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An Americana Hymnal For The Doomsday Cult Of 'Far Cry 5'

Composer Dan Romer has created soundtracks for award-winning films. His latest project is creating hours of music for a video game which follows a sheriff's deputy into a religious cult in Montana.
A still<em> </em>from <em>Far Cry 5</em> shows the<em> </em>fictional apocalyptic cult that the video game follows.

Award-winning composer Dan Romer is best known for scoring TV shows and films like Beasts Of The Southern Wild and Beasts Of No Nation. Recently, his career took a turn from movies to video games. He's written the music for the latest installment in the popular series Far Cry.

is a first-person shooter game, set in rural Montana. You're a sheriff's

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