The Story Behind Dead Risng’s Iconic And Wild Prisoner Song

In the event you’ve performed action-adventure recreation Useless Rising, you probably do not forget that second if you enter the mall’s massive out of doors park and run into a bunch of prisoners in a army jeep. The group is chasing after a girl and an older man, the wild prisoners kill the person after which the cutscene ends. That’s when Lifeseeker’s wild rock music “Gone Guru” kicks in because the escaped inmates start attacking you and the girl.

It’s a well-known second within the recreation, one which was fortunately stored for the not too long ago launched remaster. However the man who wrote that music and based the band that performed it nonetheless doesn’t actually know why Capcom picked “Gone Guru.”

In a September 19 interview with TheGamer, Lifeseeker founder Marc Lariviere defined how the music made it into Useless Rising. In response to Lariviere, he was contacted by the web site CD Child, the place he was promoting Lifeseeker’s album “Self Titled Debut Album” which contained “Gone Guru.”

“You possibly can hear previews of the music there, so I suppose somebody who was scouting music for the sport heard it there,” mentioned Lariviere. “The one who contacted me instructed me that Capcom was curious about utilizing ‘Gone Guru’ for a online game.” Lariviere agreed to a cope with Capcom, however wasn’t instructed what recreation his music would seem in.

As soon as he realized the music was in Useless Rising, he performed the sport and reached the aforementioned iconic scene simply so he may hear “Gone Guru.” He instructed TheGamer that he was shocked so many individuals picked up on the lyrics as a result of its really laborious to listen to the music in-game. Funnily sufficient, whereas the singer finds Useless Rising’s mall “interesting and unusual” and he appreciates the sport’s issue for making it “particular,” he struggled to play it.

“I could must take one other crack at it this time round. Possibly among the updates will assist a extra informal gamer like me alongside,” mentioned Lariviere.

When Lariviere heard about Useless Rising Delux Remaster, he assumed that Capcom would use the music once more, however was ready to “transfer on” if it was lacking.

“Nonetheless after I heard they have been utilizing it I used to be smiling,” mentioned Lariviere.

“Regardless that by now it’s a bit bit outdated hat, there’s at all times new followers from Useless Rising releases who take a look at the entire Lifeseeker catalog and discover stuff they like and grow to be followers. To bear witness to that and know that lots of your laborious work has paid off and somebody is having fun with the stuff you’ve made, that’s an amazing feeling.”

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