EA President of Music Talks 'College Football'

[cdj]

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In an exclusive interview with Brian Jones of popculture.com (https://popculture.com/sports/news/ea-sports-college-football-ea-president-music-teases-details-new-video-game/), EA President of Music Steve Schnur gave some very early, but vague, information regarding the soundtrack for EA SPORTS College Football. Some excerpts:

"I'm a hundred percent on it. I've already been all over it for a couple of months," Schnur told PopCulture. "I can tell you that it will be very different [from] Madden, but it's going to be so awesome because I have had an idea, a concept of what I imagined would be the most amazing college football musical experience. ... But when I pitched the executive producer on this idea, I don't think it took him three seconds to go, 'Go.' And so I can't give you details because I literally, I haven't recorded a note yet, but I can tell you that if we could meet next year, I promise you — I will put a hundred bucks down — you are going to say to me, 'That idea just kicks ass.'

Read the full article at popculture.com (https://popculture.com/sports/news/ea-sports-college-football-ea-president-music-teases-details-new-video-game/). After reading the article, let us know what you think this new approach might be in the comments below.

[cdj]

Complete guess here: Given Schnur's affinity for the soundtrack approach in Madden NFL while also talking about a 'college football musical experience' that he would need to 'record a note' for, perhaps the title may focus on songs from upcoming artists while 'remixing' them with a college marching band sound. While he may have been talking off the cuff, it's worth noting Schnur stated that news for EA SPORTS College Football may be public within a year.

Here is a link to the aforementioned NCAA Football 06 Soundtrack (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484866/soundtrack). While it was fine for the theme of the year (Race for the Heisman), IIRC the community preferred having college fights songs (& marching band styles instrumentals) in the menus and game. Personally, I don't mind a new musical approach - I think many aspects of the game will take a 'new approach' - but hope fight songs and traditional college music are still present.

[steelerfan]

They can add whatever music they want (and hopefully allow me to revert to fight songs) as long as the game is good.

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