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The Fallout: New Vegas soundtrack contains three main elements:

  • The ambient soundtrack composed by Inon Zur.
  • Songs and other musical works which are played by the various radio stations.
  • The ambient soundtrack composed by Mark Morgan, originally from Fallout and Fallout 2.

Background

Inon Zur reprised his role for composing the orchestral score. In comparison to Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas went for a smaller scale using sound design synthesizers, The Lyris Quartet providing the strings and a few guitars. The result is "quite a twangy, a little Western, but a very twisted western sound."

Regarding the period tracks: "the score for New Vegas is basically portraying more of the psychological place that we want the player to be and the songs are giving them more of the adventure of the era."

In addition to 80 minutes of new score, Bethesda and Obsidian got the rights to integrate the previous scores from earlier Fallout games.[1] Audio director Scott Lawlor was responsible for the inclusion of the ambient tracks by Mark Morgan from Fallout and Fallout 2.[2]

Developer Joshua Sawyer contrasted the music choice of Fallout 3 as having a "goofy upbeatness" of the '30s and '40s, while New Vegas focused the crooner-style Rat-Pack-late '50s, as well as bluegrass and country music from the '40s to the '50s.[3]

Despite the game having numerous references to Elvis Presley, developer Jason Bergman revealed on the Bethesda forums that performance rights to any of Elvis' songs would be too costly.[4]

Music supervision and clearance was done by Christopher S. Parker and Brandracket, LLC.

Tracks listed in credits

Note: The track listings in the credits do not accurately reflect the playlist for those stations. See the pages for the radio stations, or see the songs page for correct track information.

Credits

Radio New Vegas

Ain't That a Kick in the Head?
Written by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen
Performed by Dean Martin
Maraville Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
Big Iron
Written and Performed by Marty Robbins
(C) 1958 Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI) and Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (BMI)
All Rights Administered by Unichappell Music Inc, Mariposa Music, Inc. (BMI)
All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Blue Moon
Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Performed by Frank Sinatra
Used by Permission of EMI Entertainment World, Inc. on behalf of EMI ROBBINS CATALOG INC. (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
Cobwebs and Rainbows
Music by Dick Stephen Walter
Lyrics by J.E. Sawyer
Lyrics published by Bethesda Softworks LLC
Performed by J.E. Sawyer
Courtesy of APM Music
Home on the Wastes
Written by J.E. Sawyer
Performed by J.E. Sawyer and Nathaniel Chapman
Courtesy of Bethesda Softworks LLC
It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
Written by Billy Mayhew
Performed by The Ink Spots
(C) 1936 (Renewed) WB Music Corp. (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of Dominion Entertainment Inc.
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
Written by Joseph Lilley and Frank Loesser
Performed by Kay Kyser
Sony/ATV Harmony (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Love Me as Though There Were No Tomorrow
Written by Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh
Performed by Nat King Cole
(C) 1955 Used by Permission of EMI Entertainment World, Inc. on behalf of EMI ROBBINS CATALOG INC. (ASCAP), Harold Adamson Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
Mad About the Boy
Written by Noel Coward
Performed by Helen Forrest
(C) 1932 Chappell Music Ltd (PRS). All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of Soundies Inc.
By Arrangement with DePugh Music
New Vegas Valley
Written by J.E. Sawyer
Performed by J.E. Sawyer and James Melilli
Courtesy of Bethesda Softworks LLC
Something's Gotta Give
Written by Johnny Mercer
Performed by Bing Crosby
(C) 1954 The Johnny Mercer Foundation (ASCAP)
All Rights Administered by WB Music Corp. All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of Bing Crosby Enterprises
Under License From South Bay Music Group
Streets of New Reno
Written by J.E. Sawyer
Performed by J.E. Sawyer and Nathaniel Chapman
Courtesy of Bethesda Softworks LLC
Why Don't You Do Right?
Written by Joe McCoy
Performed by Peggy Lee, featuring the Dave Barbour Quartet
Used by permission of Morley Music Co. (ASCAP)
"Courtesy of Cassidy Music, LLC"

Black Mountain Radio

Big Iron
Written and Performed by Marty Robbins
(C) 1958 Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI) and Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (BMI)
All Rights Administered by Unichappell Music Inc, Mariposa Music, Inc. (BMI)
All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Hangover Heart
Written by Hank Thompson and Pat Hagen
Performed by Hank Thompson
Used by Permission of EMI Entertainment World, Inc. on behalf of EMI Beechwood Music Corp. (BMI). All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of Soundies Inc.
By Arrangement with DePugh Music
Heartaches by the Number
Written by Harlan Howard
Performed by Guy Mitchell
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI). All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of Dominion Entertainment, Inc.
It's a Sin
Written by William Grishaw
Performed by Eddy Arnold
Sony/ATV Milene Music (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of RCA Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Johnny Guitar
Written by Victor Young and Peggy Lee
Performed by Peggy Lee
(C) 1954 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) & Denslow Music (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
Stars of the Midnight Range
Written and Performed by Johnny Bond and his Red River Valley Boys
Red River Songs, Inc. (BMI)
Courtesy of Soundies Inc.
By Arrangement with DePugh Music

Additional licensed tracks

The following additional tracks, licensed from APM, a production music company, appear in-game, either on Radio New Vegas, Mojave Music Radio or Black Mountain Radio, in the lobbies of the Tops, Ultra-Luxe or Gomorrah casinos, or in the Aces Theater in the Tops.

  • "American Swing" by Gerhard Trede
  • "Blues For You" by Gabriel Pares
  • Concerto For 2 Violins in D Minor - 2: Largo Ma Non Tanto - Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Concerto Grosso no. 10 in B Minor - 1: Allegro - Antonio Vivaldi
  • Concerto Grosso no. 10 in B Minor - 3: Allegro - Antonio Vivaldi
  • "Flower Duet" from Lakmé - Léo Delibes
  • Four Seasons No. 4, Winter - 2: Largo - Antonio Vivaldi
  • "Goin' Under" by Darrell Wayne Perry and Tommy Smith
  • "Hallo Mister X" by Gerhard Trede
  • "Happy Times" by Bert Weedon
  • "I'm Movin' Out" by The Roues Brothers
  • "I'm So Blue" by Katie Thompson
  • "In the Shadow of the Valley" by Lost Weekend Western Swing Band
  • "Jazz Blues" by Gerhard Trede
  • "Jazz Club Blues" by Harry Bluestone
  • "Joe Cool" by Georges Tesperin (recorded under the pseudonym "Nino Nardini")
  • "Lazy Day Blues" by Bert Weedon
  • "Let's Ride Into the Sunset Together" by Lost Western Weekend Swing Band
  • "Lone Star" by Lost Weekend Western Swing Band
  • "Manhattan" by Gerhard Trede
  • Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major - 2: Andante - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • "Ride of the Valkyries" - Richard Wagner
  • "Roundhouse Rock" by Bert Weedon
  • "Sit and Dream" by Pete Thomas, Ashley Slater, and Laurie Stras
  • "Sleepy Town Blues" by Harry Lubin
  • "Slow Bounce" by Gerhard Trede
  • "Slow Sax" by Christof Dejean
  • "Spring Song" (Op 62, No 6) - Felix Mendelssohn
  • "Strahlende Trompete" by Gerhard Trede
  • "Von Spanien Nach Südamerika" by Gerhard Trede
  • "Where Have You Been All My Life?" by Hal David and John Cacavas

Ambient music

In February 2013, Bethesda made the ambient music (as well as the non-radio "performed" songs) from Fallout: New Vegas available on iTunes in the Fallout New Vegas: Original Game Soundtrack release.

In June 2018, the ambient music was made available for purchase on Steam.

Track Title Artist Credit Time
1 Main Title Inon Zur 2:03
2 The Doctor Is In Inon Zur 0:29
3 Howdy Pardner Inon Zur 3:55
4 Wasteland Justice Inon Zur 2:16
5 Mutant Massacre Inon Zur 4:11
6 No Rest for These Bones Inon Zur 4:08
7 Industrial De-Evolution Inon Zur 4:01
8 Not My Vault Inon Zur 3:58
9 Primm and Proper Inon Zur 4:03
10 Knock on My Cazador Inon Zur 4:10
11 Jacobstown Ladder Inon Zur 3:58
12 CCC Doesn't Work for Free Inon Zur 4:02
13 Marcus Needs a Favor Inon Zur 4:01
14 Mountaintop Movement Inon Zur 4:05
15 Beneath the Streets Inon Zur 3:52
16 Garden of Evil Inon Zur 4:06
17 The Courier Walks Softly Inon Zur 4:05
18 Under the Stars Inon Zur 4:03
19 TCB in Freeside Inon Zur 4:09
20 Out of Business Inon Zur 3:58
21 Subterranean Meltdown Inon Zur 4:00
22 Rubble of the Forgotten Inon Zur 3:55
23 The Gangs of New Vegas Inon Zur 1:47
24 Junkies in the Trunk Inon Zur 4:05
25 Boys and Ghouls Inon Zur 4:17
26 The Two Headed Bear Inon Zur 3:58
27 Battle for the City Inon Zur 2:19
28 Rocket to Repconn Inon Zur 4:01
29 Thorn in My Side Inon Zur 4:12
30 Blood and the Bull Inon Zur 4:21
31 Hail Caesar Inon Zur 4:22
32 Righteous Republic Inon Zur 4:04
33 The Viper's Sting Inon Zur 2:24
34 Monsters of the Mojave Inon Zur 4:16
35 Dam Nation Inon Zur 4:05
36 Begin Again Stephanie Dowling/Justin Bell 2:10
37 Home on the Wastes Joshua Sawyer/Nathaniel Chapman 2:31
38 New Vegas Valley Joshua Sawyer/James Melilli 1:59
39 Streets of New Reno Joshua Sawyer/Nathaniel Chapman 2:18

Gameplay

Special tracks
Link Notes
Death Played upon the Courier's death
Exit the Vault Cut content Unused, potentially meant for exiting Doc Mitchell's house.
Success Level-up jingle
Main Title Main menu theme

Tracks from older Fallout titles

From Fallout

See the Fallout soundtrack page for more information on these tracks.

  • "City of the Dead" plays in Nipton, Camp Searchlight and other Legion controlled territories.
  • "City of Lost Angels" plays in various parts in the overworld such as The Fort.
  • "Metallic Monks" plays in Freeside, in one of the houses in Camp Searchlight and in many areas inside the Vegas city limits, as well as the front gate into the city. The song also plays around the Mojave. It can appear alongside "Second Chance" in the Executive suites in Dead Money and throughout the Big MT in Old World Blues.
  • "Underground Troubles" plays in various caves and indoor areas.
  • "The Vault of the Future" plays in Vault 22 and sometimes in X-8 research center.
  • "Second Chance" plays in various parts of the Mojave Wasteland such as Old Mormon Fort and REPCONN headquarters. It can also play in the Executive suites in Dead Money as well as the Dead Horses camp in Honest Hearts.
  • "Acolytes of the New God" plays in various places, such as Red Rock Canyon, outside of Cannibal Johnson's cave and also in Dead Money.
  • "Radiation Storm" plays in the Lucky 38 penthouse and presidential suite, Securitron Vault, REPCONN research labs, in some areas of the wasteland and the outdoor areas of Big MT.
  • "Flame of the Ancient World" plays in various parts of the Mojave Wasteland, Angel cave from Honest Hearts alongside "Acolytes of the New God" and Hopeville missile silo bunker from Lonesome Road.
  • "Industrial Junk" plays in Vault 34, Vault 11, Michael Angelo's workshop, the Villa police station, the X-8 research center and the Cave of the Abaddon.
  • "Desert Wind" plays in various locations, including the Villa police station (alternating with "Industrial Junk") and the Sierra Madre vault.

From Fallout 2

See the Fallout 2 soundtrack page for more information on these tracks.

  • "Serenity" plays at/in Victor's shack, Blue Paradise Vacation Rentals, Mesquite Mountains camp site, Vault 21, sometimes in NCR sharecropper farms and outside of Vault 22.
  • "Dream Town" can be heard at the Little Rock camp site south southeast of the Smith Mesa prospector camp, as well as the Lake Mead cave.
  • "Gold Slouch" plays near the wrecked Highwayman.

From Fallout 3

See the Fallout 3 soundtrack page for more information on these tracks.

  • "Base 02," "Base 03" and "Base 04" can be heard around various military installations such as the Mojave Outpost, NCR Ranger safehouse, Gun Runners and Hidden Valley bunker.
  • "Explore 02" through "Explore 06" can be heard in various parts of the Mojave Wasteland both indoors and outdoors, Zion Canyon and Big MT (especially the Sink).
  • "Dungeon 01," "Dungeon 02" and "Dungeon 03" can be heard in abandoned buildings and some parts of the Mojave and The Divide.
  • "Explore 07" can be heard in Novac.

Notes

A number of songs were cut from the game.

Behind the scenes

Listening to 1950s satellite radio in his car allowed Chris Avellone to research songs for the game, as well as providing him with inspiration.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Interview with Fallout: New Vegas composer Inon Zur at g4tv.com
  2. ↑ Q&A session with Josh Sawyer during a live charity stream. (reference begins at 9:20:28)
  3. ↑ Interview: Josh Sawyer on Fallout: New Vegas at engadget.com
  4. ↑ Where's Wal-Jason Bergman Thread 2 on the Bethesda Forums.
  5. ↑ Chris Avellone: "@DaSmoosh Yaaaaaaaay. True story: 50s Satellite radio let me research songs in the car for New Vegas (as well as inspiration)."

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