FH3 FAQ: Music Stations and Making Your Own Playlists
GAME MUSIC
Radio Station List
“Once you have opened your first Festival, you can sign radio stations for your Festival! You use the radio in your car to tune into the stations you have signed at any time. Press the D-pad left and right to change radio station, or turn off the radio. As you progress you’ll be able to unlock more and more radio stations.”^
“We started by adding more radio stations – featuring new music styles like hip hop, heavy rock and punk – alongside Horizon favorite stations like Bass Arena and Horizon Pulse. Forza Horizon 3 will feature stations from labels like Hospital Records, Epitaph Records, and Vagrant Records, as well as the latest music from cutting-edge Australian label Future Classic. That’s more radio stations, covering a broader range of music, than ever before.”^ There are 9 total radio stations in FH3. “All radio stations combined in Horizon 2 came out to around 5 hours of music.”^ See discussion thread for the list of channels and songs in FH3.
- Horizon Pulse
- Horizon Bass Arena
- Horizon Block Party
- Epitaph
- Vagrant
- Future Classics
- Hospital Records
- Levante FM (classical)
- Groove Music - set your own playlist
See discussion thread for song wishlists.
See discussion thread for user playlists suggestions.
Skill Song
“Pay attention to the radio DJ, occasionally they will announce the beginning of a Skill Song. During the next song, you’ll earn double Skill Score for all your skills!”^
YOUR MUSIC
Groove Radio
“Groove Radio lets players stream their own personal music collection from the cloud – just add your music to your OneDrive, create a playlist in Groove Music on Windows 10, and Horizon 3 will stream that playlist into your game on Xbox One and Windows 10.”^ See the Groove and OneDrive FAQ and discussion thread for setting up your own playlist with Groove. You can make multiple playlists and choose them from the in-game Audio Settings.^ See also www.microsoft.com/en-us/groove
Which song formats are supported? MP3, M4A (AAC), WMA ripped from iTunes, Amazon, CDs etc (excl. DRM)
What is the song limit? 50,000
Is there a song length limit? No.^
Can the game shuffle the songs? No, the music will be played in the order listed in your folder.^
Can I skip songs in my own playlist? Yes, switching stations back and forth skips to the next song in Groove. Playlists begin from the top each time you start playing the game.^
Will the volume automatically adjust to game voice overs? Yes.^
Will the name and artist appear in the HUD? Yes (excl. strange characters)^
Is OneDrive Business supported? No, just personal accounts.^
Are Groove Music subscriptions supported? Groove Radio supports both OneDrive and Groove Music Pass subscriptions.^
Is Groove Music Pass required? No, playing OneDrive music is free.
Can I stream music from my Spotify collection? No.^
Can players share their custom soundtrack?
Can Groove songs contain explicit lyrics?
“Additionally, at launch all Horizon 3 players will receive a 14 day free Groove Music trial, with no obligations, just a press of a button from within the game (no credit card required). So…in addition to your OneDrive music, you’ll have access to the millions of songs on the Groove Music service to drive to. When this 14 day trial expires, you will still have the option to go to the Groove Music app and use the various trial/subscription options offered there if you’d like to continue using it. You’ll still be able to stream your music from OneDrive on the Groove Music station in game regardless. Of course while this trial is active, you can listen to Groove Music and manage your playlists on any device that supports it (Windows, Xbox One, Android, iOS, etc)”^
Background music on Xbox
The Xbox console apps Groove, Pandora, Simple Music App, and VLC can be used to play your music in the background while you play the game. Background music does not override in-game music stations. See Getting Started With Background Music on Xbox One.