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.