Soundtracks of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is an open-world, action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. First released on 16 October 2004 for the PlayStation 2, San Andreas has an in-game radio that can tune in to eleven stations playing more than 150 tracks of licensed music, as well as a talk radio station. The songs featured on the radio stations originated in or before the early 1990s, the period in which the game is set.

The game's music has been released on two official soundtracks; Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack, released in November 2004, consisting of selections from the in-game radio, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set, released in December 2004, consisting of eight volumes comprising most of the songs from the game's radio stations. Critical reception to the soundtracks was positive, as reviewers felt that the selected tracks connected appropriately with the gameplay and period.

Albums

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedNovember 23, 2004
Genre
Length106:40
LabelInterscope
Grand Theft Auto chronology
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City OST – Greatest Hits
(2002)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack
(2004)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian(positive)[2]

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack features selected tracks from the in-game radio stations. It was released as a three-disc album on November 23, 2004, by Interscope Records. The first two discs featured the songs, while the third disc is a DVD featuring The Introduction, a short machinima video depicting events before the game.[3]

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set
Box set by
ReleasedDecember 7, 2004
Genre
Length386:43
LabelInterscope
Grand Theft Auto chronology
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack
(2004)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set
(2004)
The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
IGN7.3/10[5]
The Michigan Daily4.5/5[6]
NME9/10[7]

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set comprises highlights from the game's radio stations. The box set was released on December 7, 2004, across eight discs.[4][8]

Volume 1: Bounce FM
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Bounce FM Intro" 0:07
2."Hollywood Swinging"
Kool & the Gang3:27
3."Cold Blooded"Rick JamesRick James5:56
4."You Dropped a Bomb on Me"The Gap Band5:07
5."Candy"
Cameo5:45
6."West Coast Poplock"Ronnie Hudson5:25
7."You're on Bounce FM"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:11
8."I Can Make You Dance"
  • Roger Troutman
  • Larry Troutman
Zapp3:59
9."Let It Whip"Dazz Band4:42
10."Running Away"Roy Ayers3:10
11."Funky Worm"Leroy "Sugarfoot" BonnerOhio Players2:39
12."Twilight"Frankie BeverlyMaze6:37
13."That Was Bounce FM"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:11
14."Glory Hole Theme Park: Fun With Strangers"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Mike Blakeney0:49
15."Eris Pump Up Shoes"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Various artists1:18
Total length:48:29
Volume 2: Playback FM/Radio Los Santos
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Playback FM Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:12
2."Rebel Without a Pause"Public Enemy5:02
3."Brand Nubian"Brand Nubian4:37
4."Children's Story"Rick WaltersSlick Rick3:58
5."You're on Playback FM"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:05
6."I Know You Got Soul"Eric B. & Rakim4:43
7."It Takes Two"
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock4:45
8."That Was Playback FM"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:11
9."La Raza"Kid Frost3:26
10."It's Funky Enough"Tracy CurryThe D.O.C.4:28
11."Guerillas in tha Mist"Da Lench MobDa Lench Mob4:25
12."Hood Took Me Under"
Compton's Most Wanted3:39
13."How I Could Just Kill a Man"Cypress Hill4:07
14."I Don't Give a Fuck"2Pac4:19
15."Ice Diamonds"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:48
16."Commando Pest Eradication"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 1:16
Total length:50:01
Volume 3: Master Sounds 98.3
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Mastersounds 98.3 Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:17
2."The Payback"James Brown7:36
3."Jungle Fever"Bill AdorThe Chakachas4:21
4."Think (About It)"James BrownLyn Collins3:20
5."I Know You Got Soul"
  • James Brown
  • Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd4:40
6."Express Yourself"Charles WrightCharles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band3:50
7."Cross the Tracks (We Better Go Back)"Joe HoustonMaceo & The Macks3:16
8."You're on Mastersounds 98.3"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:19
9."(I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind"Joe QuartermanSir Joe Quarterman and Free Soul6:17
10."The Grunt"
The J.B.'s3:30
11."Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba"Paul WinleyHarlem Underground Band7:33
12."Funky President"James BrownJames Brown4:08
13."Green Onions"Booker T. & the M.G.'s2:52
14."That Was Mastersounds 98.3"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:16
15."Cluckin' Bell"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Alex Anthony0:48
16."Zebra Bar: Fun To Try"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Ed McMann0:31
Total length:53:34
Volume 4: K Rose
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."K-Rose Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:12
2."Crazy"Willie NelsonWillie Nelson3:57
3."Hey Good Lookin'"Hank WilliamsHank Williams2:53
4."Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man"
  • Becki Bluefield
  • Jim Owen
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn2:30
5."Bed of Rose's"Harold ReidStatler Brothers2:24
6."You're on K-Rose"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:08
7."Amos Moses"Jerry ReedJerry Reed2:17
8."I Love a Rainy Night"Eddie Rabbitt3:07
9."All My Ex's Live in Texas"
Whitey Shafer3:19
10."Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys"Ed Bruce3:20
11."Always Wanting You"Merle HaggardMerle Haggard3:06
12."Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray"
Patsy Cline2:13
13."That Was K-Rose"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:06
14."Logger"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Ed McMann0:31
15."Starfish Resort and Casino"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 1:04
Total length:31:07
Volume 5: CSR 103.9
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."CSR 103.9 Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:09
2."Groove Me"Gene GriffinGuy4:34
3."I Got the Feeling"Elliot "Dr. Freeze" StraiteToday4:05
4."Don't Be Cruel"Bobby Brown6:48
5."My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
En Vogue4:42
6."New Jack Swing"
Wreckx-N-Effect3:45
7."Motownphilly"Boyz II Men3:55
8."You're on CSR 103.9"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:10
9."Poison"Elliot "Dr. Freeze" StraiteBell Biv DeVoe4:21
10."So You Like What You See"SamuelleSamuelle4:57
11."I'm So into You"Brian Alexander MorganSWV4:38
12."Don't Be Afraid"
Aaron Hall5:18
13."Sensitivity"Ralph Tresvant4:40
14."That Was CSR 103.9"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:07
15."Renegade Cologne"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Jeff Berlin0:48
16."The Epsilon Program – Covet"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Fred Melamed0:43
Total length:52:34
Volume 6: K-Jah West
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."K-Jah Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:11
2."Chase the Devil"Max Romeo & The Upsetters3:24
3."Here I Come"Barrington LevyBarrington Levy3:43
4."Great Train Robbery"Delroy "Junior" ReidBlack Uhuru5:53
5."Ring My Bell"Frederick KnightBlood Sisters7:56
6."Funky Kingston"Frederick "Toots" HibbertToots & the Maytals4:53
7."King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown"Augustus PabloAugustus Pablo2:28
8."You're on K-Jah"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:10
9."Bam Bam"Frederick "Toots" HibbertChaka Demus & Pliers4:03
10."Cocaine in My Brain"Lester Randal BullockDillinger2:44
11."Don't Let It Go to Your Head"Black Harmony7:18
12."Drum Pan Sound"Wycliffe "Steely" JohnsonReggie Stepper3:23
13."Pressure Drop"Frederick "Toots" HibbertThe Maytals3:41
14."That Was K-Jah"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:10
15."Sooth Cough Medicine"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Ed McMann0:56
16."Wrestling on Weazel"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 1:21
Total length:52:14
Volume 7: K-DST
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."K-DST Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:06
2."Barracuda"Heart4:21
3."Strutter"Kiss3:09
4."Smokin'"Boston4:19
5."Some Kind of Wonderful"Willie John EllisonGrand Funk Railroad3:21
6."Woman to Woman"Joe Cocker4:26
7."Get Down to It"Steve MarriottHumble Pie3:24
8."You're on K-DST"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:10
9."A Horse with No Name"Dewey BunnellAmerica4:07
10."Eminence Front"Pete TownshendThe Who5:39
11."Free Bird"Lynyrd Skynyrd9:04
12."Two Tickets to Paradise"Eddie MoneyEddie Money3:57
13."Young Turks"Rod Stewart5:02
14."That Was K-DST"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:12
15."Midlife Crisis Center"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Jonathan Hanst1:11
16."San Andreas Telephone: New Father"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Ben Krech0:21
Total length:52:49
Volume 8: Radio X
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Radio X Intro"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:13
2."Rusty Cage"Chris CornellSoundgarden4:25
3."Hellraiser"Ozzy Osbourne4:52
4."Unsung"Page HamiltonHelmet3:56
5."Midlife Crisis"Faith No More4:16
6."Plush"Stone Temple Pilots5:10
7."Killing in the Name"Rage Against the Machine5:13
8."You're on Radio X"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:10
9."Cult of Personality"Living Colour4:53
10."Mother"Glenn DanzigDanzig3:24
11."Personal Jesus"Martin L. GoreDepeche Mode4:53
12."Been Caught Stealing"Jane's Addiction3:30
13."Pretend We're Dead"Donita SparksL73:53
14."That Was Radio X"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:09
15."My Five Uncles"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
Jonathan Hanst0:56
16."Exsorbeo Handheld Gaming System"
  • Dan Houser
  • Lazlow Jones
 0:54
Total length:53:56

References

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  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (23 November 2004). "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Original Game Soundtrack". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Empire, Kitty (December 12, 2004). "Helmet, Size Matters". The Guardian. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Lopez, Miguel (23 November 2004). "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Soundtrack and Bonus DVD". GameSpy. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (7 December 2004). "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas [Box Set] – Review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. ^ D., Spence (7 June 2005). "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  6. ^ Casey, Forest (December 14, 2004). "'GTA' box set compiles eclectic tribute to '90s". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  7. ^ Budgen, Simon Hayes (12 September 2005). "Various: Grand Theft Auto San Andreas". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  8. ^ D., Spence (6 December 2004). "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set - First Impressions". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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