''Grand Theft Auto V'' soundtrack
The Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack, like previous games in the Grand Theft Auto series, features various radio stations that play different genres of music when the player enters vehicles in the game. The stations consist of licensed music, DJ chat and spoof advertising. The game features 18 in-game stations with 240 licensed songs, 16 of which are musical stations and the other two are talk stations.
Since the game's location is modelled on southern California, the developers attempted to create an accurate representation of Californian music. Production of the soundtrack also consisted of licensing music for the radio stations, and selecting a DJ that matches the genre of music the station hosts. The soundtrack consists of a wide variety of radio stations that play different genres of music, including reggae, hip hop, pop and country. The game also features an original and dynamic score composed by Tangerine Dream, Woody Jackson, Alchemist and Oh No which plays out in several selective missions.[1] Selected tracks from the score were later released on The Music of Grand Theft Auto V.[2] In September 2014, it was announced that new songs would be added to some of the radio stations in the next-gen releases of the game.[3]
As with other recent GTA in-game radio networks, songs, DJ comments and other material are randomly sequenced, and may occasionally incorporate references to in-game events. While the DJs do not reference changing weather patterns (a feature not seen since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas), some DJs will reference the time of day (saying "Good morning" or "Good evening" when applicable, for example).
Production
In developing the radio stations, the development team sought to reinforce the game's recreation of California by licensing tracks they felt appropriately echoed a "Cali feel".[4] On the inclusion of the pop station Non-Stop-Pop FM, music supervisor Ivan Pavlovich noted "the first time you get off an airplane in L.A. and you hear the radio and the pop just seeps out... We wanted that. It really connects you to the world".[4] He felt that music licensing for the game involved a greater discernment than in Grand Theft Auto IV, as the music in Grand Theft Auto V played a greater role in building a Californian atmosphere.[4] "It reflects the environment in which the game is set", he explained.[5] Initially, the team planned to license over 900 tracks for the radio, but over time they refined the total number of tracks to 241.[4]
The tracks are shared between fifteen stations, and the radio also includes two talk-back stations.[6] Some of the tracks were written specifically for the game; for example, rapper and producer Flying Lotus hosts the station FlyLo FM which includes original work he composed for the game.[6] As Pavlovich noted, for each of the radio stations, over time the team would develop an understanding of where the station's music was going and then select a DJ to host the station. Each station's DJ was selected with the mindset that they would match the genre of music the station hosts; for example, in developing Los Santos Rock Radio the team licensed classic rock tracks, and thus Kenny Loggins became a fitting choice for the station's DJ.[4]
DJs featured included several well-known musical artists such as Lee "Scratch" Perry and Kenny Loggins. One station features an early acting role by British actress-model Cara Delevingne portraying a parody of herself.
Music stations
Blue Ark
DJ: Lee "Scratch" Perry[7]
Genre: Reggae, dancehall, dub[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2012 | "Odd Ras" | Chronixx |
1972 | "Money in My Pocket" | Dennis Brown |
1982 | "Night Nurse" | Gregory Isaacs |
1986 | "Crazy Girl" | Half Pint |
1978 | "Chapter Three" | Joe Gibbs & The Professionals |
1977 | "Sons of Slaves" | Junior Delgado |
2012 | "Gun Shot a Fire" | Konshens |
1977 | "Disco Devil" | Lee Perry & The Full Experience |
1976 | "Grumbling Dub" | Lee Perry & The Upsetters |
1986 | "I Am a Madman" | |
2012 | "Kingston Be Wise" | Protoje |
2012 | "Psycho" | Tommy Lee Sparta |
2011 | "We Never Fear Dem" | Vybz Kartel featuring Popcaan |
1984 | "Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt" | Yellowman |
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2012 | "Kingston Town" | Busy Signal featuring Damian Marley |
1978 | "Mr. Money Man" | Danny Hensworth |
2014 | "Loyals" (Royals remix) | Demarco |
2012 | "Topic of the Day" | I-Octane |
2010 | "Money Come and Money Go" | Lee "Scratch" Perry |
1978 | "Roast Fish & Cornbread" | |
2013 | "Addi Truth" | Vybz Kartel |
Channel X
DJ: Keith Morris[7]
Genre: Punk rock, hardcore punk[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1981 | "Amoeba" | Adolescents |
1980 | "Bored of You" | Agent Orange |
1984 | "My War" | Black Flag |
1985 | "Rock House" | Circle Jerks |
1985 | "Pervert" | Descendents |
1985 | "The Mouth Don't Stop (The Trouble with Women Is)" | Fear |
2013 | "What's Next?" | Off! |
1983 | "Subliminal" | Suicidal Tendencies |
1981 | "Abolish Government/Silent Majority" | T.S.O.L. |
1978 | "Lexicon Devil" | Germs |
1977 | "A Life of Crime" | The Weirdos |
1983 | "Blown Away" | Youth Brigade |
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1980 | "The Enemy" | D.O.A. |
1985 | "I Don't Need Society" | D.R.I. |
1980 | "John Wayne Was a Nazi" | MDC |
1982 | "Linda Blair" | Redd Kross |
1980 | "Don't Push Me Around" | The Zeros |
1980 | "Los Angeles" | X |
East Los FM
DJ: DJ Camilo and Don Cheto[7]
Genre: Mexican music, Latin music[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2009 | "El Tatuado" | Don Cheto |
1987 | "Autos, Moda y Rock and Roll" | Fandango |
2008 | "El Sonidito" | Hechizeros Band |
2006 | "Maldito" | Jessy Bulbo |
2012 | "Tengo el Don" | La Liga featuring Alika |
2011 | "Radio Capital" | La Vida Bohème |
1969 | "El Rey y Yo" | Los Ángeles Negros |
2009 | "El Cocaino" | Los Buitres de Culican Sinaloa |
2009 | "La Granja" | Los Tigres del Norte |
1991 | "Pachuco" | Maldita Vecindad |
2012 | "Es-Toy" | Mexican Institute of Sound |
2012 | "Fresco" | Milkman |
2010 | "Criminal Sound" (El Hijo de la Cumbia remix) | Niña Dioz |
2010 | "Fiebre de Jack" | She's a Tease |
1978 | "Se Me Perdió la Cadenita" | La Sonora Dinamita |
FlyLo FM
DJ: Flying Lotus[7]
Genre: Electronic music (IDM), hip hop (Midwest hip hop)[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1999 | "Windowlicker" | Aphex Twin |
2013 | "Evil Grin" | Captain Murphy |
2013 | "Crystals" | Clams Casino |
2006 | "Encoded Flow" | Dabrye |
2013 | "It's Wack" | DJ Rashad and Heavee D |
2013 | "100HM" | Hudson Mohawke |
2011 | "Stalker Ha" | Kingdom |
2011 | "She Died There" | Machinedrum |
1996 | "Elevators (Me & You)" | Outkast |
2013 | "Be Spin" | Flying Lotus |
2013 | "Catapult Man" | |
2013 | "Crosswerved" | |
2010 | "Computer Face" | |
2013 | "Stonecutters" | |
2013 | "The Diddler" | |
2012 | "See Thru to U" | Flying Lotus featuring Erykah Badu |
2012 | "Getting There" | Flying Lotus featuring Niki Randa |
2013 | "The Kill" | |
2012 | "23" | Shadow Child |
2013 | "Oh Sheit It's X" | Thundercat |
2013 | "Garbage" | Tyler, The Creator |
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1972 | "Eddie You Should Know Better" | Curtis Mayfield |
2012 | "Into Vogon Skulls" | Dimlite |
2014 | "Masquatch" | Flying Lotus featuring DOOM |
1970 | "You Never Come Closer" | Doris |
2014 | "Early Mountain" | Flying Lotus |
2013 | "Osaka Trade" | |
2013 | "Medication Meditation" | Flying Lotus featuring Krayzie Bone |
2014 | "Shred You to Bits"[lower-alpha 1] | Gaslamp Killer |
2006 | "4 AM" (Araabmuzik remix) | Kaskade |
2010 | "Fuck the Makeup, Skip the Shower" | Knower |
2014 | "Make Money" | Lapalux |
2014 | "B Adams" | Mono/Poly featuring Thundercat |
2014 | "What We Want" | XXYYXX |
Los Santos Rock Radio
DJ: Kenny Loggins[7]
Genre: Rock (classic rock, soft rock, hard rock, pop rock)[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1981 | "Lonely Is the Night" | Billy Squier |
1978 | "Hollywood Nights" | Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band |
1976 | "Night Moves" | |
1976 | "If You Leave Me Now" | Chicago |
1983 | "Photograph" | Def Leppard |
1986 | "Heartbeat" | Don Johnson |
1973 | "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" | Elton John |
1979 | "Dirty White Boy" | Foreigner |
1978 | "Baker Street" | Gerry Rafferty |
1981 | "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" | The Greg Kihn Band |
1984 | "Too Late for Goodbyes" | Julian Lennon |
1984 | "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)" | Kenny Loggins |
1982 | "I Don't Care Anymore" | Phil Collins |
1984 | "Radio Ga Ga" | Queen |
1983 | "Big Log" | Robert Plant |
1986 | "All the Things She Said" | Simple Minds |
1968 | "Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake" | Small Faces |
1976 | "Rock'n Me"[lower-alpha 2] | Steve Miller Band |
1986 | "Higher Love" | Steve Winwood |
1985 | "I Can't Wait" | Stevie Nicks |
1977 | "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" | The Alan Parsons Project |
1985 | "Rain" | The Cult |
1979 | "What a Fool Believes" | The Doobie Brothers |
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1989 | "Black Velvet" | Alannah Myles |
1988 | "Circle in the Sand" | Belinda Carlisle |
1976 | "Peace of Mind" | Boston |
1987 | "Comin' On Strong" | Broken English |
1969 | "Fortunate Son" | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
1974 | "Cat's in the Cradle" | Harry Chapin |
1972 | "30 Days in the Hole" | Humble Pie |
1976 | "Carry On Wayward Son" | Kansas |
1986 | "Danger Zone" | Kenny Loggins |
1970 | "Mississippi Queen" | Mountain |
1982 | "Shadows of the Night" | Pat Benatar |
1985 | "We Built This City" | Starship |
1986 | "Burning Heart" | Survivor |
1972 | "Roundabout" | Yes |
1983 | "Gimme All Your Lovin'" | ZZ Top |
The Lowdown 91.1
DJ: Pam Grier[7]
Genre: Classic soul, funk (disco), gospel[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1973 | "Hercules" | Aaron Neville |
1974 | "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" | B.T. Express |
1970 | "Viva Tirado" | El Chicano |
1974 | "I Get Lifted" | George McCrae |
1969 | "California Soul" | Marlena Shaw |
1979 | "Cruisin'" | Smokey Robinson |
1968 | "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" | The Delfonics |
1970 | "O-o-h Child" | The Five Stairsteps |
1974 | "Ashley's Roachclip" | The Soul Searchers |
1972 | "Rubber Band" | The Trammps |
1971 | "Smiling Faces Sometimes" | The Undisputed Truth |
1972 | "The Cisco Kid" | War |
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1975 | "Changin'" | Brass Construction |
1973 | "I Believe in Miracles" | Jackson Sisters |
1976 | "Superman Lover" | Johnny "Guitar" Watson |
1974 | "Climax" | Ohio Players |
1975 | "Bouncy Lady" | Pleasure |
1972 | "Stories" | The Chakachas |
1969 | "Funny Feeling" | The Delfonics |
1976 | "Magic Mountain" | Eric Burdon & War |
Non-Stop-Pop FM
DJ: Cara Delevingne[7]
Genre: Pop (dance-pop, synthpop), R&B (contemporary R&B), electronic dance music, house (electro house)[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1999 | "Pure Shores" | All Saints |
2005 | "1 Thing" | Amerie |
2007 | "Gimme More" | Britney Spears |
1993 | "The Rhythm of the Night" (Rapino Brothers Radio Version) | Corona |
2006 | "Glamorous" | Fergie featuring Ludacris |
1983 | "Adult Education" | Hall & Oates |
1989 | "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" | Jane Child |
2008 | "Work" (Freemasons remix) | Kelly Rowland |
2003 | "Scandalous" | Mis-Teeq |
2000 | "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" | Modjo |
1990 | "Anthem" | N-Joi |
1985 | "West End Girls" | Pet Shop Boys |
2010 | "Only Girl (in the World)" | Rihanna |
2007 | "With Every Heartbeat" | Robyn featuring Kleerup |
1998 | "Music Sounds Better with You" | Stardust |
1984 | "Everything She Wants" | Wham! |
Radio Los Santos
DJ: Big Boy[7]
Genre: Modern contemporary hip hop, trap[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2013 | "Life of a Mack" | 100s |
2012 | "ILLuminate" | Ab-Soul featuring Kendrick Lamar |
2013 | "R-Cali" | A$AP Rocky featuring Aston Matthews and Joey Fatts |
2013 | "Smokin and Ridin" | BJ the Chicago Kid featuring Freddie Gibbs and Problem |
2012 | "Still Livin'" | Freddie Gibbs |
2013 | "How It Was" | Future |
2013 | "Bassheads" | Gangrene |
2011 | "Too Hood" | Gucci Mane featuring Ciara |
2011 | "Hood Gone Love It" | Jay Rock featuring Kendrick Lamar |
2011 | "A.D.H.D." | Kendrick Lamar |
2013 | "Hold Up" | Marion Band$ featuring Nipsey Hussle |
2013 | "Say That Then" | Problem featuring Glasses Malone |
2012 | "Ali Bomaye" | The Game featuring 2 Chainz and Rick Ross |
2012 | "Slow Down" | Clyde Carson featuring The Team |
2013 | "I'm a Real 1" | YG |
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2014 | "Hunnid Stax" | Ab-Soul featuring Schoolboy Q |
2013 | "Bugatti" | Ace Hood featuring Future and Rick Ross |
2013 | "Work" | ASAP Ferg |
2014 | "Came Thru/Easily" | Chuck Inglish featuring Ab-Soul and Mac Miller |
2013 | "Kush Coma" | Danny Brown featuring A$AP Rocky and Zelooperz |
2014 | "Bad News" | Danny Brown and Action Bronson |
2014 | "Sellin' Dope" | Freddie Gibbs and Mike Dean |
2010 | "Relaxin'" | G-Side |
2012 | "Swimming Pools (Drank)" | Kendrick Lamar |
2013 | "Do It Big" | Problem & Iamsu! featuring Bad Lucc and Sage the Gemini |
2013 | "Collard Greens" | Schoolboy Q featuring Kendrick Lamar |
2013 | "Millions" | Skeme |
2013 | "Upper Echelon" | Travi$ Scott featuring T.I. and 2 Chainz |
2012 | "Every Day" | Trouble featuring Gucci Mane |
2013 | "Work" | Young Scooter featuring Gucci Mane |
2013 | "I Can't Wait" | Young Scooter featuring Trinidad James |
Radio Mirror Park
DJ: Twin Shadow[7]
Genre: Pop (indie pop, synthpop), electronic music (indietronica, chillwave)[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2013 | "Colours" | Age of Consent |
2012 | "Feel the Same" | Battle Tapes |
2012 | "Boogie in Zero Gravity" | Black Strobe |
2012 | "From Nowhere" (Baardsen remix) | Dan Croll |
2006 | "Lucky Boy" (Outlines remix) | DJ Mehdi |
2013 | "The Set Up" | Favored Nations |
2013 | "Dark Matter" | Feathers |
2013 | "High Pressure Dave" | Health |
2012 | "Jasmine" (Demo) | Jai Paul |
2010 | "Little White Lie" | Living Days |
2009 | "Sometimes" | Miami Horror |
2013 | "Change of Coast" | Neon Indian |
2013 | "Nowhere To Go" | Nite Jewel |
2010 | "Do You Believe?" | Poolside |
2010 | "Shine a Light" (Flight Facilities remix) | The C90's |
2013 | "Sleepwalking" | The Chain Gang of 1974 |
2011 | "Heart in the Pipes" (KAUF remix) | Tony Castles |
2012 | "So Many Details" | Toro y Moi |
2013 | "Old Love/New Love" | Twin Shadow |
2010 | "Shooting Holes" | |
2009 | "Psychic City" (Classixx remix) | Yacht |
2013 | "Don't Come Close" | Yeasayer |
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2013 | "One Girl / One Boy" | !!! |
2012 | "Heartbreak" | Age of Consent |
2008 | "Strangers in the Wind" | Cut Copy |
2010 | "Living in America" | Dom |
2007 | "Hold On" | Holy Ghost! |
2012 | "Flutes" | Hot Chip |
2013 | "When You're Out" | KAUF |
2011 | "Crystalfilm" | Little Dragon |
2013 | "Truly Alive" | Mitzi |
2011 | "Polish Girl" | Neon Indian |
2012 | "The Drummer" | Niki and the Dove |
2013 | "Always" | Panama |
2011 | "Pharaohs" | SBTRKT featuring Roses Gabor |
2013 | "Mesmerised" | Scenic |
2013 | "In Real Life" | The Ruby Suns |
2011 | "New Beat" | Toro y Moi |
2010 | "Forget" | Twin Shadow |
2010 | "O.N.E." | Yeasayer |
Rebel Radio
DJ: Jesco White[7]
Genre: Country music, rock (Southern rock, country rock, rockabilly)[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1975 | "Convoy" | C. W. McCall |
1956 | "Can't Hardly Stand It" | Charlie Feathers |
1964 | "I Don't Hurt Anymore" | Hank Thompson |
1966 | "Get Outta My Car" | Hasil Adkins |
1972 | "You Took All the Ramblin' Out of Me" | Jerry Reed |
1981 | "The General Lee" | Johnny Cash |
1968 | "It Won't Be Long (And I'll Be Hating You)" | Johnny Paycheck |
1973 | "If You Wanna Get to Heaven" | Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
1975 | "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" | Waylon Jennings |
1979 | "I Ain't Living Long Like This" | |
1973 | "Whiskey River" | Willie Nelson |
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1956 | "Get With It" | Charlie Feathers |
1963 | "She Made Toothpicks of the Timber of My Heart" | Homer and Jethro |
1973 | "Dippin' Snuff" | Marvin Jackson |
1956 | "Crazy Arms" | Ray Price |
1968 | "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" | Tammy Wynette |
1985 | "Highwayman" | The Highwaymen |
Soulwax FM
DJ: Soulwax[7]
Genre: Electronic music (dance-punk, deep house, fidget house)[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2012 | "Naive Response" | Daniel Avery |
2012 | "Body Music" | Daniel Maloso |
1988 | "Fatal Error" | Fatal Error |
2013 | "The Strange Art" (Inflagranti Remix) | FKCLUB |
2012 | "Synrise" (Soulwax Remix) | Goose |
2012 | "Laser Beams" | Green Velvet & Harvard Bass |
2013 | "Arp #1" | Jackson and His Computerband |
2011 | "Gabriel" (Soulwax Remix) | Joe Goddard featuring Valentina |
2013 | "El Sucu Tucu" | Matias Aguayo |
2009 | "Mingi" | Mim Suleiman |
2013 | "Stock" (Soulwax Remix) | Palmbomen |
2013 | "After You" (Soulwax Remix) | Pulp |
1979 | "Let's Beam Him Up" | Supersempfft |
2012 | "Shockwave" (Gesaffelstein Remix) | The Hacker |
2012 | "Plush" (Jacques Lu Cont Remix) | Tiga |
2013 | "Nothing But Pleasure" | Tom Rowlands |
2012 | "Mr. Croissant Taker" | Transistorcake |
2012 | "Tryouts" | Zombie Nation |
Space 103.2
DJ: Bootsy Collins[7]
Genre: Funk (post-disco), R&B (contemporary R&B)[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1981 | "Haboglabotribin" | Bernard Wright |
1976 | "I'd Rather Be With You" | Bootsy's Rubber Band |
1981 | "You're the One for Me" | D. Train |
1985 | "Party All the Time" | Eddie Murphy |
1981 | "I'm in Love" (12" version) | Evelyn "Champagne" King |
1981 | "Can't Hold Back (Your Loving)" | Kano |
1984 | "Tonight" | Kleeer |
1982 | "Cutie Pie" | One Way |
1981 | "Give It To Me Baby" | Rick James |
1978 | "Funkasize You" | Sho Nuff |
1987 | "Skeletons" | Stevie Wonder |
1981 | "Heartbeat" (club versions) | Taana Gardner |
1983 | "Heartbreaker" | Zapp |
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1981 | "Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)" | Billy Ocean |
1987 | "Back and Forth" | Cameo |
1981 | "Walking Into Sunshine" | Central Line |
1983 | "Joystick" | Dazz Band |
1979 | "Gotta Get My Hands (On Some Money)" | Fatback Band |
1981 | "Flashback" | Imagination |
1977 | "Flash Light" | Parliament |
1975 | "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" | |
1981 | "Do It Roger" | Roger Troutman |
Vinewood Boulevard Radio
DJ: Nate Williams and Stephen Pope[7]
Genre: Garage rock, alternative rock, noise rock[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2013 | "Crawling After You" | Bass Drum of Death |
2012 | "Hysteria" | Ceremony |
2012 | "Cocaine" | FIDLAR |
2004 | "This Mystic Decade" | Hot Snakes |
2012 | "Wet Blanket" | METZ |
2012 | "Sleepwalker" | Moon Duo |
2012 | "Fire Doesn't Burn Itself" | Sam Flax |
2013 | "California Grrls" | Shark? |
2005 | "Black Grease" | The Black Angels |
2011 | "The Dream" | Thee Oh Sees |
2012 | "Diddy Wah Diddy" | Ty Segall Band |
2013 | "Nine Is God" | Wavves |
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2013 | "Next Stop" | Bleached |
2013 | "Used Blood" | Coliseum |
2012 | "Sixpack" | JEFF the Brotherhood |
2012 | "Fall in Line" | Mind Spiders |
2010 | "Gone for Good" | Nobunny |
2012 | "Turn It Around" | The Men |
2013 | "Who Needs You" | The Orwells |
2009 | "Answer to Yourself" | The Soft Pack |
West Coast Classics
DJ: DJ Pooh[7]
Genre: Hip hop (West Coast hip hop, golden age hip hop, gangsta rap)[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1996 | "Ambitionz Az a Ridah" | 2Pac |
1990 | "Late Night Hype" | Compton's Most Wanted |
1994 | "Dollaz & Sense" | DJ Quik |
1999 | "Still D.R.E." | Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg |
1999 | "The Next Episode" | Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Kurupt and Nate Dogg |
1993 | "You Know How We Do It" | Ice Cube |
1995 | "What You Wanna Do?" | Kausion featuring Ice Cube |
1990 | "Played Like a Piano" | King Tee featuring Ice Cube and Breeze |
1998 | "C-Walk" | Kurupt featuring Tray Deee and Slip Capone |
1996 | "Nothin' But the Cavi Hit" | Mack 10 featuring Tha Dogg Pound |
1993 | "Streiht Up Menace" | MC Eiht |
1991 | "Appetite for Destruction" | N.W.A |
1988 | "Gangsta Gangsta" | |
1993 | "Gin and Juice" | Snoop Dogg |
1994 | "What Would U Do" | Tha Dogg Pound featuring Snoop Dogg |
1991 | "Mind Playin' Tricks on Me" | Geto Boys |
1991 | "So You Want to Be A Gangster" | Too $hort |
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1995 | "1st of tha Month" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony |
1990 | "Ballad of a Menace" | CPO featuring MC Ren |
1988 | "No More ?'s" | Eazy-E featuring Ice Cube |
1994 | "Captain Save a Hoe" | E-40 featuring The Click |
1995 | "Sherm Stick" | Jayo Felony |
1995 | "I Got 5 On It" | Luniz featuring Michael Marshall |
1993 | "Servin' Em Heat" | South Central Cartel |
1993 | "The Murda Show" | Spice 1 featuring MC Eiht |
1993 | "We Roll Deep" | The Conscious Daughters |
1994 | "Afro Puffs" | The Lady of Rage featuring Snoop Dogg |
1994 | "This DJ" | Warren G |
1996 | "Bow Down" | Westside Connection |
WorldWide FM
DJ: Gilles Peterson[7]
Genre: Lounge, electronic music (chillwave, deep house), jazz (jazz-funk), world (worldbeat)[8]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
1979 | "Thousand Finger Man" | Candido |
2012 | "Mirror Maru" | Cashmere Cat |
2011 | "Waveforms" | Django Django |
1975 | "You and the Music" | Donald Byrd |
2012 | "Nissim" | Gaslamp Killer |
2011 | "Brand New Revolution" | Guts |
2012 | "Forgotten Notes" | Hackman |
2013 | "The Place" | Inc. |
2012 | "Lovery" (Slow Cuban Vibe mix) | Tucillo and Kiko Navarro featuring Amor |
2012 | "Breaking" | Kyodai |
2012 | "Ghost" | Mala |
2013 | "Harpoon Land" | Owiny Sigoma Band |
2010 | "1759 (Outro)" | Richard Spaven, Vincent Helbers and Jonas Lonnas |
2012 | "Forest Funk" | Swindle |
2013 | "Cold Air" | The Hics |
1979 | "Throw Down" | Tom Browne |
2013 | "Harm in Change" | Toro Y Moi |
2011 | "Beginnings" | Trickski |
2012 | "Live Your Life" (MeLo-X Motherland God mix) | Yuna |
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2014 | "World in a Room" | Anushka |
2013 | "Recover" (CID RIM remix) | Chvrches |
2013 | "Viarejo" | Clap! Clap! |
2009 | "Kill Dat" | Dâm-Funk |
2013 | "Hive" | Earl Sweatshirt featuring Vince Staples and Casey Veggies |
2012 | "What You Need" | Flume |
2013 | "Kool FM" | Four Tet |
2014 | "Run Away" | Jamie Lidell |
2012 | "Let Yrself Be" | Jimmy Edgar |
2013 | "Black Magic" | Jonwayne |
2012 | "Treat Me Like Fire" | Lion Babe |
2012 | "No Balanço da Canoa" | Maga Bo featuring Rosângela Macedo and Marcelo Yuka |
2013 | "Made to Stray" | Mount Kimbie |
1994 | "Numb" | Portishead |
1979 | "Street Life" | The Crusaders featuring Randy Crawford |
2013 | "I-69" | Roman GianArthur |
2014 | "Shark Week" | Sinkane featuring Salvatore Principato |
1978 | "Why You Wanna See My Bad Side?" | Smokey Robinson |
1980 | "Body & Soul" | William Onyeabor |
The Lab
DJ: The Alchemist and Oh No[13]
Genre: Hip hop, synthpop, dancehall
The Lab features original music produced specifically for the Windows version of the game, all featured on the soundtrack Welcome to Los Santos. The station was originally exclusive to the Windows version,[13] but became available to all consoles versions in the Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2 update in July 2015.[14][15] The songs use various samples from the game's original score.[13]
Year | Song title | Artist |
---|---|---|
2015 | "Trouble" | Ab-Soul featuring Aloe Blacc |
2015 | "Fetti" | Curren$y & Freddie Gibbs |
2015 | "California" | E-40 featuring Dâm-Funk and Ariel Pink |
2015 | "Play It Cool" | Gangrene featuring Samuel T. Herring and Earl Sweatshirt |
2015 | "20's 50's 100's" | King Avriel featuring ASAP Ferg |
2015 | "Wanderer" | Little Dragon |
2015 | "Welcome to Los Santos" | MC Eiht & Freddie Gibbs featuring Kokane |
2015 | "Lock & Load" | MNDR featuring Killer Mike |
2015 | "K.Y.S.A" | Phantogram |
2015 | "Born Bad" | Popcaan featuring Freddie Gibbs |
2015 | "Speedline Miracle Masterpiece" | Tunde Adebimpe featuring Sal P and Sinkane |
2015 | "Fast Life" | Vybz Kartel |
2015 | "Leave" | Wavves |
Self Radio
DJ: Cliff Lane and Andee
The Windows version of the game adds Self Radio to the station line-up, playing music of the user's choice. These music files will then play when the radio is selected, separated by DJ commentary and fictional advertisements.[16] Like GTA IV's Independence FM, the supported file types are .wma, .mp3 and .m4a.[17] All user-inputted songs on Self Radio cannot be added to any clip with the Rockstar Editor.
Talk stations
As with previous instalments in the series, Grand Theft Auto V features two public talk radio stations:[18] West Coast Talk Radio and Blaine County Talk Radio.[19] West Coast Talk Radio, also known as WCTR, was previously featured on the radio in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In both renditions, the station includes a program featuring Lazlow (voiced by radio personality Lazlow Jones) and Fernando Martinez (voiced by Frank X. Chavez), fictional characters who are featured in multiple games in the series.[20][21]
Blaine County Radio
Program | Host | Guests | Topics |
---|---|---|---|
Blaine County Radio Community Hour | Ronald Jakowski (voiced by David Mogentale) | none | Conspiracy theories |
Beyond Insemination | Duane Earl (voiced by Danny McBride) | none | Advice call-in talk show |
Bless Your Heart | Bobby June and Ricky (voiced by Trish Suhr and Shelton Smith, respectively) | Jock Cranley and Samantha Muldoon (voiced by Alex Anthony and Melissa van der Schyff, respectively) | Talk/Cooking show |
West Coast Talk Radio
Program | Host | Guests | Topics |
---|---|---|---|
Chakra Attack | Dr. Ray De Angelo Harris and Cheryl (voiced by J. B. Smoove and Annie Lederman)[22] | none | West Coast approach to spirituality |
The Fernando Show | Fernando Martinez and Jo (voiced by Frank X. Chavez and Ann Scobie) | Sue Murry | Talk show |
Chattersphere | Lazlow and Michele Makes (voiced by Lazlow Jones and Rachel Feinstein)[20] | Brother Adrian (voiced by John Keating) | Talk show |
Other in-game music
Year | Song title | Artist | Mission |
---|---|---|---|
1986 | "Clown Dream"[lower-alpha 5] | Danny Elfman | "Grass Roots - Trevor"[7] |
1981 | "V-I-S-I-T-O-R-S" | Visitors | "Grass Roots - Michael"[7] |
2013 | "Dog" | Wavves | "The Third Way"[7] |
Merchandise
The games in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, including all of the main series games, have led to a soundtrack album release. Many have also inspired orchestral, vocal, or piano arrangement albums as well. Grand Theft Auto V is the first entry in its series to make use of an original score.[23] Music supervisor Ivan Pavlovich noted that creating original score for the game was "daunting" given that it would be a first for the series.[4] Like previous entries in the series, the game also contains licensed music tracks provided by an in-game radio. Pavlovich noted that the team did not want the original music to detract from the use of licensed music as well, but rather to accompany it.[5] He further considered that the team had to balance the "ambient subtext and tension" of the score with onscreen action in the game.[24] To work on the score, Rockstar brought The Alchemist, Oh No and Tangerine Dream on board with Woody Jackson, who had collaborated with the team on three previous projects, Red Dead Redemption (2010), L.A. Noire (2011) and Max Payne 3 (2012).[25] In collaboration with each other, the team of producers composed twenty hours of music which scores the game's missions.[6] In addition, music plays dynamically throughout the game in both the single-player and multiplayer modes.[26]
Early in the game's development, the music team were shown an early build of the game before conducting production on the score. Their work on the score was mostly complete later in the game's development, but they continued composing up until the final build of the game had to be submitted for manufacturing. Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream's founding member, was initially uninterested in being involved in music production on the game. After being flown into the studio and shown the game, he had a change of heart, impressed by the game's scale and cinematic nature. Froese's initial eight months of work on the score produced 62 hours of music.[4] He recorded with Tangerine Dream in Austria, but further work was mainly conducted at Jackson's studio in the United States, which The Alchemist and Oh No accessed.[5]
References
- Notes
- ↑ Uncredited both in-game and in the manual until the Online Heists update on March 10, 2015
- ↑ Incorrectly credited as "Take the Money and Run" in the game's manual.
- ↑ The original version of this track was replaced with the Shortcheeba remix in the Online Heists update, released on 10 March 2015
- ↑ Wasn't officially listed when the enhanced version soundtrack was revealed but the song does appear on Non-Stop Pop FM
- ↑ Licensed from the Pee-wee's Big Adventure soundtrack
- Footnotes
- ↑ Sources that refer to the original score in Grand Theft Auto V include:
- R* Q (30 August 2013). "GTA V Soundtrack Interviews and Details... Plus "Sleepwalking" by The Chain Gang of 1974 from the Official Trailer". Rockstar Games. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- Shamoon, Evan (28 August 2013). "Inside the Grand Theft Auto V Soundtrack: Wavves, Flying Lotus, Tyler, the Creator and More". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- Minsker, Evan; Phillips, Amy (28 August 2013). "Flying Lotus Get His Own Radio Station in Grand Theft Auto V With New Music From Tyler, The Creator and More". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- Oravasaari, Dan (17 September 2013). "Grand Theft Auto V Radio Station Soundtrack - Full List of Musicians, DJs, Hosts and More, Broken Down by Stations". PlayStation LifeStyle. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ R* Q (24 September 2013). "The Music of Grand Theft Auto V: Three Volume Digital Album Now Available on iTunes". Rockstar Games. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ↑ "‘Grand Theft Auto 5′ Gets Updated Soundtrack on Next-Gen and PC". GameRant. September 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Corriea, Alexa Ray (3 October 2013). "The accidental excellence of GTA 5's soundscape". Polygon. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 Stutz, Colin (26 October 2013). "Rockstar Music Head on 'Grand Theft Auto V': We've Topped What's Come Before (Audio)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 Shamoon, Evan (28 August 2013). "Inside the 'Grand Theft Auto V' Soundtrack". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 "Rockstar reveals definitive GTA 5 radio station song list: From Rick James to FIDLAR". Metro. DMG Media. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Hohnen, Mike (29 August 2013). "New 'GTA V' Soundtrack Details: WAVVES, Flying Lotus, Keith Morris To Host Radio Stations". Music Feeds. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Corban Goble (17 November 2014). "Grand Theft Auto V Reveals Expanded Radio Station Tracklists for Game Relaunch". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R* A (20 November 2014). "GTAV Soundtrack: Listen to Original New Songs Added from Flying Lotus, Jamie Lidell, Freddie Gibbs and More". Rockstar Newswire. Rockstar Games. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ↑ Discogs
- ↑ Hooton, Christopher (18 November 2014). "GTA 5 PS4/Xbox One gets new songs from Lorde, Kendrick Lamar, Danny Brown and more". The Independent. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 R* Q (1 April 2015). "Welcome To Los Santos Album Now Available to Pre-Order". Rockstar Games. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ Jason Dunning (7 May 2015). "Grand Theft Auto V on PS4 Getting Rockstar Editor, The Lab Radio Station Coming to All Consoles". PlayStation LifeStyle. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ R* Q (10 July 2015). "The GTA Online ILL-GOTTEN GAINS Update Part 2 Is Now Available". Rockstar Games. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ Pereira, Chris (14 April 2015). "How to Listen to Your Music in GTA 5 on PC". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ Hamilton, Kirk (28 August 2013). "Good Lord, The GTA V Soundtrack Is Going To Be Amazing". Kotaku. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ Hooton, Christopher (2 September 2013). "Get a taste of the GTA 5 radio stations: From Fly LoFM to Vinewood Boulevard Radio". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- 1 2 Owen, Phil (23 August 2013). "GTA 5 Radio and Soundtrack Leaked -- Lazlow Is Back". GameFront. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ Rockstar North (17 September 2013). "Music Credits - GTA Media". Grand Theft Auto V: The Manual. Rockstar Games. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ Miller, Simon (16 September 2013). "GTA 5: 11 Little Things You Need To Know". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ Robinson, Andy (12 November 2012). "GTA V will introduce a musical score for missions". Computer and Video Games. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ Hatchman, Jonathan (26 November 2013). "Know The Score: The Music Of Grand Theft Auto V". Clash. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ R* Q (31 August 2013). "GTAV Soundtrack Interviews and Details... Plus "Sleepwalking" by The Chain Gang of 1974 from the Official Trailer". Rockstar Games. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ Stuart, Keith (12 November 2012). "Grand Theft Auto V preview: the inside story". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2013.