The sounds while we travel are a combination of Inon Zur’s under-score, the sound effects of the world around us, and the beloved radio stations on our Pip-Boy, featuring several tracks from Fallout 3. Through numerous tricks of the trade, they have achieved this to an extent, but 3.5 hours of original soundtrack can only go so far. Spanning over 400 hours of gameplay, Bethesda inevitably had a challenge on their hands to ensure there was enough variation in the audio to support that gameplay throughout. In comparison with the ominous air of the Fallout 3 theme, Fallout 4 lures us in with delicate strings before bursting forth with the notorious melody that defines our love for the franchise, and overall communicates an air of victory and accomplishment, as opposed to the tension and curiosity of its predecessor. Fallout 3 came equipped with an iconic theme and I was overjoyed to hear that same theme greet me at Fallout 4’s menu screen, only interestingly re-crafted in a much more emotional setting. With the evolution of visual graphics also comes to evolution of audio, and here is where Israeli-born composer Inon Zur has excelled in crafting a sound that defines excitement, triumph, nostalgia and exploration all in one. Blossoming from pixelated birds-eye graphics in to environments rich with vast picturesque landscapes, Bethesda have fought hard to prove that taking over the franchise after Fallout 2 was the right decision, and it is fair to say it was.

Fallout is undeniably a globally adored franchise.

Fallout 4 sound effects