deanypants--disqus
Deanypants
deanypants--disqus

There are indeed licensing issues. The music for Sonic 1 and 2 was composed by Masato Nakamura, bassist for japanese band Dreams Come True; they retained the rights and so SEGA need to pay royalties when they reuse the track, hence it's relatively rare reappearance throughout the franchise. However, the Sonic Runers