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Previously available only as a download through iTunes in North America and Europe, you can now pick up the L.A. Noire Official Soundtrack CD digipak, complete with detailed liner notes and L.A. Noire artwork exclusively at the Rockstar Warehouse. The CD is priced at $7.99, which incidentally is also the new sale price for downloading the digital version (shipping and handling fees of course apply for purchasing the CD).

Inspired by the sweeping orchestral scores from the great films of the 1940s, L.A. Noire's original score was composed by Andrew Hale along with Simon Hale and was recorded in the same Abbey Road Studios that are credited for the innovative recording techniques adopted by The Beatles, and Pink Floyd. Additional music was composed for the score by Woody Jackson, who has won numerous awards as co-writer on the original score of Red Dead Redemption.

Visit www.rockstargames.com/lanoire/soundtrack to listen to samples from the album, as well as from the Verve Records L.A. Noire Remixed Project - a collection of jazz classics from the game's soundtrack re-interpreted by some of today's most acclaimed DJs, producers and remixers (available for download through iTunes in North America and Europe).


Previously:
The L.A. Noire Official Soundtrack & Verve Remixed Albums Now Available for Download at the iTunes Store
L.A. Noire Soundtrack Update with New Info & Audio Including Stream of the Verve Remixed EP
Announcing L.A. Noire Soundtrack Releases: Official OST & L.A. Noire: Remixed
 

Today we pay homage to the late great Guru paying homage to the legendary Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie, Thelonious Monk...

Mega meta.  Shout to the one and only DJ Premier as well.

Have a great Memorial Day weekend all.

 
Two original L.A. Noire soundtrack albums available today via the iTunes Store. Left: L.A. Noire's Official Soundtrack, featuring selections from the game's orchestral score, and including original classically styled torch songs of the era. Right: L.A. Noire: Remixed, a six track EP of jazz standards from the genre's legends re-interpreted by some of today's most acclaimed DJs and producers.

L.A. Noire's pair of original soundtrack albums are now available for download via the iTunes Store.

The Official Soundtrack release features selections from the game's orchestral score as composed by Sade band member, Andrew Hale, and recorded in London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios. In addition to lush instrumental arrangements like "Theme to L.A. Noire" the album includes original classically-styled torch song vocal recordings (that are heard in the game from the Blue Room’s Elsa Litchmann) as sung by Claudia Brucken and backed by Stephen Coates and The Real Tuesday Weld such as "(I Always Kill) The Things I Love". Additional music was composed for the score by Woody Jackson, who won multiple awards for his work with Bill Elm on the original score of Red Dead Redemption. The Official Soundtrack is now available via the iTunes Store for $9.99 or $0.99 per track (European iTunes users can get it here).

Also available is the L.A. Noire Verve Remixed Project EP - a special edition of Verve's popular Remixed series in honor of L.A. Noire. Six timeless jazz standards (original versions of which are heard in the game itself) from artists like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Lionel Hampton are re-imagined and remixed by some of today's most acclaimed producers like Dave Sitek (of TV on the Radio), DJ Premier (of Gang Starr, and as heard on the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack), and Truth & Soul (El Michels Affair, and as heard on the Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars soundtrack). Download all six tracks from the Verve Records: L.A. Noire Remixed Project EP now via the iTunes Store for $4.99 or $0.99 per track (European iTunes link here).

You can check out www.rockstargames.com/lanoire/soundtrack for more information on both releases including audio previews from both titles.

Previously:
L.A. Noire Soundtrack Update with New Info & Audio Including Stream of the Verve Remixed EP
Announcing L.A. Noire Soundtrack Releases: Offical OST & L.A. Noire: Remixed

 
Presenting new details and audio released from the L.A Noire Official Soundtrack (pictured left). Right: Two of the legendary jazz artists whose songs you'll hear in the game, and hear remixed on the L.A. Noire Remixed EP, Ella Fitzgerald (top) and Dinah Washington (bottom).

We have just launched L.A. Noire's official Soundtrack page featuring all-new information on the making of the in-game score as well as original vocal recordings and licensed classics that you'll hear in the game.

The page also includes audio of special Soundtrack selections including "Hard Bop Chase" and the "Theme to L.A. Noire" as composed by Sade bandmember Andrew Hale, and "(I Always Kill) The Things I Love" sung by Claudia Brucken of Propaganda, produced and written by Stephen Coates and The Real Tuesday Weld.

And last but not least, you can listen to the entire L.A. Noire Verve Remixed Project EP, featuring six jazz classics from the game's soundtrack re-interpreted by some of today's most acclaimed DJs, producers and remixers. The future meets the past in this EP spin-off of the Official Soundtrack release as gems from jazz legends like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Lionel Hampton get remixed by modern greats like Dave Sitek (of TV on the Radio), DJ Premier (of Gang Starr, and as heard on the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack) and Truth and Soul (El Michels Affair, and as heard on the Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars soundtrack).

Both the Official Soundtrack, and Verve Remix Project, will be available at all major digital outlets next Tuesday, May 17th to commemorate the official release of L.A. Noire.

Visit www.rockstargames.com/lanoire/soundtrack for all the info, audio and more - including the Verve Remixed stream which you can also check out below.

Preview the entire Verve Records: L.A. Noire Remixed EP.

Previously:
Announcing L.A. Noire Soundtrack Releases: Offical OST & L.A. Noire: Remixed

 
Announcing Two Original Albums From L.A. Noire.  Left: L.A. Noire: Remixed, a six track EP featuring jazz standards re-interpreted by some of today's most acclaimed DJs and producers.  Right: L.A. Noire The Official Soundtrack, an original orchestral score, along with modern takes on the classical torch songs of the era.

Today, we are proud to announce two official L.A. Noire soundtrack releases, the L.A. Noire Official Soundtrack and L.A. Noire: Remixed.

The L.A. Noire Official Soundtrack was inspired by the sweeping orchestral scores of the great films of the 1940s. This all-original score was recorded in London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios and composed by Andrew Hale, of the band Sade and Sweetback and whose credits include scores for such films as Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. The soundtrack also features modern takes on the classic torch songs of the period. Three original vocal recordings were created for the soundtrack, all produced and written by Stephen Coates (of The Real Tuesday Weld) and featuring the guest vocals of Claudia Brucken (of Propaganda). Additional music was composed for the score by Woody Jackson, who won multiple awards for his work with Bill Elm on the original score of Red Dead Redemption.

Players will also hear over 30 classic licensed jazz tracks in the game itself, including songs from such greats as Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and Thelonious Monk.

L.A. Noire Remixed is the fruit of a partnership with Verve Records that provides a modern take on the music found throughout the world of L.A. Noire. This unique EP is a collection of six jazz standards re-interpreted by some of today's most acclaimed DJs, producers and remixers, including Dave Sitek, DJ Premier and Truth & Soul.

L.A. Noire Remixed and the L.A. Noire Official Soundtrack will be available for purchase on iTunes on May 17th, and look for song previews and additional information to be released at www.rockstargames.com/lanoire next week.
 

In honor of the last days of Jazz Appreciation Month, we present the legendary Gene Krupa performing “Sing Sing Sing” with the Benny Goodman band - a classic and a perfect musical interlude to take us into the weekend. 

Stay tuned for details on the soundtrack for L.A. Noire coming very soon.

Some other #JazzAppreciationMonth shouts we've given on Twitter this week in case you missed them:
Ella Fitzgerald's "Stone Cold Dead in the Market"
Louis Jordan's "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"
 

A cool little mix we found recently uploaded to Soundcloud by Neal Santos – Supreme veteran, TeamWorks clothing founder, and confessed fan of GTA and its soundtracks. Apparently done back in the summer of ’08 after GTAIV came out, but only posted online in the past month – it’s an eclectic mix of everything from “Anybody Can Get It” to “No Sex for Ben” to a bunch of other tracks not necessarily from GTA but in the right vibe.

Enjoy: http://soundcloud.com/neal-4/grand-theft-auto-mix-summer-o8

We recently stumbled upon this great rap homage by the UK’s Akira the Don expounding and reflecting on his time spent in the shoes of John Marston.

We deeply appreciate the love, Mr. the Don – and as for missing Red Dead, we’d be remiss not to ask: Have you tried Undead Nightmare?

Link: http://akirathedon.com/tracks/lord-i-miss-red-dead-redemption/

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