Yesterday’sLast of UsDay featured a solid handful of announcements in celebration ofThe Last of UsandThe Last of Us 2. Between new merch, a new collectible statue, and confirmation that Naughty Dog is working onThe Last of Us 2’s multiplayer mode, the studio also notably announced that an EP titledThe Last of Us Part 2: Covers and Raritieswould be available for download and, as of this morning, is available on all major streaming services.
The five-song EP features the five different songs that appear throughoutThe Last of Us 2that were sung by Ellie and Joel. The tracklist includesFuture Dayssung by Troy Baker,True Faith,Through the Valley, andTake on Mesung by Ashley Johnson, andWayfaring Strangersung by both actors.
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Fans have been asking for Naughty Dog to release the music featured inThe Last of Us 2ever since the game’s initial reveal trailer,which featured Ellie sitting playing the guitar in a house full of bodies. The song she sang in the trailer,Through the Valleyby Shawn James, also appears in the game as an Easter egg in one of the first scenes, as Ellie is listening to it after arriving in Jackson.
Ellie’s full version of the song can be found in-game for completing the story in the punishing permadeath mode. The full version ofJoel singingFuture Dayscan also be heard during the credits after completing the game on the Grounded difficulty setting which, along with permadeath, was added as free DLC toThe Last of Us 2last August.
The Last of Us Part 2: Covers and Raritiesis available for streaming on all major services, and a physical vinyl release of the EP is available for preorder from Mondo.com.The physical edition ofThe Last of Us Part 2: Covers and Raritiescan be found right here.
The Last of Us 2is available now for PS4.
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