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What's the best track in Sonic Adventure 2 and why is it Supporting Me

Astral

Astral

Member
Oct 27, 2017
28,218
Hell yeah. Live and Learn is great and all but Supporting Me just goes a special kind of hard.
 
SanTheSly

SanTheSly

The San Symphony Project
Member
Sep 2, 2019
6,560
United Kingdom
Supporting Me got that industrial electronica vibe to it, it's a classic. Also a big fan of the Meteor Herd instrumental, any of the Rouge tracks, Radical Highway, Green Forest....

SA2 soundtrack just kills.

I NEVER LOSE MY CONFIDENCE.
 
Forerunner

Forerunner

Resetufologist
The Fallen
Oct 30, 2017
14,711
images
 
NotLiquid

NotLiquid

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
34,804
Because it's a weirdly idiosyncratic vocal track by Sonic Adventure 2 standards. The rock riffs and vocals take a backseat for a change, only serving to complement a dark industrial electro beat with violin accompaniment. It stands out because of it and has a really immersive feel.
 
Syne

Syne

It's Pronounced "Aerith"
Member
Feb 5, 2023
5,770
UK
I will support you in helping you realise it's actually Escape from the City
 
Ambient

Ambient

Member
Dec 23, 2017
7,149
It's funny I've been listening to the SA2 soundtrack recently and there are a lot of tracks I've overlooked. This being one of them.

Also Rumbling HWY slaps too.
 
Keiriks

Keiriks

Omicron Persei 8 Logic
Member
Aug 19, 2021
6,228
Reykjavík, Iceland
I never noticed the Live & Learn riff in Supporting Me until I saw someone point it out like last year or something and it destroyed my mind 🤯
 
Nucarn

Nucarn

Member
Jan 15, 2020
568
Belgium
I was ready to fight you for not picking city escape, but I forgot how good supporting me is. You're cool OP.
 
ChaosXVI

ChaosXVI

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,863
SA2 is jam-packed full of incredible bangers. I actually didn't come around to Supporting Me until more recently. GaMetal did a really good cover of it that opened my eyes to how good it is.

BUT, it's still either Live and Learn, Escape from the City, or It Doesn't Matter for me. It's almost certainly a nostalgia thing but SA2's entire aesthetic was etched onto my 11 year old soul forever when I first played it.
 
Juraash

Juraash

Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,392
Radical Highway isn't the only song I remember from SA2, but I think it might be the only one I still like...

Please don't be mad at me SA2 fans.
 

Hellstruck

Member
Jun 29, 2022
1,298
I've always hated that they made "I AM ALL OF MEEEEEEEEEEE" as Shadow's main theme instead of Supporting Me. To me there's 2 different Shadows: The SA2 // Sonic Heroes // Sonic 06 Shadow who is mellow and thoughtful and brooding, and then there's the edgy Shadow the Hedgehog/Modern Shadow.

I feel like the divide between these two songs perfectly encapsulates this.
 
dlauv

dlauv

Prophet of Truth - One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 27, 2017
11,515
Shadow's tracks were the best outside of Rail Canyon and Radical Highway.

Final Chase, Throw it All Away, White Jungle, Supporting Me.
 
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The Adder

The Adder

Member
Oct 25, 2017
18,180
Subnats said:
I don't think I'd call it the best SA2 track but Supporting Me will always be one of my favourites. Think I might prefer the Generations and Forces versions though

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But the Generations version downplays the Live and Learn riff while the Forces version loses it entirely.
 
FinalArcadia

FinalArcadia

Member
Nov 4, 2020
1,802
USA
Yeah, I can't argue with that, OP. "Supporting Me" is the standout of an extremely good OST, and it really enhances the vibe of that fight against the Biolizard.

My other favorites are probably "Keys the Ruin" (Pyramid Cave), "Deep Inside Of" (last part of Cannon's Core), "Masters of the Desert" (King Boom Boo and Egg Golem fights), and "Rhythm and Balance" (White Jungle).
 
Xwing

Xwing

This guy are sick of the unshakeable slayer
Member
Nov 11, 2017
9,917
Supporting Me is my second favorite track right behind Pumpkin Hill. SA2 was one of the first soundtrack CDs I ever owned as a youth and it was always in my CD player during long car rides. Perfect for imagining Sonic and Shadow running alongside the car on the freeway.
 
Mg.

Mg.

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,985
Thread got me in the mood to listen to the soundtrack on Spotify… but that was a bit of a frustrating experience. The tracks are spread over 3 different albums. Thank fuck for user created playlists bundling everything together.

(same shit on Apple music)
 
Damn Silly

Damn Silly

Member
Oct 25, 2017
7,201
Honestly you could say any song on Sonic Adventure 2 is the best and I'd be inclined to go "hell yeah it is". Wall to wall bangers.
 
Subnats

Subnats

One Winged Slayer
Member
Nov 13, 2017
1,063
Ireland
The Adder said:
But the Generations version downplays the Live and Learn riff while the Forces version loses it entirely.
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I prefer the clearer vocals tbh. I'd say Forces has the most obvious Live and Learn bit though, the guitar makes it really clear compared to the others, It's only missing in the beta version.
 
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