{"id":974029,"date":"2019-12-12T20:19:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T03:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=926551"},"modified":"2019-12-12T20:19:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T03:19:13","slug":"grimes-aap-rocky-run-the-jewels-to-soundtrack-cyberpunk-2077-video-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/grimes-aap-rocky-run-the-jewels-to-soundtrack-cyberpunk-2077-video-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Grimes, A$AP Rocky, Run the Jewels to Soundtrack \u2018Cyberpunk 2077\u2019 Video Game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grimes<\/a>, A$AP Rocky<\/a>, Run the Jewels<\/a> and Refused<\/a> are among the artists who have been tapped to soundtrack the upcoming video game, Cyberpunk 2077<\/em>, from video game studio CD Projekt Red. Gazelle Twin, Ilan Rubin, Richard Devine, Nina Kraviz, Deadly Hunta, Rat Boy and Tina Guo provided music for the game as well. The artists are featured in a behind-the-scenes video discussing their contributions.<\/p>\n

Each artist contributing to the soundtrack created new songs for the project and each will have a fictional band\/artist name in the game. Grimes will voice Lizzy Wizzy\u2019s character. On Thursday, she performed her contribution to Cyberpunk 2077<\/em>, \u201c4\u00c6M,\u201d live at the Game Awards. The song\u2019s music video was inspired by the video game.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Get ready to be transported to a @CyberpunkGame<\/a> future with a performance by @Grimezsz<\/a> at #TheGameAwards<\/a>! \ud83e\udd16 pic.twitter.com\/GizjHAccpc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 13, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Refused also recently unveiled \u201cNever Fade Away<\/a>\u201d and \u201cChippin\u2019 In<\/a>\u201d from the game under the band name Samurai. Samurai\u2019s lead singer, Johnny Silverhand, will be voiced by Keanu Reeves in the game.<\/p>\n

Cyberpunk 2077<\/em> will be released on April 16th for PC, Xbox One and Playstation 4, with a Google Stadia version slated for 2020. Meanwhile, Grimes will drop her upcoming album, Miss Anthropocene,<\/em> on February 21st via 4AD. It includes \u201c4 \u00c6M\u201d as well as previously unveiled singles \u201cMy Name Is Dark<\/a>\u201d and \u201cViolence<\/a>\u201d featuring i_o.<\/p>\n