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A lawsuit over the rights to the Sonic the Hedgehog song Live and Learn has been dismissed, but the songwriter claims the song “remains in ‘limbo'”.

Last year, Crush 40 musician and songwriter Johnny Gioeli sued Sega of America over ownership of the Sonic Adventure 2 theme song, ahead of its feature throughout the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film.

At the time, Gioeli claimed Sega had the rights to the lyrics, but not the “master recording musical composition”. However, “unbeknownst” to the songwriter, the company had “exploited and licensed” the song in “at least 25 video games, television shows, live performances/events and films”.

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In a new statement, Gioeli stated the case against Sega was dismissed “based on time, not on ownership” and so the song remains in “limbo”.

The reason for the statement? Sonic’s forthcoming appearance in Fortnite – we reported last week on leaks suggesting Sonic and Shadow are headed to the battle royale.

“Just two weeks ago, I was contacted by Epic Games to potentially use Live and Learn,” stated Gioeli, “and the amazing part is Sega had them call ME for the rights to use the song. So there you have it. The most epic song remains in the ‘abyss of ownership’.”

Gioeli added: “The song is mine. I wrote it with Jun [Senoue], I sing it, I created the melody, I recorded my vocals in my studio, and they do not own it.”

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News of the lawsuit emerged last year ahead of both Sonic x Shadow Generations and the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film, both of which make use of the song in their soundtracks.

Gioeli’s latest comments precede not just the Fortnite collaboration, but the release this week of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.

A leak last week, showed more unannounced DLC is on the way to the racing game.

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The biggest earworm from KPop Demon Hunters, “Golden,” has helped propel the hit Netflix and Sony animated feature to success atop both the streaming and music charts. And now we know a bit more about the lore behind the Huntr/x track.

Songwriter and singing voice of Rumi, one of the film’s lead demon hunters, EJAE talked about the film’s breakout song with Variety.

“One of the biggest assets I brought to the movie, or when writing the songs, was being bilingual,” she shared about bringing cultural authenticity to the film’s music to help reflect the filmmaker’s vision. “It was important for our co-director, Maggie Kang, to have Korean in the lyrics, and I just love that it’s not just the verses; it was in the actual song too.”

EJAE elaborated that the mandate from the filmmakers to the music team came down to having the word “gold” in the leading Huntr/x track. “It needed to have the word gold in it and the feeling of what Rumi was going through.”

It also needed to introduce the struggles of Rumi’s bandmates that they faced as a team: “It needed a pep talk and the idea that we can do this together.”

As the band’s lead figure, Rumi was someone EJAE related to when she was coming up as a K-Pop trainee. “She’s incredibly hardworking and has that leadership. She puts her best foot forward, but she tries to hide her imperfections and flaws.”

Her had work followed her to the most random of places for inspiration: “I actually wrote the melody on my way to the dentist.”

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Lawsuit over ownership of Sonic theme Live and Learn dismissed, but Fortnite collab proves song remains in “limbo”, says songwriter

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