Music sets the room's mood in Restaurant Tycoon 3: a menu of discs from the free defaults through purchasable genre sets, event discs that visit with their seasons, and live band options for restaurants that want the atmosphere budget spent loudly.
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Main Music Discs
Permanent purchases, comparable by price per track.
Default Music
The starter restaurant playlist. It is free, always available, and counts toward playing music for atmosphere rating.
- Status
- Free on join
- Cost
- Free
- Tracks
- 4 tracks
- Type
- Main disc
- Event window
- -
- Live band
- No
Restaurant Tycoon OST
The free official soundtrack disc. It was also released on Spotify as Cooking Fever.
- Status
- Free on join
- Cost
- Free
- Tracks
- 5 tracks
- Type
- Main disc
- Event window
- -
- Live band
- No
Classical
A Diamond main disc with 6 tracks. Buy it from the music menu whenever you want a classical restaurant playlist.
- Status
- Always available
- Cost
- 20 Diamonds
- Tracks
- 6 tracks
- Type
- Main disc
- Event window
- -
- Live band
- No
Disco
A Diamond main disc with 10 tracks. It is one of the larger always-available playlists in the music menu.
- Status
- Always available
- Cost
- 20 Diamonds
- Tracks
- 10 tracks
- Type
- Main disc
- Event window
- -
- Live band
- No
Synthwave
A Diamond main disc with 7 tracks. Older menus called the same slot Jazz.
- Status
- Always available
- Cost
- 20 Diamonds
- Tracks
- 7 tracks
- Type
- Main disc
- Event window
- -
- Live band
- No
Lo-Fi
A Diamond main disc with 10 tracks. Use it when you want a longer always-available lo-fi playlist.
- Status
- Always available
- Cost
- 20 Diamonds
- Tracks
- 10 tracks
- Type
- Main disc
- Event window
- -
- Live band
- No
Lounge
A Diamond main disc with 4 tracks. It is a smaller always-available playlist next to the free Default Music disc.
- Status
- Always available
- Cost
- 20 Diamonds
- Tracks
- 4 tracks
- Type
- Main disc
- Event window
- -
- Live band
- No
Electronic
A higher-cost Diamond main disc with 8 tracks. Some older listings call it Electrical.
- Status
- Always available
- Cost
- 25 Diamonds
- Tracks
- 8 tracks
- Type
- Main disc
- Event window
- -
- Live band
- No
Tobu
A higher-cost Diamond main disc with 6 tracks. It is one of the two 25 Diamond always-available playlists.
- Status
- Always available
- Cost
- 25 Diamonds
- Tracks
- 6 tracks
- Type
- Main disc
- Event window
- -
- Live band
- No
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Event Music Discs
Seasonal visitors worth grabbing during their window.
Halloween
An event music disc with 8 tracks. It was offered during Halloween 2025 and is not a year-round Diamond shop item.
- Status
- Event-limited
- Cost
- 20 Diamonds
- Tracks
- 8 tracks
- Type
- Event disc
- Event window
- Halloween 2025
- Live band
- No
Christmas Jazz
An event music disc with 8 tracks. Ultraw added the Christmas Jazz Music Pack in the December 2025 winter update.
- Status
- Event-limited
- Cost
- 20 Diamonds
- Tracks
- 8 tracks
- Type
- Event disc
- Event window
- Christmas 2025
- Live band
- No
Tropical
An event music disc with 9 tracks. Ultraw announced the Tropical Music Pack on May 15, 2026.
- Status
- Event-limited
- Cost
- 20 Diamonds
- Tracks
- 9 tracks
- Type
- Event disc
- Event window
- Announced May 15, 2026.
- Live band
- No
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Live Music
The band: atmosphere spending made audible.
Classical Ensemble
The Cash live-music option, with 5 tracks and on-plot live bands. Ultraw added Classical Ensemble in the July 17, 2026 Classical Music Update.
- Status
- Always available
- Cost
- 10,000 Cash
- Tracks
- 5 tracks
- Type
- Live music
- Event window
- -
- Live band
- Yes
Glass Animals
Three unlockable Glass Animals performances from the Band Update. Each one pays big tips when it ends.
- Status
- Event-limited
- Cost
- -
- Tracks
- -
- Type
- Live music
- Event window
- Band Update, from September 26, 2026
- Live band
- Yes
Choosing the soundtrack
Main discs are permanent purchases with listed track counts, so price-per-track is the honest comparison. Event discs rotate with their seasons and reward grabbing them while the window is open. The live band is the flex option: performance over playlist, and priced like it.
- The free default carries you through the early game without shame.
- Buy the genre that matches your restaurant's theme; music is part of the same coherence raters reward elsewhere.
- Event discs that pass their window become collector pieces on the shelf, which is its own kind of value.
FAQ
How do you change music in Restaurant Tycoon 3?
Through the music menu, where owned discs and the live option are selectable. The default disc is unlocked from your first join.
Are event discs permanent?
Once obtained, yes; but they are only available during their event windows, so missing a season means waiting for a return.
Does music affect ratings?
Music is atmosphere flavor rather than a listed rating factor, but it rounds out themed builds that do earn rating elsewhere.
