Alien Ant Farm Comment On "Wish" Being Cut From The Upcoming 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4' Video Game: "I Don't Know Why It Had To Be Us..."

The soundtrack to the upcoming revamp of the third and fourth entries in the ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater‘ video game series will feature a number of returning artists from the original games, along with a wealth of new additions. One artist confirmed not to be returning is platinum-certified alternative rockers Alien Ant Farm, whose 2001 song “Wish” originally appeared on the soundtrack to the third game.

That song didn’t make the cut for this upcoming remake, which combines those aforementioned two entries in the series, and will be released across multiple platforms as ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4‘ on July 11th. Speaking recently with BBC, the band addressed that omission, with guitarist Terry Corso stating:

“Is it a bummer that we weren’t invited, or that they didn’t include us? Absolutely. We understand that they’re trying to bring some new stuff onto these releases, and if you’ve gotta make cuts, you gotta make cuts. I don’t know why it had to be us, I feel like our song was really good on there and it did really well.”

Vocalist Dryden Mitchell added:

“I kind of get it, that skating feels a little more like the punk side, and we’re not a punk band. But I think that’s what makes a cool collection of a soundtrack soundtrack, is being different.”

Alice In Chains, Iron Maiden, Turnstile, Mastodon and many more have been confirmed this new soundtrack. In an ironic twist, CKY, whom Alien Ant Farm had a backstage physical altercation with last year, did make the cut, with their song “96 Quite Bitter Beings“, also from the original third video game’s soundtrack, confirmed to appear on this new revamp.