{"id":271779,"date":"2025-06-12T09:48:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/?p=271779"},"modified":"2025-08-08T14:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T18:40:19","slug":"woodkid-death-stranding-2-on-the-beach-soundtrack-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/other-genres\/scores-soundtracks\/woodkid-death-stranding-2-on-the-beach-soundtrack-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodkid: Original Music Composed for New Video Game &#8216; Death Stranding 2: On the Beach&#8217; Out June 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Announced by Hideo Kojima and Woodkid this past weekend during their appearance at the Summer Games Fest,\u00a0<em>WOODKID FOR DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH<\/em>\u00a0is available this Friday digitally via Milan Records. The album&#8217;s vinyl edition, available now for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nastylittleman.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=13daec772857eef90d4e2c19a&amp;id=ac33082aed&amp;e=bf3493fe00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">preorder<\/a>, will follow at a later date as a 2-LP set pressed on translucent clear vinyl and housed in a deluxe metallic case featuring artwork from the video game.\u00a0<br \/><em>\u00a0<br \/>WOODKID FOR DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH<\/em>\u00a0is the product of three years of collaboration between GRAMMY-nominated artist Yoann Lemoine a\/k\/a Woodkid and legendary game creator Hideo Kojima and the visionary teams at Kojima Productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preorder <em>Death Stranding 2<\/em> Original Soundtrack Vinyl:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src = \"https:\/\/deathstranding2.lnk.to\/vinyl\" height = \"600px\" width = \"100%\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is sometimes difficult to fully understand Hideo&#8217;s vision, because it&#8217;s always shapeshifting,&#8221;\u00a0Woodkid says of working with the iconic Kojima.\u00a0&#8220;You have to trust the process, and the result is always mind-blowing.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blending cinematic orchestral arrangements, electronic soundscapes, and emotionally stirring vocal performances,&nbsp;<em>WOODKID FOR DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH<\/em>&nbsp;showcases the musician&#8217;s staggeringly diverse range. From delicate melodies to spectacular breakcore industrial moments, each track was directly inspired by Hideo Kojima&#8217;s masterful storytelling, characters, and the immersive universe of&nbsp;<em>DEATH STRANDING<\/em>. Pushing the boundaries of not only traditional game soundtracks but pop music as well, this groundbreaking collaboration pioneers a vast spectrum of sonic innovation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Woodkid&#8217;s musical contributions are procedurally integrated throughout\u00a0<em>DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH<\/em>\u00a0gameplay, with vocal performances dynamically evolving based on the player&#8217;s actions. 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Continuing the theme of &#8220;connections,&#8221; players are taken on a new journey in unknown territory beset by the question: Should we have connected? From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes another genre-defying experience that explores beyond human connection. Pre-orders for the standard edition and the limited Collector&#8217;s Edition will begin soon at the link\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nastylittleman.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=13daec772857eef90d4e2c19a&amp;id=98ba510167&amp;e=bf3493fe00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-woodkid\">About Woodkid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Woodkid, born Yoann Lemoine, grew up in France near Lyon, and lived for many years in the USA, where he built part of his career, fascinated by creating bridges between music and image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Woodkid has collaborated as musician and producer with Drake, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Pharrell Williams, Lana del Rey, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, FKA Twigs, Katy Perry, John Legend, Mahmood, Lykke Li, and many others&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although discreet and very rare on the media scene, Woodkid is now one of the most listened-to French singers on the international scene. Nominated 3 times for the prestigious Grammy Awards, and numerous times for the MTV Music Awards, he has also collaborated with the biggest names in cinema, for whom he has composing or lending his music, from Steven Spielberg to Alfonso Cuaron, via Xavier Dolan. In 2018, he won a Brit Award in London for his collaboration with Harry Styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, he composed a large part of Mylene Farmer&#8217;s latest album,&nbsp;<em>L&#8217;Emprise,<\/em>&nbsp;and has been in charge of the music for the Louis Vuitton women&#8217;s fashion shows for Nicolas Ghesqui\u00e8re for over 10 seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, with his song &#8220;Guns for Hire,&#8221; he provided music for episode 6 of the Netflix phenomenon series Arcane, which went on to win the Emmy Award for Best Sound. 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