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
editGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack
edit| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | November 23, 2004 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 106:40 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Grand Theft Auto chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 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]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "San Andreas Theme Song" (Michael Hunter) | 6:10 |
| 2. | "Killing in the Name" (Rage Against the Machine) | 5:17 |
| 3. | "I Don't Give a Fuck" (2Pac) | 6:16 |
| 4. | "The Payback" (James Brown) | 7:39 |
| 5. | "West Coast Poplock" (Ronnie Hudson & the Street People) | 5:30 |
| 6. | "Groove Me" (Guy) | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Two Tickets to Paradise" (Eddie Money) | 3:32 |
| 8. | "How I Could Just Kill a Man" (Cypress Hill) | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Pressure Drop" (Toots & the Maytals) | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Children's Story" (Slick Rick) | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Cold Blooded" (Rick James) | 4:03 |
| 12. | "Break 4 Love" (Raze) | 5:17 |
| Total length: | 1:00:19 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Funky Worm" (Ohio Players) | 2:42 |
| 2. | "Barracuda" (Heart) | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Hood Took Me Under" (Compton's Most Wanted) | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Think (About It)" (Lyn Collins) | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Rebel Without a Pause" (Public Enemy) | 5:19 |
| 6. | "Midlife Crisis" (Faith No More) | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Poison" (Bell Biv DeVoe) | 4:49 |
| 8. | "I Chase the Devil" (Max Romeo & the Upsetters) | 3:20 |
| 9. | "I Know You Got Soul" (Eric B. & Rakim) | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Crazy" (Willie Nelson) | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Head Like a Hole" (AFI) | 4:44 |
| Total length: | 42:56 | |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set
edit| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set | ||||
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| Released | December 7, 2004 | |||
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| Length | 386:43 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Grand Theft Auto chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [4] |
| IGN | 7.3/10[5] |
| The Michigan Daily | 4.5/5[6] |
| NME | 9/10[7] |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set comprises highlights from the game's radio stations. The soundtrack was released on December 7, 2004, across eight discs.[4][8]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bounce FM Intro" | 0:07 |
| 2. | "Hollywood Swinging" (Kool & the Gang) | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Cold Blooded" (Rick James) | 5:56 |
| 4. | "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" (The Gap Band) | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Candy" (Cameo) | 5:45 |
| 6. | "West Coast Poplock" (Ronnie Hudson) | 5:25 |
| 7. | "You're on Bounce FM" | 0:11 |
| 8. | "I Can Make You Dance" (Zapp) | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Let It Whip" (Dazz Band) | 4:42 |
| 10. | "Running Away" (Roy Ayers) | 3:10 |
| 11. | "Funky Worm" (Ohio Players) | 2:39 |
| 12. | "Twilight" (Maze) | 6:37 |
| 13. | "That Was Bounce FM" | 0:11 |
| 14. | "Glory Hole Theme Park: Fun With Strangers" (Mike Blakeney) | 0:49 |
| 15. | "Eris Pump Up Shoes" (Various artists) | 1:18 |
| Total length: | 48:29 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Playback FM Intro" | 0:12 |
| 2. | "Rebel Without a Pause" (Public Enemy) | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Brand Nubian" (Brand Nubian) | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Children's Story" (Slick Rick) | 3:58 |
| 5. | "You're on Playback FM" | 0:05 |
| 6. | "I Know You Got Soul" (Eric B. & Rakim) | 4:43 |
| 7. | "It Takes Two" (Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock) | 4:45 |
| 8. | "That Was Playback FM" | 0:11 |
| 9. | "La Raza" (Kid Frost) | 3:26 |
| 10. | "It's Funky Enough" (The D.O.C.) | 4:28 |
| 11. | "Guerillas in tha Mist" (Da Lench Mob) | 4:25 |
| 12. | "Hood Took Me Under" (Compton's Most Wanted) | 3:39 |
| 13. | "How I Could Just Kill a Man" (Cypress Hill) | 4:07 |
| 14. | "I Don't Give a Fuck" (2Pac) | 4:19 |
| 15. | "Ice Diamonds" | 0:48 |
| 16. | "Commando Pest Eradication" | 1:16 |
| Total length: | 50:01 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mastersounds 98.3 Intro" | 0:17 |
| 2. | "The Payback" (James Brown) | 7:36 |
| 3. | "Jungle Fever" (The Chakachas) | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Think (About It)" (Lyn Collins) | 3:20 |
| 5. | "I Know You Got Soul" (Bobby Byrd) | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Express Yourself" (Charles Wright) | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Cross the Tracks (We Better Go Back)" (Maceo & The Macks) | 3:16 |
| 8. | "You're on Mastersounds 98.3" | 0:19 |
| 9. | "(I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind" (Sir Joe Quarterman and Free Soul) | 6:17 |
| 10. | "The Grunt" (The J.B.'s) | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba" (Harlem Underground Band) | 7:33 |
| 12. | "Funky President" (James Brown) | 4:08 |
| 13. | "Green Onions" (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) | 2:52 |
| 14. | "That Was Mastersounds 98.3" | 0:16 |
| 15. | "Cluckin' Bell" (Alex Anthony) | 0:48 |
| 16. | "Zebra Bar: Fun To Try" (Ed McMann) | 0:31 |
| Total length: | 53:34 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "K-Rose Intro" | 0:12 |
| 2. | "Crazy" (Willie Nelson) | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Hey Good Lookin'" (Hank Williams) | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" (Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn) | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Bed of Rose's" (Statler Brothers) | 2:24 |
| 6. | "You're on K-Rose" | 0:08 |
| 7. | "Amos Moses" (Jerry Reed) | 2:17 |
| 8. | "I Love a Rainy Night" (Eddie Rabbitt) | 3:07 |
| 9. | "All My Ex's Live in Texas" (Whitey Shafer) | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys" (Ed Bruce) | 3:20 |
| 11. | "Always Wanting You" (Merle Haggard) | 3:06 |
| 12. | "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray" (Patsy Cline) | 2:13 |
| 13. | "That Was K-Rose" | 0:06 |
| 14. | "Logger" (Ed McMann) | 0:31 |
| 15. | "Starfish Resort and Casino" | 1:04 |
| Total length: | 31:07 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "CSR 103.9 Intro" | 0:09 |
| 2. | "Groove Me" (Guy) | 4:34 |
| 3. | "I Got the Feeling" (Today) | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Don't Be Cruel" (Bobby Brown) | 6:48 |
| 5. | "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" (En Vogue) | 4:42 |
| 6. | "New Jack Swing" (Wreckx-N-Effect) | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Motownphilly" (Boyz II Men) | 3:55 |
| 8. | "You're on CSR 103.9" | 0:10 |
| 9. | "Poison" (Bell Biv DeVoe) | 4:21 |
| 10. | "So You Like What You See" (Samuelle) | 4:57 |
| 11. | "I'm So into You" (SWV) | 4:38 |
| 12. | "Don't Be Afraid" (Aaron Hall) | 5:18 |
| 13. | "Sensitivity" (Ralph Tresvant) | 4:40 |
| 14. | "That Was CSR 103.9" | 0:07 |
| 15. | "Renegade Cologne" (Jeff Berlin) | 0:48 |
| 16. | "The Epsilon Program – Covet" (Fred Melamed) | 0:43 |
| Total length: | 52:34 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "K-Jah Intro" | 0:11 |
| 2. | "Chase the Devil" (Max Romeo & The Upsetters) | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Here I Come" (Barrington Levy) | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Great Train Robbery" (Black Uhuru) | 5:53 |
| 5. | "Ring My Bell" (Blood Sisters) | 7:56 |
| 6. | "Funky Kingston" (Toots & the Maytals) | 4:53 |
| 7. | "King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown" (Augustus Pablo) | 2:28 |
| 8. | "You're on K-Jah" | 0:10 |
| 9. | "Bam Bam" (Chaka Demus & Pliers) | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Cocaine in My Brain" (Dillinger) | 2:44 |
| 11. | "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" (Black Harmony) | 7:18 |
| 12. | "Drum Pan Sound" (Reggie Stepper) | 3:23 |
| 13. | "Pressure Drop" (The Maytals) | 3:41 |
| 14. | "That Was K-Jah" | 0:10 |
| 15. | "Sooth Cough Medicine" (Ed McMann) | 0:56 |
| 16. | "Wrestling on Weazel" | 1:21 |
| Total length: | 52:14 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "K-DST Intro" | 0:06 |
| 2. | "Barracuda" (Heart) | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Strutter" (Kiss) | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Smokin'" (Boston) | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Some Kind of Wonderful" (Grand Funk Railroad) | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Woman to Woman" (Joe Cocker) | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Get Down to It" (Humble Pie) | 3:24 |
| 8. | "You're on K-DST" | 0:10 |
| 9. | "A Horse with No Name" (America) | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Eminence Front" (The Who) | 5:39 |
| 11. | "Free Bird" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) | 9:04 |
| 12. | "Two Tickets to Paradise" (Eddie Money) | 3:57 |
| 13. | "Young Turks" (Rod Stewart) | 5:02 |
| 14. | "That Was K-DST" | 0:12 |
| 15. | "Midlife Crisis Center" (Jonathan Hanst) | 1:11 |
| 16. | "San Andreas Telephone: New Father" (Ben Krech) | 0:21 |
| Total length: | 52:49 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Radio X Intro" | 0:13 |
| 2. | "Rusty Cage" (Soundgarden) | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Hellraiser" (Ozzy Osbourne) | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Unsung" (Helmet) | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Midlife Crisis" (Faith No More) | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Plush" (Stone Temple Pilots) | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Killing in the Name" (Rage Against the Machine) | 5:13 |
| 8. | "You're on Radio X" | 0:10 |
| 9. | "Cult of Personality" (Living Colour) | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Mother" (Danzig) | 3:24 |
| 11. | "Personal Jesus" (Depeche Mode) | 4:53 |
| 12. | "Been Caught Stealing" (Jane's Addiction) | 3:30 |
| 13. | "Pretend We're Dead" (L7) | 3:53 |
| 14. | "That Was Radio X" | 0:09 |
| 15. | "My Five Uncles" (Jonathan Hanst) | 0:56 |
| 16. | "Exsorbeo Handheld Gaming System" | 0:54 |
| Total length: | 53:56 | |
References
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- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (7 December 2004). "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas [Box Set] – Review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ D., Spence (7 June 2005). "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Casey, Forest (December 14, 2004). "'GTA' box set compiles eclectic tribute to '90s". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
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