The Flaming Lips

　　While most of the attention is on the soundtracks of Electronic Arts' sports games, one other franchise has been pulling in big names for quite some time now. However, those big names--which include The Black Eyed Peas, Depeche Mode, and Howard Jones--aren't exactly intelligible, because they sing in a very foreign language.

　　The franchise is The Sims, and the next installment of the series will continue the tradition of featuring famous musicians singing songs that make Bob Dylan sound like a speech coach. Joining the previously announced teen sensations AJ & Aly will be alt-rockers The Flaming Lips, sexy songstresses Pussycat Dolls, and nerd-core act Hot Chip.

　　"We've always been known to jump at opportunities that challenge us to do something totally fresh that we've never done. Needless to say, recording 'Free Radicals' in Simlish allowed us to do just that," said Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne.

　　The soundtrack is as follows:

　　Artist / Track / Platform

　　Aly & AJ / "Chemicals React" / PC and Console

　　Brazil / "Candles Cast Long Shadows" / PC and Console

　　Cowboy Troy / "I Play Chicken With a Train" / PC and Console

　　Cut Copy / "Future" / Console

　　Dena Deadly / "Fortuzala" / PC and Console

　　The Flaming Lips / "Free Radicals" / PC and Console

　　Hot Chip / "Colours" / Console

　　Hot Chip / "So Glad to See You" / Console

　　Isabelle Huang / "Hit It" / PC and Console

　　Jessi Malay / "Topsy Turvy" / PC and Console

　　Joanna J / "Unthinkable" / PC and Console

　　Kristen Dex / "Come On Come On" / PC and Console

　　New Amsterdams / "Turn Out the Light" / PC and Console

　　Prescott / "Dixie Dixie Where Have You Been All My Life" / PC and Console

　　Prescott / "Hurt Nobody" / PC and Console

　　Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band / "Boombox Breakdown" / Console

　　Saving Jane / "Girl Next Door" / PC and Console

　　Skye Sweetnam / "Boyhunter" / PC and Console

　　Something for Rockets / "I Never Know" / PC and Console

　　Tanaila / "Wow Wow Wow" / PC and Console

　　The Films / "Black Shoes" / PC and Console

　　The Format / "The Compromise" / PC and Console

　　The Netw0rk / "Topy Apa Ty" / PC and Console

　　Pussycat Dolls / "Don't Cha" / PC and Console

　　Touchstone / "Simpatico" / PC and Console

　　W of P3 / "Aff Wubbas Doo" / PC and Console