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The 2020 Olympics have begun in Tokyo, Japan, and the country that brought us many of video games’ most esteemed franchises did not disappoint in representing them.
Traditionally, the Olympics Opening Ceremonies includes every team competing in that year’s games walking into the stadium. Tokyo kept the tradition, but this time the music accompanying the teams all came from various video games.
Games with featured music include Capcom’s Monster Hunter, Soul Calibur and Ace Combat from Bandai Namco, and Square Enix’s Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and even Chrono Trigger.
The full list of featured music, as taken and translated from the official Japan Sports website, is below.
Dragon Quest – Introduction (Lotto Theme)Final Fantasy – Victory FanfareTales Series – Sley’s Theme -Guru-Monster Hunter – Proof Of HeroKingdom Hearts – Olympus ColiseumChrono Trigger – Frog’s ThemeAce Combat – First FlightTales Series – Royal Capital-DignifiedMonster Hunter – Wind of DepartureChrono Trigger – Robo’s ThemeSonic the Hedgehog – Star Light ZonePro Evolution Soccer – eFootball Walk-On ThemeFinal Fantasy – Main ThemePhantasy Star Universe – GuardiansKingdom Hearts – Hero’s FanfareGradius (Nemesis) – 01 Act 1-1Nier Automata – Song of the AncientsSaga Series – Makai Ginyu Poetry-Saga Series Medley 2016Soul Calibur – The Brave New Stage Of History
