Dancing to the tunes of LittleBigPlanet: music lineup

Granted, the Sackboys are cute and the gameplay is just totally cool. But that’s not all there is to Media Molecule‘s LittleBigPlanet. Truth is, the music plays a large role in providing that fun, wholesome atmosphere to the game, and this post is all about giving credit where its due insofar as music is concerned.

A lot of people are captured not only by the gameplay and graphics of Media Molecule‘s LittleBigPlanet, but also by its music. So, what’s been playing on their radar all this time?

Looks like the team has had their bout of answering incessant queries as to the music of LBP, and that’s why today they released the information as to the music you’ll be hearing in-game, as well as those that you’ve heard before in its campaigns.

The list is by no means definitive, though, and you have to understand that since a lot of videos (both by Sony and third parties) have been made for the game, not everything you hear will be automatically in the game.

So, what is in the game? Let’s see, there’s 136 minutes of music, two hours of which you’ll be able to access. These will be a mixture of licensed linear tracks, original linear tracks, and original interactive tracks.

Mat Clark of Sonica Studios, London, is the man behind the original music, along with Daniel Pemberton and MM’s Kenny.

Here’s the rundown of LBP tunes:

• GDC 07 presentation: Get It Together by The Go! Team (album Thunder, Lightning, Strike)
• SCEE PS Day 08: Atlas by Battles (album Mirrored)
• E3 2008 trailer: My Patch by Jim Noir (album Tower of Love)
• LGC 08 trailer: Dancing Drums by Ananda Shankar
• Sackboy + POP-IT vdieo: Disco’nTinued by Kenny
• Playtime trailer: Corn Man by Kinky (album Kinky)
• Life in LittleBigPlanet: Part 1 trailer: three different interactive music tracks by Mat Clark
• Life in LittleBigPlanet: Part 2 trailer: Tapha Niang by Toumani Taibate (album Boulevard de lÂ’Indépendance)
• LBP Beta Intro level: Left Bank Two by Wayne Hill, performed by The Noveltones

So there you go. If you’re  a fan of any of these tracks, now they’ll be easier to look for. Hmmm.. it would be a good idea for them to come out with an LBP soundtrack, don’t you think?

Via Media Molecule