Death Stranding Director’s Cut Music Player: How to Unlock Every Song

Death Stranding gives players a private space to hang out in, where you can catch some Z’s, customize your gear, read emails, and listen to some tunes. Throughout the game, you’ll unlock songs for your music player, and the Director’s Cut adds a few extra tracks that weren’t in the original version of the game.

If you’re a completionist, you’re going to want to unlock every single song.

All of your music unlocks will happen when you complete specific orders. During the course of the game, songs are often triggered in key locations. Note that songs won’t always be unlocked the first time you trigger them, and also that you can unlock songs even if you manage to avoid triggering that song during the appropriate mission.

Most of the music will be unlocked during story missions, but there are a few optional missions that also unlock music.

If you want to unlock absolutely everything in the game, check out my full unlockables guide. But if you’re looking specifically for the songs, here’s a complete guide for unlocking every single music track in Death Stranding Director’s Cut.

Music Player Unlocks

[Order No. 1] Smart Drug Delivery

This is the game’s Prologue.

• Music Track: “Don’t Be So Serious” – LOW ROAR

[Order No. 3] [TOP SECRET] Cremation: President’s Body

This order is pretty much all of Episode 1.

• “Bones” – LOW ROAR
• “Poznan” – LOW ROAR

Once you complete this order, you should also have access to the default music tracks:

• “Yellow Box” – The Neighbourhood
• “Ghost” – Alan Walker & Au/Ra
• “Trigger – Khalid & Major Lazer
• “Meanwhile… In Genova” – The S.L.P.
• “Ludens” – Bring Me The Horizon
• “Pop Virus” – Gen Hoshino
• “Fragile” – Midge Ure
• “Alone” – Biting Elbows
• “Path” – Apocalyptica
• “Path Vol. 2” – Apocalyptica

[Order No. 77] Collection: Cargo Discovered in the Ruined Factory (Maser Gun Recommended)

This is an optional mission that was added in the Director’s Cut. It will be available at Distribution Center West of Capitol Knot City after you complete [Order No. 7] and [Order No. 8].

By completing the mission, you’ll unlock:

• “Pale Yellow” – Woodkid

[Order No. 78] Stealthy Collection: Data from the Ruined Factory Interior

This is another optional mission that was added in the Director’s Cut. It will be available at Distribution Center West of Capital Knot City once you complete [Order No. 77].

• “Goliath” – Woodkid

[Order No. 11] [URGENT] Resins Delivery: Distribution Center West of Capital Knot City

In Episode 2, you will be asked to visit the Wind Farm. When you get there, you’ll pick up this order, which will unlock another music track:

• “Anything You Need” – LOW ROAR

[Order No. 13] [URGENT] Cryptobiote Delivery: Capital Knot City

This is an optional delivery that can be picked up at Distribution Center West of Capital Knot City at the end of Episode 2. Don’t worry if you missed it; you can go back later and tackle this order.

• “Easy Way Out” – LOW ROAR

[Order No. 14] Aid Package Delivery: Port Knot City

This the last order in Episode 2, and you’ll pick it up at Capital Knot City. Once you complete the order, you’ll unlock:

• “Asylums For The Feeling feat. Leila Adu” – SILENT POETS

[Order No. 28] Wheat Seed Delivery: Timefall Farmers

In Episode 3, you’ll be hoofing it out to the Weather Station. When you arrive, you can pick up this order, and when you complete it, you’ll unlock:

• “I’m Leaving” – LOW ROAR

[Order No. 34] Chiral Artist Delivery: Junk Dealer

This order happens in Episode 3. The Junk Dealer will send you to the Chiral Artist’s Studio, and when you get there, you can pick up this order.

• “Give Up” – LOW ROAR

[Order No. 36] Retrieval: Sticky Guns

This is an optional delivery that should appear during Episode 3. Look for it at Distribution Center South of Lake Knot City. This will let you unlock the blueprint for the Sticky Gun, but you’ll also unlock:

• “Waiting (10 Years)” – LOW ROAR

[Order No. 38] Emergency Provisions Delivery: South Knot City

This is the last delivery of Episode 3. You’ll pick it up at Lake Knot City…

• “Gosia” – LOW ROAR
• “Without You” – LOW ROAR

[Order No. 83] Rescue: Porter Carrying Bot Research Data

This is yet another optional order that was added in the Director’s Cut. Look for it early in Episode 5 at Distribution Center South of Lake Knot City. This will let you unlock the brand-new Buddy Bot, and also another music track:

• “Control” – Biting Elbows

[Order No. 41] Building Materials Delivery: Waystation North of Mountain Knot City

During Episode 5, you’ll pick up this order at Distribution Center South of Lake Knot City. Complete it to unlock:

• “Breathe In” – LOW ROAR

[Order No. 44] Antimatter Bomb Delivery: Mountain Knot City

This is an Episode 5 delivery that you’ll pick up at Distribution Center North of Mountain Knot City.

• “Because We Have To” – LOW ROAR

[Order No. 46] Mama Delivery: Mountain Knot City

Once you deliver the Antimatter Bomb to Mountain Knot City, you’ll need to go all the way back to Mama’s lab to pick up this order. Complete it to finish Episode 5 and unlock a whole bunch of stuff, including two more music tracks.

• “Once in a Long, Long While…” – LOW ROAR
• “The Machine” – LOW ROAR

[Order No. 51] Photograph Delivery: Photographer

In Episode 6, you’ll pick up this order as part of the story.

• “Rolling Over” – LOW ROAR

[Order No. 52] Retrieval: Camera

You’ll be able to pick this one up at the Photographer’s bunker as soon as you complete [Order No. 51].

• “St. Eriksplan” – LOW ROAR

[Order No. 85] Rescue: Rookie Porter Who’s In Trouble

And here’s another optional delivery that’s new to the Director’s Cut. Look for it at Distribution Center North of Mountain Knot City during Episode 6.

• “Other Me” – Biting Elbows

[Order No. 59] Antimatter Bomb Delivery: Paleontologist

Are you ready to deliver another Antimatter Bomb? Well, you’re going to have to during Episode 8. This order will appear at Heartman’s Lab as part of the main story.

• “Patience” – LOW ROAR

Complete Episode 14

Episode 14 is the end of the game (though there’s a post-game Episode 15 for those who want to keep running deliveries after the credits roll). For completing Episode 14, you’ll unlock a whole bunch more songs.

• “Not Around” – LOW ROAR
• “Please Don’t Stop (Chapter 1)” – LOW ROAR
• “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight” – LOW ROAR
• “Please Don’t Stop (Chapter 2)” – LOW ROAR
• “I’ll Keep Coming” – LOW ROAR
• “Almost Nothing feat. Okay Kaya” – SILENT POETS
• “BB’s Theme” – Ludvig Forssel feat. Jenny Plant

Additional Music

There are two additional songs that are mentioned at the end of the game’s lengthy credits.

• “Death Stranding” by CHVRCHES
• “Nice Hot Water”

The CHVRCHES song plays during the credits, and the song “Nice Hot Water” can be activated by pressing the touchpad while Sam is bathing in the hot springs. If you have an NPC join you in the hot spring, they will even sing along. As far as I know, neither of these songs is available in the music player, but if that changes (in a patch or whatever), I will update this guide.

And there you go! There’s every single song you can unlock for the music player in Death Stranding Director’s Cut.