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The music soundtrack of BioShock is composed of licensed music from the 30s, 40s, and 50s, as well as an original orchestral score by Garry Schyman.

Score

The original score for BioShock was composed by Gary Schyman. It was released to consumers for free on August 24, 2007 in MP3 format via the official 2K Games website. The score soundtrack features 12 of the 22 tracks from the game.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Bioshock Main Theme (The Ocean on His Shoulders)" - 1:56
2. "Welcome to Rapture" - 1:53
3. "Dr. Steinman" - 1:00
4. "The Docks" - 0:53
5. "The Dash" - 0:53
6. "Step Into My Gardens" - 1:11
7. "Dancers on a String" - 1:29
8. "Cohen's Masterpiece" - 2:54
9. "The Engine City" - 1:08
10. "Empty Houses" - 1:44
11. "This Is Where They Sleep" - 1:21
12. "All Spliced Up" - 1:04

Licensed music

While playing BioShock, phonographs will occasionally play music from the 1930s, 40s and 50s as the player explores.^[2] The following licensed tracks appear during play in BioShock.

• "Academy Award" - Stanley Black
• "Avalon" - Django Reinhardt
• "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" - The Andrews Sisters
• "The Best Things in Life" - The Ink Spots
• "Beyond the Sea" - Bobby Darin
• "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" - Bing Crosby
• "Danny Boy" - Mario Lanza
• "God Bless the Child" - Billie Holiday
• "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" - Patti Page
• "If I Didn't Care" - The Ink Spots
• "It Had to Be You" - Django Reinhardt
• "It's Bad for Me" - Rosemary Clooney
• "Jitterbug Waltz" - Django Reinhardt
• "La Mer" - Django Reinhardt
• "Liza" - Django Reinhardt
• "Night and Day" - Billie Holiday
• "Papa Loves Mambo" - Perry Como
• "The Party's Over Now" - Noel Coward
• "Please Be Kind" - Django Reinhardt
• "Twentieth Century Blues" - Noel Coward
• "Waltz of the Flowers" - Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
• "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" - Bing Crosby
• "You're the Top" - Cole Porter^[2]

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.

The BioShock EP

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.^[3] 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

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