K-Pop continues its stride for world domination at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 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.

I CANNOT BELIEVE WE LIVE IN A TIMELINE WHERE NIER MUSIC IS PLAYED AT THE OLYMPICS Tokyo Olympics now genuinely rocking the Sonic Star Light Zone theme 🔥 /BAxs0b8eDE 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.ĭID THEY REALLY PLAY KINGDOM HEARTS AND FINAL FANTASY MUSIC AT THE OLYMPICS?!? 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. As 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:

Anime sound kit