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GTA5: The Cinematographic Score

Tangerine Dream · 2014

63 min · 12 tracks · electronic music

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

Instrumental
58 /100
Foothills
Higher than 10% of albums we've rated

Purposeful electronic cues and polished sequencing serve the game's atmosphere, but the scene-by-scene format gives the album limited musical development on repeat plays.

What we noticed

  • The score is instrumental and built around synthesizer textures, with repeating sequenced figures carrying much of the forward motion.
  • The titles move from urban and mission cues into a countryside sunrise, then robbery and danger; the sequence frames the music as scene-setting rather than a song cycle.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
5/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Place of Conclusions 5:14
  • 2 Streets of Fortune 4:53
  • 3 Mission Possible 4:14
  • 4 Downtown Los Santos 5:05
  • 5 Blaine County Sunrise 5:25
  • 6 Burning the Bad Seal 5:17
  • 7 Beyond the Weakest Point 6:09
  • 8 Sadness, Grief and Hope 4:37
  • 9 Diary of a Robbery 5:35
  • 10 Draw the Last Line Somewhere 6:12
  • 11 The Dangerous Mile 5:41
  • 12 Living on a Razor Edge 5:16

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata