She also wore a red leotard and dyed her hair to match the music. Mexican gymnast Alexa Moreno used an OST from "Demon Slayer: Mugen Train" to perform her floor routine.
???❤️? #OlympicGames #Tokyo2020 #volleyball #Haikyuu /DtdCMMSiUO Japan are playing anime theme songs at the olympics this is so funny omg /IYPZJIwxVu Slam Dunk Opening was played in the background at the Women Basketball 3x3 event. What could be more fitting to soundtrack a sporting event than with anime music? This year, fans got a kick out of hearing the Slam Dunk opening theme during the opening of a basketball 3x3 event, the Haikyuu theme song filling the stadium for a volleyball match, the Attack on Titan theme releasing endorphins for archery, and the Demon Slayer to score a gymnastics competition's floor routine.
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Iconic pieces from numerous video games such as Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Sonic the Hedgehog, and the Nier series wonderfully surprised spectators from across the globe. Music has a way of making players feel all sorts of emotions while playing, so having video game soundtracks pump up the mood at the Tokyo Olympics was a great call for a lot of people. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics pushed through with a powerful comeback after being delayed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic over the weekend.ĭespite seeing a bumpy start of mishaps and controversies, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics returned with its tourneys, games, and races with a breath of hope through this year's theme 'Colorful', co-produced by Ryosuke Imai and performed by the likes of AI, Motohiro Hata, Little Glee Monster, Daichi Miura, Perfume, SHINee's Taemin, MIYAVI, Nasty C, Sabrina Carpenter, Ayumu Imazu, Blue Vintage, Mizki, Sanari, and Sing Like Talking's Chikuzen Sato.Īs the Olympics welcomed four new sports in its categories of games (skateboarding included, with Japanese teenager Momiji Nishiya winning the women's street skateboarding), the event also uplifted spirits when Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz scored the Philippines' first-ever gold medal, making sports history.Īll kinds of fantastic tunes helped set the mood – from video game soundtracks to anime theme songs, to K-Pop hits, here are the songs that soundtracked this year's edition of the Olympics: