The 2021 Game Awards are just around the corner, and event architect and gaming industry insider Geoff Keighley is already getting plenty of requests for iconic video game songs to be performed live at the upcoming event. Held every December, The Game Awards is a celebration of the best games to come throughout the year, as well as the art design, voice acting, and even music that each title brings.
Naturally, The Game Awards often feature special guest presenters and live performances to go with the accolades. Last year, the London Philharmonic Orchestra performed a stunning medley of themes from 2020’s biggest releases to kick off the show, Lyn Inaizumi gave a rousing rendition of "Last Surprise" from Persona 5: Strikers and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder sang "Future Days” to commemorate The Last Of Us Part II - a game that would take home no less than seven awards before The Game Awards 2020 concluded. Now eyes are being drawn toward this year’s Game Awards livestream, and plenty of fans have their own ideas about which iconic game songs should be performed at the event.
On September 28th, Geoff Keighley took to Twitter to ask fans what video game music they want to hear at the upcoming Game Awards 2021. Answers were as varied as the medium itself: PedroAndersonCD mentioned “Penny’s Song” from WarioWare: Get It Together!, Dravenasy recommended Virgil’s theme “Bury The Light” from Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition to commemorate the Devil May Cry franchise’s 20th anniversary this year, and Riley Little suggested “Déjà Vu” from the recently released Deathloop. Others looked further in gaming’s past for their choices, with SoulKnight66 bringing up Halo’s titular opening track and soupyNE suggesting the Castlevania II: Simon's Quest song “Bloody Tears/Monster Dance” - which was also featured when Simon Belmont appeared as a guest fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
The Game Awards have been gaining a fair amount of attention over the past few years, with last year's event outperforming the Oscars in ratings and setting a new record of over 83 million viewers. Only time will tell what the upcoming Game Awards 2021 will bring, as the year has seen quite a few potential Game Of Year Award candidates with Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Lost Judgment, among others.
A good soundtrack is every bit as vital to a top-notch gaming experience as solid gameplay or visually stunning graphics, so it's always interesting to see what titles players draw from when asked about their favorite music in gaming. Any of the memorable video game tracks used as an answer to Geoff Keighley’s question could appear in a live performance at The 2021 Game Awards, but the show will certainly be a star-studded event all the same when it airs sometime this December.
Source: Geoff Keighley/Twitter, PedroAndersonCD/Twitter, Dravenasy /Twitter, Riley Little/Twitter, SoulKnight66/Twitter, soupyNE/Twitter