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Grammys, Soundtracks

New Exclusive Tracks Released on Amazon Music Inspired By ‘The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: Original Soundtrack’

Contemporary folk luminary Rhiannon Giddens and 11-time Grammy Award®-winning acclaimed songwriter and producer Daniel Lanois, alongside his band Heavy Sun, have released newly reimagined tracks from The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: Original Soundtrack as Amazon Originals. Giddens performs an austere banjo-accompanied version of the ballad “Cruel World,” while Daniel Lanois turns in a soulful and shimmering rendition of his song “That’s The Way It Is.” The tracks are now available to stream only on Amazon Music and in Ultra HD on Amazon Music HD.  See the announcement at Broadway World.

Separately, you can also listen to the preceding full album, The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: Original Soundtrack, released in partnership with Rockstar Games and Lakeshore Records on vinyl, CD and all major digital music services: [Download/Listen/Buy]


 
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Created by Rockstar Games and released in 2018, Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold over 25M copies and is a prequel to the 2010 hit open-world Western video game, Red Dead Redemption. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the highest rated game of the console generation with over 250 perfect scores and over 175 Game of the Year Awards. Alongside the original score composed by Woody Jackson, the soundtrack has won the “Best Score/Music” award at The Game Awards 2018, “Best Soundtrack” from Game Informer’s Action Game Awards, and “Best Video Game Music” award at IGN’s Best of 2018 Awards. The Soundtrack also features contributions from Willie Nelson, D’Angelo, and Josh Homme.

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Grammys, Press & Reviews, Scores

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’: The Hearable Texture of Nicholas Britell’s Score | Vice

Pictured: If Beale Street Could Talk UK Exclusive

[Barry Jenkins] brought over composer Nicholas Britell, who supplied the hearable texture to Moonlight’s sound, along with his own changeless cinematic talent for stripping scenes to their most bare sentiments.  – Vice

Academy Award®-winning Director Barry Jenkins talks about the burden of honoring James Baldwin in this interview over at Vice.  Vice’s Noel Ransome also spoke with Composer Nicholas Britell about he made the magic happen once again in his latest collaboration with Jenkins.  There’s also a bonus video interview. 

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Grammys, Scores

The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: Original Soundtrack Features A Host of Major Contributors | Hollywood Reporter

The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: Original Soundtrack is produced by Lakeshore Records and Grammy winner Daniel Lanois, whose career includes collaborations with Bob Dylan, Brian Eno and U2. The release showcases music created by Willie Nelson, multi-instrumentalist D’Angelo, Queens of the Stone Age band member Josh Homme, blues singer Rhiannon Giddens and indie rock musician Rocco deLuca.  – The Hollywood Reporter

Check out this coverage of The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: Original Soundtrack over at The Hollywood Reporter.  The album is out now on digital and streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify.

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Grammys, Scores

Nicholas Britell’s Score To Awards Favorite ‘Beale Street’ | The Playlist

And with his latest score, for the awards-favorite film “If Beale Street Could Talk,”the Academy Award-nominated Britell has outdone himself.”  – The Playlist

If you need a quick primer on Nicholas Britell, the Academy Award-nominated composer of If Beale Street Could Talk, check out this review over at The Playlist.  A lot has happened in 10 years for Nicholas, who recently won a Best Score EMMY for the HBO series, “Succession”.  Check out the Beale Street review for more details.

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Review: The Music Of Red Dead Redemption 2: Original Soundtrack | The Review Geek

Say what you will about Rockstar Games and their obsessively realistic Wild West simulator, there’s no denying that the soundtrack to Red Dead Redemption II was one of the musical highlights last year. Poignant, reflective and perfectly capturing the beauty of its world, Red Dead’s score was ultimately a high point in an otherwise polarizing game. – Review Geek

Since last year, critics have been praising the music of Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2!  But, it hasn’t stopped.  Check out this review of The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: Original Soundtrack featuring music created just for the “obsessively realistic Wild West” experience, by Daniel Lanois, Rocco DeLuca, Willie Nelson, Rhiannon Giddens, Josh Homme and more.  Read the full review now at The Review Geek.

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