Darius Wey
09-28-2006, 05:14 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/sep06/09-28ZunePricingAvailabilityPR.mspx' target='_blank'>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/sep06/09-28ZunePricingAvailabilityPR.mspx</a><br /><br /></div>Included in <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/sep06/09-28ZunePricingAvailabilityPR.mspx" target="_blank">today's press release</a> are details on the Zune's swag of pre-loaded content. We have nine audio tracks, twelve music videos, three short films, and a variety of images. Obviously, tastes differ among us, but what do you think of the collection? Also, do you think its inclusion will help drive Zune sales?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Audio Tracks</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Band of Horses, “Wicked Gil” (Sub Pop Records)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Bitter:Sweet, “The Mating Game” (Quango Music Group)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• CSS, “Alala (Microsoft edit)” (Sub Pop Records)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Darkel, “At The End of The Sky (edit)” (Astralwerks)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Every Move a Picture, “Signs of Life” (V2)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Small Sins, “Stay” (Astralwerks)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• The Adored, “Tell Me Tell Me” (V2)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• The Rakes, “Open Book” (V2)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• The Thermals, “A Pillar of Salt” (Sub Pop Records)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Music Video</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• 30 Seconds to Mars, “The Kill” (Virgin Records)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• BT, “1.618” (DTS Entertainment)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Chad VanGaalen, “Red Hot Drops” (Sub Pop Records)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Coldcut featuring Roots Manuva, “True Skool” (Ninja Tune)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• CSS, “Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above” (Sub Pop Records)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Fruit Bats, “Live: The Wind That Blew My Heart Away” (Sub Pop Records)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Grandaddy, “Elevate Myself” (V2)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Hot Chip, “Over and Over” (Astralwerks Records)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Kraak & Smaak featuring Dez., “Keep Me Home” (Quango Music Group)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Kinski, “Live: The Snowy Parts of Scandinavia” (Sub Pop Records)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Paul Oakenfold, “Faster Kill Pussycat (Featuring Brittany Murphy)” (Maverick Records)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Serena-Maneesh, “Drain Cosmetics” (Playlouderecordings)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Film Shorts</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• 5 Boro: “A New York Skateboarding Minute” (Skateboarding)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Radical Films: “Kranked — Progression” (Mountain Biking)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• TGRTV The North Face (Skiing/Snowboarding)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Images</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">• A variety of images to personalize a Zune device, including 12 classic rock posters from “Art of Modern Rock”</span>