Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 : Main Theme - Rik Schaffer

[@SheevPalps9]

You now live in the timeline where Rik came back to make a soundtrack to another Bloodlines game only for it to get scrapped and you won't hear it now.

[@Checkyourmail]

It's unironically Gehennover. The Camarilla has fallen. Billions must Amaranth. But on a serious note... That's so fucking depressing I barely want to acknowledge it. We almost had it...

[@torbenfranke1859]

Seriously? Had that been confirmed? How could they have scrapped this when everybody loves this?

[@damunzta]

@@torbenfranke1859I don’t think it’s confirmed, but neither have we heard the theme being used in promo materiale.

[@Checkyourmail]

@@torbenfranke1859From what I've read in some interviews, the only thing they actually might reuse are some of the models, and even then, they will repurpose those. So for example, Alif and notChrtistinaHendricks, if they exist, aren't even going to be the same characters. This probably means that even Mr. Damp is no longer part of the plot, even though he's STILL on the cover of the game's pre-order and stuff. And Rik's own website ONLY shows him associated with the 2020 version of the game, NOT the 2024 version by the hack room. It's legitimately over, tcr's garbage hack job is shaping up to be an absolute insult. Too niche to attract new customers, too trash for anyone who loved the original, and without RIk's soundtrack. Bravo Paradox, you've done it again.

[@Imlookingforanamesoidk]

@@Checkyourmail I actually read somewhere months ago that they actually kept Schaffer as the composer of the game EXCEPT that he won't compose the main theme, it will be the composer of TCR. I hope somewhat that it's still a thing, even if the chances are slim. RIP Mr.Damp, Elif, Viktor Goga and Alec Cross. Was really looking forward for these characters, firing the main writer destroyed most of my hype for the game but excluding Rik Schaffer just destroyed any hopes for a good game imo.

[@wdkywmyak696]

So glad they brought Rik Schaffer back, the music contributed so much to the first games amazing atmosphere! It would not be the same without it.

[@smward87]

Hopefully they actually finish the game this time so half his soundtrack isn't thrown out with the missing half of the game.

[@NyanGeneral]

One of my favourite things to do is listen to trip hop during Santa Monica (massive attacks mezzanine being the prime example, listening to that while playing is awesome) missions and metal (especially system of a down's mesmerise and hypnotise) in Hollywood, and misc hard rock in downtown. Really adds to the feel of the game.

[@RPD-zo5cj]

I agree, I feel like the music made the game, so I'm really glad its still him here with the game to bring us this amazing music.

[@HawaiiKnut]

Santa Monica. Downtown. The creepy-ass-music at the hotel.

[@drippinwet774]

HOLY SHIT. THEY DROPPED MITSODA. GG

[@YorkJonhson]

Classic enough to tease my nostalgia, new enough to take me somewhere fresh.

[@kingjester3628]

Its truly a great feeling

[@friendly4465]

Yeah!

[@unfocuseddev4921]

Very well put.

[@fartloudYT]

gotta say, nothing fresh about this one so far.

[@petrusjnaude7279]

Agreed.

[@Valamyr]

I love how reminiscent of the first game's it is, while still having it's own unique touch.

[@thundergamer64]

It's like a rusted machine. The strange mechanical sound effects and electrical riffs are much more subdued, and the hum in the background is much more pronounced, like it's trying harder to maintain it's drone. It's like how the curse of caine is slowly getting weaker. The music for seattles much more dreary attitude has that same resonance of a prowling predator, but now it's much more of a struggle to hunt. At least that's how I see it.

[@rafzur1854]

@@thundergamer64 Exactly. It has heavy finality theme to it. With the Inquisition on Kindred's tails, Thinbloods being sired in mind-boogling quantity and Gehenna seemingly closing in, it does feel like this game is going to show the Final Nights.

[@joseneto5833]

Yep.

[@ShayJuliette]

@Boba Fett Fuck a second Inquisition lol

[@Dankmemeslover69]

@@thundergamer64 this is a beautiful summary, my friend.

[@lalolanda8458]

"Hello LA, you are way past your bedtime ;)"

[@SandsOfArrakis]

Reading this at 1.03 am during a weekday. Yeah.. You're right...

[@gamingman21]

2.10 sunday hire

[@la.4556]

It's 04:39 am and I am really confused

[@TheLikkittysplitt]

Please bring Deb back. She was the real hero of the story

[@rezandrarizkyirianto-1933]

@White-Van Helsing Yeah, those damn Virginians!

[@Ana-ng1xk]

"Hello Seattle, you're tuned into the Deb of Night."

[@ZenakuShinobi]

that'd be brillaint

[@Haan22]

Who do we need to ritually slaughter to make it happen?

[@AceX47]

"The Dab of night" maybe hehe

[@ZelphTheWebmancer]

I would kill for this to happen. No, seriously, who I gotta kill?

[@omerfarukdaglar9129]

Hi Deb. Hi Deb.

[@AleksandrRayz]

Remember - wherever we go, it is the blood of Caine which makes our fate. Farewell, vampire ..."

[@счастьятебе]

"Запомни - куда бы мы не пошли, кровь Каина вершит нашу судьбу. Прощай, вампир..." Так что ли? Я не очень могу в инглиш.

[@AleksandrRayz]

@@счастьятебе Примерно так)Это фраза из первой игры.

[@georgemartyn5268]

Let me out.

[@supersakurafan1]

Hearing this pulsate through my headphones in the middle of a rainy night is amazing. I still can't believe VTMB2 is real.

[@JamesEarlCash]

Lets hope it's going to be good.

[@leafwhite6376]

@@JamesEarlCash Just playing a thinblood is gonna be fun for me, I can't even play a thinblood in my paper games, it feels so forbidden fruit

[@DragonGirl2000]

Ikr!

[@omnical6135]

@fish what do people mean when they say it's "sjw" progressive?

[@dovahkiin3379]

@@omnical6135 the opposite

[@inq101]

Damn it. This is another game where I'm going to be stuck on the loading screen because the music is so damn good.

[@Atomsk0192]

I still havent gotten past the menu screen of Dark Souls 3

[@pfnieks]

This is the sound of shattered dreams.

[@jesusfranco]

So good they brought back Schaffer and original OST to the game. So bad there's no game anymore...

[@DeebysWorld]

@@jesusfranco Okay I went and checked and according to around Feb 22nd, it was confirmed by a dev that it's still in development. I'm sorta hoping Paradox is just holding it to their chest until its ready to show but i'm not getting my hopes up.

[@wowcraft8784]

Damm bro your words just broke my heart my long cold dead heart

[@wowcraft8784]

@@DeebysWorld im happy its not cancelled but at the best we are getting something like death stranding or cyberpunk

[@pfnieks]

@@DeebysWorld Yeah, zero hopes after they removed Brian Mitsoda.

[@lapislawliet]

With Rik Schaffer you can't go wrong. Now give me playable Gangrel.

[@lapislawliet]

@@nulevoekrylo2888 Naw man, I want to RIP AND TEAR!

[@arbaazshaw8123]

Boring clan

[@lapislawliet]

@@arbaazshaw8123 That's just like, your opinion, kine.

[@arbaazshaw8123]

@@lapislawliet Being kine is better than being a cursed sad thing but alright.

[@arbaazshaw8123]

@Inner Voice A week as a vampire you'll be singing a different song

[@StunningPresence]

Its like remastered version of bloodlines 1. Totally awesome

[@Biojack222]

What I found funny about this being a revamped version of the first theme, is that the theme from the first game is based off of massive attack's Angel. So this is kinda like another remaster of massive attack's angel...

[@deusveritasest56]

@@Biojack222 massive attack Angel came AFTER the first game...

[@Biojack222]

@@deusveritasest56 ? The album the song is on came out in 1999. The devs even stated that they based the main theme around that song and used the song as a place holder at some point.

[@Maxine07]

@@Biojack222 They actually had Massive Attack - Angel used in the main menu of the game during the whole development process and they wanted to buy the rights to the song and still have it there in the main menu of retail version of the game (not sure if instrumental or original song) but then they just asked Rik Schaffer to make his own version of it!

[@Biojack222]

@@Maxine07 Ye, this new theme is weird to me because its a remix of a remix of massive attack angel.

[@CCgivemeawedgy]

Coming back here often... To remind myself of what could have been... *sniff*

[@paulll47]

I can't believe they scrapped Schaffer's work, what in the everloving fuck are they doing? They are making the worst possible decisions at every turn for fucks sake!

[@ChoseeComprende]

Every time i hear this song i remember how Florian Schwarzer said: "I dont want SuffocatedGuy in some future Paradox con yelling: YOU LIED TO ME!" Now i think you should ...

[@tolgcast]

It saddens me that this wonderful theme won't be used in Bloodlines 2.

[@TheLegoJungle]

why not?

[@tarcp6224]

@@TheLegoJungle The game this was originally made for got scrapped, and a new studio is making a new game by the same name. The theme may get used regardless.

[@HuntingtonsDisco]

@@tarcp6224 The new studio has always had their music made by the same composer - Jessica Curry. Admittedly she's a pretty great composer too, but I'm definitely gonna miss Rik.

[@BJORSY]

А может оно и к лучшему? VTMB2 катится в бездну и лучше не быть причастным к этому.

[@mqcyoutube1990]

@@BJORSY Rik's music could've saved us a little bit from the future cringefest the game might end up being. If the new composer is really this Jessica chick, I just hope it's not just a bunch of milktoast goth-girl songs.

[@milosmacura5733]

If a song could say "Welcome home", this would be it.

[@lanceolson5988]

It's like they're saying "This one's for you, og fans."

[@MutualSOUL]

Oh yeah; everyone's coming back for this one. Brian Mitsoda is returning to direct the game, Rik Schaffer is already here, most of the Bloodlines development team who were already working at Hardsuit Labs is coming back to develop Bloodlines as well. People are worried about the political implications, given how V5 really dropped the ball on a number of levels, and ham-fisted political commentary was one of them- but Mitsoda issued, in an official statement on the real world parallels that Bloodlines 2 will have, that it won't be so political that it gets completely unenjoyable by derailing the plot and setting entirely, but have enough allegories that it'll still keep the game satirical, rather than preachy. I've got high hopes for Bloodlines 2, especially since they decided to delay it until Fall or Winter to iron out all the bugs and make sure the same mistakes from Bloodlines 1 wouldn't repeat themselves in a buggy, rushed, and unfinished release.

[@Evandroworks]

@@MutualSOUL Nice to hear!!

[@MutualSOUL]

@@Evandroworks Indeed! I'm honestly interested to see if or how they'll write the whole incident with CHAZ into the game, since that's a recent and relevant event in Seattle; it wouldn't be hard to write it in, given the monstrous nature of vampires, either. Only time will tell for sure, though

[@Marethynmk]

@@MutualSOUL Reading this comment on 26th may in 2021 is literally soul ripping :

[@TheRealSmokerZ]

@@Marethynmk yeah...

[@TwinMajora]

Needs more WAOWAOWAOWAOWAOWAOWAOWAO

[@StunningPresence]

indeed

[@MisterAAnderson]

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[@eloniichan8392]

Yes, i miss that part too. XD

[@WeisserAllan]

+1

[@theo_junk]

The comments here are so funny. Everyone from 3 years ago was so excited and optimistic, anything posted recently is the complete opposite.

[@Foga001]

Welcome in the world of tomorrow!

[@spatrk6634]

'Each minor problem like a grain of sand, each night I inherit the desert.''

[@SanguivorousRevenant]

Words cannot express my joy at this moment. It's happening, it's actually happening!

[@ベストカジノボーナス]

@Catboomer Well not it is again ;)

[@Ezio999Auditore]

*It’s over*

[@thanostsotoulidis5663]

Is this true? THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR. I am so proud of you guys! Make this game a new classic!!!!!!

[@AbiNephilim]

It would be fascinating to see what Larian would do with this project if they got their hands on this IP. They genuinely worked wonders on Baldur's Gate, I would positively adore a darker, grungy, mature and more paranormal RPG of VTM Bloodlines done by them, with this as the main theme - as it bloody should be.

[@Jonatron101]

Is this what a dog feels like when you scritch behind it's ear? VTMB2 is happening!!!!!

[@MugenTheFallen]

This is like telling us:"welcome home." Here's my response:" yes...I'm home,thanks"

[@skeletonking4119]

“Bros, we’re Going home”

[@vector3813]

Not yet.

[@sweepingtime]

They couldn't pack Jeanette's club with clubbers because of tech limitations but I hope that this time around the clubs and bar will look absolutely lively.

[@GenkiGanbare]

YES there needs to be more club locales in video games where you actually have to push your way through a crowd rather than only have 4 NPCs you can interact with sprinkled here and there and 7-12 people you can't interact with.

[@GenkiGanbare]

@S K If my eyes could roll any further back, you'd see my optic nerve cords

[@ThisisSigma200]

it's weird that vampires keep trying to seduce you knowing full well that you're also a vampire and vampires don't even enjoy sex

[@jonahfalcon1970]

@@ThisisSigma200 Vampires can't HAVE sex. They ENJOY sexual gratification, albeit by proxy.

[@gmoder10]

@S K sorry to break it to you man, but dont expect any sexualization in a 2020 game.devs are cucked by identity politics and dont have the same freedom as they did back in the 2000s, where you could get away with anything basically.right now being even a little politically incorrect will drop your sales and get you "cancelled".

[@evoloxe]

This is the game I never thought would come. This song gives me chills. 💕

[@UncleJoeNeonCherry]

Rik hasn't lost his touch, I see. Very well.

[@nulevoekrylo2888]

Shaffer himself is not so confident in his talent anymore, as he told in some interview.

[@arbaazshaw8123]

I don't know honestly, this homage theme is quite good

[@wanderertamplior2323]

Вот уж где не ожидала увидеть канал, который так долго смотрю! У вас отличный вкус

[@gegensw4500]

maybe rik used some drugs to get his touch back.

[@nalrashido]

@@gegensw4500 isn't that what caused his situation in the first place?

[@BadAnalogy91]

Is this real?! If so, holy shit! Rik Schaffer rides again! The first game's theme was creepier, but this one has an awesome melancholic feel to it! The nostalgia hits me like a Level 5 Potence punch!

[@CaffeinatedKing]

The joy hearing this brings to me, but a tone of sadness throughout the song starting at 0:18 which just reminds me of the time that has passed. It's nice how similar but different it is.

[@patrickbateman1290]

🚬🚬🚬

[@R_FangZ]

That part kind of gave me goosebumps, not gonna lie.. I feel like it kinda tells you that that chapter in Bloodlines 1 is over and you just have to move on to whatever the night is gonna have to offer soon. In a way, it's like the world itself feels nostalgic about it. Really really sinister stuff

[@bardkaitiff1962]

2.10 - in some way, I almost see how my Gangrel (my personal favorite, I love them) walks into L.A. after many years, looks around, walks into the empty oold broken bar (you know which it is), sits down on last old chair, lights up cigarete and stares into empty space while thinking about his past deeds and realising *this is not just over yet*

[@freedomman9753]

That Guitar solo is so beautiful. It’s crying.

[@TheMarcHicks]

Whatever else fhis game is going to have, I strongly feel that it will have the same intense atmosphere as the original.....thanks to Rik Schaffer's amazing soundtrack

[@wowcraft8784]

I hope one day we will hear this in the game menu

[@michaellistov8493]

lol

[@skeletonking4119]

We will brother Hopefully we will and while looking at our character editing and wonder where to put that 3Exp at . Haha

[@nerddeoculos4532]

will be a good day!

[@nerddeoculos4532]

@@skeletonking4119 i will come back here when i do that

[@Ezio999Auditore]

One day…

[@sargtlin]

This song makes me feel melancholic. And reminds me of my crushed dreams.

[@DangerIncFilms]

“Where to?”

[@paumen9330]

"Just drive"

[@patrickbateman1290]

In your voice there is desperation.

[@skeletonking4119]

“Anywhere but here!!”

[@runninginthenineties3478]

coming back here with an unlit cigarette dangling from my mouth as rain slides down the flickering neon sign overhead. reminiscing. wanting. yearning for a future where i can build a time machine, just to go back and fix whatever happened to this project. begging an unlistening god for nothing else, just this, just to get this thing back.

[@guidomista3192]

Dancing confirmed? Hell yeah! My brujah will dance their way to justice!

[@angryturtle7436]

TORTURE DANCE MA BOI!!!1

[@guidomista3192]

@@angryturtle7436 You said it man

[@guidomista3192]

@: well technically you ain't wrong

[@cagedcoco1681]

Y O U' R E I N F O R I T N O W

[@lelxrv]

Rik still has it. :P

[@JMSLionheart]

Gives me the shivers.

[@FallenL0rd]

anything you can do with this :P

[@alan.smitheeee]

I had to come back and listen to this again after watching the TCR trailer.

[@nataslaih]

Same and now I am doing it again after latest fiasco.🤦‍♂

[@wieso4008]

I remember feeling genuinely sad some years back when I completed another playthrough of Bloodlines, just out of the blue getting hit with sadness because we probably would never receive a sequel for Bloodlines. I'm so glad that most comment sections are filled with same nostalgia and hype I'm feeling myself. We're truly going home.

[@amf1435]

I bit more sinister than in first one, with some amazing middle eastern vibes from second minute on. Makes me think of cold, unfeeling city with ancient secrets lurking below the surface

[@Urizen777]

Yeah, that middle eastern vibe was a genius move. Makes it different from the original theme, while it still retains the same beat and even that "bow wow" sound in the back, just much more subdued. Great mix of old and new. And I agree, it sounds more sinister in a mysterious way, first was much more aggressive and "in your face". It might be a blasphemy, but I think I'm beginning to prefer new version from a musical standpoint.

[@Atomsk0192]

Yeah. For me the first one was very, "I've been a vampire for 20 minutes and this is awesome!" This is "I've been Kindred for 20 years, it sucks, and it's just going to get worse."

[@amf1435]

@@Atomsk0192 Yeah, that's a good way to put it. Plus there is a "there is something dark and elder lurking around and its gonna vaporize my ass, but what can you do"

[@Sedurnas]

I love it. So eerie... so familiar...

[@thesmilinggun-knight9646]

Don’t know about eerie but familiar definitely

[@S_Kotov]

@@thesmilinggun-knight9646 you could literally fucking hear "Angel" by Massive Attack since Bloodlines and even for today.

[@stenkanah]

Atmosperic track, like in original vtmb. Good work.

[@mercybabineaux4507]

I still can't believe we're finally getting a sequel. Also I got punched square in the face by Nostalgia

[@kite172000]

Hope Rik drops a "Disturbed and Twisted Combat" Remix on us next! that was one of my faves.

[@arachnoid2569]

Dude I'm so happy it sounds reminiscent of the old one, that's so awesome!!

[@Zalastor]

Part of me makes me want to not have heard this until playing the actual game. That first beat sent goosebumps!

[@ParasiticTentacle]

YESSSSS this is absolutely incredible and I have so many emotions right now

[@Zachebi]

We gotta do what we can to get this series recognised, force your friends and family to play the original, spread it on forums, *make vtmb2 happen*

[@angryturtle7436]

I still have the game in my steam library, praying for the release its so unfair what happened to this game and its creators.

[@raivin7172]

At least we'll got a new Rick Shaffer's album

[@raymalik5171]

YESSS, I love that they made it kind of a "successor" to 1's theme!

[@specialke1]

HNGGH this is so good! I can't wait to hear more of Schaffer's work! Recently, I discovered one of his unused VtMB tracks "Innocence Once Lost", and it's so pretty! Thank you, Rick for all of your work! I have no doubt that VtMB2's soundtrack will be as great as the first one.

[@ShayJuliette]

I feel like the first theme is more raw and hits harder while this one is eerie and complex. I like them both for different reasons.

[@orhanmilanovic8216]

I don't want to get hyped but this doesn't help

[@siennafalls]

You will listen this everyday and dream about it lol

[@d0pesmoker]

real shit

[@ilyailyushonak9942]

Even if this game died before a born... we've got this.

[@brockkelly4841]

Yeah, we'll see what news they have for us in September.

[@ДеЛаФруз]

At least, we have this.

[@Adabeauvoir111]

Who would've thought that a remix of the original VTMB theme would sound so good?!

[@baglayan]

Pain.

[@crestfallenknight7983]

Ikr?!

[@heresy8384]

AND THE PAIN ONLY GETS *WORSE* I WISH THESE WERE THE FINAL NIGHTS BECAUSE AT LEAST THEN THE PAIN WOULD END

[@fotuoh]

I can't believe the fired Brian Mitsoda amongst others in this project. I really hope they don't let us down with this release. Please!!

[@anomitas]

Its gonna be shit

[@megakaren2160]

Keep your expectations low and you won't be disappointed.

[@estellegourdouras]

Absolutely effing flawless. Just enough of the original to give me Feelings, but with a new spin.

[@1truehero55]

Wouldn't feel like bloodlines without this beat xD

[@zeroxromance]

The second this track was released... Somewhere in some deep far away corner of this globe... Drowned within the blackest pitch of shadows... my coffin finally creaked open... "At last, something again to live for!" 🔥

[@FuriousTheGeorge]

It's an absolute travesty these themes will not be in the game.

[@skeletonking4119]

Of course, they gonna put pope music instead of the good old gothic we know and love.

[@nataslaih]

Nevermind me. Just going through ''What could have been'' scenario. Something tells me they completely ditched Rik's music.

[@sospokemika1197]

They ditched everything it seems. I had several outcomes in my head on how are they gonna fuck up the game and this... This is beyond everything I imaged.

[@felipecel]

Nostalgic feelings for something that you haven't experienced yet.

[@baglayan]

Nostalgic for the promise and hope I had for this game.

[@hobabbi2887]

In german you call that “Sehnsucht”

[@Ar41e]

Thanks you for dedication, dear Rik!

[@sethribb7663]

I hope those guys at Chinese Room will keep this theme.

[@balintpelcz602]

Half-life 3? Hah forget it, need this game. :D

[@supersakurafan1]

I adore you Rik Shaffer!!!

[@TremeresRaspa]

This...is so...I cannot describe it...reminiscent enough to be nostalgic, new enough to be its own thing...and remains awesome without getting lost in the mix :')

[@arttheclown9458]

RIP to this game we never god :(

[@thant0s]

Just the right blend of the OG track, nostalgia fanservicing and maintained talent. Rik Schaffer never retired, he was just waiting for us.

[@amosph5799]

This is a World of Darkness. We are just a shadow, a reflection of your kind. We are sons of Caine. We are Kindreds

[@emilbrandwyne5747]

wow. edgy

[@thant0s]

*Masquerade breach intensifies*

[@QuayNemSorr]

Kindred

[@shrek7901]

Amos PH Childe of Caine*

[@McMcEnio]

Hell YES! This is how I like my Kindred music!!!

[@R_FangZ]

It's calling us back

[@Jonatron101]

You'll never even hear their call, but the blood will, and it will make you obey.

[@crepusculecraft]

NGL I got full body chills when I first heard this. I'm SO ridiculously happy they brought Rik back.

[@robertmunroe9635]

it sounds like massive attack's dissolved girl and its amazing

[@nadharun346]

I've been listening to this everyday for the past week... the hype is real....

[@renesmaesherman352]

I have been playing the first game again love it.

[@jonahfalcon1970]

You made a powerful enemy tonight, Stop Sign!

[@vytenis4898]

for some reason i like the ending of it . that calm part. its soo good

[@freedomman9753]

Rik is Fucking awesome. He feeling this atmosphere like nobody does. No , he create it.

[@PattyDLuffy]

What a masterpiece! At least I hope at some point we will get to listen to whatever else Rik Schaffer prepared for Bloodlines2.

[@FalloutWanderer-uq5sh]

Yes! I am so happy that Schaffer is returning to compose the OST for VTMB 2. Between the licensed tracks and Schaffer's compositions VTMB is one of my all-time favorite soundtracks of any game and it fit the game, its world and themes perfectly imo. Liking what I've heard so far and supposedly Rik has already composed a little over an hour of brand new music for VTMB 2!

[@udontseethetruth]

This is brilliant. This is my new loop!

[@senemakpunar7079]

Sounds like the old main track but it has its own magic touch so cool geezz

[@wsnt]

The best thing right now for VTMB2 is Rik.

[@RipperGand]

Yeah! The cymbals from the original song in the background are there!! I always loved that little touch (1:49)

[@ColeEdits]

Nice little call back to the original theme. Love it.

[@vovkapavlov]

I just can't stop listening to this.

[@vaniog29]

I love this so much

[@mattyvsmithy]

Great modern update of this tune! From what I understand this was heavily influenced by Massive Attack - Angel. I believe they either wanted to license the track for the game but didn't or couldn't so this was what Rik created with elements of that track.

[@nastang87xx]

Rik cleared the air on this, in fact said he was NOT familiar with Massive Attack. His influence on this track was in fact himself and his growth as a person coming out of the darkness while he was composing Bloodlines 1. He said he wanted to take the original and make a more evolved and mature version that displayed almost a sense of reconciliation.

[@mattyvsmithy]

@@nastang87xx Interesting, do you have a source? I can find no mention of this anywhere. You have to admit, it's incredibly close to Angel so I do, personally, find it hard to believe that he never heard the song in his life but I could be wrong.

[@ZelphTheWebmancer]

They had one of the original writers and the original composer, and instead of hiring a studio that could finish the project as it was envisioned they scrap it for something that doesn't feel like a Bloodlines game. I feel bad for everyone involved in the development of both version of the game, tbh.

[@MrAgerwaen]

aaand it's gone!

[@Mochipandabear]

You know it's good when the first second has the same effect of the original one

[@VindensSaga]

We live in the shitty timeline, the other one has proper Bloodlines 2 game and music. What we will get will destroy Bloodlines as a whole.

[@kennydesrochers3264]

So fun to hear that Rik kept the same rythm track as for the theme in bloodlines 1 (aka drums and synthbass) but put a new melody on top of it. Fresh yet somewhat the same ;P