History AwesomeMusic / SimCity

** If you're *not* a fan of jazz, you may enjoy the complex, layered, and soothing sound of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV5HC6Hw0qQ Window Washer's Dream.]] It's a relief to hear when rebuilding after a disaster.

* ''Streets of Sim City'' received the same Jerry Martin treatment in the music department. Despite the game being unfortunately riddled with ObviousBeta bugs that probably will never be fixed (since it was released back in 1997), the soundtrack actually manages to be even more memorable and awesome than the ''[=SimCopter=]'' score, and many of the songs were {{recycled|Soundtrack}} into ''VideoGame/TheSims'' and even ''The Sims 3''. Some notable examples:

** ''Sim City 4'' also has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41c4sDI4PpQ "Wheels of Progress".]]

** The neoclassical parts of the soundtrack are equally epic. You wouldn't expect a track inspired by a morning traffic jam to be ''magnificent'', would you? Well, [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=8BBEZ_T_3OY Morning Commute]] is here to prove you wrong.

* The neoclassical parts of the soundtrack are equally epic. You wouldn't expect a track inspired by a morning traffic jam to be ''magnificent'', would you? Well, [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=8BBEZ_T_3OY Morning Commute]] is here to prove you wrong.

** And now we have the terrifying [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDJzf5jqccw "Primordial Dream"]], a [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] and, quite frankly, [[SurpriseCreepy oddly out of place]] tune which would fit in quite well in a series like ''Franchise/SilentHill'' or ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''. It always plays after you obliterate the city... ''over the barren wasteland''. Worse still, [[SchmuckBait it's unchecked by default]], and if you ''do'' check it, then it's the only song that plays!

** And now for SomethingCompletelyDifferent, we have the terrifying [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDJzf5jqccw "Primordial Dream"]], a [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] and, quite frankly, [[SurpriseCreepy oddly out of place]] tune which would fit in quite well in a series like ''Franchise/SilentHill'' or ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''. It always plays after you obliterate the city... ''over the barren wasteland''. Worse still, [[SchmuckBait it's unchecked by default]], and if you ''do'' check it, then it's the only song that plays!

** And now for SomethingCompletelyDifferent, we have the terrifying [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDJzf5jqccw "Primordial Dream"]], a [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] and, quite frankly, [[SurpriseCreepy oddly out of place]] tune which would fit in quite well in a series like ''Franchise/SilentHill'' or ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''.
*** It always plays after you obliterate the city... ''over the barren wasteland''. Worse still, [[SchmuckBait it's unchecked by default]], and if you ''do'' check it... '''''then it's the only song that plays!'''''

* The SNES version of ''VideoGame/SimCity'' has a different BGM for all six city sizes, every one a winner: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPcP8MRh8r4 Village,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzL5W8regZY Town,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV-GwS84dsM City,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsM1K_9bDnE Capital,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2U_nQxLLOE Metropolis,]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpJcjWhMvE8 Megalopolis.]] The gradual increase in energy from the laid back Village track to the triumphant Megalopolis track suits the growth of the city perfectly. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zi26VQnsQM "Village"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmLxKhyzyBM "Town"]] were orchestrated for the second Orchestral Game Music Concert back in 1992. This is every bit as awesome as it sounds.

* The SNES version of ''VideoGame/SimCity'' has a different BGM for all six city sizes, every one a winner: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPcP8MRh8r4 Village,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzL5W8regZY Town,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV-GwS84dsM City,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsM1K_9bDnE Capital,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2U_nQxLLOE Metropolis,]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpJcjWhMvE8 Megalopolis.]] The gradual increase in energy from the laid back Village track to the triumphant Megalopolis track suits the growth of the city perfectly.
** While we're on the subject of the SNES version: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zi26VQnsQM "Village"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmLxKhyzyBM "Town"]] were orchestrated for the second Orchestral Game Music Concert back in 1992. This is every bit as awesome as it sounds.
* The 2013 reboot expands the soundtrack as your city increases in population and they saved the better tracks for later. The first time you hear [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxoYyIupNVI Town and Out]] feels monumental. Make a megalopolis and you'll get the wonderfully sophisticated [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qxWwMvy1xE Tale of Sim Cities]].

* ''Streets of Sim City'' received the same Jerry Martin treatment in the music department. Despite the game being unfortunately riddled with ObviousBeta bugs that probably will never be fixed (since it was released back in 1997), the soundtrack actually manages to be even more memorable and awesome than the ''[=SimCopter=]'' score, and many of the songs were {{recycled|Soundtrack}} into ''VideoGames/TheSims'' and even ''The Sims 3''. Some notable examples:

** And now for SomethingCompletelyDifferent, we have the terrifying [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDJzf5jqccw "Primordial Dream"]], a [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] and, quite frankly, [[SurpriseCreepy oddly out of place]] tune which would fit in quite well in a series like ''Franchise/SilentHill'' or ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}''.

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** And now for SomethingCompletelyDifferent, we have the terrifying [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDJzf5jqccw "Primordial Dream"]], a [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] and, quite frankly, [[SurpriseCreepy oddly out of place]] tune which would fit in quite well in a series like ''VideoGame/SilentHill'' or ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}''.

** ''Sim City 4'' also has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41c4sDI4PpQ "Wheels of Progress".]]

** ''Sim City 4'' also has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28wQECjGsQY "Wheels of Progress".]]

* If you're a fan of jazz music, then you can't go wrong with the soundtracks to pretty much every ''VideoGame/SimCity'' game since 2000. Their composer, Jerry Martin, is a genius. The songs are especially awesome due to the fact that they aren't just jazzy sounding melodies, but ''full, complete jazz songs,'' right down to the amazing improvs, which aren't generally used so completely in regular gameplay elsewhere (generally being only used for credits or special sequences and such), and they have a great band besides, especially in ''VideoGame/SimCity 3000:''

* ''Streets of Sim City'' received the same Jerry Martin treatment in the music department. Despite the game being unfortunately riddled with ObviousBeta bugs that probably will never be fixed (since it was released back in 1997), the soundtrack actually manages to be even more memorable and awesome than the ''[=SimCopter=]'' score, and many of the songs were [[RecycledSoundtrack recycled]] into ''TheSims'' and even ''The Sims 3''. Some notable examples: