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:

Colorful anime soundtrack