REDWOOD CITY, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Electronic Arts) -
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 PLAYSTATION3 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 Snake1
Black Sabbath - Symptom Of The Universe
Black Tide - Shockwave
China Creeps - Stay On Or Die
Cut Chemist - Addictive1
D.R.I. - Beneath The Wheel
Dayton Sidewinders - Go Ahead On1
Dragonforce - Heroes Of Our Time
ELO - Show Down
Fujiya & Miyagi - Collarbone1
Gang Starr - Step In The Arena1
Gaslight Anthem - I'da Called You Woody, Joe1
Goons Of Doom - She Wore Rat Skin Boots
Guilty Simpson - Piglets
High Tension Wires - They Fall Apart
Judas Priest - Freewheel Burning1
Korrupted Hoodlums - S.K.A.T.E.
Koushik feat. Percee P - Cold Beats1
LL Cool J - Rock The Bells1
Louis XIV - Guilt By Association1
McRad - Weakness
Money Your Love - For Kristoffer1
Motorhead - Eat The Rich
Nas - Made You Look
Oh No - Heavy
One Man Army - It's Empty
Ponce De Leon - Gator Jaws1
Public Enemy - Harder Than You Think
Queen Sea Big Shark - Hold Your Hand1
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)1
Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster
Suicidal Tendencies - Possessed 2 Skate1
T.S.O.L. - Superficial Love
Teenage Bottlerocket - Crashing
Texas Thieves - Los Pool Riders
The Clash - Death Or Glory1
The Riptides - Return To Blood Beach
The Specials - Ghost Town1
Tickled Pink - Reach Out And Give Me Your Hand
Underground Railroad To Candyland - Square Ball
WAR - Low Rider1
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
Year Long Disaster - Leda Atomica1
Youth Brigade - I Hate My Life
1 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.
