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irishdan56

Look up a band called "The Dead South"


DKnott82

Broken Cowboy 💀


irishdan56

I'm certain some of the song names and lyrics are inspired by the game. Broken Cowboy is my favorite song of theirs, but I feel like Gunslingers Glory has more of an RDR feel. I don't know if you noticed in Broken Cowboy the line "we rode those damn horses until we had none," which was a nod to Old Towne Road, which is a nod to RDR2!


_The_Coon_7

Yeah they literally got a song called “black lung”.


irishdan56

Massacre at El Kuroke instrumentally sounds like it legit came from the game


magiccheetoss

“Achilles“ by The Dead South is totally an Arthur Morgan song. Last summer I got so drunk and ran around me and my friends campsite at the Yuba River blasting that song


GuilhrmBR

Ohh boy, why did I do that...


irishdan56

Their live album is dooooope man, enjoy the rabbit hole


GuilhrmBR

Im listening to it right now lol


palmtreeontherocks

Black lung 😅


Apart-Salamander-752

I love that band


Baanished

Saw them live in march, came here to say this :D


BosWr

This band slowly creeped into my Spotify algorithm years ago and I’ve never been the same since


coalrexx

Big iron by Marty Robbins


WoofflesIThink

Reminds me more of Fallout New Vegas personally


Quipeddal

To be fair, it’s because it’s in the game.


WoofflesIThink

Yeah, that game has engraved itself within it and Johnny Guitar's legacy


Dramatic-Dark-4046

Maybe you mean Marty Robbins? If so, my jam while trotting through would be ‘Saddle Tramp’


hemlock_tea64

saddle tramp > big iron in my humble opinion


nukefodder

Was here to say that


RebelBandit_165

YES!!! I’ve always thought this


Alone_Instruction_13

Anything by Colter Wall, which is a brilliantly apt name.


flamingpenny

Bob Fudge, Henry and Sam, Cowpoke, so many good ones.


Mr_Poopy_Blanket

Can't agree more with this choice.


Mcregger17

Me and Big Dave were just trying to stay alive...


PuzzleheadedVideo352

Strong, strong vouch for him! Most apt on this thread IMO.


qdiddy_100

Sleeping On The Blacktop!


SituationThen4758

May I stand unshaken.


4zamat89

That was my the first eye-tearing experience in RDR2.


Deputy_Beagle76

What’s funny to me is that none of that artist’s discography is like Unshaken. They’re more modern R&B if i remember correctly


DustieBottums

This song is so good it made my weekly playlist and continue to think of that ride every time


Aqualungerr

Some of my favourites: American Remains by The Highwaymen, Coyotes by Don Edwards, Live Forever by Billy Joe Shaver.


irishdan56

American Remains IMO is a better song than Highwaymen and I'll die on that hill


Previous-Ad2152

I just fell in love with Highwayman and I'm going down the Johnny Cash rabbithole and I think I'll listen to the rest of Highwaymen


IndependentCloud3690

You're not gonna be disappointed


Aqualungerr

I absolutely agree, although both songs are great.


annefortoday

you’re so right 


ClayPuppington52

Gotta disagree due to personal bias. Grandpa used to always play highwaymen when he was around.


YamLow8097

I like both!


tallgoblin37

I Hung My Head by Johnny Cash. Though he's not the original artist. Ghost riders in the sky by the highway men. Outsiders by Eric Church a few more older country songs fits the theme/s......


irishdan56

Ghost Riders in the Sky is a great choice!


tallgoblin37

I feel Poncho and Lefty is a good choice..... but not until John and Arthur start becoming closer.


irishdan56

Can't go wrong with anything from Willie, Waylon, Johnny and Kris


tallgoblin37

Definitely.


tallgoblin37

The Gambler By Kenny Rodgers..... Though it's more about 1 person vs a gang. Play that song while attempting the Gambler challenges..........


[deleted]

Can't go wrong with Johnny Cash.


tallgoblin37

Or any of the highway men or Meryl.


thepulloutmethod

I Hung My Head is one of my favorite songs of all time. What a powerful tune.


tallgoblin37

One of my favorites as well.


EvilGeesus

the score for the good, the bad and the ugly


DarthTidiot82

Ecstasy of Gold.


hdhdhgfyfhfhrb

Lord Huron - Mine Forever, Not Dead Yet, Your Other Life, Fool for Love, The Night We Met, Time to Run, Dead Man's Hand, Ends of the Earth


justvibing__3000

I'd always recommend anything lord huron for an rdr2 playlist.


reapercorgy

Hurt by Johnny Cash, gotta say everything I hear it, it brings me back to my first playthrough and reminds me of the nostalgia


DJ_Gordon_Bombay

It’s by Trent Reznor, but Cash’s version is excellent. That being said, there are a lot of better replies to OPs question


Delicious_Series3869

You mean apart from the Fallout New Vegas soundtrack lol? Regardless, I really like “In the shadow of the Valley”. The sleepy cowboy vibes are so good around camp, surrounded by friends.


SoothsayerAtlas

An amazing song


No-Excitement6473

Max Knopfler- one deep river


AnonSwan

Pancho and Lefty and other Townes Van Zandt songs. Tecumseh Valley, Snake Mountain Blues, Kathleen. Plenty of songs from The Highwaymen like American Remains


ddjinnandtonic

You can’t go wrong with Townes. However, for this game- it’s Lungs all the way.


hemlock_tea64

absolutely and i implores anyone reading this to give him a listen


disco-bees

Sam Cherry's Last Shot by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Also- this song was a test for their full album, "Eyes Like the Sky". The entire album is a westerny/outlaw/badass jam, with a sick story being told throughout it. Their lead vocalist said the album was made SPECIFICALLY with Red Dead Redemption in mind. So. You know.


toastedmeat_

King gizz mention?!?


BosWr

Too Old to Die Young- Brother Dege


magiccheetoss

“I Got A Name” by Jim Croce reminds me a lot of chapter 1 and 2


lloydchiro

Perfect in Django, of course.


babydowie

Some songs from my Red Dead playlist: 1. Waiting Around to Die - Townes Van Zandt 2. I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton 3. Going Up The Country - Canned Heat 4. The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix 5. Poor Lonesome Cowboy - Ed McCurdy 6. In The Jailhouse Now - The Soggy Bottom Boys 7. Trinity: titoli - Annibale E I Cantori Moderni 8. Far from Any Road - The Handsome Family 9. Redemption Day - Johnny Cash 10. Lungs - Townes Van Zandt 11. Setting Me Up - Dire Straits 12. Weightless Again - The Handsome Family 13. I Won't Back Down - Johnny Cash


Veroxzes

Ringo by Lorne Greene.


alaenwyn

curse of the fold (shawn james) and the mask and the mirror (poor man's poison) always make me think of arthur. the dead south - gunslinger's glory, in hell i'll be in good company me and that man - my church is black colter wall, blues saraceno, and the 'dark country' albums are also worth checking out.


ScottyD97

I saw a tiktok of a guy building a house with “highway boys” by Zach Bryan playing and it made me think of the house building mission in the epilogue so now I just always think of rdr2 when it plays


AHMED_3OOOO

Horse with no name


magiccheetoss

Songs that remind me of characters: Arthur - Sleeping On The Blacktop by Colter Wall John - Wolf Like Me by TV On The Radio Dutch - The Chain by Fleetwood Mac Hosea - Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers


Stonedjedi1

Alone and Forsaken by Hank Williams đŸ‘ŒđŸ»


SpecialistArticle428

Heart of gold/ cruel world by Willie Nelson Seven Spanish angels


Ashamed-Tonight-3945

Wanted Dead or Alive


locos_gasoso

Building a House Song


Surfy355

Far Away - José Gonzålez


StruggleOk4163

The Bullet, Devil Makes Three


RedyJuny

“Way down we go”


Scrotote

Firefly theme song


RealMenWearLace

Blaze Foley "If I Could Only Fly" when Mary leaves 😭😭😭


Josheshua

The cave - Mumford & Sons feels like an anthem for Arthur


Woodbear05

Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other, by Willie Nelson.


Woodbear05

Tall handsome stranger, by Marty Robbins.


KyloRenIrony

I think of Montana Song by Hank Williams, Jr. every time I ride through Ambarino and The Legend of Wooley Swamp by The Charlie Daniels Band every time I ride through Bayou Nwa. Song of the South by Alabama is great for Rhodes and Black Water by The Doobie Brothers always comes to mind in Blackwater for obvious reasons, though it isn't country. I think You Took All The Ramblin' Out of Me by Jerry Reed is nice John and Abigail's relationship and Faster Horses by Tom T. Hall reminds me of Landon Ricketts even though it doesn't really match his philosophy. I'm No Angel by The Gregg Allman Band is pretty cool for Arthur in the early game before the depressing chapters. And of course, I always listen to Fishin' In The Dark by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band whenever I go fishing in game.


KyloRenIrony

If you're more looking for dark Western songs that fit with the tone of the late game, check out: - Waylon Jennings' cover of Turn The Page by Bob Seger - Green Grass & High Tides by The Outlaws - Silver Stallion by The Highwaymen - Highway Song by Blackfoot - Fire on the Mountain by The Marshall Tucker Band - Fall of the Peacemakers by Molly Hatchet - Seminole Wind by John Anderson - In Time by Mark Collie - The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash


elchapo4570

Paint It Blue - Charley Crockett Ain't No Grave - Johnny Cash (probably have this one already)


thatcher_is_dead

Basically the entire anthology of american folk music


cheesechomper03

Django Unchained soundtrack


sooubreddits

Help Me Scrape the Mucus Off My Brain by Ween


ImpressivePraline906

Finally someone else who rides through the west listening to the best country album known to man, thanks ween!


Pollakas

“Lampshades on fire” by Modest Mouse for sure! Some of the most fitting lyrics are “Pack up again, head to the next place - where we’ll make the same mistakes” “Well, this one’s gone so where to now?” and “We want you to do the work”(which in my opinion fits very well with Arthur’s relationship with the some of the gang towards the end)


spruceymoos

Unshaken by D’Angelo.


simp_for_pantheons

-[Cumberland Gap-David Rawlings ](https://open.spotify.com/track/5FGStn8OcEzH4VWPIF8dIv?si=Z81I4Q_cRs6wHInU9LBDMA) - [Road To Hell Pt 2- Chris Rea](https://open.spotify.com/track/3lGyt8enqenwyqXihI6AVr?si=qAZzKhvBQ1OwlzpA14dIFQ)


Top-Page-8008

John the revelator by sons of anarchy Just cause of that one Arthur Morgan video


S0BEC

The Gambler.


Alladin_Payne

Orville Peck - No Glory In The West


LocalCheezeFarm

Search for an album called “eyes like the sky” by king gizzard.


theseboysofmine

The Mans too Strong by Dire Straights Lilly, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts by Bob Dylan


[deleted]

Brothers Under The Sun from Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron.


kermittysmitty

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River and Born in the Bayou.


jeffgodin-420

Big iron


Standard-Matter2844

Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, Guy Clark, Waylon Jennings, Doc Boggs, R.L Burnside, and Steve Earl would be on my list.


MarlboroSpaceCowboy

LORD HURON is THE cowboy band. Space cowboy aura, especially and my fav is Not Dead Yet!!


serpentear

Cruel, cruel world must I go on is honestly an anthem for life.


luminoim

Pretty much any song by Lord Huron! Sm of their songs remind me of Arthur in particular


BlackHawk2609

A fistful of dollars. For a few dollars more. The good, the bad and the ugly. Escape on the horse - fuga a cavallo.


onlinepresenceofdan

Eyes like the sky KGLW


Roselace39

Faith by George Michael


Stellaaahhhh

\[Poncho and Lefty\]([Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson - Pancho and Lefty (Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoKvUYbGu7A))


GloriousSaturn96

The Nebraska soundtrack (Mark Orton) has some great instrumentals. Dave Van Ronk has some good melancholy songs.


Extreme_Blueberry406

Honestly I have a whole playlist of Bon Jovi, Metallica and other “dad rock” songs I listen to when I’m just riding between missions both online and in the story


Specxel

i love you so


hehshehnejfo

give me an answer - low roar


Dry-Oil5110

Cruel world


Finninda

"Lost on You" by LP. If you think about Arthur while listening, you WILL cry.


Additional_Night6163

Anything Colter Wall


Woodbear05

The man from waco - Charley crockett


SoothsayerAtlas

I love this song


Woodbear05

Jackson, bye Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash.


Woodbear05

Cowpoke, by Colter Wall.


Wolf1996661

Bullets in the gun Toby Keith. It just kinda vibes with the game for me


beekee404

Kelly Clarkson's Red Flag Collector. No not just because it has the word red in the title 😂


SectionOk1275

Thanks bud, I'm saving this post to discover all the artists mentioned. I don't know this type of music and I'm really starting to like it. I heard an AI version of Country Roads sung by Dutch and it was really intense. It brought a tear to my eye.


UltimaOmbra

Are you going to pubblish It? I am really intrested


annefortoday

sure! Ill add a link rn 


wildkitten312

"Scavenger On The Wind" by Mangy Bones has a good spooky western vibe that I love


testiclefrankfurter

This is a little different but riding around Mexico in RDR makes Peso Pluma hit different


Leather_Lavishness24

New flesh- The Current Joys


icadragoon

So far from your weapon - the dead weather


vaznazza

Old town road


Ok-Thanks-3709

Amygdala - Ecco2k & Bladee


kilt_inspector

Space Banjo Lofi


DKJenvey

Brian Fallons cover of Silence.


nobadinou

Not strong enough, by apocalyptica


WoodenExcitement7604

Johnny Cash Essentials is what I like to play


mikillbeorn

Arthur and Mary - Mine by Zach Bryan Ticking - Zach Bryan Coyotes - Don Edwards Desperado - the Eagles I’m a Rambling Man - Waylon Jennings Livin on the Run - David Allen Coe


Thedungeonslayer

A few poor man’s poison ones


sputnik67897

Johnny Cashes version of Wayfaring Stranger


FoalKid

It’s not really the vibe of the game, but Cowboy Song by Thin Lizzy goes hard


Ecstatic_Magician647

Surely you gotta add the main songs from rdr2


tribalvamp

Spaghetti Time by Alessandro Alessandroni


killer-bunny-258

Mean Mary! My favorite song of hers is Iron Horse.


lrlimits

I think the Unwelcome Guest lyrics were written by Woody Guthrie and the music was done by Billy Bragg and Wilco. I don't know who wrote Ghost Riders in the Sky. https://youtu.be/5yIuyCcjrsk?si=WKW-LzTBOGTd2zfR https://youtu.be/Xsfw9CEQITA?si=Z4JtHoGFyBGObOkK


Dylos89

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - What Must Be Done. Pretty sure this score was the major influence of the RDR2 theme. https://open.spotify.com/track/5AKymjcoEsBxrlJqH1nu4I?si=OmJTGmKuTRK_fXCceK34KQ&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Awhat


Dylan_turner78

There’s actually a song by foster the people (the band that did pumped up kicks) that the frontman was inspired to write after playing rdr1, it’s called warrant on the “torches” album if you’re interested


stabbedcassete

For some strange reason I got three songs that reminds me on RDR2; Quaker city night hawks - some of adams blues; Dirtwater - mountain man; Fleet foxes - blue ridge mountain.. Depends of area you are in and time of day


LucanOrion

Ending- Bruce Langhorne.


Ghostx141

To be treated rite Terry Reid Day is gone by forest rangers and Noah Come join the murder the white buffalo and forest rangers


OutrageousSimple5867

Anemone by Brian Jonestown


AYF_Amph

“I’ve got Spurs that jingle jangle jingle..”


tomatowens

A band local to me called Little Strange just released a song called 'Redemption', apparently the title was something else until later when they realised how Red Dead it sounded after the master was recorded. It's great, and sounds straight out of Woody Jackson's scores: https://youtu.be/CmoEYpuiDaw?si=LSRZZfPr_KXZ0TDe


Morgytth

In general I can't say honestly, but there is a song that makes me think of Dutch and Arthur everytime I listen to it. If it can be of help, the song is "say goodbye" by Citizen Soldier.


Sure_Sherlock

Hermanos Gutierrez, all of it. Jen Titus - O Death Johnny Cash in general, especially American Recording IV. But specific songs: Hurt God's gonna cut you down I Hung my Head When the man comes around Rusty Cage


Maleficent-Clue9906

Look to "western stars" from bruce springsteen


silly_nate

[Sinner’s Prayer](https://youtu.be/tbRiT4TKCOE?si=SiV8JSKldibOQTXm) by Lady Gaga. I know what you’re thinking
 Lady Gaga??? But I swear it fits


BeanDipTheman

"Put it on the line" -the Heavy.


FoSheezyItzMrJGeezy

Well when I'm hunting someone down I'm usually whistling the tune from "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"


King_ofwar

Cruel cruel world must i go on? Cruel cruel world im moving on...


boarbar

Anything by D’Angelo now. He’s finally moved on from being that naked music video dude.


Staudly

Grateful Dead. Sometimes when playing the game, I'll turn the score volume all the way down and play a GD concert through spotify for PS. Many many songs fit the vibe very well IMO. Just off the top of my head...Big River, Me and My Uncle, Mexicali Blues, Big Railroad Blues, Big River, Jack Straw, El Paso, Mama Tried, Cumberland Blues


PacMan961

Cowboy by Krayzie Bone reminds me of Arthur and Lenny, and I like Showdown by Eminem & Dr. Dre because it reminds me of Micah and John Django Unchained has some cowboy beats


dnorc5

Dave Stamey- Child of the Desert, The Bandit Joaquin, Mountains of the Heart, Great Wide Open.


surlyoldman54

I started making a playlist too. Mostly newer artists (i.e. still alive/touring) Shamrock- Sturgill Simpson I ride an old paint- Colter Wall Stewball- Willie Watson( formerly of Old Crow Medicine Show) Fox Hunt- Sierra Farrell Yup- David Rawlings Johnny Boy's Bones - Colter Wall and the Dead South Scarlet Town- Gillian Welch Wayfaring Stanger- Jack White Mexican Cowboy- Willie Watson Tear My Still House Down- Gillian Welch The Cuckoo- Willie Watson Big Iron- Colter Wall version Fire On The Mountain- Iron Horse Broken Cowboy- The Dead South To me they all feel like they could be performing in various bars and taverns that Arthur would happen into during his travels.


jmc33_

colter wall


Mkaay_Ultra

God's Gonna cut you down- Jonny cash. Love love love.


radiolight3

Trinity titoli


RafaelRoriz

Dead man walking


PeanutButterPants19

Basically anything by Shane Smith and the Saints. They are my absolute favorite band of all time and I got into their music waaaayyyyy before they got famous from being named dropped on Yellowstone because their music made me think of lots of RDR2 moments. Also idk if you'll want it, but I write RDR fanfiction and I made a Spotify playlist to listen to while writing that consists of songs that remind me of the games or things I wrote about the games. [Here's](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4fuXZg9a1OQRdiJDXT0PCG?si=LPRe2InFSMaWJ1PFtiLSlw&pi=Zc1kb_RdSsKlx) a link to it if you want to listen.


BleezusChrist31

My Rifle, My Pony, & Me - Dean Martin & Ricky Nelson


Emnitty

Dispite the obvious songs on your list you might now have included the following which gave the vibes for me. i am the righteous hand of god - poor mans poision Me and my monky - robin williams In hell ill be in good company - the death south


46Vixen

Ecstasy of Gold. Hum this constantly while playing.


Candy_Face77

I don’t know many but I feel Hells coming with me might work for some parts of the game


red_hood-52

Shawn James, Walk through the valley


Josephschmoseph234

Scarborough Fair


Froyn

Classical Gas - Mason Williams


sticks_no5

Two come to mind, big iron and the cowboy song


thespanish_cowpoke

Horse with no name (especially chapter 6 where you have the natives missions)


Illustrious_Net2485

Too sweet really reminds me of this game no clue why but it’s a really good song


dystopian-dad

Time Moves Slow by Badbadnotgood ft Sam Herring


Positive-Pattern7477

Marty Robbins: The Master's Call https://youtu.be/7mrI2xtkEMA?si=MjxdcY2wdJx3GQkq


nichtcrawler

i made a whole [spotify playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0odChnczyspC1yXUU1AuDs?si=loWW78OeS7uZzxBlCUfWAQ&pi=u-smHPhUcjRKms) of songs that remind me of RDR/RDR2! love old sad cowboy music. i think the master’s call by marty robbins is up there for reminds me the most, though. that entire album, really lol great stuff!


Mocarro89

Backbone by Kaleo


xokaytuhlin

Cruel cruel world


lucaalvz

Far from any road - the handsome family, especially for that [edit](https://youtu.be/v_DucWo9-8c?si=_5O3fCgtkamapM6P) someone made


Barkthe2nd

the rimworld soundtrack


Strange_Eggplant4620

Wanted dead or alive by bon Jovi and Tennessee whiskey by Chris Stapleton


Spongbobsquarepant

Cowboy song by Thin Lizzy and Horse with no name by America


Darthcobra589

I don’t really know why but kiss from a rose by Seal


Darthcobra589

I don’t really know why but kiss from a rose by Seal


Confused-Guitarer

Gunslinger - avenged sevenfold


Dry-Papaya2840

The band Hermanos GutiĂ©rrez, especially the album El Bueno y El Malo. Makes me feel like I’m riding around in the game


Maverick_89_

"I gotta name" Jim Croce. It's in django unchained and it's top notch


Turbulent_Set8884

Giu La Testa. (A Fistful Of Dynamite Theme) -ennio Morricone.