Tony Hawk’s Project 8’s rockin’ soundtrack

Imagine playing Gears of War with Enya or Jessica Simpson playing in the background. Or Assasin’s Creed with Cyndi Lauper and Aqua. Can’t do it, can ya? Us neither. Because whether you’re aware of it or not, the soundtrack plays a huge role in pumping up your adrenaline while playing a game. So when we get our filthy little hands on news about game soundtracks, we think you guys should get a heads up on it.

So, the latest in-game soundtrack we scored some info on is for Tony Hawk’s Project 8 (PS3, PSP, PS2, Xbox, Xbox360). This early on, we can tell you that the soundtrack rocks. And as Tim Riley, Activision‘s worldwide executive of music, puts it, “The Tony Hawk‘s Project 8 soundtrack features an eclectic collection of original and licensed music from punk rock and hip hop to metal. The music captures the rebellious, off-beat, high energy vibe exemplified in skate culture and in the video game.”

You got that right, Tim. With tunes from The Ramones, Sonic Youth, Toots & the Maytals, and then backtracks to the 80s with The Cure and Kool and the Gang, the soundtrack showcases a cross-genre collection of tracks suited for the overall feel of the game. The massive (and boy, do we mean MASSIVE) track list also includes the debut single from the group Plus-44. Here’s the massive track list for Project 8:

• 76% Uncertain – “Radio”
• Aurelius- “Hemlock”
• Bad Religion – “Social Suicide”
• Black Mountain – “Druganaut”
• Charizma & PB Wolf – “Devotion”
• Claus Grabke – “Cause”
• Cryptic Slaughter – “Lowlife”
• Damian Marley – “Move”
• Dead Milkmen, The – “Punk Rock Girl”
• Die Young (TX) – “Anthem of the Prodigal Son”
• Eagles of Death Metal – “Chase The Devil”
• Funk Face – “Zoo York City”
• Gnarls Barkley – “Gone Daddy Gone”
• Gym Class Heroes – “The Queen And I”
• Hieroglyphics – “At The Helm”

Check out the rest of the track list in the full article.

Imagine playing Gears of War with Enya or Jessica Simpson playing in the background. Or Assasin’s Creed with Cyndi Lauper and Aqua. Can’t do it, can ya? Us neither. Because whether you’re aware of it or not, the soundtrack plays a huge role in pumping up your adrenaline while playing a game. So when we get our filthy little hands on news about game soundtracks, we think you guys should get a heads up on it.

So, the latest in-game soundtrack we scored some info on is for Tony Hawk’s Project 8 (PS3, PSP, PS2, Xbox, Xbox360). And this early on, we can tell you that the soundtrack rocks. And as Tim Riley, Activision‘s worldwide executive of music, puts it, “The Tony Hawk‘s Project 8 soundtrack features an eclectic collection of original and licensed music from punk rock and hip hop to metal. The music captures the rebellious, off-beat, high energy vibe exemplified in skate culture and in the video game.”

You got that right, Tim. With tunes from The Ramones, Sonic Youth, Toots & the Maytals, and then backtracks to the 80s with The Cure and Kool and the Gang, the soundtrack showcases a cross-genre collection of tracks suited for the overall feel of the game. The massive (and boy, do we mean MASSIVE) track list also includes the debut single from the group Plus-44. Here’s the massive track list for Project 8:

• 76% Uncertain – “Radio”
• Aurelius- “Hemlock”
• Bad Religion – “Social Suicide”
• Black Mountain – “Druganaut”
• Charizma & PB Wolf – “Devotion”
• Claus Grabke – “Cause”
• Cryptic Slaughter – “Lowlife”
• Damian Marley – “Move”
• Dead Milkmen, The – “Punk Rock Girl”
• Die Young (TX) – “Anthem of the Prodigal Son”
• Eagles of Death Metal – “Chase The Devil”
• Funk Face – “Zoo York City”
• Gnarls Barkley – “Gone Daddy Gone”
• Gym Class Heroes – “The Queen And I”
• Hieroglyphics – “At The Helm”
• Hold Steady, The – “Your Little Hoodrat Friend”
• Immortal – “One by One”
• Jaylib – “The Red”
• Joy Division – “Interzone”
• Kasabian – “Club Foot”
• Kool and the Gang – “Summer Madness”
• Legitimate Business – “80 on 80”
• Liquid Liquid – “Optimo”
• Living Legends – “Moving at the Speed of Life”
• Ministry – “Stigmata (Remix)”
• Mogwai – “Glasgow Mega Snake”
• Monty Are I – “In This Legacy”
• Nine Inch Nails – “Getting Smaller”
• Noise – “Dirty Evil”
• Oh No – “Chump”
• Pardon My Extinguisher – “Bitch And Moan”
• Plus 44 – “Lycanthrope”
• Primus – “American Life”
• The Ramones – “I Wanna Live”
• Revolution Mother – “Second Thoughts”
• Slayer – “Angel of Death”
• Sonic Youth – “Nic Fit”
• Stasera – “Palisades”
• Supersuckers – “Goodbye”
• The Channeling – “The Frighteners”
• The Cure – “Plastic Passion”
• The Klaxons – “Gravity’s Rainbox”
• The Sword – “Iron Swan”
• The Throwaway’s – “You’re Not the Only One”
• The Walkmen – “This Job is Killing Me”
• Thine Eyes Bleed – “Without Warning”
• Thunderlords – “Ice Cream Headache”
• Toots & the Maytals – “Time Tough”
• Transplants – “Pay Any Price”
• Typical Cats – “Any Day”
• Ugly Duckling – “Smack”
• VanStone – “Skate Town”
• Voltera – “Do What Your Daddy Say”
• Wildchild – “Wonder Years”
• Wolfmother – “Woman”
• Zeke – “Kill the King”

Via IGN