Soundtrack for NBA 2K19
With the exception of last year's edition 2K Sports has been involving big names from the music world to help craft and promote the soundtracks in the NBA 2K series. Those have included the likes of Jay-Z, Pharrell, and Imagine Dragons. Today the full soundtrack was revealed for NBA 2K19, which features a playlist purportedly put together at least in part by rapper Travis Scott. Listen to the soundtrack on Spotify which features all 47 songs. (more…)...
Soundtrack for Madden NFL 19
EA Sports today revealed the full soundtrack for Madden NFL 19, which features 31 songs and the ability for there to be more added throughout the year. A Spotify playlist has been put together (listen here) but it includes only 17 of them at this time. (more…)...
Soundtrack for Madden NFL 18
EA Sports today revealed the full soundtrack for Madden NFL 18, which features 32 songs and the ability for them to add more throughout the year. A Spotify playlist has been put together but it includes only 14 of them at this time. The theme is described as being "an audio experience inspired by game day and the unique features of Madden." (more…)...
Soundtrack for NBA 2K18
While soundtracks in sports video games have taken on reduced importance in recent years, 2K Sports has continued to put considerable effort into using them to create additional buzz for upcoming NBA 2K games. Today the full soundtrack was detailed for NBA 2K18. After years of headliners that supposedly helped to put together the playlists such as Jay-Z, Pharrell, Imagine Dragons and LeBron James, this year there's no big name fronting it.
There are 50 songs on the NBA 2K18 soundtrack ...
Soundtrack for MLB The Show 17
Despite the importance of soundtracks in sports games having greatly deteriorated over the years with the ability to use custom music or stream through services like Spotify, and with copyright claims threatening streams and videos leading many to simply turn off music completely, developers still put time and money into cultivating them for those who don't make any changes to what they hear from the games.
Thankfully those options are on hand considering The Show has historically p...
Soundtrack for NBA 2K17
With the likes of Jay-Z, Pharrell, and LeBron James helping to make the selections for NBA 2K soundtracks in recent years 2K Sports has put a lot of weight behind the music found in the series. Curated by Imagine Dragons, Noah Shebib, and Grimes the soundtrack (which can be listened to on Spotify) for NBA 2K17 was revealed today. (more…)...
Madden NFL 17 Soundtrack
The importance of soundtracks in sports video games may be at an all-time low due to services like Spotify and the need to turn off music completely by those who record videos or stream but it's still noteworthy when they are revealed. The 40 tracks featured on Madden NFL 17 were announced today along with a Spotify playlist featuring some of the music. (more…)...
Madden NFL 16 To Have a Proper Soundtrack; New Spotify Music Channel Features Songs From Past Games
In late April on Twitter, EA Sports let it be known that Madden NFL 16 would have a real soundtrack rather than utilize NFL Films music again. EA had gone away from soundtracks with the last three editions in the series but now EA Trax will return. The songs featured in the game will not be revealed however until this summer.
The company also announced that they have teamed up with Spotify to offer a new Madden NFL channel on the streaming service. You can check it out here.
The ch...