Tony Hawk Reiterates Selections Behind Tune Decisions In Professional Skater 3 + 4

Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3 + 4 rolled out on a number of platforms this week, and whereas it is a unbelievable throwback to the glory days of the sequence, there are clearly some variations. Other than the modifications to THPS4, the soundtrack is lacking some notable classics.

The Birdman himself already defined to followers months in the past how he wished to incorporate “some totally different songs” – together with totally different songs by a number of the identical artists.

Now, in a latest interview with BBC Information, he reiterated how this resolution was not solely about introducing gamers to new music they won’t have heard earlier than, but additionally reminding followers he is not the one one who makes the decision concerning the recreation’s soundtrack.

Tony Hawk: “Today, simply what I believe suits, and what I am excited about – I am not the one decider in these soundtracks, however I did handle to throw a few bands in… I additionally picked songs by artists that had been already within the recreation, however a distinct track, and never everybody agreed with that call, however I really feel like ‘let’s maintain it recent’ and in addition ‘here is assist discovering different music’, and I believe at first that is what folks anticipated of it – as soon as the soundtrack was a outstanding a part of the sport, folks had been like ‘okay’ what are you going to throw at us now?”

His newest feedback concerning the recreation’s soundtrack additionally reply to a query about why Alien Ant Farm’s track ‘Want’ was excluded from the most recent launch – with the rationale as soon as once more tied to the idea of creating room for “new acts and new songs”:

“I wasn’t zeroing in on them per say, it was extra we’re attempting to make room for brand spanking new acts and new songs as effectively, and never all the pieces makes the reduce, it is nothing private, and I recognize that folks have a passion for that track [Wish], particularly in relation to our recreation, so you understand, simply fireplace it up in your streaming service if you happen to’re so inclined.”

The earlier launch Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 1 + 2 adopted an identical strategy with the soundtrack, and the character roster within the newest recreation follows the identical format (just like the earlier recreation) – mixing legends and new professional expertise. Tony touched on this in the identical interview, together with the choice course of:

“I used to be attempting to maintain it trendy clearly, while nonetheless respecting the legends that we had within the earlier video games, and in addition it was a matter of who was nonetheless actively skating, who was nonetheless within the scene. It is a delicate stability, however I am actually excited to have folks like Chloe Covell, to have Rayssa from Brazil, and Andy Anderson.”

Skater and Jackass star Bam Magera additionally made it in on the late phases of growth, and so Tony “instantly hit up Activision” asking it to incorporate him. You’ll find out extra about Tony Hawk Professional Skater 3 + 4 in our overview on Nintendo Life.