Smooth Operator
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Oh YES, that C.J track <3. Edited.
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Best Grand Theft Auto Soundtrack?
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Oh YES, that C.J track <3. Edited.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Probably a degree of bias because I am a child of the 80s, but for me it's Vice City by far. Driving around to stuff like Blondie, Michael Jackson and Phil Collins is pretty much incomparable. I didn't really care for the music in IV or V, and San Andreas was a bit too heavy on the hip hop stuff for my tastes.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
I don't like country music, but I loved the hell out of K-Rose for some reason. The country station in 5 was a massive disappointment.
DidntKnowJack
Member
I love GTA III's as well, though it was obviously much smaller in scope. But more memorable than the recent games.
JohnnyMoses
Banned
Add another vote for Vice City. I just found my Flash FM Mix CD yesterday. Brought me right back to 2002, palm trees and a Hawaiian shirt.
Black Mantis
Member
I agree 100%. VC and SA are the best in terms of stonewall classics, but I find the modern soundtracks in IV and V a much more impressive achievement, so they get my vote. Plus they get me discovering a lot more new music, whereas VC and SA are more nostalgia trips, with a sprinkling of tracks I haven't heard before.
DustyVonEric
Member
Easily Vice City for me.
I also think GTA V is the best game in the series (though VC is my favorite), but it has the worst soundtrack by far (and I'm including the top down ones too).
I also think GTA V is the best game in the series (though VC is my favorite), but it has the worst soundtrack by far (and I'm including the top down ones too).
Green Yoshi
Member
Vice City Stories
Phil Collins had its own ingame-concert and appeared in some of the cut-scenes.
Phil Collins had its own ingame-concert and appeared in some of the cut-scenes.
Bluekaveli
Member
I have this.
I love GTA III's as well, though it was obviously much smaller in scope. But more memorable than the recent games.
Lemme educate on GTA IV's The Journey real Quick.
Steve Roach - Arrival
Tangerine Dream - Remote Viewing
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene (Part 4)
Philip Glass - Pruit Igoe
Ray Lynch - The Oh Of Pleasure
Global Communication - Maiden Voyage
If they had this in GTA V, hnngg. Perfect driving music, especially during night time.
Steve Roach - Arrival
Tangerine Dream - Remote Viewing
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene (Part 4)
Philip Glass - Pruit Igoe
Ray Lynch - The Oh Of Pleasure
Global Communication - Maiden Voyage
If they had this in GTA V, hnngg. Perfect driving music, especially during night time.
DidntKnowJack
Member
It makes me shudder to think what the future means for these games with the state of licensing the way that it is.
Baleoce
Member
Camp Freddie
Member
Vice City. The answer is so obvious I don't need to explain it.
I'm hoping they do another historic GTA. The 70's would be great for a boogie nights style story.
I'm an 80's child
I'm hoping they do another historic GTA. The 70's would be great for a boogie nights style story.
Purple Haze
Member
I have to say IV, because radio Journey.
Bluekaveli
Member
Ding ding ding
Vice City wins on that alone .But then you factor in Flash FM and Emotion, Fever 105 and Wave 103? Yeah, easily the best soundtrack.
The Albatross
Member
1. Vice City
2. San Andreas
3. GTA V
4. GTAIII
5. GTAIV
2. San Andreas
3. GTA V
4. GTAIII
5. GTAIV
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Sadly that's just Rockstar being a bunch of cocks. See: Vice City song removal only in new copies.
You act like it's up to Rockstar.
Kids in America? Really? Also not a fan of Ozzy, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, or Human League.
Bluekaveli
Member
I mean seriously I would fight my family to nail in their head that Vice City is the greatest thing ever.
RipperGrim
Member
San Andreas had an awesome soundtrack, also GTA V remastered version is pretty awesome as well with some surprising additions to the selection.
goldsoundz
Member
Chiming in for the 200th time: Vice City. The other 3D GTA games are no slouches when it comes to soundtrack (excluding IV), but somehow Vice City manages to stand shoulders above the rest. Without a doubt the most appropriate mix of licensed music and game atmosphere that has ever existed.
The best track from Vice City: Roxy Music - "More Than This"
The best track from Vice City: Roxy Music - "More Than This"
Some of y'all aren't even posting the best songs from Vice City.
Sunglasses at night: http://youtu.be/upwY47g-uP0
Africa: http://youtu.be/qDLJ3pUZm9A
Missing You: http://youtu.be/S89AmJFP-j0
Out of Touch: http://youtu.be/s_8KR-n2fBQ
Dance hall days: http://youtu.be/n1TNLU-ydLA
She sells sanctuary: http://youtu.be/lAdRCUsqg-U
2 minutes to midnight: http://youtu.be/2IfM6HM2rRs
99 luft balloons: http://youtu.be/W2D4joJF5xo
Pale Shelter: http://youtu.be/l_kN_DJQJ3U
Never say never: http://youtu.be/l_kN_DJQJ3U
Crockett's theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfgf9HatIHI
Billie Jean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75sx7U6dAB4
Everything else is really meh, speaking personally of course.
Sunglasses at night: http://youtu.be/upwY47g-uP0
Africa: http://youtu.be/qDLJ3pUZm9A
Missing You: http://youtu.be/S89AmJFP-j0
Out of Touch: http://youtu.be/s_8KR-n2fBQ
Dance hall days: http://youtu.be/n1TNLU-ydLA
She sells sanctuary: http://youtu.be/lAdRCUsqg-U
2 minutes to midnight: http://youtu.be/2IfM6HM2rRs
99 luft balloons: http://youtu.be/W2D4joJF5xo
Pale Shelter: http://youtu.be/l_kN_DJQJ3U
Never say never: http://youtu.be/l_kN_DJQJ3U
Crockett's theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfgf9HatIHI
Billie Jean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75sx7U6dAB4
Everything else is really meh, speaking personally of course.
Stopmotionkai
Neo Member
Probably vice city. But i have a fondness for the San Andreas soundtrack as im sure it influenced alot of my musical inclinations growing up.
To Far Away Times
Member
Each game in the PS2 trilogy has a pretty great soundtrack, but Vice City has to be the answer here. No contest.
nobodyshero
Banned
It's not even funny how soundly Vice City takes this category.
Bluekaveli
Member
Every track on vice city is awesome. The most underrated is.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk30a0qsVIk
The movie references are just amazing
Manus
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0n-A2zDuRA
My favorite track from Vice City. Fits the atmosphere of Miami perfectly.
My favorite track from Vice City. Fits the atmosphere of Miami perfectly.
crazyturtle
Member
SA comes a close second with KDST alone
With Radio MIrror Park i've grown to like GTA 5 placing it in third
With Radio MIrror Park i've grown to like GTA 5 placing it in third
NipplesAndToes23
Member
I'm mad jelly. I haven't heard word of Chinatown Wars yet, either it didn't have licensed music or it was straight ass.
MrCunningham
Member
Vice City.
Kotetsu534
Member
I want to be a hipster and say II, III or IV, because I don't think they get near the credit they deserve. But the answer's Vice City.
LoveCake
Member
Difficult to just pick one however, i have discovered quite a lot of music i wouldn't usually have listened to, i remember the first time i heard 'America - Horse With No Name' driving through desert on GTA:SA as the sun was setting, i just had to pull over to the side of the road & listen the the rest of the song, you will often see on YT comments on tracks that have been in GTA games "GTA brought me here".
R* are a bit like Quentin Tarantino when it comes to music in films/games, R* also get the music in the trailers spot on & even now when i watch Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony Debut Trailer i get tingles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg8jzTQUgkc
R* are a bit like Quentin Tarantino when it comes to music in films/games, R* also get the music in the trailers spot on & even now when i watch Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony Debut Trailer i get tingles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg8jzTQUgkc
I haven't even played Vice City, but I've listened to the Soundtrack and it's brilliant.
However that's the "soundtrack", with all the radio stations.
In terms of "Score" alone or I guess you might call it the 'ambient story tracks', GTAV has that category by a total landslide... No Happy Ending's, Minor Turbulence, We Were Set Up, North Yankton Memories, A Haze of Patriotic Fervor, etc... Absolutely incredible, R* pulled a wonderful move by getting Tangerine Dream on-board.
However that's the "soundtrack", with all the radio stations.
In terms of "Score" alone or I guess you might call it the 'ambient story tracks', GTAV has that category by a total landslide... No Happy Ending's, Minor Turbulence, We Were Set Up, North Yankton Memories, A Haze of Patriotic Fervor, etc... Absolutely incredible, R* pulled a wonderful move by getting Tangerine Dream on-board.
GTA3, undoubtedly.
- The entirety of MSX FM (Even bought the Moving Shadow 01.1 CD which is basically the entire radio station's song set)
- The entirety of Lips 106
- The entirety of K-Jah
- Slyder - Score from Rise FM ... Yes, that one song
Vice City's was good and all. I loved it for a long while, but GTA 3's dark, gritty atmosphere catered better to me, and the music fit it perfectly.
- The entirety of MSX FM (Even bought the Moving Shadow 01.1 CD which is basically the entire radio station's song set)
- The entirety of Lips 106
- The entirety of K-Jah
- Slyder - Score from Rise FM ... Yes, that one song
Vice City's was good and all. I loved it for a long while, but GTA 3's dark, gritty atmosphere catered better to me, and the music fit it perfectly.
barneystuta83
Member
Vice City? Vice City.
Vice City wins on that alone .But then you factor in Flash FM and Emotion, Fever 105 and Wave 103? Yeah, easily the best soundtrack.
Rock on brother!