Free Game Soundtracks

KungFuSquirrel

<div class="IPBDescription">Legitimate free music!</div> So particularly with the inclusion of soundtrack CDs for Half-Life 2 and Dawn of War being made available with orders and pre-orders, I've started actively searching more soundtracks where I can find them. Turns out there's actually quite a few available online.

A single track, but one of the best I've heard from a game, was just released the other day on MP3.com - the Brothers in Arms theme, performed by the Prague Philharmonic. You should be able to download it directly from <a href='http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/mp3-bia-download-click/image.com.com/mp3/images/misc/Gearbox_Software-Brothers_in_Arms_Theme.mp3' target='_blank'>this</a> URL.

Blizzard made available a huge selection of tracks from Diablo 2 and Lord of Destruction over time a couple years ago. Many are available in one large pack, with a bunch more as single downloads. I kept up to date with these as they were originally released, but still have to go about grabbing them again. Most can be found <a href='http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/mp3/' target='_blank'>here</a>, with additional MP3s in the specific Bonus and Lord of Destruction sets.

More recently I've discovered a series of game soundtracks for free download on sites such as Fileplanet and FileShack (and I'm guessing you could find plenty of mirrors elsewhere, as these are official releases). Among these are:

Deus Ex 2:
<a href='http://www.fileplanet.com/files/130000/139383.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.fileplanet.com/files/130000/139383.shtml</a>

Chronicles of Riddick:
<a href='http://www.fileplanet.com/files/140000/142261.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.fileplanet.com/files/140000/142261.shtml</a>
<a href='http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=5125' target='_blank'>http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=5125</a>

Men of Valor:
<a href='http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=5310' target='_blank'>http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=5310</a>
<a href='http://www.fileplanet.com/files/140000/144628.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.fileplanet.com/files/140000/144628.shtml</a>

Metal Arms: Glitch in the System: (this is a fun one, check out the stereo intro to Rat Race in particular)
<a href='http://www.fileplanet.com/files/130000/135381.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.fileplanet.com/files/130000/135381.shtml</a>
<a href='http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4204' target='_blank'>http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4204</a>

Myth III:
<a href='http://www.fileplanet.com/files/80000/80877.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.fileplanet.com/files/80000/80877.shtml</a>

Children of the Nile:
<a href='http://www.fileplanet.com/files/140000/148784.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.fileplanet.com/files/140000/148784.shtml</a>
<a href='http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=6010' target='_blank'>http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=6010</a>

Some mods are even included - Red Orchestra:
<a href='http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=5844' target='_blank'>http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=5844</a>

Oh, and this doesn't technically count, but don't miss the punkish cover of the Katamari Damacy theme song by TX-based Corey vs. Corey:
<a href='http://www.fileplanet.com/files/140000/147319.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.fileplanet.com/files/140000/147319.shtml</a>

I haven't even had a chance to listen to all of these yet, and am downloading some now, but it's definitely reassuring to know there is quality music in games and hope for those of us sick of the licensed music trend. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Venmoch

I think you can get the System Shock 2 soundtrack somewhere.

Can't remember where though.

Isamil

I've been trying to get the WC3 music out of the archives, but failing.

Necro

you sir. are a god.

Jimmeh

Anyone got a link to the Doom 3 theme tune?

DragonMech

<!--QuoteBegin-KungFuSquirrel+Jan 23 2005, 03:18 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (KungFuSquirrel @ Jan 23 2005, 03:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Metal Arms: Glitch in the System: (this is a fun one, check out the stereo intro to Rat Race in particular)
<a href='http://www.fileplanet.com/files/130000/135381.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.fileplanet.com/files/130000/135381.shtml</a>
<a href='http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4204' target='_blank'>http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4204</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I love you.

MedHead

Bill Brown music - <a href='http://www.billbrownmusic.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.billbrownmusic.com/</a>
Lineage 2 - <a href='http://www.lineage2.com/pds/pds_music.html' target='_blank'>http://www.lineage2.com/pds/pds_music.html</a>
Anarchy Online - <a href='http://www.soundpeaks.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.soundpeaks.com/</a>
Marathon - <a href='http://www.eigenhat.com/about.html' target='_blank'>http://www.eigenhat.com/about.html</a>
Myst - <a href='http://www.jackwall.net/music.html' target='_blank'>http://www.jackwall.net/music.html</a>
Legacy of Kain - <a href='http://www.lokmusic.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.lokmusic.com/</a>

Gadzuko

I need to find the soundtrack to the original Myth... anyone have it, or can anyone point me to a site that has it? I really really want it and it's way too old to find reliably any more.

TommyVercetti

Jimmeh, the Doom 3 song is in one of the pak4 files. Extract them with WinRAR, find the .ogg file, and if you need to convert it to mp3.

Also, I love the Myth III music. Marty O'Donnel FTW!

Gliss

<!--QuoteBegin-Jimmeh+Jan 23 2005, 02:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jimmeh @ Jan 23 2005, 02:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Anyone got a link to the Doom 3 theme tune? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
just open the pak file with winRAR. now the Quake 3 music, where's that found?

Private_Coleman

<!--QuoteBegin-Venmoch+Jan 23 2005, 04:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Venmoch @ Jan 23 2005, 04:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I think you can get the System Shock 2 soundtrack somewhere.

Can't remember where though. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You can, I made a music pack for ns before but I wasn't allowed to use the music <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

<a href='http://www.ttlg.com/other/jukebox/ss2.htm' target='_blank'>TTLG System Shock 2 music</a>

TommyVercetti

<!--QuoteBegin-Private Coleman+Jan 23 2005, 06:25 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Private Coleman @ Jan 23 2005, 06:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Venmoch+Jan 23 2005, 04:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Venmoch @ Jan 23 2005, 04:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I think you can get the System Shock 2 soundtrack somewhere.

Can't remember where though. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You can, I made a music pack for ns before but I wasn't allowed to use the music <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

<a href='http://www.ttlg.com/other/jukebox/ss2.htm' target='_blank'>TTLG System Shock 2 music</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
"This document contains no data."

Scythe

source sounds.gcf/hl2/sound/music/

Mmm. Thank you GCFScape.

--Scythe--

DOOManiac

<!--QuoteBegin-pjofsky+Jan 23 2005, 05:11 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (pjofsky @ Jan 23 2005, 05:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Jimmeh+Jan 23 2005, 02:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jimmeh @ Jan 23 2005, 02:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Anyone got a link to the Doom 3 theme tune? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
just open the pak file with winRAR. now the Quake 3 music, where's that found? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Or winzip. PAK3 and PAK4 files are ZIP files, not RARs. WinRar reads ZIP files, which is how this nasty rumor got started.

The DOOM3 track is in pak003.pk4\d3theme.ogg

The Quake 3 music is in pak0.pk3 and there are several in \music at the very bottom of the file (in WinZip). They are all .wav's though so you'll most likely want to convert them to mp3.

And while these aren't direct game soundtracks, there are <u>thousands</u> of remixes available at:
<a href='http://www.ocremix.org' target='_blank'>OCRemix</a>
<a href='http://www.vgmix.com' target='_blank'>VGMix</a>

Tequila

<a href='http://jadiepoo.com/dx/OST/' target='_blank'>The sublime Deus Ex 1 OST</a>.

MedHead

<!--QuoteBegin-TommyVercetti+Jan 23 2005, 07:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TommyVercetti @ Jan 23 2005, 07:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Private Coleman+Jan 23 2005, 06:25 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Private Coleman @ Jan 23 2005, 06:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Venmoch+Jan 23 2005, 04:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Venmoch @ Jan 23 2005, 04:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I think you can get the System Shock 2 soundtrack somewhere.

Can't remember where though. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You can, I made a music pack for ns before but I wasn't allowed to use the music <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

<a href='http://www.ttlg.com/other/jukebox/ss2.htm' target='_blank'>TTLG System Shock 2 music</a> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
"This document contains no data." <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
<a href='http://www.ttlg.com/other/jukebox/main.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.ttlg.com/other/jukebox/main.htm</a>

docchimpy

<a href='http://www.grimfandango.net/index.php?page=soundtrack' target='_blank'>Der Grim Fandango Soundtrack]</a>

The Grim Fandango Soundtrack. Ah, good times.

TychoCelchuuu

<a href='http://gamingfm.com' target='_blank'>All the game music you could ever want.</a>

<a href='http://soundtracks.mixnmojo.com' target='_blank'>LUCASARTS MUSIC!!!!!!!!!</a> It doesn't have Star Wars or Indiana Jones games for legal reasons, but Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, The Dig, Outlaws, Sam and Max, and everything else you could ever want is all there. BEST WEBSITE EVER!!!!

Mantrid

I was just about to post a link to Grim Fandango music.

Well, if that site doesn't work for whatever reason, you can get the soundtrack <a href='http://www.grimfandango.net/?page=soundtrack' target='_blank'>here</a>.

Marik_Steele

I still have a good amount of the mp3's from Interplay's site, back when they were available for free download. By now they're so bankrupt they can't properly host their main site, much less minor downloads, so I may be one of the few people who has these soundtracks. This includes baldur's gate, freespace 2, icewind dale, and planescape: torment.

If anyone is willing to provide hosting, or give me very easy instructions to set up a torrent so the rest of us can get them, PM me. Planescape's music alone is 72 megs, and I imagine it and Baldur's Gate will be very popular, so be prepared for some bandwidth drain.

MedHead

What's the total file size for all the music you're offering, Marik? These are in ZIPs, right?

TommyVercetti

<!--QuoteBegin-Tequila+Jan 23 2005, 07:49 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tequila @ Jan 23 2005, 07:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://jadiepoo.com/dx/OST/' target='_blank'>The sublime Deus Ex 1 OST</a>. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I know that the orchestral version of the Deus Ex Title theme is available on fileplanet.com, and it pwns the ponce off the original. However, I am too lazy to link to it.

Marik_Steele

<!--QuoteBegin-MedHead+Jan 24 2005, 12:06 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MedHead @ Jan 24 2005, 12:06 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What's the total file size for all the music you're offering, Marik? These are in ZIPs, right? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well, they <i>could</i> be put in zips. At the moment I have them somewhat strewn about several folders on my hard drive (my guess is Windows Media Player tried to organize them unsuccessfully). My estimate is that Baldur's Gate alone is at least 50megs, Planescape is, as I said, 72 megs, Freespace 2 is at least 13 megs (I doubt it's the <i>entire</i> soundtrack, but it's what was up for download), and icewind dale, I can currently only find the 2-meg theme, not the soundtrack.

Total about/at least 137 megs.

SoulSkorpion

If you don't mind midis, try <a href='http://www.mirsoft.info/' target='_blank'>here</a>, which also has information on game music in general even if it doesn't have the tracks (since it only hosts midis).

Downloadable:<ul><li><a href='http://www.wcnews.com/music/' target='_blank'>Wing Commander series</a></li><li><a href='http://www.dune2k.com/?page=files-dune2000&show=audio' target='_blank'>Dune series</a></li><li><a href='http://www.doomworld.com/music/' target='_blank'>Doom</a></li><li><a href='http://www.rareware.com/extra/downloads/download_n64.html' target='_blank'>Banjo Tooie, Jet Force Gemini and Conker's Bad Fur Day</a></li></ul>Tracks accessible with game:<ul><li>Sacrifice</li><li>Netstorm</li><li>Civilization III</li><li>Command & Conquer has its tracks as wavs packed into one of Westwood's proprietary package types, for which there exist unzipping utilities.</li><li>Warcraft 3 - all tracks can be accessed through the world editor, which provides a convenient export feature.</li></ul>Soundtrack is on the game CD in audio CD format:<ul><li>Total Annihilation</li><li>Mechwarrior 2</li><li>Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries</li><li>Quake</li><li>Quake 2</li><li>Dungeon Keeper</li><li>Half-Life</li><li>Command & Conquer: Covert Operations</li></ul>That's pretty much a summary of my game music collection <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->. The others are midis (from the aforementioned site) and home-made mp3s from recording speaker output.

CplDavis

<a href='http://www.fileplanet.com/download.aspx?f=133463' target='_blank'>Unreal 2 ST</a>


<a href='http://www.fileplanet.com/files/80000/84903.shtml' target='_blank'>Deus Ex Main theme redone with 20 piece orchestra</a>


found it lol

and yes it does pwn all. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

GWAR

<a href='http://www.battletechmodproductions.com/dloads_var.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.battletechmodproductions.com/dloads_var.shtml</a>

The music from the mechwarrior series of games, and the animated series.

If anyone is interested, I can also share the baldurs gate soundtrack from the bonus CD. Good thinking music <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

CplDavis

<!--QuoteBegin-GWAR+Jan 24 2005, 11:43 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (GWAR @ Jan 24 2005, 11:43 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://www.battletechmodproductions.com/dloads_var.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.battletechmodproductions.com/dloads_var.shtml</a>

The music from the mechwarrior series of games, and the animated series.

If anyone is interested, I can also share the baldurs gate soundtrack from the bonus CD. Good thinking music <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Nice one Gwar!

Thanks. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

TychoCelchuuu

Is there any way to get the Half-Life or Half-Life 2 soundtracks if I've installed them through Steam? Or would I need the HL disc or the HL2 bonus disc for that?

Also, I feel so bad for not extracting the WC3 music when I could. My disc is all scratched up and the game isn't installed. Poor me <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

CplDavis

<!--QuoteBegin-TychoCelchuuu+Jan 24 2005, 12:01 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TychoCelchuuu @ Jan 24 2005, 12:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Is there any way to get the Half-Life or Half-Life 2 soundtracks if I've installed them through Steam? Or would I need the HL disc or the HL2 bonus disc for that?

Also, I feel so bad for not extracting the WC3 music when I could. My disc is all scratched up and the game isn't installed. Poor me <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You can get the HL1 Soundtrack (as well as OpFor and Blueshift I believe)

by simply sticking them in your CD player and skipping past track 1 which is the data track.

Zaggy

Please, someone, can you rip the sounds from Dungeon Keeper 2?

"Keeper, your dungeon is full of yoghurt"

"Keeper, you minions demand cable"

xD

Some Dune 2 (yes the old one <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->)

<a href='http://ds.nahoo.net/Games/Dune2.html' target='_blank'>http://ds.nahoo.net/Games/Dune2.html</a>

More songs:

<a href='http://digitalpress.5u.com/dpsoundz/soundmus.htm' target='_blank'>http://digitalpress.5u.com/dpsoundz/soundmus.htm</a>

Rellix

I remember doing it before Ill see if i can remember how.

Unreal 2 for the win!

As for HL 1 series all on the CDs or in directories, HL2 you need to buy.

Sim City 4 has a pretty good soundtrack, also available in the game folders.

All C&C games bar generals I think can be opened with an .aud player codec but they may require extration from their .mix files.

Tribes 2 soundtrack is in the game folders too only 4 tracks i think tho.