And NHL 2004 being the first NHL game to have a soundtrack without original music, but having a share of its and NHL 2005's soundtrack only be heard during matches. With the influence of EA executive Steve Schnur, starting with NHL 2002, the NHL series would start to go full swing with licensed music. Such as Noise Therapy, Gearwhore, Rinôçérôse, Uberzone, and Templar. A few but not many licensed artists would have their songs make it to the menu soundtrack as well. David Bowie's 1977-hit "Heroes" would be used for the intro video of NHL 99, as well as Garbage's "Push It" for NHL 2000, and Collective Soul's "Heavy" for NHL 2001. This is also the era where licensed music starts to make their first appearances, but would only be used in other places rather than the menu soundtrack with some exceptions. Saki Kaskas would also return to make a few instrumental tracks for NHL 20. For NHL 2000, Jeff Van Dyck would no longer make music for the NHL series, and musician Rom Di Prisco would be making a lot of the instrumental tracks for NHL 2000, 20. They would return to make the soundtracks of NHL 98 and 99 as well, now with the console versions included. Succeeding the Sega CD version of NHL 94's use of CD quality music, musicians Jeff Van Dyck and Saki Kaskas would collaborate and make new original music for the PC version of NHL 96 and 97, while the PlayStation and Saturn versions of NHL 97 used a completely different soundtrack altogether from the PC version. The Get Ready for This motif would reappear on the Genesis and SNES versions of NHL 97 and 98, as well as the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions of NHL 97. With 2 Unlimited's 1991-hit "Get Ready for This" remade using the Genesis and SNES sound fonts for each of the versions respectively. The Genesis and SNES versions of NHL 96 would first introduce licensed music for the game. As well as Ruehle returning for to perform the remade organ music for the Sega CD version. The Sega CD version of NHL 94 introduced CD quality audio, and the music previously featured on the Genesis version was remade, performed by Michael J. The organ music was performed by at the time San Jose Sharks organist Dieter Ruehle. Starting with NHL 94, the game now features authentic organ music for each of the teams. The soundtracks of the early Genesis and Super NES titles were composed by Rob Hubbard. The NHL soundtracks began alongside the game series itself. Licensed soundtracks would return in NHL 17, with the option to switch back to the original score used in NHL 15 and 16. Original tracks would eventually return, as licensed tracks would take a hiatus from playing in the menus on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of NHL 15 and 16. And would make all songs in their respective soundtracks play in the menus, starting with NHL 06. EA would completely ditch original music from the main soundtracks of NHL games starting with NHL 2004. Licensed tracks would eventually appear in the menus of the games themselves, but most tracks would still only play during gameplay. With more licensed tracks starting to appear starting with NHL 99, they would continue using original music throughout the 90's and early 2000's. EA first introduced licensed music in NHL 96, with a 16-bit rendition of 2 Unlimited's 1991 single Get Ready for This. NHL soundtracks has existed for as long as the video game series itself, but the soundtracks were first original compositions specifically made for the games.
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