Burnout Paradise soundtrack features Guns N Roses

by Justin McElroy { Dec 18th 2007 at 9:30AM }

Guns N Roses probably doesn't rank too high on lists of the "most prolific" or "most dependable" bands of all time. But on a list of bands that get you pumped, or, more specifically, so pumped that you almost jump up and kick your mom in the face, you'd almost certainly find GNR in the top 10. Perhaps realizing the band's inherent pumpitude, EA has requisitioned their track "Paradise City" to serve as the theme song for Burnout Paradise, which takes place in, you guessed it, Paradise City.

Of course, Axl won't be by his lonesome (probably for the best, if only so he doesn't drink himself into oblivion), he'll be joined by a bevy of bands like N.E.R.D., Faith No More and Seether. MTV Multiplayer has the full soundtrack listing right here.

Tags: burnout, burnout-paradise, criterion-games, gnr, guns-n-roses

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

XanthouS @ Dec 18th 2007 9:37AM

Go EA landed a G&R track for Burnout, huh?

Hopefully this means we'll be seeing some G&R Rock Band DLC in the near future!

danny. @ Dec 18th 2007 9:50AM

Other than the (still over played) Faith No More 'Epic', the only thing on that list that catches my eye is the song featuring Dicky Barrett. Ska/Punk for the win.

Here's hoping for custom soundtracks. Then it will be ska/punk and glam rock non-stop.

baby sea tuna @ Dec 18th 2007 11:23AM

With the exception of maybe Desmond Dekker or Operation Ivy, ska is pretty much the worst genre of music out there. Well, next to whatever EA Trax comes up with.

Thank Gates for custom soundtracks!

danny. @ Dec 18th 2007 11:39AM

To each his own I suppose. However, if you like Operation Ivy, I have to believe you just haven't heard what's out there.

FOXHOUND @ Dec 18th 2007 10:02AM

“Girlfriend” by Avril Lavigne needs to be removed.

Quickly.

It's bad enough BURNOUT DOMINATOR had it in their EA Trax listing repeatedly with different lingual versions(Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, & English)of the song... And now it's back again, irritatingly so. :\

Shadowcast @ Dec 18th 2007 10:17AM

Yeah, it should really be the vastly superior Justin McElroy version... that was awesome.

AirIntake @ Dec 18th 2007 10:21AM

On the Xbox, all my racing games feature Guns & Roses. Seriously, we've had custom soundtracks for 7 years now, so I don't care much what music a game comes with as long as it supports custom soundtracks.

danny. @ Dec 18th 2007 10:55AM

I completely agree (above), yet I'd prefer to get an interesting soundtrack with the game over listening to the stuff I allready listen to on the train, at work, in the car, playing XBLA, etc...

dan stabbingworth @ Dec 18th 2007 1:17PM

Maybe for games like this, but games like Halo 3, Half-Life 2, RPGs, etc., need their own soundtrack.

Bucket @ Dec 18th 2007 10:25AM

Any game that has Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in it is instant win.

Alienhead @ Dec 18th 2007 10:55AM

And this is news why?

shivr @ Dec 18th 2007 11:08AM

ahh, I shall miss the days of origional soundtrack...

hmd13 @ Dec 18th 2007 11:13AM

This is news because: 1. Criterion previously said they were unable to get G n' R's permission to use "Paradise City," and 2. The Soundtrack is actually decent, especially considering how crappy EA Trax can be. But this list isn't too bad (plus Airbourne really deserves some US exposure, best Aussie rock since Jet).

BigBlue @ Dec 18th 2007 12:02PM

GNR FTW!

dan stabbingworth @ Dec 18th 2007 1:18PM

No.

tmacairjordan87 @ Dec 18th 2007 1:26PM

awesome song, but unfortunately songs do not get me to buy the same games over and over.

try again EA.

Plaid Ninja @ Dec 18th 2007 2:27PM

Wow, I haven't seen this much crappy music in one place since the last Burnout game. Ok so they have Alice in Chains, Killswitch, Depeche Mode, and classical music. The rest of that soundtrack is already hurting me. At least they only have 1 version of Girlfriend listed. I'd take comfort in the idea of using my own music but I seriously doubt EA programmed in game control of the console's music library.