The highly anticipated LA Noire release date is nearly upon us (May 17th on Xbox 360 and PS3) and the developers have given us a treat by releasing one of the songs, called “Guilty” by Claudia Brucken, from the official soundtrack for the game as well as several “Remix” tracks.
Fans of the audio portion of Rockstar’s highly anticipated detective drama will have a couple of different offerings to choose from if they want to get in on some musical action.
The first is the official soundtrack to the game, called quite simply the “L.A. Noire Official Soundtrack”, it is a lush feature-film style score inspired by the 1940s period piece that is L.A. Noire, the videogame (which is actually based on real murders from that period), it was recorded at London’s famed Abbey Road Studios and composed by Andrew Hale of the bands Sade and Sweetback, who composed the score for the films The Getaway and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. It also features three original vocal songs written and produced by Stephen Coates, with vocals provided by Claudia Brucken.
Here’s a fanmade music video for LA Noire.
In addition to the official soundtrack, there is also an EP called “L.A. Noire: Remixed” being released in partnership with Jazz Label “Verve Records” which gives a modern spin to the over 30 licensed Jazz tracks that are featured in the game with a six-track re-intepretation by modern DJs and producers such as TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek, DJ Premier and Ticklah.
Listen to the LA Noire Official Soundtrack and listen to the L.A. Noire Remixed EP album and tell us what you think!
Here are a few portions of an interview about the LA Noire soundtrack.
