Tony Harnell, best known as the singer of the classic heavy metal band TNT, worked with SEGA’s Jun Senoue to provide vocals for the Sonic Adventure and Sonic Heroes games. As those soundtracks made extensive use of melodic rock heroes, Harnell could be heard singing the theme song for Sonic Adventure titled “It Doesn’t Matter” and alongside Ted Poley on “Escape from the City” and “We Can”. Though the songs proved to be very popular among the fans, Harnell would not return to provide vocals on any future Sonic titles after the release of Sonic Heroes in 2003.
It seems that Harnell is finally stepping back into the world of Sonic The Hedgehog yet again however. On February 16th, His official Facebook page posted an update about his current recording sessions and it seems that he is back working on a new version of the famous city level theme from SA2:
“Sang the new version of Escape From The City today w/Ted Poley for the SEGA game Sonic The Hedgehog:) Great seeing all the guys again today. Cheers, TH”
Since no further info was provided, it’s hard to say if it’s for an all new Sonic title or some kind of compilation CD. It is great to hear that he reunited with the old team and hopefully, we will see him appear more frequently as Harnell has one of the best vocal ranges in all of rock music.
To follow Harnell’s Facebook, visit his Facebook page.
