Days Gone Original Soundtrack Now Available On Music Services

Written by Brandon Hofer on April 19, 2019

News: Find out what the game is going to sound like approximately a week before Days Gone arrives in stores.

Days Gone will arrive next week but you can pick up the original soundtrack right now from Sony Music Masterworks. The soundtrack features music by Nathan Whitehead (The Purge, He's Out There, Delirium, Keanu). The 25-track collection also includes features from rising artists Jack Savoretti, Billy Raffoul & Zander Reese, as well as "Days Gone Quiet," performed by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi.

Of the soundtrack, composer Nathan Whitehead says: "The ideas that define the score are the tenacity of the human spirit and the value of relationships. Early in the process John Garvin, creative director at Sony's Bend Studio, described to me how the game isn't simply about surviving, it also examines why we want to survive. When I heard that, I was instantly excited about all the places the music could go. I found it really interesting to be navigating the survival aspect and also this introspective aspect at the same time.

The Pacific Northwest setting is absolutely beautiful and it really felt like the score needed to connect to this environment as well. Deacon and the environment seemed to call for an organic, lived-in sound with a touch of Americana."

At its core, Days Gone is about survivors and what makes them human: desperation, loss, madness, betrayal, friendship, brotherhood, regret, love - and hope. It's about how even when confronted with such an enormous tragedy they find a reason to live. Hope never dies. You play as Deacon St. John, a bounty hunter, traveling through vast and diverse landscapes in the high desert of the Pacific Northwest. In a narrative that begins two years after a global pandemic, Deacon is facing a brutal struggle for survival in hostile environments filled with infected humans and animals known as Freakers. The threats in Days Gone are dynamic and change with extreme weather and time of day. Trails become muddy in the rain, Freakers become stronger in the snow and more numerous at night, and day brings more ambushes from marauders. Players must consider these variables for each encounter to strategize their approach at each attempt. Many different items and weapons can be crafted using items found in the field, including brutal melee weapons and traps. Customizable weapons and skills offer true freedom in how the game is played.

The tracklisting for this original soundtrack is as follows:

1. Days Gone

2. The Freakshow

3. We've All Done Things

4. Rest in Peace

5. Finding NERO

6. The Broken Road

7. The Rager Bear

8. A Good Soldier

9. Lost Lake

10. I Remember

11. Keep Them Safe

12. Riding NOMAD

13. Promises and Regrets

14. You're Safe Now

15. What Did You Do?

16. Drifting Away

17. Sarah's Theme

18. Light One Candle

19. Never Give Up

20. Holy War

21. Why We Fight

22. Soldier's Eyes (performed by Jack Savoretti)

23. Hell or High Water (performed by Billy Raffoul)

24. Days Gone Quiet (performed by Lewis Capaldi)

25. Yesterday (performed by Zander Reese)

The Days Gone Soundtrack is available pretty much wherever you listen to music. It is available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, iTunes Store, Deezer, Google Play, Amazon, JPC, and Tidal. Will you be listening to it to get ready for the release of Days Gone next week?