EA has announced the Ultimate FIFA soundtrack following a collaboration with Spotify, during which series fans voted on thousands of individual songs that have been featured in the series (seriously: look at how much EA uploaded). The most popular songs by November 7 were chosen for a final list of 100 songs, of which 40 will be added to an in-game update on November 9, alongside the FIFA World Cup 2022 update.
Here's the Ultimate FIFA soundtrack on Spotify and, today, I found out that EA has a president of music, who has some high-falutin' words for us. "Every fan has their favorite FIFA tracks, and this playlist is the ultimate celebration of the music that has defined discovery, diversity, and excellence for generations of gamers," said Steve Schnur, President, Music at EA. "Originally, FIFA soundtracks reflected global culture. Then they began to influence culture. The Ultimate FIFA Soundtrack proves how and why they’ve become culture."
The top 5 songs in FIFA history, per the fans, are:
- Sports Interactive announces the shock cancellation of Football Manager 25, but fans are weirdly pleased: 'Better to be honest and admit a mistake'
- Chappell Roan’s idea of a good time is eating an edible then playing Fortnite as Ariana Grande, and she has a simple message for Epic: 'Please give me a skin, please'
- Glass Animals — Heat Waves
- Avicii — The Nights
- Billie Eilish — you should see me in a crown
- Imagine Dragons — On Top Of The World
- Bad Bunny, Bomba Estéreo — Ojitos Lindos
There is also a brand new Gorillaz track, ‘Baby Queen’, in FIFA 23, alongside which players will receive a custom Gorillaz kit on November 17. Curious what that'll look like, though it's far from the game's oddest collaboration: fictional coach Ted Lasso is now in there.
This 'ultimate soundtrack' is of course a tiny bit bittersweet. FIFA 23 marks the last entry in the long-running sports series to bear the FIFA moniker, with EA forging ahead on its own as EA Sports FC while FIFA builds bizarre experiments in Roblox.
