Bill Elm, Woody Jackson - Red Dead Redemption Soundtrack CD

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Winner of numerous music of the year awards, the soundtrack to the acclaimed Red Dead Redemption was available for only a short time in an official deluxe CD release. Composed by the critically acclaimed recording artists, Bill Elm and Woody Jackson and produced by David Holmes, the Red Dead Redemption Soundtrack Album is a lush and emotive score that captures the haunting sound of the dying American West and Mexico at the turn of the century. Filled with sweeping strings, martial timpani, and piercing horns, this music was performed on authentic instruments of the period. In addition, Jose's Gonzalez and Ashtar Command both composed wholly original songs in "Far Away" and "Deadman's Gun" respectively for the soundtrack album. William Elliott Whitmore gave a haunting a cappella rendition of the western standard "Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie", while Jamie Lidell submitted a special edit of his song "Compass". Each vocal track adds a dually authentic yet contemporary flair to the atmosphere of the album. Whether you're a fan of the game or Western music in general, this CD with over 75 minutes of music is definitely worth hearing.

Product details

Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rockstar Games
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 15 minutes
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ November 24, 2011
Label ‏ : ‎ Rockstar Games
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006D1AUDW
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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The Mandrew

My office turned into a prarie...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 24, 2011

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...the minute I fired up this soundtrack. I played Read Dead through (and probably spent more of my life than I should have on side quests), but still missed a lot of the soundtrack depth and richness. Thank goodness for this release, it does transport me back to the gameplay, but also is fantastic as a stand-alone soundtrack, independent of your experience with Red Dead or not.

Other reviewers have put all this much more eloquently than I, but I was moved by the soundtrack and thought I'd add my 5-stars. This supports my theory that videogames have become as much interactive cinema as they are anything else, and in many cases trump the very Hollywood movies they emulate. If you are a fan of the game, of spaghetti western flavored music, or Ennio Morricone in general, it will be a no-regret purchase.

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Soliok

A great soundtrack. No gameplay required.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 9, 2015

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This is an excellent soundtrack for anyone who might be a fan of spaghetti Westerns, regardless of whether or not you have played the game for which this music was composed. Many of the instrumental tracks are an homage to Ennio Morricone's work in this genre, and the more modern songs that cap the end of this album are well chosen for the Western theme and setting.

Of course, this is just my opinon. Listen to the samples available here on Amazon and judge for yourself. I hope you will be as entertained - and impressed - as I was with this album.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 7, 2016

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All of this is pretty bleah except for Ashtar Command's single, which is that band's best work ever, and which is good enough to justify the lossless purchase of the whole thing. The rest is just westerny background that never attains an emotional height. I was hoping it would be something like "The Last of Us," but it was nowhere close.

Still, Ashtar Command's single was just that good. With any luck, that band will stop doing angsty teenage songs and focus on westerny dirges like they did for this game.

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CK Burch

Old West, Seventies Style

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 19, 2014

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I still haven't played the game this soundtrack accompanies, and while that might seem weird, I'm actually a little nervous that the game won't live up to the amazing score. The Old West themes, from whistling to harmonicas to the guitars, all merge perfectly with some great Seventies horn sections, and it blows my mind that they could make it all sound so natural. The lyrical songs at the end are a total bonus, especially the fantastic vocal track, Bury Me Not On The Lone Prarie. Great soundtrack all around. Now I just need to actually play the game (don't look at me like that).

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Alan

Great music for road trips

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 11, 2013

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It's been a while since I've felt compelled to support a worthy artist for his product. When playing the game, the music was half the experience. Ennio Morricone, the inspiration, should feel honored. Playing the game made me feel like I was living in a gritty spaghetti western.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 18, 2019

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A nice variety of very Western music

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airsoftpredator87

Very good soundtrack, just wish Cloud Player would let me download the songs!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 2, 2014

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Having played this game extensively, I grew to love the OST composed. It's wonderful music, especially the song "Far Away". Only problem I have is that this was an MP3 purchase, and thanks to Amazon's own Cloud Player, I can't download the songs to my computer. I can only listen to them online. Thanks Amazon.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 5, 2017

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Love it. All the songs from the game. Listening to each track reminded me of a specific area or action I was doing. A great idea for someone who really enjoyed the game.

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eric

Read Dead OST

Reviewed in France 🇫🇷 on August 4, 2013

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j'aime bien mais ne pas tenir compte de la jaquette ce n'est pas les OST de Red Dead Redemption mais de Undead Nightmare c'est trompeur je me suis fait avoir lol

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