Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack
 
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The soundtrack of the game Grand Theft Auto IV, like the previous games in the series, is mostly made up of in-game radio stations. These radio stations can be listened to when driving various vehicles in the game, or at the start menu. Radio stations in past Grand Theft Auto games have included licensed music, original music made specifically for the game, DJ chat, and spoof advertising. This game includes 19 in-game radio stations and over 200 songs (whether licensed or original). Of the 19 stations, 16 are musical stations while the other 3 are talk radio.

Along with the in-game radio stations, other credited music is heard exclusively at certain points in the game. This includes the opening credits sequence and when walking through the interiors of certain buildings in the game. Michael Hunter composed the theme and incidental music for the game.

As part of a partnership between Rockstar Games and Amazon.com, most of the music heard on the in-game radio stations is available for download through the Amazon MP3 digital music store.1

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Music stations

The following is a complete list of music-oriented radio stations in Grand Theft Auto IV and the music programming found on them, as credited in the Grand Theft Auto IV game manual2 and the Amazon.com MP3 Music Store.3

The Beat 102.7

The Beat 102.7

DJ: DJ Mister Cee and DJ Green Lantern
Genre: Contemporary hip hop4
Tracklist:

The Classics 104.1

The Classics 104.1

DJ: Mixed by DJ Premier
Genre: Golden age hip hop4
Tracklist:

ElectroChoc

ElectroChoc

DJ: François K
Genre: Electro house 5
Tracklist:

Fusion FM

Fusion FM

DJ: Roy Ayers
Genre: Funk/jazz-fusion
Tracklist:

IF99 - International Funk

IF99

DJ: Femi Kuti
Genre: Funk and Afrobeat6
Tracklist:

JNR - Jazz Nation Radio 108.5

JNR

DJ: Roy Haynes
Genre: Jazz4
Tracklist:

The Journey

The Journey

DJ: A computer
Genre: Ambient/chillout4
Tracklist:

aWhile not credited as such, this piece is unofficially titled "[z twig] aka [b+w stripes]."

K109 The Studio

K109 The Studio

DJ: Karl Lagerfeld
Genre: Disco7
Tracklist:

  • Peter Brown - "Burning Love Breakdown"
  • Tamiko Jones - "Can't Live Without Your Love"
  • Gino Soccio - "Dancer"
  • Suzy Q - "Get On Up and Do It Again"
  • Electrik Funk - "On a Journey"
  • Don Ray - "Standing in the Rain"
  • Cerrone - "Supernature"
  • Rainbow Brown - "Till You Surrender"
  • Harry Thumann - "Under Water"
  • Skatt Brothers - "Walk the Night"

LCHC - Liberty City Hardcore

Liberty City Hardcore

DJ: Jimmy Gestapo
Genre: Hardcore punk, Crossover thrash8
Tracklist:

Liberty Rock Radio 97.8

Liberty Rock Radio

DJ: Iggy Pop
Genre: Classic rock4
Tracklist:

Massive B Soundsystem 96.9

Massive B Soundsystem

DJ: Bobby Konders
Genre: Dancehall4
Tracklist:

Radio Broker

Radio Broker

DJ: Juliette Lewis
Genre: Alternative rock4, Indie rock9
Tracklist:

San Juan Sounds

San Juan Sounds

DJ: Daddy Yankee
Genre: Reggaetón4
Tracklist:

Tuff Gong Radio

Tuff Gong

DJ: Carl Bradshaw
Genre: Reggae/dub4
Tracklist:

The Vibe 98.8

The Vibe 98.8

DJ: Vaughn Harper
Genre: Soul/R&B4
Tracklist:

Vladivostok FM

Vladivostok FM

DJ: Ruslana
Genre: Russian/Ukrainian music (Eastern European music)10
Tracklist:

Talk stations

The following is an incomplete list of talk radio stations in Grand Theft Auto IV and the programming found on them, as credited in the game manual.2

Integrity 2.0

Host: Lazlow4
Topics: Talk radio4
Other Info: This radio station becomes available once Algonquin is unlocked through the main story line of the game. The station follows Lazlow as he tours Liberty City, speaking with various vendors and pedestrians. During the program various references are made, mostly from Lazlow's life, like V-Rock in Vice City, WCTR in San Andreas, and Chatterbox FM in Liberty City, there are also specific references to the Chatterbox program aired in GTA III, as he is told to bring back "the vegetarian guy" (Reed Tucker) who Lazlow made fun of, other references include a Backstage encounter at a Love Fist Concert. During the course of his program he interviews a pervert, a Latin hot dog vendor, a taxi cab driver, and an artist shooting a music video about rain, he also enters into arguments with several pedestrians, including one who tells him to keep his voice down, one telling him that he is an asshole, an internet obsessed teenager who calls him an old man, and a geek who he asks to build a website to sell Lazlow stuff.

PLR - Public Liberty Radio

Public Liberty Radio

Program: The Séance
Host: Beatrix Fontaine (Ilyana Kadushin)
Topics: A call-in talk show4 focused on New Age spiritualism. During the show, Beatrix, a phony psychic, provides callers with questionable advice, and constantly asks for their money. Beatrix's last name may be a reference to Darius Fontaine, a get-rich-quick huckster who appeared in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Program: Pacemaker
Host: Ryan McFallon (Bryan Tucker)
Topics: A talk show4 focused on health care. Host Ryan McFallon interviews a panel of three guests: Sheila Stafford, a spokeswoman for Betta Pharmaceuticals (who is said to have left a woman to die because Sheila feared the dying woman would sue), Wilson Taylor Sr. (portrayed by Bill Hader), a representative for an HMO, and Waylon Mason (portrayed by Rick Shapiro), an advocate of holistic medicine and home remedies. The show ends with Mason drilling holes in the heads of the other two guests.

Program: Intelligent Agenda
Host: Mike Riley
Topics: A left-wing call-in talk show. Host Mike Riley (played by Brian Sack) interviews a panel of three guests: Brandon Roberts, a Vinewood actor who associates himself with left-wing causes only to enhance his own image, John Hunter, a candidate for state governor, and Zachary Tyler, a child prodigy who was brought onto the show as an example of liberal parenting, but is in fact an elitist. The show ends with John Hunter spanking Zachary Tyler, and Zachary pleading 'No! Please no!'

WKTT - We Know The Truth

WKTT Radio

Program: Richard Bastion Show
Host: Richard Bastion (portrayed by Jason Sudeikis)
Topics: A right-wing call-in talk show.11 During the show, host Richard Bastion answers guests' questions and statements about what they think is wrong with America.
Other Info: In July 2007, Rockstar sent out an e-mail to their mailing list subscribers advertising an opportunity to get on the radio in the game. The e-mail included a link to a website with more information. On the website, it was explained that anyone could call a phone number provided and leave a message complaining about America. Select messages would be chosen and would appear on the political talk station WKTT in the final build of the game.12

Program: Just or Unjust
Host: Judge Grady (M.L. Wooley)
Topics: A radio court show. The show's star, Judge Grady, is extremely misogynistic, and is constantly seen insulting and hitting on his female guests. At the end of each show, rather than the judge deciding who is right, the plaintiff and the defendant take part in a game to see who wins the trial. Games include duels, gladiatorial combat with lions, and glass-eating contests.

Program: Fizz!
Hosts: Jane Labrador (Melinda Wade), Marcel LeMuir (voiced by Fez Whatley), Jeffron James (voiced by Patrice O'Neal)
Topics: A celebrity gossip radio show, parodying TMZ and Perez Hilton. Features interviews with Ricky Gervais and Katt Williams.

Other in-game music

The following is a list of songs that are found in the game, but cannot be heard on any in-game radio stations, as credited in the game manual.2 Instead, other than the song played during the title sequence, they can be heard exclusively while walking through the interiors of different buildings in the game.

Music in building interiors

  • Rick James - "Come Into My Life" (First/Second song normally played during strip club private shows at The Triangle Club and Honkers)
  • Rick Ross - "Hustlin'" (Heard during Katt Williams' comedy routines)
  • Goldfrapp - "Ooh La La" (Second/Third song normally played during strip club private shows at The Triangle Club and Honkers)
  • Mystikal - "Shake Ya Ass" (Third/First song normally played during strip club private shows at The Triangle Club and Honkers)
  • Niall Toner - "A Real Real"
  • Killian's Angels - "Celtic High Step"

Radio Commercials

Opening credits theme

  • Michael Hunter - "Soviet Connection - The Theme from Grand Theft Auto IV"

Several different adaptations of this song are used in various parts throughout the game. A remix of the theme, plays upon game's startup. A solemn version plays on the pause screen and several different short variations are heard upon the player's completion of a mission. A remix also plays during the last 20 seconds of a multiplayer match. There is also a short musical jingle version of the theme that is played from an ice cream truck within the game.

Love-meet.net

Ringtones

  • Most of the ringtones found on the game's ringtone download website are from previous Grand Theft Auto games in the series. The ringtone "Drive" , for example, is by 15 Ways (a fictional band made by Rockstar) and the full song appears on Head Radio in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, and "Pager" is the tone your pager plays when you receive a message in Grand Theft Auto III (which is, in turn, the melody of the theme for the original Grand Theft Auto, "Joyride").

Soundtrack releases

Main article: The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV

As of May 8, 2008, Rockstar Games has only released one official GTA IV soundtrack. The official site for the game lists other soundtrack releases as coming soon.

External links

General

References

  1. ^ Staff, YVG (2007-03-27). "Rockstar Games and Amazon.com make sweet music together.". Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  2. ^ a b c Rockstar Games, ed. (2008). Liberty City Guidebook (Xbox 360), Rockstar Games. pp.17-23. 
  3. ^ "Amazon.com: Grand Theft Auto 4: The Music". Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Clark, Tim (April 2008). "Grand Theft Auto IV Review". PlayStation Official Magazine (UK) (United Kingdom: Future Publishing) (17): 88-96. 
  5. ^ "ElectroChoc official website". Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  6. ^ "IF99 official website". Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  7. ^ "K109 official website". Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  8. ^ "L.C.H.C. official website". Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  9. ^ "Grand Theft Auto IV: Radio Broker".
  10. ^ "Vladivostok FM official website". Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  11. ^ "WKTT official website". Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  12. ^ Rea, Jared (2007-07-13). "Rockstar wants to know: what's wrong with America?". Joystiq. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
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