Don King Presents: Prizefighter is sure to have enough fantabulous spectaculosity in it considering the game’s namesake, but today things got a bit funkier as Bootsy Collins revealed that he produced an original theme song for the upcoming boxing title.
“Doing the game track was very exciting,” Collins tells billboard.com. “It’s for Don King, a hero of mine from way back, so I took it very personal when asked to get involved. I felt musically and vocally that this song would place you right in the middle of the game, in a front row seat. I told Mr. King, ‘We gonna punch um! Just to make their hair stand straight. Then punch um again, to see the look on their face!’”
More details from 2K Sports, including additional songs on the game’s soundtrack, at the jump.
“The game has a lot of old school funk, so what better way to marry the past with the future by tapping an icon like Collins to create something fresh like our theme song?,” says Denby Grace, producer, 2K Sports.
2K Sports also revealed that the game will come with more than 70 songs on the soundtrack featuring rock, rap, metal and soul/funk. Specific songs mentioned in the article included the following:
“Eye of the Tiger” - Survivor
“It’s Tricky” - Run D.M.C.
“Turn Me Loose, I’m Doctor Feelgood” - James Brown
“Give Up the Funk” - Parliament
Bootsy Collins Suits Up For ‘Prizefighter’ Theme - [Billboard.com]
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