Bioshock Licensed Soundtrack

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Annotation

A collection of real-world music licensed for the 2007 video game BioShock. Within the game world (a dystopian utopia built at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, some time in 1960) the player often finds phonographs, PA systems and shortwave radios playing classic examples of early-mid 20th century jazz, blues and other popular music. This compilation was assembled by forum users and fans of the game, gathering the exact recordings used in the game files to be enjoyed separately.

Annotation last modified on 2014-03-13 20:51 UTC.

Tracklist

▼Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1La Mer
double bass:
Carlo Pecori (in 1949-02)
drums (drum set):
Aurelio de Carolis (in 1949-02)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (in 1949-02)
piano:
Gianni Safred (in 1949-02)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (in 1949-02)
instrumental cover recording of:
La Mer (in 1949-02)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1945)
composer:
Albert Lasry (in 1945) and Charles Trenet (in 1945)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Django Reinhardt4:14
2The Best Things in Life
The Ink Spots2:33
3The Party's Over Now
vocals:
Noël Coward (on 1932-09-20)
conductor:
Ray Noble (on 1932-09-20)
recording of:
The Party's Over Now (on 1932-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
part of:
Words and Music
Noël Coward3:35
4Twentieth Century Blues
Al Bowlly3:30
5World Weary
recording of:
World Weary (from "This Year of Grace") (in 1933)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
part of:
This Year of Grace
Noël Coward2:57
6Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1931) and Billy Moll (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
Bing Crosby3:23
7You're the Top
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-12-14)
double bass [string bass]:
Jack Shirra (on 1934-12-14)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Skinnay Ennis (on 1934-12-14)
guitar:
Phil Fent (on 1934-12-14)
piano:
John Scott Trotter (on 1934-12-14)
reeds:
Harold Dankers (on 1934-12-14), Saxie Dowell (on 1934-12-14) and Ben Williams (jazz sax) (on 1934-12-14)
trombone:
Eddie Kusby (on 1934-12-14) and Gus Mayhew (on 1934-12-14)
trumpet:
Russ Case (US trumpeter & bandleader) (on 1934-12-14) and Earl Geiger (on 1934-12-14)
arranger:
John Scott Trotter
recording of:
You’re the Top (on 1934-12-14)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Anything Goes
Skinnay Ennis & Hal Kemp and His Orchestra3:19
8Brother Can You Spare a Dime
recording of:
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (on 1932-10-25)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Jay Gorney
Bing Crosby3:10
9Danny Boy
Mario Lanza2:57
10Just Walking in the Rain
vocals:
Johnnie Ray (aka Johnny Ray, US 1950s songwriter and singer) (on 1956-06-29)
orchestra:
Ray Conniff, His Orchestra & Chorus (on 1956-06-29)
cover recording of:
Just Walkin’ in the Rain (on 1956-06-29)
writer:
Johnny Bragg, Buddy Killen and Robert Riley
Johnnie Ray2:42
11Jitterbug Waltz
Fats Waller3:19
12Nutcracker Suite: Waltz of the Flowers
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:05
13God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday3:01
14Papa Loves Mambo
producer:
Joe Carlton
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1954, on 1954-08-31) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1954, on 1954-08-31)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1954-08-31)
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1954)
recording of:
Papa Loves Mambo (on 1954-08-31)
writer:
Al Hoffman, Dick Manning (American songwriter) and Bickley Reichner
Perry Como12:44
15Bei mir bist Du schön
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1937-11-24)
recording of:
Bei mir bist du schön (English version) (on 1937-11-24)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
additional composer:
Saul Chaplin
composer:
Sholom Secunda
translated version of:
בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין (Bay mir bistu sheyn)
The Andrews Sisters3:07
16If I Didn't Care
recording of:
If I Didn’t Care (on 1939-01-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Range Road Music Inc.
The Ink Spots3.353:05
17Night and Day
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Walter Page (on 1939-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-12-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-13)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1939-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-12-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-12-13) and Harry Edison (on 1939-12-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-12-13)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Billie Holiday42:58
18Beyond the Sea
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer), Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
vocals:
Bobby Darin (on 1958-08-24)
conductor:
Richard Wess (on 1958-08-24)
arranger:
Richard Wess
cover recording of:
Beyond the Sea (on 1958-08-24)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Charles Trenet
publisher:
Bro ’n Sis Music, Éditions Raoul Breton, Music 1 Ltd., Range Road Music Inc., ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
translated version of:
La Mer
Bobby Darin52:51
19It's Bad for Me
Rosemary Clooney42:55
20Doggie in the Window
Patti Page2:39
21Please Be Kind
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-10-02)
bass:
Buddy Catlett (on 1962-10-02)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1962-10-02)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1962-10-02)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1962-10-02)
saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1962-10-02), Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1962-10-02), Charlie Fowlkes (on 1962-10-02), Marshall Royal (on 1962-10-02) and Frank Wess (on 1962-10-02)
trombone:
Henry Coker (on 1962-10-02) and Benny Powell (on 1962-10-02)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (on 1962-10-02), Sonny Cohn (on 1962-10-02), Thad Jones (on 1962-10-02) and Al Porcino (on 1962-10-02)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1962-10-02)
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra (on 1962-10-02)
arranger:
Neal Hefti
cover recording of:
Please Be Kind (on 1962-10-02)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1938)
composer:
Saul Chaplin (in 1938)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
Frank Sinatra2:43