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Wasn’t the real iconic soundtrack just a song from FSOL ? I mean nothing wipeout related at first …

by javaunsafe2019 2y ago

msephton 2y ago
Some tracks were pre-existing, like those from FSOL, others were specifically written/edited/remixed for the game.
tialaramex 2y ago
I would say Fluke's "Atom Bomb" and "Firestarter" by The Prodigy are at least as big as FSOL's "We Have Explosive" which I assume you're referring to? "Atom Bomb" is much more closely associated with the game, whereas I'd guess many people know "Firestarter" without ever seeing or playing Wipeout games, leaving "We Have Explosive" probably somewhere in the middle.
- joezydeco 2y ago
  The video for Atom Bomb is all Wipeout footage with extra live/cg added on. It's a great track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMzCpy0fXc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMzCpy0fXc And don't forget "Loops of Fury" from the Chemicals.
  - cityzen 2y ago
    Loops of fury is a banger… this whole time was great for music!
tetrisgm 2y ago
It's more than that. We Have Explosive by FSOL was indeed a highlight. But so was Firestarter by Prodigy, which was huge. Underworld was known for doing Born Slippy, huge hit from the Trainspotting soundtrack. Chemical Brothers were huge too. You're right that there aren't a lot of original tracks in the soundtrack. Basically just the ones by CoLD SToRAGE. But even those are top tier. It was the highest caliber a soundtrack had been yet.
- msephton 2y ago
  I'd say that it's easier to count the pre-existing tracks: ...only 2 out of 11 were available before the game as they were early 1996 releases - The Prodigy "Firestarter (Instrumental)" - The Chemical Brothers "Loops of Fury" ...maybe a third depending on your view of The Chemical Brothers track. The game was released late 1996. ...as far as I am aware: - FSOL "We Have Explosive" (was released as a single in 1997, the year after the game) - FSOL "Landmass" (wasn't available anywhere else) - Fluke "V6" (not released elsewhere, though there's a higher fidelity release on the Wipeout Soundtrack CD) - Fluke "Atom Bomb" (the game version is quite different than the single/chart version that released after the game) - The Chemical Brothers "Dust Up Beats" (a totally different version than the one previously released on vinyl in 1994) https://forum.thechembase.com/index.php?topic=309.0 https://forum.thechembase.com/index.php?topic=309.0 - Photek "The Third Sequence" (did eventually get a vinyl release after the 2097 soundtrack) - Underworld's "Tin There" (the full length version of this was released on the Pearl's Girl single shortly after the game release) - Cold Storage "Canada" (written for the game) - Cold Storage "Body in Motion" (written for the game)

Wasn’t the real iconic soundtrack just a song from FSOL ? I mean nothing wipeout related at first …

Some tracks were pre-existing, like those from FSOL, others were specifically written/edited/remixed for the game.

I would say Fluke's "Atom Bomb" and "Firestarter" by The Prodigy are at least as big as FSOL's "We Have Explosive" which I assume you're referring to? "Atom Bomb" is much more closely associated with the game, whereas I'd guess many people know "Firestarter" without ever seeing or playing Wipeout games, leaving "We Have Explosive" probably somewhere in the middle.

joezydeco 2y ago
The video for Atom Bomb is all Wipeout footage with extra live/cg added on. It's a great track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMzCpy0fXc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMzCpy0fXc And don't forget "Loops of Fury" from the Chemicals.
- cityzen 2y ago
  Loops of fury is a banger… this whole time was great for music!

tetrisgm 2y ago

It's more than that. We Have Explosive by FSOL was indeed a highlight. But so was Firestarter by Prodigy, which was huge. Underworld was known for doing Born Slippy, huge hit from the Trainspotting soundtrack. Chemical Brothers were huge too. You're right that there aren't a lot of original tracks in the soundtrack. Basically just the ones by CoLD SToRAGE. But even those are top tier. It was the highest caliber a soundtrack had been yet.

msephton 2y ago
I'd say that it's easier to count the pre-existing tracks: ...only 2 out of 11 were available before the game as they were early 1996 releases - The Prodigy "Firestarter (Instrumental)" - The Chemical Brothers "Loops of Fury" ...maybe a third depending on your view of The Chemical Brothers track. The game was released late 1996. ...as far as I am aware: - FSOL "We Have Explosive" (was released as a single in 1997, the year after the game) - FSOL "Landmass" (wasn't available anywhere else) - Fluke "V6" (not released elsewhere, though there's a higher fidelity release on the Wipeout Soundtrack CD) - Fluke "Atom Bomb" (the game version is quite different than the single/chart version that released after the game) - The Chemical Brothers "Dust Up Beats" (a totally different version than the one previously released on vinyl in 1994) https://forum.thechembase.com/index.php?topic=309.0 https://forum.thechembase.com/index.php?topic=309.0 - Photek "The Third Sequence" (did eventually get a vinyl release after the 2097 soundtrack) - Underworld's "Tin There" (the full length version of this was released on the Pearl's Girl single shortly after the game release) - Cold Storage "Canada" (written for the game) - Cold Storage "Body in Motion" (written for the game)