subdirectory_arrow_right Black Dawn (Game), Sonic and the Black Knight (Game), Sonic The Hedgehog (Franchise), Tommy Tallarico Studios (Company)
▲
5
▼
Tommy Tallarico, credited composer for the "Molten Mine", "The Cauldron", and "Great Megalith" music tracks in Sonic and the Black Knight claimed in 2022 to have been the first American to work on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. Even if one refuses to count external work such as localization, marketing, and multimedia adaptations, this is not true, as Americans have worked on art, programming, and music for Sonic titles as far back as the 16-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, with Tallarico having previously shown awareness in 2014 of American pop star Michael Jackson's involvement in Sonic 3 & Knuckles. In 2023, his involvement in writing the three tracks came into question when it was discovered that they contained similarities to several demos originally credited to Todd Dennis, a composer at Tommy Tallerico Studios in the 1990's, and originally written for the games Black Dawn and Adrenix.
Tallerico's original claim:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP5uOMZoGRo
Tallerico acknowledging Jackson's work on Sonic 3 & Knuckles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF8XeZdh2Jc
Article questioning Tallerico's involvement in writing Sonic and the Black Knight tracks:
https://www.sonicstadium.org/news/games/sonic-and-the-black-knight-composers-contributions-questioned-r1810/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP5uOMZoGRo
Tallerico acknowledging Jackson's work on Sonic 3 & Knuckles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF8XeZdh2Jc
Article questioning Tallerico's involvement in writing Sonic and the Black Knight tracks:
https://www.sonicstadium.org/news/games/sonic-and-the-black-knight-composers-contributions-questioned-r1810/
Related Games
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time
Duckman: The Graphic Adventures of a Private Dick
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Earthworm Jim
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game
Pathologic 2
Sid Meier's Civilization III
Need for Speed II
Metal Slug 2
Elden Ring
Cry of Fear
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments
Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry
Monopoly
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Goat Simulator
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
Spore
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
The Crooked Man
Fallout Shelter
Friday the 13th: The Game
Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
MultiVersus
Yume Nikki
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Broken Age
Puyo Pop Fever
Assassin's Creed Rogue
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Freddi Fish and The Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
Vindictus
Sonic Mania
Sea of Thieves
Microsoft Minesweeper
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Reservoir Dogs
Resident Evil Survivor
Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland
Wizard101
Dead Space
Five Nights at Freddy's 3: Troll Game
Half-Life: Blue Shift