The Tokyo Olympics used so much video game music in the Opening Ceremony and it was the coolest

The Olympics really played video game music during the Opening Ceremony

Everyone knows what Olympic-themed music sounds like when they hear it. It’s regal. It has this sort of pristine vibe to it. You know the vibe I’m talking about.

So, naturally, everyone was surprised when they turned on the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics and they heard Kingdom Hearts’ (!!!!) Olympus theme music player.

Kingdom Hearts, y’all. THE Kingdom Hearts. For real.

For those out of the know, Kingdom Hearts is a video game made by Square Enix — a Japanese video game publisher — that involves lots of Disney characters. It’s pretty awesome, to say the least. Many a moment of my childhood was blessed by this game.

And here it is. Playing at the Olympics. Specifically, the Olympus theme – the music that plays when you enter Hercules’ world.

Y’all. This is so awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuVHwmEGMR4

And, as it turns out, it wasn’t just Kingdom Hearts. Apparently, there was a whole video game music playlist they used as athletes marched around the stadium.

It included a bunch of Square Enix properties, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter and more, per Nikkan Sports.

That was so awesome. Video game fans loved it.

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