When you are coming up with a massive game like FIFA 08, how many artists would you have on the OST? 25? 30? Well it’s Electronic Arts (EA) and the FIFA series, so the original soundtrack should be one of the largest! EA has revealed an OST for FIFA 08 that features 50 artists from 27 different countries, including Algeria, Ethiopia, and Ghana.
Details of FIFA 08 OST:
!!! – All My Heroes Are Weirdos
Apartment – Fall Into Place
Art Brut – Direct Hit
Aterciopelados – Paces
The Automatic Automatic – Monster
Babamars – The Core
Bodyrox ft. Luciana – What Planet You On?
Bonde do Role – Solta O Frango
CAMP – From Extremely Far Away
Carpark North – Human
The Cat Empire – Sly
CeU – Malemolencia
Cheb i Sebbah – Toura Toura: Nav Deep Remix
CSS – Off the Hook
Datarock – Fa-Fa-Fa
Digitalism – Pogo
Disco Ensemble – We Might Fall Apart
Dover – Do Ya
Heroes & Zeroes – Into the Light
The Hoosiers – Goodbye Mr. A
The Hours – Ali In The Jungle
Ivy Queen – Que Lloren
Junkie XL – Clash
Jupiter One – Unglued
Kenna – Out of Control (State of Emotion)
K-Os – Born to Run
La Rocca – Sketches (20 Something Life)
Lukas Kasha – Love Abuse
Madness ft. Sway and Baby Blue – I’m Sorry
Maximo Park – The Unshockable
Melody Club – Fever Fever
Mexican Institute of Sound (MIS) – El Microfono
Modeselektor feat. Sasha Perera – Silikon
Noisettes – Don’t Give Up
Pacha Massive – Don’t Let Go
Peter Bjorn and John – Young Folks
Planet Funk – Static
Robyn – Bum Like You
Rocky Dawuni – Wake Up the Town
Santogold – You Will Find a Way
Simian Mobile Disco – I Believe
Superbus – Butterfly
Switches – Drama Queen
The Tellers – More
Tigarah – Culture, Color, Money, Beauty
Travis – Closer
Tumi and the Volume – Afrique
Vassy – Wanna Fly
Wir Sind Helden – Endlich Ein Grund Zur Panik
Yonderboi – Were You Thinking Of Me?
Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music, EA said, “We have been working for nearly a year to deliver what we believe is the ultimate FIFA 08 soundtrack. These are the most songs ever in a FIFA edition representing the most countries in the history of the videogame. In addition to an extraordinary mix of great global artists and some killer debut acts, we are also proud to showcase our premiere Artwerk signings Junkie XL, Jupiter One and Datarock. And as in seasons past, we know that some of the hottest new artists of the coming year will emerge from our soundtrack. This is the true spirit of the EA SPORTS FIFA games: An unparalleled experience where unique action goes head-to-head with the thrill of the unexpected. It’s the only way to play what has become one of the most popular and only truly international sports videogame in our world today.”
FIFA 08 will release in 16 languages and 37 nations. The game will be launched later this year on the PS2, PS3, PSP, Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360 and the mobile platforms. This is a game I can’t wait for!