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If you’re a Grand Theft Auto fan, then you might want to get over to the iTunes store as a trio of albums has dropped today that tells the musical story of Rockstar’s latest mega-blockbuster.
Tunes have always been a huge part of the GTA experience in every edition of the franchise, but GTA5’s soundtrack has been getting a special amount of attention for the sheer diversity of the music it contains. You’ll find rock, classics, rap… just about everything. And the new soundtrack set on Apple’s iTunes will give you a taste of all of it.
Volume 1 is all new music from a ‘wide array of artists’. Particularly cool about this album- it has the track Sleepwalking from Chain Gang of 1974, which was the song playing in the official trailer. Set 2 is titled ‘The Score’ and is just that, a compilation of the game’s interactive musical score that actually changes and adapts to the on-screen action as you play. Since the album isn’t what you’d call ‘interactive’, the tracks on this one were all mixed and arranged into actual songs by DJ and producer DJ Shadow. The original tunes that the songs in The Score are based on came out of a one time team-up between German electronic band Tangerine Dream, Woody Jackson (Red Dead Redemption, L.A. Noire) and renowned hip-hop producers The Alchemist and Oh No by the way- so this is good stuff.
Capping things off is the third volume of the soundtrack which features a selection of the licensed music from the game. There’s some big tracks on this one including stuff from Bob Seger, Waylon Jennings and Bootsy Collins.
Here’s the breakdown and the track list for each:
The Music of Grand Theft Auto V – Volume 1: Original Music
1. Oh No – Welcome To Los Santos
2. BJ The Chicago Kid – Smokin’ and Ridin’ (feat. Freddie Gibbs & Problem)
3. Twin Shadow – Old Love / New Love
4. Neon Indian – Change Of Coast
5. Wavves – Nine Is God
6. Gangrene – Bassheads
7. Flying Lotus – Stonecutters
8. HEALTH – High Pressure Dave
9. OFF! – What’s Next?
10. Tyler, The Creator – Garbage
11. Nite Jewel – Nowhere To Go
12. A$AP Rocky – r – Cali
13. Age Of Consent – Colours
14. Marion Band$ – Hold Up (feat. Nipsey Hustle)
15. 100s – Life Of A Mack
16. Favored Nations – The Set Up
17. Yeasayer – Don’t Come Close
18. The Chain Gang Of 1974 – Sleepwalking
The Music of Grand Theft Auto V – Volume 2: The Score
Tangerine Dream, Woody Jackson, The Alchemist & Oh No, DJ Shadow
1. We Were Set Up
2. A Legitimate Business Man
3. A Haze Of Patriotic Fervor
4. Los Santos At Night
5. North Yankton Memories
6. The Grip
7. Mr. Trevor Philips
8. A Bit Of An Awkward Situation
9. No Happy Endings
10. His Mentor
11. (Sounds Kind Of) Fruity
12. Minor Turbulence
13. Chop The Dog
14. A Lonely Man
15. You Forget A Thousand Things
16. Impotent Rage/Am I Being Clear Now?
17. Fresh Meat
18. Therapy And Other Hobbies
19. Rich Man’s Plaything
20. The Agency Heist
21. Hillbilly Crank Dealers’ Blues
22. Welcome To Los Santos (Outro)
The Music of Grand Theft Auto V – Volume 3: The Soundtrack
1. Flying Lotus – The Kill (feat. Niki Randa)
2. Lee “Scratch” Perry – I Am a Madman
3. Jai Paul – Jasmine (Demo)
4. George McCrae – I Get Lifted
5. Kausion – What You Wanna Do
6. Charlie Feathers – Can’t Hardly Stand It
7. Weirdos – Life of Crime
8. Mexican Institute of Sound – Es Toy
9. Joe Goddard – Gabriel (Soulwax Mix) [feat.Valentina]
10. Bootsy Collins – I’d Rather Be With You
11. Bob Seger – Hollywood Nights
12. Dan Croll – From Nowhere (Baardsen Remix)
13. Problem – Say That Then (feat. Glasses Malone)
14. Waylon Jennings – I Ain’t Living Long Like This
15. Yellowman – Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
16. Simple Minds – All the Things She Said
17. Toro y Moi – Harm in Charge
18. Hot Snakes – This Mystic Decade
19. Cashmere Cat – Mirror Mau
Check out more about the tunes of GTA5 here on the official page or grab the albums for $9.99 each or as a set for $24.99 here on Apple’s iTunes store.
