Goldfinger have enlisted Tony Hawk for a joint efficiency of the band’s 1997 tune ‘Superman’.
Hawk joined Goldfinger at their present in Anaheim, California final Saturday (January 14). When launched to their crowd on the Home Of Blues venue, the skateboarder mentioned ‘Superman’ – which options on the soundtrack for numerous iterations of Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater – “has outlined our online game sequence for many years”.
Hawk then carried out the tune in full alongside Goldfinger frontman John Feldmann. Watch that beneath.
“It’s been an honour to lastly be part of these guys for [‘Superman’]”, Hawk mentioned on the finish of the efficiency. ‘Superman’ first appeared on the tracklist of Goldfinger’s 1997 album ‘Cling-Ups’, however was popularised following its inclusion within the soundtrack for Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater two years later.
Since then, it’s appeared in 2012’s HD remaster of Professional Skater, as 2020’s full-scale remake.
Alongside Goldfinger, Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater has been credited with enlivening the careers of Millencolin, Fu Manchu and Dangerous Faith, all of whom have contributed songs to the online game sequence’s soundtracks since 1999. Extra just lately, the sport’s 2020 version featured the likes of Elegant, Much less Than Jake, Skepta, Machine Gun Kelly and Alex Lahey.
Talking of the soundtrack choice in a 2020 interview with NME, Professional Skater audio lead Justin Joyner defined that songs ought to “complement… gameplay”.
He continued: “Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater is sort of a fast-paced sport in a variety of methods – you’re always transferring round and doing tips. You must have music that has the proper of rhythm to it, and the proper of sound to actually complement that gameplay.”
Final 12 months, Hawk carried out a rendition of fellow Professional Skater soundtrack entry ‘Bloodstains’ alongside cowl band The 900. Talking of their joint efficiency of the Agent Orange authentic in an interview with NME final 12 months, The 900 mentioned the London present “was simply the most effective moments in our lives”.
Final August, Goldfinger enlisted Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil for a visitor verse on an up to date model of ‘Superman’, which featured on deluxe version of the band’s 2020 LP ‘By no means Look Again’.