While the NBA 2K franchise is regarded as one of the best in the sports gaming industry, the game's soundtrack is almost always one of the best, too.
By the time Jay Z stepped in to personally produce the 2K13 soundtrack in 2012, few games in any genre were on the same level when it came to music. This year, as previously reported, Pharrell Williams was called upon to curate the soundtrack, and the results are glorious.
Here's the official NBA 2K15 tracklist (Operation Sports):
A Tribe Called Quest - "Scenario"
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - "Planet Rock"
Basement Jaxx - "Hot 'n Cold"
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "River Styx"
Busta Rhymes - "Dangerous"
Clipse - "Grindin'"
Death From Above 1979 - "Romantic Rights"
Depeche Mode - "Personal Jesus"
Junior - "Mama Used To Say"
Lauryn Hill - "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
Lorde - "Team"
Major Lazer Feat. Pharrell Williams - "Aerosol Can"
Missy Elliott - "On & On"
No Doubt - "Spiderwebs"
OneRepublic - "Love Runs Out"
Pharrell Williams - "Hunter"
Pharrell Williams - "Can I Have It Like That"
Pharrell Williams - "How Does It Feel?"
Public Enemy - "Shut 'Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)"
Ratatat - "Seventeen Years"
Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Suck My Kiss"
Santigold - "Creator"
Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell Williams - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
Strafe - "Set It Off"
The Black Keys - "Everlasting Light"
The Rapture - "House of Jealous Lovers"
The Strokes - "Under Cover of Darkness"
Pharrell's got himself a nice mix going. There's the annual single that you'll already be tired of before you even buy the game ("Team"), some good old-school representation ("Scenario," "Planet Rock," "Mama Used To Say") and then a few funny head-scratchers (Imagine building a basketball franchise with "Personal Jesus" as your theme music).
2K even set up a Spotify playlist for your listening pleasure.
The game - produced by Visual Concepts - is due Oct. 7 on almost every console imaginable.
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