Video Gaming News - October 2004
New York, NY (October 18, 2004) - Rockstar Games and Interscope
Records today announced the release of a double CD soundtrack as well as an 8 CD
box set soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The double CD and box set
are scheduled for release on November 23rd, 2004 in the US and November 22nd,
2004 throughout Europe.
From Rockstar:
As a bonus the official soundtrack double CD will feature a separate
stand-alone DVD containing 'The Introduction', the cinematic prologue to Grand
Theft Auto: San Andreas. ‘The Introduction’ tells the full story of the events
leading up to CJs return to San Andreas. Why was he forced to come back? What is
he leaving behind and what is he really walking into? This exclusive prequel is
not available anywhere else and has been crafted with the highest production
standards Rockstar is famous for. Look for some familiar faces making a surprise
return.
With the game set in the early 1990’s, the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
soundtrack will feature a large variety of tracks spanning the FM radio dial of
the West Coast during this particularly influential period in American music and
culture. The double CD will feature a mix of select tracks from Grand Theft
Auto: San Andreas’ many in-game radio stations while each album of the 8 CD box
set will replicate a music station from the game featuring a broader selection
of tracks ranging from contemporary west coast and classic east coast hip-hop,
funk, rare groove, new jack swing and contemporary soul, alternative rock,
classic rock, reggae and country.
In-game radio stations have become one of the signature aspects of the Grand
Theft Auto franchise, delivering a realistic radio experience by allowing
players to tune the radio station in the huge selection of vehicles in the game
to any station they like, complete with hours of satirical commercials and DJ
banter that cleverly parodies a wide mix of radio formats. The radio stations in
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will feature the most staggering selection of
music ever assembled for a video game with over one-hundred and fifty tracks
from artists including James Brown, Willie Nelson, 2 Pac, and Rage Against the
Machine plus many, many more that encompass a great deal of the radio spectrum
of the early 90’s
The double CD also includes as a bonus track an exclusive cover of the Nine Inch
Nails early 90s industrial staple “Head Like A Hole” by Northern Californian
punk band AFI, who formed in 1991. The track has been recorded by AFI
specifically for the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack album and as a
tribute to this unique era in music.
The complete track listing for the double CD is as follows:
CD 1
1. The Theme From San Andreas
2. Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
3. 2 Pac - I Don't Give A Fuck
4. James Brown - The Payback
5. Ronnie Hudson - West Coast Poplock
6. Guy - Groove Me
7. Eddie Money - Two Tickets To Paradise
8. Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man
9. The Maytals - Pressure Drop
10. Slick Rick - Children's Story
11. Rick James - Cold Blooded
12. Raze - Break 4 Love
CD 2
1. Ohio Players - Funky Worm
2. Heart - Barracuda
3. Compton's Most Wanted - Hood Took Me Under
4. Lyn Collins - Think About It
5. Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause
6. Faith No More - Midlife Crisis
7. Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
8. Max Romeo & The Upsetters - Chase The Devil
9. Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
10. Willie Nelson - Crazy
Bonus Track:
11. AFI - Head Like A Hole
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