Published On Sep 13, 2021
Compare Sonic's voice in the 90s with his voice now, and you'll notice he sounds completely different! In the last 2 decades he's changed voice actors again and again. But why is that? Well, let's find out!
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CORRECTION: at 4:25 I misspoke when I said 1993. The actual year written in the script was 1999.
SOURCES/CREDITS
Jaleel White
- • Sonic SatAM A Conversation with Jalee... Jaleel White story of becoming Sonic voice
Jun'ichi Kanemaru
- https://www.animatetimes.com/news/det... Jun’ichi Kanimaru hand-picked as voice of sonic interview
Ryan Drummond
- • An Interview with Sonic the Hedgehog ... Ryan Drummond footage, courtesy of FortOfBlankets
- https://web.archive.org/web/200710131... Ryan Drummond audition story
- https://web.archive.org/web/201604061... Ryan Drummond discusses 4Kids’ recast - Part 1
- https://web.archive.org/web/201507161... Part 2
- https://web.archive.org/web/201604061... Part 3
- https://web.archive.org/web/201711291... Part 4
Jason Griffith
- • An Interview With Jason Griffith, For... Interview with Jason Griffith, courtesy of FTCR
Roger Craig Smith
- • 20 Sonic Questions Answered By Roger ... Roger Craig Smith interview footage, courtesy of GameSpot
- • Roger Craig Smith Interview! (Voice o... Roger Craig Smith interview, courtesy of Sonic's Channel/1upTV Games
- https://www.nintendolife.com/news/202... Roger Craig Smith leaving role…?
- / 1354805293369024520 Leaving Sonic Roger
- https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20... Roger Craig Smith not leaving role
https://web.archive.org/web/202008140... - SEGA asked RCR to make Sonic sound older
With much thanks to the Sonic News Network for much additional background information
- https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_N...
MUSIC
- Various songs from Sonic game soundtracks
- Habanera from Carmen, via Kevin Macleod @ incompetech.com
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:56 Sonic's first voice
3:57 The wishy washy zone
5:06 A new voice for Sonic
6:48 Sega's big controversy
10:40 Who took over Sonic's voice?
14:20 Sega recasts AGAIN
19:04 Outro