Revealed: Michael Jackson wrote the soundtrack for Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
And now I have a strong desire to go play it.
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This then begs a question I’ve always wondered: Did he actually write all his music? I mean not the lyrics the music. I mean I never have seen any clip anywhere of him playing an instrument so I have no idea if he has any actual music knowledge beyond singing and lyrics (and probably basic melody). I just always assumed that he kind of just came up with basic ideas and Quincy Jones actually wrote the actual music.
It’s why I always preferred Prince to Michael Jackson because not only did he have a rock/funk edge but he actually was visibly proficient as a musician and it wasn’t a question as to how much was his own talent and how much was production or studio wizardry
I always thought he wrote the large majority of his music and Quincy Jones took more a backseat in the “producer” role — steering songs in the write direction, but not really writing any parts or whatever.
But don’t you think it’s odd that someone who supposedly wrote all this music never played an instrument in any sort of public context (or did he…that’s what I’m asking)? I mean he didn’t even play the big bass in The Jackson 5 Days, Tito or Jermaine did.
I’m still convinced that he just went to Quincy Jones with basic melodic ideas and then he actually got studio cats (ie. Toto) to actually write the music around that. Again, I could be wrong, but until someone actually presents some form of evidence I’m sticking iwth my impression.
You very well could be right. But it also just could be that he spent all that time on stage dancing.
I think I remember some interview with Barbara Walters (or Oprah?) where he did an acoustic guitar rendition of a few of his songs.
My favorite part of this is “headhodge.”
oops.
Now it says “hedgehodge” which is a) two extra letters and b) still funny.
I DON’T KNOW HOW TO SPELL WORDS.
YOUR MISTAKES ARE HILARIOUS NEW WORDS!
yeah in that documentary that was pretty big, “living with michael jackson” with that british journalist, he is playing piano and talking about how he wrote a lot of songs. so…yeah.