Grand Theft Auto 6 simply received its trailer launched a bit early, and that’s not the one shock right here. There’s a little bit of an surprising music selection accompanying our first take a look at Rockstar Video games’ upcoming open world sport, and that’s Tom Petty.
I’m writing about Grand Theft Auto right here, so popular culture references and whether or not or not all of us perceive them is a key piece of the general pie. I’m a millennial, so I’m very conversant in Tom Petty, not essentially as a result of he’s my favourite however as a result of he’s a favourite of my guitarist father (alongside different rock n’ roll mainstays of the ‘60s and ‘70s). Listening to Petty’s attribute moan on this trailer crammed me with the identical sense of nostalgia that I get once I swing by my dad and mom’ home and listen to my dad strumming his guitar within the basement. And that’s kinda how I really feel about returning to the world of Grand Theft Auto, so… certain. Additionally, Tom Petty is from Florida! So, that works.
The particular tune on this trailer is a B-side of Petty’s much more well-known tune “Free Fallin’,” which was first launched on Petty’s debut album, Full Moon Fever. However this tune wasn’t truly on that album; it got here out when “Free Fallin’” was launched as a single. (That’s what the time period B-side used to imply earlier than it grew to become a cutesy pejorative for a tune that wasn’t anticipated to change into a high 40 hit — it meant the tune that was actually on the different facet of a single record.)
The trailer options all types of revolutionary stuff for Grand Theft Auto — all the things from a playable feminine character to the inclusion of latest in-game social media apps — so it’s a enjoyable little bit of whiplash to get all of that paired with a lesser-known tune by a rock star of yore. I’d guess it’s not a lot the Tom Petty facet that we’re meant to concentrate to because the lyrics themselves, which describe a really intense relationship: “Yeah, we have been determined then / To have one another to carry / However love is an extended, lengthy street.” Sounds a bit like what the protagonists Jason and Lucia could be feeling, in what seem like some critical Bonnie and Clyde-esque shenanigans. (Additionally, take a look at the door of the comfort retailer the duo is holding up — there’s a “Petty Perpetually” sticker!)
Regardless, I’ll be sending this trailer to my father for his take. Possibly this would be the second that Rockstar lastly targets his demographic. (In all probability not. However, hey … perhaps.)