New Official GTA V Trailer & Soundtrack Details Revealed
The third ‘official’ gameplay trailer has been released by Rockstar for Grand Theft Auto V. Now this is the shortest trailer yet for the highly anticipated game, but I’d say out of all the ones that we’ve seen so far, this is the most movie like trailer yet. So please enjoy this latest gameplay trailer as we see more of the antics from Michael, Franklin and Trevor.
Image courtesy of Kotaku
Fast forward to recent Rockstar Classics, Red Dead Redemption and LA Noire, both of which had amazing original scores composed by Woody Jackson. Both of these games were set in totally different eras, Red Dead Redemption in the old wild west and LA Noire post World War 2. Other then the visual settings, the essence of both respected eras were captured in purity by Woody Jackson and both games can boast one of the best original scores in recent times. So with news coming to our attention that GTA V will also now have an original score composed by Woody Jackson (as well as real classic tunes), this news is music to our ears.
The information shown below is courtesy and taken from Kotaku, which reveals the details of the original score and the radio stations that will be included in GTA V, which will also include a host of celebrity DJ’s. An interview was conducted by Rolling Stone and they spoke to Rockstar Soundtrack Supervisor Ivan Pavlovich who revealed the details below:
- GTA V will have 15 radio stations, two talk radio stations, 240 (!!) licensed songs, and what Pavlovich calls “20 movies’ worth of score.” That is officially a shitload of music.
- There’ve got some outstanding celebrity radio DJs, including Pam Grier for a soul station, Bootsy Collins hosting an 80s funk station, and Kenny Loggins hosting the classic rock station. Which hopefully will still be set to play every time you climb into a helicopter.
- The station “Vinewood Boulevard Radio” is a modern rock station hosted by Stephen Pope and Nate Williams from Wavves. Listen here.
- “East LOS FM” radio will feature a bunch of different types of Mexican music, hosted by Camilo Lara. Listen here.
- “West Coast Classics” will be hosted by DJ Pooh, who Pavlovich points out created the movie Friday, and who I’m pointing out helped write Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.Listen here.
- “Rebel Radio” will feature what Pavlovich calls “outlaw country” music and will be hosted by Jesco White. Listen here.
- The original score—a first for a GTA game—is sounding incredibly ambitious. Pavlovich says that the score will combine the work of three composers, Edgar Froese of Tangerine Dream; Woody Jackson, who scored Red Dead Redemption and L.A. Noire; andAlchemist and Oh No. Here’s Pavlovich on how the music will work in the game:
Although each of these composers is used to define a character or an environment, what’s been interesting about this process is that it’s been the first fully collaborative score that we’ve done. Even though you may be triggering one score with a particular character or within a particular area in the world, you’re always hearing elements from the other composers. The first time you come into the country you’re blown away by Woody Jackson’s rock score, but within that you’re still hearing elements of Tangerine Dream, and Alchemist and Oh No. So you’re never too far away from this core sound that we’ve established for the game.
That sounds amazing. Considering how well Rockstar has done recently with original scores for their games, I’m dying to hear what the GTA V score will sound like.
- Last, and perhaps coolest of all, is the fact that the (amazing) DJ Flying Lotus will be mixing music for another of the stations, called FlyLo FM. Pitchfork’s got the whole track listing and a sampler:
- Flying Lotus will also be collaborating with rapper Tyler the Creator to do an original tune for GTA V. According to Pavlovich, Tyler has been a fan of GTA since San Andreas, and was happy to get on board with the new game.
So if we combine this original score with the real tunes that will feature in GTA V, then we could very well be in for one the best soundtracks to ever feature in a video game, but then would we expect anything less from Rockstar? Thanks to that PSN leak over the weekend, the alleged tracklist was leaked on reddit:
West Coast Classics
- N.W.A. – Appetite For Destruction
- N.W.A. – Gangsta Gangsta
- 2pac – ambitionz az a ridah
- DJ Quik – Dollars and Sense
- C Walk – Kurupt
- Snoop Dogg – Gin N Juice
- Snoop Dogg Dr. Dre – Still D.R.E
- Snoop Dogg Dr. Dre – The Next Episode
- King T – Played Like A Piano
- Geto Boys – Mind Playin’ Tricks
- Tha Dogg Pound Ft. Mack 10 – Nothin’ But The Cavi Hit
- Too $hort – So You Want To Be A Gangster
- Kausion – What You Wanna Do (Ft. Ice Cube)
- Ice Cube – You Know How We Do It
Classic Rock Stations
- Foreigner – Dirty White Boy
- The Cult – Rain
- Steve Miller Band – Rock ‘N Me
- Elton John – Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
- Julian Lennon – Too Late for Goodbyes
- Greg Kihn Band – The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em)
- The Doobie Brothers – What a Fool Believes
- Kano – Can’t Hold Back (Your Loving)
- Rick James – Give It to Me Baby
- Queen – Radio Ga Ga
- One Way – Cutie Pie
- Evelyn “Champagne” King – I’m in Love
- Eddie Murphy – Party All the Time
- Stevie Wonder – Skeletons
- Kleer – Tonight
- D Train – You’re the One for Me
Punk Station
- The Weirdos – Life of Crime
- The Germs – Lexicon Devil
- Youth Brigade – Blown Away
- Black Flag – My War
- Descendents – Pervert
- Circle Jerks – Rock House
- T.S.O.L. – Abolish Government/Silent Majority
- Suicidal Tendencies – Subliminal
- Fear – The Mouth Don’t Stop (The Trouble with Women IS)
Radio Los Santos
- Gucci Mane Ft. Ciara – Too Hood (Looks like he’s in.)
- Freddie Gibbs – Still Livin
- [The Alchemist + Oh No (Gangrene)](?????)
- Clyde Carson, The Team – Slow Down
- PROBLEM ft. Glasses Malone – Say That Then
- Ab-Soul – Illuminate (Thank you xl2onald)
- Mc Enit – straight up menace
- Kendrick Lamar – A.D.H.D
- YG – I’m A Real 1
- Kelly Rowland – Work (Freemasons Remix)
- Game – Ali Bomaye (Explicit) ft. 2 Chainz, Rick Ross
Soulwax FM (Pretty sure this is correct.)
- Mim Suleiman – Mingi
- FKCLUB – The Strange Art (ID Remix) (Thanks Flitskikker)
- Matias Aguayo – El Sucu Tucu
- Joe Goddard feat. Valentina – Gabriel (Soulwax Remix)
- Daniel Maloso – Body Music
- Green Velvet & Harvard Bass – Lazer Beams
- Zombie Nation – Tryouts Goose – Synrise (Soulwax Remix)
- Tiga – Plush (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
- Pulp – After You (Soulwax Remix)
- The Hacker – Shockwave (Gesaffelstein Remix)
Non-stop Pop FM
- Corona – The Rhythm of the Night.
- Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
- Britney Spears – Gimme More
- Rihanna – Only Girl Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You
- Aphex Twins – Windowlicker Robyn – Every Heartbeat
- The Blackout ALlstars – I Like It
- Kelly Rowland – Work
- Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
- All Saints – Pure Shores
- Mystique – Scandalous
- Moloko – Time Is Now
- Amerie – 1 Thing
- Fergie – Glamorous ft. Ludacris
- Hall And Oates – Adult Education
Unknown (Suggestions?)
- Waylon Jennings – Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
- Jay Rock Feat. Kendrick Lamar – Hood Gone Love It
- Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake – Small Faces
- Hackman – Forgotten Notes
- The Dogg Pound – What Would You Do
- The Game – Ali Bomaye ft. 2 Chainz, Rick Ross
- Bernard Wright – Haboglabotribin’
- Taana Gardner – Heartbeat (Club Version)
- Zapp – Heartbreaker. Pt. 1, Pt. 2
- Chief Keef – Love Sosa (Not 100% on this song.)
- Aaron Neville – Hercules
- Muse – Madness
- Mis-Teeq – Scandalous
- Inner Circle – Bad Boys (hahaha, perfect song.)
- Marlena Shaw – California Soul
- Outkast – Elevators (Me & You)
- Regulate – Warren G and Nate Dogg
- Jane Child – Don’t Wanna Fall In Love (Thanks Xl2onald)
- Def Leppard – Photograph
You can read our review and even an analysis of its soundtrack at around the time of GTA V‘s release. Grand Theft Auto V is set for a worldwide release of September 17th for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Thank you Kotaku for the information.