Wipeout 2097: The Soundtrack (released as Wipeout XL in the US and Canada) 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, but several songs from the original game are on the album, significantly more than the previous. 7 songs that are present on the original PlayStation release are on the soundtrack, 5 are completely new songs, and 2 are featured on the previous game and soundtrack album. The songs that are present on both the soundtrack and the PlayStation release use the full length versions of the tracks on the soundtrack album, and edited versions for the game. One of the songs present on both copies was made especially for the game, and then released as a single. The track in question was "Atom Bomb" by Fluke, which also had a Wipeout inspired cover for the single release, also designed by The Designers Republic[2]. It would be released in late November of 1996, with a sticker promoting the game. The following releases from Fluke were also designed by the group. Other songs made for the game include Photek's "The Third Sequence" and "Titan", Fluke's "V Six", Source Direct's "2097" and The Future Sound of London's remix of "We Have Explosive", titled "Herd Killing", would first appear on this soundtrack, but whether or not it was made for the game is unclear.
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, and Fluke's "Atom Bomb" charted at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 4 on the UK Dance Chart.