So Sonic Frontiers soundtrack came on, I've listened to it already, it's a pretty decent album, especially for a video game. Leave it to Japan to be the most relevant or groundbreaking though, at least it seems like it. I've never fully understood the appeal of Sonic, like at all. He's just alright I guess, it's kind of interesting taking the concept of a cute lovable mascot cartoon character and giving him an edge, like giving Mickey Mouse more edge, thus I imagine where some if the appeal lays, kudos to Japan for being the first ones (I think) to really so that as well.
The album is really hard rock, heavy metal though it's quite melodic as well. They were basically taking that style of music and not really associating it with various scenes outwardly. At least, I think one of the surest ways to discern this is the fact that they went and made a distinct doppelganger of Sonic they called Shadow. They wouldn't have bothered making him if it wasn't the case.
But still, I still am somewhat troubled by this notion of light and darkness.