"Endless Possibility" is the main ending theme song of the game of Sonic Unleashed. It is performed by Jaret Reddick of Bowling for Soup and composed by Tomoya Ohtani.

Background[]

An orchestrated version is composed by sound director Tomoya Ohtani for the Perfect Dark Gaia boss battle in Sonic Unleashed. A short, instrumental mix of this song, alongside "Knight of the Wind" and "Sonic Heroes", appear in the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for the Ultimate Figure Skating event. It is also an unlockable track in the console/PC version of Sonic Generations. In 2016, there was a guitar version of the song exclusive to the Sonic Runners Werehog event, which featured an electric guitar substituting the melody. The intro seems to be based on U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)".

Lyrics[]

Connection to the game/character[]

• "This is my escape" - Sonic just narrowly escaped from Dr. Eggman after being defeated.
• "I'm running through this world and I'm not looking back" - Sonic and Chip's planetary adventure.
• "Where no one's ever gone and I'm not looking back" - Sonic goes where he wishes and never stops to look back or regret.
• "No, this is where my journey begins" - Sonic never gives up, no matter what happens, and that his condition, as well as Chip, unlocks a new adventure for him.
• "You're losing speed, you're losing your flow" - Sonic's condition causes him to lose his speed at night.
• "But inside me's a power you'll never know!" - The upside of Sonic's condition (strength, stretchy arms and claws).
• "The possibilities are never ending" - Many kinds of adventures await Sonic. During the daytime stages, Sonic can take many shortcuts and different routes to get to his destination, and at night he can take routes in a completely different manner with many other shortcuts.
• "I see it, I see it now, it's always been inside of me" - Sonic can do anything if he sets his mind to it.
• "As fast as I can go, straight to the top I know you'll see it" - Sonic is known for his speed and heroism.
• "And it's right there for me" - Sonic can solve anything if he sets his mind to it.
• "We've all gotta start from somewhere" - Chip remembering his origin near the end of the game.

Trivia[]

• This song was not included in the digital re-release of the soundtrack. This could be due to licensing issues. ^[1]
• It is commonly misconceived that the Perfect Dark Gaia remix was done by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. However the boss theme was actually not done by a live orchestra but was in fact a synthesized orchestra composed by Sonic Unleashed's sound director, Tomoya Ohtani, who also put together the vocal theme's instrumental track.^{[citation needed]}
• While most of the Perfect Dark Gaia remix is done with synthesized instruments, a few of the instruments were actually performed by real composers (specifically Jun Senoue playing electric guitar during the song).
• "Endless Possibility" has similarities to the earlier theme song "Boku Tachi no Mirai" ("Our Future") from the 2005 visual novel game Fate/hollow ataraxia.^[2] Both songs have similar riffs, hooks and vocal melodies.

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