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Alan Wake contains many songs from different artists. Below are all the songs found in the game and its mini-series, separated into various soundtracks.

Alan Wake[]

Original Score[]

Frontsoundtrack
Bakcsoundtrack

The Alan Wake Original Score is the official score to the video game Alan Wake. There are a few songs that are related specifically to a certain level, but generally all of the songs have been featured in the whole game. Some of the songs have also been featured in the two Downloadable Contents, The Signal and The Writer. There are eighteen pieces in the score, and it is composed by Petri Alanko.

Track No. Name of Song Length
1 Alan Wake 5:34
2 A Writer's Dream 1:55
3 Welcome to Bright Falls 4:26
4 Vacation 2:48
5 Cross That River 5:38
6 Waking Up to a Nightmare 2:17
7 The Clicker 1:51
8 Deerfest 3:02
9 Taken by the Night 10:47
10 On the Run 6:08
11 Mirror Peak 5:12
12 Tom the Diver 2:50
13 The Night It All Began 2:01
14 Bright Falls Light and Power 3:16
15 Hunters 5:00
16 The Well-Lit Room 1:42
17 Water Pressure 5:53
18 Departure 3:02

Collector's Edition Soundtrack (Xbox 360)[]

Most of the songs from the Collector's Edition are on the Official soundtrack, but  tracks 2, 5, 7, 8 and 9 are exclusive to this Edition.

Track No. Artist Name of Song Length
1 Petri Alanko A Writer's Dream 1:53
2 The Black Angels Young Men Dead 5:34
3 Petri Alanko Welcome To Bright Falls 4:25
4 Petri Alanko The Clicker 1:51
5 Anomie Belle How Can I Be Sure 4:33
6 Petri Alanko Tom The Diver (Piano and Cello) 3:13
7 Barry Adamson The Beaten Side Of Town 4:48
8 Old Gods of Asgard The Poet and the Muse 4:17
9 Dead Combo Electrica Cadente 3:00
10 Petri Alanko Tom The Diver (Orchestra) 2:49

Collector's Edition Soundtrack (PC)[]

Most of the songs from this Collector's Edition are on the Official soundtrack, but tracks 10, 12 and 13 are exclusive to this Edition.

Track No. Artist Name of Song Length
1 Petri Alanko A Writer's Dream 1:57
2 Petri Alanko Welcome To Bright Falls 4:28
3 Petri Alanko The Clicker 1:54
4 Petri Alanko Taken by the Night 7:45
5 Petri Alanko Mirror Peak 4:32
6 Petri Alanko Tom The Diver 2:52
7 Petri Alanko Hunters 4:44
8 Petri Alanko The Well-Lit Room 1:54
9 Petri Alanko Departure 2:31
10 Old Gods of Asgard Children of the Elder God 3:42
11 Old Gods of Asgard The Poet And The Muse 4:20
12 Poets of the Fall War 5:07
13 Petri Alanko Tom The Diver (Collector's Edition Exclusive) 3:13

Episode Ending Songs[]

Episode Artist Name of Song Year Released Length
Episode One Roy Orbison In Dreams (1987 Version) 1987 2:48
Episode Two Poe Haunted 2000 5:20
Episode Three Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Up Jumped The Devil 1988 5:16
Episode Four Old Gods of Asgard The Poet and the Muse 2010 4:18
Episode Five Poets of the Fall War 2010 5:05
Episode Six/
Credits
David Bowie*
Petri Alanko
Space Oddity*
Strange Moons
1969*
2024
5:15*
5:22
Special One Anna Ternheim No, I Don't Remember 2009 3:56
Special Two Depeche Mode The Darkest Star 2005 6:42
  • *Due to licensing issues, David Bowie's "Space Oddity" was replaced with "Strange Moons" by Petri Alanko in September 2024 for the 2012 PC version only.

Other Songs[]

These songs are also found in-game (e.g. within the talk radio broadcasts) but are not used in the credits and are not part of the official soundtrack. They can, however, be listened to through the Extras menu.

Artist Name of Song Length Year Released
Harry Nilsson Coconut 4:50 1972
Among the Oak & Ash Shady Grove 1:54 2009
Charles Brown Black Night 3:07 1950
The Rumble Strips Back Bone 3:11 2009
Violet Indiana Air Kissing 3:52 2001

Other Soundtracks[]

Bright Falls soundtrack album cover

Bright Falls Soundtrack[]

All the songs in the soundtrack for the prequel series Bright Falls are by Black Iris. All the songs can be found here, though due to Adobe Flash now being defunct, they can no longer be played via that website and cannot be found almost anywhere else. It is possible to still download them for free via the "Inspect" option through the website. For preservation purposes, the audio can be found below.

Track No. Name of Song Length Audio
1 Northwest Passage 1:18
2 Every Time the Devil Knocks 2:42
3 I've Got A Man 1:59
4 Clouds of Grey 3:16
5 Stranger Shadows 1:52
6 Vou Me Embora Coracao 1:57
7 Know That I'm Sincere 2:42
8 L'amore e la Morte 2:05


Concerning track No. 1, 'Northwest Passage' was the original title for the television show Twin Peaks, a show that has been stated by Remedy Entertainment as being an inspiration for Alan Wake.

Video[]

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