The soundtrack, which was originally scored by Steve Henifin and performed by the FILMharmonic Orchestra and Choir Prague, is selling for $10 to $17 through Amazon.com, Best Buy, iTunes and CD label's Sumthing Distribution's website.

I can dig listening to a bit of Too Human when relaxing, maybe as ambient sound. But the write for the soundtrack's release totally lost me.

The music ranges by location and scenario. There are moments of long beds of orchestral music, followed by electronic/metal sounding tracks that put the listener into a different space altogether. There are also vast ambient tracks that are made of layers upon layers of sample-based sounds and evolving electronic sounding textures as well.

OK, I've got you so far...

So while the music and audio is Norse in its presentation, it is not exclusively Norse in its sound. It branches out quite a bit, but still stays in the realm of an ancient lost world of technology. It also has its moments using a more aggressive contemporary sound. In places, the Silicon Knights audio team brought in layers of electronic elements, but in a more subtle way. The cyber elements are more elegant and organic in style. In some cases the song style was influenced by the style of the instrument itself, whether that be a Balaban, Bone flute, Frame Drum, Bagpipe or something else, making the phrasing and general feel of a song constructed around the characteristic of that one instrument.

Annnnnnd, I'm lost.

Look for the Fable II soundtrack at a retail location near you come November 25th, or you can always snag it from www.sumthingdigital.com or iTunes if you aren't into the whole going outside thing.

SUMTHING ELSE MUSIC WORKS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF FABLE II ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Feautring Original Music Score by Russell Shaw and Fable Theme by Danny Elfman

New York – Nov. 6th, 2008 – Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc., through its licensing relationship with Microsoft Game Studios, proudly presents Fable II Original Soundtrack featuring the original music score by Russell Shaw and the “Fable Theme” from Danny Elfman. The original soundtrack from the Xbox 360™ roleplaying adventure video game will be released on Nov. 25, 2008 to retail outlets through Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works record label www.sumthing.com, and for digital download at www.sumthingdigital.com and iTunes®.

Fable II Original Soundtrack features the rich and musically diverse Fable II score composed by Russell Shaw (Fable, Black & White) as well as the Fable Theme by GRAMMY® award-winner Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, The Simpsons, Big Fish.) The Fable II score was recorded with 90 musicians including the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra at the Slovak Radio Concert Hall in Bratislava, as well as celtic instrumentalists with the Tiffin School Boys Choir and Pinewood Singers Adult Choir at Pinewood Film Studios in London, England.

”We had a lot of music to record, covering many different styles including chamber, celtic, classic, quirky, pure pizzicato, atmospheric and dramatic,” said Russell Shaw, Head of Music and Composer at Lionhead Studios. “Music for the game was broken down into four distinct categories: regions, script, combat and incidentals. Each region has its own orchestral theme which changes with the seasons in each chapter. Scripted moments have orchestral cues relevant to what is happening at that point in the story – sad, dramatic, mysterious, tension and danger. The final result is a very rich, Hollywood style score covering many genres.”

Track Listing:

1. Fable Theme - Russell Shaw (Music Box Theme – Danny Elfman)
2. Old Town - Russell Shaw
3. Bowerstone Cemetery - Russell Shaw
4. Bowerlake - Russell Shaw
5. Wraithmarsh - Russell Shaw (Music Box Theme – Danny Elfman)
6. Fairfax Castle - Russell Shaw
7. Westcliff - Russell Shaw
8. Oakfield - Russell Shaw
9. Bowerstone Market - Russell Shaw
10. Shadow of Evil - Russell Shaw
11. Howling Halls - Russell Shaw
12. Marcus Memorial - Russell Shaw

Fable II is the sequel to the wildly successful original that sold more than 3 million copies, offering even more choices and building on the core gameplay theme of Fable, where a player’s every decision continually defines who they become. Fable II is an action role-playing game (RPG) that truly allows players to live the life they choose in the newly expanded open world of Albion. Set 500 years after the original, Fable II provides gamers with an epic story and innovative real-time gameplay, including a massive amount of freedom and choice to explore a vast collection of dungeons, catacombs and taverns in the world of Albion. For more information, visit www.xbox.com/Fable2.

“Epic gave me a blank canvas, which was really great,” said Steve Jablonsky, Composer for Gears of War 2. “I experimented with a lot of hybrid organic/electronic elements, and combined them with the power of a large orchestra and choir.”

Nothing says epic event quite like an orchestra and a choir, right? Worked for Halo after all. Heck, it even worked for Advent Rising, even if the epic had the word 'fail' after it.

SUMTHING ELSE MUSIC WORKS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF GEARS OF WAR 2 THE SOUNDTRACK

Original Music Score by Hollywood Composer Steve Jablonsky and performed by the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

New York – Oct. 27, 2008 – Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc., through its licensing relationship with Epic Games, Inc., proudly presents Gears of War® 2 The Soundtrack. The original soundtrack from the highly anticipated blockbuster Xbox 360™ action video game will be released on Nov. 25, 2008 to retail outlets through Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works record label www.sumthing.com, and for digital download at www.sumthingdigital.com.

Gears of War 2 The Soundtrack features a new original music score composed by Hollywood composer Steve Jablonsky (“Transformers”, “The Island”, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”) and recorded with the Skywalker Symphonic Orchestra and Chorus at the world famous Skywalker Sound.

Epic Games wanted every aspect of Gears of War 2 to be “bigger, darker, and crunchier” than the original game, including the bombastic orchestral soundtrack. Drawing on his extensive experience scoring big budget action films as well as a unique musical repertoire and Hollywood production values, Jablonsky was the perfect match for creating the adrenaline-pumping, emotionally charged Gears of War 2 score.

“It’s been a real treat working with Steve on the score for Gears of War 2. We have a tremendous amount of confidence in him, and believe the Gears community will embrace the new sound," said Mike Larson, Audio Director of Epic Games. "We’ve designed Gears 2 to impact players on a deep emotional level, and much of that connection is made with music that grabs their attention and makes them feel personally involved with the game universe. We have aimed to create something a bit more serious, cinematic, and refined with a harder-hitting approach toward composition and production.”

“Epic gave me a blank canvas, which was really great,” said Steve Jablonsky, Composer for Gears of War 2. “I experimented with a lot of hybrid organic/electronic elements, and combined them with the power of a large orchestra and choir.”

Track Listing:

1. Return Of The Omen
2. Hope Runs Deep
3. Green As Grass
4. Expectations
5. Finally, A Lead
6. Armored Prayer
7. Hold Them Off
8. Derrick Chase
9. Building Thunder
10. Hell Breaks Loose
11. Bedlam
12. Breakneck
13. Landown
14. Racing To Extinction
15. If They Can Ride Em
16. Hollow
17. Unexpected Changes
18. March Of The Horde
19. Highway
20. Denizens Of The Deep
21. With Sympathy
22. Insurmountable Odds
23. Bump In The Night
24. Frenzy
25. Outpost
26. Finale
27. Autumn Of Mankind

Gears of War 2 tells the story of humanity's last stand against the nightmarish, underground Locust Horde, and is the follow-up to one of the most popular Xbox 360 games in history. Gears of War 2 blends best-in-class third-person shooter action with unsurpassed high-definition visuals, all layered on top of an engaging story of survival, loss and retribution. Gears of War 2 will be available worldwide on Nov. 7 exclusively for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. For more information, visit http://gearsofwar.com.

Hit the jump for the full soundtrack listing, keeping in mind that the songs with the asterisk next to them are the ones that are in both the Skate 2 and Skate It games. Even if you don't give a damn about the game it would make an excellent playlist for your next neighborhood barbecue.

EA Unveils Eclectic Soundtracks for Skate It and Skate 2
Track List Boasts Songs From Some of the Biggest and Most Influential Artists of All-Time Including Black Sabbath, Public Enemy, The Clash and Wu-Tang Clan

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Black Box, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio, today revealed the soundtracks that will power the award-winning Skate It and Skate 2. These two skateboarding games bring the sport’s incredible tricks, epic moves and high energy to gamers with all of the fun – and none of the bruises! The 52 featured songs are from some of music's most influential and celebrated artists including Black Sabbath, Public Enemy, Judas Priest and Wu-Tang Clan.

“The soundtracks for Skate It and Skate 2 builds upon last year’s critically acclaimed Skate soundtrack,” said Chris Parry, Associate Producer. “The songs reflect the culture of skateboarding, with some tracks picked by the pros themselves, and others coming straight out of iconic skate videos. Skateboarding today is an eclectic mix of people and influences and this is true of where we took this year’s soundtracks. Look for some old school soul and funk, a few rock anthems, some good beats and a lot of classic punk!”

“Skateboarding culture is like no other culture in the world and with that comes a unique sound of its own," said Steve Schnur, worldwide executive of music and marketing. “Our goal was to create two soundtracks that bring together classic acts and explosive new bands while fearlessly crossing all genres. This soundtrack is truly a tribute to the skate lifestyle, where legendary tracks by The Clash, Judas Priest and WAR can stand alongside cult legends like Dayton Sidewinders and The Specials as well as groundbreaking new acts like Awesome Snakes and Money Your Love.”

Skate It and Skate 2 continue to deepen and expand the breadth of the Skate franchise. Skate It, a recent recipient of 2008’s Best Wii™ Game award at the German Games Convention in Leipzig, brings the fun and soul of skateboarding to the Wii and the Nintendo DS™. Skate 2 lets players flaunt their style like never before with double the bag of tricks on the PLAYSTATION®3 system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system.

See below for the entire Skate 2 soundtrack. Songs included in Skate It are marked with a '1'.

SKATE 2
ARTIST SONG
Althea & Donna Uptown Top Ranking
Anubis Anubis
ASG The Dull Blade
Awesome Snakes I Want A Snake*
Black Sabbath Symptom Of The Universe
Black Tide Shockwave
China Creeps Stay On Or Die
Cut Chemist Addictive*
D.R.I. Beneath The Wheel
Dayton Sidewinders Go Ahead On*
Dragonforce Heroes Of Our Time
ELO Show Down
Fujiya & Miyagi Collarbone*
Gang Starr Step In The Arena*
Gaslight Anthem I'da Called You Woody, Joe*
Goons Of Doom She Wore Rat Skin Boots
Guilty Simpson Piglets
High Tension Wires They Fall Apart
Judas Priest Freewheel Burning*
Korrupted Hoodlums S.K.A.T.E.
Koushik feat. Percee P Cold Beats*
LL Cool J Rock The Bells*
Louis XIV Guilt By Association*
McRad Weakness
Money Your Love For Kristoffer*
Motorhead Eat The Rich
Nas Made You Look
Oh No Heavy
One Man Army It's Empty
Ponce De Leon Gator Jaws*
Public Enemy Harder Than You Think
Queen Sea Big Shark Hold Your Hand*
Radio Reelers Runnin’ Out
Rage Against The Machine Sleep Now In The Fire
Riverboat Gamblers Uh Oh!
Sam & Dave Hold On, I’m Comin’
Sly & The Family Stone Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)*
Stiff Little Fingers Alternative Ulster
Suicidal Tendencies Possessed 2 Skate*
T.S.O.L. Superficial Love
Teenage Bottlerocket Crashing
Texas Thieves Los Pool Riders
The Clash Death Or Glory*
The Riptides Return To Blood Beach
The Specials Ghost Town*
Tickled Pink Reach Out And Give Me Your Hand
Underground Railroad To Candyland Square Ball
WAR Low Rider*
Wu-Tang Clan Protect Ya Neck
Year Long Disaster Leda Atomica*
Youth Brigade I Hate My Life

* Song included in Skate It soundtrack

To review the full song lists for both titles and purchase the music from the soundtracks, please visit www.ea.com/eatrax/.

Skate It and Skate 2 deliver all the style, fun, creativity and culture of skateboarding. Skate It is rated E by the ESRB and Skate 2 has not yet been rated. Skate It will ship holiday 2008 and Skate 2 will ship early 2009.

Even though the music of a more “traditional” game may not affect the gameplay on the level of the code, it can certainly affect the way we experience the game mechanics, just as the game mechanics can alter our understanding of the music.

Indeed, since experience is ultimately what matters, I would argue that any deeply synergistic soundtrack-gameplay relationship that acts on an emotional or cultural level can be just as "musical" as the formal mechanisms of rhythm games – physical game controllers or no.

... Take a closer look at Civ IV, and you’ll see that the real meaning of the game lies somewhere between the mechanics, at those interstitial places where gameplay slides into and intersects other forms of expression.

Is Civ IV a music game? My favorite films (and games, for that matter) manage to weave together story, music, visuals, and all those other little bits that go into the making of media — often to splendid effect. But does that make them musicals, or music movies, or music games? Or "just" splendid, thoughtfully produced media? I'm not convinced on some of Wilson's points, but his overall meditation is worth a read.

Grand Pianola Game Music [GameSetWatch]

Indie Hip Hop chaps The Cool Kids are contributing an exclusive new track to the soundtrack of NBA 2K9, adding an exclusive cherry on to an already well-specced cake.

The track "2K Pennies" joins tracks by the Beastie Boys, Gnarls Barkley, Spank Rock and others. Tracks can be downloaded (in return for money, ya cheapskates) directly from 2K Sports.

Hit the jump for the full line-up...

(exclusives marked with **)

Blackwizard — Dem Nah Ready fe We

Blockhead — Duke Of Hazzard

Bloody Beetroots — Mac Mac

Dangerdoom — Sofa King

Dawn Penn — You Don’t Love Me (Extended Mix)

DJ Rasta Root — RootZilla Beez

DJ UNK — In Yo Face **

Gnarls Barkley — Going On

Jamalski — That Undaground (Remix) Blackwizard — Dem Nah Ready fe We

Blockhead — Duke Of Hazzard

Bloody Beetroots — Mac Mac

Dangerdoom — Sofa King

Dawn Penn — You Don’t Love Me (Extended Mix)

DJ Rasta Root — RootZilla Beez

DJ UNK — In Yo Face **

Gnarls Barkley — Going On

Jamalski — That Undaground (Remix)

Mochipet — Sharpdrest

Mommy and Daddy — Pretty Loser

Money Mark — Silly Putty

N.E.R.D. — Spaz

Nickodemus — Funky In The Middle

Santogold feat. Switch & Freq Nasty – Creator

Skeewiff — Light the Fuse

Spank Rock & Benny Blanco — Loose (inst.)

The Brand New Heavies — Jump ‘N’ Move

The Cool Kids — 2K Pennies **

The Heavy — Coleen

The Limp Twins — Moving Closer to The Sofa

The Meters — Cissy Strut

The Pharcyde — Passing Me By

Ursula 1000 — Step Back (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)

Mochipet — Sharpdrest

Mommy and Daddy — Pretty Loser

Money Mark — Silly Putty Blackwizard — Dem Nah Ready fe We

Blockhead — Duke Of Hazzard

Bloody Beetroots — Mac Mac Blackwizard — Dem Nah Ready fe We

Blockhead — Duke Of Hazzard

Bloody Beetroots — Mac Mac

Dangerdoom — Sofa King

Dawn Penn — You Don’t Love Me (Extended Mix)

DJ Rasta Root — RootZilla Beez

DJ UNK — In Yo Face **

Gnarls Barkley — Going On

Jamalski — That Undaground (Remix)

Mochipet — Sharpdrest

Mommy and Daddy — Pretty Loser

Money Mark — Silly Putty

N.E.R.D. — Spaz

Nickodemus — Funky In The Middle

Santogold feat. Switch & Freq Nasty – Creator

Skeewiff — Light the Fuse

Spank Rock & Benny Blanco — Loose (inst.)

The Brand New Heavies — Jump ‘N’ Move

The Cool Kids — 2K Pennies **

The Heavy — Coleen

The Limp Twins — Moving Closer to The Sofa

The Meters — Cissy Strut

The Pharcyde — Passing Me By

Ursula 1000 — Step Back (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)

Dangerdoom — Sofa King

Dawn Penn — You Don’t Love Me (Extended Mix)

DJ Rasta Root — RootZilla Beez

DJ UNK — In Yo Face **

Gnarls Barkley — Going On

Jamalski — That Undaground (Remix)

Mochipet — Sharpdrest

Mommy and Daddy — Pretty Loser

Money Mark — Silly Putty

N.E.R.D. — Spaz

Nickodemus — Funky In The Middle

Santogold feat. Switch & Freq Nasty – Creator

Skeewiff — Light the Fuse

Spank Rock & Benny Blanco — Loose (inst.) Blackwizard — Dem Nah Ready fe We

Blockhead — Duke Of Hazzard

Bloody Beetroots — Mac Mac

Dangerdoom — Sofa King

Dawn Penn — You Don’t Love Me (Extended Mix)

DJ Rasta Root — RootZilla Beez

DJ UNK — In Yo Face **

Gnarls Barkley — Going On

Jamalski — That Undaground (Remix)

Mochipet — Sharpdrest

Mommy and Daddy — Pretty Loser

Money Mark — Silly Putty

N.E.R.D. — Spaz

Nickodemus — Funky In The Middle

Santogold feat. Switch & Freq Nasty – Creator

Skeewiff — Light the Fuse

Spank Rock & Benny Blanco — Loose (inst.)

The Brand New Heavies — Jump ‘N’ Move

The Cool Kids — 2K Pennies **

The Heavy — Coleen

The Limp Twins — Moving Closer to The Sofa

The Meters — Cissy Strut

The Pharcyde — Passing Me By

Ursula 1000 — Step Back (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)

The Brand New Heavies — Jump ‘N’ Move

The Cool Kids — 2K Pennies **

The Heavy — Coleen
Blackwizard — Dem Nah Ready fe We

Blockhead — Duke Of Hazzard

Bloody Beetroots — Mac Mac

Dangerdoom — Sofa King

Dawn Penn — You Don’t Love Me (Extended Mix)

DJ Rasta Root — RootZilla Beez

DJ UNK — In Yo Face **

Gnarls Barkley — Going On

Jamalski — That Undaground (Remix)

Mochipet — Sharpdrest

Mommy and Daddy — Pretty Loser

Money Mark — Silly Putty

N.E.R.D. — Spaz

Nickodemus — Funky In The Middle

Santogold feat. Switch & Freq Nasty – Creator

Skeewiff — Light the Fuse

Spank Rock & Benny Blanco — Loose (inst.)

The Brand New Heavies — Jump ‘N’ Move

The Cool Kids — 2K Pennies **

The Heavy — Coleen

The Limp Twins — Moving Closer to The Sofa

The Meters — Cissy Strut

The Pharcyde — Passing Me By

Ursula 1000 — Step Back (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)
The Limp Twins — Moving Closer to The Sofa

The Meters — Cissy Strut

The Pharcyde — Passing Me By

Ursula 1000 — Step Back (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)

N.E.R.D. — Spaz

Nickodemus — Funky In The Middle

Santogold feat. Switch & Freq Nasty – Creator

Skeewiff — Light the Fuse

Spank Rock & Benny Blanco — Loose (inst.)

The Brand New Heavies — Jump ‘N’ Move

The Cool Kids — 2K Pennies **

The Heavy — Coleen

The Limp Twins — Moving Closer to The Sofa

The Meters — Cissy Strut

The Pharcyde — Passing Me By

Ursula 1000 — Step Back (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)

2K Sports Reveals New Soundtrack for NBA 2K9 [Game Info Wire]

“A groundbreaking videogame demands an equally provocative theme song,” said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing for EA. “We’ve taken an unprecedented approach to this track, bringing together several of the world’s top remixers to create an album that will not only cross genres and borders, but also redefine how great new music can be delivered to the world.”

Yes, over and over again. Not exactly new, but interesting nonetheless. Folks who pre-order the game from Best Buy will get a special CD containing the original tune and an exclusive Benny Benassi remix. Woot chicka chicka woot.

DICE Announces Mirror’s Edge Remix Album Hitting Airwaves This November

Swedish Pop Star Lisa Miskovsky’s “Still Alive” Remixed by Top DJs Including Benny Benassi, Paul van Dyk and Junkie XL

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that a remix album for their highly anticipated title Mirror’s Edge™ will be digitally released worldwide on November 11th in conjunction with the launch of the game. The album features the title track “Still Alive” performed by Swedish rock/pop star Lisa Miskovsky and remixes by some of today’s hottest artists including Benny Benassi, Paul van Dyk, Junkie XL, Teddybears, and Armand Van Helden.

“A groundbreaking videogame demands an equally provocative theme song,” said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing for EA. “We’ve taken an unprecedented approach to this track, bringing together several of the world’s top remixers to create an album that will not only cross genres and borders, but also redefine how great new music can be delivered to the world.”

Recorded exclusively for Mirror’s Edge, “Still Alive” was written and produced by Rami Yacoub and Arnthor Birgisson who are best known for their chart-topping work with artists Pink, Britney Spears and Kelis. The song was performed by Lisa Miskovsky who earned international acclaim for her #1 self-titled debut album and #1 Platinum follow-up Fallwater. She also won Sweden’s top music awards including Best New Artist, Best Female Artist and Artist of the Year.

“When given the opportunity to work with Lisa, Rami and Arnthor, who are all avid gamers, we knew we had something very special on our hands,” added Magnus Walterstad, Audio Director at DICE. “With ‘Still Alive,’ we created a Mirror’s Edge theme song that is able to stand on its own two feet as well as accurately representing the emotional experience of playing the game.”

The complete track listing for the Mirror’s Edge Remix ALBUM is as follows:

ARTIST SONG
Lisa Miskovsky Still Alive – Mirror’s Edge Theme Song
Benny Benassi Still Alive – Remix
Junkie XL Still Alive – Remix
Paul van Dyk Still Alive – Remix
Teddybears Still Alive – Remix
Armand Van Helden Still Alive – Remix

“This is a terrific song from a tremendous new artist,” said Terry McBride, CEO of EA label partners Nettwerk Music Group. “And every one of these remixers responded not only to the power of the track itself, but also to what this project will mean to the continued convergence of music and gaming. Our entire worldwide marketing team is committed to making this a landmark digital release.”

When customers pre-order Mirror’s Edge at Best Buy in the U.S., they can pick up a music CD containing the theme song to Mirror’s Edge and an exclusive remix by Benny Benassi.

Mirror’s Edge is a revolutionary first person action adventure game that delivers players straight into the shoes of Faith, a modern day heroine who traverses the vertigo-inducing cityscape, engaging in intense combat, fast-paced chases and challenging puzzles. Mirror’s Edge was recently awarded “Best Xbox 360 Game” at the GC Developers Conference in Leipzig, Germany, “Best Action Game” of Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) by IGN and the Game Critics Award for “Best Original Game” at E3 in July.

Mirror’s Edge is being developed at EA Digital Illusions CE AB (DICE) in Stockholm, Sweden. Available on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system on Nov 11, 2008 across North America and in Europe, the game is rated “T” by the ESRB and “16+” by PEGI. For more information on EA DICE or Mirror’s Edge, please visit www.ea.com, www.dice.se or www.mirrorsedge.com.

Hit the jump for the full list, lovingly extracted from table format by hand, the way grandpa used to do it.

K12

We Are Rockstars - Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Death Of A Moralist - Daniel Mansury
Don and Sherri - Matthew Dear
Give Me Every Little Thing - Juan Maclean
North American Scum - LCD Soundsystem
Sexy Results - Death From Above
Special Effect - TRS-80
Street Justice - MSTRKRFT
Over and Over - Hot Chip
Through The Hosiery - Crystal Castles
Crossover Appeal - Guns N Bombs

Funk

Love Fades - Amnesty
Trespasser - Bad Medicine
Gotta Get Your Love - Chocolate Star
Keep Running - Cliff Nyren
Drugs Ain't Cool - Ebony Rhythm Band
Street Scene - Leon Mitchison
You Can Be A Star - Luther Davis Group
Wake Up Pt. 1 & 2 - Pure Essence
Look What You've Done To Me - Sheila Skipworth
Funky In Here - Dayton Sidewinders
Put A Smile On Time - The Rhythm Machine
The Cissy's Thang - The Soul Seven
Don't Get Discouraged - UPC Allstars

Krunch

Anthem - Trivium
Bat Country - Avenged Sevenfold
Colony of Birchmen - Mastodon
Milk Lizard - Dillinger Escape Plan
Nothing Left - As I Lay Dying
Ghosts of Perdition - Opeth
Stars - Hum
Resurrection - Chimaira
Unsung - Helmet
What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse - The Black Dahlia Murder
Redneck - Lamb Of God
Deadly Sinners - 3 Inches of Blood
Barnburner - The Agony Scene
Woman - Wolfmother

Underground

And She Would Darken… - The Twilight Sad
Cheer It On - Tokyo Police Club
Dead Friends = The Saps
Don't Call It A Ghetto… - Architects
Every Single Line Means Something - Marnie Stern
For Real - Okkervil River
Hazel Street - Deerhunter
Here's Your Future - The Thermals
Shoot The Runner - Kasabian
Western Biographic - Bound Stems
Call In The Debts - South Street
Terror - The Rakes
House Of Cards - Shipwreck
Third Gear Scratch - Shiner

GenX

All That I've Got - The Used
Lying Is the Most Fun… - Panic At The Disco
Rock And Roll Queen - The Subways
Teenagers - My Chemical Romance
Hate ( I Really Like You) - Plain White T's
Hole In the Earth - Deftones
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is - Jet
Knights - Minus The Bear
Let Me In - Hot Hot Heat
Makedamnsure - Taking Back Sunday
Face Down - Red Jump Suit Apparatus
Coat of Arms - The Life and Times
What You Need - Galactic
Misery Business - Paramore

Krhyme

Trick Me - Kelis
One Thing aka 1 Thing - Amerie Featuring Eve
Tell Me Bout It - Joss Stone
Fandango / DJ Quik Feat. B-Real
So Sick / Ne Yo
Me & You / Cassie
Hands Up / Lloyd Banks
New York State of Mind / Nas
Gangsta Bitch / Apache
Sucker MCs / Run DMC
Ridin In That / Wale
Twinz / Big Pun Feat. Fat Joe
What A Thug About / Beanie Sigel
Good Girl / Chrisette Michelle
I Luv It / Young Jeezy

The Mix:
Down Under / Men At Work
Karma Chameleon / Culture Club
Pretty In Pink / Psychedelic Furs
Take On Me / A-Ha
The Reflex / Duran Duran
Don't You (Forget About Me) / Simple Minds
Out of Touch / Hall & Oates
Sister Christian / Night Ranger
Everybody Wants To Rule The World / Tears For Fears
Everybody's Working For The Weekend / Loverboy
The Final Countdown / Europe

420:
Hey Boy / Buju Banton
Stop the Fussing and Fighting / Dennis Brown
Boom ShakA Tak / Born Jamaicans
Who Am I? / Beenie Man
Ganja Smuggling / Eek-A-Mouse
Guns Out / Ninjaman
Heads High / Mr. Vegas
Here I Come / Barrington Levy
Krazy / Elephant Man
Picture This / Vybz Cartel
Murder She / Chaka Demus & Pliers

The World:
Over The Moor To Maggie / Greg Knowles and Mike Taylor
El Viento En La Isla / Liza Carbe and Jean Pierre Durand
Bangara Dance / Ravi Shani
Zahrat El Sahra / Roger Abaji
The Drunkard's Song / Viktor Mastoridis
Schenkt's Ma Mal Was Boarisch / Karl Barthel
Mountain Hut Landler / Martin Beeler
Mandilatos / Robin Jeffrey
Mambo De Fito / Liza Carbe and Jean Pierre Durand
Hungarian Sundance / Friedrich Sehl
Humours of Glen Dart / Greg Knowles and Mike Taylor
Hot Nights / John Leach
Gypsy Dance / Laszlo Borteri
Good Morning Polka / Jan Schneeberg
Friss A Rozsa / Niko Radic
Emerald Jig / Ian Clarke and Simon Painter
Drumjig / Greg Knowles and Mike Taylor
Connaught Chase / Greg Knowles and Mike Taylor
Cigany / Niko Radic
Barasilian Fiesta / Claudia Figueroa, Forbes Henderson, Tony Hinnigan, and Martin Taylor
Baidoushka / Robin Jeffrey

Klassic:
Coppelia Ballet Suite, Act 1, No. 1 / Leo Delibes
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major / Handel
Sleeping Beauty Waltz / Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker Suite / Tchaikovsky
Hungarian Dance No. 5 / Brahms
Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba / Handel
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 / Bach
Concerto No. 4 in A / Bach
Eine Cleine Nachtmusik / Mozart
Four Seasons No. 1 - The Spring / Vivaldi
Four Seasons No. 2 - The Summer / Vivaldi
Haffner Serenade No. 7 in D Major / Mozart
Moonlight Sonata (First Movement) / Beethoven
Music for the Royal Fireworks / Handel
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Anitra's Dance / Grieg
Ride of the Valkyries / Wagner
String Quartet in G Major - 2nd Movement / Mozart
Symphony no. 40 - 1st Movement / Mozart
Symphony no. 5 in C Minor - Allegro Con Brio / Beethoven
Symphony no. 5 in C Minor - Allegro / Beethoven
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor / Bach
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major - Overture / Handel
Marriage of Figaro - Overture / Mozart
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - In The Hall of the Mountain King / Grieg

Ezzzy:
Naughty But Nice / Walt Rockman
Marvellous Singers Remix / Marc Durst and Laurent Lombard
Love For Life / Sammy Burdson and John Charles Fiddy
Kalamazoo Style / Olivier Andres and Christian Seguret
Just Strolling Along / Sammy Burdson and John Charles Fiddy
Coconuts / Gerhard Narholz
Dancing On The Avenue / John Cacavas
Dolce Vita / Bruno Bertoli
Face To Face / Sammy Burdson
A Girl Like You / Norman Candler
Jarabe Tapatio / Carlos Periguez
Tooba Boogie / Otto Sieben
Walkie Talkie / Gerhard Narholz
Whistle Happy / Colin Baldry and Tom Kane
Tchoupa Twist / Nicolas Folmer
A Sunny Day In Heidelberb / Horst Jankowski
Swing Paname / Angel Debarre
Stereo Cha Cha / Umberto Pagnini
Colonie Celeste / Jean-Jacques Perrey
A Cielito Lindo / Carlos Periguez
Chanson Pour Toi / Alfred Jack
Bossa Cubana / Gerhard Narholz
Berg Und Tal / Gerhard Narholz
Bachelor Samba / Marc Durst

I still wouldn't be caught dead buying the game, but if it were to mysteriously make it's way into the pile of games I pick up at my local game store without me noticing I might secretly play it when nobody is looking. Hit the jump for the full track listing.

505 GAMES REVEALS SONG LIST FOR WE CHEER

Chart-Topping Recording Artists Ignite Namco Bandai's Pom-Pom-Powered Cheerleading Title
Milton Keynes – 505 Games today revealed the track listing for the highly-anticipated cheerleading title We Cheer™ – and, with 30 high-energy songs spanning over four decades of music, there’s something to bring out the budding cheerleader in everyone.

Using two Wii™ Remotes as virtual pom-poms, get ready to lead your own cheerleading squad to victory with a soundtrack of smoking-hot music featuring chart-topping artists such as pop sensation Natasha Bedingfield, US rockers Paramore and 70s disco darlings KC & The Sunshine Band.

Track list includes:
• Walking On Sunshine – Aly & AJ
• It Takes Two – Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
• If You’re Gonna Jump (Paul Oakenfold Remix) – Natasha Bedingfield
• Push It ToTthe Limit – Corbin Bleu
• I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow
• On Top Of The World – Boys Like Girls
• The Great Escape – Boys Like Girls
• Godspeed – BT
• Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) – C+C Music Factory
• Eye Of The Tiger (Sunset Crew Radio Mix) – Crew 7
• Come Clean – Hilary Duff
• Unbelievable – EMF
• Calabria 2008 – Enur feat. Natasja
• Star – Erasure
• Perfect Day – Hoku
• That’s The Way (I Like It) – KC & The Sunshine Band
• I Say Hey – Kinky
• Footloose – Kenny Loggins
• Bodyrock – Moby
• Born For This – Paramore
• Our Time Now – Plain White T’s
• C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train) – Quad City DJ’s
• I’d Do Anything – Simple Plan
• Jump – Simple Plan
• Stamp Your Feet – Donna Summer
• Whoomp! (There It Is) – Tag Team
• In This Diary – The Ataris
• Groovy Train – The Farm
• The Power Is On – The Go! Team
• The Huddle Formation – The Go! Team

We Cheer gives players the chance to jump, shout and shake it all about, just like a real cheerleader. Using the motion-sensing abilities of the Wii Remote, wannabe cheerleaders follow on-screen commands to perform a variety of high-energy spins, kicks and twists, while taking part in professionally choreographed routines.

We Cheer will be exclusively available for Nintendo Wii throughout Europe in Q1, 2009

The tracks are released under a Creative Commons license that allows you to share or remix them as long as you give proper attribution and you don't try to use it for commercial purposes.

As well as listening to the tracks via the site, you can also download them directly using the little floppy disk icon next to the licensing info.

Joyous and free Castle Crashers tunes [Xbox 360 Fanboy]

2K Sports Provides an Adrenaline Filled Soundtrack for NHL® 2K9
Operation Ivy, The Ramones, Mastodon, Bad Religion and more provide just the right feel for the action packed game

NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced details regarding the soundtrack for NHL 2K9, which was released yesterday. NHL 2K9 features an epic music soundtrack that will blow the roof off any virtual hockey arena with some of the biggest bands and legendary artists in rock such as Bad Religion, Mastodon, NoFX, Pennywise, The Offspring, The Ramones, and many others. It will also be the first time that influential punk band Operation Ivy has ever licensed their music for inclusion in a video game.

Below is the full list of tracks in NHL 2K9:

Bad Religion — New Dark Ages
Genghis Tron — Things Don't Look Good
High On Fire — Rumors Of War
Inner Circle — Bad Boys
Joe Satriani — Crowd Chant
Mastodon — Iron Tusk
NoFX — Linoleum
Operation Ivy — Bankshot
Pennywise — Knocked Down
Protest The Hero — Goddess Gagged
Recliner — Find A Way
The Night Marchers — Closed for Inventory
The Offspring — Nitro (Youth Energy)
The Ramones — Blitzkrieg Bop

"For NHL 2K9 we wanted to create an adrenaline-pumping soundtrack that will set the mood for the intensity of hockey," said Tim Rosa, 2K Sports’ director of brand and lifestyle marketing. "We have also licensed a few of the more popular hockey stadium songs, so when a player goes to the penalty box after a fight, gamers will hear tracks such as “Bad Boys” from Inner Circle or “Knocked Down” by Pennywise after a big hit, as they do in hockey stadiums across North America. For NHL 2K9 we have licensed a great collection of songs that complement the authenticity and spirit of the game."

NHL 2K9 is now available on retail store shelves in North America for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo, and PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems. A free demo of NHL 2K9 is also available for download on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®Network. The demo provides fans an opportunity to relive the excitement of this past season’s thrilling Stanley Cup™ Final in a brief three minute period as either the Pittsburgh Penguins or Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

NHL 2K9, rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and older by the ESRB, is now available for Xbox 360, Wii, PLAYSTATION 3 system and PlayStation 2 system. For more information about NHL 2K9, please visit http://www.2ksports.com/games/nhl2k9.

Predicatably, EA have plumped for plenty of tracks that have titles with references to fighting, a couple of hipster-bait acts and a good dose of agression-promoting guitarwork.

Fujiya & Miyagi's Sucker Punch, Dropkick Murphys' The Warrior’s Code, Knock Me Down by The Rivers and Tigarah's Girl Fight are representin' for People With Combat-Related Song Titles

Full listing after the bump.

ARTIST - SONG
Boys Noize - Arcade Robot
Boys Noize - Oh!
Dropkick Murphys - The Warrior’s Code
Fort Knox Five feat. Mustafa Akbar - The Spirit of 75
From First To Last - Worlds Away
From First To Last - Two As One
From First To Last - We All Turn Back To Dust
Fujiya & Miyagi - Sucker Punch
Gogol Bordello - 60 Revolutions
Kenna - Out Of Control (State of Emotion) – Free Donuts and Shellfish XXXChange with Ronnie Darko Spankrock Remix
Kinky - Uruapan Breaks
Los Mocosos - Bandolera Era (Reggaeton Remix)
Ozomatli - Street Signs
Tone Loc feat. Peaches - Wild Thing (Peaches RMX)
Prophet Omega - Criminal
Quit Your Day Job feat. R.A. The Rugged Man - Warmachine (Remake)
Santogold - Creator
Sweatmaster - Animal
The Go! Team - Universal Speech
The Hives - Square One Here I Come
The Procussions - Fight Here
The Rivers - Knock Me Down
Tigarah - Girl Fight
Tone Deaf Junkies - Kwaai Techtic
Wolfmother - Woman (MSTRKRFT Remix)

Music to Break Faces To - FaceBreaker Soundtrack Revealed [GDN]

Yeah, it's iTunes and you'll be downloading an .M4P file, but factor "free" into your whining about that — and be thankful you're not downloading that old Blizzard downloader thing! Thanks to all who tipped us on the free music news.

Diablo III Overture [iTunes Store]

Other artists joining Good Charlotte include Junkie XL, Katy Perry, and Sunny Day Sets Fire, one of those bands with a "look how cool our name is" name, made more infuriating by the fact that it is actually a pretty cool name. Hit the jump for the full track listing, or just turn the music off and stream your favorite music over the internet.

EA Announces The Sims 2 Apartment Life Expansion Pack Soundtrack Featuring Good Charlotte, Junkie XL and Katy Perry
International Line-up of Artists Add Music to the Fun and Drama of Close Quarters Living

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced the international line-up of artists who are set to rock on The Sims™ 2 Apartment Life Expansion Pack soundtrack. Hit groups such as Good Charlotte and hot newcomer Katy Perry add flavor to the adventure, fun and drama of close quarters of apartment living. International pop stars also sizzle on the soundtrack including Vanilla Sky from Italy, Ranetki Girls from Russia and Lola, a Hungarian pop star gaining fame and recognition across Europe as well as Artwerk artists Chromeo, Ladytron and Junkie XL. To top it all off, Australian singer and songwriter Gabriella Cilmi sings her hit debut title, “Sweet About Me.”

In The Sims 2 Apartment Life, excitement and surprise await your Sims as they move out of the suburbs and into a brand new busy apartment building! Set your Sims up in an artsy converted loft, swinging studio bachelor pad or posh penthouse with their own butler. Close quarters mean new opportunities or unexpected surprises. And now for the first time, there is the ability to control multiple households so that neighboring Sims can live in happy harmony, or comical conflict. Your Sims can advance their career with the right social network, cope with domestic drama when roommates clash or find true love just down the hall!

The Sims 2 Apartment Life, the latest expansion pack is slated for launch on August 26 in North America and August 22 in European and Asia-Pacific regions.

In-Game Soundtrack Includes:

"Everything"
Performed by A Cursive Memory

"Getting Better"
Performed by Bob Schneider

"Radio"
Performed by Castaneda

"Fancy Footwork"
Performed by Chromeo

"Battle Royale"
Performed by Does It Offend You, Yeah?

"Sweet About Me"
Performed by Gabriella Cilmi

"Club Soda"
Performed by Ghostland Observatory

"Where Would We Be Now"
Performed by Good Charlotte

"Violet Stars Happy Hunting!"
Performed by Janelle Monae

"Crazy"
Performed by Jem

"Mad Pursuit"
Performed by Junkie XL feat. Electrocute

"Hot N Cold"
Performed by Katy Perry

"Ghosts"
Performed by Ladytron

"Mozdulj Mar (Mondulo Mar)"
Performed by Lola

"Ona Odna (She's Alone)"
Performed by Ranetki Girls

"This Is Not A Test"
Performed by Shock of Pleasure

"Brainless"
Performed by Sunny Day Sets Fire

"Good Day"
Performed by Tally Hall

"Come My Sunshine"
Performed by The Comas

"Divebomb"
Performed by The Whip

"Not A Love Song"
Performed by Uh Huh Her

"On & On"
Performed by Vanilla Sky

"Can't Believe My Eyes"
Performed by Wainwright

Music Credits

Executive Music Producer, Steve Schnur

Sr. Music Supervisor, Cybele Pettus

Music Licensing Manager, Beverly Koeckeritz

* The Sims 2 Apartment Life requires The Sims 2 Double Deluxe, The Sims 2 Deluxe, The Sims 2 Special DVD Edition or The Sims 2 Holiday Edition for PC to play.

We were curious: why is this massive music promotion for Madden such a huge deal to EA? It seems perplexing at first to see a publisher throw so much muscle behind a soundtrack. But it turns out there's a rather sensible motivation behind it that seems to be a win-win for EA, music artists, and for the gaming audience (or would that be a win-win-win?)

Hit the jump for Kotaku's full interview with Schnur:

Schnur admits that licensed music in games is subjective, and often a contentious topic. "I do remember seeing a blog once where somebody accused me of 'doing it wrong' in Madden a couple of years ago because we didn't have any Miles Davis in there," he said.

"It was just one guy, but his comment stood in my head... I don't know how many bodies I want to crush on the football field while listening to smooth jazz. My point is, you can't please everyone."

Discovering new music is something that all people generally enjoy, said Schnur; it's not especially particular to gamers. "But the problem in the last ten years specifically is that radio and music television have failed kids," he said.

Schnur recalled an era that you don't have to be very aged to look back on — a time when fans of certain musical genres or artists would unite under the banner of a favorite radio station and wear its bumper sticker on their cars. But radio is much more genre-restricted now and circulates the same careful list of top hits, making the days of radio and music television as the primary means of music discovery largely obsolete.

"The consolidation of radio has ensured that the music that I grew up with would never be able to be discovered in 2008, because radio plays the same 20 songs across America," he said.

"So how do people discover music, or the new coolest band? Through the places where they spend time, and that's online and playing games. So we decided to take that simple thought process of bringing new bands, new songs, to where kids were."

In that way, Schnur hopes games can become a new music discovery tool for today's audiences. Many gamers, he said, have become turned on to a new artist by enjoying their level in a game like Rock Band or Guitar Hero, or by developing a positive association with it through Madden.

An added benefit to introducing music through games is that it removes the genre-bound context of radio. "We believe that hip-hop, rock, other forms of music... there's no reason to put up walls between them. Hip-hop artists love rock songs because of Madden and vice versa, when we don't hear them separated out on the dial."

Granted, Schnur doesn't expect gamers will like every song that makes a soundtrack. "If there are 30 songs in Madden, we're not going to bat a thousand, because obviously it's subjective. But the goal was that after you played Madden in 2004, 2006, 2009... 3 months later when you hear that Trivium song, you're gonna go, 'Oh, Madden'."

See where the 'win' for EA comes in?

And it goes a bit further — what if, by earning the fealty of young people's tastes through the connection to popular music, sports games could actually influence the aesthetic of real-world sports? Schnur said that in Madden's early days some players complained that there were too few traditional AC/DC or Gary Glitter-style "stadium songs" on the soundtrack like you'd hear at a real football game.

"Now, we have stadiums from Foxboro to Oakland playing the music of Madden," said Schnur. "Because what they've learned is that younger people get into sports initially through the virtual experience of playing games." Whereas ten years ago kids' primary intro to sports would be playing out in the street, today the sports video game is a significant part of many kids' diet, and the real world is now tasked with keeping up.

It becomes somewhat of a virtuous cycle, said Schnur, in which new music can use games to reach its audience better, games can use licensed music to richen the experience of games, and in a sports title, it completes the loop of an overall cultural experience, because sports are also participatory events in which music plays a role.

So what determined the songs that made it onto the recently-revealed Madden soundtrack? Schnur said it took two colleagues and himself from January and May to distill the final list down from 4,000 possible candidates.

"What a song has to do is, it has to serve the game - in the case of Madden, get you pumped up. We have to... see how it fits within the game, and if that band could potentially have an impact on people going forward." The latter refers to a timing issue, he said, in that he seeks out bands on a rising career arc or with a chance for wider success in whatever the present climate happens to be, rather than picking songs that were popular years ago.

And the artist, Schnur said, will have gotten 1 billion impressions from its turn in the game, more than it would have had on the radio. Gamers are happy to discover a new favorite song, and that benefits the artists, too, in obvious ways.

"Some of the bands may never get on the radio. But some might just change your life, musically speaking; you might end up buying tickets to one of their concerts in the future."

And when you're at that life-changing concert, you'll have Madden in mind, which has got to work out well for EA. Win-win-win.

That's Turbonegro in the pic above, by the way, sporting spooky eyeliner and a crossbow. Oh-kay!

The first disc has the in-game orchestral tunes, or at least the ones Avenstroup Haugen considers to be "the very best." The second CD has more orchestral music plus the Turbonegro tracks, and the announcement mentions that the band's lead singer Hank Von Helvete says he's read "every Conan comic." How many comics are there, guys? I actually don't know.

Helvete's result is apparently a "rock-anthem of Imotephian evil." I don't know what that means, either. Plenty of info on these musicians follows the jump; the announcement doesn't specify the soundtrack's release date, but says it will "soon be available at music retailers across the Western hemisphere." Plus, the first disc is already available on iTunes, so have at, iPodders.

Funcom Announce Age of Conan Soundtrack

Special Cooperation with Scandinavian Punk Rock Legends Turbonegro Leads to Brand New Conan Song

Launch Event RED Video Now Available – CD 1 Already for Sale on iTunes

DURHAM, N.C.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—In the wake of the wildly successful Age of Conan launch, Funcom is proud to announce the release of a special Age of Conan soundtrack CD. Published by Grappa Music and composed by Knut Avenstroup Haugen, the 2CD soundtrack sends the listener on a spellbinding musical journey throughout Hyboria, while diving into the darkest, deepest dungeons of Vanaheim along the way.

The first CD focuses on the in-game orchestral music, and the captivating score delivers something for all moods, ranging from the lush and serene to the primal and decadent. These are the very best tracks from the game, as selected and produced by composer Knut Avenstroup Haugen. Several great musicians have contributed to the score, among others the amazing Helene Bøksle and a large choir including members of the Norwegian State Opera Choir and other prominent musicians and singers. This allows for tremendous variation in the musical experience, and will soon be available at music retailers across the western hemisphere.

“It has been a great honor to create the score for Age of Conan. To provide musical content for a universe that is so vast, so varied and so rich has been a huge undertaking, but an experience that never ceased to be immensely enjoyable,” said Knut Avenstroup Haugen, producer and composer on the Age of Conan soundtrack.

As an added treat the soundtrack also comes with a special bonus CD, which includes eight more orchestral songs from the game. Not only that, it features no less than three songs by infamous rockers Turbonegro. After their legendary performance at the Age of Conan launch event, Turbonegro shifted into creative high gear and recorded a brand new song dedicated to their favorite barbarian, appropriately entitled “Destroy All Monsters”. With lead singer Hank Von Helvete claiming to have read “every Conan comic”, it’s clear that the creative partnership goes well beyond the ordinary, the result being a rock-anthem of Imotephian evil, capable of kicking any ancient Hyborian beast out of their thousand year long beauty sleep. Turbo-connoisseur's should also note that this is the very first recording the band does with their new drummer Tomas Dahl, hence the thunderous drum rolls opening the song. In addition to brand new “Destroy All Monsters”, the bonus CD also includes two additional songs from Turbonegro.

“It’s just perfect that Age of Conan is supported with a song from Turbonegro – the two hardest rocking pieces of entertainment to ever come out of Norway,” said Hank Von Helvete, lead singer of Turbonegro. “As a huge Conan fan, I am proud to be part of this statement against modern life boredom and common life impotency. Heads must and shall roll.”

During the last few years, Turbonegro has significantly increased their public appeal, and their fan-club now boasts more than 2600 world-wide chapters! The band has been featured in numerous feature films and TV-series, most notably CSI, Jackass (MTV-series + both feature movies), Wildboyz (title song), Viva La Bam and Dirty Sanchez, as well as the game Rock Band II. As a result of their incredible music and independent attitude, two tribute albums have been made, where bands like HIM, Queens Of The Stone Age, Therapy, Satyricon and others have given tribute.

You can already purchase CD1 of the soundtrack on iTunes, while CD2 will become available during June. The physical version of the soundtrack CD will become available across Europe in June, and is expected to be released in North America shortly after. Please visit www.ageofconan.com for more info about the game.

Should you wish to hear an excerpt from the orchestral part of the soundtrack, you can now download the official trailer from the Conan launch event. The video was made using multiple RED cameras, thereby utilizing the best available camera technology. You can download the video from the media section at http://community.ageofconan.com

About Funcom - Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online games for PC, consoles and mobile platforms. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released games. Recent titles include 'The Longest Journey', 'Anarchy Online' and 'Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'. For corporate information please visit www.funcom.com. For information about Funcom games visit www.anarchy-online.com, www.dreamfall.com, www.darkdaysarecoming.com or www.ageofconan.com. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker FUNCOM.

About Turbonegro – formed in 1989, and are Turbonegro are now one of Scandinavia’s leading mainstream rock bands, and at the same time international punk rock legends! Based on a musical blend of hardcore punk, metal and classic rock, they created a monster entirely to their own specifications and let it loose upon the world with unforeseen success. During the last few years, Turbonegro have significantly increased their public appeal, their fan-club now has more than 2600 world-wide chapters, and the band has been featured in numerous feature films and TV-series, most notably CSI and different MTV-spinoff’s like Jackass, Wildboyz (title song), Viva La Bam and Dirty Sanchez. Visit www.turbonegro.com for more information

About Knut Avenstroup Haugen – Knut was educated as a composer and pianist at the conservatories of Kristiansand (Norway), Utrecht (The Netherlands) and the University of Oslo. In addition to game music, his works include orchestral music and chamber music. Last fall, two large orchestral works were commissioned and performed at the Oslo Opera Festival. Knut has been involved in the Age of Conan project for more than three years and has composed, arranged, mixed and produced the score.

About Conan Properties International LLC - Conan Properties International LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paradox Entertainment Inc., controls rights to Conan, many associated characters and the Hyborian world, as created by Robert E. Howard and various rights expanded upon by many acclaimed authors and artists. Many consider Conan the world's best-known fantasy character. For more information about Conan Properties International LLC, visit www.conan.com. For information about Paradox Entertainment Inc., visit www.paradox-entertainment.com.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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Then of course I remember iTunes, but it was damn close there for a minute.

Joining Bootsy and the crew are some bands of the less funky persuasion, such as Run DMC, Suicidal Tendencies (though Infectious Grooves was pretty damn funky), Blue Oyster Cult, and Iggy Pop, so there really is something for everyone to remember to download from iTunes. Hit the jump for more info while I dig up a gift card I have lying around.

2K Sports Announces Soundtrack and Ring Walk Music for Don King Presents: Prizefighter

Bootsy Collins busts out his bass to set the mood for documentary-style boxing video game

May 28, 2008 – 2K Sports announced today the artists featured in the soundtrack and ring walk music for the highly anticipated boxing video game, Don King Presents: Prizefighter. To accurately capture different eras of boxing atmosphere, Venom Games compiled more than 70 songs to complement the game, from rock to rap to metal to soul and funk.

The soundtrack will include artists and songs such as Run DMC’s “It’s Tricky,” and Survivor’s massively popular “Eye of the Tiger,” along with legendary funk bassist, Bootsy Collins, who will provide an exclusive original “Prizefighter” theme song for the game.

"As an avid boxing fan myself, it's been a great pleasure having the opportunity to work on the theme song and be a part of Don King Presents: Prizefighter," said Bootsy Collins. "With different out-of-the-ring situations, documentary and exclusive interview footage, boxing fans are going to get funked up and totally involved with a funky sensation of being in the ring to feel the full boxing experience. Not only that, the music will rock you, knock you, and pounce on your ear hole. Watch out now, or you may get a standing 8 count! Bootsy Collins here, and in yo ear hole baba!!!”

Below are some of the artists* appearing in the soundtrack and ring walk music for Don King Presents: Prizefighter:

Blue Oyster Cult
Bootsy Collins
Boss Martians
George Clinton
Iggy Pop
James Brown
Parliament
Run DMC
Stereo Black
Suicidal Tendencies
Survivor
Tower of Power
Wild Cherry
The full list of artists in the soundtrack and ring walk music can be found at www.2ksports.com/prizefighter/.

Don King Presents: Prizefighter will deliver the deepest, most authentic and entertaining boxing experience available. The life of a boxer is more than just a night at the fights, and more about building a career and rising to stardom. In Don King Presents: Prizefighter, players must train, overcome adversity, get promoted and avoid temptation in order to rise in notoriety. The story of their struggle to become champion unfolds in a unique, live-action sports documentary style that features real-life legends and current stars from the world of boxing including Ken Norton, Larry Holmes, Andrew Gollotta, Joe Calzaghe, and many others. Heather Vandeven, the reigning 2007 Penthouse Pet of the Year, and popular video vixen Bria Myles, also star in the documentary and act as temptations for boxers throughout their career.

Don King Presents: Prizefighter will be available on June 10, 2008 for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and this fall for Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo and Nintendo DS™. For more information, please visit www.2ksports.com/prizefighter/.

You can check out the entire list of artists and their tracks after the jump.

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue North American Soundtrack
Exclusive Tracks to North America
— Weezer - "Automatic" (LA Riots remix)
— The Mars Volta - "Goliath" (EL-P remix)
— Justice - "Let There Be Light"
— SebastiAn - "Dolami"
— Kavinsky - "Testarossa Autodrive" (SebastiAn remix)
— DJ Shadow - "LOVE LOVE"
— Does it Offend You, Yeah? - "With a Heavy Heart (I Regret to
Inform You)"
— The Earaches - "Not the Kind of Man I Am"
— Thin Lizzy - "The Rocker (Richard Evans Mix)"
— The Klaxons - "Golden Skans"
— Friendly Fires - "On Board"
— Pride Tiger - "Let 'Em Go"

International Tracks also on the North American Soundtrack
— Masahiro Andoh - "Moon Over The Castle" (Gran Turismo 5
Prologue version)
— Nittoku Inoue - "Road Star"
— Nittoku Inoue - "100,000 R.P.M."
— Nittoku Inoue - "Get Away"
— Nittoku Inoue - "V12"
— Nittoku Inoue - "Kill Switch"
— naomee - "Vanish From Angel"
— naomee - "Sky High Mountain Breeze"
— naomee - "Twieky 4"
— Daiki Kasho - "Surv1v3"
— Daiki Kasho - "Edge of the World"
— Daiki Kasho - "Flow"
— Goose - "Check"
— Goose - "3T4"
— Goose - "Everybody"
— Backdraft ft Tor - "Off The Wall"
— Alloy Mental - "We have Control"
— Reverend & The Makers - "The Machine"

More nuance, details, dynamics, crazy ideas, and hard work will raise the quality of game audio. Games get more interesting and unique soundtracks when you try novel techniques.

The play experience will be better, because the player won't hear typical snow sounds — they'll hear real sounds with real surfaces. Suddenly, your games feel fresh. The player might never realize what's different, but the game will feel fresh and new.

After all, I think that winter sounds can be amazingly hard to get, but it's worth it. The versatility of winter sounds is huge, so I really think that they should be taken seriously. I'm not saying that I recommend field recording only for the winter sounds, either. Many things can be done in studio with Foley, but sometimes you have to go outside and make it real.

I can't say I've ever listened terribly attentively to ambient snow noises, but I'm all for nuance and subtlety. As long as I don't have to shovel in-game driveways.

Sounds Of The Snow [Gamasutra]

Introducing the Universe at War Soundtrack, Merry Christmas, Petroglyph Community! [Petroglyph]

NFL Tour may not hit stores until January 8, but the soundtrack for the game is due to hit EA Trax tomorrow and it looks like a pretty eclectic mix.

The soundtrack, which will be previewable on the Trax site or buyable on iTunes includes a song from Young Dre, who I'm told is most likely to break out later this year.

Hit the jump for the full soundtrack list.

Aceyalone featuring Chali 2Na
Easy
Lightining Strikes

Airbourne
Blackjack
Runnin' Wild

All Time Low
This Is How We Do
So Wrong, It's Right

Biffy Clyro
Saturday Superhouse
Puzzle

Black Tide
Shout
Light From Above

E Da Boss featuring Gift Of Gab & Lateef The Truth Speaker
Go Left
Go Left

Flo Rida
Radio
Mail On Sunday

L.A. Symphony
Break It Down
Unleashed

Lupe Fiasco
Superstar
The Cool

Madina Lake
Stars
From Them, Through Us, To You

MxPx
Shut It Down
Secret Weapon

Project 86
Illuminate
Rival Factions

Rooney
Paralyzed
Calling The World

Silverstein
Bodies and Words
Arrivals & Departures

The Almost
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Uncharted: Drake's Fortune [iTunes via NeoGAF]

Mass Effect Soundtrack Arrives Tomorrow [teamxbox]

[via: Digital Battle]

The 2 CD set will be available through online and brick and mortar retailers on Nov. 20. For all the skinny, head on over to Music4Games.net.

The Guitar Hero III soundtrack alone will run you $60. Guitar Hero II? $54. Guitar Hero? $43. That's because these aren't honest to goodness soundtracks, but rather a collection of all of the songs in one download list. In other words, you're paying a buck a pop for every song on the list. Kinda cruddy.

Oh, they did create an iTunes Essentials for Guitar Hero... but it's not discounted either. The 25 songs run you $24.75.

I'm not sure if I'm board with the whole Halo 3 soundtrack idea. Don't get me wrong, I love me some instrumental music, especially Tangerine Dream, but the Halo 3 music just doesn't do it for me. Nothing wrong with it while playing the game, but I don't see myself jamming to Zounds of Zanzibar or some such.

To celebrate the CD release, which hits in time for Thanksgiving, Microsoft is hosting a nationwide contest to select an artist or band to be included on the soundtrack. To enter you have to visit the Halo 3 MySpace and make your submission by noon Pacific on Oct. 22.

Microsoft Announces "Official Halo 3 Original Soundtrack"

Fans can enter contest to have their music featured alongside Bungie's famed composer, Marty O'Donnell in the upcoming album

Microsoft and Sumthing Else Music Works announced today the upcoming release of the "Official Halo 3 Original Soundtrack" album. The companies today confirmed the first details of the album, which will be available in stores this Thanksgiving and will be produced and co-produced by two of the music industry's most respected veterans, Nile Rodgers and Michael Ostin, respectively.

The "Official Halo 3 Original Soundtrack," created by award-winning composer Marty O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori, offers fans the chance to experience the sounds of "Halo 3" and relive their battles as Master Chief with rich original orchestrated scores from the game and additional bonus tracks. This soundtrack will consist of a double CD set available exclusively on Nile Rodgers' Sumthing Else Music Works label. O'Donnell's work on the three previous "Halo" soundtrack albums (also available on Sumthing Else Music Works) has garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards.

To celebrate the release, Microsoft is sponsoring a nationwide contest to identify one lucky artist or band to be included on the "Official Halo 3 Original Soundtrack." Submissions are currently being accepted on the "Halo 3" MySpace page at myspace.com/halo3 until 12:00 pm PT on October 22, 2007.

Submissions will be reviewed by an esteemed "Halo" Judging Council, moderated by both Halo 3 album producers Nile Rodgers and Michael Ostin, composers Marty O'Donnell and Steve Vai, The Used and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

Grand prize winners and second and third place finishers will also receive a "Halo 3" prize package including a Xbox 360 "Halo 3" Special Edition Console, a copy of the "Halo 3" game, additional "Halo 3" merchandise, an exclusive "Halo 3" Ibanez Xiphos electric guitar, and a Zune-Halo 3 edition music player.

For more information on the, contest and other exclusive content, please visit http://www.myspace.com/halo3. For more information on the "Halo 3" soundtrack, please visit http://www.sumthing.com.

The critically acclaimed Xbox 360®-exclusive "Halo 3" achieved $300 million in global sales in its first week. Released on Tuesday, Sept. 25, "Halo 3" is the fastest-selling video game ever and already one of the most successful entertainment properties in history.

"Halo 3" is the conclusion to the epic trilogy and picks up where "Halo 2" left off, answering questions around the fates of the beloved protagonist Master Chief and his artificial intelligence sidekick Cortana as they struggle to save humankind from destruction at the hands of the alien coalition known as the Covenant. In addition to the rich storyline, "Halo 3" continues the franchise's grand tradition of delivering innovative online multiplayer experiences via Xbox LIVE, the world's largest social network on TV.

Hollywood music composer John Debney, who scored Passion of the Christ and Sin City, wrote up a little piece on his work composing the soundtrack for upcoming PS3 title Lair. He says the soundtrack can best be described as "operatic, ethnically rich, lyrical, elegant and, at the same time, tragic."

Debney worked with the London and Royal symphony orchestras as well as "some of the finest vocalists and instrumentalists in the world" to complete the ambition scoring. Hope on over to the link to give "Diviner's Theme" a listen and keep in mind that the music create for Lair would fill three complete movies, according to Debney.

The LAIR Score: Part One [Playstation Blog]

These guys totally need to wander around looking for other events that need video game soundtracks.

Game Music Central Announce "Best Of The Best: A Tribute To Game Music" [Game Informer]

A partial soundtrack listing was revealed on Famitsu's web site early this morning, but The Platformers did the hard translation work. Here's what we know of the game's musical line-up.

• Going Underground - VISTA
• Mihimaru GT - Kibun Joujou
• Homemade Kazoku - Shounen Heart
• Smap - Bang! Bang!!
• Ayaka - I Believe
• Kimura Kaela - Real Life Real Heart
• Flow - Okuru Kotoba
• Sukima-Switch - Zenryoku Shonen
• Checkers - Oh, My Julia
• Yaida Hitomi - Go My Way
• Hirai Ken - Pop Star

At this point you're either saying "Okuru Kotoba? Aw, hell YES!!" or "Zenryoku WHAT-en??" Fortunately, for the J-pop and J-rock noobs out there, The Platformers have links to YouTube video clips of nearly all of these songs. Grab your stylus and start practicing now! Michael McWhertor

Ouendan 2 song list and release date [The Platformers]

While a North American release of the actual game is in doubt, gamers who want to immerse themselves in the Motherly musical stylings of Shigesato Itoi's Game Boy Advance RPG hit can do so now. The two soundtracks are titled Mother 3i and Mother 3+ and will set downloaders back a standard $9.99 USD. Much cheaper than import OST options.

Sure to be a hit at your next DJ set. Michael McWhertor

MOTHER3 Music is Finally Available Outside Japan [Starmen.net]

"The Burnout series is an amazing, proven platform for launching the world's biggest songs and artists, and we're thrilled to be working with Avril Lavigne this year to help debut her new song "Girlfriend," said Steve Schnur, EA's Worldwide Executive of Music. "From pop to rock to metal Burnout Dominator is all about attitude and rebellion, which makes it a perfect fit for the 33 artists."

EA UNVEILS EXPLOSIVE SOUNDTRACK FOR BURNOUT DOMINATOR
Soundtrack Headlined by the World Premiere of Avril Lavigne's New Track "Girlfriend"

CHERTSEY, UK. - February 23, 2007 - Electronic Arts (NASAQ: ERTS) today announced the complete soundtrack for its upcoming racing game, Burnout Dominator. Celebrating speed and attitude, the soundtrack features 33 tracks from today's hottest artists, including the world premiere of Avril Lavigne's new track "Girlfriend". Burnout Dominator is released on March 23rd for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and PSP (PlayStation Portable) system.

EA's Burnout franchise has long been instrumental in launching the hottest tracks from the world's biggest artists, including songs from Yellowcard, All-American Rejects, Franz Ferdinand and more. This year's soundtrack features current hits, new tracks from the world's biggest artists, and a first look at several bands about to break big. The complete soundtrack includes:

"The Burnout series is an amazing, proven platform for launching the world's biggest songs and artists, and we're thrilled to be working with Avril Lavigne this year to help debut her new song "Girlfriend," said Steve Schnur, EA's Worldwide Executive of Music. "From pop to rock to metal Burnout Dominator is all about attitude and rebellion, which makes it a perfect fit for the 33 artists."

Burnout Dominator is an all-new installment of the legendary, multi-award winning Burnout series and challenges players to face off against a series of hot-blooded rivals in tests of reckless, aggressive driving. The game features an all-new "Maniac Mode," daring players to take down other drivers and string together massive combos of the wildest driving stunts without crashing.

Burnout Dominator is rated 3+ by PEGI and is developed by EA's UK Studio team in Guildford, UK. For more information about the Burnout franchise, please visit http://ea.com or our press Web site at http://info.ea.com.

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