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Woody Jackson
12+ albums
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Woodrow Wilson Jackson III, known professionally as Woody Jackson, is an American composer, producer and session musician. Jackson is best known for his scores for the video games Red Dead Redemption (with Bill Elm), Grand Theft Auto V (with Tangerine Dream, The Alchemist and Oh No) and Red Dead Redemption 2. He operates and works at Hollywood-based Vox Recording Studios, which he overtook in 2009. Early life and education Woodrow Wilson Jackson III was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania, and raised in York, Pennsylvania, and Richmond, Virginia. Jackson studied as Virginia State University, where he took harmonica lessons. He eventually dropped out when ran out of on money, and turned to playing guitar with the band The Useless Playboys. Career In 1992, shortly after the 1992 Los Angeles riots, Jackson moved from Richmond to Los Angeles. In 1995, he collaborated with musician Bill Elm, who introduced Jackson to the band Friends of Dean Martinez. Jackson eventually acted as a fill-in for an absent guitar player before remaining with band as a full member for some time. He also worked for McCabe's Guitar Shop for several years before becoming a session musician, working on the soundtracks of films like The Devil Wears Prada and Ocean's Twelve. His musical style has been described as a "smooth blend of Krautrock, funk, ambient and brick-smashing instrumental rap". Around 2009, Jackson took over Melrose Avenue-based Vox Recording Studios (also known as Electro-Vox), which was estab
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Outlaws from the West (Single from the Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 Original Score)
Fleeting Joy (Single from the Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 Original Score)
Country Pursuits (Single from the Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 Original Score)
The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 (Original Score)
Tres Flores
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American Venom | Epic Orchestral Mix
Dos Manos
Way out West
Cowboy Yoga
The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Original Soundtrack
The Music of Grand Theft Auto V, Vol. 2: The Score