I still get chills whenever \u0027Never Fade Away\u0027 blasts through my speakers 🎸 The raw energy of Samurai\u0027s music defined my entire Cyberpunk 2077 experience, weaving Johnny Silverhand\u0027s rebellious spirit into every mission through Night City\u0027s neon-drenched streets. That\u0027s why my heart sank when composer P.T. Adamczyk recently revealed there are no current plans to bring Samurai back for Project Orion, the highly anticipated sequel! 😭 The Swedish band Refused absolutely nailed Johnny\u0027s punk-rock persona, making tracks like \u0027Chippin\u0027 In\u0027 feel like the soul of Cyberpunk\u0027s dystopian world.
During a candid Reddit AMA, Adamczyk dropped the bombshell when fans begged for another Samurai album. His exact words? 💔 "I dunno... As of now we don\u0027t have any plans for next samurai tracks." While he left a tiny window open for future possibilities (\u0027Maybe in the future we will commission more\u0027), the reality hit hard. This isn\u0027t just about licensing—it\u0027s about how deeply Samurai\u0027s music connected to our journey with Johnny. That gravelly vocals and shredding guitar weren\u0027t just background noise; they were V\u0027s chaotic internal soundtrack as Johnny\u0027s engram took root in our mind!
The silence makes perfect sense though, doesn\u0027t it? With Project Orion likely introducing brand-new protagonists, reviving Johnny\u0027s band would feel forced. Remember how Cyberpunk 2077\u0027s multiple endings shattered continuity? 💥 Whether V merged with Alt, returned to Earth, or surrendered to Johnny, dragging those threads into Orion would create narrative chaos. Adamczyk hinted that the sequel\u0027s score will instead reflect fresh themes—maybe corporate espionage, AI uprisings, or neural-net revolutions! While I\u0027ll miss shouting along to \u0027Black Dog\u0027 during firefights, I\u0027m low-key excited for new sonic landscapes.
Reflecting on emotional highlights where Samurai\u0027s music amplified key moments:
| Quest | Song | Why It Hit Different |
|---|---|---|
| A Like Supreme | Never Fade Away | Playing Johnny\u0027s riffs as Johnny? Pure chills! |
| Chippin\u0027 In | Chippin\u0027 In | That guitar solo while storming Arasaka? Iconic. |
| Ending Sequences | Black Dog | Haunting lyrics mirroring V\u0027s fate. Gut-wrenching! |
Part of me wonders if CD Projekt Red is deliberately cutting ties with the past. After all, Samurai represents Johnny\u0027s era—a relic from the 2020s before the corporate stranglehold fully choked Night City. Orion\u0027s rumored setting could explore new districts or timelines where Samurai\u0027s anti-corpo rage feels... outdated. Still, pouring one out for these anthems that made us feel like rebels:
🔥 Top 3 Samurai Tracks I\u0027ll Miss:
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The Ballad of Buck Ravers - Perfect for cruising Pacifica at midnight
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Archangel - That bassline lives rent-free in my head
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Kill the Messenger - Pure adrenaline during stealth missions
Adamczyk mentioned scoring Cyberpunk 2077 took three years—so Orion\u0027s soundtrack is likely already evolving behind closed doors. Maybe we\u0027ll get synthwave maestros like Perturbator, or industrial collaborations ala HEALTH. Whatever emerges, I hope it captures that same raw authenticity that made Samurai feel real. Their music wasn\u0027t just licensed tracks; it was lore carved into vinyl.
So here\u0027s my plea to fellow edgerunners: Let\u0027s celebrate Samurai while we blast their tracks one last time through gritty speakers 🎧 And who knows? Maybe our collective nostalgia will echo loud enough for CDPR to bring them back! What\u0027s YOUR favorite Samurai memory? Scream it in the comments below 👇 #SamuraiForever #ProjectOrion