Playing MVP Baseball, I was struck by the quality of the backing soundtrack. I’m not much of a gamer, so while I’ve heard about bands using games as a new means of getting exposure I’ve never really experienced it. The High Speed Scene’s “The IROC-Z Song” is stuck on repeat in my head, and it was a really nice surprise to hear some songs I really like: Louis XIV’s “Finding Out True Love Is Blind”, … And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead’s “Let It Dive”.
Of course, these songs seem unlikely to be the actual songs played when real players step to the plate or charge out of the bullpen (Rivera has Metallica, Hoffman has AC/DC, Foulke has Danzig)… but they form a higher-quality mix.