EA SETS THE SOUND FOR THE FOOTBALL SEASON WITH AN INTERNATIONAL MIX OF MUSIC IN FIFA 06
Chertsey, UK, - August 18, 2005 - Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today revealed the 39 songs from countries around the world that will and help define the sound of the 2006 football season. The tracks in EA SPORTSTM FIFA 06 were selected for their up-beat tempo and ability to propel the player towards victory. The game boasts an eclectic mix of songs from international sensations Oasis (UK), Jamiroquai (UK), Röyksopp (Norway), Carlinhos Brown (Brazil), Subsonica (Italy), Boy (Canada), Kinky (Mexico) and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley (Jamaica) among others.
As the latest iteration of the best-selling sports videogame franchise in the world, FIFA 06 delivers on the promise of the series and brings to life the excitement and exhilaration of the real-world sport. FIFA 06 brings the TOTAL FOOTBALL experience to your fingertips. It delivers a combination of attacking gameplay, complete customisation, pure authenticity and the deepest manger mode ever. Intuitive gameplay enables you to command every move of your player with pinpoint accuracy. Passing, shooting and tackling is now more responsive than ever and enables you to trap, shield and dribble like a world-class football player.
"Spain, Germany, Brazil, Canada, Jamaica, France and the UK - these are just a few of the countries represented on the FIFA 06 soundtrack," said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Music Marketing at EA. "There is no sport more global than football. The FIFA 06 soundtrack encapsulates the passion and pride of each country, their clubs and the music that defines it all."
The complete song list features:
ARTIST - SONG - COUNTRY
3D Voz - Fiesta - Spain
AK4711 - Rock - Germany
ATHENA -Tam Zamani Simdi -Turkey
Bloc Party - Helicopter - UK
Blues Brother Castro - Flirt - Netherlands
boTECOeletro - Coco Nutz Mass - Brazil
Boy - Same Old Song - Canada
Carlinhos Brown & DJ Dero - Nabika - Brazil/Argentina
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley - Welcome To Jamrock - Jamaica
Dogs - London Bridge - UK
Doves - Black and White Town - UK
Duels - Potential Futures - UK
Embrace - Ashes - UK
Hard-Fi - Gotta Reason - UK
Jamiroquai - Feels Just Like it Should - UK
Kaos - Now and Forever - Germany
Kinky - Coqueta - Mexico
K'naan - Soobax - Somalia
KYO - Contact - France
LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing At My House - UK
Linea 77 - Inno All'Odio - Italy
Mando Diao - God Knows - Sweden
maNga - Bir Kadin Cizeceksin -Turkey
Marcelinho da Lua - Tranqüilo - Brazil
Nine Black Alps - Cosmopolitan - UK
Oasis - Lyla - UK
Paul Oakenfold - Beautiful Goal - UK
Röyksopp - Follow My Ruin - Norway
Selasee - Run - Ghana
SoShy - The Way I - France
Subsonica - Corpo a Corpo - Italy
Teddybears Sthlm - Cobrastyle - Sweden
The Departure - Be My Enemy - UK
The Film - Can You Touch Me - France
The Gift - 11.33 - Portugal
The Gipsys - La Discoteca - France
The Rakes - Strasbourg - UK
Vitalic - My Friend Dario - France
Yerba Buena - Cityzen Citysoy - USA
The FIFA 06 in-game music soundtrack is a part of the EA SPORTSTM TRAX music initiative that EA debuted in 2001. The program is dedicated to bringing gamers the hottest music through EA's videogames.
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