Sony turns up GT5 Prologue soundtrack

Latest installment in Polyphony Digital's racer to feature exclusive remixes of Weezer's "Automatic," Mars Volta's "Goliath," among others.

With Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 Prologue quickly approaching its April 17 North American release exclusively on the PlayStation 3, Sony has kicked up promotion of the street racing title into hyperdrive. Earlier this month, the publisher revealed a roster of more than 70 vehicles slated to appear in the game, as well as six racing tracks that all feature alternate routes. Today, Sony laid down tracks of another kind, revealing the full list of musical acts appearing in the game.

To headline GT5 Prologue's soundtrack, Sony has commissioned two exclusive remixes for Weezer's "Automatic" and Mars Volta's "Goliath." Other acts slated to appear in the North American version of the game include DJ Shadow's remix of Jimi Hendrix's "Love Love," Justice's "Let There Be Light," and Thin Lizzy's "The Rocker (Richard Evans Mix)." Sony has also signed on a number of international artists, including Nittoku Inoue, naomee, and Goose.

Out in Japan since December and set for release this week in Europe, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be available in North America next month as both a digital download through the PlayStation Network or at brick-and-mortar retailers for $39.99. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

GT5 Prologue's entire soundtrack is listed below.

North American Tracks
Weezer - "Automatic" (LA Riots remix)
The Mars Volta - "Goliath" (EL-P remix)
Justice - "Let There Be Light"
SebastiAn - "Dolami"
Kavinsky - "Testarossa Autodrive" (SebastiAn remix)
DJ Shadow - "Love Love"
Does it Offend You, Yeah? - "With a Heavy Heart (I Regret to Inform You)"
The Earaches - "Not the Kind of Man I Am"
Thin Lizzy - "The Rocker (Richard Evans Mix)"
The Klaxons - "Golden Skans"
Friendly Fires - "On Board"
Pride Tiger - "Let 'Em Go"

International Tracks
Masahiro Andoh - "Moon Over the Castle" (Gran Turismo 5 Prologue version)
Nittoku Inoue - "Road Star"
Nittoku Inoue - "100,000 R.P.M."
Nittoku Inoue - "Get Away"
Nittoku Inoue - "V12"
Nittoku Inoue - "Kill Switch"
naomee - "Vanish From Angel"
naomee - "Sky High Mountain Breeze"
naomee - "Twieky 4"
Daiki Kasho - "Surv1v3"
Daiki Kasho - "Edge of the World"
Daiki Kasho - "Flow"
Goose - "Check"
Goose - "3T4"
Goose - "Everybody"
Backdraft feat. Tor - "Off the Wall"
Alloy Mental - "We Have Control"
Reverend & The Makers - "The Machine"

82 Comments

  • GreenC4T

    Posted Mar 28, 2008 2:56 pm GMT

    TazSteele, you remind me of my brother. He does the same thing!

  • lfg18

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 10:17 pm GMT

    MMM good music, i wonder how the full version will be

  • TazSteele

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 8:24 pm GMT

    I don't really care for the music in games either...I always turn music off and just listen to the sweet sound of the engines (especially with Manual Shift Transmission)

  • ctg867

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 5:41 pm GMT

    If you guys are still sitting here and saying "this isn't worth $40" after all the extra cars, tracks, new features, and now songs for the soundtrack they've put in, you are either (a) an anti fanboy to something related to GT5, or (b) ask for way to much from your games.

    Again, glad to see them stepping things up. Their under a lot of criticism, and I think this continues to make Prologue look like a better and better idea. This will be a system selling in April, and I'm sure it will do extremely well. I'm looking forward to it.

  • petercaviar01

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 4:09 pm GMT

    AWWW ya mars volta thats tight thank god im already saving up my money for this

  • hotdork70minus1

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 10:24 am GMT

    Racing games are stale. Nothing new has come to the table in years and they are just there to look pretty.

  • the_real_VIP

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 9:13 am GMT

    Last time I played GT was GT3. I'm gonna get this game for sure; already have the Logitech G25. I don't know these artists, but if they sound like the EuroBeat from Initial D, I'll sure like them.

  • BringTheBlood

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 7:43 am GMT

    i tiurn the tv down and use my own music, so i dont really care whos on there. lol.

  • Autolycus

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 7:35 am GMT

    yawn

  • Feniks9174

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 7:17 am GMT

    I'm all for one-off bands and songs as long as they're good. I just hope it doesn't feel like the same three or four songs over and over again like it did in Gran Turismo 4.

  • l34052

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 7:11 am GMT

    I never have the music on when i race so this doesnt really bother me either way, im more concerned about the engine sounds than i am music.

  • gregdemetrick

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 6:45 am GMT

    A good list of songs but what happened to Boom Boom Satellites which they used for their promo videos? Is it at least in the Japanese version?

  • Mam00th

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 5:36 am GMT

    Slayer please?

  • 84montecarlo

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 5:36 am GMT

    looks like I'll be turning the music volume way down when I get my copy!

  • Sandro909

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 4:57 am GMT

    It's a sad day when the only band I recognize is Weezer.

  • WeMakinBacon

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 4:32 am GMT

    does anyone even know any details on the full version of the game?

  • InfinityTomorro

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 2:07 am GMT

    wtf? Mars Volta remix?!? Why?

  • lanista

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 1:55 am GMT

    "Makaveli6666666 Wasted their time making this extended demo. Should have just concentrated all efforts into the final game. Pathetic"

    I know what you're saying and personally I'd agree. But everyone has their opinion and I think there are 2 factors here

    1. Many GT fans usually can't wait, so a "stop gap" is a great treat for them

    2. Sony make a lot of cash out of this, because a lot of people (from another post sounds like 1 million pre-orders in PAL alone) buy it and then pay again for the final game

    So appears to be a win-win for both.

    But like I said I'd rather leave the Prologue and wait and pay once for the full game, and that's exactly what I've done so far for GT, GT2, GT3 and GT4.

  • sdkingsht

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 11:08 pm GMT

    custom soundtrack feature would be cooler. i'll keep my fingers crossed that polyphany includes that as a feature.

  • nippon_gamer

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 9:53 pm GMT

    megaxtreme do you even know Thin Lizzy? or are u just a loser?

  • MegaXtreme

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 9:29 pm GMT

    Soundtrack=LAME. I mean, the most notable is Weezer, and they're terrible, so this will probably be the worst licensed soundtrack of the year.

  • DanieltheDead

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 9:28 pm GMT

    Blech.
    Well, it could be worse; they could always put Snoop Dogg back in the track list again.... *shudder*
    Here's to hoping there's a custom soundtrack option in the FULL version of GT5.

  • MegadethAndy

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 9:26 pm GMT

    There's already 1 million pre-orders in PAL regions.
    Cant wait to get my copy this Friday.

  • HK-Ghost

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 9:04 pm GMT

    @lionelchu: damn right..

  • DUnfrgiven

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 8:36 pm GMT

    Those songs sucks. Who cares. Why dont they get us Porsche and instead of giving us crappy bands. I always turn off the music in every GT game I play anyways.

  • lionelchu

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 7:50 pm GMT

    this is a game i would love to see in the arcade with a full blown steering wheel. 6 gears, clutch and 7.1 surround sound.

  • Fauij

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 7:30 pm GMT

    all i wanna hear is horsepower

  • Makaveli6666666

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 7:30 pm GMT

    Wasted their time making this extended demo. Should have just concentrated all efforts into the final game. Pathetic

  • alberto2045

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 7:10 pm GMT

    dude so cool cant wait my firned has the Japanese version and its awsome

  • Tebbit

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 6:24 pm GMT

    Kavinsky - Testarossa Autodrive (SebastiAn remix)
    Look it up on youtube, It fits perfectly with the game.
    I'll probably get the blu-ray version, to save myself from having to download the movies (I'm looking at you, Tekken 5 DR).

  • leke

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 6:13 pm GMT

    Why dont they just make this into the full game? add a bit more stuff and its good to go.

  • carljohnson3456

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 5:35 pm GMT

    I'm not pumped about the soundtrack, but I can not wait to get my hands on the game. GT5 Prologue hurry up!!!

  • soniqstylz

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 5:31 pm GMT

    "Off The Wall" is the absolute f----g jam!

  • supa_badman

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 5:29 pm GMT

    awesome

  • brettneo3012

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 5:18 pm GMT

    Well a SD card of music in my Wii, and I can race with my own songs.

  • VenomRitual

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 4:57 pm GMT

    that''s alot of music

  • ps320071

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 4:37 pm GMT

    for ppl that say that they can choose there own music for the 360 racing games....who really cars bout music in aracing game like this one....this game(or for the winers out there that call it a demo)is gonna be so tite...70 cars is a lot for not even the full game....im getting this cuse who knows when gt5 will actually come out....

  • BradW92 posted Mar 25, 2008 4:28 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. login to show)

    BradW92

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 4:28 pm GMT (hide)

    Wow on xbox 360 and forza 2 i can choose my own tracks...and on any other game...just laying it out there...

  • mintvilla144

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 4:28 pm GMT

    its funny how ppl are on hear moaning about its only a demo.... i dont kno about u but if some one said to me you can wait a yr for the game or u can buy it for a cheap price ( its only 18quid ere in uk ) and have an extended go of it, plus online play, or wait a yr to just get a few extra tracks n cars, id rather be playing it now ( well this week when it drops out on friday which is the day i get paid so thats good for me and for everyone else that gets paid at the end of the month) if u dont like it, there not forcing u to buy it, be a cheapskate and go n borrow a friends version of it for the chance to play it, n in europe i think most ppl will download this game, as its already sold out everywhere, and its not even out yet, 1st game to sell over a million copies... and its only a demo... must be a pretty good demo i say.

  • Pete5506

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 4:21 pm GMT

    SOunds nice, but custom must happen

  • re4leonkennedy

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 4:16 pm GMT

    Only bands I've heard of are weezer and mars volta. Weezer is okay. Mars Volta is pretty awesome.

  • CommanderShiro

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 4:14 pm GMT

    I bet most of the people complaining about the music, never even heard the songs listed. How would you know if they're bad or not if you don't give the songs a chance? The type of music that is usually on Gran Turismo songs are always fitting for the game. I'm pretty sure they got it right this time too.

  • GrimBee

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 4:09 pm GMT

    Custom soundtracks is a MUST. But, if they perfect the prologue then there wont be much to look forward to in the full game!

  • Ad-2cool4u

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 3:51 pm GMT

    the NA sound track looks okay, its more of music that you dont really listen to normally, but goes well with things like movies, games, ect. so this sould be good

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 3:48 pm GMT

    Custom soundtracks please?

  • joestierman

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 3:33 pm GMT

    I usually turn off the music anyway... get's you more into the simulation!

  • TacticalElefant

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 3:27 pm GMT

    I've never heard any of these songs, but I hope it sounds good and matches the game. However, custom soundtracks would be cool.

  • Josepiphus

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 3:02 pm GMT

    I'll wait for the full game... looks cool so far though.

  • Loucetios

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 2:51 pm GMT

    awesome

  • Zerosumgame

    Posted Mar 25, 2008 2:50 pm GMT

    PGR4 GOT PWNT!

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