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[dex3108]

Until now, the Mafia crime games from 2K have tended towards the spats-and-Tommy-guns flavor of Prohibition-era Chicago gangsters, drawing on genre movies like The Untouchables. But Mafia 3, due October 7th, is set in 1968 in the New Orleans-themed fictional city of New Bordeaux, with a story that’s mainly concerned with the escalating war between the black and Italian mob, but also touches on era-appropriate issues: racial tension in the South, the Vietnam War. And thanks to creative director Haden Blackman, a music obsessive, it has a soundtrack to match, packed with 100 carefully curated songs from the era, from rock to blues to soul.

Viewed through the eyes of young, black Vietnam vet Lincoln Clay, the game is primarily an action-packed, drivey-shooty game punctuated with well-written scenes of people swearing at each other. So, a bit like Grand Theft Auto then, except with more of a historical perspective and social conscience. And unlike GTA's radio stations, the music in Mafia 3 is used movie-style, to punctuate dramatic moments.

Full Soundtrack list:

• "Mother's Little Helper" by the Rolling Stones
• "Paint it Black" by the Rolling Stones
• "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones
• "Street Fighting Man" by the Rolling Stones
• "Chain Gang" by Sam Cooke
• "Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke
• "Bring it on Home to Me" by Sam Cooke
• "Another Saturday Night" by Sam Cooke
• "I'm Gonna Forget About You" by Sam Cooke
• "Ninety-Six Tears" by Question Mark and the Mysterians
• "Go Go Shoes" by Lonnie Youngblood
• "Take me for What I Am" by L.C. Cooke
• "I Let a Good Thing Go By" by Dewey Edwards
• "Dance of the Hours" by Beethoven Ben
• "Hang Ten" by the Fun Sons
• "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals
• "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "You" by Marvin Gaye
• "Hold On, I’m Comin’" by Sam and Dave
• "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" by Status Quo
• "Chain Of Fools" by Aretha Franklin
• "Respect" by Aretha Franklin
• "Piece Of My Heart" by Big Brother & the Holding Company
• "I Fought the Law" by Bobby Fuller Four
• "The Letter" by Box Tops
• "Time Has Come Today" by the Chambers Brothers
• "Slip Away" by Clarence Carter
• "Psychotic Reaction" by Count Five
• "White Room" by Cream
• "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Born On The Bayou" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Palisades Park" by Freddy Cannon
• "Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane
• "Folsom Prison Blues (Live)" by Johnny Cash
• "Shotgun" by Jr. Walker and the All Stars
• "Nowhere To Run" by Martha and the Vendellas
• "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding
• "Palisades Park" by Ramones
• "King of the Road" by Roger Miller
• "Soul Man" by Sam and Dave
• "Li'l Red Riding Hood" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
• "Desperation" by Steppenwolf
• "You Keep Me Hangin’ On [#1]" by the Supremes
• "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" by the Temptations
• "Wild Thing" by the Troggs
• "One" by Three Dog Night
• "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by Vanilla Fudge
• "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" by John Lee Hooker
• "Good Times are so Hard to Find" by Blue Cheer
• "Ay-Tete Fee" by Clifton Chenier
• "You Belong To Me" by The Duprees
• "Take Me for What I'm Worth" by the Searchers
• "What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)" by The Tams
• "Black Ghost Blues" by Lightnin' Hopkins
• "Green River" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Walking the Dog" by Rufus Thomas
• "I Got My Mojo Working" by the Shadows of Knight
• "You Belong To Me" by Misfits
• "Bad Moon Rising" by Mourning Ritual ft Peter Dreimanis
• "Tramp" by Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
• "On The Road Again" by Canned Heat
• "Don't Go To Strangers" by Etta James
• "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard
• "Running Scared" by Roy Orbison
• "Crazy" by Patsy Cline
• "Runaway (1967 version)" by Del Shannon
• "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire
• "Knock on Wood" by Eddie Floyd
• "Help Me, Rhonda" by Beach Boys
• "Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf
• "I Wish It Would Rain" by Temptations
• "Heroes and Villains Beach Boys
• "Reach Out, I'll Be There" by Four Tops
• "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane
• "G.I. Blues" by Lightnin' Slim
• "Keep Searchin’ (We’ll Follow The Sun)" by Del Shannon
• "Love Child" by Diana Ross & the Supremes
• "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" by the Miracles
• "Baby Love" by the Supremes
• "Son of a Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield
• "Wouldn’t It Be Nice" by Beach Boys
• "Get Up and Get Down" by the Dramatics
• "Bottom of the River" by Delta Rae
• "Ring Of Fire" by Johnny Cash
• "Kicks" by Paul Revere and the Raiders
• "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" by the Animals
• "Needles & Pins" by the Searchers
• "In-a-Gadda-da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly
• "I Can't Turn You Loose" by Chambers Brothers
• "Hard to Handle"by Otis Redding
• "The Weight" by The Band
• "Paint it Black" by the Avengers
• "Five Card Hand" by Mercy Dee Walton
• "You Better Stop" by Sonny Rhodes
• "Must Have Been the Devil" by Otis Spann
• "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown
• "Hey Big Momma" by Roosevelt Sykes
• "Sinner's Prayer" by Lightnin' Hopkins
• "The Howling Wolf" by Lightnin' Hopkins
• "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture...me-scored-kick-ass-sixties-soundtrack-w435406

 

[Nokterian]

As i was told by one of the people from the studio when i was at gamescom 100+ soundtrack is true and see here it really sets the mood of this game. What i saw there the whole atmosphere and what i said mood is going to be awesome.

 

[LelouchZero]

This is looking really good!

 

[psychotron]

This is the best soundtrack I've ever seen in a videogame. My hype just blew through the roof!!! Holy shit that's an amazing soundtrack!!

 

[Auctopus]

A reminder for people that the special edition of this game comes with a vinyl of the soundtrack.

 

[adversarial]

Awesome, cannot wait for this. Loved Mafia 2.

 

[Lashley]

Amazing soundtrack.

Already hyped for the game. Loved Mafia 1 and 2.

 

[dave is ok]

Great soundtrack

Odd inclusion of 'A Little Less Conversation' though, that's more of a 00's song

 

[dex3108]

A reminder for people that the special edition of this game comes with a vinyl of the soundtrack.

Not complete soundtrack only selected tracks.

SIDE ONE:

1) “Black Ghost Blues”

Performed by Lightnin’ Hopkins

2) “Paint It, Black”

Performed by The Rolling Stones

3) “Tramp”

Performed by Otis Redding & Carla Thomas

4) “I Got My Mojo Working”

Performed By The Shadows of Knight

5) “Walking The Dog”

Performed by Rufus Thomas

6) “All Along The Watchtower”

Performed by Jimi Hendrix

SIDE TWO:

7) “Chain Gang”

Performed by Sam Cooke

8) “I Let A Good Thing Go By”

Performed by Dewey Edwards

9) “Go Go Shoes”

Performed by Lonnie Youngblood

10) “Slip Away”

Performed by Clarence Carter

11) “The House Of The Rising Sun”

Performed by The Animals

 

[strafer]

Mafia 2 had some great music. I'm all in.

 

[TheKeyPit]

Mafia 2 had a good soundtrack, too.

Just some examples.

Mr. Sandman: https://youtu.be/6ZR_WfjXZN0

Let the good times roll: https://youtu.be/6ZR_WfjXZN0

C'mon everybody: https://youtu.be/2WpRMpSckOg

Sh-boom: https://youtu.be/eg20PkH8SIw

Che la luna: https://youtu.be/8r0p5C208dk

Oh Marie: https://youtu.be/G4yGUQ5Oa_s

Boom Boom: https://youtu.be/n40oRX8x3wc

Why do fools fall in love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RgSzXEYtKI

I should revisit this one :O

Edit: Damn! Just listening to some of these makes me want to buy Mafia 3 ;( But my wallet...

 

[t hicks]

Damn that's an amazing soundtrack! Can't wait to play this...

 

[TwoDurans]

I wonder if they'll release this digitally, or do a spotify playlist.

 

[hobblygobbly]

No Jimi Hendrix?

 

[dex3108]

No Jimi Hendrix?

“All Along The Watchtower”

Performed by Jimi Hendrix

 

[The Albatross]

I feel like the title of the Rolling Stone article should have a question mark at the end, because the article doesn't really answer how they managed to get those tracks, just that they decided they wanted them, legal approved, and then they did.

But... it doesn't explain why or how the labels agreed to have the songs be used or how Take2 (they're the publisher right?) could afford to pay for them. Those are some of the biggest names and tracks from the era, and either they paid more money than god or they got some unique agreement on how the songs can be used for less money.

Pretty damn impressive list. What's sad for GTA is that now that the game is too big it makes it really difficult for them to get tracks. If they go back to Vice City and set in the 80s again, the radio list will have to be a lot more ecclectic as labels will either want too much money or just refuse to put songs in the game. Vice City and San Andreas were really the sweet spot of ignorant labels and performers not knowing how much these games made.

 

[Meneses]

Mafia 2 already had a great soundtrack, this one is incredible.

But I wonder what they mean by "unlike GTA's radio stations, the music in Mafia 3 is used movie-style, to punctuate dramatic moments."?

Won't there be Radio stations? Will we only be able to listen to music in cutscenes, set pieces or background?

 

[Auctopus]

Not complete soundtrack only selected tracks.

Still, not a bad piece of wax.

 

[Fou-Lu]

I've never had much interest in the genre, but just watching the trailers and looking at this soundtrack... You have my attention 2K.

 

[Lashley]

Great soundtrack

Odd inclusion of 'A Little Less Conversation' though, that's more of a 00's song

The remix was 00's, the original wasn't

 

[jesu]

Best soundtrack ever!
I wonder what craziness will be going down when Psychotic Reaction plays.

 

[tilomite!]

No Jimi Hendrix?

That does seem to be a glaring weakness, but the game still seems like it's getting a lot of love put into it.

 

[dreamfall]

This is absolutely incredible. What a killer list, and the sheer amount of quality in that soundtrack in mind boggling! SO HYPED!

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Fuck me.

Easily soundtrack of the year.

I am glad it keeping the Mafia audio heritage alive and well.

 

[mario_O]

Great list. Love the 60's theme. This might be my first Mafia game.

 

[NealMcCauley]

Damn, I bet that cost a pretty penny.

In an unusual narrative device, the game is framed as a tourist video being watched in 2016, about the events of 1968 and Lincoln's actions. "That gives us a lot more latitude in terms of what music we can include," Blackman says. "When I look back on some of this music, the way I encountered a lot of it without even realizing it is through covers.

First I heard about this.

 

[Magic Mushroom]

So much Creedence.

Awesome.

 

[cbrun44]

That soundtrack... Damn. This wasn't on my radar at all, but now I'm interested.

 

[TheLegendary]

Amazing list of songs.

 

[RustyNails]

Goddamn that's a track list alright. Cant believe they got Elvis.

 

[Karak]

I am interviewing Jesse Harlin(composer for Mafia 3) in the near future and am going ot be really interested to see how all of the original and licensed stuff is going to work. That is absolutely a balls awesome soundtrack right there.

 

[Poodlestrike]

God DAMN that's a hell of a soundtrack.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Holy shit, they even have Blue Cheer in there.

 

[JohnTinker]

That's a better list than most Guitar Hero and Rockband games. Bravo

 

[many places]

Not complete soundtrack only selected tracks.

all along the watchtower! nice! Im sold on this game now lol.

 

[Neoleo2143]

Goddamn I need this game. They're doing great things for the setting they've got here.

 

[Mech.E. Risarovi]

I loved MAFIA II's soundtrack. And this one looks really amazing too. I cannot wait for this game.

I like the way they say they have set all these songs into the game: using them to improve some scenes of the story.

The Rolling Stones article worth reading.

 

[Hulohot]

Brilliant! Wish there was some Simon and Garfunkel in there though.

 

[joms5]

As someone who loves 60's music and has quite a comprehensive collection, this soundtrack is FUCKING INCREDIBLE!!

It may even rival what Rockstar did with Vice City. Good lord i'm excited for this game now.

Well done.

 

[hobblygobbly]

“All Along The Watchtower”

Performed by Jimi Hendrix

Ah I see, saw your second post now.

 

[dave is ok]

The remix was 00's, the original wasn't

The original wasn't a defining song of the era is what I meant.

 

[PROh1bited]

There only thing this soundtrack is missing, is some Love.

That's a better list than most Guitar Hero and Rockband games. Bravo

It's much harder to get access to master tracks, and those games aren't set in the 60's.

 

[xRaizen]

This game just seems to get more and more awesome with every passing week.

 

[Itchy//Tasty]

Fucking unbelievable line-up. All Along the Watchtower is missing from the article list though, despite being in.

 

[Trace]

Holy shit that's one hell of a lineup.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

"Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Nam flashback confirmed

 

[higemaru]

Mafia 3 is looking incredible. I might bite the bullet and buy it when it comes out if it reviews well (which it looks like it will). I can't imagine how satisfied 2K is with how this must be tracking.

 

[JTripper]

As someone who loves 60's music and has quite a comprehensive collection, this soundtrack is FUCKING INCREDIBLE!!

It may even rival what Rockstar did with Vice City. Good lord i'm excited for this game now.

Well done.

I mostly listen to 60s music as well and I agree, this soundtrack is absolutely amazing. Holy shit am I excited for this game.

 

[family_guy]

Hope they have a club you can sit down at and listen to songs. I don't want to have to be in a car everytime to hear them.

 

[Rellik]

It wouldn't be a Mafia game without an incredible soundtrack.