Musicians of Heaven 17 refused a track for GTA 6 because of the meager fee offered by Rockstar

Rockstar offered to include the Temptation song by Heaven 17 in the GTA 6 soundtrack. The musicians were happy, but «sent» the company when they saw the amount.

The Grand Theft Auto games are extremely popular in the United States and around the world. Only GTA 5 has sold over 200 million copies. It’s one of the best-selling games of all time, and its publishers could be generous, especially when it comes to a fairly famous and old band. The song Temptation was released in 1983 and was a hit.

In the first of his posts on X, musician and composer Martin Wehr writes that Rockstar offered him to include the song in the game. He was very excited, especially because it was going to cost a lot of money:

Ver calmed his emotions and read the letter to the end. In the second post, he writes:

IT WAS $7500 – for a buyout of any future royalties from the game – forever…

To put this in context, Grand Theft Auto 6 grossed, wait for it…

$8.6 BILLION

Ah, but think of the exposure…

Go fuck yourself

— Martyn Ware 🦉 (@martynware) September 7, 2024

So, it seems that we won’t hear the Temptation song in GTA 6. At the time of its release, the band’s album The Luxury Gap went platinum largely due to Temptation. The song has stood the test of time as one of the most memorable tracks of Heaven 17, along with other popular songs such as Let Me Go and Come Live. The GTA series is known for many music tracks featured in the games.

Moreover, some people believe that GTA 6 will provoke a price increase for AAA games. Michael Dawes, director of publishing at Larian Studios, the developer of Baldur’s Gate 3, suggests that the game will cost $150, which is twice the usual price of AAA projects.

Source: Dexerto