{"id":2017025,"date":"2026-06-29T09:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017025"},"modified":"2026-06-29T09:43:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:43:02","slug":"phoebe-bridgers-lost-boys-music-video-features-a-runescape-easter-egg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017025","title":{"rendered":"Phoebe Bridgers\u2019 \u2018Lost Boys\u2019 music video features a \u2018RuneScape\u2019 easter egg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Phoebe-Bridgers-Lost-Boys.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Phoebe Bridgers\u2019 \u2018Lost Boys\u2019 music video features a \u2018RuneScape\u2019 easter egg<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cIt goes to show the wide-reaching cultural impact this game has had\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Ali Shutler<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-29T10:43:02+01:00\">29th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Phoebe-Bridgers-Lost-Boys-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Phoebe Bridgers Lost Boys RuneScape\" title=\"Phoebe Bridgers Lost Boys\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Phoebe Bridgers&#8217; &#8216;Lost Boys&#8217; music video. CREDIT: Chris Maggio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Phoebe Bridgers returned with her first new music in four years last week \u2013 and the music video features a <i>RuneScape<\/i> easter egg.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: The rise, fall and rebirth of 2000s IT room favourite \u2018RuneScape\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2018Lost Boys\u2019 is the lead single to Bridgers\u2019 upcoming album \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019, which is due to launch August 14. The track features vocals from her Boygenius bandmates Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker alongside contributions from Christian Lee Hutson and Jack Antonoff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The fantastical music video sees Bridgers and some live-action role-playing friends driving around until they stop off at a petrol station, where they interrupt <i>Licorice Pizza<\/i> star Skyler Gisondo playing <i>Old School RuneScape<\/i>. After his encounter with the merry band, Gisondo\u2019s character returns home and starts training with iconic <i>RuneScape<\/i> weapon, the pickaxe. He\u2019s then welcomed into their clan for a woodland rave. The video ends with Bridgers and Gisondo inside a <i>RuneScape<\/i>-inspired virtual world as a chirpy, 8-bit remix of \u2018Lost Boys\u2019 plays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Boys (Official Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4KXnboPN1p4?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Speaking to <i>Eurogamer<\/i>, a spokesperson for <i>RuneScape<\/i> developers Jagex said: \u201cIt\u2019s incredible to see <i>Old School RuneScape<\/i> showing up in unexpected places like this. We\u2019re huge admirers of Phoebe work and [director Lance Oppenheim\u2019s] filmmaking, so when they contacted us to talk about getting a small piece of Gielinor into the music video, it was genuinely exciting and goes to show the wide-reaching cultural impact this game has had. Our community reaction has been so positive too, and moments like this remind us how <i>Old School <\/i>and <i>RuneScape <\/i>continue to live well beyond the games themselves. We\u2019re grateful for Phoebe and Lance for featuring us and to have played a small part in the feeling the song \u2018Lost Boys\u2019 evokes in us all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bridgers isn\u2019t the only popstar <em>RuneScape<\/em> fan either. Earlier this year, Chappell Roan revealed she loves the soundtrack to the popular online multiplayer game. \u201cIt\u2019s from the early 2000s and has video game sounds down,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt\u2019s really medieval synth shit. I\u2019m a video game girl and I love synths and \u201980s weird shit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However you won\u2019t be able to play <i>RuneScape<\/i> while attending Bridgers\u2019 upcoming headline tour, as she\u2019s banned mobile phones. The arena run will begin in September in North America before heading to Europe and the UK in November. 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Phoebe Bridgers returned with her first new music in four years last week \u2013 and the music video features a <i>RuneScape<\/i> easter egg.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: The rise, fall and rebirth of 2000s IT room favourite \u2018RuneScape\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2018Lost Boys\u2019 is the lead single to Bridgers\u2019 upcoming album \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019, which is due to launch August 14. The track features vocals from her Boygenius bandmates Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker alongside contributions from Christian Lee Hutson and Jack Antonoff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The fantastical music video sees Bridgers and some live-action role-playing friends driving around until they stop off at a petrol station, where they interrupt <i>Licorice Pizza<\/i> star Skyler Gisondo playing <i>Old School RuneScape<\/i>. After his encounter with the merry band, Gisondo\u2019s character returns home and starts training with iconic <i>RuneScape<\/i> weapon, the pickaxe. He\u2019s then welcomed into their clan for a woodland rave. The video ends with Bridgers and Gisondo inside a <i>RuneScape<\/i>-inspired virtual world as a chirpy, 8-bit remix of \u2018Lost Boys\u2019 plays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Boys (Official Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4KXnboPN1p4?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Speaking to <i>Eurogamer<\/i>, a spokesperson for <i>RuneScape<\/i> developers Jagex said: \u201cIt\u2019s incredible to see <i>Old School RuneScape<\/i> showing up in unexpected places like this. We\u2019re huge admirers of Phoebe work and [director Lance Oppenheim\u2019s] filmmaking, so when they contacted us to talk about getting a small piece of Gielinor into the music video, it was genuinely exciting and goes to show the wide-reaching cultural impact this game has had. Our community reaction has been so positive too, and moments like this remind us how <i>Old School <\/i>and <i>RuneScape <\/i>continue to live well beyond the games themselves. We\u2019re grateful for Phoebe and Lance for featuring us and to have played a small part in the feeling the song \u2018Lost Boys\u2019 evokes in us all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bridgers isn\u2019t the only popstar <em>RuneScape<\/em> fan either. Earlier this year, Chappell Roan revealed she loves the soundtrack to the popular online multiplayer game. \u201cIt\u2019s from the early 2000s and has video game sounds down,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt\u2019s really medieval synth shit. I\u2019m a video game girl and I love synths and \u201980s weird shit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However you won\u2019t be able to play <i>RuneScape<\/i> while attending Bridgers\u2019 upcoming headline tour, as she\u2019s banned mobile phones. The arena run will begin in September in North America before heading to Europe and the UK in November. Visit here for tickets and more information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>In other news, several gaming stores are boycotting the release of\u00a0<i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i>\u00a0due to the lack of proper physical release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/phoebe-bridgers-lost-boys-music-video-runescape-easter-egg-3953881&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Phoebe-Bridgers-Lost-Boys.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News Phoebe Bridgers\u2019 \u2018Lost Boys\u2019 music video features a \u2018RuneScape\u2019 easter egg \u201cIt goes to show the wide-reaching cultural impact this game has had\u201d By Ali Shutler 29th June 2026 Phoebe Bridgers&#8217; &#8216;Lost Boys&#8217; music video. CREDIT: Chris Maggio Phoebe Bridgers returned with her first new music in four years last [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2017025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2017025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017025\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2017025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2017025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2017025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}