Redwood City, CA (Top40 Charts/ Electronic Arts Official Website) - Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today unveiled the music track listing for
Madden NFL 11. This year's soundtrack features 23 tracks that recreate the ultimate live gameday experience via a collection of crowd favorites, stadium classics, and official NFL team fight songs.
After 10+ years of being a foremost showcase for introducing new artists - including Franz Ferdinand, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Yellowcard, Wolfmother, Jet, The Bravery, B.o.B., Good Charlotte, OK GO, Fallout Boy and 30 Seconds To Mars - the Madden NFL 11 soundtrack focuses on stadium authenticity with classic fan-favorites by AC/DC, Queen, KISS, Ozzy Osbourne (including his new hit 'Let Me Hear You Scream'), Guns N' Roses, The Hives, Gary Glitter, Blur, Ying Yang Twins and Todd Rundgren. Adding to the unprecedented authenticity are official team fight songs of the Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins and more.
'The term 'Madden Music' has come to mean music that matches the intensity of the video game,' says said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing for EA. 'This year, we wanted the music to not only define the game, but also the stadium experience. These are the classics that consistently bring NFL crowds to their feet. It's an exciting new audio direction for Madden NFL, one that we know all fans will respond to. There is nothing like the experience of live football in a packed stadium, and the Madden NFL 11 soundtrack absolutely brings that excitement home.'
The complete in-game soundtrack for Madden NFL 11 includes:
Original Recordings:
* AC/DC - Thunderstruck
* Archie Eversole - We Ready
* Blur - Song 2
* Bush - Machinehead
* Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
* Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil' Wayne - Let It Rock
* Kiss - Rock and Roll All Nite
* Ozzy Osbourne - Let Me Hear You Scream
* Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
* The Hives - Tick Tick Boom
* Todd Rundgren - Bang the Drum
* Ying Yang Twins featuring Homebwoi - Halftime
Cover Versions:
* Rock N Roll Part 2 - as made famous by Gary Glitter
* We Will Rock You - as made famous by Queen
* Crowd Chant - as made famous by Joe Satriani
* Kernkraft 400 - as made famous by Zombie Nation
Team Fight Songs:
* Chicago Bears - Bear Down Chicago Bears
* Detroit Lions - Gridiron Heroes
* Green Bay Packers - Go Packers Go!
* Miami Dolphins - Miami Dolphins No 1
* Minnesota Vikings - Skol Vikings
* Philadelphia Eagles - Fly Eagles Fly
* Washington Redskins - Hail to the Redskins
Madden NFL 11 will be available on August 10th, 2010 for the Xbox 360 video game system from Microsoft, PlayStation2 and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment systems, Wii, and PSP (PlayStationPortable) handheld entertainment system. Madden NFL 11 will also be available for download globally on mobile platforms including iPod touch and feature phones.
Madden NFL 11 is developed in Orlando, Florida by the EA Tiburon studio, which also produces NCAA Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR, and EA SPORTS MMA.
For more information about Madden NFL 11 please visit maddenNFL.easports.com. For pack art and screenshot assets from Madden NFL 11 please visit https://info.ea.com.
All player participation has been facilitated by NFL PLAYERS, the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association.
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