Main Menu soundtrack question

[Aelius]

I just started playing The Witcher 3 for the first time yesterday and I enjoyed the main menu music and wanted to find the file within the official soundtrack provided with the game.

I was surprised to find out that there doesn't appear to be a main menu track included in the soundtrack.

But it gets worse: I then discovered that the music I was looking for wasn't even the real main menu music for the base game; it was only the Hearts of Stone main menu music.

First of all: I was quite saddened and, frankly, offended, that I'm being denied the opportunity to experience the main menu music (and the main menu background scene) for the base game simply because I've been busy and haven't gotten around to playing the game until now. After waiting a year to play this game and being so ecstatic to finally start it up and let the music and main menu scenery blissfully embalm itself in my psyche as a nostalgia-seeding "THE Witcher 3 experience that everyone else experienced when they first started up this game back in May last year", to then find out that it was a complete lie was barely short of infuriating.

That may sound trivial and silly, and maybe it is, but it's the genuine truth. I take games seriously; they are my sole hobby and I derive much enjoyment out of them (evidently in rather esoteric ways, but still.)

Not cool.

But secondly: is there some way to obtain or extract the main menu music (err, both of them, I guess...)? And no, lossily ripping them off an already lossily-encoded crappy-bitrated YouTube upload would be as insulting to the majesty of this game's music as it would be technologically sloppy.

Thanks in advance.

[Aelius]

Thanks, but like I said I was hoping to find their actual original tracks (i.e. files), since YouTube uploads are already compressed to hell and would be further compressed were I to rip them off YouTube.

[Thrawn«¦]

I assume your using the Steam version? Try checking the "Tools" tab in your library. It might be that you can download it as an extra, similar to how the Witcher 2 handeled things (just a guess though).

I myself use the Gog version and no matter what version of the game you own you get the soundtrack and a few other things for free.

Other than that : Check the Google Play store, you can buy the entire soundtrack there (both the main game and Hearts of Stone).

[-Шasтe|Мanageмenт-]

Did you already check files within your Witcher 3 folder path?
YourDrive:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\The Witcher 3\SOUNDTRACK

[I HeaR vOices]

Found these on the nexus mod site, should be useful for ya.
----------Get Original Menu Back by andrey4791----------
http://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/1022/?
----------Main Theme on the main menu HoS by mohshow----------
http://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/1130/?

I'm assuming the original menu will have the proper music to it, but could be wrong, so I linked the theme one so at least you get the music back. (if they cant be used together that is, but most likely not) (luckily that cool lookin 50% opacity works together since it doesn't mess with the background)

[Roxaryz]

The name of the track which they use for the main menu music in the base game is Geralt of Rivia. It's the scond track in the soundtrack folder. The part which is used in the main menu doesn't begin until you've gotten to the 1:19 point.

[Aelius]

Originally posted by Roxaryz:

The name of the track which they use for the main menu music in the base game is Geralt of Rivia. It's the scond track in the soundtrack folder. The part which is used in the main menu doesn't begin until you've gotten to the 1:19 point.

Awesome, thanks for letting me know despite the age of the question! :)