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Many of the side quests and main quests in Fallout: New Vegas are named after popular songs of famous 1950s singers, most notably Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. See also Edit. See Fallout: New Vegas quest IDs for quest IDs that can be used in the PC version's console.

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Fallout: New Vegas soundtrack

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The Fallout: New Vegassoundtrack contains three main elements:

• The ambient soundtrack composed by Inon Zur.
• Songs and other musical works which are played by the various radio stations.
• The ambient soundtrack composed by Mark Morgan, originally from Fallout and Fallout 2.

BackgroundEdit

Inon Zur reprised his role for composing the orchestral score. In comparison to Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas went for a smaller scale using sound design synthesizers, The Lyris Quartet providing the strings and a few guitars. The result is 'quite a twangy, a little Western, but a very twisted western sound.'

Regarding the period tracks: 'the score for New Vegas is basically portraying more of the psychological place that we want the player to be and the songs are giving them more of the adventure of the era.'

In addition to 80 minutes of new score, Bethesda and Obsidian got the rights to integrate the previous scores from earlier Fallout games.^[1]

Developer Joshua Sawyer contrasted the music choice of Fallout 3 as having a 'goofy upbeatness' of the '30s and '40s, while New Vegas focused the crooner-style Rat-Pack-late '50s, as well as bluegrass and country music from the '40s to the '50s.^[2]

Despite the game having numerous references to Elvis Presley, developer Jason Bergman revealed on the Bethesda forums that performance rights to any of Elvis' songs would be too costly.^[3]

Music supervision and clearance was done by Christopher S. Parker and Brandracket, LLC.

Tracks listed in creditsEdit

Note: The track listings in the credits do not accurately reflect the playlist for those stations. See the pages for the radio stations, or see the songs page for correct track information.

CreditsEdit

Ain't That a Kick in the Head?

Written by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen

Performed by Dean Martin

Maraville Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.

Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

Big Iron

Written and Performed by Marty Robbins

(C) 1958 Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI) and Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (BMI)

All Rights Administered by Unichappell Music Inc, Mariposa Music, Inc. (BMI)

All Rights Reserved.

Courtesy of Columbia Records

By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

Blue Moon

Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

Performed by Frank Sinatra

Used by Permission of EMI Entertainment World, Inc. on behalf of EMI ROBBINS CATALOG INC. (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.

Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

Cobwebs and Rainbows

Music by Dick Stephen Walter

Lyrics by J.E. Sawyer

Lyrics published by Bethesda Softworks LLC

Performed by J.E. Sawyer

Courtesy of APM Music

Home on the Wastes

Written by J.E. Sawyer

Performed by J.E. Sawyer and Nathaniel Chapman

Courtesy of Bethesda Softworks LLC

It's a Sin to Tell a Lie

Written by Billy Mayhew

Performed by The Ink Spots

(C) 1936 (Renewed) WB Music Corp. (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

Courtesy of Dominion Entertainment Inc.

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

Written by Joseph Lilley and Frank Loesser

Performed by Kay Kyser

Sony/ATV Harmony (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

Courtesy of Columbia Records

By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

Love Me as Though There Were No Tomorrow

Written by Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh

Performed by Nat King Cole

(C) 1955 Used by Permission of EMI Entertainment World, Inc. on behalf of EMI ROBBINS CATALOG INC. (ASCAP), Harold Adamson Music (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.

Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

Mad About the Boy

Written by Noel Coward

Performed by Helen Forrest

(C) 1932 Chappell Music Ltd (PRS). All Rights Reserved.

Courtesy of Soundies Inc.

By Arrangement with DePugh Music

New Vegas Valley

Written by J.E. Sawyer

Performed by J.E. Sawyer and James Melilli

Courtesy of Bethesda Softworks LLC

Something's Gotta Give

Written by Johnny Mercer

Performed by Bing Crosby

(C) 1954 The Johnny Mercer Foundation (ASCAP)

All Rights Administered by WB Music Corp. All Rights Reserved.

Courtesy of Bing Crosby Enterprises

Under License From South Bay Music Group

Streets of New Reno

Written by J.E. Sawyer

Performed by J.E. Sawyer and Nathaniel Chapman

Courtesy of Bethesda Softworks LLC

Why Don't You Do Right?

Written by Joe McCoy

Performed by Peggy Lee, featuring the Dave Barbour Quartet

Used by permission of Morley Music Co. (ASCAP)

'Courtesy of Cassidy Music, LLC'

Fallout New Vegas Named Ranges

Big Iron

Written and Performed by Marty Robbins

(C) 1958 Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI) and Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (BMI)

All Rights Administered by Unichappell Music Inc, Mariposa Music, Inc. (BMI)

All Rights Reserved.

Courtesy of Columbia Records

By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

Hangover Heart

Written by Hank Thompson and Pat Hagen

Performed by Hank Thompson

Used by Permission of EMI Entertainment World, Inc. on behalf of EMI Beechwood Music Corp. (BMI). All Rights Reserved.

Courtesy of Soundies Inc.

By Arrangement with DePugh Music

Heartaches by the Number

Written by Harlan Howard

Performed by Guy Mitchell

Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI). All Rights Reserved.

Courtesy of Dominion Entertainment, Inc.

It's a Sin

Written by William Grishaw

Performed by Eddy Arnold

Sony/ATV Milene Music (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

Courtesy of RCA Records

By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

Johnny Guitar

Written by Victor Young and Peggy Lee

Performed by Peggy Lee

(C) 1954 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) & Denslow Music (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

Courtesy of Geffen Records

Under License from Universal Music Enterprises

Stars of the Midnight Range

Written and Performed by Johnny Bond and his Red River Valley Boys

Red River Songs, Inc. (BMI)

Courtesy of Soundies Inc.

By Arrangement with DePugh Music

Additional licensed tracksEdit

The following additional tracks, licensed from APM, a production music company, appear in-game, either on Radio New Vegas, Mojave Music Radio or Black Mountain Radio, in the lobbies of the Tops, Ultra-Luxe or Gomorrah casinos, or in the Aces Theater in the Tops.

• 'American Swing' by Gerhard Trede
• 'Blues For You' by Gabriel Pares
• Concerto For 2 Violins in D Minor - 2: Largo Ma Non Tanto - Johann Sebastian Bach
• Concerto Grosso no. 10 in B Minor - 1: Allegro - Antonio Vivaldi
• Concerto Grosso no. 10 in B Minor - 3: Allegro - Antonio Vivaldi
• 'Flower Duet' from Lakmé - Léo Delibes
• Four Seasons No. 4, Winter - 2: Largo - Antonio Vivaldi
• 'Goin' Under' by Darrell Wayne Perry and Tommy Smith
• 'Hallo Mister X' by Gerhard Trede
• 'Happy Times' by Bert Weedon
• 'I'm Movin' Out' by The Roues Brothers
• 'I'm So Blue' by Katie Thompson
• 'In the Shadow of the Valley' by Lost Weekend Western Swing Band
• 'Jazz Blues' by Gerhard Trede
• 'Jazz Club Blues' by Harry Bluestone
• 'Joe Cool' by Georges Tesperin(Recorded under the pseudonym 'Nino Nardini')
• 'Lazy Day Blues' by Bert Weedon
• 'Let's Ride Into the Sunset Together' by Lost Western Weekend Swing Band
• 'Lone Star' by Lost Weekend Western Swing Band
• 'Manhattan' by Gerhard Trede
• Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major - 2: Andante - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• 'Ride of the Valkyries' - Richard Wagner
• 'Roundhouse Rock' by Bert Weedon
• 'Sit and Dream' by Pete Thomas, Ashley Slater, and Laurie Stras
• 'Sleepy Town Blues' by Harry Lubin
• 'Slow Bounce' by Gerhard Trede
• 'Slow Sax' by Christof Dejean
• 'Spring Song' (Op 62, No 6) - Felix Mendelssohn
• 'Strahlende Trompete' by Gerhard Trede
• 'Von Spanien Nach Südamerika' by Gerhard Trede
• 'Where Have You Been All My Life?' by Hal David and John Cacavas

Ambient musicEdit

In February 2013, Bethesda made the ambient music (as well as the non-radio 'performed' songs) from Fallout: New Vegas available on iTunes in the Fallout New Vegas: Original Game Soundtrack release.

In June 2018, the ambient music was made available for purchase on Steam.

Good Fallout Names

As used in the gameEdit

Tracks from older Fallout titlesEdit

From FalloutEdit

See the Fallout soundtrack page for more information on these tracks.

• 'City of the Dead' plays in Nipton, Camp Searchlight and other Legion controlled territories.
• 'City of Lost Angels' plays in various parts in the overworld such as The Fort.
• 'Metallic Monks' plays in Freeside, in one of the houses in Camp Searchlight and in many areas inside the Vegas city limits, as well as the front gate into the city. The song also plays around the Mojave. It can appear alongside 'Second Chance' in the Executive suites in Dead Money and throughout the Big MT in Old World Blues.
• 'Underground Troubles' plays in various caves and indoor areas.
• 'The Vault of the Future' plays in Vault 22 and sometimes in X-8 research center.
• 'Second Chance' plays in various parts of the Mojave Wasteland and usually in Old Mormon Fort. It can also play in the Executive suites in Dead Money as well as the Dead Horses camp in Honest Hearts.
• 'Acolytes of the New God' plays in various places, such as Red Rock Canyon, outside of Cannibal Johnson's cave and also in Dead Money.
• 'Radiation Storm' plays in the Lucky 38 penthouse and presidential suite, Securitron Vault, REPCONN research labs, in some areas of the wasteland and the outdoor areas of Big MT.
• 'Flame of the Ancient World' plays in various parts of the Mojave Wasteland, Angel cave from Honest Hearts alongside 'Acolytes of the New God,' and Hopeville missile silo bunker from Lonesome Road.
• 'Industrial Junk' plays in Vault 34, Vault 11, Michael Angelo's workshop, the Villa Police Station, the X-8 research center and the Cave of the Abaddon.
• 'Desert Wind' plays in various locations, including the Villa Police Station (alternating with 'Industrial Junk') and the Sierra Madre Vault.

From Fallout 2Edit

See the Fallout 2 soundtrack page for more information on these tracks.

• 'Dream Town' plays at/in Victor's shack, Blue Paradise Vacation Rentals, Mesquite Mountains Camp Site, Vault 21, sometimes in NCR Sharecropper Farms and outside of Vault 22.
• 'Gold Slouch' plays near the Wrecked Highwayman.

From Fallout 3Edit

See the Fallout 3 soundtrack page for more information on these tracks.

• 'Base 2,' '3' and '4' can be heard around various military installations such as the Mojave Outpost, NCR Ranger safehouse, Gun Runners and Hidden Valley bunker.
• 'Explore 2' through '6' can be heard in various parts of the Mojave Wasteland both indoors and outdoors, Zion Canyon and Big MT (especially the Sink).
• 'Dungeon 1,' '2' and '3' can be heard in abandoned buildings and some parts of the Mojave and The Divide.
• 'Explore 7' can be heard in Novac.

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑Interview with Fallout: New Vegas composer Inon Zur at g4tv.com
2. ↑Interview: Josh Sawyer on Fallout: New Vegas at engadget.com
3. ↑Where's Wal-Jason Bergman Thread 2 on the Bethesda Forums.