Digital Distribution to Bring EA Music to iTunes

Electronic Arts today announced that it is teaming up with Nettwerk Music Group to launch EA Recordings, a groundbreaking digital music distribution label that will bring EA’s rich catalogue of wholly-owned musical compositions and remixes to Digital Service Providers worldwide. An industry first, this initiative will deliver music clips from blockbuster EA games as ringtones, mastertones or in .mp3 format to online download destinations including Apple iTunes, MSN, Yahoo Music, AOL Music, Rhapsody and others.

Over the past twenty years, EA has amassed over 3,000 minutes of wholly-owned musical compositions which have been featured in blockbuster game franchises such as Medal of Honor and The Sims as well as sports games such as NBA LIVE basketball and NASCAR racing. Unforgettable orchestral works have been produced by such award-winning composers as Sean Callery, Michael Giacchino, Chris Lennertz, Trevor Jones and Mark Mothersbaugh. Game beats have been produced by such artists as Da Riffs and Just Blaze while original songs and remixes have been custom-cut by Paul Oakenfold and others.