I actually remember MM and JP (I think) commenting about VH's death right at the beginning of the writing sessions, and how heartbroken they were.
On a change of subjects, what if Noxon put some of those emojis just to throw us off? Like, some of them are real, but some are misleading us to the correct title of the song, just for trolling, idk.
Cause I was thinking, things like "Sleeping Giant" and "Answer the Call" really seem to go along with "A View From the Top of the World", which is pretty much confirmed. But "The Alien" or "The Abduction", "Alert something"? I don't know, just a thought...