BioShock Soundtrack
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- For the soundtrack to the sequel, see BioShock 2 Soundtrack.
The official BioShock Soundtrack helped contribute to the immersive atmosphere of BioShock, featuring an original score composed by Garry Schyman, and real world licensed music reminiscent of Rapture's time period. On August 24, 2007, 2K Games released a selection of tracks from the orchestral score for free at the Cult of Rapture.[1] Available for download in MP3 format,[2] the selection contains twelve tracks from the game. A vinyl record of the BioShock original score was also included with the packaging of the BioShock 2 Special Edition. The BioShock Limited Edition came with three tracks by Moby.
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Original score tracks by Garry Schyman
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Cult of Rapture download
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- BioShock Main Theme (The Ocean on His Shoulders)
- Welcome to Rapture
- Dr. Steinman
- The Docks
- The Dash
- Step Into My Gardens
- Dancers on a String
- Cohen's Masterpiece (Cohen's Scherzo #7)
- The Engine City
- Empty Houses
- This Is Where They Sleep
- All Spliced Up
I Am Rapture - Rapture Is Me: Official BioShock Score
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Added by MegaScience- Side A
- Ocean on His Shoulders (BioShock Main Theme)
- Welcome to Rapture
- Dancers on a String
- Cohen's Masterpiece
- Step Into My Gardens
- The Docks
- This Is Where They Sleep
- The Engine City
- All Spliced Up
- Dr. Steinman
- Empty Houses
- Lost Soul
- The Good One
- Rapture Daily News
- Side B
- Busted Sub
- Spliced Aphrodite
- Diseased Medical
- Cohen is Lurking
- Haunted Slums
- Bowels of the City
- Becoming One of Them
- Combat Medly
- Rise Rapture Rise
- Gameplay Cues
Licensed tracks
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Appearing in-game
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| Song title | Artist | Year | Location(s) in game |
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| "La Mer" | Django Reinhardt | 1949 |
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| "If I Didn't Care" | The Ink Spots | 1939 |
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| "The Party's Over Now" | Noël Coward | 1931 |
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| "The Best Things in Life are Free" | The Ink Spots | 1947 |
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| "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" | Bing Crosby | 1931 |
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| "It Had to be You" | Django Reinhardt | 1938 |
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| "God Bless the Child" | Billie Holiday | 1941 |
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| "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" | Bing Crosby | 1933 |
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| "Bei Mir Bist du Schön" | The Andrews Sisters | 1937 |
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| "Jitterbug Waltz" | Django Reinhardt | 1942 |
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| "Night and Day" | Billie Holiday | 1939 |
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| "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" | Django Reinhardt | 1946 |
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| "Twentieth Century Blues" | Noël Coward | 1932 |
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| "Beyond the Sea" | Bobby Darin | 1959 |
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| "Waltz of the Flowers" | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 1892 |
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| "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" | Patti Page | 1952 |
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| "It's Bad for Me" | Rosemary Clooney | 1955 |
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| "Please Be Kind" | Django Reinhardt | 1938 |
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| "Papa Loves Mambo" | Perry Como | 1954 |
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| "You're the Top" | Cole Porter (perf. Hal Kemp & His Orchestra)[3] | 1934 |
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| "Danny Boy" | Mario Lanza | 1952 |
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Added by Augustus-Sinclair-Esquire Other songs
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The following songs, while not appearing in their entirety during gameplay, can be found in the game's PC files.
- Just Walking in the Rain by Johnnie Ray
- The Ballroom Waltz by Cliff Eidelman, from The Beautician and the Beast soundtrack (This plays when Sander Cohen descends the staircase after completing the Quadtych)
- World Weary by Noël Coward
- Wild Ride by Faux Frenchmen (a snippet of this plays on the jukebox)
- "And All the While I'm Loving You" by Essentials Jazz Masters (Background tune in "New Year's Eve Alone" audio diary)
There are even more songs that appear to have been licensed for the game but don't appear in the final version or in any of the game files.[4]
- Django Reinhardt - Avalon
- Lee Morgan - Just One of Those Things
- Lee Wiley - Let's Fly Away
- Noël Coward - This is a Changing World
- Bing Crosby/Harry Edison - You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me (different from the PS3 instrumental version)
These song names are found in the PC files, however they are not playable.
- Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Rosalie
- Billie Holiday - I loves you, Porgy
- Count Basie Orchestra - Jive to Five
- Count Basie Orchestra - Li` Darlin`
- Nat King Cole - Too Young
Songs appearing only in the PS3 version
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- Buddy Rich- You're Getting to be a Habit with me (During loading screen)
- Pied Pipers- Dreams (During BioShock 2 teaser)
Limited Edition tracks by Moby
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- Beyond the Sea
- God Bless the Child
- Wild Little Sisters
References
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- ↑ Cult of Rapture Orchestral Score Released for Free
- ↑ Cult of Rapture Download the Orchestral Score
- ↑ As shown by preview on Amazon.co.uk
- ↑ "BioShock Music list" post by Major Nelson on his blog.