REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jun 23, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Crank it up, gamers! The football pre-season kicks off
with a bang as Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) reveals the 35 songs that
will be featured in Madden NFL 07, becoming the de facto soundtrack of
the 2007 football season. The bone-crunching action and heart-pounding
adrenaline of the grid iron is intensified by the game's one-of-a-kind
mix of rock and hip hop.
"Year after year, the music selected for inclusion in EA's smash
hit football series invariably becomes the soundtrack of the football
season, moving beyond the game to turn up in football stadiums and on
live TV broadcasts," said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music
and Music Marketing at EA. "The Madden NFL Football franchise is
recognized across North America as a driving force behind break-out
bands...this year EA does it again."
Players step onto the field in Madden NFL 07 with the thundering
roar of the crowd in the background and the air filled with pounding
rock anthems and energizing hip hop beats. Dr. Dre's protege who first
appeared in NBA LIVE 06 and NFL STREET 2, Bishop LaMont now makes an
appearance on Madden NFL 07 with a track featuring Chevy Jones, while
Lupe Fiasco is on deck with Jonah Matranga. These hot tracks are
included alongside new releases from fan favorites AFI, Audioslave,
Dashboard Confessional and Taking Back Sunday. Also this year, game
fans will be spellbound by new music debuts from Jared Leto's 30
Seconds to Mars, Dave Navarro's band The Panic Channel, and Rise
Against whose sophomore record is anticipated to be one of the biggest
rock albums of the year.
Again this year, the hip hop production team Da Riffs remixed
nearly a dozen original NFL FILMS music pieces will be showcased
throughout the menus and in gameplay.
The complete in-game soundtrack for Madden NFL 07 includes:
ARTIST SONG
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30 Seconds To Mars Battle Of One
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AFI Summer Shudder
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Al Fatz Came Down
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Anti-Flag This Is The End (For You My Friend)
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Atreyu Ex's And Oh's
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Audioslave(1) Revelations
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Bishop LaMont feat. Chevy Jones(1) The Best
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Cartel Say Anything (Else)
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Cord(1) Go Either Way
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Damone Out Here All Night
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Dashboard Confessional Reason To Believe
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Dynamite MC(1) Bounce
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Feezy 350 Playa What
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Glasses Malone(1) Right Now
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Hit The Lights Until We Get Caught
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Keane Is It Any Wonder?
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Less Than Jake Still Life Franchise
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Lupe Fiasco feat. Jonah Matranga The Instrumental
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Matchbook Romance Monsters
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Omnisoul(1) Not Giving Up
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Rise Against Drones
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Riverboat Gamblers On Again Off Again
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Saves The Day Head For The Hills
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Shorty Da Kid(1) Get Loose
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Spank Rock Backyard Betty
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Sparta(1) Future Needs
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Taking Back Sunday Spin
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The Panic Channel(1) Teahouse Of The Spirits
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The Pink Spiders Easy Way Out
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The Rapture(1) WAYUH
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The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus In Fates Hands
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The Sleeping Don't Hold Back
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Trae Real Talk
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Underoath Ever So Inviting
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Wolfmother Woman
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(1) Indicates song will debut in Madden NFL 07 before being released
to retail
Coming into its 17th year and with more than 51 million copies
sold, Madden NFL Football continues to stand out as the most popular
football videogame franchise of all time with a combination of
innovative new features and the most authentic football gameplay.
Developed in Orlando, FL by EA Tiburon Madden NFL 07 will be available
in August on Xbox 360™ videogame and entertainment system, the
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox® video game
system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube™, Nintendo DS™, PC,
PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system and
Game Boy® Advance. For more information check out www.madden07.com.
About Electronic Arts
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California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software
company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and
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billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's
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