February 28, 2007
EA Announces Soundtrack to UEFA Champions
League 2006-2007
Turn up the music, raise your hands and voices
and join the celebration! Electronic Arts today revealed the 11 songs that will
set the stage for Europe’s most prestigious club soccer tournament, the UEFA
Champions League. EA celebrates the passion soccer fans have for their club
teams with adrenaline-pumping music that forms the backdrop for the classic
rivalries in-game and enables players to win glory for their club teams in UEFA
Champions League 2006-2007, the only officially licensed videogame of the
tournament.
“The UEFA Champions League is an action-packed
tournament that brings out the passion soccer fans have for their favorite
club,” said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing at EA.
“Fans are taken on an emotional roller coaster as they follow their team through
the ups and downs of the tournament and this is the spirit that we wanted to
capture for the in-game soundtrack in the official UEFA Champions League
2006-2007 videogame. We have assembled an exhilarating collection of music from
around the world that guarantees there’s something for everyone.”
Through mass, global exposure to soccer fans, the
following 11 songs will become synonymous with the official UEFA Champions
League 2006-2007 videogame worldwide.
ARTIST |
SONG |
ALBUM |
Andy Caldwell feat. Gina |
Runaway |
Universal Truth |
Baïkonour |
Jain Rock |
Topo Gigio vs. Baïkonour |
Bonobo feat. Bajka |
Nightlite |
Days To Come |
Brazilian Girls |
Le Territoire |
Talk To La Bomb |
Cal Tjader |
Mambo Mindoro (Hex Hector |
Explorations |
Champion |
Two Hoboes |
Chill’ em all |
Osunlade |
Two Phish |
Aquarian Moon |
Ray Barretto |
Work Song (Thievery |
Explorations |
Thunderball feat. Miss |
Chicachiquita |
Cinescope |
Uneaq |
Pico de Gallo |
Only You |
Yunus Gvenen |
Indigo |
Layered Sounds 2 |
The Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system version of the title introduces
a new way to play this beautiful game by introducing a unique and collectable
virtual card system in the Ultimate Team mode that enables you to assemble your
ultimate team. Using collectable virtual cards, players can hand-pick everything
from your players and staff members to your match strategy and stadium. Now you
can build your dream team by going online to collect or trade virtual player,
staff and gameplay cards. To experience this unique gameplay mode visit Xbox
Marketplace in March to download a demo featuring Ultimate Team Barcelona
against Arsenal.
Play the official UEFA Champions League 2006-2007
videogame the traditional way on all available platforms as your favorite club
team from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the UEFA
Champions League Final. Re-create or customize the real-world groupings of the
official UEFA Champions League tournament by taking control of a huge selection
of clubs. Plus, the new UEFA Champions League Challenge will test even the most
hardcore soccer fan by recreating classic moments in UEFA Champions League
history using modern teams.
The official UEFA Champions League 2006-2007
videogame is developed under the EA SPORTS brand by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C.
It is scheduled to ship world wide March 20, 2007 on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
computer entertainment system, and the PSP, and on PC in Europe. It will also be
available on the mobile platform in Europe in April. The game is rated “E”
(Everyone) by the ESRB and 3+ by PEGI.