I thought that Michael Jackson doing Sonic 3's soundtrack was pretty much a fact, I guess it was considered a 'myth' among many. But seriously, if hear some of his later works, you can hear Sonic 3 in the songs, I guess we needed Brad Buxer to confirm it. 

This qoute was taken from an interview with French Michael Jackson themed magazine, Black and White:

"B&W: Can you clarify the rumor that Michael had in 1993 composed the music for Sonic 3 video game, for which you havel been credited?

Buxer: I’ve never played the game so I do not know what tracks on which Michael and I have worked the developers have kept, but we did compose music for the game. Michael called me at the time for help on this project, and that’s what I did.  And if he is not credited for composing the music, it’s because he was not happy with the result sound coming out of the console. At the time, game consoles did not allow an optimal sound reproduction, and Michael found it frustrating. He did not want to be associated with a product that devalued his music…

B&W: One of the surprising things in this soundtrack is that you can hear the chords from Stranger in Moscow, which is supposed to have been composed later…

Buxer: Yes, Michael and I had composed those chords for the game, and it has been used as base for Stranger in Moscow."

Good to know that Micheal Jackson did not like the quality of the Mega Drive. I should say something mean here, but he just died so that is mean spirited. 

[Source: Orginal Sound Version]