Stairway To Your Heart - Sonic Adventure vs Within Temptation [Sonic 30th Anniversary Special]

The servers are the 7 Chaos. Chaos is power... Power enriched by the heart. The controller is the one that unifies the Chaos.
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Made for Sonic's 30th Anniversary, but it took longer than I expected it to be. I took my sweet time working on not just the mashup, but the video itself (published it up to 6 times since I keep spotting mistakes or pieces I just wasn't happy with).
"Stairway To The Skies" is a beautifully meloncholic song, but when mixed with "Open Your Heart", it transforms from a song about moving towards the light into a song about desperate plea for survival. I specifically used the Generations remix as the basis as the stripped & distorted vocals worked best in this context. Only during the last chorus does the originnal takes over. It's a powerful mashup for a series that's still running strong for over 3 decades straight.
Tikal is a focal point to this mashup, so I included both the Japanese & English prayers from Adventure by Kaori Asoh & Elara Distler (the first mantra was extracted from an episode of Sonic X). The mashup was going to feature more voice clips & acapellas, but it sounded overbearing & clashing.
This was a long wait, but I hope you guys enjoy this one.
Happy Birthday, Sonic The Hedgehog - Keep on running until the end of time!
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Tracks Used:
"Stairway To The Sky"
~ Within Temptation
[The Unforgiving]
"Open Your Heart"
~ Crush 40
[Sonic Adventure / The Best Of Crush 40: Super Sonic Songs]
"Open Your Heart - Crush 40 vs. Cirquit Freq RMX"
~ Crush 40 & Circuit Freq
[Sonic Generations]
"What I'm Made Of"
~ Crush 40
[Sonic Heroes]
"Tikal's Prayer"
~ Kaori Asoh, Elara Distler
[Sonic X / Sonic Adventure]
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#Sonic30thAnniversary #SonicAdventure #WithinTemptation

[@VariaSweetGuardian]

I really wish more people knew about the legend of Hyper-Shan. 😞

[@superpeytendo64]

4:41 Super Sonic with Super Saiyan effects is always awesome to see. Mashup RULES btw

[@HyperShan3]

Thanks! That bit was taken from Super Mario Bros. Z Reboot (& original) - I felt I had to include that clip somewhere in this video.

[@МаргоВоробей-ф4и]

Astonishing mashup! It captures the atmosphere of the destroyed city and the fear of its survived citizens really well. I imagine Sonic looking around and sheding tears because of the horror he sees. He looks at his friends and pulls himself together because he knows that there is something left to lose and he has to save it. He transforms into Super Sonic and fights Chaos, while still struggling with his own fear and despair. He screams because of these emotions, when the "What I'm Made Of" part plays. While the "Stairway To The Sky" vocals are playing, I imagine Tikal realizing that she saw this nightmare before and thinking about humanity dying out the same way her clan did. "Open Your Heart" was epic, but this song is much more powerful. Thank you so much for this masterpiece!

[@KraziShadowbear]

If the Sonic Franchise ever dies, I want it to end this way.... That was beautiful. So much raw emotion. I was expecting an fast and crazy Open Your Heart battle, but this was even more powerful..... It feels like Sonic reflecting on his actions that day of Perfect Chaos's destruction. Like a Generations "re-battle" with the seriousness that Forces could've had (From the trailer alone) The reflections of the events from SA1 and Sonic X with the word and quotes made this all the more intimate. It felt like this was truly going to be the death of Sonic and the entire universe if not stopped. The death of one era for another. (That "What I'm Made Of" was BEAUTIFULLY AWESOME. I could've sworn I heard a soft "His World" in the background, but that just might be me. Masterful work, Hyper-Shan.) :') *"In fearful day, in raging night,* *With strong hearts full, our souls ignite.* *When all seems lost in the War of Light,* *Look to the stars, for hope burns bright!”*

[@TheChildofAuraReborn]

Eyyy, Blue Lantern!

[@KraziShadowbear]

@@TheChildofAuraReborn Eyyyyy someone gets the the reference! :D

[@TOHOREMIX]

This is one of the best mashup's I've ever heard. Why? It changes the tone to a more dire desperate one, but keeps that vibe of finality. It's as if Super Sonic was not enough to quell Chaos. It's too much to handle, but not impossible. This is probably my favourite version of the song now, it's that powerful. Stellar job!! Any chance you could create a FLAC version of this? It deserves tp be preserved in that quality.

[@obanwashere]

I don’t know why, but 4:16, that transition from Sonic Adventure into the new game teaser made me tear up a bit. Almost like we’re shown how far Sonic has come since his Genesis and Dreamcast days. It’s been rough for the blue dude recently, but if he can rise to greatness once, it can happen again. We can only hope. Excellent work 😎

[@nonbinarysunset555]

holy shit. i did not expect one of my favorite bands to get a mashup with sonic but here we are

[@TheChildofAuraReborn]

Knocked it out of the park with this one, it gave me shivers! Honestly didn't know what I was in for because I saw "Open Your Heart" and assumed it'd be a fast-paced mashup. Crazy-great subversion right there.

[@BlackTiger-2000]

Legend!!!! This is on an whole new level!! The only thing that disgusts me is the number of views, likes and subs... you deserve WAY more attention.

[@KDAC2001]

This is amazing, Hyper-Shan.

[@electrocast]

I. AM. ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED WITH THIS. i need thiS INJECTED INTO MY VEINS

[@cybergucci6328]

You never seem to fail me when it comes to these fire Sonic mashups, keep up the great work!

[@206Zelda]

Watching this I suddenly remembered: A lot of people died that day, didn't they.

[@PokeHedgehog321]

Makes me glad that you've been around for years, this is good. Since Aeon unfortunately deleted his channel, it's good that you and DHS7 will continue his legacy of making Sonic mashups

[@HyperShan3]

I had no idea he’d vanished! I went to check his Twitter as well & it was gone too. It really suck to hear & see this, hopefully he’s doing ok.

[@FallenAngel2k02]

Sorta wish What I'm Made Of... had more vocal time, but despite that, I freaking loved this one man. Excellent work! Waiting on that mp3!

[@BlucklesTheGlitchidna]

Dang, this is just, too amazing... I wish this plays during Sonic Adventure 1's Credits.

[@SonicDaNigahog]

Hyper-Shan!... you be bustn deez tracks son!

[@Lolxlol21_]

This is really cool! It’s different than the original in a good way, which really makes it stand out. I Also liked how you used the What I’m made of parts in the song. Just out of curiosity, any plans to use more of what I’m made of in future mash ups?

[@HyperShan3]

Thanks! Yeah, I already have an idea for a What I’m Made Of mashup. Been testing it out but I lack a decent instrumental of the opposing song, so I’m keeping it on the backlog (it’s also for another potential mashup album).

[@kyaraborg]

It became far more epic then the original! Really well done!

[@TheComicNerd97]

I’m a minute into this and I already love this

[@MistyLose]

I love you hyperrrrr keep being awesome

[@Serpream]

Dam. You got me teary. My Fav Sonic game with fav storyline with a incredible emotional remix. Well done. You got a stone to cry :'(

[@PrincessKnightNekolucario8742]

This means now I'm Still to be considered The true power of Forces My Believe The True HYPER is Hyper - Shan no one not even me can tell them other wise...U r the user that unifies us.

[@lautaro3680]

Great job! I've been subscribed to your channel since 2015 and you've always made amazing mashups! Greetings from Argentina!

[@BlackBloodCombatClub]

This hits much harder nowadays...

[@Bryan_Cartoons]

Man i Love this! Super Cool!!

[@ToonYGreg]

Epic banger right here.

[@koskk_]

Goddang this was good!!!

[@invertedillusions]

The great comeback!!

[@arzekfandubs]

Oh yeah, this is happening

[@sonicfan20395]

Are we suppose to get a download link or something? I mean it been almost 3 months since this masterpiece was released.

[@HyperShan3]

Just updated the descriptions & added a download link. Sorry for the long wait, just sort of forgotten (also added mp3s for the latter & earlier mashups too).

[@bubblewiz120]

This is really cool! Could you make a video called "Egg Wyvern In White Park Zone Act 3 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 vs Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II"?

[@stormblitz979]

Wow this slaps 👏 i think I heard this 4 times by now

[@joe_kloos8512]

Marvelous.

[@TwisterTH]

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Looks who’s back! 👏👀

[@chesterlockett4002]

Pretty good start to the mashup compilation!

[@foresta-2684]

Good update Maybe add a bit more trees and banished “weapon locker” prefabs Can’t wait for the final release

[@HyperShan3]

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[@bubblewiz120]

Hello, Hyper-Shan! Thank you for this video, it's great. What if you could do a White Park Zone Act 3 (Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2)/Egg Wyvern (Sonic the Hedgehog 2006) video?

[@thephoenixking9831]

You have definitely earned a sub from me good job dude

[@windthefox574]

Im gonna have this as a delicious Souvenir, I may ask again if I can use your mixes in the series I'll do?

[@HyperShan3]

Sure why not! Just make sure to credit where credit is due.

[@windthefox574]

@@HyperShan3 I would love to, You deserve the whole credit, you do great Mixes, damn, I couldn't dream of making mixes like yours, thanks, I'll make sure of using them properly, you have great Ideas like the Infinite double-personality fight, and I would really like to see them go high.

[@HehHehYeah]

This is amazing!

[@Beta_Mixes]

Holy...

[@doctorstarline5647]

I'm sorry for asking an unrelated question, but I feel the need to ask. Could we get an instrumental version of "White Eggman Empire" down the line?

[@DonEBrooke32]

at first, i thought "Sonic and Led Zeppelin?" (never liked Led that much.) but i do love within temptation.

[@Akin_Farias]

Lyrics: Thunder, rain and lightning Danger, water rising Clamor, sirens wailing It's such a bad sign Shadows of dark creatures Steel clouds floating in the air People run for shelter What's gonna happen to us? All the steps we take, all the moves we make All the pain at stake I see the chaos for everyone Who are we? What can we do? You and I are same in the way that We have our own styles that we won't change Yours is filled with evil and mine's not There is no way I can lose Can't hold on much longer (But I will never let go!) I know it's a one-way track (Tell me now how long this'll last!) I'm not gonna think this way (Nor will I count on others!) Close my eyes and feel it burn (Now I see what I've gotta do!) Open your heart, it's gonna be alright! Ancient cities blazing Shadows keep attacking Little children crying Confusion, hopeless anger I don't know what it can be But you drive me crazy All your cunning tricks make me sick You won't have it your own way Can't hold on much longer (But I will never let go!) I know it's a one-way track (Tell me now how long this'll last!) I'm not gonna think this way (Nor will I count on others!) Close my eyes and feel it burn (Now I see what I've gotta do!) Open your heart, and you will see! If it won't stop There will be no future for us Its heart's tied down by All the hate, gotta set it free! Can't hold on much longer (But I will never let go!) I know it's a one-way track (Tell me now how long this'll last!) I'm not gonna think this way (Nor will I count on others!) Close my eyes and feel it burn (Now I see what I've gotta do!) //Let me show you just... What I'm made of... Now!// Can't hold on much longer (But I will never let go!) I know it's a one-way track (Tell me now how long this'll last!) I'm not gonna think this way (Nor will I count on others!) Close my eyes and feel it burn (Now I see what I've gotta do!) I dream of a stairway to the skies My angel is coming down from heaven to take me I reach out but then you fade away Whenever you call for me Know that I'm only one step behind (Open your heart, it's gonna be alright!) Know that I'm only one step behind Open your heart... Yeah... Open your hearth! ///Open your heart/// ///Open your heart/// Hyper-Shan... Greetings from Peru...Take care of yourself and may you be successful in the future... (I used a translator because I speak Spanish)

[@bubblewiz120]

Hello, Hyper Shan! Could you make a video called "Mega Death Egg Robot Phase 3 of Final Zone - Sonic the Hedgehog vs Sonic Forces"?

[@Radioheadcase-101]

You should do chosen one/braking the habit

[@DonEBrooke32]

this could've used more of the lyrics from Stairway to the Skies, however.

[@tbos1813]

Heeeyooooo

[@GBomb9704]

*pop* Noice

[@sleepyloner1244]

Sorry if I accidentally disliked, I love the song, I just missclicked :(

[@Silvercat11222]

NO! XP

[@bennywilliamsjr.6914]

First.