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The Fallout 3 soundtrack comprises two main elements:

The ambient soundtrack composed by Inon Zur.
Songs and other musical works which are played by the various radio stations.

Background

Composer Inon Zur was brought in to create the score for Fallout "because I could give them the ambience [sic] and the weird decadence plus an almost low-fi sound, but also bring up some more dramatic, orchestral elements with it when needed." The entire composition process took six months, ending with 60-70 minutes and around 40 tracks. These included everything from ambient cues from entering an area to high-intensity battle music.

Inon Zur wanted to ensure that the music was not too loop,y but seamless and interactive in response to the player's actions. In taking the orchestral approach into the post-apocalyptic wasteland, he admits some inspiration from Jerry Goldsmith, but "sought to employ different techniques on the instruments; they don't sound exactly like a traditional orchestra, but still retain the power of one."^[1]

FO3 Promo CD — Soundtrack preorder bonus

The preorder bonus for Fallout 3 at GameStop included an official soundtrack CD made to look like a vinyl 45 record. It included five songs from the soundtrack: "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire", "Way Back Home", and "Butcher Pete (Part 1)" as well as two tracks from the orchestra score by Inon Zur.

Concept artist Adam Adamowicz found inspiration in the 50s artstyle, the incongruity, and the charisma of "the sort of Jet-Set Frank Sinatra/Rat Pack and a flying car with a martini in one hand and he's going to a big band concert".^[2]

In an interview with Eurogamer, PR and marketing manager Pete Hines admitted that "Maybe" was his favorite song from the soundtrack.^[3]

Music supervision and clearance was obtained by Christopher S. Parker and Tim Scanlin of Brandracket, LLC.

Musical tracks

Radio songs

Galaxy News Radio

Period songs

I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire

Written by Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Durham, Sol Marcus, Eddie Seiler

Performed by The Ink Spots

administered by Chappell & Co. (ASCAP),

Eddie Durham Swing Music Publishing (ASCAP)

administered by Bug, Ocheri Publishing Corp. (ASCAP),

Carlin Music Publishing Canada. Inc. (SOCAN)

on behalf of Redwood Music Limited (PRS)

Used by Permission.

Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from

Universal Music Enterprises

Anything Goes

Written and performed by Cole Porter

Courtesy of RCA Records

By Arrangement with Sony BMG Entertainment

A Wonderful Guy

Written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II

Performed by Tex Beneke

Courtesy of Soundies Inc.

By Arrangement with DePugh Music.

Butcher Pete (Part 1)

Written by Roy Brown & Henry Glover

Performed by Roy Brown

Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI),

Fort Knox Music Inc. (BMI), T/Q Music, Inc.

d/b/a Trio Music Company (BMI),

Used by Permission.

Courtesy of Global Licensing Inc.

By Arrangement with Warner Music Group

Video Game Licensing

Crazy He Calls Me

Written by Bob Russel & Carl Sigman

Performed by Billie Holiday

Courtesy of The Verve Music Group under license from

Universal Music Enterprises

Civilization

Written by Bob Hilliard & Carl Sigman

Performed by Danny Kaye with the Andrews Sisters

Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP)

International Copyright Secured.

Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from

Universal Music Enterprises

Easy Living

Written by Ralph Rainger & Leo Robin

Performed by Billie Holiday

All rights administered by Sony/ATV Publishing

Courtesy of Columbia Records

By Arrangement with Sony BMG Entertainment

Happy Times

Written by Sylvia Fine

Performed by Bob Crosby & The Bobcats

Courtesy of Soundies Inc.

By Arrangement with DePugh Music

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall

Written by Doris Fisher & Allan Roberts

Performed by Ella Fitzgerald (& The Ink Spots)

Allan Roberts Music (ASCAP)

& Doris Fisher Music Corp. (ASCAP)

All rights in US for Allan Roberts Music (ASCAP)

administered by Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP)

Used by Permission.

Courtesy of The Verve Music Group under license from

Universal Music Enterprises

Maybe

Written by Frank Madden & Allen Flynn

Performed by The Ink Spots

EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

Mighty, Mighty Man

Written and Performed by Roy Brown

Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI),

Fort Knox Music Inc. (BMI),

Used by Permission.

Courtesy of Global Licensing Inc.

By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Video Game Licensing

Way Back Home

Written by Alan Lewis & Tom Waring

Performed by Bob Crosby & The Bobcats

WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Soundies Inc.

By Arrangement with DePugh Music

Production music

Performers are noted if known

Boogie Man

Performed by Sid Phillips

Courtesy of APM Music. Inc.

Fox Boogie

Performed by Gerhard Trede

Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.

I'm Tickled Pink

Performed by Jack Shaindlin

Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.

Jazzy Interlude

Performed by Billy Munn

Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.

Jolly Days

Performed by Gerhard Trede

Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.

Let's Go Sunning

Performed by Jack Shaindlin

Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.

Rhythm For You

Performed by Eddy Christiani

Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.

Swing Doors

Performed by Allan Gray

Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.

Enclave Radio

The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa
America the Beautiful by Samuel A. Ward
Dixie by Daniel Decatur Emmett
Marine's Hymn by Jacques Offenbach
The Battle Hymn of the Republic by Various Artists
Hail, Columbia by Various Artists
The Washington Post by Various Artists
Yankee Doodle by Various Artists

Agatha's Station

All violin performances are done by Heather MacArthur

Vault 101 PA System

Smoothing the Whole Thing Over by Essential Jazz Masters
Slow Summer Swing by Essential Jazz Masters
Just One of Those Things by Essential Jazz Masters
Jump for Joy by Essential Jazz Masters
Here Come the Cats! by Essential Jazz Masters
And All the While I'm Loving You by Essential Jazz Masters

Ambient music

iTunes Release

In February 2013 Bethesda released "Fallout 3: Original Game Soundtrack" on iTunes.

All tracks credited to Inon Zur.

Track	Title	Time
1	Main Title	2:04
2	New World, New Order	1:34
3	Lockstep	1:37
4	Price of Honour	1:40
5	Fortress	1:41
6	Unwelcome Guest	3:38
7	Ambush	3:29
8	Never Surrender	2:03
9	Metal on Metal	3:28
10	Behemoth	2:43
11	Think Fast, Shoot Faster	3:30
12	Chance to Hit	3:00
13	Forgotten	3:34
14	Clues in the Darkness	3:25
15	No Way out but Through	3:38
16	Out of Service	3:36
17	The Ferals	3:16
18	Gotta Start Somewhere	2:03
19	Old Lands, New Frontiers	3:28
20	Pieces of the Past	3:25
21	City of Ruin	4:04
22	Wandering the Waste	3:26
23	Ashes and Sand	2:48
24	What Remains	3:32
25	Place of Refuge	2:37
26	The Smallest Hope	2:44
27	The Caravans	3:31
28	Megaton	3:27
29	A Stranger in Town	3:18

As used in game

List compiled by Listal.

Base

Battle

Dungeon

Endgame

Explore

Public

Special

Death, played upon the Lone Wanderer's death.
Exit the Vault, played on the first trip outside of Vault 101
Success, the level up jingle
Tension, walking to the Jefferson Memorial in Take it Back! and when the Enclave ambush you in the Hangar.
Tranquility Lane, the Tranquility Lane music
Main Title, the main menu tune
XMB music: Heard on the PlayStation 3, when highlighting "Fallout 3" on the XMB menu and waiting until a thumbnail picture comes up. Also heard on PC on desktop start-up screen.

References

↑ Fallout 3 Music Interview at IGN.com
↑ The Making of Fallout "Retro-Futurism" section @ 13:13
↑ Live Fallout 3 interview at eurogamer.net

Soundtracks

Albums

Fallout soundtrack · Fallout 2 soundtrack · Fallout 3 soundtrack · Fallout: New Vegas soundtrack · Fallout 4 soundtrack · Fallout 76 soundtrack · Fallout TV series soundtrack · Fallout Tactics soundtrack · Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel soundtrack · Project V13 soundtrack · Fallout Shelter soundtrack

Other

Vault Archives · Timeline of the music of the Fallout series

[1] Fallout 3 Music Interview at IGN.com

[2] The Making of Fallout "Retro-Futurism" section @ 13:13

[3] Live Fallout 3 interview at eurogamer.net

[1]

[2]

[3]

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 * The ambient soundtrack composed by [[Inon Zur]].
 * Songs and other musical works which are played by the various [[Fallout 3 radio stations|radio stations]].
+==Background==
+Composer Inon Zur was brought in to create the score for Fallout "because I could give them the ambience [sic] and the weird decadence plus an almost low-fi sound, but also bring up some more dramatic, orchestral elements with it when needed." The entire composition process took six months, ending with 60-70 minutes and around 40 tracks. These included everything from ambient cues from entering an area to high-intensity battle music.
+Inon Zur wanted to ensure that the music was not too loop,y but seamless and interactive in response to the player's actions. In taking the orchestral approach into the post-apocalyptic wasteland, he admits some inspiration from [[wikipedia:Jerry Goldsmith|Jerry Goldsmith]], but "sought to employ different techniques on the instruments; they don't sound exactly like a traditional orchestra, but still retain the power of one."<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/10/20/fallout-3-music-interview?page=1 Fallout 3 Music Interview] at IGN.com</ref>
+[[File:FO3 Promo CD.jpg|right|thumb|Soundtrack preorder bonus]]
+The [[Fallout 3 promotional items#Fallout 3 soundtrack CD|preorder bonus]] for ''Fallout 3'' at GameStop included an official soundtrack CD made to look like a vinyl 45 record. It included five songs from the soundtrack: "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire", "Way Back Home", and "Butcher Pete (Part 1)" as well as two tracks from the orchestra score by Inon Zur.
+Concept artist [[Adam Adamowicz]] found inspiration in the 50s artstyle, the incongruity, and the charisma of "the sort of Jet-Set Frank Sinatra/Rat Pack and a flying car with a martini in one hand and he's going to a big band concert".<ref>The Making of Fallout "Retro-Futurism" section @ 13:13</ref>
+In an interview with Eurogamer, PR and marketing manager [[Pete Hines]] admitted that [[Maybe|"Maybe"]] was his favorite song from the soundtrack.<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/live-fallout-3-interview-live-q-and-a Live Fallout 3 interview] at eurogamer.net</ref>
+Music supervision and clearance was obtained by Christopher S. Parker and Tim Scanlin of Brandracket, LLC.
 ==Musical tracks==
@@ Line 19: / Line 32: @@
 ===Radio songs===
 ====Galaxy News Radio====
+=====Period songs=====
-* [[Mighty, Mighty Man]] by [[Roy Brown]]
+'''[[I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire]]'''
-* [[Let's Go Sunning]] by [[Jack Shaindlin]]
+:Written by Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Durham, Sol Marcus, Eddie Seiler
-* [[Anything Goes]] by [[Cole Porter]]
-* [[I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire]] by [[The Ink Spots]]
+:Performed by [[The Ink Spots]]
+:Copyright 1940 (Renewed) Bennie Benjamin Music Inc.
-* [[Way Back Home]] by [[Bob Crosby|Bob Crosby & The Bobcats]]
+:administered by Chappell & Co. (ASCAP),
-* [[Butcher Pete (Part 1)]] by [[Roy Brown]]
+:Eddie Durham Swing Music Publishing (ASCAP)
-* [[A Wonderful Guy]] by [[Tex Beneke]]
+:administered by Bug, Ocheri Publishing Corp. (ASCAP),
-* [[Crazy He Calls Me]] by [[Billie Holiday]]
+:Carlin Music Publishing Canada. Inc. (SOCAN)
-* [[Civilization]] by [[Danny Kaye]] with [[the Andrews Sisters]]
+:on behalf of Redwood Music Limited (PRS)
-* [[Easy Living]] by [[Billie Holiday]]
+:International Rights Secured. All Rights Reserved.
-* [[Happy Times]] by [[Bob Crosby]] & [[The Bobcats]]
+:Used by Permission.
-* [[Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall]] by [[The Ink Spots]] featuring [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
+:Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from
-* [[Maybe]] by [[The Ink Spots]]
+:Universal Music Enterprises
-* [[I'm Tickled Pink]] by [[Jack Shaindlin]]
+'''[[Anything Goes]]'''
-* [[Boogie Man]] by [[Sid Phillips]]
-* [[Jolly Days]] by [[Gerhard Trede]]
+:Written and performed by [[Cole Porter]]
+:Copyright 1934 (Renewed) WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
-* [[Fox Boogie]] by [[Gerhard Trede]]
+:All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
-* [[Swing Doors]] by [[Allan Gray]]
+:Courtesy of RCA Records
-* [[Rhythm For You]] by [[Eddy Christiani]]
+:By Arrangement with Sony BMG Entertainment
-* [[Jazzy Interlude]] by [[Billy Munn]]
+'''[[A Wonderful Guy]]'''
+:Written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
+:Performed by [[Tex Beneke]]
+:Copyright 1949 Williamson Music (ASCAP)
+:All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
+:Courtesy of Soundies Inc.
+:By Arrangement with DePugh Music.
+'''[[Butcher Pete (Part 1)]]'''
+:Written by [[Roy Brown]] & Henry Glover
+:Performed by Roy Brown
+:Copyright 1949 Arc Music Corp. (BMI),
+:Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI),
+:Fort Knox Music Inc. (BMI), T/Q Music, Inc.
+:d/b/a Trio Music Company (BMI),
+:International Rights Secured. All Rights Reserved.
+:Used by Permission.
+:Courtesy of Global Licensing Inc.
+:By Arrangement with Warner Music Group
+:Video Game Licensing
+'''[[Crazy He Calls Me]]'''
+:Written by Bob Russel & Carl Sigman
+:Performed by [[Billie Holiday]]
+:Copyright 1949 Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP)
+:All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
+:Courtesy of The Verve Music Group under license from
+:Universal Music Enterprises
+'''[[Civilization]]'''
+:Written by Bob Hilliard & Carl Sigman
+:Performed by [[Danny Kaye]] with [[the Andrews Sisters]]
+:Copyright 1947 Better Half Music Co. (ASCAP) &
+:Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP)
+:All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
+:International Copyright Secured.
+:Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from
+:Universal Music Enterprises
+'''[[Easy Living]]'''
+:Written by Ralph Rainger & Leo Robin
+:Performed by [[Billie Holiday]]
+:Copyright 1937 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC.
+:All rights administered by Sony/ATV Publishing
+:All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
+:Courtesy of Columbia Records
+:By Arrangement with Sony BMG Entertainment
+'''[[Happy Times]]'''
+:Written by Sylvia Fine
+:Performed by [[Bob Crosby]] & [[The Bobcats]]
+:Copyright 1949 (Renewed) Warner Bros. Inc. (ASCAP)
+:All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
+:Courtesy of Soundies Inc.
+:By Arrangement with DePugh Music
+'''[[Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall]]'''
+:Written by Doris Fisher & Allan Roberts
+:Performed by [[Ella Fitzgerald]] (& [[The Ink Spots]])
+:Copyright 1944 by Universal Music Corp. on behalf of
+:Allan Roberts Music (ASCAP)
+:& Doris Fisher Music Corp. (ASCAP)
+:All rights in US for Allan Roberts Music (ASCAP)
+:administered by Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP)
+:International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.
+:Used by Permission.
+:Courtesy of The Verve Music Group under license from
+:Universal Music Enterprises
+'''[[Maybe]]'''
+:Written by Frank Madden & Allen Flynn
+:Performed by [[The Ink Spots]]
+:Copyright 1935 EMI Entertainment World, Inc. o/b/o
+:EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
+:All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
+:Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises
+'''[[Mighty, Mighty Man]]'''
+:Written and Performed by [[Roy Brown]]
+:Copyright 1949 by Arc Music Corp. (BMI),
+:Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI),
+:Fort Knox Music Inc. (BMI),
+:International Rights Secured. All Rights Reserved.
+:Used by Permission.
+:Courtesy of Global Licensing Inc.
+:By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Video Game Licensing
+'''[[Way Back Home]]'''
+:Written by Alan Lewis & Tom Waring
+:Performed by [[Bob Crosby|Bob Crosby & The Bobcats]]
+:Copyright 1935 Sovereign Music Company (ASCAP),
+:WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
+:All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
+:Courtesy of Soundies Inc.
+:By Arrangement with DePugh Music
+=====Production music=====
+''Performers are noted if known''
+'''[[Boogie Man]]'''
+:Performed by [[Sid Phillips]]
+:Courtesy of APM Music. Inc.
+'''[[Fox Boogie]]'''
+:Performed by [[Gerhard Trede]]
+:Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.
+'''[[I'm Tickled Pink]]'''
+:Performed by [[Jack Shaindlin]]
+:Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.
+'''[[Jazzy Interlude]]'''
+:Performed by [[Billy Munn]]
+:Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.
+'''[[Jolly Days]]'''
+:Performed by [[Gerhard Trede]]
+:Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.
+'''[[Let's Go Sunning]]'''
+:Performed by [[Jack Shaindlin]]
+:Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.
+'''[[Rhythm For You]]'''
+:Performed by [[Eddy Christiani]]
+:Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.
+'''[[Swing Doors]]'''
+:Performed by [[Allan Gray]]
+:Courtesy of APM Music, Inc.
 ====Enclave Radio====
 * [[The Stars and Stripes Forever]] by [[wikipedia:John Philip Sousa|John Philip Sousa]]
@@ Line 51: / Line 176: @@
 ====Agatha's Station====
+''All violin performances are done by Heather MacArthur''
 * [[Gigue - Partita No. 3]] by [[wikipedia:Johann Sebastian Bach|Johann Sebastian Bach]]
 * [[Preludio - Partita No. 3]] by [[wikipedia:Johann Sebastian Bach|Johann Sebastian Bach]]
@@ Line 67: / Line 193: @@
 ===Ambient music===
 ====iTunes Release====
-In Feburary 2013 Bethesda released "Fallout 3: Original Game Soundtrack"
+In February 2013 Bethesda released "Fallout 3: Original Game Soundtrack"
 [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fallout-3-original-game-soundtrack/id598309639?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 on iTunes].
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 |-
 |1
-|Main Title
+|[[Main Title (Fallout 3)|Main Title]]
 |2:04
 |-
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 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dCKPUqlQyQ Main Title], the main menu tune
 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGdN-RIy7R4 XMB music]: Heard on the PlayStation 3, when highlighting "''Fallout 3''" on the XMB menu and waiting until a thumbnail picture comes up. Also heard on PC on desktop start-up screen.
+==References==
+<references/>
 {{Navbox soundtracks}}