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
Played while in Port Hanshan, Noveria
Played when moving through Rift Station
Played when you finally confront Benezia and the Rachni Queen
Played when you reach the shuttle bay on Feros, played when fighting your way out of the shuttle bay on Feros
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.
Played when moving to save Kaidan/Ashley and during the arming of the nuke on Virmire
Played on most of the uncharted planets when in the Mako and during the Mako section of Virmire
Played when escaping the blast of the nuke on Virmire, when escaping the Citadel and when you are attacked by Saren
Played during the aftermath of Ashley/Kaidan's death on the Normandy and during the romance scene with your love interest
Played when your in the galaxy map
Played while on Derelict Ships
Played on Mass Effect's Main Menu and during the conversation with Vigil
Played when Shepard's visions pop up
Played when the Citadel fleet attempts to stop Sovereign from accessing the Citadel
Played during the final boss fight with Saren
Played when Sovereign and the Geth fleet attack the Citadel
Played when Sovereign transforms Saren's body into a Reaper warrior, the final boss
Played while Shepard and his squad are fighting to gain access to the Citadel Tower
Played when the Normandy and Alliance fleet destroy Sovereign
Played during the aftermath of Sovereign's defeat and Shepard's remergence from his debris
Played during the ending of Mass Effect
Played in the Credits
Non Soundtrack[]
Songs not found on Soundtrack
Played on the Normandy when the player first assumes control of Shepard. Not played afterward.
- The Normandy Debriefing
Played during the debriefing between Anderson, Shepard and Nihlus.
- Eden Prime Version 2
Played after saving Ashley when not in combat
- Eden Prime in Ruins (Not included ingame, hidden in gamefiles)
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.
- Saren Version 2
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.
- The Council Chambers
Played when in the Council Chambers during your first visit. It later replaced by the Presidium theme
- The Presidium Version 2
- The Presidium Version 3
- The Wards Version 2
- The Council
Played during your first meeting with the Council
Played while your in C-Sec Academy in the Wards
- 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 Paragon speech to your crew
- Shepard's Speech Renegade Version
Played while your giving a Renegade speech to your crew
- 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 the boss fight with Matriarch Benezia on Noveria
- Fatal Confrontation Version 2
- Wrex
Played during your confrontation with Wrex
- Hold the Line
Played during Kirrahe's speech to his men
Played during the final assault on Saren's Base
A remixed version of the Virmire Battle theme
- Virmire Battle Version 3 (Not included ingame, hidden in gamefiles)
A variation of the Virmire Battle theme, except not included ingame. It was mostly likely a early version.
It is a variation of Breeding Ground, and is used as the background music when your customizing your Shepard
- Saren Confrontation
- Virmire Ride Version 2
- Exit Version 2
- Exit Version 3
- Exit Version 4
- Race to the Conduit
Played during combat sections on Ilos
- Vigil Version 2
Played during the Archives section on Ilos in the Mako
- Sovereign's Theme Version 2
Played if you sacrificed the Council and you are deciding on a new council
- Saving the Council
Played if you choose to order the Alliance fleet to save the Destiny Ascension
- The Presidium Under Attack (Not included ingame, hidden in gamefiles)
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
- Battling Saren Version 2
- Saren's Death
- Final Assault Version 2
- The Council Grateful
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.
- The End (reprise) Version 2
Played during the elevator loading screens
Played after defeating Fist and when your rushing to save Tali from the assassins
Played in the bar in the wards, Chora's Den
Played in the bar in the wards, Flux
- Fear
Played during usually evil or scary moments
- Alternate Mass Effect Theme (Not included ingame, Hidden in gamefiles)
Meant as the original main theme, but was scratched and replaced with the current one
- Haunting Revelations
Played when you first encounter the husks on Eden Prime and during the distress call on the Normandy
- Suspense
Played during the Consort first encounter scene
- Sad
Played during sad moments, such as your failure to convict Saren and Admiral Kahoku's death
- Elevator Mass Effect Theme (Easter Egg)
Can be found playing during elevator snippets. It is rare, but is a sort of a elevator redo of the main theme.