# Who recorded the Sega theme?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-recorded-the-sega-theme/164898>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 28, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-recorded-the-sega-theme/164898 "2003-03-28T21:51:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![markdiscordia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@markdiscordia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdiscordia)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-recorded-the-sega-theme/164898/1 "2003-03-28T21:51:47Z")

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I can’t find any description of the circumstances surrounding the recording of the two-note “se-ga” clip which begins so many Genesis games. Does anyone know the story behind it?

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-recorded-the-sega-theme/164898/2 "2003-03-28T22:59:45Z")

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All I know was that this was not the regular Sega logo. It was usually silent. The singing appeared only on Sonic the Hedgehog games.

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**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-recorded-the-sega-theme/164898/3 "2003-03-29T00:24:07Z")

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I too, only recall hearing it on Sonic the Hedgehog.

Very distinctive clip though.