▁when ▁Jacques ▁travel led ▁to ▁Japan ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁Son ic ▁cre ator ▁Yu ji ▁N aka ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁musical ▁approach ▁to ▁take ▁for ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁first ▁song ▁written ▁was ▁" Super ▁Son ic ▁Racing ," ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁game ' s ▁reve al ▁in ▁June ▁at ▁E 3 . ▁British ▁singer ▁T J ▁Davis ▁provided ▁the ▁vocals ▁for ▁the ▁song , ▁which ▁N aka ▁liked ▁so ▁much ▁that ▁he ▁requested ▁that ▁she ▁be ▁featured ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁game ' s ▁songs . ▁Jacques ▁wrote ▁all ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁the ▁songs ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁complement ▁the ▁on - screen ▁action ▁but ▁still ▁be ▁appe aling ▁to ▁someone ▁who ▁had ▁never ▁played ▁the ▁game . ▁Tra cks ▁were ▁recorded ▁and ▁program med ▁at ▁S ega ▁Digital ▁Studios , ▁and ▁then ▁worked ▁on ▁for ▁two ▁weeks ▁at ▁Metropol is ▁Studios ▁in ▁London , ▁where ▁a ▁week ▁was ▁spent ▁on ▁vocals , ▁and ▁a ▁week ▁was ▁spent ▁on ▁producing , ▁mixing , ▁and ▁final ising ▁the ▁tracks . ▁Jacques ▁stated ▁that ▁this ▁task ▁was ▁amongst ▁the ▁most ▁difficult ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁because ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁needed ▁to ▁" re ally ▁mean ▁something ". ▁Son ic ▁R ▁features ▁two ▁separate ▁mix es ▁of ▁each ▁song ▁in ▁its ▁in - game ▁sound track ; ▁ones ▁with ▁vocals ▁and ▁instrument al ▁versions , ▁giving ▁the ▁player ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁disable ▁vocals . ▁An ▁official ▁sound track ▁CD ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 8