Alex Yard | Sonic 3's Marble Garden: Music Theory @AlexYardZone | Uploaded August 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
A look inside the music theory of Sonic 3's Marble Garden.
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Clips

0:01
Marble Garden AIR Gameplay by YouTube user Sonic Central
Sonic 3: A.I.R. Full Game Playthrough (Definitive Way to Play)
youtube.com/watch?v=IIoy2TtbJZM&t=

0:15
Marble Garden AIR Gameplay by YouTube user Creeperswag5
Sonic 3 A.I.R. (Marble Garden Zone and Carnival Night Zone)
youtube.com/watch?v=8mxhUTSApTo&t=

0:51
Marble Garden Oscilloscope Wave by YouTube user carpathia808
Sonic 3 and Knuckles - Marble Garden Zone Act 1 - Oscilloscope Deconstruction
youtube.com/watch?v=JK2P9WPOsIQ

1:11 & 7:18
Marble Garden AIR Gameplay by YouTube user Oppaiman100
Sonic 3 A.I.R. (Sonic) Gameplay
youtube.com/watch?v=_rZq58eKvTY&t=

4:55
Marble Garden Tails Gameplay by YouTube user TrackerTD
Sonic AIR (Tails Playthrough) - No Commentary
youtube.com/watch?v=-mGWFkEMgn4&t=

7:26
Marble Garden AIR Knuckles Gameplay by YouTube user D-Money107
Sonic 3 A.I.R. (Knuckles Playthrough)
youtube.com/watch?v=2dzabrEM92w&t=

9:01
Marble Garden AIR Gameplay by Youtube user FramePlay - Media Conservatory
Sonic 3 AIR 100% Longplay / Free Footage (Raw Recording)
youtube.com/watch?v=AelbHBztYIw&t=

9:51
McDonalds Sonic Commercial by YouTube user OldishTVStuff
McDonald’s Commercial (1993) (Recording studio, Sonic the Hedgehog 3)
youtube.com/watch?v=2G4GAKzsPo4

9:53
McDonalds Sonic Commercial by YouTube user thepasswordisfail
1994-02 McDonald’s Sonic the Hedgehog Happy Meal toys commercial
youtube.com/watch?v=X4z6S6SErYA

10:00
Marble Garden Gameplay by YouTube user Stink Terios
[Stream] Sonic 3 A.I.R.
youtube.com/watch?v=uI5NkCaRAwQ&t=

10:00
Knuckleduster Animatic by YouTube user back2s0ul (E.D. Thweatt)
Knuckleduster - Animatic
youtube.com/watch?v=Kopcy1u4Ie0&t=

Audio

0:01 & 1:40 & 3:07 & 6:08
“Marble Garden Zone Act 1” from Sonic the Hedgehog 3

1:35 & 2:44 & 6:31
“Marble Garden Zone Act 2” from Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2:38 & 3:02
“When the Sun Goes Down” by The Jetzons
youtube.com/watch?v=mwFw-gmPXm8

5:59 & 6:23
Sound Effects from Sonic 3 & Knuckles

9:59
“Knuckleduster” by Daniel Baranowsky
youtube.com/watch?v=yBVAYzu91F4

Special Thanks: Sonic Retro
The info gathered and discussed by this dedicated community of fans was hugely helpful in assembling the information presented in this video (and others).
Relevant info included:
-Ben2k9’s pointing out the similarity between Marble Garden and When the Sun Goes Down
-Archival/summary of the correspondence with Miyoko Takaoka
-Archival/availability of the Voice/SFX Samples used in Sonic 3’s music

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Sheet Music Transcription Conventions:
docs.google.com/document/d/1nrsZSU3n7jonSROoKmNZ-mviRYce5G-5Je2Hm8EJCIc/edit?usp=sharing