Even the some of the songs about love have radiation incorporated (Crawl Out Through the Fallout & Rocket 69). In Fallout 3 and 4, the music has mostly songs of either love, death, or radiation. The themes of love, money, or moving on are also representative of what many people in the Mojave Wasteland want. It’s important that even though there are common themes within the radio songs, they are all very different. The songs all represent these themes in different ways, some songs are about falling in love (Mad About the Boy), leaving a trail of lovers behind you (Jingle, Jangle, Jingle), or missing a lover you had long ago (Johnny Guitar).
In Fallout: New Vegas, the country music has heavy themes of love, money, or moving on to something new. Fallout 3 & 4’s music is very jazz heavy, which also fits the idea of what a Pre War American in New England may have liked. Not only is this appropriate for the theme, but it also fits the idea of what Pre-War Americans living in the Nevada area would have listened to. For example, Fallout New Vegas is set in the American West, so the radio stations play mainly country. But the 50s tunes are more than just background noise.įallout’s music is reflective of the game it appears in in many ways. Music in Fallout is a big part of the games, everyone has a favorite radio station, a favorite song, a memory they associate with the songs.
