The franchise began in 1991 with Sonic the Hedgehog, a side-scrolling platform game, and has expanded to include printed media, animations, feature films, and merchandise. Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese video game series and media franchise created and owned by Sega. Music composed for video game franchise Jun Senoue ( left) and his band Crush 40 have composed music for many Sonic games since Sonic 3D Blast (1996).
