- For the orchestral score composed by Garry Schyman, see Burial at Sea Original Soundtrack.
As a tradition in the BioShock series, BioShock Infinite's story-driven downloadable contents, Burial at Sea - Episode 1 and Episode 2 feature a licensed soundtrack consisting of several songs and music fitting with the time period of the game.
Background[]
Johnny Mathis' "Wonderful! Wonderful!" was first teased in the trailer for Episode 1 on November 12, 2013. Creative director Ken Levine credited music director Jim Bonney for the find and remarked it "really set the mood and the vibe" for the first glimpse into Rapture in its prime.[1]
In an October 8th reddit AMA, Ken Levine revealed a second song: Patsy Cline's "She's Got You.[2] He later described it as "the most depressing song in history".[3]
In the same GameStop interview, Levine commented that "The role that music plays is I think an intrinsic one and probably of BioShock more than any other game we've every worked on." He also hinted at a Mel Tormé song, later revealed as "The Lady is a Tramp".
Coincidentally, Levine expressed interest in Édith Piaf's "La Vie en Rose" as early as 2007 for the first BioShock, but was not able to get the licensing for it.[4] It made its debut in Episode 2 of Burial at Sea.
Burial at Sea - Episode 1[]
The following are the music and songs appearing in the first episode of Burial at Sea.
| Title | Artist | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiegenlied ("Guten Abend, gute Nacht"), Op. 49, No. 4 | Johannes Brahms | 1868 | Hummed by a woman to her baby in Market Street |
| "Wonderful, Wonderful" | Johnny Mathis | 1957 | Outside DeWitt Investigations on Market Street |
| "The Lady is a Tramp" | Mel Tormé | 1937 | Le Temps Perdu on High Street |
| "She's Got You" | Patsy Cline | 1962 | The Watched Clock diner on High Street |
| "Little Pal" | Lew White (organ) | 1929 | Entering Rapture Records on High Street prior to approaching Cohen's |
| "La Mer" | Django Reinhardt (guitar) Stéphane Grappelli (violin) |
1949 | Rapture Records while looking for the invitation mask |
| "Waltz of the Flowers" (accordion version) | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (composer) Cory Pesaturo (accordion) Jim Bonney (arranger) |
1892 | Cohen's on High Street, when observing the Sun and Moon dance |
| "Cohen's Masterpiece" (accordion version)[5] | Garry Schyman (composer) Cory Pesaturo (accordion) Jim Bonney (arranger) |
2007 | Cohen's on High Street, during the dance with Elizabeth |
| "Stranger in Paradise" (piano version) "Gliding Dance of the Maidens" (original melody) |
Robert Wright George Forrest Alexander Borodin (composer) Duncan Watt (performer) |
1953 | Fontaine's Pavilion when reaching the first and second floor |
| "Tonight for Sure!" | Ruth Wallis | 1953 | The Daily Bread diner at Fontaine's |
| "Good King Wenceslas" (bell and organ version) |
John Mason Neale (lyrics) Thomas Helmore (composer) |
1853 | Jack Frost's Village at Fontaine's |
| Bridal Chorus" | Richard Wagner (composer) Duncan Watt (performer) |
1850 | Bridal shop at Fontaine's Housewares Department |
| "Wedding March" | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) Duncan Watt (performer) |
1842 | Bridal shop at Fontaine's Housewares Department |
| "It Had to be You" | Django Reinhardt | 1938 | The Bookstore at Fontaine's Housewares department |
| "Midnight, the Stars and You" | Al Bowlly | 1934 | The Bistro at Fontaine's Housewares department |
| "Nocturne Op.9 No.2" | Frederic Chopin | 1832 | The Toy store at Fontaine's Housewares department |
Composed for the game[]
| Title | Artist | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| "We Are Free" | James Bonney (composer) Duncan Watt (arranger, performer) Shelley Jennings (Mama Tenenbaum) Sarah Rosa, Kayla Belmore, Ashlee Flagg (Little Sisters) [6][5] |
2013 | Little Wonders Educational Facility on Market Street |
| "Bucking Bronco (Jingle)" | James Bonney, Joe Fielder (lyrics) Duncan Watt (arranger, performer) Brian Church (baritone) Jeff Seamster (narrator)[7] |
2013 | Fontaine's Plasmids |
| "Devil's Kiss (Jingle)" | James Bonney, Joe Fielder (lyrics) C. Heather Holland (vocals) Joe Fielder (announcer)[7] |
2013 | Fontaine's Plasmids |
| "Possession (Jingle)" | James Bonney, Joe Fielder (lyrics) C. Heather Holland (vocals) Joe Fielder (announcer)[7] |
2013 | Fontaine's Plasmids |
Burial at Sea - Episode 2[]
The following are the music and songs appearing in the second episode of Burial at Sea.
| Title | Artist | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| "La Vie En Rose" | Edith Piaf | 1947 | Phonograph (one of several) at La Poche du Temps cafe and sung by various Parisians |
| "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" | Eliphalet Oram Lyte (earliest known adapter), Jennifer Hale, Oliver Vaquer |
- | Sung as a round by the Luteces after they drop off Elizabeth at the Lighthouse |
| "Nocturne Op.9 No.2" | Frederic Chopin | 1832 | The Toy store at Fontaine's Housewares Department |
| "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag" | George Henry Powell (lyrics; under the pseudonym "George Asaf"), Felix Powell (music) | 1915 | Sung badly by a female Splicer just after exiting the Silver Fin Restaurant |
| "So Easy to Love" | Sammy Davis Jr. | 1955 | Manta Ray Lounge |
| "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)" | Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, featuring Tex Beneke and the Modernaires (music)
Marion Hutton, Ray Eberle (vocals) |
1942 | Service Bay |
| "You Belong to Me" | Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, and Redd Stewart (composers) Courtnee Draper (vocals) Troy Baker (guitar) |
1952 (original) | Sung by Elizabeth on Rapture Radio in the locker room of Bathysphere Repair Bay, end credits |
| "Canon in D Major" | Johann Pachelbel (composer), Jim Bonney (piano) | 1694 | Imprinting Studies in Fink's Laboratory |
| "Rise, Rapture, Rise" | Ken Levine (composer) | 2007 | Whistled by Roland in the Rapture Tribune stand of Artemis Suites |
| "The Great Pretender" | The Platters | 1955 | During Atlas' interrogation of Elizabeth in The Room |
| "Back in Baby's Arms" | Patsy Cline | 1963 | On the radio in Dr. Suchong's Free Clinic |
| "La Vie En Rose" (reprise) | Sally | - | End scene and credits |
| "La Mer" | Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli | 1949 | Post credits scene |
Composed for the game[]
| Title | Artist | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Need to Know Theater" | Jim Bonney | 2014 | Need to Know Theater machines, Ryan the Lion Presents |
| "Valse Immorale" | Duncan Watt | 2014 | Cupid's Arrow in Fontaine's |
| "Why Can't I Have a Slice of That Pie?" | Jim Bonney, Joe Fielder, Marc Lacuesta, and Korby Lenker [6][5] | 2014 | Sung by a follower of Atlas outside Bathyspheres DeLuxe |
| "Old Man Winter Jingle" | Jim Bonney, Jorge Lacera, Joe Fielder (lyrics) Jeff Seamster (announcer)[6] |
2014 | In the Test-Drive Reception |
References[]
- ↑ The music behind Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea - An interview with Ken Levine at GameSpot
- ↑ We are Ken Levine (@iglevine) and Andres Gonzalez from Irrational Games. Ask Us Anything. at reddit.com
- ↑ The music behind Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea - An interview with Ken Levine at GameSpot
- ↑ Brush Up for BioShock originally at Gametap.com; archived at archive.org
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Burial at Sea Credits - "Music and Score"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "The Extended Songs of Burial at Sea" Irrational Games Blog Post
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "From the Vault: The Jingles of Burial at Sea" Irrational Games Blog Post