That’s another song by Franz Ferdinand, by the way. Most of its tracks were based around the rock genre and brought out the best of the game’s aggressive racing. But seriously, if it’s not obvious by now, I could easily recite the game’s whole soundtrack. Whenever I hear any of these songs, it brings back memories of carefree youth, cheap beer and unprotected… nevermind. And, of course, “I’m Not Okay” by the famous American rock band My Chemical Romance and “Just Tonight” by Jimmy Eat World. Just to name a few stand-out tracks: “This Fire” by Franz Ferdinand, “Hot Night Crash” by the Swedish all-girl rock band Sahara Hotnights (Maria Andersson is Hawt by the way), “Breathing” by Yellowcard. Not only did it compliment the racing itself, but also introduced me to many new artists, some of which I enjoy listening to even today.
With games like Need for Speed, SSX3 and even the latest iteration of NHL always taking the auditory spotlight.Īnd beyond the fairly obvious selling points of Burnout 3, the main star for me was the game’s amazing soundtrack. Every racing game needs an appropriate soundtrack to match its speed and Burnout 3 existed during the golden age of EA’s soundtracks.
