Not even the coronavirus has been able to with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the world sporting event par excellence, which has had to delay its commitment by a year due to the incidence of the virus. Although the competition was not held in the conditions that a sport celebration deserves, the opening ceremony has returned with the focus on athletes from all countries. The surprise is that the delegations have been accompanied by the soundtracks of several of the Japanese video game sagas more important.
In spite of the conspicuous absence of Koji Kondo and other Nintendo musiciansComposers of the stature of Nobuo Uematsu, Yoko Shinomura, Koichi Sugiyama and Keiichi Okabe have paid well-deserved tribute to sagas and games such as Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Sonic, Monster Hunter, Chrono Trigger or Ace Combat. Here we present the list of songs and some of the moments captured by a tweeter, in which fragments of these songs are heard.
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Complete list of topics
- Dragon Quest | Overture Roto’s Theme
- Final Fantasy | Victory Fanfare
- Final Fantasy | Main Theme
- Monster Hunter | Proof of a Hero
- Monster Hunter | Wind of Departure
- Kingdom Hearts | Olympus Coliseum
- Kingdom Hearts | Hero’s Fanfare
- Chrono Trigger | Frog Theme
- Chrono Trigger | Robo’s Theme
- Ace Combat | First Flight
- Tales of Graces | Royal Capital: Majestic Grandeur
- Tales of | Sley’s Theme
- Sonic The Hedgehog | Star Light Zone
- PES | eFootball Walk-on Theme
- Phantasy Star Universe | Guardians
- Gradius | 01 ACT I-1
- NieR | Song of the Ancients
- Saga | Saga Series Medley 2016
- Soul Calibur | The Brave New Stage of History
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