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Crush 40

	About The Band Crush 40 is the collaboration of both Jun Senoue (Of long-term Sega guitaring fame) and Johnny Gioeli (The vocalist of Axel Rudi Peli and his own band, Hardline). Originally the band was called Sons Of Angels, a likely homage to Jun Senoue’s previous collaboration with Eric Martin for the Daytona USA CCE soundtrack (Which hosted the song “Sons of Angels”), by the turn of the millenium they had changed their name to Crush 40 and began work on the opening theme tune for Sonic Adventure on the Dreamcast. The song, Open Your Heart, was so well recieved that Crush 40 became the band to commonly create the Sonic game themes. Live and Learn, What I’m Made Of and even All Hail Shadow for Shadow the Hedgehog. The band have released a few of their own albums, although they tend to feature tracks created and/or used in Sonic the Hedgehog games. The group has a particularly strong following in Germany, with a dedicated fansite here.
	Thrill of the Feel (As Sons Of Angels) The first album released by the band, includes the Bonus Track “Open Your Heart”, which featured in Sonic Adventure. Track List 01. Star Spangled Banner 02. Dangerous Ground 03. Into The Wind 04. Fill It Up 05. Revvin Up 06. Rush Into The Crazy World 07. In The Lead 08. Watch Me Fly 09. On The Road Again 10. Fuel Me 11. When The Sun Goes Down 12. All The Way 13. Open Your Heart Additional Images None
	Sonic Adventure: Songs With Attitude 2nd December 1998 – An early release with the Crush 40 name, this was released as a music demo disc for Sonic Adventure just prior to it’s Japanese release. Track List 06. Open Your Heart …Main Theme of “Sonic Adventure” Additional Images None
	Sonic Adventure 20th January 1999 – The full soundtrack release for Sonic Adventure, including Open Your Heart. Track List Disc 1 01. Introduction …featuring “Open Your Heart” Disc 2 33. Open Your Heart -Main Theme of “Sonic Adventure” Additional Images None
	Sonic Adventure 2 2001 – The full soundtrack release for Sonic Adventure 2, including Live and Learn. Track List Disc 1 01. SA2 …Main Riff for “Sonic Adventure 2″ 03. Escape From The City … For City Escape Disc 2 31. Live & Learn …Main Theme Of “Sonic Adventure 2″ Additional Images None
	Crush 40 2003 – This album was a self-titled release. Track List Unknown Additional Images None
	Sonic Heroes Triple Threat: Vocal Traxx 2004 – The Vocal soundtrack release for Sonic Heroes, including Open Your Heart. Track List 12. Open Your Heart
	Sonic the Hedgehog – Lost and Found 2006 – The Vocal soundtrack release for Shadow the Hedgehog, including I Am… All Of Me. Track List 01. I Am… All Of Me 07. Never Turn Back
	Sonic the Hedgehog 06 – Several Wills 2007 – The Vocal soundtrack release for Sonic the Hedgehog 2006, including All Hail Shadow. Track List 03. All Hail Shadow 07. His World (Crush 40 Version)
	Sonic the Hedgehog 06 2007 – The soundtrack release for Sonic the Hedgehog 2006, including All Hail Shadow. Track List Disc 2 01. All Hail Shadow
	Super Sonic Songs – The Best of Crush 40 2009 – A Best of album for the band, mostly focussing on their Sonic the Hedgehog themes, however it does include a few tracks from their own releases. Track List 01. I Am… All Of Me 02. His World 03. Un-gravitify 04. All Hail Shadow 05. Never Turn Back 06. Revvin’ Up 07. Into The Wind 08. Watch Me Fly… 09. Fire Woman 10. Sonic Heroes 11. What I’m Made Of… 12. Live Life 13. Knight Of The Wind 14. Live & Learn 15. Open Your Heart 16. Is It You Additional Images None