Sacred Symbols+, Episode 510 | The Music of Saint Slayer (Via A Part-Time Game Composer) (Patreon)

Please welcome musician and composer Josh Davis back to Sacred Symbols+. While Josh appeared with the rest of the Lillymo team on an episode of SS+ when Tri Breaker came out in late '24, this is his first solo appearance on the show, and I (Colin) wanted to invite him back for a few reasons. First of all, Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege -- our newest and potentially most promising game at Lillymo -- is right around the corner, and I'm going to use its release (as usual) to stage some insightful episodes of Sacred+, trying to give as much behind-the-scenes information about the development of games as possible. But also: We're doing a limited release vinyl for Saint Slayer, which you can pre-order right now! Otherwise, our conversation is lengthy and rambling (and we ask you to forgive us for conversational issues attributed to latency, as Josh apparently connects to the internet on a 28.8k baud modem). We talk about Josh's life, how he came to music as a young person, how he fell in with Lillymo and started writing our audio, how he balances his life as a business magnate (seriously) and family man (with one kid and another on the way) with his side-hustle, which also happens to be his greatest passion, and so on. There's a lot of interesting Lillymo lore within, and tons of detail about how you, too, might find your way into the industry one day. Plus, if you're a music nerd like we are, well... Please enjoy.

To learn more about the Saint Slayer vinyl, please visit https://www.jsqrd.shop/shop/p/saintslayer