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Scruffy Bumps - The Theme Song, The Legend
🕑 Added 2021-06-27 03:53:57 +0000 UTCDear Insane Children,
One of the side projects we're working on that I'm really excited about is "Scruffy Bumps" the revenge-murder-cat. He fits into a category I've started calling "Educational Horror" and is designed to teach people (children) to be nice to animals... OR ELSE!
You can watch us talk about Scruffy Bumps during the last Live Stream via THIS LINK (goes to Twitch).
But what wanted to share today is the audio track linked above (main image). That's a theme song done by our friend Tom Resnick - musician, voice actor, video director, and all-around creative guy. You may remember him from the excellent "Out of the Woods" marketing trailer we released a while back (see it on YouTube).
This track has me smiling ear to ear. I can just imagine this playing as the credits roll on a Scruffy Bumps horror film. It gives me bumps... chill bumps to hear it! An excellent mix of Harry Potter, Thriller, and Nightmare Before Christmas. All my favorite things!
We're also working on aspects of the Scruffy Bumps lore... like his connection to an ancient Egyptian cat god (goddess?) - Maybe Bastet or Sekhmet? From the Wikipedia article about Sekhmet...
Sekhmet was considered the daughter of the sun god, Ra, and was among the more important of the goddesses who acted as the vengeful manifestation of Ra's power, the Eye of Ra. Sekhmet was said to breathe fire, and the hot winds of the desert were likened to her breath. She was also believed to cause plagues, which were called her servants or messengers, although she was also called upon to ward off disease.
What if Scruffy Bumps is the reincarnation of Sekhmet - returned to seek revenge on those who might cause suffering or injury to cats and dogs? She can possess any dog or cat as needed but primarily resides in the form of the black cat (with white) tail we've designated as Scruffy Bumps.
Why the white tip on the tail? Yan added that as a visual mark of distinction - just to make the design something more than a pure black cat. After that, I had the idea that Scruffy Bumps was once a white cat... but that someone murdered him by dipping him in a can of oil (paint?) - so that he turned black except where he was being held by the tail. Dark! I know. But he's a horror cat. What do you expect?!
Let us know in the comments below what you think of Scruffy Bumps. Do you have ideas on how we might improve his legend? Let's Crowd Design some more dark ideas!
From Shanghai with Scruffy Bumps,
-American
Comments
If scruffy is it’s name maybe you could make a scruffy line so scruffy bumps is the cat something like scruffy mubs is a dog version less lanky legs, scruffy screech is a bird version could have a beak and stubby legs, scruffy hops is a rabbit version and scruffy blubs is a fish version could be like a creepy furry puffer fish. that covers the general household pets. Also maybe add some creepy sound box to them that would be cool not sure if that’s feasible
Saleh Abu-Rashid
Well, that was something
Yes!
Same to me, it's playing all day long in my head :D
Oh yeah, now I'm singing this song all day.^^ Thank you!
Just brilliant 👏 love it. Making a short ringtone out of that section.
I wouldn't mind if the game turned partial in a musical with this kind of music. Doesn't sound as horror. (But might be personal).
Wendy Jaa
All for Martin and American singing this on the next live stream?
Nicholas Brokaw
That’s a harsh origin story for Scruffy Bumps… very fitting! 🐈⬛
American McGee
Cool stuff. Thanks for the share!
Anna Lepper
I think the tail tip being a different color (alluding to his original form) would work better if it wasn't a pattern which could naturally occur. Like if the tip was tabby instead of white.
Sobela
I kind of wish this was a longer song and I don't know if I even posted it or not but I so want a plush of this little one..I also like the song b/c I hope that people that hurt helpless things should suffer. ^_~ <3
Sobela
Ok I love this and yes I really hope Scruffy Bumps gets the meany's hurting helpless things..I also want's a Scruffy Bumps plush lol. ^_^ <3
You know Freya is closely linked to cats? There are for more gods and goddesses then Greek or Egyptian that are just as interesting and Norse mythology is very bloody. I'm just over the cliche of using Egypt or Greek gods all the time. Personal thought. I just think Hollywood has made them over used and it would be nice to see different mythology used for once.
May you can work with her? https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuJcgCK4iy/?utm_medium=share_sheet I found her a while back and after reading this the first thing that came to my mind where her cats sculls and they are incredible and horror like. The idea that the cats have a death mark is very nice and bitter.
American McGee
Oh, yeah. Great link!
Sarah Heist
I like the white tip story- reinforces the allusion to death by referencing Achilles and the river Styx
