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Stubbs The Zombie


10/07/05
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(Press Release) Shout! Factory announces the release of the original soundtrack to Stubbs The Zombie, the year's most anticipated new video game from the producer of top-seller Halo and Wideload Games. All but one of the 13 tracks are familiar '50s-era pop hits, handpicked and recorded specifically for the game by alternative rockers The Flaming Lips, Cake, The Raveonettes, Death Cab For Cutie, Phantom Planet, Rogue Wave, Ben Kweller and more. Though heard throughout gameplay, these songs (with the exception of "My Boyfriend's Back") are available exclusively on Stubbs The Zombie: The Soundtrack, in stores October 18th.

Scheduled for release by Aspyr Media just in time for Halloween, Stubbs The Zombie is a third person action game that uses an updated Halo engine to deliver a stirring take on one man's hunger for love, justice� and brains. In the game, players step into the shoes of the rebel himself; former door-to-door salesman Stubbs is now a wisecracking zombie terrorizing the ultra-modern city of Punchbowl, Pennsylvania circa 1959, using nothing but his own carcass and the weapons of his possessed enemies. The game's tongue-in-cheek humor, innovative combat and strong storyline keep gameplay as bizarre and unpredictable as its namesake.

Stubbs The Zombie: The Soundtrack is filled with brand new versions of songs made famous in Stubbs' own time, with the exception of Phantom Planet's zombie-inspired track "The Living Dead," which was written specifically for the game. From Brooklyn's indie-pop artist Ben Kweller's version of "Lollipop," to Danish garage rock duo The Raveonettes' rendition of "My Boyfriend's Back," these artists may be relatively new names on the music scene, but these '50s pop standards are loved the world over. In addition, alternative rock veterans The Flaming Lips put the Wayne Coyne spin on "If I Only Had A Brain," and Cake's "Strangers in the Night" wouldn't be complete without the band's standard trumpet fare. Although other video games have inspired soundtracks of their own, Stubbs The Zombie is the first to present a complete album of original recordings as opposed to the licensed music most games employ today.

Ben Kweller - "Lollipop"
The Raveonettes - "My Boyfriend's Back"
Death Cab for Cutie - "Earth Angel"
Rose Hill Drive - "Shakin' All Over"
Cake - "Strangers In The Night"
The Walkmen - "There Goes My Baby"
Rogue Wave - "Everyday"
The Dandy Warhols - "All I Have To Do Is Dream"
Oranger - "Mr. Sandman"
The Flaming Lips - "If I Only Had A Brain"
Clem Snide - "Tears On My Pillow"
Milton Mapes - "Lonesome Town"
Phantom Planet - "The Living Dead"

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