Madden 07 soundtrack announced

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Jun 23, 2006 11:30 am PT

EA's annual football game will feature the rockin', hip-hoppin' music of Audioslave, Dashboard Confessional, Wolfmother, Dynamite MC.

Just about any aspiring band would kill its bass player to get heard by 6 million people in the US. For up-and-coming musicians, bands on the verge of stardom, and groups looking to expand their fan base, there's one surefire way to get into the eardrums of the prized 18- to 34-year-old demographic. Get on the famed Madden soundtrack.

This year's soundtrack follows last year's formula, leaning heavily toward up-tempo rock, with some hip-hop thrown in for good measure. Among the bigger names on the list are Audioslave ("Revelations"), Dashboard Confessional ("Reason to Believe"), and Taking Back Sunday ("Spin").

EA soundtrack vet Bishop LaMont makes an appearance with Chevy Jones on "The Best," and Dynamite MC, known for his work with Roni Size's Reprazent crew and The Nextmen, contributes his UK rhyming skills with "Bounce."

Among the new sounds on the list are postpunk rockers The Rapture and the arena-rock revival of Australian trio Wolfmother. Returning to remix some of the classic NFL Films music is Da Riffs.

The Madden games from Electronic Arts routinely top the best-selling games lists each year, pinning armchair quarterbacks to their La-Z-Boys before, during, and after the NFL season. Over the last two years, the '05 and '06 editions of the game have averaged more than 6 million units sold, with last year's being the first under EA's exclusive deal with the NFL.

Madden NFL 07 will be released this August on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation Portable, and PC. The game is also being developed for the PlayStation 3 and Wii.

The full sound track is listed below.

Artist / Song

30 Seconds to Mars / "Battle of One"
AFI / "Summer Shudder"
Al Fatz / "Came Down"
Anti-Flag / "This Is the End (For You My Friend)"
Atreyu / "Ex's and Oh's"
Audioslave / "Revelations"
Bishop LaMont feat. Chevy Jones / "The Best"
Cartel / "Say Anything (Else)"
Cord / "Go Either Way"
Damone / "Out Here All Night"
Dashboard Confessional / "Reason to Believe"
Dynamite MC / "Bounce"
Feezy 350 / "Playa What"
Glasses Malone / "Right Now"
Hit the Lights / "Until We Get Caught"
Keane / "Is It Any Wonder?"
Less Than Jake / "Still Life Franchise"
Lupe Fiasco feat. Jonah Matranga / "The Instrumental"
Matchbook Romance / "Monsters"
Omnisoul / "Not Giving Up"
Rise Against / "Drones"
Riverboat Gamblers / "On Again Off Again"
Saves the Day / "Head for the Hills"
Shorty Da Kid / "Get Loose"
Spank Rock / "Backyard Betty"
Sparta / "Future Needs"
Taking Back Sunday / "Spin"
The Panic Channel / "Teahouse of the Spirits"
The Pink Spiders / "Easy Way Out"
The Rapture / "WAYUH"
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus / "In Fates Hands"
The Sleeping / "Don't Hold Back"
Trae / "Real Talk"
Underoath / "Ever So Inviting"
Wolfmother / "Woman"

184 Comments

  • Homsar13

    Posted Dec 14, 2006 4:03 pm PT

    best madden soundtrack
    Wolfmother
    Taking Back Sunday
    AFI
    The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
    Matchbook Romance
    underOATH
    Rise Against
    Atreyu

    mmm...

  • Stukes

    Posted Nov 18, 2006 3:48 pm PT

    sounds good

  • Bamdude89

    Posted Nov 17, 2006 3:39 pm PT

    This is,by far, one of the best madden soundtracks ever made period.

  • falcons320

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 3:07 pm PT

    great bands, red jumpsuit apparatus,taking back sunday,dashboard,30 seconds to mars and afi, all good

  • Duckrule6

    Posted Aug 29, 2006 8:45 pm PT

    Underoath Anti-Flag and Damone thats freaking awsome

  • conca324

    Posted Aug 20, 2006 1:46 pm PT

    First of all, I'm very pleased and happy with the list. I listen to a lot of the bands on there, 30 Seconds to Mars, Taking Back Sunday, Underoath, Sparta, Matchbook Romance, etc. But everyone stop complaining, seriously. If it bothers you that much then just listen to the music YOU want to listen to whether it's on your hard drive, or you stream it from your computer, or plug in your iPod. Just stop complaining cuz you all know that you don't HAVE to listen to the music that's on the list

  • robertnoj25

    Posted Aug 20, 2006 6:38 am PT

    really good bands not their best titles

  • HazarSavo

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 11:13 am PT

    Great list!!!! Awesome bands like AFI, Anti-flag, Rise against, Damone, wolfmother! Im really pumped about this soundtrack.

  • Mechacow

    Posted Aug 15, 2006 6:59 pm PT

    Stop complaining about the soundtrack. There are more good bands than there are on most games. If you can find 10 bands on there that you like then that's at least 4 more than you'll find in most games.

  • treetop68

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 3:31 am PT

    Unimpressed by this lineup...if you want good sports tracks see Chamillionaire Slim Thug Bishop Lamont and Lil Jon...only 1 of those is on the list

  • Redc90

    Posted Aug 10, 2006 3:21 pm PT

    a bunch of good bands, but not their best titles...

  • jmack2004

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 3:56 pm PT

    wtf this soundtrack is so imbalanced. I like both rock and rap but there is too much rock. Either go all rock, all rap or balance it out.

  • stewart24

    Posted Jul 31, 2006 6:41 am PT

    woo never heard of half these songs but hey its a massive list.

  • New_Roosterman

    Posted Jul 30, 2006 9:10 pm PT

    Sorry but the soundtrack listing leaves me unimpressed.

  • Triforce179

    Posted Jul 21, 2006 10:21 pm PT

    they've got their good helping of Emo in this with Dashboard and Taking Back Sunday. And I guess they added Atreyu since they werent in MVP 06 NCAA Baseball, which had all the Victory Records bands. But Im wondering why they kept Hawthorne Heights out of this? And why they didnt add "Miss Murder" from AFI, and "Honestly" from Cartel? Most of these bands listed I listent to and are good.

  • Jo2h

    Posted Jul 20, 2006 10:00 am PT

    worst freaking soundtrack ever compiled...officially, the worst madden ever.

  • Dark_NoobSaibot

    Posted Jul 16, 2006 11:21 pm PT

    eh...they shouldve put "show me how to live" by audioslave
    personally

  • shaq2wade2jones

    Posted Jul 13, 2006 5:46 pm PT

    yeah!!! Anti Flag, Rise Against, AFI!!! woot EA finally getting it right

  • 4esth

    Posted Jul 13, 2006 9:37 am PT

    Wolfmother is an awesome pick, but come on, Dashboard Confessional?!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!? That just killed the whole list.

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