Racing Game Original Sound Tracks

NT_GT · 5th July 2024, 01:18

Fire Inside - Gemini from Asphalt 8 Airborne immediately comes to mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWPXSsX_c_o

John P Daniel · 5th July 2024, 07:51

My favourites were from Need for Speed high stakes PC version and Most Wanted 2005. Other genres would be Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and Prince of Persia series OSTs, especially the end credit songs.

blogslogger · 5th July 2024, 09:43

Apart from the classics discussed here, I would like to add a couple more.

Test Drive Unlimited 2- All are absolute bangers
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?l...l5ghzU73ag82oY

Dirt 2- The songs were ok but somehow, during racing, the tempo just suited the environment of rallying.
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?l...ED10386E3F55E0

Delirium by Ladyhwake deserves a special mention

5hank3r · 5th July 2024, 16:11

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Originally Posted by NiInJa

My all time favorites, listen to these especially when I am coding (helps me focus) Don't know what genre they are, but made the gameplay quite gripping. The soundtracks were mated to specific stages/level that set the mood of that stage. Absolutely brilliant, I haven't seen a game trying to do that in recent times.

Thank you for the mention. It took me back to the '99 GoTY edition playing days. The game that made our mom install a lock to the computer room

. The genre is rock/metal and if you like this, I am sure you'd love PoP Warrior Within OST as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S7wYuhy_pM

DasAutoFanatic · 7th July 2024, 16:00

Interesting thread, love the Asphalt 8 OSTs, but another worthy mention is the Forza Street OST. Those songs just take you to another dimension and the "Torches" song really gets me vibing. Any FS players here.
P.S. it was discontinued in 2022 by Microsoft. :(

ads295 · 8th July 2024, 10:36

Game OSTs form a significant part of my collection, more so because I like instrumentals more than (or perhaps as much as) songs with vocals.

Over 15 years ago I found a way to connect my PS1 to my PC in order to record the menu tracks of its games... Fun times, haha. Gran Turismo has a very Japanese quirk in that they compose and record their menu music themselves (at least in the old days).

My favourites are:
- Gran Turismo 1 and 2 menu music
- Bully OST - such good music there
- The opening track to NASCAR Rumble (PS1) - there is no name to it except that it was composed by the Derek Trucks Band. I have the MP3 track I recorded from my PS1
- Rom Di Prisco favourites from the older NFSes (Hot Pursuit)
- Menu music from NFS Porsche Unleashed (I copied files over from the PS1 CD, they were available in a .DA format)
- "Short Change" by E-Z Roller (GTA 2 menu music) - sounds so cool!
- GTA Vice City ending music
- "Cars" by Fear Factory (Test Drive 6 opening song)
And so much more...

A lot of my music has survived because I had a dedicated music player since I was little (still use a Cowon Plenue D for music). These devices are very reliable due to their simplicity and last 6+ years on average (I had to buy the Plenue D only because my previous Cowon, an S9, was stolen on a bus to Bangalore).

If anyone is into video game music, I highly recommend you visit https://downloads.khinsider.com. It's a website dedicated to video game music. They have an insane collection all available for download for free.

StrokerSmoker · 12th July 2024, 21:45

Hola,

As a late 90s, early 2000s kid, here are my top racing game playlists -

> Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (2002)

Some of the best rock and acid rock ever plonked onto a racing game. Unfortunately, several of the songs were chopped up and made appropriate for child use, but phenomenal playlist, nonetheless.

> Need For Speed Most Wanted Black Edition (2005)
Fabulous playlist, but here's where I noticed more rap starting to leak in, and I'm not a rap fan. However, Guardians of Asgard, Skinnyman, Hand of Blood, Decadence, Blood and Thunder, Broken Sword etc were fantastic additions.

> Larry Ragland's 4×4 Challenge
Awesome menu theme.

> Cross Racing Championship (2005)
Strange, Hungarian doom metal band called SZEG did the soundtrack, which was awesome enough. However, the main theme was legendary. Still listen to it when I drive in real life.

> Need For Speed Carbon Collector's Edition (2006)
The playlist wasn't that great, but the in-game music composed by EA was phenomenal. It adapted to the racing actively, picking up the pace when you reached the 90% mark of a race. Was genuinely great.

I can't say much for newer games, but I'm an old school metal sort of guy - rap and electronic/trance/pop never fit with racing for me.

Anyone know of other racing games with more rock/metal soundtracks?

Cheers.

5th July 2024, 07:51	#32
John P Daniel BHPian Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Tuticorin Posts: 64 Thanked: 72 Times	Re: Racing Game Original Sound Tracks My favourites were from Need for Speed high stakes PC version and Most Wanted 2005. Other genres would be Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and Prince of Persia series OSTs, especially the end credit songs.
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5th July 2024, 09:43	#33
blogslogger BHPian Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 277 Thanked: 787 Times	Re: Racing Game Original Sound Tracks Apart from the classics discussed here, I would like to add a couple more. Test Drive Unlimited 2- All are absolute bangers https://music.youtube.com/playlist?l...l5ghzU73ag82oY Dirt 2- The songs were ok but somehow, during racing, the tempo just suited the environment of rallying. https://music.youtube.com/playlist?l...ED10386E3F55E0 Delirium by Ladyhwake deserves a special mention
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7th July 2024, 16:00	#35
DasAutoFanatic Newbie Join Date: Apr 2024 Location: Mumbai Posts: 24 Thanked: 32 Times	Re: Racing Game Original Sound Tracks Interesting thread, love the Asphalt 8 OSTs, but another worthy mention is the Forza Street OST. Those songs just take you to another dimension and the "Torches" song really gets me vibing. Any FS players here. P.S. it was discontinued in 2022 by Microsoft. :(
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8th July 2024, 10:36	#36
ads295 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Rajkot Posts: 198 Thanked: 1,348 Times	Re: Racing Game Original Sound Tracks Game OSTs form a significant part of my collection, more so because I like instrumentals more than (or perhaps as much as) songs with vocals. Over 15 years ago I found a way to connect my PS1 to my PC in order to record the menu tracks of its games... Fun times, haha. Gran Turismo has a very Japanese quirk in that they compose and record their menu music themselves (at least in the old days). My favourites are: - Gran Turismo 1 and 2 menu music - Bully OST - such good music there - The opening track to NASCAR Rumble (PS1) - there is no name to it except that it was composed by the Derek Trucks Band. I have the MP3 track I recorded from my PS1 - Rom Di Prisco favourites from the older NFSes (Hot Pursuit) - Menu music from NFS Porsche Unleashed (I copied files over from the PS1 CD, they were available in a .DA format) - "Short Change" by E-Z Roller (GTA 2 menu music) - sounds so cool! - GTA Vice City ending music - "Cars" by Fear Factory (Test Drive 6 opening song) And so much more... A lot of my music has survived because I had a dedicated music player since I was little (still use a Cowon Plenue D for music). These devices are very reliable due to their simplicity and last 6+ years on average (I had to buy the Plenue D only because my previous Cowon, an S9, was stolen on a bus to Bangalore). If anyone is into video game music, I highly recommend you visit https://downloads.khinsider.com. It's a website dedicated to video game music. They have an insane collection all available for download for free. Last edited by ads295 : 8th July 2024 at 10:50.
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12th July 2024, 21:45	#37
StrokerSmoker Newbie Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: Mumbai/Bombay Posts: 2 Thanked: 0 Times	Re: Racing Game Original Sound Tracks Hola, As a late 90s, early 2000s kid, here are my top racing game playlists - > Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (2002) Some of the best rock and acid rock ever plonked onto a racing game. Unfortunately, several of the songs were chopped up and made appropriate for child use, but phenomenal playlist, nonetheless. > Need For Speed Most Wanted Black Edition (2005) Fabulous playlist, but here's where I noticed more rap starting to leak in, and I'm not a rap fan. However, Guardians of Asgard, Skinnyman, Hand of Blood, Decadence, Blood and Thunder, Broken Sword etc were fantastic additions. > Larry Ragland's 4×4 Challenge Awesome menu theme. > Cross Racing Championship (2005) Strange, Hungarian doom metal band called SZEG did the soundtrack, which was awesome enough. However, the main theme was legendary. Still listen to it when I drive in real life. > Need For Speed Carbon Collector's Edition (2006) The playlist wasn't that great, but the in-game music composed by EA was phenomenal. It adapted to the racing actively, picking up the pace when you reached the 90% mark of a race. Was genuinely great. I can't say much for newer games, but I'm an old school metal sort of guy - rap and electronic/trance/pop never fit with racing for me. Anyone know of other racing games with more rock/metal soundtracks? Cheers.
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