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Years active | 2011 | –present|||||||||
Labels | Screenwave Media (2016 -2020 )
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Years active | 2011–present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 7.69 million [1] | |||||||||
Total views | 3.232 billion [1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: April 23, 2024 |
The Living Tombstone is an electronic rock band and YouTube channel formed in 2011 by Israeli-born music producer Yoav Landau as a one-man band and later joined by American singer Sam Haft as a musical duo. The group is notable for their songs and music videos based off video games and pop culture media, such as the Five Nights at Freddy's series, Overwatch , and My Little Pony , as well as original music, with Haft composing the music for the SpindleHorse Toons animated series Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel .
Several of their songs have gone viral, and they have been credited with spawning various internet memes. In addition to these videos, they have developed music for the video game In Sound Mind and have created the video game AudioClash: Battle of the Bands. Music publication NME has referred to them as "the internet's biggest gaming band." [note 1]
In 2006, musician Yoav Landau formed the channel Koolfox where he uploaded remixes of songs and gameplays. [3] The Living Tombstone was founded by Landau in 2011 as both a YouTube channel and musical project. [2] [4] Landau, a native of Israel, [4] was involved in the online fan community of the media franchise My Little Pony , where he created a remix of one of the songs featured on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic . [2] [4] After the remix garnered several thousand views, Landau eventually shifted his focus to various video game communities, creating songs based on video games. [5]
Five years after forming The Living Tombstone, Landau moved to the United States where he met vocalist Sam Haft. [2] [4] Haft had previously been involved with other musical projects in the past, such as the comedic music group Sam & Bill. [4] Landau and Haft sent each other their own songs before eventually collaborating together on music, with Haft becoming an official member of The Living Tombstone. [4] The pair wrote songs such as a remix of Super Mario Odyssey 's "Jump Up Superstar" in which Haft contributed backing vocals, and the original track "My Ordinary Life" which was cited by LA Weekly as their most popular song. [4] Both Landau and Haft worked on the worldbuilding for The Living Tombstone, including the characters, story and lore surrounding the group's music and videos. [2] [4] The attention their music received online caused Warner Music to notice the band, and the record label signed The Living Tombstone. [2]
The Living Tombstone's content consists of both original music and homages to various video games and pop culture media, several of which became popular online. [2] One of the group's first video game-related videos was a trilogy of songs for the first three games in the Five Nights at Freddy's series. [2] [6] The trilogy went viral on YouTube with each song accumulating hundreds of millions of views; [6] the first video in the series reached over 326 million views by 2023. [7] [ failed verification ] Houston Press listed the trilogy as one of the best songs based on the horror game. [6] The trilogy's success led the band to develop a cult following amongst the game's fandom. Rolling Stone credited the band with launching a subgenre of Five Nights at Freddy's themed music. [8] The first song was later used for the 2023 film adaptation in the credits. [9] Shortly before the film's release, the band released a gothic remix of the first song. [10] After the film's release, the song reached the top 5 of Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart, peaking at #4, previously only charting on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart. [11]
In 2018, The Living Tombstone's song based on the hero shooter game Overwatch went viral on social media. [12] [13] [14] Originally released as an animated video from YouTube channel Mashed in January 2017, [13] the song describes two players on the same team arguing about their choice of characters and its contributions to the team's repeated losses, mainly due to the lack of a support character in the team. [note 2] The song features the refrain "I'm Already Tracer," which became the subject of numerous videos made on social media platform TikTok in which users recorded themselves lip-synching to the song. [12] [13] [14] The meme attracted negative attention as it was the subject of various compilations on social media. Outlets such as Kotaku , Polygon and The Daily Dot noted that such compilations soon became rooted in misogyny, with comments disparaging those who created such videos miming to the song alongside mocking women who play video games in general. [12] [13] [14]
Other songs of theirs that have become viral include their remix of various My Little Pony songs [16] [17] and a remix of "Spooky Scary Skeletons". [18] [19] In 2012, The Living Tombstone remixed the song "Discord" from the Eurobeat producer Odyssey, which accumulated over 40 million views on YouTube and was used in over 500,000 videos on TikTok in 2021. [16] In 2013, Landau made a remix of Andrew Gold's 1996 song "Spooky, Scary Skeletons," which garnered over 90 million views on YouTube. [18] The remix was also listed by The Daily Dot as one of the most popular songs of 2019 on TikTok. [19]
The group's music has been labeled as electronic rock, alternative rock and pop rock, with influences from EDM and Middle Eastern folk music. [2] [4] [12] Landau has also stated that genres such as complextro, dubstep and drum 'n bass has inspired the band's musical style. [17] Their music and aesthetics have been compared to Gorillaz and Daft Punk, along with Lindsey Stirling's videos. [2] [4]
The Living Tombstone has also contributed music for video games. In 2021, the band created the soundtrack for the indie horror game In Sound Mind from Israeli game studio We Create Stuff. [20] [21] [22] Their contributions to the soundtrack were praised alongside the game, with several outlets noting that the poignant and reserved compositions added to the dark atmosphere of the game. [21] [22] [23]
In 2021, The Living Tombstone collaborated with game studio Big Boat Interactive to create the music-based strategy game AudioClash: Battle of the Bands. [24] [25] [26] Described as an amalgam of various rhythm games, the role-playing games Pokémon and Dota and the Scott Pilgrim comics, the gameplay consists of assembling a group of musician characters to compete against rival bands. [2] [26] The game was released on Steam in early access in late 2021. [26] [27]
Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
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"Cracks" | 2011 | Non-album singles | |
"Rainbow NukeStep" | |||
"September" (feat. Mic the Microphone & PinkieSkye) | |||
"Sister Hate" (feat. Mic the Microphone) | |||
"Good ol' Days" (feat. Mic the Microphone & JackleApp) | |||
"Like a Spinning" Record | |||
"Party Cannon" | |||
"Louise the Lab Rat" | 2012 | ||
"Octavia's Overture" | |||
"לעוף (Fly)" | |||
"Magic" (feat. Lauren G.) | |||
"Stuck in Time" (with Bronyfied) | |||
"Dubstep Dishwasher" | |||
"Doodle" (with Temporal Walker) | |||
"Good Girl" (with Dasha) | |||
"Mic The Microphone's 21st Birthday Song!!!" (feat. LilDeuceDeuce) | |||
"Hush" (with Archie) | |||
"Ignition" (with Silva Hound) | |||
"Spyro Does A Thing (Remix)" | 2013 | ||
"Run, Shoot, Kill... and Cry" | |||
"Tachles (תכלס)" | |||
"BEC (Happy Birthday Bexy)" | |||
"Jumping Devil" | |||
"Cats" | |||
"Manehattan" (with Asi Meskin) | 2014 | ||
"Collecting Cookies" (with Mic the Microphone) | |||
"Quartermaster" (feat. Automatic Jack and Nexgen) | |||
"THE ROAD TO EL DORADO REMIX!" | |||
"Five Nights at Freddy's" |
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"It's Been So Long" | |||
"Markiplier Rock Opera" (with Project RnL) | 2015 | ||
"Die In A Fire" (feat. EileMonty & Orko) | |||
"Dog of Wisdom (Blue Version)" (feat. Joe Gran) | |||
"Dog of Wisdom (Red Version)" (feat. Joe Gran) | |||
"Squid Melody (Blue Version)" | |||
"Squid Melody (Red Version)" | |||
"Dead Kitten Song" | |||
"I Got No Time" | 2016 | ||
"Two Handed Great Sword (Remix)" | |||
"I Can’t Fix You" (with Crusher-P) | |||
"Cut the Cord" (feat. EileMonty) | 2017 | ||
"1000 Doors (Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion Song)" (feat. BSlick & Crusher-P) | |||
"Yumbo Bear (דובון יומבו)" | |||
"My Ordinary Life" |
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"GBA SP Blue Edition Song" | |||
"Circle of Death (PUBG Song)" (with Roomie & Dan Bull) | 2018 | ||
"Basics in Behavior (Blue Version)" (feat. OR3O) | |||
"Basics in Behavior (Red Version)" (feat. OR30) | |||
"Pikachu's Lament (Blue Version)" (feat. Sam & Bill) | |||
"Pikachu's Lament (Red Version)" (feat. Sam & Bill) | |||
"Right Now (Blue Version)" (feat. Damsel is Depressed, Emi Jones & Sam Haft) | |||
"Memory" (feat. Sam Haft, Emi Jones & Vylet Pony) | 2019 | ||
"Goose Goose Revolution" | 2020 | ||
"Drunk" | zero_one | ||
"A Doll's House" (feat. Hayley Nelson) | In Sound Mind – Original Soundtrack | ||
"Alastor's Game" | Non-album single | ||
"Sunburn" | zero_one | ||
"Love I Need" | Non-album single | ||
"Chosen" | zero_one | ||
"Hunters" (feat. Dan Bull, Izzy Deluxe & Schäffer The Darklord) | 2021 | Non-album singles | |
"Getting Bigger" (feat. Daniel J. Edwards & Cassie Ewulu) | |||
"Report, Report, Report!" (feat. Kellen Goff) | |||
"Here Comes a Savior (In Sound Mind Theme)" (feat. Mick "Ricepirate" Lauer) | In Sound Mind – Original Soundtrack | ||
"Temporary Love" (with CG5) | 2022 | Non-album singles | |
"Hit the Snooze" | |||
"This Comes From Inside" | |||
"Trapped" | |||
"4GET" (with CG5) | 2023 |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Heavy's Pizza Song" (RubberFruit feat. 2007excalibur2007) | 2012 | Non-album singles |
"Goomba Got Back" (feat. Gaijin Goombah) | 2014 | |
"Stuck Inside" (feat. Kevin Foster) | 2023 |
Title | Original artists | Year | Album |
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"Melting Pot of Alcohol (The Living Tombstone's Remix)" | Alex S. (feat. Ghost) | 2011 | Non-album singles |
"Plastic Smile (Remix)" | Perfume | ||
"Party With Pinkie (Remix)" | Alex S. | ||
"melody pet remix (Remix)" | DQN ILLMINATIONZ & 錯覚 | ||
"Willy Bum Bum (Remix)" | ALIEN REd WOLf | ||
"Winter Wrap Up (Remix)" | Daniel Ingram | ||
"Beyond her Garden (Remix)" | WoodenToaster | ||
"Summer (Remix)" | JackleApp | ||
"Pinkie Piggy (Remix)" | Daniel Ingram | 2012 | |
"Discord (Remix)" | Eurobeat Brony | ||
"Chop Suey (Remix)" | System of a Down | ||
"Flim and Flam (Remix)" | Daniel Ingram | ||
"One Trick Pony (Remix)" | JackleApp & Mic The Microphone | ||
"Smile Song (Remix)" | Daniel Ingram | ||
"What You Do (Remix)" | The Queenstons | ||
"Atomizer (Remix)" (feat. Ibeabronyrapper) | Furries in a Blender | ||
"After Midnight (Remix)" | Rocket Ship Resort & ShadyVox | ||
"Song of Storms (Remix)" | Koji Kondo | ||
"Pony Rock Anthem (Remix)" | ShadyVox | ||
"Colgate Brushie Song (Remix)" | Rina-chan | ||
"Badger Badger Badger (Remix)" | MrWeebl | ||
"Saturday Night (Remix)" | Michelle Creber | ||
"Babs Seed (Remix)" | Daniel Ingram | ||
"Hooves Up High (Remix)" (feat. EileMonty) | Silva Hound | ||
"Gypsy Bard [remix]" | Griffin Lewis | 2013 | |
"Nightmare Night (Remix)" | WoodenToaster & Mic the Microphone | ||
"Neverending Strife (Remix)" | H8 Seed | ||
"Pinkie's Brew (Remix)" | Sherclop Pones | ||
"Friendship (Remix)" | Aviators | ||
"Luna (Remix)" | Eurobeat Brony | ||
"More Than a Chicken (Remix)" | General Mumble | ||
"Rainbow Factory (Remix)" | WoodenToaster | ||
"Save The Badger (Remix)" | MrWeebl | ||
"Computer Guy (Remix)" | Savlonic | ||
"Shade Man's Stage Theme (Remix)" | Toshihiko Horiyama, Yüko Takehara & Makoto Tomozawa | ||
"Taking Flight (Remix)" | d.notive | ||
"Spooky Scary Skeletons (Remix)" | Andrew Gold | ||
"Absolute Territory (Remix)" | Ken Ashcorp | ||
"Jenny (Remix)" | Studio Killers | ||
"Hampire (Remix)" | LilDeuceDeuce | 2014 | |
"Final Transmission (Remix)" | Temporal Walker & [voodoopony] | ||
"Stop The Bats (Remix)" | Daniel Ingram | ||
"Make a Wish (Remix)" (with μThunder) | |||
"Stay (Remix)" | Knife Pony (feat. Feather) | ||
"Rats (The Living Tombstone's Remix)" | mrSimon | ||
"Sorry Jack (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Scratch21 | ||
"Atop The Fourth Wall Remix (AT4W)" | Vincent E.L. | 2015 | |
"Ghostbusters Theme Song Remix" | Ray Parker Jr. | 2016 | |
"Bonetrousle Remix" | Toby Fox | ||
"Grim Grinning Ghosts (The Living Tombstone Remix)" (feat. Crusher P & Corpse Husband) | Buddy Baker & X Atencio | ||
"It's Raining Men Remix" feat. Eilemonty | The Weather Girls | ||
"We Are Number One Remix but by The Living Tombstone" | Máni Svavarsson & Stefán Karl Stefánsson | ||
"Carol of the Bells (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Peter Wilhousky | ||
"Epoch (The Living Tombstone's Remix)" | Savlonic | 2017 | |
"Don't Tattle On Me Remix" | Caleb Hyles & Fandroid | ||
"Bendy and the Ink Machine Remix" (feat. DAGames) | Kyle Allen | ||
"Beep Beep Im a Sheep Remix" (feat. TomSka & Black Gryph0n) | LilDeuceDeuce | ||
"ECHO (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Crusher-P | ||
"Jump Up, Super Star! Remix" | Naoto Kubo & Noboyoshi Suzuki | ||
"Goodbye Moonmen (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Ryan Elder, David Phillips & Dan Harmon | ||
"Clip Joint Calamity (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Kristofer Maddigan | ||
"Floral Fury (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | |||
"Last Christmas (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Wham! | ||
"Inkwell Isle One (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Kristofer Maddigan | 2018 | |
"Globglogabgalab Remix (Blue Version)" | David Hutter | ||
"Globglogabgalab Remix (Red Version)" | |||
"I Don't Know What Sex Is Remix (Blue Version)" | Sam and Bill | ||
"Long Time Friends (Spooky Mix)" | The Living Tombstone | 2020 | |
"Anthropology (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Awkward Marina | 2022 | |
"No Mercy [Overwatch 2 Remix]" (feat. Black Gryph0n, Jayn & Dan Bull) | The Living Tombstone | ||
"Cats (2023 Remix)" | 2023 | ||
"Witches, Witches, Witches (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Andrew Gold | ||
"Join Us for a Bite Remix" | JT Music | ||
"Five Nights At Freddy's (Goth Remix)" (feat. Black Gryph0n & Baasik) | The Living Tombstone | ||
"Afterburn (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Sam Haft | Badder Times (Deluxe) | |
"Poison (Hazbin Hotel Original Soundtrack) - Official Remix" | Blake Roman, Sam Haft, Andrew Underberg | 2024 | Non-album singles |
Title | Artist | Year | Album | Credits |
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"Rooftop" | Sam Haft | 2022 | Bad Times EP | Songwriter, Producer |
"Grow Up" | Sam Haft, CG5 | 2023 | ||
"Kitty" | Band of Silver | Archduke | Songwriter | |
"Archduke" | ||||
"2D" | 2024 | Non-album singles | ||
"If This Is A Game" |
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