Customer Reviews

Gran Turismo: Real Driving Simulator

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

The song featured in the 'movie' at the beginning of Gran Turismo is a Chemical Brothers remix of "Everything Must Go" by the Manic Street Preachers, which is the title track from their fourth album of the same name (obviously), which, from memory, was released in 1996. The 'Manics' regularly used the Chemical Brothers to remix their tracks from that period on and included them on the B-sides/extra tracks on their single releases for the next few years or so. God only knows where you can get the version heard on the GT intro (somebody else may have posted it above - I can't remember! :P), but there's the facts for ya, so it may help.....

The only thing that the other people have to say is that this disc is incomplete, but if they would take some time and listen to the rest of the album they might realize that it totally rocks. While the Chem. Bros. song is cool, it was used in the introduction and dosent really need to be on this cd to give it a nice, well rounded sound. While songs such as Lose Control by Ash, and As Heaven Is Wide by Garbage, being directly from the game, both need and deserve a place on the disc.

The discs bigest problem lies in the fact that its mixing is off beat at best, keeping it from a 5 star rating. It seems to alternate from mod-rock to tech on every other song, and where it dosent, there is a major change in tempo between songs, making it hard to race consistantly to. With a little re-aranging, this cd could have been great and if you take the time to program it in a better order it is, but you shouldnt have to waste the time on things like that.

Some of the really good songs: CONSPIRACY (HEXIDECIMAL 7") by Terrorvision WHOOSH by Bentley Rhythm Ace WIDE OPEN SPACE by Mansun ECT...

Although most of the music is able to be driven to , some of the music tracks just distract from the mood Gran Tourismo originally established.Tracks 2, 11, and 14 don't really seem to fit in with the GT soundtrack. There were also some good songs from the game that weren't present in the soundtrack. However, fans of exceptional racing tunes should enjoy tracks 6, 7, and 13. Check this CD out if you'd enjoy a more rebellious feeling to racing your GT.

Gran Tirismo is great! To the fan from San A Monica, the Chemical Brother's song can be found on their CD "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" DJ mix. Another great CD, The opening theme is somewhere in the fifth track, there are five tracks with about 20 different songs continuosly run together, thust named the DJ mix. If you buy it you WILL hear it, the only problem is, there are no car noises.

If you like the sound of the game you'll hate the CD. The driving beat of the game is just gone, swallowed up by muddy echoes and hiss. It sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom. I like the songs but production quality is so poor that this CD is probably never coming off the shelf again.

Brilliant, surprised it was so easy to find. Brings back memories from way back when.

If you bought this cd and can't find that ONE song you're looking for, it's because for some reason it hasn't been included. There is a Chemical Brothers song from the album "Brothers Gonna Work it Out" that was ommitted. That's the song you hear in the opening movie of GT.

If you want an exact dupicate sound track of the game, you will be disappointed. Don't get me wrong, the songs are good but the taste of the game is gone. As a matter of fact, I am still trying to look for one song that I kept on hearing on the game but fail to find on the CD. It's still a good CD that you can blast either in your room, working out in gym, or driving.

There are plenty of good game music, especially the song when you pick cars in arcade mode of the game, however, only a few songs on the CD are decent. Tracks 1,3,14,15,and 16 are ok, the rest is junk.

This music is most non-egregious for listening to. The Ash song is a most welcome addition to any driving experience, as is the Garbage song and the song with the "Come on Baby!" Its all good. Good for Spic League Racing.