# The Living Tombstone

The Living Tombstone (TLT) is an electronic rock band and YouTube channel formed in 2011 by music producer Yoav Landau and later joined by American singer Sam Haft as a musical duo. The group is notable for their songs and music videos based on 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. They have released one studio album, Zero One (2020), with a second studio album expected to be released in early 2025 titled Rust.
Several of their songs have garnered online popularity, and they have been credited with spawning various internet memes. In addition to their music videos, they have created music for the video games In Sound Mind, Beat Saber, 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".

## Career
### Background

The Living Tombstone was founded by Landau in 2011 as both a YouTube channel and a musical project. Landau, a native of Israel, 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. After the remix garnered several thousand views, Landau created more songs of the franchise before eventually shifting his focus to various video game communities, creating songs based on video games.
Five years after forming The Living Tombstone, Landau moved to the United States where he met vocalist Sam Haft. Haft had previously been involved with other musical projects in the past, such as the comedic music group Sam & Bill. Landau and Haft sent each other their songs before eventually collaborating on music, with Haft becoming an official member of The Living Tombstone. 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. 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. The attention their music received online caused Warner Music to notice the band, and the record label signed The Living Tombstone.

### Content and musical style

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. 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. The trilogy went viral on YouTube with each song accumulating hundreds of millions of views; the first video in the series reached over 68 million views by 2016 and over 372 million views by 2024. Houston Press listed the trilogy as one of the best songs based on the horror game. 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 inspired by hyper-pop. The first song was later used for the 2023 film adaptation in the credits. Shortly before the film's release, the band released a gothic remix of the first song. 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.
In 2018, The Living Tombstone's song based on the hero shooter game Overwatch, "No Mercy", went viral on social media. Originally released as an animated video from YouTube channel Mashed in January 2017, 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. 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. The meme attracted negative attention as it was the subject of various "cringe" 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. Gita Jackson of Kotaku also offered criticism for the song's production and vocals; however, she noted its catchy melody and relatable lyrics.
Other songs of theirs that have become viral include their remix of various My Little Pony songs and a remix of "Spooky, Scary Skeletons". In 2012, The Living Tombstone remixed the song "Discord" from the Eurobeat producer Odyssey/Eurobeat Brony, which accumulated over 40 million views on YouTube and was used in over 500,000 videos on TikTok in 2021. In 2013, Landau made a remix of Andrew Gold's 1996 song "Spooky, Scary Skeletons," which garnered over 90 million views on YouTube. The remix was also listed by The Daily Dot as one of the most popular songs of 2019 on TikTok, and as one of the best Halloween songs by USA Today. The band also created another remix of Gold's "Witches, Witches, Witches" song in 2023, which was released on a new vinyl pressing of Gold's album Halloween Howls: Fun & Scary Music.
The group's music has been labeled as electronic rock, alternative rock and pop rock, with influences from EDM and Middle Eastern folk music. Landau has also stated that genres such as complextro, dubstep and drum 'n bass have inspired the band's musical style. The band has been regarded as an audiovisual project. Their music and aesthetics have been compared to Gorillaz and Daft Punk, along with Lindsey Stirling's videos.
The group has one studio album, Zero One, released on September 4, 2020. Music videos were released for the three singles that supported the album, including a CG-based music video for their song "Chosen" created by animation studio The-Artery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their second studio album, Rust, initially being announced for a 2024 release, is expected to be released in early 2025. On January 31, 2025, it was announced the album's lead single "Be Alone" would release on February 7.

### Game development

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. 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. The same year, The Living Tombstone collaborated with game studio Big Boat Interactive to create the music-based strategy game AudioClash: Battle of the Bands. 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. The game was released on Steam in early access in late 2021. The group also contributed a DLC track to the 2019 rhythm game Beat Saber, as well as some music for the 2010 Half-Life 2 Mod Nightmare House 2 and the soundtrack for its upcoming remake Nightmare House: Reimagined releasing in 2025.

## Discography
### Albums
#### Studio albums

* Zero One (2020)
* Rust (2025)

#### Remix albums

* Tombstone Remixes (2013)
* Zero One: Reloaded (2021)

#### Compilation albums

* Zero One: Deluxe (2023)
* Internet Childhood (2024)

### Soundtracks

* Portal: The Flash Version MapPack – Original Soundtrack (2008) (as Yoav "Koolfox" Landau)
* Nightmare House 2 (Official Soundtrack) (2010) (as Yoav "Koolfox" Landau)
* MFP: My Friend Pedro (Original Soundtrack) (2014)
* In Sound Mind (The Original Soundtrack) (2021)
* Nightmare House: Reimagined – Original Soundtrack (2025)

#### As guest composer

* Beat Saber (Original Game Soundtrack), Vol V (2021)
* Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US Dance/Elec. | UK Ind. Breakers | Certifications | Album |
| "Cracks" | 2011 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Rainbow NukeStep" | 2011 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "September" (featuring Mic the Microphone and PinkieSkye) | 2011 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Sister Hate" (featuring Mic the Microphone) | 2011 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Good Ol' Days" (featuring Mic the Microphone and JackleApp) | 2011 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Like a Spinning Record" | 2011 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Party Cannon" | 2011 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Louise the Lab Rat" | 2012 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Octavia's Overture" | 2012 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "לעוף (Fly)" | 2012 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Magic" (featuring Lauren G.) | 2012 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Stuck in Time" (with Bronyfied) | 2012 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Dubstep Dishwasher" | 2012 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Doodle" (with Temporal Walker) | 2012 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Good Girl" (with Dasha) | 2012 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Mic the Microphone's 21st Birthday Song!!!" (featuring LilDeuceDeuce) | 2012 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Hush" (with Archie) | 2012 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Ignition" (with Silva Hound) | 2012 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Spyro Does a Thing (Remix)" | 2013 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Run, Shoot, Kill... and Cry" | 2013 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Tachles (תכלס)" | 2013 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Bec (Happy Birthday Bexy)" | 2013 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Jumping Devil" | 2013 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Cats" | 2013 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Manehattan" (with Asi Meskin) | 2014 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Collecting Cookies" (with Mic the Microphone) | 2014 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Quartermaster" (featuring Automatic Jack and Nexgen) | 2014 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "The Road to El Dorado Remix!" | 2014 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Five Nights at Freddy's" | 2014 | 4 | 8 | RIAA: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "It's Been So Long" | 2014 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Markiplier Rock Opera" (with Project RnL) | 2015 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Die in a Fire" (featuring EileMonty and Orko) | 2015 | — | 18 | | Non-album singles |
| "Dog of Wisdom (Blue Version)" (featuring Joe Gran) | 2015 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Dog of Wisdom (Red Version)" (featuring Joe Gran) | 2015 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Squid Melody (Blue Version)" | 2015 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Squid Melody (Red Version)" | 2015 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Dead Kitten Song" | 2015 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "I Got No Time" | 2016 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Two Handed Great Sword (Remix)" | 2016 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "I Can't Fix You" (with Crusher-P) | 2016 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Cut the Cord" (featuring EileMonty) | 2017 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "1000 Doors (Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion Song)" (featuring BSlick and Crusher-P) | 2017 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Yumbo Bear (דובון יומבו)" | 2017 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "My Ordinary Life" | 2017 | — | 14 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "GBA SP Blue Edition Song" | 2017 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Circle of Death (PUBG Song)" (with Roomie and Dan Bull) | 2018 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Basics in Behavior (Blue Version)" (featuring OR3O) | 2018 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Basics in Behavior (Red Version)" (featuring OR3O) | 2018 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Pikachu's Lament (Blue Version)" (featuring Sam & Bill) | 2018 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Pikachu's Lament (Red Version)" (featuring Sam & Bill) | 2018 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Right Now (Blue Version)" (featuring Damsel is Depressed, Emi Jones and Sam Haft) | 2018 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Memory" (featuring Sam Haft, Emi Jones and Vylet Pony) | 2019 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Goose Goose Revolution" | 2020 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Drunk" | 2020 | — | — | | Zero One |
| "A Doll's House" (featuring Hayley Nelson) | 2020 | — | — | | In Sound Mind (The Original Soundtrack) |
| "Alastor's Game" | 2020 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Sunburn" | 2020 | — | — | | Zero One |
| "Love I Need" | 2020 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Chosen" | 2020 | — | — | | Zero One |
| "Hunters" (featuring Dan Bull, Izzy Deluxe and Schäffer the Darklord) | 2021 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Getting Bigger" (featuring Daniel J. Edwards and Cassie Ewulu) | 2021 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Report, Report, Report!" (featuring Kellen Goff) | 2021 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Here Comes a Savior (In Sound Mind Theme)" (featuring Mick "Ricepirate" Lauer) | 2021 | — | — | | In Sound Mind (The Original Soundtrack) |
| "Temporary Love" (with CG5) | 2022 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Hit the Snooze" | 2022 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "This Comes from Inside" | 2022 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Trapped" | 2022 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "4get" (with CG5) | 2023 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Five Nights at Freddy's (10th Anniversary)" (with Charlie Rosen & the 8-Bit Big Band) | 2024 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Be Alone" | 2025 | — | — | | Rust |
| "I Walk Ahead Of You" | 2025 | — | — | | Rust |

#### As featured artist

List of singles, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Love Me Cheerilee" (WoodenToaster) | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Lost On The Moon" (WoodenToaster featuring Rina-chan) | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Heavy's Pizza Song" (RubberFruit featuring 2007excalibur2007) | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Goomba Got Back" (featuring Gaijin Goombah) | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Fun Dead Theme" | 2014 | Legacy Soundtrack |
| "Rock 5" | 2014 | Legacy Soundtrack |
| "Zomtage" | 2014 | Legacy Soundtrack |
| "Space Face Part 1 Theme" | 2014 | Legacy Soundtrack |
| "Zombieland" | 2014 | Legacy Soundtrack |
| "Fun Dead 8-Bit" | 2014 | Legacy Soundtrack |
| "Abducted" | 2014 | Legacy Soundtrack |
| "asdfland" (featuring LilDeuceDeuce) | 2014 | Legacy Soundtrack |
| "Space Face Intro" | 2014 | Legacy Soundtrack |
| "Creepy Girl" | 2014 | Legacy Soundtrack |
| "Space Face Intro" | 2014 | Legacy Soundtrack |
| "Legacy" | 2014 | Legacy Soundtrack |
| "Main Theme" | 2016 | Final Fantasy VII Machinabridged: Midgar Mix |
| "I Wanna Be a Machine" | 2022 | Beat Saber (Original Game Soundtrack), Vol. V |
| "Stuck Inside" (featuring Baasik & Kevin Foster) | 2023 | Non-album singles |

### Remixes

List of remixes, showing original artists, year released and album name :
| Title | Original artists | Year | Album |
| "Melting Pot of Alcohol (The Living Tombstone's Remix)" | Alex S. (featuring Ghost) | 2011 | Non-album singles |
| "Plastic Smile (Remix)" | Perfume | 2011 | Non-album singles |
| "Party With Pinkie (Remix)" | Alex S. | 2011 | Non-album singles |
| "melody pet remix (Remix)" | DQN ILLMINATIONZ & 錯覚 | 2011 | Non-album singles |
| "Willy Bum Bum (Remix)" | ALIEN REd WOLf | 2011 | Non-album singles |
| "Winter Wrap Up (Remix)" | Daniel Ingram | 2011 | Non-album singles |
| "Beyond her Garden (Remix)" | WoodenToaster | 2011 | Non-album singles |
| "Summer (Remix)" | JackleApp | 2011 | Non-album singles |
| "Pinkie Piggy (Remix)" | Daniel Ingram | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Discord (Remix)" | Eurobeat Brony | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Chop Suey (Remix)" | System of a Down | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Flim and Flam (Remix)" | Daniel Ingram | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "One Trick Pony (Remix)" | JackleApp & Mic The Microphone | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Smile Song (Remix)" | Daniel Ingram | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "What You Do (Remix)" | The Queenstons | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Atomizer (Remix)" (featuring Ibeabronyrapper) | Furries in a Blender | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "After Midnight (Remix)" | Rocket Ship Resort & ShadyVox | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Artificial Intelligence Bomb (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | STAFFcirc | 2012 | STAFFcirc vol. 2 - AI BOMB VARIATIONS |
| "Song of Storms (Remix)" | Koji Kondo | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Pony Rock Anthem (Remix)" | ShadyVox | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Colgate Brushie Song (Remix)" | Rina-chan | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Badger Badger Badger (Remix)" | MrWeebl | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Saturday Night (Remix)" | Michelle Creber | 2012 | Timeless: Songs of a Century |
| "Babs Seed (Remix)" | Daniel Ingram | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Hooves Up High (Remix)" (featuring EileMonty) | Silva Hound | 2012 | Non-album singles |
| "Gypsy Bard [remix]" | Griffin Lewis | 2013 | Non-album singles |
| "Nightmare Night (Remix)" | WoodenToaster & Mic the Microphone | 2013 | Tombstone Remixes |
| "Neverending Strife (Remix)" | H8 Seed | 2013 | Tombstone Remixes |
| "Pinkie's Brew (Remix)" | Sherclop Pones | 2013 | Tombstone Remixes |
| "Friendship (Remix)" | Aviators | 2013 | Tombstone Remixes |
| "Luna (Remix)" | Eurobeat Brony | 2013 | Tombstone Remixes |
| "More Than a Chicken (Remix)" | General Mumble | 2013 | Tombstone Remixes |
| "Rainbow Factory (Remix)" | WoodenToaster | 2013 | Tombstone Remixes |
| "Save The Badger (Remix)" | MrWeebl | 2013 | Non-album singles |
| "Computer Guy (Remix)" | Savlonic | 2013 | Non-album singles |
| "Shade Man's Stage Theme (Remix)" | Toshihiko Horiyama, Yüko Takehara & Makoto Tomozawa | 2013 | Non-album singles |
| "Taking Flight (Remix)" | d.notive | 2013 | The Fantasy |
| "Spooky Scary Skeletons (Remix)" | Andrew Gold | 2013 | Non-album singles |
| "Absolute Territory (Remix)" | Ken Ashcorp | 2013 | Non-album singles |
| "Jenny (Remix)" | Studio Killers | 2013 | Non-album singles |
| "Hampire (Remix)" | LilDeuceDeuce | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Final Transmission (Remix)" | Temporal Walker & [voodoopony] | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Stop The Bats (Remix)" | Daniel Ingram | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Make a Wish (Remix)" (with μThunder) | Daniel Ingram | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Stay (Remix)" | Knife Pony (featuring Feather) | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Rats (The Living Tombstone's Remix)" | mrSimon | 2014 | Spirit |
| "Sorry Jack (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Scratch21 | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Beat It (Remix)" | Black Gryph0n, Baasik & Michelle Creber | 2015 | Tribute (Celebrating the Music of Michael Jackson) |
| "Atop The Fourth Wall Remix (AT4W)" | Vincent E.L. | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Ghostbusters Theme Song Remix" | Ray Parker Jr. | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Bonetrousle Remix" | Toby Fox | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Grim Grinning Ghosts (The Living Tombstone Remix)" (featuring Crusher P & Corpse Husband) | Buddy Baker & X Atencio | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "It's Raining Men Remix" featuring Eilemonty | The Weather Girls | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "We Are Number One Remix but by The Living Tombstone" | Máni Svavarsson & Stefán Karl Stefánsson | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Carol of the Bells (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Peter Wilhousky | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Epoch (The Living Tombstone's Remix)" | Savlonic | 2017 | Neon Remixes |
| "Don't Tattle On Me Remix" | Caleb Hyles & Fandroid | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Bendy and the Ink Machine Remix" (featuring DAGames) | Kyle Allen | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Beep Beep Im a Sheep Remix" (featuring TomSka & Black Gryph0n) | LilDeuceDeuce | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "ECHO (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Crusher-P | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Jump Up, Super Star! Remix" | Naoto Kubo & Noboyoshi Suzuki | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Goodbye Moonmen (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Ryan Elder, David Phillips & Dan Harmon | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Clip Joint Calamity (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Kristofer Maddigan | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Floral Fury (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Kristofer Maddigan | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Last Christmas (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Wham! | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Inkwell Isle One (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Kristofer Maddigan | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Globglogabgalab Remix (Blue Version)" | David Hutter | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Globglogabgalab Remix (Red Version)" | David Hutter | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "I Don't Know What Sex Is Remix (Blue Version)" | Sam and Bill | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Long Time Friends (Spooky Mix)" | The Living Tombstone | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Anthropology (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Awkward Marina | 2022 | Anthropology: 10th Anniversary Remixes |
| "No Mercy [Overwatch 2 Remix]" (featuring Black Gryph0n, Jayn & Dan Bull) | The Living Tombstone | 2022 | Non-album singles |
| "Cats (2023 Remix)" | The Living Tombstone | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Witches, Witches, Witches (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Andrew Gold | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Join Us for a Bite Remix" | JT Music | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Five Nights At Freddy's (Goth Remix)" (featuring Black Gryph0n & Baasik) | The Living Tombstone | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Afterburn (The Living Tombstone Remix)" | Sam Haft | 2023 | Badder Times (Deluxe) |
| "Poison (Hazbin Hotel Original Soundtrack) - Official Remix" | Blake Roman, Sam Haft, Andrew Underberg | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Slave To The Factory Line Remix" | DAGames | 2024 | Press Start to Rewind |
| "Croc Main Theme (Living Tombstone Remasterful Remix) | Justin Scharvona, Karin Griffin, Martin Gwynn Jones | 2024 | Non-album singles |

### Songwriting and production credits

| Title | Artist | Year | Album | Credits |
| "Rooftop" | Sam Haft | 2022 | Bad Times EP | Songwriter, Producer |
| "Grow Up" | Sam Haft, CG5 | 2023 | Bad Times EP | Songwriter, Producer |
| "Kitty" | Band of Silver | 2023 | Archduke | Songwriter |
| "Archduke" | Band of Silver | 2023 | Archduke | Songwriter |
| "2D" | Band of Silver | 2024 | Non-album singles | Songwriter |
| "If This Is A Game" | Band of Silver | 2024 | Non-album singles | Songwriter |