River Boy - Blog Posts
coming out of my mini hiatus to say that, with the bottom of my heart, river boy will be missed
ive never heard music quite like theirs, and ive always been a fan since ive discovered the game
cult of the lamb would have been a much different game without them, and I'm glad we had them along for it
i had a deep love for their music, a lot of their ost's have been on my playlists for over a year
i know this is a hard time for all of us given that I just learned of what happened and I'm deeply saddened, and I hope that we all remember them fondly
i think it's best we take these things with grace, and not be pushy about it, of course, the dev team is grieving (as am i), and I doubt it's needed to be said, but let them mourn
i know it's not as if I needed to make an announcement, but I do care deeply about their impact on the game, and the music itself, obviously
Don't know how many of you have heard, but this morning the composer and audio director for the game Cult of the Lamb passed away. It was a real shock to hear the news as COTL is one of my favourite games, even though I don't post much about it. I had the chance to ask him and some of the dev team a simple question back in 2023 during a orchestral concert of the soundtrack in ACMI, Melbourne. The question was about what his favourite boss theme was (Which his answer was Leshy).
I saw him again during PAX AUS 2024, one of the most fun an chaotic days I've had yet, and getting to be in the crowd out front the giant temple was amazing. I didn't get to directly speak to him again, but he managed to hyped up the whole audience with his impressive DJ set and remixes.
I haven't listened to much of his work outside of the game's universe, but I know for a fact he was a skilled artist. I hope his family, the dev team and the community have their time to mourn and celebrate his life, and we're so lucky to have gotten so much music from him during his time here.
It might not be much, but as a small way to honour River Boy and his music, I'm gonna share some of my favourite songs from the Cult of The Lamb OST.
If you would like to share your favourite songs, feel free to reblog and share them below (or make your own post!!).
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Rest in peace, River Boy. We’ll listen to you, still.
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Rest in peace River boy, your music meant so much to so many people, you'll be remembered forever
Rest in peace, Narayana Johnson, I hope you'll enjoy music wherever you are
POV u can't even listen to CotL music cause ur favorite music artist (THE PERSON WHO MADE THE COTL MUSIC) died... I have bawled my eyes out TWICE today bro what am I gonna do when I go back to school... THE COTL MUSIC IS MY FOCUS MUSIC man I'm dead too
Rest in peace, River Boy. We’ll listen to you, still.
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