“His World” | Piano & Cello Cover | Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) - By Stephen Ddungu

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Also, do me a favour and actually watch the ad that pops up, helps the channel a lot. Thanks :)

[@uav101]

Can you do dreams of absolution?

[@ducestat06savage99]

Nice

[@ducestat06savage99]

You think you can do seven rings in hand Not crush 40 version

[@NmJ7dtyhtyh610-vc1kz]

no

[@unveiledcub0453]

Sega, hire this man!

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Was waiting for that comment 😂

[@roccchix9710]

They should!

[@gonedark1049]

Threw some default models in an grassy land...Sega Hire this man! Nah but this ain’t bad

[@nikumotosama4075]

Agreed

[@mannythemaniac1009]

Ah, he said it! He said it.

[@christtonmash1385]

I just found this. Everything about the dramatic tone just works. When I heard that little Fist Bump reference at 5:20, I was so happy to see that be included. I'm one of the few people who actually liked a lot of the things Sonic '06 had, namely the music. Hearing this just reminds me of how great the community behind the Sonic series can be. Subscriber +1!

[@chimklee]

I agree! +1 Subscriber

[@Sonic_-ri2ir]

Yeah XDXDXD fist bump 😎👌👌

[@DoamBot]

😊😊+qds

[@saplingdatree4111]

Reading your description and as you say trying to do everything you could to keep this from being the two melodies looped for the whole song, then I see that it's *7 minutes??!?!?!?!?!?* (5-6 minutes in by the time I finish this comment) that is insane!!! ..... oh my gosh, 6 minute mark and it is just heavenly when the cello takes over, wow

[@darrylellis5661]

Sega, if you gonna make another sonic game with orchestra music hire this man. I am flabbergasted

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Thank you, I would be so honoured!

[@TheDestroyedsadic8000]

Este es el indicado Stephen es,... *El elegido*

[@jalonjones8567]

My soul takes flight at 3:21-3:44. Goosebumps!

[@yaboieggroll7858]

i really didn't expect to hear kaleb's theme, it flowed nicely into the rest of the cover. exceptional work as usual.

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Thanks! And that’s actually the main melody of Purpose (Kaleb has a different theme). Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@Duhemsounds]

There are some good strings into this :)

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Glad you like them! :)

[@PoochiePookie12]

The art, background, and stuff reminds me of kingdom hearts.

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

I do love Kingdom Hearts, so that's probably why

[@PoochiePookie12]

Stephen_Ddungu hm! Interesting.

[@erikam3971]

IN HIS WORLD OF WORLDS EVERY STEP MEETS THE REEEEST

[@Volt_Fortnite]

This would would probably be good for a boss fight or for menu music

[@excalibursonic1925]

Stephen, let me say, this is a great cover of His World I have ever heard. His World is one of my all time favorite Sonic songs. Would you care to do an epic orchestral cover of With Me? With Me is the final boss theme of Sonic and the Black Knight. That game has one of the best stories in the Sonic series.

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Thanks! And I'll add that onto my list!

[@heehomgee4671]

@@StephenDdunguMusic I would love to see that list

[@francessmith5000]

Stephen this as brilliant piece of work. One of the best. What a composition! 👌🏾

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marcusthelegendaryhero1984]

Impressive cover

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Thank you!

[@ALtheBoi]

Your sub count still baffles me to this day Stephen. Great job man!

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Thank you! I know one day, because of you guys, we’ll finally get there!

[@PhantomKNT]

"Bravo ♡" Phantom here 👀✌🏻

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Hey again Phantom, thanks for commenting 😊✌🏾

[@RoganEzaric]

Omg yess I love this so much! His World means so much to me and you did a wonderful job creating this~

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Happy to hear that! Thank you!

[@Boomie_365]

Holy shit: I felt like I listened to the entire history of the adventure to modern era in 7 minutes! Honestly, Stephen, this is maybe the most genuinely epic thing you've produced yet! It's an absolutely beautiful love letter to the little blue guy that I've loved for some reason I can't even remember for all these years!

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Thank you! Glad it brought the nostalgia I intended for it to! I always do my best to deliver something better in every cover I upload, and as this is the first time I’ve done a piano & cello piece, I’m very happy to hear you enjoyed it!

[@nerdydebaterjj]

I don't have anything to say but this; THIS. IS. LEGENDARY!!!!!

[@kirby2798]

This is so underrated

[@michelleabarico7050]

This is awesome! Just, I could imagine sonic being the last one standing against solaris just...wow! Now if you could do What I'm Made Of from sonic heroes, I'd have a heart attack

[@NastheVictorious]

Ugh love this song! Truly Beautiful 🙏🏾🌌🙏🏾

[@mooatthemoon538]

This is severely underrated! :D I absolutely adore everything about this!! And All your work definitely paid off because this is such a treat to the ears :) I’m probably gonna play this constantly for the next couple weeks!

[@ansemthetrueseekerofdarkne2730]

This sounds like a Kingdom Hearts version of the song and I'm all for it.

[@thehollowknight7935]

I need more Sonic orchestra theme! 😔❣️

[@kramic.23]

How have I not found this beforehand?! This is great!

[@slothblaze3170]

Honestly amazing, brought my day up from good to better!

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Glad to hear that! Thanks! :)

[@Losaren]

this is amazing! taking down iblis with this playing in an '06 remake would be awesome!

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Thanks! And that would be such an honour!

[@matsicprod.810]

Amazing job. My favorite is the your cover of the Shadow theme. You can make more covers of Sonic music: Chosen One Worth a Chance Live Life It Doesn't Matter (First version)

[@bit_link1264]

YOOOO YOU ARE THE SWORD OF SYMPHONY GUY

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Yes, I am ;)

[@kit_withdrip]

Figured out a few notes on the piano by myself and felt so proud.Then i found this 😂

[@saidoudicko8905]

Merci pour ton travail. C'est grâce à des gens comme toi qu'on réalise que Sonic 2006 avait quand même de bons côtes

[@matteozambetti4373]

This is amazing.

[@theburlapchap3644]

this sounds so good. would love to see you do the original somnus nemoris from final fantasy versus 13! since the there's no clean rips of the opening piano.

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

I’m glad you asked for that because I LOVE that version! Somnus is already on my list of covers to do, so I’ll definitely do that version!

[@SilverfangX777]

@@StephenDdunguMusic Word! Somnus is probably one of my favorite songs ever! Especially the old version with that beautiful, mysterious piano intro.

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

SilverfangX777 Facts! If there’s one thing I’m keeping the same when I cover that song, it’s definitely that intro!

[@thexreaper6930]

Thank you for creating such a good cover for this music. It was enjoyable. Still a shame though that Sonic 06 wasn't as good of a game as it could been. I feel like Sega was trying do something similar to Kingdom Hearts by putting cartoon characters in a final fantasy type game. Honestly, if they gave it enough time to finish the project correctly, it could have been the greatest Sonic game of all time. What's your thoughts on Sonic 06?

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it! And I honestly feel most of Sonic 06’s problems lie in the buggy gameplay and rushed execution of the story. The overall concept/idea of the game is actually not bad in my opinion. Obviously being a fan of Kingdom Hearts, I like the idea they were trying to manifest. Being a game developer and story writer myself, I understand how gameplay and story execution are the two factors that can either make or break a game and it’s clear Sonic 06 was rushed. There’s even parts in the game that have dialogue from retconned concepts in the story like (e.g: accidentally leaving in dialogue referring to the ‘book of darkness’ instead of ‘sceptre of darkness’). Also with the ‘scene’ that everyone hates, I feel Sonic and Elise’s relationship should have been one of friendship, it didn’t need romance. If they made the story so that Elise’s Father forbade Elise from having any friends in her life (due to the risk of heartbreak and thus the risk of crying) then Sonic, being Elise’s first and only friend she meets, would still leave an impact on Elise enough to make her cry after he died (In fact, it would be even more emotional, since Sonic would be her first and only friend who just died in front of her; she would be feeling those emotions for the first time and thus the grief would be at an all time high). And if they still wanted to use the ‘revive the protagonist with a gesture of affection to their corpse’ cliche, then they could have made him come back to life from Elise’s teardrops (as she’s crying over Sonic), since they’re ‘special’ in this universe. After using the chaos emeralds to try to revive Sonic, they don’t work and she gets frustrated, she then realises that her tears could work due to their power, but amidst her frustration, she tries to fight her tears because she torn since she knows that it would trigger Iblis (or make him more powerful) and she’d be guilty as it would be her fault, then maybe Silver walks over to her and comforts her telling her it’s okay because it’ll save Sonic and he makes her a promise to defeat Iblis as soon as Sonic is revived (basically a lesser of 2 evils situation) and when Sonic revives, he Shadow and Silver have to fight an even stronger Iblis as a final boss.

[@thexreaper6930]

@@StephenDdunguMusic Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this game. I agree that a better execution to the story along with bug-free gameplay would have helped a lot. Regarding the scene where Elise kiss Sonic, until I heard everyone else's complaints about it, I simply did not have a problem with the scene. Maybe because I was expose to old cartoons as a child and seeing cartoon human characters (mainly female) kissing a cartoon anthropomorphous animals (mainly males) wasn't anything out of the norm. Honestly, I see anthropomorphous animals no different then humans in most media because other then their looks, they never act like the animals they are suppose to be (Ex: When was the last time you saw Knuckles eating ants?). I do like you suggestion on how to improve Elise and Sonic's relationship though, and if Sega would ever consider remaking this game then they need to address some plot holes left unanswered (Ex: If the Chaos Emeralds can bring people back to life like they did with Sonic, then why haven't Shadow use them to revive Maria at any point before this game?).

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Ray Harnish III When I played the game back when I was 7, I saw nothing wrong with the relationship with Sonic and Elise either. Seems we had the same outlook as kids because I remember those kinds of relationships in cartoons were normal back in the day too. Looking back on it, their interactions and chemistry were quite cute (besides the stiff dialogue), but I still feel that it wasn’t needed for Sonic’s death to have an impact on Elise and it could have been even more emotionally heavy even if they were just friends. Personally, my only issue with the kiss scene is that while Elise is doing the ritual and kisses Sonic, there’s almost no emotion at all, she has a straight face during the whole thing. I think that **maybe** the scene might have been tolerated more if she was on the verge of tears, then you feel sorry for her and can emphasise with how she feels, thus making the kiss more ‘understandable’ - she loved Sonic, she feels desperation, fear and her feelings for him have flared since his death as she misses him. If we could see that visually, then maybe she could’ve gotten away with the kiss. Which is why the actual kiss itself, I don’t mind too much, but due to the lack of emotional build up to it, due to how rushed it was in the scene, it ended up feeling not needed. Also, the chaos emeralds’ power has never been consistent with the plot through the Sonic franchise 😂🤷🏾‍♂️. It’s come to a point where the best you can do is simply to ignore the inconsistencies since it’s too late to undo them. But they will have to create an answer for that soon to fix those plot holes if they want to continue having them as a central part of the games’ plot.

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

MarioSuitedUp I do my best 😂 Thanks!

[@Boomie_365]

@@StephenDdunguMusic Someone please call SAGA: we have the man to reboot the series. Seriously though, if fans did a ground-up remake of what the game wanted to be, I'd want you in charge.

[@yummynubs3646]

Een though Sonic 06 is objectively a bad game i can't help but love it, and this rendition gives me even more reason to have this be my favorite Sonic song and think it's the best the franchise ever put out. And hearing it made me love it even more and makes me hurt a but thinking about all the lost potential that game had

[@Jar251]

why is this so good?

[@mattdrawsomething]

Man that's sooo perfect 😍👌👌

[@shadowart7448]

01:06 is a legend

[@thetylor2257]

*Nice cover man :3*

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Thanks man!

[@duranies4486]

This pains me that this and all of your other work isn’t on Spotify

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

Soon... I’m looking to organise my music into albums.

[@PersonaMona5264]

👍

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🙏🏾

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👏

[@StephenDdunguMusic]

🙌🏾

[@josemariauribecosio5424]

5:58

[@raptorzeraora2632]

Can you try to do an orchestral for live and learn & potentially endless possibilities?

[@Jrock24cantbebeat]

Okay. Who the hell did that artwork cause it matches the song just right.

[@Sonicthehedgehogisreal]

Can you pls send me a link of the cello cover (it's fine if you can't) -

Hey bro, nice cover dude, can i use a litle bit of your cover for a video?

[@graysonhall5548]

Damn this guy made the best music of all time and stopped uploading. You deserved so many more subs and views

[@josemariauribecosio5424]

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