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Crush 40

Jun Senoue & Johnny Gioeli project

Formed in 1998

hard rock

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Crush 40 is a hard rock band consisting of Japanese guitarist and composer Jun Senoue and American vocalist Johnny Gioeli. The band produced most soundtracks for the Sonic the Hedgehog series in the 2000s.

Senoue has been employed by Sega as a composer since 1993. While preparing music for Sonic Adventure (1998), he contacted Gioeli to perform the theme song, "Open Your Heart". They also recorded the soundtrack for NASCAR Arcade under the name Sons of Angels, which was released in Japan as the album Thrill of the Feel (2000). Senoue and Gioeli continued recording music for Sonic games and their own projects.

Crush 40 has released two studio albums, two live albums, two compilations, an EP, and individual tracks, mostly under Sega's Wave Master label. Their style of hard rock, considered by some to be a continuation of glam rock, has created a legacy with Sonic fans.

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Crush 40 est un groupe américano-japonais de hard rock ayant grandement participé à la piste sonore de plusieurs jeux vidéo chez Sega, compagnie japonaise de jeux vidéo réputée, principalement les jeux Sonic. Le cœur du groupe est le guitariste hard rock Jun Senoue et le chanteur Johnny Gioeli, qui est aussi le chanteur pour les groupes Axel Rudi Pell et Hardline.

Jun Senoue a aussi composé des pistes comme Race to Win (Sonic Rivals 2) ou encore l'arrangement de Angel Island Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog 3) pour Super Smash Bros. Brawl sur Nintendo Wii. Crush 40 compte trois albums indépendants, un EP, un best of, un album live ainsi que des pistes individuelles pour un certain nombre de jeux vidéo.

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