i would truly hate to come across as a music snob and a jerk in general, especially when this is only my second post on this very fine board, but i'm going to go out on a limb (and the tree will be set aflame shortly) and say that GT4 has not only the worst soundtrack of all games ever made, but it is especially poor in the area of electronic music.
for years soundtracks for movies have been carefully put together, consisting of tracks that totally embody the spirit of the movie. scores are often commissioned, and much effort goes into creating and performing them.
video games are a relative new comer in this territory, and it's a unbelievable shame that music industry politics often destroys real soundtracks (check EA Games' garbage for this.) GT4's music is a joke, and so was GT1-GT3, in my honest opinion.
GT4 has a slap-handed random assortment of tracks to try to appeal to as many people as possible. there is no theme here.
do i hate the music? no, not really. dieselboy and nitro's tune is absolutely banging and perfect for this game. i also love jimmy eat world and less than jake dearly, but i don't think either of them belongs here! (they do, however, rock the THPS/THUG world.)
one game series that has had the best soundtrack has been the Wipeout series. futuristic racer, futuristic music, bang, bang, BANG! i don't know anyone who hears Underworld's "Tin There" and doesn't push a little harder on there throttle. the music was PERFECT.
rockstar games also has the right idea about soundtracks. from GTA to MC:3, they just nail it everytime.
now, as for electronic(a) music, i prefer it. i used to run my PS2 through a mixing board so i could play my favorite records (yes, vinyl) and cd's while racing (on tokyo extreme, etc., because GT3 wasn't out yet.) so am i biased? yes. yes, i am.
the assorted "trance" tracks hiddden in GT4 are bland and sickening, the mainstream songs by deepsky and crystal method are a joke. YES, i said it. they are jokes. go listen to "follow the leader" by calyx and "imagination VIP" by dom & roland on the MC:3 soundtrack. absolutely TEARIN'.
i'm not out to slash tires but i truly hope that in GT5 we either have great music or an ability to add our own music to the mix, because i want to hear sasha's "xpander" (all 13:00+ glorious minutes of it) when i race. not "hot rod honeymoon" by jeff buckley, not "panama" by van halen, and definately not the donna's singing about stalking some boy (WTF did this ever have to do with the game?)
thank you, good night, and god bless.
(for anyone who might like a little sip of REAL electronic music, please go to
www.thinnerism.com. this is real techhouse, dub style electronic music, so if you like dj sammy, well, you just won't get it. it's all free, with no strings, no pop-up's, no garbage. really. check their links to get to other sites with the same agenda. this is the techno revolution. not that silly compilation from MEGAHITS MUSIC.)
(if anyone likes GT4 and basic channel, rhythm & sound, chain reaction, shoot me up with a PM. i don't know what for, but hey, we're not alone right?)
(kanye west: BIG UP! MASSIVE! thank you for saying it like it is!)
(anyone else: sorry. i'm 5th out and sloppy. ran the endurance races and got tip-tip-tip-tipSY)
good night.
Try etn.fm for some excellent 192kbps trance and progressive streams.
), and some good dnb and I'll be one happy sumb!tch. 
I like it haaaaard...
