Smooth Look-a-Like - Michael Jackson vs Sonic The Movie (OVA) [MJ & Sonic Tribute 2016]

It's been just over 7 years since the passing of Michael Jackson on 25th June 2009. Coincidentally, it's just a few days after the birthday of Sonic The Hedgehog on 23rd June. As a tradition, I like to commemorate this time to honour & tribute MJ & Sonic with a mashup together. It may not be as grand as my 2015 tribute, but I put a lot of heart into the video - Hope you guys enjoy it!
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This mashup was supposed to be released around the 7th Anniversary of MJ's death , but unfortunately I was busy & away for a while. Also, sorry for the pixelated look of some of the Sonic OVA clips - My DVD ripper isn't all it's cracked up to be sometimes.
I've been meaning to make a mashup with a track from the Sonic OVA for some time now. It's a shame that an official soundtrack wasn't released even to this day, but thank god for people like Mr Kingalocius who went out & reconstructed the soundtrack whilst being incredibly faithful to the source:
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With the song "Look-a-Like" getting an instrumental reconstruction, I decided to take the opportunity mash it up with the amazing "Smooth Criminal", a song that I really need to feature in more mashups!
The video itself was actually inspired by an old Newgrounds animation I used to watch back when I was still in high school called "Sonic's Look Alikes" by Vixin-McCloud:
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Similar to Vixin's I thought it would fit the theme of the mashup if I featured other Sonic look alikes throughout the series (the 2:52 & 3:22 mark especially shows my inspiration with the segment solely for Shadow).
With all said & done, I hope you guys like it!
Happy 25th, Sonic - Keep on Running into the Future!
Rest In Peace, Michael; Keep on Moonwalking the Heavens!
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Tracks Used:
"Smooth Criminal"
~ Michael Jackson
[Bad]
"Look-a-Like (Instrumental)"
~ Mitsuhiro Tada (reconstructed by Mr Kingalocious)
[Sonic OVA (OST Reconstruction)]
"Look-a-Like"
~ Mitsuhiro Tada & Riu Konaka
[Sonic The Movie / OVA]
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#MichaelJackson #SonicOVA

[@acrackinthewall]

Michael would have loved this

[@bjkaye9918]

MARIOSONICBRADY 64 I agree with you, he would have loved this

[@moissaniteshinierthandiamo3934]

It's what he would've wanted

[@SaltedMallows]

@@moissaniteshinierthandiamo3934 We wouldve also wanted Sonic Forces to be done over but better.

[@Plushydudemc]

I would

[@rjmarshall1304]

Just as much as the Children

[@RandomGuy-zl5sp]

He may not of liked the sound of the Genesis, but he’d sure as hell like the sound of this.

[@CaybyJ]

It's incredible how the vocals of Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" would mix into the tone and style of the song "Look-a-Like" from the Sonic OVA, resulting as a tribute to two of our all-time legends we've grown up with. Real smooth, dude!

[@crisisboy5822]

Cayby J i guess you could it very "STRANGE ISN'T IT?!"

[@justoneguy2487]

4:21 "On this planet, riding my bike" Shows Shadow riding his Dark Rider motorcycle. Very nice.

[@ChaoChao0071]

This played in my dream.

[@HyperShan3]

That sounds like one interesting dream!

[@joicyalbuquerque1698]

🙍🙍🙍🙍🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@ryanthesonicfan2539]

@@HyperShan3 mine too

[@BLKBRDSR71]

Is Annie ok? Is Sonic ok? Is Tails ok? Is SEGA ok? *This is frickin awesome!*

[@soggypineconefalloutlorema397]

I think i'm the only person who read this comment and got mad because you didn't spell OK right.

[@ExiletheJedi]

Quinn Moore Yes

[@Sujiceel]

SEGA IS never ok

[@1ce_s0n1c]

Is Metal okay?

[@windthefox574]

@@Kannon_06 Yep

[@Armidillodude]

Absolutely beautiful, lmao at Shadow riding his bike on a Sunday

[@cesariglesiasrodriguez6766]

The amount of views and likes this video has is ridiculous considering the ludicrously outstanding quality of it. This deserves to be way WAAAAY more popular! Thank you for doing all of this amazing mashups and mixes!!

[@yamizero7306]

If this is not one of the best tributes for Jackson and Sonic, I don't know what is then. Nice video, dude!

[@robintst]

This made me think back to the late-80s/early-90 and seeing those early ads for the SEGA Genesis when they would advertise the Moonwalker video game, the whole "Genesis Does" campaign. MJ was right there in the thick of it with SEGA for that brief period of time up until leaving during the development on Sonic 3's music. It was a bizarre thing to witness, we thought we saw a changing of the guard coming in the games industry and for a short while it was. SEGA had those couple years once Sonic debuted where they couldn't be touched, not even by Nintendo who they took a little over half the market away from. They became part of the "it" thing in pop culture. You wore Air Jordans, an NBA Starter jacket, listened to Michael Jackson, and played SEGA. Sonic was the first non-Disney character to be featured in Disney World, he had the two cartoons starring Jaleel White, merchandise out the wazoo from T-shirts to a board game, and the then-new comic book series that is still going today. There's even a gene in the human body named after him. I digress. This was a fitting tribute and a great mixing job you did. Keep up the good work. :)

[@supersonicman9000]

Alan Rizkallah Wait... Sonic... at DISNEY WORLD??? 😲

[@robintst]

In the early-90s, yep. He had a huge indoor statue at one of the buildings in Epcot Center. Below it were Genesis kiosks for trying out new games and other things.

[@supersonicman9000]

Alan Rizkallah That... sounds interesting... sucks to hear that as a 2000s kid though... missed out on 90s magic... >_< (Also, Michael Jackson also had something at Disney World, right?)

[@robintst]

supersonicman9000 Yep. Back in the 80s he starred in a short space adventure film called Captain EO that had to be watched with 3D glasses. That was in Epcot too.

[@combativeThinker]

What was the gene that was named after him again?

[@Chaosdude341]

UGH. The zooming Sonic intro. Felt so satisfying to hear that.

[@NickTheYoungHistorian]

It's almost like an original 90's to 2000's Music Video!! Keep it up!

[@Doreai]

Two favorites I grew up with as a kid; Sonic The Hedgehog and Michael Jackson (especially one of my favorite songs from Michael; Smooth Criminal). Put simply; I love this.

[@MetalGemstones]

Now this... is music to my ears.

[@starboycd5581]

it makes it even better that michael jackson actually loved sonic the hedgehog... R. i. p

[@KookieStar]

*Are we really gonna ignore the fact that minute **1:09** was so damn amazing? The way it syncs with the beat*

[@muriloohumanoquefaznada9256]

"There here have Only one Sonic." -Metal Sonic, 1998

[@TheRiolan]

THE FULL OFFICIAL TRACK OF LOOK-A-LIKE JUST DROPPED! With that now out in the internet, I hope we can see a redo of this mix!

[@HyperShan3]

No fucking way, this is a historic moment! Funnily enough, I was thinking about remaking this mashup somehow, but I’m definitely going to work with the uncut Look-A-Like vocals!

[@radiantstarlight0428]

Is this because MJ helped with Sonic 3 & Knuckles’ music?

[@HyperShan3]

That’s one reason. Another big reason is that Sonic’s birthday & MJ’s Death is very close to the calendar. Ultimately though, I’m just really a huge fan of both Sonic & MJ, how much they were a part of my childhood & how well they mix together (even Sonic’s shoes were partly inspired my Michael’s boots).

[@Moonwalker1075]

This fits really well because Michael Jackson himself was a Sonic the hedgehog fan do not having a childhood he had a very childish attitude and love video games comics and cartoons.

[@GalacticCuisine]

that was a pretty smooth thumbnail too

[@AGES1934]

May I just say this Michael Jackson and sonic are the best combinations in sonic history even though the modern fans see crush 40 as their favorite in sonic history and they are the best combination nothing beats the king of pop with the blue blur

[@starbutterfly9036]

It's fun because MJ and Sonic were really intertwined way back when

[@nexonmadot2082]

OF COURSE Sonic Would use this music on his headphones And Micheal Jackson Would Love This Music

[@ChoosePhilippinesPeaceLove]

Micheal Jackson is One legendary Singer 👨‍🎤 and Dancer 🕺! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@commentersatoshi8148]

are you ok amy? are you ok amy? ARE YOU OK AMY? *ARE YOU OK AMY!?*

[@jarkspore]

I’ve heard this video so many times, but only now do I notice the really good re-cut scene from the Shadow The Hedgehog intro at 4:22. Feels like an actual event and not just a bunch of stuff happening.

[@ImDatSponge]

The REAL first Sonic movie. Got it on DVD, £20 later... #SpendForSonic

[@jamiejohnston9472]

Way past cool 😁👍

[@ayako9371]

my favorite mashup

[@Random_Cassie]

ONLY 759 likes?!?? Wtf?? this is pure gold!!

[@HyperShan3]

759 is a lot in my terms! XD

[@Random_Cassie]

Hyper-Shan but this deserves more than just 759!!

[@muriloohumanoquefaznada9256]

@@HyperShan3 NAH YOU NEED 1K OF LIKES!!!

[@nicholastosoni707]

...And it takes a wholly unexpected turn at 3:30 or so. That's the good thing about your stuff: There's always a surprise. :)

[@morphprods.3775]

Good remix but I feel the vocals should've been a semitone higher.

[@zaidtate4093]

YO that 3:11 look a like gave me chills 🥶🔥🔥

[@atsukinetsu]

I’m blown away

[@SuperBrad40]

Yo this was so good it put tears in my eyes. Amazing job man!

[@axelnapoles5884]

This remix is awesome

[@hotrodthe1]

Sonic: “I found you, faker!” Shadow: “Faker?! You’re comparing yourself to me? Ha! I think YOU’RE the fake hedgehog around here!” Sonic: “What? This world isn’t big enough for both of us and one of us has to go?” Metal: *Bee-deedee* Sonic: “Well! I agree!”

[@ULTRAtheCYBORG]

Whip It Into Sonic Motion With The Speed Of Sound! Edit: I Finally Have Another Song To Add

[@realsaisito]

a very epic sonic mashup

[@salsacake]

I WANNA GUSH ON HOW AWESOME THIS IS

[@samuriecooper1005]

This song got me to feel every hype vibes it's attempted me to dance in a room exploding with "WTH are you dancing to child?" From my folks 🤣

[@RodarthVader]

this is eargasms

[@angeladuarte2961]

Best mashup whit this Mj músic !!!

[@chaozZX3]

Your channel must have gotten taken down at some point or something because you should have at least 50k subscribers

[@HyperShan3]

Cheers! The closest I got was videos being blocked, many times. Hope to god I don’t get jinxed!

[@theinktician]

When it ends at 4:55 and Sonic looks at the screen, i automatically said "he's the goat"

[@mariowilliams7109]

Now I get it the game moonwalker is Sega that's why I see pictures of Sonic mixed in with Michael Jackson

[@qgray14]

SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[@flowbro6524]

This is sooo amazingly good!

[@wavelengthrecords-1]

Incredible tribute!

[@moonboicosmic999]

THIS IS AMAZING!! I WAS SO HYPE LISTENING TO THIS!!

[@isabellethedoggo7884]

You need more subs..ALSO GOOD,GREAT,AWESOME,OUTSTANDING,AMAZING!

[@sarahannblade4819]

such amazing work. thank you so much for sharing. :D RIP Michael J. :(

[@MartellThaCool]

I love this remix 😀😄

[@Su_wo]

UNDERATED PERSON

[@vol003iturre8]

cool video

[@MasterDimentio]

The actual song starts at 0:19

[@silverjrbr]

8 years

[@mc.gemstone]

You took my favorite song from one of my favorite movies of mines and made even better!

[@misterdibus112]

Looks like a official videoclip musical for The Sonic OVA lol

[@michaelthewolf5053]

this is cool

[@ritaandrunt5767]

What an awsome tribute and also mash up forgot how much I love look a like

[@manuelsaijas2531]

wow te quedo muy bien! :3

[@convoy0659]

“That was smooth” - Me

[@michaeljacksonsonic7899]

I just wanna cry right now cause sonic and michael jackson is growing😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😭😭😭😭

[@kingflare4436]

This is lit

[@sharay4323]

The best drop doe

[@espelhodasconstelacoes]

This sounds absolutely amazing! God bless ya and Jesus loves ya :D

[@tatsumispeedster6094]

sonic is the winner

[@maxgiammona6371]

I think (1:24 to 1:42) doesn't quite fit so well as it becomes clear his vocal notes wasn't made for this music, but the rest is great! and my gosh, that opening is fantastic!

[@Everik-ct6pg]

*_Smooth-a-like_*

[@muriloohumanoquefaznada9256]

Lol

[@lautaro3680]

awesome!

[@QuadFactor21]

Awesome!

[@chaotixninja5]

Sara are you okay? Are you okay Sara?!

[@BLKBRDSR71]

You've been hit by You've been struck by A smooth Hedgehog

[@daisyandamyroseforlifex3651]

This music is amazing! And the movie is great all due the middle finger it's wired if they are about to remake...remove the middle finger ok?!

[@ryanthesonicfan2539]

Woah

[@lisagodoy1057]

Ova sa2 sonic x shadow the hedgehog clips way past cool

[@chancellorschneider9958]

sonic will love it really he happy for it

[@cindercinnamon2204]

Strange isn't it?

[@spectralshedinja8403]

Imagine if Metalic madness was also in the background.

[@NickTheYoungHistorian]

What is the font used in the whole video?

[@HyperShan3]

The main font used was the Andes font, which is used for most of the text in Sonic 3 & Knuckles. You'd probably have to download it since it's not on any default font option.

[@NickTheYoungHistorian]

Thanks so much and it's a great tribute!!

[@nexonmadot2082]

To close to call who won

[@ryanthesonicfan2539]

This should be used in sonic the hedgehog 2 ending cridets

[@nathanlycan7375]

November 7 2017 a hedgehog passes away

[@MichaelHedgeYT]

He i like this song.

[@kirbyplier]

When the fire truck siren was of on the video I thought there was a fire on my house. Lol

[@musicman3825]

It kind of works but it also kind of doesn't. the lyrics of Smooth Criminal aren't pitch shifted to match Look Alike so the beat matches but it sounds weirdly off.

[@patxddxd1838]

Super to!👍👍👍👍👍👌👌

[@guardraillovah7753]

Amy are you ok?

[@joelshepherdultrainstinctm7605]

Ice cap zone

[@blackpowerranger9864]

thats cool

[@juneyhotboy2721]

There both games and there both in the genesis so

[@jasonmickmichaeljackson]

Can I upload your vids but credit u please

[@jebdeb1153]

The only bad thing is that first Michael bit was off

[@matheusduarte6284]

FODA DEMAIS !!!

[@darobi]

Sara are you ok? Are you okay Sara?

[@rafidhehghoge4798]

sonic win

[@muriloohumanoquefaznada9256]

@@surreal6055 yeah

[@muriloohumanoquefaznada9256]

RAFID Hehghoge you dumb

[@kj21]

It's not a competition

[@laurenturner415]

Sonic baby

[@dipron-dppt134]

2fst4me