Initially, Capcom was very reluctant to release an officially sanctioned soundtrack for the Devil May Cry series, due to worries that the products would sell poorly.
Both were released as separate 2-disc sets, with Masami Ueda, Misao Senbongi, and Masato Koda credited as producers for the Devil May Cry soundtrack and Masato Koda, Tetsuya Shibata and Satoshi Ise credited as producers for the Devil May Cry 2 soundtrack.
The composers consist of Aimee B, Gabriele Roberto, Giacomo Puccini, Hiroaki Tsutsumi, JETBIKINI, Kenji Fujii, Rin Oikawa, Shigekazu Aida, Suble and Takeshi Hama.
Both bands have released their own editions: No Redemption by Combichrist and DmC: Devil May Cry Soundtrack by Noisia.
Female vocals are handled by Aubrey Ashburn ("Out of Darkness (Prologue)") while male vocals are handled by Shawn "Shootie HG" McPherson of Hostile Groove ("Sworn Through Swords" and "Lock and Load (Blackened Angel mix)") and Jason "ShyBoy" Arnold of Hypnogaja ("The Time Has Come" and "Shall Never Surrender (End Roll)").