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The 'Mafia 3' Official Soundtrack Will Take You To The Old-School '60s; Features Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Elvis And More

The 'Mafia 3' Official Soundtrack Will Take You To The Old-School '60s; Features Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Elvis And More

Jazz Rosin

The upcoming video game "Mafia 3" is set in the '60s, and the official soundtrack helps nail that authentic sixties feel.

In an interview with The Rolling Stone, "Mafia 3" creative director Haden Blackman, a self-confessed music junkie, explained the process of choosing the perfect songs to incorporate into the game.

"From the outset we knew we had to have a kick-ass soundtrack," Blackman said. "Our approach was very much that we have to make sure it's an amazing soundtrack, because that will lead to an amazing game."

As with many artists, copyright is a very messy thing to go through. Thankfully, the "Mafia 3" team got all the rights to the songs on their list.

"There were artists that I thought there would be no way we'd ever get, and yet they came through," Blackman says. "So Creedence, the Rolling Stones, we have the Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Cash, Sam Cooke, Elvis. Honestly, I was doubtful that we'd be able to get this wide spectrum of Sixties artists."

Here is the full soundtrack list, via Rolling Stones:

"Mother's Little Helper" by the Rolling Stones

"Paint it Black" by the Rolling Stones

"Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones

"Street Fighting Man" by the Rolling Stones

"Chain Gang" by Sam Cooke

"Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke

"Bring it on Home to Me" by Sam Cooke

"Another Saturday Night" by Sam Cooke

"I'm Gonna Forget About You" by Sam Cooke

"Ninety-Six Tears" by Question Mark and the Mysterians

"Go Go Shoes" by Lonnie Youngblood

"Take me for What I Am" by L.C. Cooke

"I Let a Good Thing Go By" by Dewey Edwards

"Dance of the Hours" by Beethoven Ben

"Hang Ten" by the Fun Sons

"Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

"House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals

"Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

"You" by Marvin Gaye

"Hold On, I'm Comin'" by Sam and Dave

"Pictures Of Matchstick Men" by Status Quo

"Chain Of Fools" by Aretha Franklin

"Respect" by Aretha Franklin

"Piece Of My Heart" by Big Brother & the Holding Company

"I Fought the Law" by Bobby Fuller Four

"The Letter" by Box Tops

"Time Has Come Today" by the Chambers Brothers

"Slip Away" by Clarence Carter

"Psychotic Reaction" by Count Five

"White Room" by Cream

"Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

"Born On The Bayou" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

"Palisades Park" by Freddy Cannon

"Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane

"Folsom Prison Blues (Live)" by Johnny Cash

"Shotgun" by Jr. Walker and the All Stars

"Nowhere To Run" by Martha and the Vendellas

"(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding

"Palisades Park" by Ramones

"King of the Road" by Roger Miller

"Soul Man" by Sam and Dave

"Li'l Red Riding Hood" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

"Desperation" by Steppenwolf

"You Keep Me Hangin' On [#1]" by the Supremes

"Ain't Too Proud To Beg" by the Temptations

"Wild Thing" by the Troggs

"One" by Three Dog Night

"You Keep Me Hangin' On" by Vanilla Fudge

"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" by John Lee Hooker

"Good Times are so Hard to Find" by Blue Cheer

"Ay-Tete Fee" by Clifton Chenier

"You Belong To Me" by The Duprees

"Take Me for What I'm Worth" by the Searchers

"What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)" by The Tams

"Black Ghost Blues" by Lightnin' Hopkins

"Green River" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

"Walking the Dog" by Rufus Thomas

"I Got My Mojo Working" by the Shadows of Knight

"You Belong To Me" by Misfits

"Bad Moon Rising" by Mourning Ritual ft Peter Dreimanis

"Tramp" by Otis Redding & Carla Thomas

"On The Road Again" by Canned Heat

"Don't Go To Strangers" by Etta James

"Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard

"Running Scared" by Roy Orbison

"Crazy" by Patsy Cline

"Runaway (1967 version)" by Del Shannon

"Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire

"Knock on Wood" by Eddie Floyd

"Help Me, Rhonda" by Beach Boys

"Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf

"I Wish It Would Rain" by Temptations

"Heroes and Villains Beach Boys

"Reach Out, I'll Be There" by Four Tops

"White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane

"G.I. Blues" by Lightnin' Slim

"Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)" by Del Shannon

"Love Child" by Diana Ross & the Supremes

"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" by the Miracles

"Baby Love" by the Supremes

"Son of a Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield

"Wouldn't It Be Nice" by Beach Boys

"Get Up and Get Down" by the Dramatics

"Bottom of the River" by Delta Rae

"Ring Of Fire" by Johnny Cash

"Kicks" by Paul Revere and the Raiders

"We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" by the Animals

"Needles & Pins" by the Searchers

"In-a-Gadda-da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly

"I Can't Turn You Loose" by Chambers Brothers

"Hard to Handle"by Otis Redding

"The Weight" by The Band

"Paint it Black" by the Avengers

"Five Card Hand" by Mercy Dee Walton

"You Better Stop" by Sonny Rhodes

"Must Have Been the Devil" by Otis Spann

"I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown

"Hey Big Momma" by Roosevelt Sykes

"Sinner's Prayer" by Lightnin' Hopkins

"The Howling Wolf" by Lightnin' Hopkins

"A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis

"Mafia 3" will be released on the Playstation 4, PC, Mac OS and Xbox One on October 7.

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