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Hey folks! So, I recently came across some interesting news about the upcoming Life Is Strange live-action show — Shawn Mendes is apparently heading up the music. Now, I know this isn’t exactly fresh off the press. The news has been floating around for a little while, but I only just found out about it from a YouTube video by Noer called “The Life is Strange Show Has Me Concerned…” that dropped just three days ago, on May 25, 2025. (Here’s the link if you want to check it out: https://youtu.be/hmjUR4zCXc4?si=FvhYs-HTacQt3c8l).
What We Know About Shawn Mendes’ Involvement
So far, it looks like Shawn Mendes is not only executive producing but also taking charge of the show’s music through his company Permanent Content. Reports from outlets like Teen Vogue mention Mendes’ focus on emotional storytelling, which seems like a good fit given the heartfelt nature of Life Is Strange (Teen Vogue).
The Original Soundtrack — Loved, But a Bit Dated
Let’s be real: the Life Is Strange game soundtrack is amazing. Songs by Syd Matters, Angus & Julia Stone, José González, and others perfectly captured that indie, melancholic, and nostalgic mood that the game thrives on. Tracks like “Obstacles” and “Spanish Sahara” aren’t just background music — they’re emotional anchors for players. They are the game’s soul.
But here’s the thing — the game came out back in 2015, and the soundtrack, while still beautiful, does feel a bit… stuck in the past. Indie folk and atmospheric alternative music from a decade ago doesn’t always hit the same way with today’s younger audiences or those who might be new to the franchise. The style is a bit dated, and some of the production feels tied to that era.
Why Shawn Mendes Could Be a Great Fit
This is where Shawn Mendes’ involvement could be a game-changer. Shawn is known for his emotional vocal style and has shown he can pull off stripped-down, intimate performances (think of acoustic versions of his songs). His ability to blend pop with alternative elements means he could take the original Life Is Strange songs and give them a fresh, modern polish — without losing the heart and soul of the originals.
Imagine Shawn Mendes covering “Obstacles” or “Spanish Sahara” with a modern twist that appeals to today’s audience but still respects the emotional core of the game. That kind of approach could introduce these songs to a whole new generation, making them more relatable and impactful.
Plus, Shawn’s history of collaborating with other artists — Justin Bieber, Charlie Puth, and more — means there’s potential for exciting musical partnerships to bring diversity and depth to the soundtrack.
What Fans Are Worried About — And What I Think Needs to Happen
A lot of fans are understandably nervous about Shawn Mendes taking over the music because they fear the show might ditch the iconic songs for Mendes’ own pop hits or a totally different style. That would be a big misstep and could disappoint longtime fans who hold the original soundtrack close to their hearts.
My hope is that Mendes doesn’t just drop his own music in the show. Instead, he should cover every major song from the game — preserving their emotional weight but modernizing the arrangements and production. This could be the best compromise: honoring the original music and giving it new life.
Final Thoughts: A Fresh Soundtrack for a New Generation
So yeah, the news about Shawn Mendes leading the music isn’t brand new, but discovering it recently made me think a lot about how this could work if done right.
The Life Is Strange soundtrack is undeniably powerful, but it is tied to a specific era and sound that might not resonate as well with today’s viewers. If Shawn Mendes brings a fresh, modern perspective — covering the beloved songs and collaborating with other artists to enhance the sound — it could give the show’s music a new heartbeat that hits just as hard, if not harder.
I’m cautiously optimistic. What do you think? Would you want Shawn Mendes to cover the original Life Is Strange songs, or would you prefer something different? Drop your thoughts below!
The shortage of toilet paper that has been plaguing stores nationwide has left college students with no choice but to use their useless textbooks as a substitute for toilet paper. The hundreds, or sometimes even thousands, of dollars spent on these books that don’t even get used most of the time will finally pay off.
“It’s been a life-saver,” one student said. “I now have a reason to actually use the books!”
These useless textbooks have been beneficial to many young college students. There are hundreds of pages of unread content that can now be used as extra bathroom tissue in the event that students run out of the real thing, which has been the case for many. This is good because a decently-sized textbook could last you about a month or two, or longer, if used sparingly.
Just make sure you have textbooks with thin paper, experts warn. If you use thick textbook paper, it could be a pain in the behind (literally)! One could only imagine how painful that would be.
I initially wrote this poem in hopes to possibly have it included in a book about climate relocation. It unfortunately wasn’t accepted, so I’m sharing it on here!
Before I get to the poem itself, let me tell you about the background of what inspired and led me to write the poem in the first place, for the story is a pretty interesting one. It all started about a month ago. I wss browsing YouTube and decided to watch a video from YouTube user DarkDocs titled “Is America’s Own Chernobyl Sitting In The Middle of the Ocean.”
In the video, he describes the history of the Runit Dome and the effects it could have on the environment today.
After the video was over, I watched in the suggestions tab titled “This Concrete Dome Holds A Leaking Toxic Timebomb | Foriegn Correspondent.”
It was a video by ABC News In-depth. In the video, it talks about the history of the Runit Dome and how it is affecting the Marshallese people presently. One of the people who was mentioned in the video was Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, a poet from the Marshall Islands. In 2014, she had read a poem for her daughter in front of the UN for the Climate Summit. I thought her poem was very inspiring, so I wanted to follow her on social media to check out more of her work. I followed her on Facebook and Twitter. On her Twitter, I saw that she had shared an advertisement for a book that two climate scientists were working on getting published. The book would be a collection of works ranging from scientific articles to poems. I decided to submit a poem. I had sent a short excerpt of it to them. They said they liked it and that I should hear back a month later if my poem will be accepted or not. Fast forward to today, and I found out my poem was not accepted. However, they said they enjoyed the excerpt that I had sent to them, and that there were a lot of submissions to choose from. I wish the both of them good luck in getting the book published, and without further ado, here is the full poem that I had wrote!
The Poem
Bikini Atoll;
They were told
The US were protectors
Of hope
And of freedom.
Instead, they were relo-
-cated from their homes
While their atolls
Were bombarded with radiation,
Which had took a toll
On them and their souls,
And the remains of it all
Were buried underneath a dome
That is called “The Tomb.”
How ironic it’s name is, so,
Because the Runit Dome
Has the potential
To become their own tombs.
With sea level rising,
It’s becoming a crisis
That if the radiation finds its
Way out, it could
Completely poison
The entire Earth’s oceans,
And this is because of the
Changing Earth’s climate!
Is there any hope for us to survive this
Disastrous threat that could possibly annihilate us?
I’d say there is, but we need to realize this:
For us to survive it,
We all need to rise up and
Take a stand for what’s right, which
Is saving the entire planet
From total destruction.
It may sound bleak; it may sound alarmist,
But I believe we all can grow and thrive despite this!
That is why I, a mere man who writes this,
An artist with a creative mind that is
Concerned about the state of the world and this climactic climate crisis,
Had decided to sit down and take the time to write this.
I wrote this poem
Because I care about my home.
I care about the loved ones that I call my own.
I wrote this for my friends; my family, too!
I wrote this for their friends, and their families, too!
I wrote this for everyone; everyone that’s in the room;
The room that is so big and so round and so blue;
The room that has oceans that spans millions of miles;
The room that has a diversity of creatures both on land and in the sea;
The room that has been around for billions of years;
The room that houses a species that has accomplished many great feats, but has also caused a myriad of tragedies that led countless people to defeat;
The room that I’m proud to call planet Earth.
I was not asked to be born on this Earth,
But it is my place; the place of my birth.
It sorta just happened; one day I was conceived.
I grew to a fetus, then a baby, and then eventually an adult human being.
It was a slow process; just like humanity’s growth on this Earth for thousands of years.
We started out in caves, and eventually made great things.
Along the way, we also had created
Devastating weapons that can harm us and hurt us in many ways.
The same goes with climate change; it’s mostly man-made.
It is a mess that we ourselves had made.
The consequences are dire; the Earth is on fire.
But if we take a stand now, I believe we’ll survive this!
The Earth is our home; it is our dome.
It is the one thing that should come above all!
Just as the dome
Located in the Enewetak Atoll
Has the potential
To destroy us all,
We too have the potential;
The potential to be saviors
For not just the here and now,
But for future generations.
That is why I had wrote this poem.
So if you see this message, please heed the urgency
To do something about this climactic climate emergency
That could lead to insurgency
Of disastrous natural convergency
That could inadvertently lead
To extreme diathermancy
And create great divergency.
We must fight this looming threat, and we must do so with great fervency,
For it is this Earth that we love with great ardency!
We must stand up and fight, and must do so without errancy.
We must not treat this threat as a mere nonemergency.
We must respect this planet with great amounts of conservancy,
And clean up this world with great levels of detergency.
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