Sonic, Jet Set Radio Composer Doesn't Think Sega Will Hire Him Again

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Composer Hideki Naganuma does not think Sega will hire him to compose music for any future games. Naganuma has successfully produced music for Sonic the Hedgehog and Jet Set Radio in the past, but his professional relationship with the Japanese developer has been complicated.

Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series is arguably the only property keeping Sega relevant in popular culture today. Sonic players still enjoy the classics, including the nostalgic Sonic Adventure 2 and its adorable Chao. The second Sonic Adventure title was initially released on the Dreamcast, which was also the home console for Jet Set Radio that had a soundtracked composed by Naganuma. Although Hideki Naganuma worked with Sega for a decade sometimes under the alias «skankfunk», his relationship with Sega regarding the actual composition of music was spotty. At one point project leaders refused to let him do much else but voice editing on games like Yakuza, Sonic Rush Adventure, and Super Monkey Ball 3D.

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Hideki Nagunuma has turned to Twitter to discuss his current relationship with Sega. Naganuma simply states that he does not think Sega will hire him again and didn't appreciate his music, ending with noting that Sega did not attempt to keep him from leaving. Fans in the Tweet replies were divided, with some criticizing his public opinion on the developer, and others suggesting Sega deserves any outrage towards them, bringing up the recent closure and selling of Sega Arcades.

I don't think Sega would hire me again. Because they didn't appreciate my music that much. The proof is that when I said I was leaving Sega, no one stopped me.

Fortunately, Hideki Naganuma has been increasingly successful