If you have played action adventure game Dead Risingyou probably remember the moment when you enter the large outdoor park of the shopping center and encounter a group of prisoners in a military jeep. The group chases a woman and an elderly man, the wild prisoners kill the man and then the cutscene ends. Then Lifeseeker’s wild rock song “Gone Guru” gets started
It is a famous moment in the game, which fortunately for the recently released remaster. But the guy who wrote this song and formed the band that played it still doesn’t really know why Capcom chose “Guru gone.”
In an interview with ThePlayer, Lifeseeker founder Marc Lariviere explained how the song made it into Dead Rising. According to Lariviere, he was contacted through the website CD Baby, where he was selling Lifeseeker’s album “Self Titled Debut Album,” which included “Gone Guru.”
“They had a preview of the song there, so I assume someone heard it who was looking for music for the game,” Lariviere said. “The person who contacted me told me that Capcom was interested in using ‘Gone Guru’ for a video game.” Lariviere agreed to a deal with Capcom, but was not told which game his song would appear in.
When he learned that the song was in Dead Risinghe played the game and reached the iconic scene mentioned above, only to hear “Gone Guru”. He told ThePlayer that he was surprised that so many people understood the lyrics because it’s actually hard to hear the song in the game. Funnily enough, while the singer finds Dead Rising’s mall “appealing and strange” and appreciates the game’s difficulty level that makes it “special,” he had trouble playing it.
“Maybe I need to try again this time. Maybe some of the updates will help a more casual player like me,” Lariviere said.
When Lariviere learned of this, Dead Rising Deluxe RemasterHe assumed Capcom would reuse the song, but was willing to “move on” if it was missing.
“When I heard they were using it, I still had to smile,” Lariviere said.
“Even though it is a bit old-fashioned now, there are always new fans from Dead Rising Publications that look at the entire Lifeseeker catalogue, find things they like and become fans. To see that happen and to know that a lot of the hard work has paid off and someone enjoys the stuff you’ve made is a great feeling.”
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