If you've purchased yourself a copy of Red Dead Redemption's spectacular Original Soundtrack and enjoyed all the tracks like us, or even just enjoyed the atmosphere and feeling of the music in-game, then perhaps you'd like to hear about how it was made. The traditional music duo Bill Elm and Woody Jackson comprised the score for the game, and without a doubt hit just the right beats throughout, adding to the mood of the game in the most crucial way possible: sound and music.

Guardian.co.uk caught up with the duo to discuss the making of the soundtrack, and I definitely recommend reading it. The history behind the equipment used in the creation of the score is one of the most intriguing aspects:

But then Jackson is apparently an obsessive collector of esoteric and vintage recording equipment, spending many an evening on eBay tracking down rarities. The Red Dead score, and the subsequent album (which comes free with the Limited Edition of the game, and is also available on various digital download sites) were recorded and mixed at his own studio in LA, which was built in 1931, making it the oldest privately owned studio in the city. "The mixing board belonged to this guy Wally Heider," explains Jackson. "Basically every rock record from the late sixties to the early seventies was recorded on it, everything from T-Rex and Grateful Dead, to Herbie Hancock."

Think that's amazing, you'll never guess how they came up with the drum beat prominent in the North.

Check out the entire interview at guardian.co.uk - Redemption songs: the making of the Red Dead Redemption soundtrack.