WOODKID: ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSED FOR NEW VIDEO GAME, DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH, OUT JUNE 13th

WOODKID FOR DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSED FOR NEW VIDEO GAME FROM HIDEO KOJIMA OUT DIGITALLY JUNE 13 FROM MILAN RECORDS 

2-LP VINYL EDITION AVAILABLE TO PREORDER HERE 

INCLUDES NEW VERSION OF “TO THE WILDER” FEATURING ELLE FANNING, PLUS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM HIDEO KOJIMA, BRYCE DESSNER & MORE

Announced by Hideo Kojima and Woodkid this past weekend during their appearance at the Summer Games Fest, WOODKID FOR DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH is available this Friday digitally via Milan Records. The album’s vinyl edition, available now for preorder, 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. 
 
WOODKID FOR DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH is 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. 

“It is sometimes difficult to fully understand Hideo’s vision, because it’s always shapeshifting,” Woodkid says of working with the iconic Kojima. â€œYou have to trust the process, and the result is always mind-blowing.” 

Blending cinematic orchestral arrangements, electronic soundscapes, and emotionally stirring vocal performances, WOODKID FOR DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH showcases the musician’s staggeringly diverse range. From delicate melodies to spectacular breakcore industrial moments, each track was directly inspired by Hideo Kojima’s masterful storytelling, characters, and the immersive universe of DEATH STRANDING. Pushing the boundaries of not only traditional game soundtracks but pop music as well, this groundbreaking collaboration pioneers a vast spectrum of sonic innovation.  

Woodkid’s musical contributions are procedurally integrated throughout DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH gameplay, with vocal performances dynamically evolving based on the player’s actions. Of the process, Woodkid explains, â€œEach song and theme was meticulously crafted into hours of countless variations and intricate layers, ensuring a seamless and ever evolving musical experience.”  From melodies to structures and harmonic progressions, every musical element adapts uniquely to the player’s decisions, creating an exceptionally immersive level of interactivity. 

The album also features several surprise guests, including Elle Fanning’s arresting performance on opening track “To The Wilder,” renowned composer and musician Bryce Dessner on “Any Love of Any Kind,” and the Suginami Junior Chorus, whose presence on the soundtrack manifests throughout the songs’ various choral elements, a longstanding mainstay of Woodkid’s musical signature. 

WOODKID FOR DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
Tracklisting:

1. To the Wilder
2. Any Love of Any Kind feat. Bryce Dessner
3. Black Drift
4. Story of Rainy
5. Are You There
6. Asphalt Maelstrom
7. Fragile Things
8. Quiet Strike
9. Amekara Nijie
10. Tmrrw
11. Minus Sixty One
12. And Now the Bonus Tracks feat. Hideo Kojima
13. To the Wilder feat. Elle Fanning
14. Any Love of Any Kind (Choir Version)
15. To the Wilder (Piano Version)
16. To the Wilder (Instrumental)

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ABOUT DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
Releasing exclusively on PlayStation® 5, DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH is the direct sequel to DEATH STRANDING â€“ with over 19 million players worldwide since its release on November 8th, 2019. Continuing the theme of “connections,” 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’s Edition will begin soon at the link here.

ABOUT WOODKID
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.

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…

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.

Recently, he composed a large part of Mylene Farmer’s latest album, L’Emprise, and has been in charge of the music for the Louis Vuitton women’s fashion shows for Nicolas Ghesquière for over 10 seasons.

In 2022, with his song “Guns for Hire,” he provided music for episode 6 of the Netflix phenomenon series Arcane, which went on to win the Emmy Award for Best Sound. In 2024, he also provided the song “To Ashes And Blood” for series Arcane season 2 which is a massive success.

His flagship single “Run Boy Run,” which has achieved diamond status five times (250 million streams), also became one of the most used tracks on TikTok in 2022 and 2023.

His album The Golden Age has sold over a million copies, and his discography now combines nearly a billion cumulative streams across platforms.

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Photo Credit: Fred Gervais