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The soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories comprises radio stations that broadcast music and information to Liberty City, circa 1998. The only time a player can hear the radio is when the protagonist acquires a car (or in the "Audio" section of the pause menu). The station that will be playing when the player gets in is fairly random but it can be changed or switched off if desired. Because Liberty City Stories is set in the exact location as Grand Theft Auto III, only three years earlier, some of the radio stations featured are seen as earlier counterparts of the radio stations in GTA III, while other listed stations and radio shows have suggestively ended broadcast by GTA III's timeline.

Besides the radio stations, music can also be heard during the game's intro sequence ("March Popakov Remix" written by John Cacavas, produced by Danger Mouse) and some cutscenes ("Japanese Geisha" by Sonia Slany and "The Heist" by Bugz in the Attic).

Music Stations

Double Clef FM

DJ: Sergio Boccino
Genre: Classical, Opera
Tracklist:

Summary: Hosted by Sergio Boccino (voiced by Robert Blumenfeld[1]), this station is usually played when the player steals a Leone Sentinel, Sindacco Argento or Forelli Excess. Morgan Merryweather, who replaces current host Sergio by GTA III, phones in to Double Clef FM to voice his dismay of the program's present quality. Strangely, Morgan complains of the amount of music Sergio plays from Italian composers, yet Morgan plays the exact same amount of Italian music when he replaces Sergio in GTA III.

See also: GTA III rendition

Flashback FM

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DJ: Reni Wassulmaier
Genre: Italo Disco
Tracklist:

Summary: Reni Wassulmaier (voiced by Barbara Rosenblat[1]) would later reappear as a character in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, set in 1984 in Vice City, where it is revealed that Reni is a transsexual (this was briefly hinted at during her banter in between songs on Flashback FM). Reni is replaced as the station's DJ by Toni (a host of Flash FM) by 2001.

While the GTA III rendition of Flashback FM borrowed many off the Scarface (soundtrack), this rendition of the station plays only songs from Giorgio Moroder, who produced it.

See also: GTA III rendition

Head Radio

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DJ: Michael Hunt
Genre: Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary
Tracklist:

Summary: Hosted by DJ Michael Hunt (voiced by Russ Mottla[1]), Head Radio plays Soft Rock and Adult Contemporary music. With the exception of Conor & Jay,[2] all bands are fictional creations of Rockstar North. Singles by the band Conor & Jay are also featured for Head Radio in GTA III and GTA2. It is heard on one of the tracks "who needs Lips when you've got Head", referring to a slight competition with Lips 106 due to the fact that they both play pop songs.

See also: GTA III rendition

K-Jah

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DJ: Natalee Walsh Davis
Genre: Dancehall, Digital Reggae, Dub
Tracklist:

  • Selah Collins, Ruddy Ranks, Redeye - "Pick a Sound"
  • Errol Bellot, Ruddy Ranks, Redeye - "What a Wonderful Feeling"
  • Kenny Knots, Ruddy Ranks, Redeye - "Watch How the People Dancing"
  • Richie Davis, Ruddy Ranks, Redeye - "Lean Boot"
  • Peter Bouncer, Ruddy Ranks, Redeye - "Ready For the Dancehall Tonight"
  • Richie Davis, Ruddy Ranks, Redeye - "You Ha Fe Cool"
  • Kenny Knots, Ruddy Ranks, Redeye - "Ring My Number"
  • Kenny Knots, Ruddy Ranks, Redeye - "Run Come Call Me"

Summary: Hosted by Natalee Walsh Davis (voiced by Pascale Armand[1]), this station is usually played when the player steals a Yardie Lobo gang car. The station's DJ, Natalee Walsh Davis, is replaced by Horace "The Pacifist" Walsh in 2001. All of the songs are from the compilation album, Watch How The People Dancing - Unity Sounds From The London Dancehall, 1986 - 1989 released in 2002 by Honest Jon's Records.

See also: GTA III rendition

The Liberty Jam

DJ: DJ Clue
Genre: East Coast hip hop. hip hop, Gangsta Rap, rap
Tracklist:

Summary: Hosted by DJ Clue (a real-life DJ[1]), The Liberty Jam plays East Coast hip hop. This station is replaced by another hip hop station, Game Radio FM (in Grand Theft Auto III) - since the station has songs from different record labels, instead of having songs from the same label (Game Recordings) - by 2001.

Lips 106

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DJs: Cliff Lane and Andee
Genre: Pop music
Tracklist:

Summary: Hosted by Cliff Lane (voiced by Ed McMann[1]) and Andee (voiced by Shelley Miller[1]), just like Head Radio, all bands are fictional creations of Rockstar North. Andee is assumed to have remained as the only host of the station in 2001, as co-host Cliff Lane is not featured in GTA III. During the game, Andee mentions how she cannot wait until she is the sole host, indicating that Cliff is already on his way out due to his perverted rants about teenaged girls.

See also: GTA III rendition

MSX 98

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DJs: MC Codebreaker and DJ Timecode
Genre: Drum and Bass & Jungle
Tracklist:

Summary: MSX 98s tracks are all taken from British Drum and Bass pioneers Moving Shadow records, there are many references to the artists under the Moving Shadowrecord label by the MC. MSX 98 is usually played when the player steals a Southside Hoods gang car. The station loses its "98" surfix by 2001.

See also: GTA III rendition

Radio Del Mundo

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DJ: Panjit Gavaskar
Genre: World music, Music of India, Arabic Music
Tracklist:

Summary: Hosted by Panjit Gavaskar (voiced by Hajaz Akram[1]), this station is usually played in a taxi, which is usually seen driven by a sometimes angry Sikh taxi driver or a Hoods Rumpo, which is seen driven by Southside Hoods gangsters. Radio Del Mundo is suggestively taken off the air by 2001, as it is not featured in GTA III. Gavaskar potentially breaks the fourth wall by suggesting that "In a past life, I was in Liberty City, but...maybe in the future? Oh no, this Hummos is going bad, I don't normally see tracers!" Also the radio station was known for its humorous commentary by Panjit; he often insults relatives and the music.

Despite having a Spanish name (Radio del Mundo = Radio of the World) there is no Latin music played on this station.

Rise FM

DJ: Boy Sanchez
Genre: House, Dance, club, Electronica, Rave
Tracklist:

Summary: Hosted by Boy Sanchez (voiced by Oliver Vaquer[1]), the station's DJ, Boy Sanchez, is replaced by Andre the Accelerator in GTA III. The latter, however, has also performed a cameo on the 1998 rendition of the station. In the game, Boy Sanchez is mainly based on the New York DJ and producer Roger Sanchez. The format of the station resembles Roger Sanchez and his show.

See also: GTA III rendition

Talk Stations

LCFR

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LCFR logo

Liberty City Free Radio, abbreviated as LCFR, is a talk radio station much like WCTR in that it comprises several programs. All LCFR programs except Chatterbox are assumed to have been canceled by the time Grand Theft Auto III takes place in 2001, leaving to the extinction of the station and replace it by a new radio station, which is Chatterbox FM, a previous talk show of LCFR. The LCFR logo seems to take inspiration to that of the BBC. Also, the shows abbreviation is made to sound like "Lucifer" when sounded out.

The Electron Zone

A talk show discussing technology related topics. Hosted by Bill (Michael Urichek[1]) and Steve (Ptolemy Slocum[1]). Bill represents the "Fruit OS" users, an obvious parody of Apple's Mac OS. Steve represents "TOS" users which stands for Technical Operating System and is a parody of Microsoft's DOS. Users of TOS are referred to as tossers, an obvious allusion to the slang term tosser, a popular insult in the UK, which is where the Grand Theft Auto games are produced, and Fruit OS users are referred to as "fruits". The talk show hosts are also apparently caricatures of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The show's callers are largely a pack of internet nerds or internet haters - a reference to the Matrix films is also made when a woman calls in asking about a virtual reality movie called The Mainframe. A woman named Denise calls the show, saying that someone has to deal with the Internet because it is ruining TV. Bill and Steve annoy her a bit.

In one segment, Richard Burns (Wil Wheaton[1]) from WCTR in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas calls in, mentioning that he was fired shortly after the (1992 Los Santos) riots (during his report on the riots in San Andreas, he was heard to brag about looting on-air, among other things) and that he now runs a website on the history of the Internet. A man named Ken from Carcer City also calls in complaining that the FBI is monitoring him for viewing an unspecified form of pornography (Bill thinks that it's child pornography, though the man mentioning "several toasted meat pastries coming out of his microwave" before he hangs up implies a fetish even more bizarre).

Its disappearance from Liberty City's airwaves by 2001 is likely a reference to the dot com boom of the late 1990s.

Chatterbox

The radio program made famous in GTA III returns with real-life talk show host Lazlow[1] as host. By 2001, the show will be given its own full-time frequency. An announcer on the radio station says that he was kicked out of both Vice City and San Andreas. Lazlow's callers are diverse but generally offensive, including an Internet freak who wants to knock down the Liberty City cathedral, a gothic girl wanting to cast spells on Lazlow, a foul-mouthed cannibal who asks why he can't eat people, a man obsessed with shaving and a 7-year-old boy who uses a large number of vulgarities for someone of his age, and a man complaining about Vinewood saying that "if I see one more damn movie with ten kids, a dog in a wheelchair and some damn baseball championship, I'm going to start killing people and blame it on Vinewood" (Gregg Hughes). The mother of the game's main character (Ma Cipriani) also calls in, but gets angry with Lazlow, calling him "Lazarus" and later threatening him with a Mafia assassination after he addresses her as "grandma" and telling her "don't get your wrinkles in a wad". This is a homage to Grand Theft Auto III when Toni calls Lazlow explaining how much his mother controls his life. At the end of his broadcast he says “me and my buddy Donald (presumably Donald Love) have some big plans for this station”, presumably referencing that by Grand Theft Auto 3 which is set in 2001 Chatterbox has become its own channel.

See also: GTA III rendition

Heartland Values with Nurse Bob

This program is a talk show parodying The Dr. Phil Show (though Dr. Phil's show started in 2003, five years after the year LCS takes place). It has a live in-studio audience and is hosted by a southern hillbilly/Redneck named Nurse Bob (Chuck Montgomery[1]). The name "Nurse Bob" is itself a reference to talk show host Dr. Phil, as evidenced by similar or near-direct Dr. Phil quotes made by Nurse Bob. (e.g. "My definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly, and expecting different results." which can be heard a number of times on The Dr. Phil Show). The show's cancellation by 2001 could be seen as a sign of the times, as talk shows lost popularity by this point. Nurse Bob also appears to be a devout Christian—as many stereotypical hillbillies/Rednecks are—and threatens many of his callers that if they don't shape up, they will be burning for eternity in the fiery pits of Hell. He also hints at lusting after his mother-in-law and having been molested by his father as a child. He insults those whom he finds incorrect by referring to them as "windbags" and other names.

Breathing World

A spiritual enlightenment talk show hosted by a new wave teenage hippie named Melissa Chowder (Ashley Albert[1]). Throughout the show, Melissa interviews Bernard 'Crow' Gordon (a spoof of Sting), voiced by Gregg Martin[1], who was formerly a member of a band called The Toilet (in Vice City Stories, it is revealed that he was also in a band called Ambulance, a spoof of Sting's former band, The Police). Crow is on the show to promote Crowfest '98, a concert tour. The name Crowfest '98 may have been taken from Ozzfest '98. Its website features a look at his face, and has background music: a psychedelic rock rendition of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," a parody of Jimi Hendrix's rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner from Woodstock in 1969.

Crow says on the show that after quitting The Toilet, he has seen spiritual enlightenment through the fact that he has joined a religious cult. Crow was previously referenced in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, where he had been reported to have threatened to stop singing, which Crow himself makes reference to (he explains that he had followed through on his threat but ended up breaking his silence). Crow is an egomaniac who offends Melissa greatly with his constant talk of Amazonian drugs, fleecing native tribes and "having five hours worth of Tantric Sex", another reference to Sting.

Coq O Vin

French chef Richard Goblin in the UK Richard can be shortened to Dick, so Dick Goblin AKA giving head(Mike Shapiro[1]), referenced in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas during "Entertaining America" and owner of a restaurant in Los Santos with advertising billboards across the state, hosts this show where he mutilates live animals and insults the American values when it comes to cooking. He also takes calls from fans of the show, most of whom he alienates by slaughtering animals in their general direction, viciously insulting them or actually attacking them. Over the course of the show, Richard forces a cow to give birth directly into his frying pan and then butchers her, stuffs a live goose and chops up the eyeballs and perineum of a large mammal and makes them into a calzone.

Commercials

Like its predecessors, the radio in Liberty City Stories provides satirical commercials for products, events, and organizations.

  • Ammu-Nation — GTA's famous gunstore is back, providing supplies to people who want to protect themselves from the then-imminent Y2K bug. References Lager Beer and Redwood Cigarettes from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
  • Bathtub Gin Still — A working replica of the bathtubs used to secretly make booze during the Prohibition era.

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Full Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories credits". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
  2. ^ "Conor & Jay biography". www.conorandjay.com. Retrieved 2007-03-30.

General

Teasersites

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