game to game. Always Rock music. Traditionally by a band called Crush 40, however, bands like Zebrahead, Bowling for Soup, and Hoobastank have also hit the ground running with their turns in the spotlight. (flawless running joke in a Sonic post? Check )
The music video is a must watch. Advertises the movie while paying GREAT homages to past Sonic games of the 2D era. And that should be talked about, since I want to do nothing but verbally eviscerate this assault on the sense of hearing, with it’s complete lack of cohesion with the world of Sonic. I would rather take a drill to my own ear drum, and let the final sound I ever hear be that of my own self imposed deafness, than a song like this be associated with the Blue Dude with a Tude. My rant is over for now…but uh…I’m watching you Hollywood. Aaaaaaalways watching.
