When the off-track, open-world racer known as Forza Horizon was introduced to the gaming world in 2012, it was clear that the atmosphere of the Motorsport spinoff was just as much about the music as it was about car culture.
Now into its third iteration, Playground Games is taking the Horizon Festival experience to new heights in the Land Down Under with 146 songs playing across eight different in-game radio stations. For those keeping ‘score’, that is 79 more audio tracks in Forza Horizon 3 than the series’ original launch on the Xbox 360 (which just became compatible with the Xbox One).
What many may find to be more impressive, however, is the ever-expanding assortment of music genres and artists. Thanks to an official reveal by the Turn 10 Studios community team, we now see just how diverse the soundtrack is in Forza Horizon 3.
Horizon Pulse – A staple of the Horizon Festival, electronica is in full effect:
- “Freedom! ’15” by !!!
- “Get Lost” by BreakBot
- “Bury It” by CHVRCHES
- “Clearest Blue” by CHVRCHES
- “Lights & Music” by Cut Copy
- “Go Time” by Digitalism
- “HandClap” by Fitz and The Tantrums
- “D.A.N.C.E” by Justice
- “A Love Song” by Ladyhawke
- “The River” by Ladyhawke
- “Almighty Gosh” by Lucius
- “I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix)” by Lykke Li
- “Go!” by M83
- “The Heart Of Me” by Miike Snow
- “Say My Name” by ODESZA
- “The Sun (Klingande Remix)” by Parov Stelar
- “Like An Animal” by Rufus Du Sol
- “Tied To You” (feat. Justin Tranter) by THE KNOCKS
- “Shine” by Years & Years
Horizon Bass Arena – For those desiring a bit more bump in the trunk:
- “Killer” by Adamski feat. Seal
- “I Want U (GANZ Flip)” by Alison Wonderland
- “Beardo” by Benny Benassi
- “Ashes of Love” by Danny L Harle feat. Caroline Polachek
- “Be Right There” by Diplo & Sleepy Tom
- “Ingrid Is A Hybrid” by Dusky
- “Runaway (U & I)” by Galantis
- “Win or Lose” by iLL BLU feat. Ann Saunderson
- “Fall For You (Radio Edit)” by Just Kiddin
- “Turn The Music Louder (Rumble) (feat. Tinie Tempah & Katy B)” by KDA
- “Closing Shot” by Lindstrom
- “Momento (Original Mix)” by MamboBros
- “Two Minds” by Nero
- “Higher” by NVOY
- “Waiting” by Oliver Heldens & Throttle
- “Rinse & Repeat (feat. Kah-Lo)” by Riton
- “To Ü (feat. AlunaGeorge)” by Skillrex & Diplo
- “Papua New Guinea” by The Future Sound Of London
Timeless FM – The perfect playlist for an epic cruise:
- “Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30” by Strauss
- “An der schönen blauen Donau” by Strauss
- “Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor” by Brahms
- “Allegro” by Mozart
- “Allegro con brio” by Beethoven
- “Allegro con fuoco” by Dvorak
- “St. John’s Night on Bald Mountain” by Mussorgsky
- “Waltz of the Flowers” by Tchaikovsky
- “Dies ierae” by Verdi
- “Morgenstemning (Morning Mood)” by Grieg
- “Presto – Allegro assai” by Beethoven
- “The Trials” by Kazuma Jinnouchi
Horizon Block Party – Hip hop makes its first appearance at the Horizon Festival:
- “Flow Is Trouble (feat. Ghostface Killah)” by 1200 Techniques
- “Rings” by Aesop Rock
- “Hit Em Up” by Afrikan Boy
- “Sure Shot” by Beastie Boys
- “Part Of” by Courts
- “The Work” by De La Soul’s Plug 1 & Plug 2
- “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” by DMX
- “Higher (feat. James Chatburn)” by Hilltop Hoods
- “What’s Golden” by Jurassic 5
- “$ir Racha” by Lyrics Born
- “Circle of Success” by Maker
- “Up and Down (Beautiful Raw Remix)” by Maker
- “808 Feat Cianna Blaze” by Maxim (The Prodigy)
- “That’s Love” by Oddisee
- “Wild Life” by Outasightlook
- “SHINE” by Pharoahe Monch
- “It’s Tricky” by Run-DMC
- “U-Huh” by Tkay Maidza
- “Bust A Move” by Young MC
Future Classic Radio – Independent Aussie record label boasts talent from all over the globe:
- “Real Talk” by Anna Lunoe and Touch Sensitive
- “Heirloom” by Basenji
- “Dekire feat. Oscar Key Sung (Bodhi Remix) ” by Charles Murdoch
- “1998” by Chet Faker
- “Goddess” by Chrome Sparks
- “Crave You (feat. Giselle)” by Flight Facilities
- “Sunshine feat. Reggie Watts” by Flight Facilities
- “Never Be Like You (feat. Kai)” by Flume
- “Sleepless (feat Jezzabel Doran)” by Flume
- “Just A Lover” by Hayden James
- “Beta” by HWLS
- “O B 1” by Jagwar Ma
- “Bird Of Prey” by karma Kid
- “Peace (Radio Edit)” by Kenton Slash Demon
- “Jungle” by Panama
- “The Worry (Andras Dub)” by Seekae
- “Pizza Guy” by Touch Sensitive
- “Heartburn (Felix Cartal Remix)” by Wafia
- “Flash Drive (feat Baby)” by Wave Racer
- “Avocado Galaxy” by World Champion
Hospital Records – London’s indie drum and bass label is back on the Horizon airwaves:
- “Wish List” by Anile
- “Blurred Memories (feat. Synkro) (Etherwood Remix)” by Bop
- “Aurora (feat. Metrik)” by Camo & Krooked
- “Throw Ya Hands” by Danny Byrd
- “Souvenirs (feat. Zara Kershaw)” by Etherwood
- “Constellations (Forza Horizon 3 VIP)” by Fred V & Grafix
- “Ultraviolet” by Fred V & Grafix
- “One More Moment (feat. Cepasa)” by Keeno
- “Lust Thrust” by Krakota
- “Sea Air” by Krakota
- “Icarus (feat. Hugh Hardie)” by Logistics
- “Tape Loops (feat. Hugh Hardie)” by London Elektricity
- “Solarize (feat. Logistics) (Album Mix)” by Maduk
- “Cadence (Instrumental)” by Metrik
- “Get Away From Here (Instrumental)” by Netsky
- “’Til Dawn” by Nu:Tone
- “Only U (Real Quick)” by Ownglow
- “Blight Mamba” by Royalston
- “What The Future Holds” by S.P.Y.
- “Komodo” by Whiney
Epitaph Records – Prepare the pit for these punk and metal tunes:
- “Naivety” by A Day to Remember
- “This Loneliness” by Avion Roe
- “Anxiety” by Bad Religion
- “She’s A Blast” by Beautiful Bodies
- “The Gold Song” by Bouncing Souls
- “Spineless and Scarlet Red” by Descendants
- “It Remembers” by Every Time I Die
- “Make Me Dumb” by Joyce Manor
- “Elephant” by letlive.
- “Raise Your Voice” by Obey The Brave
- “Get It Right” by The Offspring
- “Greed” by Pennywise
- “ISUA” by Plague Vendor
- “Fall Back Down” by Rancid
- “Racing Toward a Red Light” by Saosin
- “Gold” by Sleeping With Sirens
- “Palm Dreams” by Touché Amoré
- “Come Around” by Transplants
Vagrant Records – More rock by way of this LA-based independent label:
- “Caught By My Shadow” by Albert Hammond Jr.
- “Losing Touch” by Albert Hammond Jr.
- “We’ve Had Enough” by Alkaline Trio
- “Patience” by Bad Suns
- “You’re Not Pretty But You Got It Goin’ On” by Band Of Skulls
- “Rival” by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- “Bored to Death” by Blink 182
- “Carry Me” by Bombay Bicycle Club
- “All Over” by CRUISR
- “Weighted” by Frnkiero and the Cellabration”
- “Love Like That” by Mayer Hawthorne
- “Hard to Love” by MIAMIGO
- “See You” by Saves the Day
- “Ablaze” by School of Seven Bells
- “The Sound” by The 1975
- “We’re The Trees” by The A-Sides
- “Ten Minutes” by The Get Up Kids
- “Blood On The Sand” by Thrice
- “What’s Real” by WATERS
- “Come On” by White Lies
Wanna be your own DJ? Microsoft’s Groove music service will allow you to stream your favorites through the app’s in-game integration.
So, our question is this: does Forza Horizon’s less serious take on racing have you more willing to tune in to the in-game radio? Or do the sounds of roaring engines and screeching tires always take priority, regardless of the game’s style? Share your preferences below.
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3 Electronic stations but not a single metal song? Is Electronic music really that huge right now?
So I found out Groove Radio is tied to having a OneDrive account… Or so I think.
Is this free to use, or is this a pay-per-month subscription or whatever?
I was planning to add my extended Stunt Race FX musics to Forza Horizon 3.
If anyone can please tell me, I’d be super thankful. See you in Australia!
Well, both Groove and Onedrive are free to use, something not too common with Microsoft.
From testing, you can upload files to OneDrive for free and they’ll stream fine. Unfortunately, I believe that means you won’t be able to share your playlist. But solo, it’s fine, if a little cumbersome.
Cool, found out where to upload ’em. Also I always play Solo in Forza games no matter what, and considering Forza and playing Forza with my dad are my only reasons to have an Xbox One, I’m super fine :)
That’s not nearly enough metal. Looks like I’m gonna have to make some pretty significant use of the custom playlist feature.
Where’s the country music?
More radio stations is always nice! And with The Magician and Netsky we got some Belgian blood in there as well.
Bring it on! I can’t wait for this game! Nice break from all the sim racing as of late.
This soundtrack is longer than the longest thing ever…
I recognise 7 songs. 1 of which, hilariously, was in GT6.
Aurora? Or is there another?
AOA and T-ARA are missing …
Ugh, getting a feeling that this is gonna be soo good.
Although I expected AC/DC. Even though I’m not a big fan of the band, they could’ve put a couple songs in the game.
I like only Papua New Guinea :)
Time to go make the Spotify Playlist
DMX? Hopefully it’s uncensored otherwise there’s no point
FH3 is rated PEGI 3+, so expect it to be more or less an instrumental.
Im surprised by the lack of Australian beats. I see Hilltop hoods there but not much else really. Wheres ACDC, Midnigt Oil, 360, Icehouse, Jarryd James, Theres so much potential music wise yet theyve fillet it with dare I say it, crap…
Uhhh pardon me, are you blind? Future Classic radio is a station consisting of nearly 100% Australian artists, sorry there isn’t anything there you recognize…
Flume, thats it, ive heard that before. The rest, never, what im talking about is the quintessential legends of aussie music, not something 90% of the country has never heard of
I’m the cat with the bass and dr- Oh wait, wrong game. Bass Arena and Pulse are going to remain as my main stations, though I’ll be flicking onto Future Classic and Block Party too.