Year: 2015
Type: Original Soundtrack (OST)
Composer(s): Mike Ault
Number of tracks: 58

★★★★★

A league of its own

A game in which oversized footballs are kicked across the lawn with cars may sound weird at first, but it has already worked for Stefan Raab and others. In video game form, the vehicles are also equipped with a rocket propulsion system and sometimes unintentionally explode when they collide in full speed. This gameplay is, however, a guarantee for fun entertainment - especially in couch co-op - and a prime example of the guiding principle 'Easy to learn, hard to master'. That's all you really need to know about Rocket League , except perhaps that it's one of the few games in which my brother is one hood length ahead of me.

For the background music, Mike Ault from developer Psyonix has tried to take inspiration from FIFA sports titles, bundling well-known artists into a playlist and running them as background music in the main menu. However, due to a lack of big bucks, less well-known artists, fan compositions and internal team productions were used here. Nevertheless, the whole thing looks like a coherent whole and we've known since Castle Crashers that a wild mix doesn't have to be a bad thing. A quick note: Since Rocket League has been running for five years now, the playlist has been continuously expanded. I therefore do not pretend to include all the tracks in this review.

The genre of the score can be narrowed down quite well to EDM and progressive house, and the quality is sometimes mixed. As with the big role model, the ratings depend very much on your own preferences. I can't say whether someone prefers what I think is the great composition "Firework" by Hollywood Principle, the acoustic version of the quirky "We Speak Chinese" with its booming beats or "Weirdo" by the artists Dr. Awkward & Vince Vandal. These three are at least my favorites in this very solid soundtrack, which should definitely have something for fans of the genres mentioned above. Just give it a listen.

Nr.	Title	Interpret(en)	Ratings
01	Rocket League Theme (PlayStation Dynamic Menu)	Mike Ault	2
02	Rocket League Theme (Game Select)	Mike Ault	3
03	Rocket League	Mike Ault	3
04	Rocket League Theme Medley	Mike Ault	3
05	Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars Theme	Adam B. Metal	4
06	Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars Theme - Accelerato	Mike Ault	3
07	Angel Wings (feat. Avianna Acid)	Mike Ault; Hollywood Principle	4
08	Darkness	Mike Ault; Hollywood Principle	3
09	Flying Forever (feat. Morgan Perry)	Mike Ault; Hollywood Principle	3
10	I Can Be (feat. Crysta)	Mike Ault	3
11	In My Dreams (feat. Nikki Wilkins)	Mike Ault	4
12	Lacuna	Mike Ault	3
13	Love Thru the Night (feat. Morgan Perry)	Mike Ault	4
14	We Speak Chinese	Mike Ault; Abandoned Carnival	5
15	We Speak Chinese [Vocal Version]	Mike Ault; Abandoned Carnival	4
16	Seeing What's Next	Hollywood Principle	4
17	Whiplash	Hollywood Principle	4
18	Firework [Trailer Mix]	Hollywood Principle	3
19	Firework	Hollywood Principle	5
20	Breathing Underwater [Menu Mix][Ether Remix]	Hollywood Principle	4
21	Breathing Underwater [Ether Remix]	Hollywood Principle	3
22	Looking to the Future	Mike Ault	3
23	Looking to the Future [Trailer Mix]	Mike Ault	4
24	Scorched Earth (Chaos Run Theme)	Kevin Riepl	4
25	Escape from L.A. [Instrumental]	Mike Ault; Abandoned Carnival	3
26	Escape from L.A.	Mike Ault; Abandoned Carnival	4
27	Game Time (feat. Dr. Awkward)	Mike Ault	3
28	RLCS Theme	Mike Ault	3
29	When the Lights Come on [Instrumental]	Mike Ault; Abandoned Carnival	3
30	When the Lights Come on [Instrumental][Trailer Mix]	Mike Ault; Abandoned Carnival	3
31	When the Lights Come on (feat. Avianna Acid)	Mike Ault; Abandoned Carnival	3
32	Seeing What's Next [Kevin Frey Remix]	Hollywood Principle	3
33	Hard Buzz	Mike Ault; Abandoned Carnival	4
34	Infinite Power	TheFatRat	3
35	Choose Soccar Team	Mike Ault	3
36	Funky Nugget - Goal Sample	Mike Ault	2
37	Damn the Price of Gas	Anthem	4
38	4 Chords	The Empire State	3
39	Chances Are	The Empire State	4
40	Everything You Never Knew	The Empire State	3
41	Frankenstein	The Empire State	3
42	Horseshoes and Handgrenades	The Empire State	3
43	Shooting Stars	The Empire State	3
44	Unknown DFH Stadium Goal Sample	Unknown	2
45	Weirdo	Dr. Awkward; Vince Vandal	5
46	High Fives	Dr. Awkward; Vince Vandal	4
47	High Fives - Goal Stinger	Dr. Awkward; Vince Vandal	2
48	Bruce Willy	New.Natives	3
49	Utopia Coliseum Zither Goal Medley	Unknown	3
50	Wasteland Metal Goal Medley	Unknown	2
51	Shibuya Shift Medley	Kirby's Dream Band	2
52	Neon Glow Medley	Max Repka	2
53	Soccar Loser	Mike Ault	2
54	Soccar Winner	Mike Ault	3
55	Choose Hoops Team	Mike Ault	3
56	Hoops Loser	Mike Ault	3
57	Hoops Winner	Mike Ault	3
58	Rocket League Throwback Anthem	Adam B. Metal	4