Posted November 16, 2021 by atmac
I really don't know where to start with this.
I don't even know how to go about this.
Last night I was informed of something terrible. My dearest friend and colleague, Mayer, has passed away. Most of you know him as Augustovich, the composer for my visual novel, Lyre.
Mayer has been battling Covid 19 for the past month and a half and his condition only got worse these last two weeks and he did not survive the operation. Forgive me if I seem a bit blunt, but it's been so long since I've had a close friend leave me like this.
I am very dejected and in pain right now so please bear with me.
Mayer was a go-getter. I've only know him for a while but over the last year we have worked together and truly bonded. He was truly a visionary that could see beyond the horizon. His work inspired me.
His music has touched my soul and will never leave me. I am sure that it has done the same for all of you. One of the comments I have always received is that all of you are in love with his music and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Mayer wasn't just someone that I hired to make music for my VN. He wasn't doing it for money or fame. I can tell you with no waver in my voice that Mayer had a deep passion for this project. He wanted to make sure that the music was perfect in every way.
And it was that passion that pushed me forward. He wanted this project to be the best that it could be. He worked day and night to create beautiful tracks that would rival most film scores. Each and every last one of them had his heart and soul put into it.
I am now going to address something that a lot of you are thinking about right now. What is going to happen to Lyre?
I'm not sure. I'm still figuring that out and haven't given myself time to think about it. My mind was all over the place before this happened and now I can only think about one thing. My friend is dead.
I can tell you this though. Lyre is not cancelled. It's not going anywhere and it's not stopping any time soon. Lyre endures in the name of Mayer. It's what he would have wanted. He wouldn't have wanted me to sit around a mope.
Like I said, Mayer was a go-getter. I can't confirm this, but I am sure that he would want me to keep moving forward and have this project make an impact. That is exactly what I am going to do.
Lyre will continue.
I'm not really sure how to close this out. You were all very special to him. I'm sure all of your unending love for his masterpieces touched him till the end. I want to ask the FVN community to please take a moment to mourn the loss of an integral member.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Sincerely:
Atmac