The Music Of Red Dead Redemption 2

Description

DOUBLE LP ON TRANS RED VINYL

Background:
The Red Dead Redemption 2 soundtrack was produced entirely by 7 time Grammy Award-winner Daniel Lanois, known for producing albums for Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Willie Nelson as well as collaborating with pioneering musician Brian Eno to produce several albums for U2 including the multi-platinum The Joshua Tree. In addition to Lanois' production, the soundtrack features additional vocal performances from a range of award-winning artists including D'Angelo, Willie Nelson, Nas, Rhiannon Giddens, Josh Homme, plus an additional track written, produced and performed by David Ferguson. All songs for the soundtrack were created exclusively for Red Dead Redemption 2.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a Western action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The story of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang as they rob, fight and steal their way across the vast and rugged heart of America in order to survive. Sequel to the previous game Red Dead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption 2 broke several records and had the second-biggest launch in the history of entertainment, generating $725 million in sales from its opening weekend and shipping over 23 million copies in retail.

The digital release was Top 50 On the Billboard Top Album Chart, Top 5 on the iTunes Album Chart, and #2 on the Soundtrack Chart!!!

Drivers:
* Red Dead Redemption 2 was the highest grossing entertainment property of 2018, grossing more then Black Panther!
* From the producers of Grand Theft Auto
* Soundtrack producer Daniel Lanois is a 15x's Grammy Nominee, 7x's Winner!!!
* Red Dead Redemption 2's soundtrack won Best Music at The Game Awards 2018
* The artists on RDR2 have received 93 total Grammy Nominations with 22 wins.
* Game was released October 26, 2018 by Rockstar Games

Quotes:
"The 'Red Dead Redemption 2' Soundtrack Might Be the Biggest Album of 2018" www.rollingstone.com
"Red Dead Redemption 2 has one of the best soundtracks that we've heard in a long, long time". http://www.pushsquare.com
"Red Dead Redemption II's soundtrack is vast... it's oh-so-powerful it will leave you shaking." gamermatters.com
"The game's newly released soundtrack is required listening for anyone with an outlaw heart." esquire.com
"Red Dead Redemption 2 was an obvious achievement in gaming, but in it own way, it was also a major musical moment." consequenceofsound.net
"varied vocal performances and story-driven lyrics that summon visions of the game's signature cowboys and gunslingers". hollywoodreporter.com
"Red Dead Redemption 2 Is True Art". nytimes.com
"I'm a real sucker for Mountain Hymn by Rhiannon Giddens." gamesradar.com

Press/Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaW0tYpxyp0 <- Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zvPMrrps6o < - 11 hours full game play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-hIQb_yNZs <- 4 hours game play (different from above)
https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt6161168/ IMDb
https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/daniel-la