Tokyo 2021 Olympics Opening Ceremony Filled With Japanese Game Soundtrack

GAMEFINITY.ID, Purworejo – The Tokyo 2021 Olympics have finally officially opened with the opening ceremony held last night. However, there was something interesting during the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Yes, unexpectedly, the backsound from the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics turned out to be using a video game soundtrack from Japan.

This certainly makes gamers who watch the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics surprised. Because they did not expect the music from their favorite game to be played at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

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If you’re a big gamer ️, you might recognize some of the music being played to accompany the athletes into the stadium.
Teams are entering to a medley of famous songs and music from popular games.
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The music snippet from the game accompanied the contingent of Tokyo 2021 Olympic participants from various countries when they entered the Tokyo Olympic Stadium. The first song played was “Introduction: Lotto Quest” from the game Dragon Quest, which was followed by music from Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, Nier etc.

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There were a total of 19 music from 14 games that accompanied the opening ceremony. Here’s the complete list.

Dragon Quest – “Introduction: Lotto Theme”
Final Fantasy – “Victory Fanfare”
Tales of Series – “Sley’s Theme – Guru”
Monster Hunter – “Proof of Heroes”
Kingdom Hearts – “Olympus Coliseum”
Chrono Trigger – “Frog Theme”
Ace Combat – “First Flight”
Tales of Series – “Royal Capital – Dignified”
Monster Hunter – “Wind of Departure”
Chrono Trigger – “Robo’s Theme”
Sonic the Hedgehog “Star Light Zone”
Winning Eleven (Pro Evolution Soccer) “eFootball walk-on theme”
Final Fantasy – “Main Theme”
Phantasy Star Universe – “Guardians”
Kingdom Hearts – “Hero’s Fanfare”
Gradius (Nemesis) – “01 ACT 1-1″NieR – “Initiator”
Saga Series – “Makai Ginyu Poetry-Saga Series Medley 2021”
Soulcaliber – “The Brave New Stage of History”

As we know, the Tokyo 2021 Olympics event which was supposed to be held last year was postponed to this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to holding the physical Olympics, the IOC as the organizer has also held a virtual Olympics called the Olympic Virtual Series.

In welcoming the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, SEGA has also launched the official Tokyo 2021 Olympic video game which was released a month before the opening ceremony.