EA goes electro for soccer soundtrack

By Jim Welte, GameSpotPosted Feb 28, 2007 2:20 pm PT

Thievery Corp., Brazilian Girls, Andy Caldwell, Thunderball, Osunlade tabbed for UEFA Champions League's sonic backdrop.

Looking to bring an electro-lounge vibe to its forthcoming UEFA Champions League soccer game, Electronic Arts has tabbed some of the genre's heavyweights for its soundtrack.

EA today unveiled the track listing for the sonic backdrop of the 2006-2007 version of the game, with big names like Washington, DC-based dub/downtempo duo Thievery Corporation and the eclectic Brazilian Girls on board.

The 11-track album also includes acclaimed producers such as Andy Caldwell, Bonobo, and Osunlade, as well as house remixes of Latin legends such as Ray Barretto and Cal Tjader.

UEFA Champions League is based on the prestigious European club soccer tournament of the same name and is set to hit stores March 20 on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. For more information, read GameSpot's previous coverage.

Tracklist for UEFA Champions League:

Artist - Song
Andy Caldwell feat. Gina Rene - Runaway
Baikonour - Jain Rock
Bonobo feat. Bajka - Nightlite
Brazilian Girls - Le Territoire
Cal Tjader - Mambo Mindoro (Hex Hector Remix)
Champion - Two Hoboes
Osunlade - Two Phish
Ray Barretto - Work Song (Thievery Corporation Remix)
Thunderball feat. Miss Johnna M. - Chicachiquita
Uneaq - Pico de Gallo
Yunus Guvenen - Indigo

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Cripplingfaith
Posted Mar 3, 2007 11:22 am PT

sincerely i think the music sox, and that brazilian girls, with the spanish song name?? why?? brazilian people speak portuguese just like me from portugal!
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lewis326davies
Posted Mar 1, 2007 7:49 am PT

sweet jesus where is the good music gone ea
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pwlodarczyk
Posted Mar 1, 2007 4:52 am PT

Don't know any of them except Thievery Corporation.. but it's only their remix, whatsoever.
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everson_rm
Posted Mar 1, 2007 4:10 am PT

WT... Brazilian Girls!!! I'm Brazilian and never heard of them! They even use spanish name for the music. We speak portugese!
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everson_rm
Posted Mar 1, 2007 4:09 am PT

WT... Brazilian Girls!!! I'm Brazilian and never heard of them! They even use spanish name for the music. We speak portugese!
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legofreak99
Posted Mar 1, 2007 2:43 am PT

only 11 tracks? some of there games have had more than 40...
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TTDog
Posted Mar 1, 2007 2:23 am PT

" That's the thing about EA.. Always giving us great soundtrack! "

I hope that statement is meant to be gushing sarcasm.
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GFofgaming
Posted Mar 1, 2007 1:03 am PT

This is the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!! GO ACMILAN!! MILAN!!
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noirsake
Posted Feb 28, 2007 11:02 pm PT

sounds like some good music..i hope the game dosnt suck
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wenbin09
Posted Feb 28, 2007 10:49 pm PT

That's the thing about EA.. Always giving us great soundtrack!
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iebubu
Posted Feb 28, 2007 7:34 pm PT

I am surprised Thievery Corporation WOW
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Zumafire
Posted Feb 28, 2007 6:53 pm PT

EA lways has decent music in their games.. I love electronic music..so this is good for me..
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Pete5506
Posted Feb 28, 2007 5:35 pm PT

I dont see anything good there
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fastpunk
Posted Feb 28, 2007 4:25 pm PT

I didn't know EA had taste... bringing Thievery Corporation on the OST is a big deal.
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SpiderFreak
Posted Feb 28, 2007 4:23 pm PT

Anyone else find it odd that EA CANADA is doing a European soccer game?

SF
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BOSSMAN_2004
Posted Feb 28, 2007 4:07 pm PT

EA sux go 2K Sports!
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iDIVIDEBYZER0
Posted Feb 28, 2007 4:01 pm PT

Thievery Corporation rules
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datniccah187
Posted Feb 28, 2007 3:31 pm PT

Nice not really into soccer games, but it totally seems like they got the soundtrack down for a good soccer game.s Soccer and electro music go hand in hand at least in my mind. I'm pretty sure one of my boys will grab the game, so i'll probally check it out.
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Re_ensurer
Posted Feb 28, 2007 3:11 pm PT

Brazilian Girls.
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ShadoweaverCode
Posted Feb 28, 2007 2:58 pm PT

Any techno junkies thinking about looking up this tracklist to see if it's any good, don't bother. It's all crappy chilled out elevator/spanish stuff. Even the Yunus Guvenen track is pretty chilled out.
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