Need for Speed: Carbon Soundtrack

Need for Speed: Carbon – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack accompanies the 2006 racing video game Need for Speed: Carbon, developed by EA Black Box. The game’s music is structured around EA Trax, combining a large selection of licensed songs with an original instrumental score written by Trevor Morris and Ekstrak. This dual approach supports the game’s darker tone, night-time street racing atmosphere, and crew-based rivalry narrative.

The music for Need for Speed: Carbon was released across multiple official albums. Alongside the in-game EA Trax playlist featuring 30+ licensed tracks spanning rock, hip-hop, electronic, metal, and alternative, the original score was issued digitally in two separate releases. The Trevor Morris score album contains 17 instrumental tracks, while Ekstrak’s score release includes 7 tracks, both focused exclusively on cinematic and gameplay-driven music rather than licensed songs.

Musically, the score leans into dark electronic textures, orchestral tension, and driving rhythmic patterns. Trevor Morris’ material emphasizes cinematic progression and dramatic weight, while Ekstrak’s contributions add a harsher, more aggressive electronic edge. Together, they enhance canyon duels, police pursuits, and high-stakes crew races, reinforcing Carbon’s distinct nocturnal identity.

Licensed music note: The licensed songs and original score were released separately; only the instrumental compositions by Trevor Morris and Ekstrak appear on the official score albums, while licensed tracks remain exclusive to the in-game EA Trax system.

Composers (Score): Trevor Morris, Ekstrak
Release Date: 2006
Label: EA Music
Tracks: 17 (Trevor Morris Score) + 7 (Ekstrak Score) + 30 Licensed Songs
Genre: Rock · Hip-hop · Electronic · Metal · Interactive Game Score

Need for Speed: Carbon: Tracklist

1. After Party — Dynamite MC
2. Bounce — Dynamite MC
3. Girl Fight (Mr. D Hyphy Mix) — Tigarah
4. Hard Drivers — Ekstrak
5. Hype Boys — Sway
6. Love Me or Hate Me — Lady Sovereign
7. No Love — Roots Manuva
8. One of Dem Days (Remix) — Part 2 feat. Fallacy
9. Scorpio — Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
10. Skateboard P Presents: Show You How To Hustle — Pharrell feat. Lauren
11. What It Look Like — Spank Rock
12. Around The Horn — The Bronx
13. Don’t Speak (I Came to Make A Bang!) — Eagles of Death Metal
14. Heatseeker — Valient Thorr
15. Hurricane — Kyuss
16. I Am The Night, Colour Me Black — Priestess
17. I’m No Good — The Vacation
18. Joker And The Thief — Wolfmother
19. Signs of Life — Every Move A Picture
20. Thee Small Faces — Metro Riots
21. Are “Friends” Electric — Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
22. Feel The Rush (Junkie XL Remix) — Melody
23. Fighting In Built Up Areas — Ladytron
24. Good As Gold — Tiga
25. My Friend Dario — Vitalic
26. People Always Talk About The Weather (Junkie XL Remix) — Yonderboi
27. Ride A White Horse (Serge Santiago Remix) — Goldfrapp
28. Steamworks — The Presets
29. Sugar (Jagz Kooner Remix) — Ladytron
30. Washing Up (Tiga Remix) — Tomas Andersson

Score Soundtrack

1. Trevor Morris – Meeting Darius
2. Trevor Morris – Canyon Race 1: Drift Itsumo
3. Trevor Morris – Stylin’
4. Trevor Morris – Crew Race 1: Urban Assault
5. Trevor Morris – Ghosts of the Past
6. Trevor Morris – Canyon Race 2: Control Onegaishimasu
7. Trevor Morris – Don’t Get Caught
8. Trevor Morris – Crew Race 2: Bending Light
9. Trevor Morris – Darius’ Ultimatum
10. Trevor Morris – Canyon Race 3: Suckers, Ogenki Desu Ka?
11. Trevor Morris – You Knew the Rules
12. Trevor Morris – Crew Race 3: Sounding Streets
13. Trevor Morris – The Five-O
14. Trevor Morris – Canyon Race 4: Konbawa
15. Trevor Morris – Recovery
16. Trevor Morris – Out of Sight
17. Trevor Morris – Finish Line

1. Ekstrak – Limited Slip
2. Ekstrak – Staggered
3. Ekstrak – Induction Kit
4. Ekstrak – Belt
5. Ekstrak – Diesel Shift
6. Ekstrak – Hard Drivers VIP
7. Ekstrak – Hard Drivers