DJ Hero soundtrack is all original

By Oli Welsh Published 16 June, 2009

Over 80 brand new mixes included.

Kotaku reports that every track in DJ Hero will be an original, never-released mix created specifically for the game.

Essentially, the DJs that have consulted on the game - including DJ Shadow - with developer Freestyle and publisher Activision have created over 80 new and fully-licensed "mash-ups" featuring artists like Gorillaz, Marvin Gaye, the Foo Fighters, Herbie Hancock and Jay-Z.

Kotaku speculates that the soundtrack could be a valuable music release in its own right, but Freestyle simply said that no announcements had been made about selling the music outside of the game.

DJ Hero is out this autumn for Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and Wii.

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Comments (9) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • gaselite #1 3 years ago

    This is actually the picture of the game that I was getting over the past couple of months coverage of the game. It'll be interesting. Shadow's take on the mash-up will potentially be very interesting, I know he's done remixes before but this seems like newish ground for him to an extent.

  • MyPointIs #2 3 years ago

    I like the idea of the game but I'm not sold on the mash-ups approach. If I want to listen to Foo Fighters, I don't want DJ-Twat mashing-up the vinyl. I want to listen to Foo Fighters. There's plenty of electronic music styles to choose from that aren't as painful to hear.

  • Gnort #3 3 years ago

    Without triggering any unnecessary DJ-rage, I'd like to express my amusement at a soundtrack of mash-ups of other artists being described as "all original".

  • Agent_Llama #4 3 years ago

    Have to echo sentiments already voiced - the game could be great, but I'm not interested in 'mash-ups'. It'll be reminiscent of some shitty bar/club on a Friday night surrounded by chavs and stinking of Red Bull and vodka. Tracks from different genres within dance music, yes.

  • kinky_mong #5 3 years ago

    This game would be very dull if the soundtrack was made of more typical electronic music. Slowly fading between 8 minute tech-house records does not a fun game make.

  • gaselite #6 3 years ago

    Where's your collective sense of post-modern imagination?

    This game would be very dull if the soundtrack was made of more typical electronic music. Slowly fading between 8 minute tech-house records does not a fun game make.

    This.

  • comedian #7 3 years ago

    "Mashups" are bloody horrible, however properly constructed tunes created specifically so that you could learn to mix and cut etc would be very exciting.
    Edited by 1 at 16/06/09 @ 10:51

  • Gl3n #8 3 years ago

    Booo! Less bullshit stefani laxatives!

    No grandmaster flash then, wankers.

  • Agent_Llama #9 3 years ago

    You wouldn't need 8 minute house tracks; if they're going for new mixes, then why not commission remixes of actual dance tracks, more tailored to the length needed for the game?

    The last thing I want to be DJ Heroing to are hideous mixes of Foo Fighters and Marvin Gaye... :os