Comprehensive SimCity Music Collection, Version 3.2

[Haljackey 17,385]

We might want to add the recovered SimCity NES soundtrack to this list!

 

[trar 336]

Perhaps! I don't have the time right now, though.

[AfroEagle 4]

@biff you are a legend. Thank you!

[trar 336]

Apparently the SimCity NES soundtrack is available on the Internet Archive along with the ROM and some other stuff, in case anyone wanted it.

[SimCityHawk 194]

I'm at bit late to the party here, but thanks for the great music uploads, @biff. What a great idea.

The music in all SimCity-games was a great part of the overall aesthetic and atmosphere, and hence it was (and still is) a vital part of the game experience. In the later stages of my life, I have used the soundtracks from SC3K and SC4  intensely for my reading sessions at university (they can also be found on YouTube). Jerry Martin is an exceptionally underrated composer. Funny to think about that this man is probably responsible for a lot of 80's and 90's kids earliest introductions to city jazz, classical music and lounge music. 

The Sims soundtrack is also amazing (the first game - you know, that game we all played once) - the music here is also composed by Jerry Martin. I really dig the bossa nova flavour of the "neighbourhood" tracks.  

[trar 336]

I never played Sims as a kid, but I had SC2K and 3K. Funnily enough I initially didn't like 3K's non-jazz tracks.

[SimCityHawk 194]

11 hours ago, biff said:

Funnily enough I initially didn't like 3K's non-jazz tracks.

I can understand why. Some of the non-jazz tracks from SC3K kinda freaked me out. There was a lurking feeling of intense mystery behind many of them. This one (see link below), for example, had some unreal vibes to it, one could even say it had some supernatural elements (especially the voices in the beginning). However, as my musical mind has matured through the years, I have come to recognize the track as an avantgarde lounge piece that perfectly aligns with the process of managing a greater city. Also, this kind of music was very popular in the years around 99-00.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNrSDd7pbtg&list=PL21A5B193C0C5D166&index=11

[Daeris 1,116]

I've dragged a couple .mp3s into my Radio>Stations>Mayor>Music folder, and they aren't playing in-game, nor showing up in the player in-game. Anyone know what might be going on?

[Kloudkicker 4,564]

1 hour ago, Daeris said:

I've dragged a couple .mp3s into my Radio>Stations>Mayor>Music folder, and they aren't playing in-game, nor showing up in the player in-game. Anyone know what might be going on?

Did you click the box for custom tunes under the playlist in game sound menu? You may also need to turn music off and back on again to reset it.

[Daeris 1,116]

1 minute ago, Kloudkicker said:

Did you click the box for custom tunes under the playlist in game sound menu? You may also need to turn music off and back on again to reset it.

I did click it once, but I'll mess around with it a bit more.

[Kloudkicker 4,564]

4 minutes ago, Daeris said:

I did click it once, but I'll mess around with it a bit more.

The original songs may be mixing in and may need unchecked so they don't play also.

[Daeris 1,116]

I love pretty much all of SC4's music. I enjoy most of SC3000's music as well, especially this one which is my favorite SC3k track: 

It's just so industrial and, idk, dystopian, and Bladerunner-esque. Love it.

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

At least you guys get music. Mine doesn't even get the Maxis stuff, let alone custom. I've tried every configuration, too. The Preview button is grayed out. Not that big a deal, I can play it elsewhere, but once in a while, in game would be nice.

[Haljackey 17,385]

Kotaku article regarding SC4's music- felt it might be of interest to the people that frequent this thread-

 

https://kotaku.com/SimCity-4-s-soundtrack-is-so-good-you-re-already-reinst-1845915803

 

 

[cromabianca 158]

Thank you HJ! I so agree with the article! One of the reasons I decided to reinstall the game in 2013, after at least 8 years of hiatus from the game was because I fetlt hat music so much!

 

Now I just play the game religiously.

Heck I even play the SC4 music when I play C:S

 

[armpit43 172]

Is it possible to load music onto the Origin version of the game? I notice the "Radio" folder does not appear in the Origin file structure.

[Haljackey 17,385]

Holy crap! I never knew this jam existed for SC2K! Holy wowowow!

 

Via

 

[trar 336]

That's actually really neat. Sounds livelier than any other arrangement of SC2K's music I've heard, for sure - very citypop-esque. Apparently Sue Kasper was the only actual composer for the music and the 3 other guys were just technical assistance; I may update the files to reflect this in future but it's way, way down my priority list right now. If we can get a dump of the actual album that would be absolutely amazing, but for now I'll stick a link to the video in the OP.

EDIT: I have it.

[trar 336]

I really, really like the Sim-Melody arrangement guys.

[Haljackey 17,385]

While not from an actual SimCity game, the OST from The Sims (original) fits very nicely when playing SC4.

Remastered soundtrack here:

"Buy Mode" starts 30 mins in and has a very SC3K vibe.

[trar 336]

So this version of the SimCity 2000 Macintosh arrangement is better than what I managed IMO, even if it's a soundfont reproduction instead of an exact recording: https://archive.org/details/SimCity2000MIDIMacOSSF/01+-+Downtown+Dance+(SimCity+2000+Theme+Song).flac

[trar 336]

Damn, this collection's great - I dare say it's even better than mine: https://archive.org/details/SimEverything

I'll leave mine up though...I put too much work into it to take it down.

[matias93 7,535]

I've been making my own list of songs that sound like SimCity music. In the playlist I included some of the original songs that I really like, but here I'll be marking them apart, if you want only the ones that would be additional. Obviously, is a work in progress and I'm contiuously adding more songs that match the style.

Overall, is a cool mixture of jazz, fusion, math rock, ambient and some other game soundtracks.

Spoiler

Douglas Holmquist - Credits (Does Not Commute OST)
Douglas Holmquist - Metropolis
Douglas Holmquist - Port
Douglas Holmquist - Garbage Golf
Douglas Holmquist - City Night
Douglas Holmquist - City
Douglas Holmquist - Suburb

Camel - Supertwister

Jaume Vilaseca Trio - Hairless Heart (Genesis covers)
Jaume Vilaseca Trio - Dusk
Jaume Vilaseca Quartet - The Musical Box

Happy The Man - Hidden Woods

Jerry Martin - Building (SimCity 3000 OST)
Jerry Martin - Illumination
Jerry Martin - Infrastructure
Jerry Martin - New Terrain
Jerry Martin - Magic City
Robi Kauker - Window Washers Dream
Anna Karney - Urban Complex
Kirk Casey - SIM Nights (The Sims OST)
Marc Russo - BoSIM Nova
Jerry Martin - Buying Lumber
Jerry Martin - Under Construction
Jerry Martin - The New Hood
Jerry Martin - Shape Shifter (SimCity 4 OST)
Jerry Martin - Without Form
Kent Jolly - Zone System
Anna Karney - Urban Underground
Edwin Dolinski - Chain Reaction
Jerry Martin - By The Bay

Michael Hedges - Spare Change

Congreso - Un Sueño Perdido
Congreso - El Sombrero de Ruben
Congreso - Musica para Tu Regreso

Vangelis - Soil Festivities: Movement 4
Vangelis - The Oracle Of Apollo
Vangelis - Nerve Centre
Vangelis - Side Streets
Vangelis - Twilight

Plini - Inhale
Plini - Other Things
Plini - Ko Ki
Plini - Heart

Sarah Longfield - Ember
Sarah Longfield - Citrine
Sarah Longfield - Intro

Jake Bowen - Mare Tranquillitatis

Michael Manring - Selene

Covet - good morning
Covet - predawn (feat. Phillip Jamieson)
Covet - pirouette
Covet - odessa
Covet - Nautilus
Covet - Hydra
Covet - Currents
Covet - gleam

Toe - Metronome

GENTLE LOVE - Aquatic Ambiance (Donkey Kong Country)
GENTLE LOVE - Dire, Dire Docks (Super Mario 64)

David Maxim Micic - 500 Seconds Before Sunset

The Flashbulb - Morning Run

Bill Laurance - Neverending City
Bill Laurance - Ready Wednesday
Bill Laurance - The Good Things
Bill Laurance - U-Bahn
Bill Laurance - Swift
Bill Laurance - Mr. Elevator
Bill Laurance - Red Sand
Bill Laurance - December in New York
Bill Laurance - Money in the Desert

fox capture plan - The Last Story of the Myth
fox capture plan - Konton to Souzou No Kikagaku
fox capture plan - Kaleidoscope
fox capture plan - Fragile #2
fox capture plan - Fragile #1
fox capture plan - Asian Dancer

Snarky Puppy - Gemini
Snarky Puppy - Kite
Snarky Puppy - What About Me?
Snarky Puppy - Flight
Snarky Puppy - Sintra
Snarky Puppy - Bling Bling
Snarky Puppy - Xavi
Snarky Puppy - Bad Kids To The Back

Chon - Visit

Iamthemorning - Harmony

Via Luna - No One Cares

Richard Henshall - Limbo (Instrumental)

Jean-Luc Ponty - Mirage

CHARLIER/SOURISSE - Barbary Coast

Metro - It's All Good

Shaun Martin - Lotus

If you want to hear it fully, it's on Deezer:

https://deezer.page.link/wKbsYPM8UhcFueGi7

[Terring 6,476]

I just downloaded the Sim-Melody songs. They're so awesome! I mostly enjoyed the jazz tracks, and some of them sounds like Jerry Martin's "Rush Hour" from SC4. I guess JM had a great inspiration moments when he made his tracks

Now I have SC2K, SC3K (my very first SC ), SC4, SC Societies (some tracks are actually neat) and SC13: Cities of Tomorrow (of course ) in my track list.

[Terring 6,476]

Sorry for the double post, but I had some free time. Now that I have some SimCity Classic tracks from Amiga CDTV (the SNES tracks are beautiful, but their loopy nature is just not my cup of tea), I can now say that I have something from almost all SimCity OSTs in my jukebox, including SimMars. And yes, I have replaced some SC4 tracks with SC3K tracks.

Totally 189 tracks from almost all SimCity games, various games (Cities: Skylines, Anno 2070, Anno 2205, Beyond Earth, Stellaris, Command and Conquer games like Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert, Universe at War, Grey Goo, Rise of Legends, Blade Runner, Forge of Empires), mods (SimMars and Robot Storm for Red Alert 2) and various artists (Vangelis, Jean Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk, Yianni, Daft Punk, Frank Klepacki, 2 Steps from Hell, Konstantinos Delioglou, and many more). A mix of jazz and electronic music

And for the region mode, 97 tracks. Once again I have replaced some SC4 tracks with music from Spore and SimEarth, and include music from other games (Anno 2070, Anno 2205, Stellaris, Beyond Earth, Populous: The Beginning, Universe at War, Space Force: Rogue Universe) and various artists like Vangelis, Yanni, Jean Michel Jarre, and even @MandelSoft. A mix of naturalistic, Celtic, electronic, and space ambient music.

[Febb3 2]

The SimCity 4 Soundtrack is one of the most nostalgic for me. All the evenings sitting there playing SimCity 4 ah, the memories. Thanks for uploading this!

[Haljackey 17,385]

A couple remixes by youtube channel SilvaGunner

Epicenter / Space Jam

The New Hood / Donkey Kong 64 Rap

 

[trar 336]

I added something: the soundfont instruments for SimCity 2000's Playstation port. Also got around to correcting the SC2K artist metadata.

[Haljackey 17,385]

Sim Broadway (from SimCity 3000) on Piano

 

 

 

[Dynamo 3]

Hello there! Thanks for making this comprehensive soundtrack compilation, it's been very useful to me. However I have a question related to SimCity Creator for Wii. It seems that many of the tracks are very short and appear to end abruptly. A friend of mine suggested this could be due to internal looping points in the tracks, but another suggestion is that this is simply a faulty rip. Does anyone have any information related to this?

Thanks very much.