Wipeout 2097: The Soundtrack (released as Wipeout XL: The Soundtrack in North America) is the soundtrack album of the video game of the same name, both of which were released in 1996. The album features many forms of electronic music produced by many British and European artists.
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The soundtrack album for Wipeout 2097 follows a similar genre and style to the previous soundtrack album, Wipeout - The Music. The music featured was very underground at the time, as Nick Burcombe, the designer of the original game idealised. The design, as with the previous album, was made by The Designers Republic, this time credited as 'The miT Designers Republic™'.[1]
As with the previous soundtrack, the tracklist doesn't fully match the songs included on the original game. 7 songs present on the original PlayStation release are on the soundtrack, 2 are featured on the previous game and soundtrack album, and 5 are original to this release. Songs that were edited for the game's release are presented in full length on this album.
"Atom Bomb" by Fluke was written especially for the game, and later released as a single in November 1996, with a music video and artwork tying into the game.[2] The version of "Atom Bomb" on this soundtrack is an exclusive alternate mix not found on any of Fluke's releases. Other songs made for the game include Photek's "The Third Sequence" and "Titan", Fluke's "V Six", and Source Direct's "2097", as well as Fluke's "Atom Bomb (Atomix 6 Instrumental)", FSOL's "Landmass", and CoLD SToRAGE's "Body in Motion" and "Canada", which only appear in-game.
Unlike the previous soundtrack album, Wipeout 2097: The Soundtrack was released in many regions, including Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. It was released on CD, Vinyl and Cassette.[3] It also was much more successful than the previous album, peaking at number 16 on the UK Compilations Chart. Fluke's "Atom Bomb" charted at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 4 on the UK Dance Chart.
Two US-only promotional 12" singles were also released for use in clubs - Tin There / Musique (also titled Wipeout XL Sampler) limited to 500 copies,[4] and The Third Sequence / Titan limited to 1000 copies.[5] Both were issued in plain black sleeves with Wipeout XL labeled stickers.
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- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/6385-Various-Wipeout-2097-The-Soundtrack
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_Bomb_(song)
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/73115-Various-wipEout-2097
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/123796-Various-Wipeout-XL-Sampler
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/53806-Photek-The-Third-Sequence-Titan