Deon van Heerden

@deonvanheerden.bsky.social

Composer who revels in excess | Broforce, Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood and Teef, Chainstaff, Stick it to the Stickman | Co-Founder at PolyForge Media.

Back to doing some recording. I'm doing it myself so I'm the producer and the artist. As the artist I am getting tired of the ridiculous things the producer is making me do. As the producer I am wondering why I ever agreed to work with someone so touchy and unprofessional.

Evil Dead Burn is pretty phenomenal. Walks that fine line between pure sadism and dark humor. Some of the best, most creative shots in the franchise. Minor CGI-related gripe robs it of an 11/10, relegating it to a mere 10/10. Possibly the only long-running horror franchise without a bad entry?

It's unsurprising that a megacorp with FIFTEEN goddamn management layers doesn't understand institutional knowledge and brain trusts. Gutting id's tech team is unthinkably stupid. If you can't figure out how to monetize the best in the world, maybe you're in the wrong goddamn business.

Listening to live recordings of Rainbow from 1976 and... imagine being the founding guitarist for *Deep Purple* and thinking, You know what? I need *even more solo time*; I'm gonna start a whole new band, and the guitar solos are gonna be *ten minutes long*, because fuck EVERYONE.

A little bass duet from the Chainstaff OST. The Molting Grounds are so visually arresting, writing something to do them justice felt like a fool's errand. This introduction sought to compliment the gorgeous imagery, while staying out of the way enough to let the art speak for itself.

Great to see two excellent horrors by young directors dominating the box office. Especially with complacent mega-franchises faltering. It seems like it's the one genre immune to whatever else is happening in popular culture.