Tony Hawk's Project 8 soundtrack announced

by Blake Snow { Oct 17th 2006 at 7:00PM }

From the game that revolutionized in-game soundtracks, Activision announced today the full track listing for Tony Hawk's Project 8. Notable soundtrack artists include Bad Religion, Gnarls Barkley, Nine Inch Nails, Kool and the Gang, Primus, and The Ramones.

The new title to the skater franchise includes a new game engine and is expected to hit stores in November on the Xbox, 360, PS3, PS2 and the PSP. Consider yourself hip if you recognize more than 25% of the soundtrack's 56 artists. I only know 11, making me "hip shy" by 6%. My life story.

Complete in-game soundtrack:

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 GameDaily]

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Proud to be a Wiitard @ Oct 17th 2006 7:08PM

only 17 for me, but dead milkmen + toots and the maytals = AWESOME.

Judge @ Oct 17th 2006 7:08PM

So, basically, what this post is saying is that every game this fall is going to have that crappy Wolfmother song in it.

zombiejesus @ Oct 17th 2006 7:10PM

why does tony hawks soundtrack get shittier and shittier as the series moves on?

Neil @ Oct 17th 2006 7:12PM

18 for me and I can't believe Mogwai agreed to this game.

fawazr @ Oct 17th 2006 7:12PM

Mogwai FTW!

Proud to be a Wiitard @ Oct 17th 2006 7:17PM

I guess I should clear up the fact that out of the 17 I recognize, I have only heard 10, and only actively listen to 4 (dead milkmen, bad religion, toots and the maytals, and the ramones) although that is my favorite primus song.

JShock @ Oct 17th 2006 7:22PM

21 -- mostly because I'm a Bay Area hip-hop fan (hence Hieroglyphics, Living Legends, etc.)

Leper Messiah @ Apr 1st 2007 11:43AM

Ehhh

They do have slayer, but...

Downhill Jam has Different Worlds, the opening track from Iron Maiden's new kick-ass album.

Pince @ Oct 17th 2006 7:23PM

9 for me, and for half of those I could not identify a single song of theirs.

I havent been keepin' up with the times.
I guess I just don't listen to enough crappy music.

THPS2 soundtrack still brings back fond memories, and maybe it was just because the game was so awesome...but even songs I usually wouldnt like I liked on that soundtrack just because they fit so well.

PS- I hate that crappy wolfmother song.
"She's a woman, you know what i mean,
You better listen, listen to me
She's gonna set you free oh oh yeah"
Wow man...thats deep.

JShock @ Oct 17th 2006 7:25PM

Oh, and 'American Life' IS an awesome Primus song. I think I remember Primus being on the very first TH game, as well ("Jerry was a racecar driver")...

Tondog @ Oct 17th 2006 7:30PM

Bad Religion - :D
Gnarls Barkley - :D but that doesn't totally fit in THPS.
Hieroglyphics - :D :D :D :D
Jaylib - R.I.P. J. Dilla.
Kool and the Gang - WTF? That's more confusing than Johnny Cash being in THUG2.
Primus FTW!!!!!! They had the best song in the first game, and American Life is a great song as well.
The Ramones - Good as always.
Slayer - HELL YEAH!!
The Cure - :D :D
Transplants - Chopped and screwed by Paul Wall?

Good lineup, but it doesn't come close to the perfection that was THPS 1, 2, and 3's soundtracks.

chris @ Oct 17th 2006 7:57PM

18/56
i'm an uber hipster :-D
this soundtrack is awesome-- plenty of big names. Tony Hawk games always have excellent soundtracks, and Project 8 looks to be no exception.
One question though: there's a PS2 version, but no X-Box version? Does the original 'box get no love anymore?

The Rev @ Oct 17th 2006 7:57PM

screw this game, no god damn avenged sevenfold

Psyclerk @ Oct 17th 2006 7:58PM

Is that Jeff Goldblum on the cover?

Lixie @ Oct 17th 2006 8:19PM

Why the **** must every game have "Woman" by Wolfmother?

I must be the only person on Earth who thinks it's a horrible song, because it's ****ing everywhere.

The gods have smote me.

hjungle @ Oct 17th 2006 8:25PM

"I said how much you pay for this she said nothin' man it's stolen..."

beef @ Oct 17th 2006 8:37PM

THPS3 soundtrack FTW!!!!
THP8 50uNd7r(K 15 7eh 5uxX0r5!!!!

Lou @ Oct 17th 2006 8:42PM

18. The TH soundtracks usually have a lot of indie hip-hop and techno, hence the reason I don't know more. But in agreement with everyone else, that Mogwai is an incredibly bizarre choice. Though thumbs up for the selection.

PuniPuniSakura @ Oct 17th 2006 8:45PM

STIGMATA :D

_habit_ @ Oct 17th 2006 8:53PM

Kasabian - Club Foot

And thats the only band I recognize, and oddly enough they're tied for favorite band of mine with... well numerous other bands >_>.

Though they should have gone with a better Kasabian song like "Empire", "Shoot the Runner" or "Processed Beats"

754boy @ Oct 17th 2006 9:02PM

I'm with #9.....THPS2 soundtrack was the best IMO

iEnigma @ Oct 17th 2006 9:00PM

NIN + Bad Religion + Kool And The Gang

This may just be the best game soundtrack yet!

Also, NIN is releasing a concert in DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. Pimp x3.

Oh yeah, I only got 13. Damn.

Tucker @ Oct 17th 2006 9:06PM

Sweet, that's actually a hell of a soundtrack with a surprising amount of depth. I think a lot of you guys really need to get out and listen to some more music, that's quite a broad range there.

I might be somewhat excited for a TH game for a change.

yuppy @ Oct 17th 2006 11:01PM

13,,, well its a start

tora @ Oct 17th 2006 11:04PM

What about Kick Push by Lupe Fiasco!!

its an awsome song about skateboarding

Scott @ Oct 17th 2006 11:44PM

18.

+44 FTW.

Grasshapa @ Oct 17th 2006 11:35PM

22 for me. It's a very eclectic mix and I like it. I am surprised to see The Sword and the "Iron Swan"...such an awesome song!

TehDestroyer @ Oct 18th 2006 12:50AM

I've heard of 20 of the songs and actively listen to none of them. Well except Slayer, The Cure, and The Ramones but those are givens.

Intellectualdiot @ Oct 18th 2006 1:04AM

I had COMPLETELY overlooked "Iron Swan" until I inadvertenly glanced up and read comment #26... I'm absolutely thrilled to see that "The Sword" is getting success through such unorthodox venues. (This, Guitar Hero II... In fact, it's because of the latter that I know of the band.) I adore this band. Finally, an enjoyable modern metal band!

I was about to decry the Primus song chosen, but after reconsideration, I decided that it's still one of my favorite of their songs regardless.

I'm ABSOLUTELY SICK of hearing "Woman", and I love Wolfmother. Is there a particular reason (besides familiarity) that THIS is the song that is frequently licensed? I was quite vociferous about wanting Wolfmother in GHII since I thought that "Colossal" was a given, but it turns out I got Woman instead... Fuck.

"Angel of Death"? You mean one of the greatest metal songs of all time is in this game? Oh that's funny, I thought Slayer wasn't allowing their music to be licensed anymore, how else would I possibly explain its ABSENCE FROM GH2? GARRRRR! That is absolutely the biggest omission from the final GH setlist in my opinion, (well, from a logical standpoint - illogically, I would have highly desired some King Crimson, but I didn't dare believe it was possible), and I can't help but wonder what went wrong. I suppose I'll never know... either way, good job to Neversoft.

One last thing... MARCH. OF. THE. PIGS. You missed this one, Neversoft.

Tux @ Oct 18th 2006 1:06AM

Wow, shit soundtrack and it comes out next month and theres still not any info about it.

* Bad Religion - "Social Suicide"
* Gnarls Barkley – "Gone Daddy Gone"
* Joy Division – "Interzone"
* Primus – "American Life"
* The Ramones – "I Wanna Live"
* Slayer – "Angel of Death"
* The Cure – "Plastic Passion"

Most of these bands Ive never even heard of. Just have to put on my Dir en grey mix again.

empfeix @ Oct 18th 2006 1:13AM

damian marley is good stuff - although it seems out of place in a tony hawk game

C. Baines @ Oct 18th 2006 2:59AM

no lupe fiasco? Thats wierd. :P

Embassy @ Oct 18th 2006 3:03AM

wow yeh lupe fiasco "kick push" really does kinda belong on there...being how its about skateboarding and well..slanging drugs.but.watever.

Don Jose @ Oct 18th 2006 6:28AM

32 bands. I pwn on the band recognition tip. I only own CD's by 13 of them, though

xGabrielx @ Oct 18th 2006 4:46AM

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Die Young (TX)? That sticks out like a sore, fucking awesome thumb.

Well, for anyone like me who's been whining that the Tony Hawk games just don't have enough good hardcore.

Chris. @ Oct 18th 2006 4:48AM

Huzzah. 22.
Also, Kasabian are brilliant. and that Wolfmother song is great.

Chris. @ Oct 18th 2006 4:48AM

oh, and the klaxons...
ATLANTIS - TO INTERZONE.
it would appear that im painfully hip.

Alisha Karabinus @ Oct 18th 2006 4:50AM

Dammit! I keep waiting to see "Tony's Theme" by the Pixies show up on one of these.

Seb @ Oct 19th 2006 5:52AM

I know 21. Its actually Klaus Grabke, used to be in a band called Thumb and was a proliffic skater. I am actually looking forward to this now. Good soundtrack.

Sam Goldman @ Oct 18th 2006 8:44AM

22 for me. Any soundtrack that has Joy Division in it is an automatic winner in my book.

Paul Gale @ Oct 18th 2006 10:10AM

I'm not immediately recognizing most of the songs on this list, but hopefully the majority are good. Previous Tony Hawk games have left me very happy when it came to the soundtrack, especially parts 1 and 3. Tony Hawk's Project 8 already looks nice; now I just need it to sound nice, have good online multiplayer, and some sweet parks.
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