Music of the Gran Turismo Series
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Gran Turismo
Gran TurismoGran Turismo (video game)
is a racing simulator designed by Kazunori Yamauchi. Gran Turismo was developed by Polyphony Digital and first published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 1997 for the PlayStation video game console...
featured two different opening songs. For the North American
NTSC
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and PAL
PAL
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versions is a Chemical Brothers remix of the Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
song Everything Must Go
Everything Must Go (single)
"Everything Must Go" is a song by Manic Street Preachers, released as a single on July 22, 1996, the second single released from Everything Must Go, released in May of the same year....
. The opening music for the Japanese version is Moon Over The Castle, composed by Masahiro Andoh
Masahiro Andoh
is a Japanese composer, guitarist and T-Square's leader from Aichi, Japan. He was also One-Third of "Ottottrio", a Superband led by 3 Japanese Guitarists, Himself, Hirokuni Korekata of KORENOS and Issei Noro of Casiopea....
; this music is used for the opening movie in the Japanese version of every Gran Turismo primary game to date (as well as the Asian version of Gran Turismo 4). The North American and PAL versions of the game featured a soundtrack composed of instrumentals and famous bands, whereas the Japanese version used the Gran Turismo Original Soundtrack, a completely original score.
Gran Turismo Original Game Soundtrack (Japanese Version)
The Sound of Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo 2
Gran Turismo 2Gran Turismo 2
is a driving simulator / racing game for the Sony PlayStation. Gran Turismo 2 was developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 1999. The games serves as a sequel to Gran Turismo...
further increased the number of tracks on-disc by separating the two gametypes, arcade and simulation, onto two discs. This allowed for more space to place audio. Below is the ingame track list, followed by the official soundtrack CDs. The PAL version has a different soundtrack.
played during the arcade credits
played during the simulation credits
GT2: Music at the Speed of Sound
Gran Turismo 2 Original Game Soundtrack
Gran Turismo 3
Gran Turismo 3: A-SpecGran Turismo 3: A-Spec
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is considered a critical and commercial success for Sony in Japan, Europe, and North America. The game is highly praised by game reviewers and players as one of the best racing games ever made. GT3 also received a Platinum Award from Electronic Gaming Monthly...
featured twenty-six different songs on its soundtrack. These songs ranged from classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
to rap. Below is the list of songs featured in the game
played during ending credits
Gran Turismo 3 Original Game Soundtrack
Gran Turismo 4
The first taste of Gran Turismo 4Gran Turismo 4
is a racing simulator for the Sony PlayStation 2 which was developed by Polyphony Digital. It was released on December 28, 2004 in Japan and Hong Kong , February 22, 2005 in North America , and March 9, 2005 in Europe , and has since been re-issued under Sony's 'Greatest Hits' line...
's music was in Gran Turismo 4: Prologue. Prologue featured early versions of tracks by Daiki Kasho, and The Antidote. A full track list is as follows,
The volume on the Gran Turismo 4: Prologue disc if extracted contains the complete set of Gran Turismo 3 and Gran Turismo Concept music tracks, albeit PAL music scores. The Gran Turismo 4 trailer that screened at E3 in 2004 featured two tracks, What To Believe and Break Down by Daiki Kasho.
A full listing of the tracks found in the game jukebox are as follows:
All versions of Gran Turismo 4 contain this track list, some of the tracks have formed the basis for many spin off albums, such as Gran Turismo 4 Kicks and the GT4 OST.
Feeder's track Shatter originally appeared on Tumble And Fall, a primer to their latest album Pushing The Senses and has sparked a fan based petition for the song to be released. Fans may be in luck too, Just A Day was featured in Gran Turismo 3 and as a single with Seven Days In The Sun, until it was re-released as a standalone single in 2001 where it became an instant favourite, and has been since voted the number one Feeder song of all time. A sample of the song, Shatter is available to download, via PlayStation Europe.