Pharrell curates soundtrack for ‘NBA 2K15’ game
ATLANTA (AP) — Pharrell is teaming up with the world’s best-selling basketball video game franchise as a music curator.
2K Sports announced Tuesday that the Grammy-winning performer chose 27 tracks for the soundtrack of the upcoming “NBA 2K15.” He’s the second music performer to select songs for the popular video game, following Jay Z who served as executive producer in 2012.
LeBron James picked out songs for last year’s installment that sold 7 million copies.
Pharrell said that he wanted to create an “eclectic mix” of songs. Three of his songs are featured on the soundtrack including “Hunter,” ”Can I Have It Like That” and “How Does It Feel?”
Another song Pharrell will be featured on is Major Lazer’s “Aerosol Can”. The soundtrack will also include songs from Lauryn Hill, One Republic, Snoop Dogg, Lorde, A Tribe Called Quest, Missy Elliott, Junior, Basement Jaxx, Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, Clipse, Death from Above 1979, No Doubt, Public Enemy, Ratatat, Santigold, The Black Keys, The Rapture, The Strokes, Strafe, Depeche Mode and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
“It was fun to include songs that I have always loved, like Strafe’s “Set it Off” or Tribe Called Quest’s “Scenario,” he said”. The eclectic mix makes for a really cool vibe.”
The game is expected to go on sale October 7.