The full soundtrack for Rock Band 3 features 83 songs, including a mix of tracks that make use of the new keyboard peripheral.[1][2] Prior to the 2010 Gamescom convention in mid-August 2010, Harmonix had officially revealed about 50 of the songs in the game; however, inadvertently during a video interview at the conference, most of the remaining set list was determined from a Rock Band 3 demonstration screen showing the song list in the game in the background of this interview.[3] The next day, Harmonix members, including John Drake and Dan Sussman, created a makeshift video from Gamescom, officially rejecting the reliability of the list from the previous interview, asserting themselves as "communication professionals" that would "never accidently leak" the full setlist—while at the same time, scrolling through all 83 songs in Rock Band 3 in the video's background as a means of confirming the full setlist.[4][2]
Existing content for other Rock Band games, including on-disc songs, downloadable content, and songs from the Rock Band Network are be playable in Rock Band 3.[5] In particular, Rock Band Network songs are not as restricted as they were in Rock Band 2, and can be used in random setlists, challenges, and customized setlists.[6] Downloaded content released after the release of Rock Band 3 would no longer be compatible with previous games in the series due to changes in the song format.[7] The Rock Band Network gained new features to support vocal harmonies, keyboards, and Pro drums and keyboards, but does not support Pro guitar or bass due to complexities with authoring and the testing userbase.[8]
The Nintendo DS version of the game features a 25-song subset of the consoles' setlist.[9][10]
Main Setlist[]
| Song title | Artist | Year | Genre | Keyboard support |
Vocal parts |
Nintendo DS setlist |
| "20th Century Boy" | T. Rex | 1973 | Glam | Yes | 3 | No |
| "25 or 6 to 4" | Chicago | 1970 | Classic Rock | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Antibodies" | Poni Hoax | 2008 | New Wave | Yes | 1 | No |
| "Beast and the Harlot" | Avenged Sevenfold | 2005 | Metal | No | 3 | No |
| "The Beautiful People" | Marilyn Manson | 1996 | Metal | Yes | 2 | No |
| "Been Caught Stealing" | Jane's Addiction | 1990 | Alternative | No | 3 | Yes |
| "Before I Forget" | Slipknot | 2004 | Nu-Metal | Yes | 2 | No |
| "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | 1975 | Classic Rock | Yes | 3 | Yes |
| "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" | The Doors | 1967 | Classic Rock | Yes | 1 | Yes |
| "Caught in a Mosh" | Anthrax | 1987 | Metal | No | 3 | No |
| "Centerfold" | The J. Geils Band | 1981 | Rock | Yes | 3 | No |
| "China Grove" | The Doobie Brothers | 1973 | Classic Rock | Yes | 3 | Yes |
| "Cold as Ice" | Foreigner | 1977 | Classic Rock | Yes | 3 | Yes |
| "Combat Baby" | Metric | 2003 | Indie Rock | Yes | 1 | Yes |
| "The Con" | Tegan and Sara | 2007 | Indie Rock | Yes | 2 | No |
| "Crazy Train" | Ozzy Osbourne | 1980 | Metal | No | 2 | Yes |
| "Crosstown Traffic" | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1968 | Classic Rock | Yes | 3 | Yes |
| "Dead End Friends" | Them Crooked Vultures | 2009 | Rock | Yes | 2 | No |
| "Don't Bury Me... I'm Still Not Dead" | Riverboat Gamblers | 2006 | Punk | No | 2 | No |
| "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | The Police | 1980 | Rock | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Du Hast" | Rammstein | 1997 | Metal | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | Tears for Fears | 1985 | New Wave | Yes | 2 | No |
| "False Alarm" | The Bronx | 2003 | Punk | No | 1 | No |
| "Fly Like an Eagle" | Steve Miller Band | 1976 | Classic Rock | Yes | 2 | No |
| "Foolin'" | Def Leppard | 1983 | Rock | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Free Bird" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 1973 | Southern Rock | Yes | 1 | No |
| "Get Free" | The Vines | 2002 | Rock | No | 3 | Yes |
| "Get Up, Stand Up" | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 1973 | Reggae/Ska | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Good Vibrations (Live)"[lower-alpha 1] | The Beach Boys | 1968 | Classic Rock | Yes | 3 | No |
| "The Hardest Button to Button" | The White Stripes | 2003 | Rock | No | 1 | Yes |
| "Heart of Glass" | Blondie | 1978 | New Wave | Yes | 2 | No |
| "Here I Go Again" | Whitesnake | 1987 | Glam | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| "Hey Man, Nice Shot" | Filter | 1995 | Alternative | No | 1 | No |
| "Humanoid" | Tokio Hotel | 2009 | Pop-Rock | Yes | 3 | Yes |
| "I Can See for Miles" | The Who | 1967 | Classic Rock | No | 3 | No |
| "I Got You (I Feel Good)"[lower-alpha 2] | James Brown | 1974 | R&B/Soul/Funk | Yes | 1 | Yes |
| "I Love Rock N' Roll" | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts | 1981 | Punk | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| "I Need to Know" | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | 1978 | Rock | Yes | 2 | No |
| "I Wanna Be Sedated" | Ramones | 1978 | Punk | No | 1 | No |
| "Imagine"[lower-alpha 3] | John Lennon | 1971 | Classic Rock | Yes | 1 | No |
| "In a Big Country" | Big Country | 1983 | New Wave | Yes | 3 | No |
| "In the Meantime" | Spacehog | 1995 | Alternative | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" | Primus | 1991 | Alternative | No | 1 | No |
| "Just Like Heaven" | The Cure | 1987 | New Wave | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| "Killing Loneliness" | H.I.M. | 2005 | Alternative | Yes | 3 | No |
| "The Killing Moon" | Echo & The Bunnymen | 1984 | New Wave | Yes | 1 | No |
| "King George" | Dover | 2001 | Rock | No | 3 | No |
| "Lasso" | Phoenix | 2009 | Alternative | No | 1 | Yes |
| "Last Dance" | The Raveonettes | 2009 | Indie Rock | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Living in America" | The Sounds | 2002 | New Wave | Yes | 2 | No |
| "Llama" | Phish | 1992 | Rock | Yes | 3 | No |
| "The Look" | Roxette | 1988 | Pop-Rock | Yes | 3 | Yes |
| "Low Rider" | WAR | 1975 | R&B/Soul/Funk | Yes | 1 | No |
| "Me Enamora" | Juanes | 2007 | Pop-Rock | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Midlife Crisis" | Faith No More | 1992 | Rock | Yes | 3 | Yes |
| "Misery Business" | Paramore | 2007 | Pop-Rock | No | 3 | Yes |
| "Need You Tonight" | INXS | 1987 | Pop-Rock | Yes | 3 | Yes |
| "No One Knows" | Queens of the Stone Age | 2002 | Alternative | No | 3 | No |
| "Oh My God" | Ida Maria | 2008 | Alternative | Yes | 3 | Yes |
| "One Armed Scissor" | At the Drive-In | 2000 | Rock | No | 2 | No |
| "Outer Space"[lower-alpha 4] | The Muffs | 1997 | Pop-Rock | No | 3 | No |
| "Oye Mi Amor" | Maná | 1992 | Pop-Rock | Yes | 2 | No |
| "Plush" | Stone Temple Pilots | 1992 | Alternative | No | 1 | No |
| "Portions for Foxes" | Rilo Kiley | 2004 | Indie Rock | Yes | 3 | Yes |
| "The Power of Love" | Huey Lewis and the News | 1985 | Rock | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Radar Love" | Golden Earring | 1973 | Classic Rock | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Rainbow in the Dark" | Dio | 1983 | Metal | Yes | 2 | No |
| "Rehab" | Amy Winehouse | 2006 | R&B/Soul/Funk | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Rock Lobster" | The B-52's | 1979 | New Wave | Yes | 3 | Yes |
| "Roundabout" | Yes | 1971 | Prog | Yes | 3 | Yes |
| "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" | Elton John | 1973 | Classic Rock | Yes | 1 | No |
| "Sister Christian" | Night Ranger | 1983 | Rock | Yes | 3 | Yes |
| "Smoke on the Water" | Deep Purple | 1972 | Classic Rock | Yes | 2 | No |
| "Something Bigger, Something Brighter" | Pretty Girls Make Graves | 2003 | Indie Rock | Yes | 2 | No |
| "Space Oddity" | David Bowie | 1969 | Glam | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" | The Smiths | 1987 | Indie Rock | Yes | 1 | No |
| "This Bastard's Life" | Swingin' Utters | 1998 | Punk | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Viva la Resistance" | Hypernova | 2010 | Indie Rock | No | 2 | No |
| "Walk of Life" | Dire Straits | 1985 | Rock | Yes | 3 | No |
| "Walking on the Sun" | Smash Mouth | 1997 | Pop-Rock | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| "Werewolves of London" | Warren Zevon | 1978 | Classic Rock | Yes | 1 | No |
| "Whip It"[lower-alpha 4] | Devo | 1980 | New Wave | Yes | 2 | No |
| "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1" | The Flaming Lips | 2002 | Alternative | Yes | 3 | No |
Unused Songs[]
Below is a list of songs that are in the game's files but are never used. Album is only listed on this table because of how most of these songs won't be getting their own article due to them only existing by name.
| Song title | Artist | Album | Year | Genre | Keyboard support |
Vocal parts |
| "HUD Budget Test" | Huddy Hudborne | Blizzard of Ozz | 1980 | Metal | Unknown | ? |
| "_invalid_version_test" | T. Wrecks the Build | Unknown | ? | Classic Rock | Unknown | ? |
| "Runs 16ths Notes" | Hud Zeppelin | Unknown | ? | Rock | Unknown | 2 |
| "Sustains" | Hud Zeppelin | Unknown | ? | Rock | Unknown | ? |
| "Crosstown Traffic BRE TEST" | Jimi and the Hendrices | Unknown | ? | Unknown | Unknown | 3 |
| "Frame Rate Test" | EricB | Frame Rate Test Album | 1968 | Unknown | Unknown | ? |
| "Vocal Trainer Test)" | Janis Joplin | Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits | 1969 | Unknown | Unknown | ? |
| "worstcase"[11] | Harmonix | Unknown | 2010 | Unknown | Unknown | 3 |
| "rb3temp"[12] | Harmonix | Unknown | 2010 | Unknown | Unknown | ? |
| "beatmatchtest 2" | Harmonix | Unknown | 2010 | Unknown | Unknown | 1 |
| "Strumtest Real Guitar"[13] | Harmonix | Unknown | 2010 | Unknown | Unknown | ? |
Trivia[]
- Only 4 out of the 83 songs have Big Rock Endings, which is two less than the number of songs with Big Rock Endings in Rock Band 2.
- This is the only on-disc setlist in the main series to not feature songs by rock bands Rush, Foo Fighters (although Dave Grohl is a member of Them Crooked Vultures, the band behind Dead End Friends which is featured in the game), Soundgarden, or a band featuring a Harmonix member.
- It is also the only on-disc setlist in the main series to not feature any songs listed as Grunge (although this could be debatable as Plush is sometimes considered a Grunge song, but is listed as Alternative in-game).
References[]
- ↑ Snider, Mike (2010-06-09). "'Rock Band 3': the songs announced so far". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/06/rock-band-3-the-songs-announced-so-far-/1. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Johnson, Stephen (2010-08-20). "Harmonix Responds To Rock Band 3 Set List "Leaks" By Revealing Entire Set List". G4 TV. http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/707034/Harmonix-Responds-To-Rock-Band-3-Set-List-Leaks-By-Revealing-Entire-Set-List.html. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ Johnson, Stephen (2010-08-19). "Rock Band 3 Setlist Leaks?". G4 TV. http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/707000/Rock-Band-3-Setlist-Leaks.html. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ Kohler, Chris (2010-08-20). "Harmonix Officially Leaks Rock Band 3 Set List". Wired. http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/08/rock-band-3-set-list/. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ Snider, Mike (2010-06-09). "'Rock Band 3': What's new, what's notable". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2010-06-10-rockband10_VA_N.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ Nordhaud, Matthew (2010-06-11). "RBN, RB3, and You". Harmonix Music Systems. http://creators.rockband.com/rbn/blog/update_061110. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff (2010-06-10). "Rock Band 3 Makes A Killer First Impression". Giant Bomb. http://www.giantbomb.com/news/rock-band-3-makes-a-killer-first-impression/2103/. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- ↑ "Rock Band Network 2.0 Announced". RockBandAide. 2010-08-23. http://rockbandaide.com/7608/rock-band-network-2-0-announced. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
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- ↑ A temporary song folder in the game's files, is the only surviving part of the song is the folder name, and album art being Foo Fighters' The Colour and the Shape.
- ↑ Was used to test charting of pro guitar/bass
| Songs in Rock Band 3 on Nintendo DS |
|---|
| "Been Caught Stealing" • "Bohemian Rhapsody" • "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" • "China Grove" "Cold as Ice" • "Combat Baby" • "Crazy Train" • "Crosstown Traffic" • "Get Free" "The Hardest Button to Button" • "Here I Go Again" • "Humanoid" • "I Got You (I Feel Good)" "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" • "Just Like Heaven" • "Lasso" • "The Look" • "Midlife Crisis" • "Misery Business" "Need You Tonight" • "Oh My God" • "Portions for Foxes" • "Rock Lobster" • "Roundabout" • "Sister Christian" "Walking on the Sun" |