How to Extract the Music from Sonic Mania (Soundtrack, OST)

This guide explains how to extract the original soundtrack from the PC/Steam/Windows copy of Sonic Mania.

Getting Oggextract Going

Download Oggextract from its official Web site[github.com] in either binary or source code form.

If you are running Microsoft Windows, then download the "Windows binary." Decompress the binary for Windows by using a program compatible with PKZIP (zip) files such as 7-Zip (free for Linux, Windows)[www.7-zip.org].

If you are using another OS such as Linux or Mac, then download and compile the C source code of Oggextract to create an executable binary for your platform. Remember to set the executable permissions for your newly built binary such as by issuing the command

chmod 0755

Finding the Right Directory

The directory (folder) for Sonic Mania's files should be located at

%PROGRAMFILES%\Steam\steamapps\common\Sonic Mania

Use a file manager (such as Windows Explorer) to traverse to this location. The name derived from this variable name will vary by Windows or WINE release.

Optionally, you can just enter the path into the Windows Run dialog. This dialog is summoned by using the keyboard key combination of the Super (Windows) key plus the R key (Win+R). Then enter the text "%PROGRAMFILES%\Steam\steamapps\common\Sonic Mania" into the text field. Follow this by clicking the OK button or pressing the Enter key.

Extracting the Music

The file you are seeking is named

Data.rsdk

It contains all of the data for Sonic Mania. Running Oggextract with it will extract the Ogg Vorbis formatted music from it.

To run it, drag-and-drop the Data.rsdk file onto the Oggextract executable from Step 1. The extracted .ogg files will exist in the Sonic Mania directory.

The files' names should be:

Data.rsdk_004cf834.ogg
Data.rsdk_004e1160.ogg
Data.rsdk_00501a27.ogg
Data.rsdk_00550322.ogg
Data.rsdk_005d2931.ogg
Data.rsdk_0075d939.ogg
Data.rsdk_00b0b7f6.ogg
Data.rsdk_00c652d2.ogg
Data.rsdk_00d56bba.ogg
Data.rsdk_00ec4a7c.ogg
Data.rsdk_00fdcc66.ogg
Data.rsdk_010fe40d.ogg
Data.rsdk_0127dc60.ogg
Data.rsdk_013c82bf.ogg
Data.rsdk_01505dce.ogg
Data.rsdk_015a49c6.ogg
Data.rsdk_015ec7bf.ogg
Data.rsdk_01915198.ogg
Data.rsdk_0195fe67.ogg
Data.rsdk_01b42491.ogg
Data.rsdk_01c1d668.ogg
Data.rsdk_01dd47a9.ogg
Data.rsdk_01f7d300.ogg
Data.rsdk_01fac966.ogg
Data.rsdk_02070c68.ogg
Data.rsdk_0217b60e.ogg
Data.rsdk_0237ca2b.ogg
Data.rsdk_0248537a.ogg
Data.rsdk_025c7412.ogg
Data.rsdk_02706b9e.ogg
Data.rsdk_0281ea10.ogg
Data.rsdk_029a3efc.ogg
Data.rsdk_029f05dc.ogg
Data.rsdk_02b3c934.ogg
Data.rsdk_02c836a3.ogg
Data.rsdk_02d347cf.ogg
Data.rsdk_02e8451b.ogg
Data.rsdk_02ffe409.ogg
Data.rsdk_0313ed27.ogg
Data.rsdk_0328f9b7.ogg
Data.rsdk_034173e7.ogg
Data.rsdk_03586cf2.ogg
Data.rsdk_0368fce7.ogg
Data.rsdk_037f2fdc.ogg
Data.rsdk_039175d1.ogg
Data.rsdk_03a5d93e.ogg
Data.rsdk_03ab1598.ogg
Data.rsdk_03ae8764.ogg
Data.rsdk_03bbb38c.ogg
Data.rsdk_03bd7cb3.ogg
Data.rsdk_03c52de7.ogg
Data.rsdk_03e1de46.ogg
Data.rsdk_03fc3b50.ogg
Data.rsdk_041d37ff.ogg
Data.rsdk_04358a01.ogg
Data.rsdk_04431d5b.ogg
Data.rsdk_04468606.ogg
Data.rsdk_045e1e87.ogg
Data.rsdk_047d1c14.ogg
Data.rsdk_04824101.ogg
Data.rsdk_048efe66.ogg

Copy these to your choice of music directory such as "My Music."

Listening to the Tunes

To play the music, use a compatible media player such as VLC (free for Linux, Mac, Windows, and many others)[www.videolan.org] or Winamp (free for Windows)[www.winamp.com].

Additionally, Android natively supports Ogg Vorbis so you should be able to play these using any Android music app.

Meta-tagging the Music (Optional)

If you wish to add your own metatags to the music files, I recommend the program EasyTAG (free for Linux, Windows)[wiki.gnome.org].

As of this writing, the newest EasyTAG is 2.4.3[mail.gnome.org]. If you are running Windows XP, then use 2.4.2[mail.gnome.org].

Credits

Guide written by Sean "Nz17" Robinson[www.nz17.com].

Guide's icon graphic was illustrated by jhnri4[openclipart.org] and can be found at Open Clip Art, a repository of public domain clip art graphics[openclipart.org].

License

"How to Extract the Music from Sonic Mania (Soundtrack, OST)" by Sean "Nz17" Robinson[www.nz17.com] is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License[creativecommons.org].

[(G.E.W.P.)_OKTOBERFEST_LOVER]

rsdk format is not a typical archive format that can be opened with any archive manager, you are probably a vivid lamer if you think that it's that easy

[Nz17 #StandWithUkraine]

According to its own Web site, 7-Zip doesn't have RSDK support.

[Chocice75]

Another method is to get "rsdkv5" to extract Data.rsdk. Doing this also gives you access to the special stage models, sprites, sound effects and more.

[(G.E.W.P.)_OKTOBERFEST_LOVER]

LOL THANKS

[Shelter]

@Savitar where can I find the Sonic Mania Mod Program? I have found different ones online but I have no idea which one exactly I am supposed to use

[Nz17 #StandWithUkraine]

True, Savitar, but back when I wrote this guide I was not aware of that program and/or it didn't exist yet. Plus this method works for lots of games, not just those written with the Retro SDK. For example, I use this approach to extract sound effects and music from games written for the Unity game engine.

[Sander]

You could also use the Sonic Mania Mod Program to extract the whole Data.rsdk and the music is there completly named ;)

[Nz17 #StandWithUkraine]

And thank you two for the thanks! :-)

[Nimbo]

Thanks!

[tiberium]

Awesome guide!