I hope that MEM and Joe Romersa continue in place of Akira Yamaoka, considering Romersa wrote the lyrics of at least one song for MEM to sing on the SH:SM soundtrack. I think that they had proven their place in the SH musical universe and could possible help break in a new music composer. I would love to see work of quality like Hans Zimmer in the next few soundtracks. Zimmer is a genious and work absolute magic w/ the visual cues of SH, and if he worked w/ MEM and Romersa, it would be a tri-fecta of perfection for me.
I would really love for Mary to stay, though I wish we could get a better lyricist than Romersa. His lyrics aren't exactly terrible, but I find them somewhat clunky.
Joe's lyrics are much better than Nora's from SH3. They are a little too overtly spoilerific at times, though.
"Oh yeah, I've been here before
I can see it with eyes closed
Shadows that look like blood
Dead as far as the mind goes
Fear that comes from my head
Lives in the mirror"
^Especially from the Homecoming OST. I haven't even played the game yet and I already know basically everything that is going to happen in the game. D :
I wish Mary would stay, I keep hearing she's leaving.
Lost within this town, Silent Hill. It is cursed...much like me. This letter... this feeling.... What darkness lies within my heart? - Silent Hill 6: Reaper - By A.R.