The Humble Brothers are an electronic music duo consisting of Canadian Ken "hiwatt" Marshall and Tanzanian-born Traz Damji. They gained fame with their involvement in Electronic Arts soundtracks, starting with 2002's Freekstyle, which was followed by Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, as well as Maxis' SimCity and The Sims franchises. Most of their original compositions for The Sims contain lyrics in Simlish, the fictional language used within the games' universe, and encompasses various popular music genres. In addition, they made remixes of other artists' songs as their production skills were noticed by the mainstream music industry. Their notable remixes include Linkin Park's "One Step Closer" ("1Stp Klosr") and Static-X/Mephisto Odyssey song "Crash", which was featured on the soundtrack of Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. The Humble Brothers have also remixed the Dry Cell song "Body Crumbles". They are also responsible for producing "Terror Is Reality" for the Capcom game Dead Rising 2.
The Humble Brothers | |
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| Origin | British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Industrial, pop, nu metal, hip hop, alternative rock, pop rock, electronic rock, breakbeat, trance, ambient, salsa, neo-soul, video game music |
| Years active | 1999–2009 |
| Labels | hiwattlabs, inc. |
| Past members | Ken Marshall Traz Damji |
The Humble Brothers continued to produce music for video games, television and remix albums until 2009.
Albums
edit- Speed (2009)
- Cinematix (2009)
- Gravity Well - the Soundtrack (2009)
- In Game (2006)
Credits
editVideo games
edit| Year | Title | Song(s) | Notes |
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| 2000 | Street Sk8er 2 | Credited as Remix Artists. | |
| 2002 | Freekstyle | ||
| 2002 | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 | "Black Hole"
"Brake Stand" "Sphere" |
"Sphere" would later reappear in The Sims 2 as an edited version titled "DJ Funktronic". |
| 2003 | SimCity 4 | "Arctica"
"Area 52" "ElectriCITY" "EpiCenter" "Metropolis" "Oasis" "Terrain" |
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| 2003 | The Sims: Superstar | "Botox Forever" | |
| 2003 | The Sims Bustin' Out | "Ah Lah Tak Kina"
"Botox Forever" "Downarown Ashay" "Hoh! Abba Dah No" "Ola Mana Sey" |
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| 2004 | The Sims 2 | "2night"
"360" "Bonito" "Chocolate" "DJ Funktronic" "Hero" "Neighborhood" "Shicka Zicka Soom" "Smoove" "Somethin' Real" |
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| 2004 | The Urbz: Sims in the City | "Complexity"
"North Side" |
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| 2005 | The Sims 2 | "Chameleon"
"Clearblue" "Deepswell" "Static" "Upside" |
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| 2010 | Dead Rising 2 | "Terror is Reality" |
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