Mass Effect Soundtrack

Original Soundtrack
Played during intro Played when your on the Normandy Played until saving Ashley on Eden Prime Played during combat on Eden Prime Played during deaths and when Saren is present Played when you first visit the Citadel Played everytime your on the Presidium and Council Chambers after showing the Council your evidence Variation of the true Wards music Played as the main bar music in the Noveria Hotel Suite Played when you become a Spectre Played while exploring Therum Played when in mines on uncharted worlds and during the Armature boss fight on Therum Played while in Zhu's Hope Played when engaging geth forces on Feros Played when Fai Dan commits suicide, when your in the catacombs and fighting to destroy the Thorian
 * Mass Effect Theme
 * The Normandy
 * Eden Prime
 * Battle at Eden Prime
 * Saren
 * The Citadel
 * The Presidium
 * The Wards
 * Criminal Elements
 * Spectre Induction
 * Liara's World
 * A Very Dangerous Place
 * Feros
 * Protecting the Colony
 * The Thorian

Played while in Port Hanshan, Noveria
 * Noveria

Played when moving through Rift Station
 * The Secret Labs

Played when you finally confront Benezia and the Rachni Queen
 * The Alien Queen

Played when you reach the shuttle bay on Feros, played when fighting your way out of the shuttle bay on Feros
 * Fatal Confrontation

Played when you make the initial entry into Saren's Base on Virmire, and are in the prison area. Also played in Saren's Lab.
 * Saren's Base

Played when moving to save Kaidan/Ashley and during the arming of the nuke on Virmire
 * Breeding Ground

Played on most of the uncharted planets when in the Mako and during the Mako section of Virmire
 * Virmire Ride

Played when escaping the blast of the nuke on Virmire, when escaping the Citadel and when you are attacked by Saren
 * Exit

Played during the aftermath of Ashley/Kaidan's death on the Normandy and during the romance scene with your love interest
 * Love Theme

Played when your in the galaxy map
 * Uncharted Worlds

Played while on Derelict Ships
 * Ilos

Played on Mass Effect's Main Menu and during the conversation with Vigil
 * Vigil

Played when Shepard's visions pop up
 * Sovereign's Theme

Played when the Citadel fleet attempts to stop Sovereign from accessing the Citadel
 * Uplink

Played during the final boss fight with Saren
 * Battling Saren

Played when Sovereign and the Geth fleet attack the Citadel
 * In Pursuit of Saren

Played when Sovereign transforms Saren's body into a Reaper warrior, the final boss
 * Infusion

Played while Shepard and his squad are fighting to gain access to the Citadel Tower
 * Final Assault

Played when the Normandy and Alliance fleet destroy Sovereign
 * Victory

Played during the aftermath of Sovereign's defeat and Shepard's remergence from his debris
 * From the Wreckage

Played during the ending of Mass Effect
 * The End (Reprise)

Played in the Credits
 * M4 Part II

Non Soundtrack
Songs not found on Soundtrack

Played on the Normandy when the player first assumes control of Shepard. Not played afterward.
 * The Normandy Version 2

Played during the debriefing between Anderson, Shepard and Nihlus.
 * The Normandy Debriefing

Played after saving Ashley when not in combat
 * Eden Prime Version 2

Not included in actual gameplay. It is thought this track was to be used somewhere in the game during early stages, but was removed for unknown reasons.
 * Eden Prime in Ruins (Not included ingame, hidden in gamefiles)

Played during the scene with Saren at the Beacon. Only the first few seconds of its beginning are played ingame, but the rest can be found hidden in the gamefiles.
 * Saren Version 2

Played when in the Council Chambers during your first visit. It later replaced by the Presidium theme
 * The Council Chambers

Played during your first meeting with the Council
 * The Presidium Version 2
 * The Presidium Version 3
 * The Wards Version 2
 * The Council

Played while your in C-Sec Academy in the Wards
 * C-Sec Academy

Played while your giving a Paragon speech to your crew
 * The Wards Version 3
 * The Wards Version 4
 * Criminal Elements Version 2
 * Criminal Elements Version 3
 * Shepard's Speech Paragon Version

Played while your giving a Renegade speech to your crew
 * Shepard's Speech Renegade Version

Played during the boss fight with Matriarch Benezia on Noveria
 * Therum Combat
 * Therum Combat Version 2 (Not included ingame, hidden in gamefiles)
 * Therum Combat Version 3
 * Therum Combat Version 4
 * Feros Version 2
 * Feros Version 3
 * Feros Version 4
 * Protecting the Colony Version 2
 * The Thorian Version 2
 * Noveria Version 2
 * Noveria Version 3
 * Noveria Version 4
 * Noveria Version 5
 * Entering Peak 15
 * Peak 15
 * The Hot Labs
 * Matriarch Benezia

Played during your confrontation with Wrex
 * Fatal Confrontation Version 2
 * Wrex

Played during Kirrahe's speech to his men
 * Hold the Line

Played during the final assault on Saren's Base
 * Virmire Battle


 * Virmire Battle Version 2

A remixed version of the Virmire Battle theme

A variation of the Virmire Battle theme, except not included ingame. It was mostly likely a early version.
 * Virmire Battle Version 3 (Not included ingame, hidden in gamefiles)

It is a variation of Breeding Ground, and is used as the background music when your customizing your Shepard
 * Character Profiling

Played during combat sections on Ilos
 * Saren Confrontation
 * Virmire Ride Version 2
 * Exit Version 2
 * Exit Version 3
 * Exit Version 4
 * Race to the Conduit

Played during the Archives section on Ilos in the Mako
 * Vigil Version 2

Played if you sacrificed the Council and you are deciding on a new council
 * Sovereign's Theme Version 2

Played if you choose to order the Alliance fleet to save the Destiny Ascension
 * Saving the Council

The track is a eerie version of the Presidium track, but was not included ingame as the Presidium gameplay section was massively shortened, and it couldn't fit. It is found in the gamefiles
 * The Presidium Under Attack (Not included ingame, hidden in gamefiles)

It is a variation of Vigil, played if you saved the Council and they are giving you their gratitude. Serves as a aftermath of the Citadel Battle.
 * Battling Saren Version 2
 * Saren's Death
 * Final Assault Version 2
 * The Council Grateful


 * The End (reprise) Version 2

Played during the elevator loading screens
 * Elevator Music

Played after defeating Fist and when your rushing to save Tali from the assassins
 * Saving Tali

Played in the bar in the wards, Chora's Den
 * Chora's Den

Played in the bar in the wards, Flux
 * Flux

Played during usually evil or scary moments
 * Fear

Meant as the original main theme, but was scratched and replaced with the current one
 * Alternate Mass Effect Theme (Not included ingame, Hidden in gamefiles)

Played when you first encounter the husks on Eden Prime and during the distress call on the Normandy
 * Haunting Revelations

Played during the Consort first encounter scene
 * Suspense

Played during sad moments, such as your failure to convict Saren and Admiral Kahoku's death
 * Sad

Can be found playing during elevator snippets. It is rare, but is a sort of a elevator redo of the main theme.
 * Elevator Mass Effect Theme (Easter Egg)