The Soundtrack of Need for Speed: Carbon features licenced songs and an original score.
Soundtrack[]
Licenced Songs[]
A selection of licenced songs plays during gameplay in free roam mode, as well as during Checkpoint and Pursuit Tag events. The genre of music playing is dependent on the car class of the current car being driven by the player.
The selection of songs can be toggled to play in either the menu, free roam, during an event, or be turned off in the EA Trax menu.
Exotic (Hip-Hop/Grime)[]
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| "After Party" | Dynamite MC |
| "Bounce" | Dynamite MC |
| "Girl Fight" (Mr. D Hyphy Mix) | Tigarah |
| "Hard Drivers" | Ekstrak |
| "Hype Boys" | Sway |
| "Love Me or Hate Me" | Lady Sovereign |
| "No Love" | Roots Manuva |
| "One of Dem Days" (Remix) | Part 2 feat. Fallacy |
| "Scorpio" | Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five |
| "Skateboard P Presents: Show You How To Hustle" | Pharrell feat. Lauren |
| "What It Look Like" | Spank Rock |
Muscle (Rock)[]
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| "Around The Horn" | The Bronx |
| "Don't Speak (I Came to Make A Bang!)" | Eagles of Death Metal |
| "Heatseeker" | Valient Thorr |
| "Hurricane" | Kyuss |
| "I Am The Night, Colour Me Black" | Priestess |
| "I'm No Good" | The Vacation |
| "Joker And The Thief" | Wolfmother |
| "Signs of Life" | Every Move A Picture |
| "Thee Small Faces" | Metro Riots |
Tuner (Electro)[]
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| "Are "Friends" Electric" | Gary Numan/Tubeway Army |
| "Feel The Rush" (Junkie XL Remix) | Melody |
| "Fighting In Built Up Areas" | Ladytron |
| "Good As Gold" | Tiga |
| "My Friend Dario" | Vitalic |
| "People Always Talk About The Weather" (Junkie XL Remix) | Yonderboi |
| "Ride A White Horse" (Serge Santiago Remix) | Goldfrapp |
| "Steamworks" | The Presets |
| "Sugar" (Jagz Kooner Remix) | Ladytron |
| "Washing Up" (Tiga Remix) | Tomas Andersson |
Original Score[]
An original score comprised of music composed by artists Ekstrak, Trevor Morris, and Legowelt plays during various race events in Need for Speed: Carbon.
Race Event[]
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| "Bending Light" | Ekstrak & Trevor Morris |
| "Burnout" | Ekstrak |
| "Belt" | Ekstrak |
| "Induction Kit" | Ekstrak |
| "Limited Slip" | Ekstrak |
| "Numbers" | Ekstrak |
| "Sounding Streets" | Ekstrak & Trevor Morris |
| "Staggered Injection" | Ekstrak |
| "Urban Assault" | Ekstrak & Trevor Morris |
Canyon Event[]
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| "Control Onegaishimasu" | Trevor Morris |
| "Drift Itsumo" | Trevor Morris |
| "Drift Turismo" | Trevor Morris |
| "Konbawa" | Trevor Morris |
| "Suckers OgenkiDesuka" | Trevor Morris |
Trivia[]
- Various songs are also featured in the bio movie of each crew member.
- The original rendition of "Feel the Rush" by Melody can be found in Need for Speed: Carbon - Own The City, albeit with its title being misattributed to being the Junkie XL remix.
- A remix of "Hard Drivers" by Ekstrak feat. Know-1 is played in the introduction cinematic of Need for Speed: Carbon. It is also used in Need for Speed: Carbon - Own The City.
- A remix of "Staggered Injection" by Ekstrak can be heard in the Purgatory Bar in Mass Effect 3.
Development - Main article: Need for Speed: Carbon/Development.
- The instrumental of "Porsches" by Ekstrak can be found in the game files of Need for Speed: Carbon.
- A remix of "Hard Drivers" used for the Stacked Deck boss race against Kenji, Angie and Wolf is misattributed in the game's files to Legowelt's 2002 song "Disco Rout"[1]
- "Disco Rout" appears in the "Downtown Palmont" chapter of the "Carbon Territories" segment of the bonus DVD included with the Collector's Edition of Need for Speed: Carbon.[2]
References[]
- ↑ "Disco Rout" audio: https://youtu.be/ev41VNFIGg8
- ↑ File:NFSC DVD Territories Downtown