Suddenly had an idea; why not just redirect the music to load the Classic track instead? Works as well as you can hope for, and only needs the level physics file edited along with a separate CPK to read from with the Classic track replaced by the Modern track.

However, it's not a perfect solution. This leaves a problem of no boost filter, or even the fast tracks for Green Hill and Sky Sanctuary, which are all genuinely important for the original feeling of the game, which no matter your opinion on those (especially the boost filter) is a big thing. However, this is the best it can get until the game is cracked open or any particular research is done into the music handling.

Now, if only there were Speed Shoes mixes of all the Modern level music...

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