BioShock (soundtrack)

The music soundtrack of BioShock is composed of licensed music from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, as well as an original orchestral score by Garry Schyman.

BioShock score

BioShock Orchestral Score
Soundtrack album by Garry Schyman & Various
Released	August 24, 2007
Recorded	c. 2007
Genre	Video game music
Length	21:47

The original score for BioShock was composed by Garry Schyman. A selection of tracks was released to fans for free on August 24, 2007 in MP3 format via the official 2K Games website. The downloadable soundtrack features 12 tracks from the game.

1. "Bioshock Main Theme (The Ocean on his Shoulders)"
2. "Welcome to Rapture"
3. "Dr. Steinman"
4. "The Docks"
5. "The Dash"
6. "Step Into My Gardens"
7. "Dancers on a String"
8. "Cohen's Masterpiece"
9. "The Engine City"
10. "Empty Houses"
11. "This Is Where They Sleep"
12. "All Spliced Up"

I Am Rapture, Rapture Is Me (Official BioShock Score)
Soundtrack album by Garry Schyman & Various
Released	February 9, 2010
Recorded	c. 2007
Genre	Video game music

The entire soundtrack for BioShock was collected on a vinyl record and included with the Special Edition of BioShock 2. It features almost all the tracks from the downloadable score, save for "The Dash", along with other unreleased tracks.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Ocean on His Shoulders (BioShock Main Theme)" - 1:56
2. "Welcome To Rapture" - 1:53
3. "Dancers On A String" - 1:29
4. "Cohen's Masterpiece" - 2:54
5. "Step Into My Garden" - 1:11
6. "The Docks" - 0:53
7. "This Is Where They Sleep" - 1:21
8. "The Engine City" - 1:08
9. "All Spliced Up" - 1:04
10. "Dr. Steinman" - 1:00
11. "Empty Houses" - 1:43
12. "Lost Soul"
13. "The Good One"
14. "Rapture Daily News"

Side B

1. "Busted Sub"
2. "Spliced Aphrodite"
3. "Diseased Medical"
4. "Cohen Is Lurking"
5. "Haunted Slums"
6. "Bowels Of The City"
7. "Becoming One of Them"
8. "Combat Medly"
9. "Rise Rapture Rise"
10. "Gameplay Cues"

BioShock 2 score

Sounds From The Lighthouse (Official BioShock 2 Score)
Soundtrack album by Garry Schyman & Various
Released	February 9, 2010
Recorded	c. 2010
Genre	Video game music
Length	47:37

The original score for BioShock 2 was composed by Garry Schyman. It was released to consumers in the special edition of the game under the name, Sounds From The Lighthouse (Official BioShock 2 Score) on February 9, 2010 on CD. The score soundtrack features all 26 tracks from the game.

Track listing

1. "Pairbond (BioShock 2 Theme)" - 2:33
2. "Waking Up In 1959 (Multiplayer Main Menu)" - 1:31
3. "Ten Years Later" - 1:46
4. "Protecting His Charge" - 1:07
5. "Welcome Back" - 2:20
6. "Cult Of Lamb" - 1:18
7. "Out The Airlock" - 1:41
8. "How She Sees The World" - 2:46
9. "Grace Under The Ocean" - 1:51
10. "The Abyss" - 1:24
11. "Big Sister On The Move" - 2:00
12. "Send Him Howling Back To Hell" - 2:06
13. "Eleanor's Darkness" - 1:42
14. "That Symbol On Your Hand" - 2:00
15. "Drained Memories" - 2:40
16. "Entrance To Eden" - 1:37
17. "Persephone" - 1:07
18. "Cell Block" - 1:14
19. "Lockdown March" - 1:28
20. "Welcome To The Drop (Alt. With Vocal)" - 1:38
21. "Under The Tracks (Unused With Vocal)" - 2:43
22. "Research" - 1:11
23. "Destroying The Lobby" - 1:09
24. "Gil's Entertainment" - 1:48
25. "Escape" - 3:32
26. "Eleanor's Lullaby" - 1:39

Licensed music

While playing BioShock and BioShock 2, phonographs will occasionally play music from the 1930s, 40s and 50s as the player explores. Following is a list of licensed songs that appear in BioShock and BioShock 2

BioShock

• "La Mer" - Django Reinhardt
• "If I Didn't Care" - The Ink Spots
• "The Party's Over Now" - Noel Coward
• "The Best Things in Life Are Free" - The Ink Spots
• "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" - Bing Crosby
• "It Had to Be You" - Django Reinhardt
• "God Bless the Child" - Billie Holiday
• "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" - Bing Crosby
• "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" - The Andrews Sisters
• "Jitterbug Waltz" - Fats Waller
• "Night and Day" - Billie Holiday
• "Liza" - Django Reinhardt
• "Twentieth Century Blues" - Noel Coward
• "Beyond the Sea" - Bobby Darin
• "Waltz of the Flowers" - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" - Patti Page
• "It's Bad for Me" - Rosemary Clooney
• "Please Be Kind" - Django Reinhardt
• "Papa Loves Mambo" - Perry Como
• "You're the Top" - Cole Porter
• "Danny Boy" - Mario Lanza

Songs appearing briefly

• "Just Walking in the Rain" - Johnnie Ray
• "The Ballroom Waltz" - Cliff Eidelman
• "World Weary" - Noël Coward
• "Wild Ride" - Faux Frenchman

Licensed but unused songs

• "Avalon" - Django Reinhard
• "Just One of Those Things" - Lee Morgan
• Let's Fly Away - Lee Wiley
• This is a Changing World - Noel Coward
• You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me - Bing Crosby/Harry Edison
• "Rosalie" - Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
• "I loves you, Porgy" - Billie Holiday
• "Lil` Darlin" - Count Bessie
• "Jive to Five" - Count Bessie
• "Happy Feet" - Cab Calloway
• "Too Young" - Nat King Cole

In addition to these, the song "You're Getting to be a Habit With Me" by Buddy Rich and Harry Edison appears during the installation sequence for the PlayStation 3 version of the game.

BioShock 2

The licensed music featured in Bioshock 2 was officially released as an Amazon MP3 and CD on demand service album on April 15, 2010, entitled Bioshock 2: The Official Soundtrack - Music From And Inspired By The Game (Special Edition). It contains 18 tracks spanning 52 minutes

Full Tracklist

• "Hush, Hush, Hush, Here Comes the Bogeyman" - Henry Hall
• "You Always Hurt the One You Love" - The Mills Brothers
• "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" - Patti Page
• "Nightmare" - Artie Shaw
• "Sweet Madness" - Adrian Rollini & His Orchestra, including Benny Goodman, Bunny Berigan, etc.
• "Daddy, Won't You Please Come Home" - Annette Hanshaw
• "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra With Martha Tilton
• "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" - The Andrews Sisters
• "The Boogie Man" - Todd Rollins & His Orchestra with Chick Bullock
• "Twentieth Century Blues" - Noel Coward
• "Praise The Lord and Pass The Ammunition" - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
• "Dawn of a New Day" - Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights
• "Night and Day" - Billie Holiday
• "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" - Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra, featuring Mary Martin
• "Chasing Shadows" - Django Reinhardt ; Stéphane Grappelli ; Quintette Du Hot Club de France
• "Jitterbug Waltz" - Fats Waller & His Rhythm
• "I Cover The Waterfront" - Connie Boswell
• "Mental Strain At Dawn" - Jack Purvis, trumpet solo, with rhythm accompaniment
• "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" - Ink Spots
• "I'm Making Believe" - The Ink Spots ; Ella Fitzgerald
• "It's Only a Paper Moon" - Ella Fitzgerald
• "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" - Bessie Smith
• "Pennies from Heaven" - Bing Crosby
• "Paper Doll" - The Mills Brothers
• "Ten Cents a Dance" - Ruth Etting
• "Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl" - Bessie Smith
• "Memories of You" - The Ink Spots
• "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" - Cab Calloway
• "Daddy's Little Girl" - The Mills Brothers
• "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" - Django Reinhardt
• "Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat" - The Ink Spots
• "It's Bad for Me" - Rosemary Clooney
• "It Had to be You" - Django Reinhardt
• "Dream" - The Pied Pipers
• "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" - The Ink Spots

Songs featured on Rapture Radio (online commercial broadcast) but removed from the final version:

• "The Wreck of the Old Southern 97" - Ernest Thompson
• "All By Myself" - Aileen Stanley
• "Delilah Jones" - The McGuire Sisters
• "Crazy Blues" - Mary Stafford
• "Im Gonna Jazz My Way" - Mary Stafford
• "Struttin Blues" - Leona Williams
• "Across The Alley From The Alamo" - The Mills Brothers
• "Civilisation" -
• "Who Cares" - Eddie Elkins Orchestra
• "Who Dat Up Dere" - Woody Herman
• "St James Infirmary" - Spike Hughes And His Dance Orchestra
• "Sally Goodin" - Obed Pickard
• "Hey Ba Ba Re Bop" - Lionel Hampton
• "Put 'em in a box" - Danny Kaye And The Andrew Sisters

In addition to these, the song "Dream" by The Pied Pipers was played over the Teaser Trailer for BioShock 2.

The song "Daddy, Won't You Please Come Home?" by Annette Hanshaw is used in a trailer, it can also be heard in one of the early levels of the game.

BioShock Infinite

Full tracklist will be revealed in 2012.

• "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" - Tears for Fears

The BioShock EP

The BioShock EP
EP by Moby and Oscar the Punk
Released	December 4, 2007
Genre	Electronica
Length	11:04
Label	Take-Two Interactive Software

The BioShock EP (also known as The Rapture EP) is a CD included with the limited edition version of BioShock and contains remixes by Moby and Oscar the Punk. The three remixed tracks on the CD include "Beyond the Sea," "God Bless the Child" and "Wild Little Sisters". The original recordings of these songs are in the game.

Track listing

1. "Beyond the Sea" (Moby and Oscar the Punk Remix) - 3:13
2. "God Bless the Child" (Moby and Oscar the Punk Remix) - 3:55
3. "Wild Little Sisters" (Moby and Oscar the Punk Remix) - 3:56