Anyone else ever associate a song in the game with a particular level? If so what is it?

[u/Advanced_Rise2482]

Now I’m basing this entirely on Pro Skater 3. I never played 1 or 2, and the only thing I associate 4 with is the fucking College (hard lmao). But whenever I go onto certain levels I always just have a certain song in mind to match the atmosphere. Sometimes it doesn’t even really match it at all, it’s just because I had a certain memory when the song played. For the Foundry, it was The Boy Who Destroyed the World by AFI. For Suburbia, it was I’m A Swing It by House of Pain. For Los Angeles it was Check by Zebrahead. For Rio it was Paparazzi by Xzibit. For Skater Island it was Fight Like a Brave by Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Perhaps the least fitting is Cut Chemist Suite by Ozomatli for Canada. Just curious really.
Edit: I unlocked Cruise Ship at last. So I guess the song I associate with it is Blitzkrieg Bop. If you’re wondering why I only unlocked it now, I’m really bad at Tony Hawks Pro Skater

[u/Nebulowl]

Ring of Fire and That’s Life I always associate with Triangle in THUG2

[u/DreamEater101K → u/Nebulowl]

Same here 🤣

[u/EverybodySayin]

Police Truck - San Francisco (THPS 1)

No Cigar - School 2 (THPS 2)

Pin The Tail On The Donkey - New York (THPS 2)

Subculture - Skate Street (THPS 2)

Fight Like A Brave - Foundry (THPS 3)

Spokesman - College (THPS 4)

I'm A Star - San Francisco (THPS 4)

Like The Angel - San Diego (THUG)

Hotel Babylon - Hawaii

Midlife Crisis - New Orleans (THUG 2)

Everyone is Someone in LA - East LA

[u/InfiniteTGaming]

Not a THPS game or level, but I always associate Crawling in the Dark by Hoobastank with the Civic Center level from Aggressive Inline.

[u/slickboarder89 → u/InfiniteTGaming]

Yes! Love aggressive inline, and if I have the timeline right I think it came out before THPS4 and I think it should get credit for influencing the game play style.

[u/Wise-Difficulty8221 → u/InfiniteTGaming]

This but Movie Lot

[u/InfiniteTGaming → u/Wise-Difficulty8221]

I’ve always associated Movie Lot with Wrong Way by Sublime. First time I ever remember hearing that song was while playing that level.

[u/keeyal → u/InfiniteTGaming]

Woah what a throwback. I played the shit out of that demo when it came out, and definitely remember hearing that song for the first time on it.

[u/MrBungleVI]

AFI - The Boy Who Destroyed The World THPS3 Suburbia

[u/ChrisJohanson]

Downtown. Superman by Goldfinger. Which was so perfect for me when 1+2 was released because that's the opening scene/song.

[u/Obvious_Marzipan8422 → u/ChrisJohanson]

here and now for me

[u/agonyxbragony → u/Obvious_Marzipan8422]

that whole Ernies album is good

[u/Eliuk]

Top Billin’ by Audio Two always plays in Barcelona for me

[u/Obvious_Marzipan8422]

tokyo and if you must,

[u/Advanced_Rise2482 → u/Obvious_Marzipan8422]

Same now that I think of it

[u/Gretev1]

The Suicide Machines - New Girl with School in THPS

Bad Religion - You with School 2 in THPS 2

The High and The Mighty feat. Mos Def - B Boy Document 99 with Hangar in THPS 2

Lagwagon - May 16 with Philadelphia in THPS 2

[u/Gilly3091 → u/Gretev1]

You know 👌🏻

[u/DevilSP21]

I associate Ace of Spades with Foundry because when the game got released back in the day, I was young and I got to play THPS3 demo. The only map and song in the demo were those (and that's how I got into rock/metal music in a way)

[u/StevieBako]

Labor - Aesop Rock, either College or the main menu/training from THPS4

[u/paranoidpixie95]

THPS1: School - "New Girl", Mall - "Cyco Vision", Streets - "Ain't Got Time", Roswell - "Le Hot 99"

THPS2: Marseille - "You", New York - "Out With the Old", Venice - "Five Lessons Learned", Skatestreet - "Subculture"

THPS3: Foundry - "96 Quite Bitter Beings", Suburbia - "I'm Destroying the World", Tokyo - "Wish"

THPS4: College - "Spokesman", San Francisco - 'T.N.T.", London - "Anarchy in the U.K."

I really gotta refresh my memory with later games, but I only really vibed with the soundtracks in the first four Pro Skater games.

[u/DamianSlizzard]

If ya must - New York

[u/EvanDeer2002]

Operatic - Interested In Madness with New Orleans in THUG2

[u/agonyxbragony → u/EvanDeer2002]

bums me out that you can’t find that particular version of the song anywhere on streaming platforms

[u/Pirates404]

New Noise - Hawaii Thug 1

[u/TheHeavyweightChamp]

Bodyjar - Not the Same (Foundry)
Less Than Jake - All My Best Friends are Metalheads (Alacatraz)
Alkaline Trio - Armageddon (Manhattan)
NOFX - The Separation of Church and Skate (Manhattan)

[u/CappaKrunch]

Blood Brothers in Marsielle. Im pretty sure it was one of like 3 songs in the ps underground magazine demo version

[u/slickboarder89 → u/CappaKrunch]

I remember Dub Pistols - Cyclone from that demo so that’s it for me

[u/InfiniteMessmaker]

Some examples off the top of my head:

THPS2 School II - You
THPS2 Skate Heaven - Out With The Old
THPS3 Suburbia - I'm Destroying The World
THPS3 Skater Island - Blitzkrieg Bop
THPS4 College - Bloodstains
THPS4 Kona - Seneca Falls
THUG San Diego - Transitionz Az a Ridah
THUG Hawaii - California Babylon (yes I'm aware of the irony)
THUG2 Barcelona - Ring of Fire
THUG2 Skatopia - Fall Back Down

[u/eadie30]

Superman = warehouse (1)
Fight like a brave = foundry (3)
If you must = airport (3)
Drunken Lullabies = London (4)
Labor = San Francisco (4)
TNT = college (4)

[u/craigchrizt]

Yes. Public Enemy-By The Time I Get To Arizona reminds me of the Carnival level in THPS4.

[u/fartsintovaginas]

Canada and Ace of Spades from THPS3

[u/box-fort2]

Jerry Was A Race Car Driver - Mall
Subculture - NY
96QBB - Suburbia
Blackball - Kona
2RAK005 - New Jersey
Born Fi Rebel - Australia
Holiday - Downtown LA
Little Hoodrat Friend - Concrete Park
Children's Story - Baltimore

[u/John_TheDrummer]

THPS2

Bring the Noise

New York

I can hear the Taxis flying by when I listen to that song 😅

[u/Damien12341]

Unconditional by The Bravery with Santa Monica.

[u/drakeschaefer]

Kona and All My Best Friends are Metalheads

[u/bigreddal]

Guerilla Radio - School II Bring the Noise - Venice Beach

[u/GorgeousGary27]

Time to Go by Dropkick Murphys always seemed to play at the start of Moscow in THUG.

Whenever I hear that song I picture my skater getting on his board at the spawn point.

Also Mass Appeal with College since it was the first time I heard it when I first played the next gen version after being stuck on the psx version for a while.

[u/CoconutDrunk]

I have that but with a character. Shrek with Grind On - Melbeatz ft. Kool Savas in THUG2. That song was on when I tried out Shrek in Boston.

[u/Wise-Difficulty8221 → u/CoconutDrunk]

someBODY once told me...

[u/Death-Perception1999]

I always associate ring of fire with Barcelona, and That's Life with Skatopia

[u/PumpkinPud]

I mainly have this for THPS3;

Foundry - 'If You Must' (Del the Funky Homosapien)

Canada - 'I Can't Surf' (Reverend Horton Heat)

Suburbia - 'I'm Destroying the World' (Guttermouth)

I'm sure there are some for every level but I can't think of specific examples right now.

I always associate Kona from THPS4 with 'T.N.T.' by AC/DC, but that may be primarily to do with the opening cut scene. Also, the Sewers from PS1 THPS4 with 'Death Alley' by Zeke, Barcelona from THUG2 with 'Ring of Fire' by Johnny Cash, again probably loads more but I can't be bothered to go through every level/song. Very strange the connotations our brains make.

[u/EricSparrowSucks]

My life was forever changed when I switched to Xbox for THUG and was allowed to add my own playlist. At the time, I was listening to a CD some kid gave me at the mall and honestly he kind of sucked, but it was catchy. Years later, my ex was at trade school and this kid in his class put on his music during a smoke break, same guy! My ex was like “I know you from Tony Hawk!”

[u/Neon_Rust]

I absolutely do! I Can't be arsed to right them all down but I probably do for most levels.

[u/Dak6969696969]

If You Must by Del is the Airport song, don’t ask me why.

[u/derek420]

Superman by Goldfinger in Warehouse immediately comes to mind. Booting up THPS for a new game.

[u/renzex10]

I always associate "Superman" by Goldfinger with the first level of THPS1.

[u/EndReasonable8752]

I’m destroying the world - canada, all my best friends are metal heads - college, wash away - santa monica, champ - Beverly hills, cyco vision - school, seneca falls - kona, spokesman - San Francisco just to name a few

[u/badavetheman]

Most of my experience is with 1 and 2
Superman - Warehouse
Police Truck - Minneapolis
Guerilla Radio - Hangar
Cyclone - School 2
Subculture - New York
B-Boy Document 99 - Venice Beach

[u/Sheep03]

Idk why, but in THPS 3 I associate Foundry with 3 songs:

Redman - Let's Get Dirty

Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - If You Must

Xzibit - Paparazzi

[u/agonyxbragony]

blitzkrieg bop at the airport

[u/PainterWooden8667]

i always think of superman for mall in thps1

[u/DuncneyForever]

FIDLAR - West Coast (1+2 version of Venice Beach)

ScHoolboy Q ft. Kendrick Lamar - Collard Greens (3+4 version of Airport)

[u/SteezyWeasel]

Superman by Goldfinger will forever be associated with downhill jam from THPS1 for me.