STUBBS THE ZOMBIE - OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK
The idea of releasing popular music in a video game isn't a brand new
one, and there have been some great popular songs that have made their
debut in video games... but the formula for getting it right has yet to
be revealed. Gone are the days of the
Mario Brothers theme music, or the medieval sounds of
Zelda. What makes the experience even more special is if the game is really badass, which is the case with
Stubbs the Zombie, a game in which YOU are zombie, stalking out your human prey.
The songs that were picked as covers for the
Stubbs the Zombie Soundtrack
are really terrific tunes; They are all 50's-era tunes played by modern
bands. Now, I know that it sounds like I’m praising this pile of
steaming emo crap, so let’s put the breaks on that shit right now!
These songs WERE classics, until bands like CAKE, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE,
CLEM SNIDE, and THE DANDY WARHOLS got their paws on them. The game
would have been more complimented if it included the original
recordings rather than a modernized conversion from bands, that in my
opinion, shouldn't be covering/converting them. I won't condemn the
entire disc though; The RAVONETTES did a great job converting “My
Boyfriend’s Back”. Other than that, many of these songs were butchered.
Cake should not be trying to sing FRANK SINATRA’s “Strangers In The
Night”; it’s just wrong... and I wonder just how The FLAMING LIPS got
the idea to do “If I Only Had A Brain.” For one thing, if they only had
a brain, they’d realize that this is a CD of 50’s era songs, and
The Wizard of Oz
came out in 1939…ELEVEN years earlier than anything that was intended
to be on this album. Good job guys. When I saw the track listing I
figured this would be good, until I looked at the names of the bands on
here, then I started getting nervous. Nevermind the near-vomiting
experience I had after I started listening to this shit. By the way,
ORANGER doing “Mr. Sandman” will absolutely put you to sleep.
The actual game
Stubbs the Zombie
looks AMAZING though, so if you can deal with the music selections
being less-than-stellar, go strap on your zombie suit and eat some
humans.
