Licensed indie rock and global pop hits blended into a slick sports game cocktail. FIFA 07 across PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PSP, and 360 had EA doing what EA does best with soundtrack curation. Keane's "Nothing In My Way" was the standout that basically lived on everyone's menu screen, and Epik High's "Fly" brought Korean hip-hop to a massive Western audience before that was even a thing.
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Angelique Kidjo's "Wele Wele" and Cabas's "La Cadena de Oro" gave the whole thing that international flavor EA always chased. You'd boot up the game and hear Carlos Jean's "Get Down" and suddenly you're vibing instead of picking your squad.
Mid-2000s FIFA soundtracks were basically how a whole generation discovered new music. This one nailed it. If you ever left the main menu running just to hear the next song, you already know.