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Riot Games and VIRGIN MUSIC GROUP announce original soundtrack artists for Arcane Season 2
Contains over 20 newly written songs by super artists from around the world, including the popular boy group “Stray Kids”
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Riot Games LLC (Roppongi, Minato-ku, President/CEO: Yasushi Fujimoto), a Japanese subsidiary of Riot Games, Inc. (U.S.), will participate in the original soundtrack “Arcane League of Legends: Season 2” with Virgin Music Group. Artist announced. The soundtrack features newly written songs by a diverse range of artists from around the world, including Twenty One Pilots, Stray Kids, Young Miko, Stromae, Marcus King, Ashnikko, d4vd, and more.
The Emmy Award-winning Arcane series is based on Riot’s popular game League of Legends, and each song is an original piece created specifically for key scenes in the game.
The music for Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 (Soundtrack From the Animated Series) was created to deeply capture the emotions of the characters fans love and enrich the story experience. Many of the artists featured on this soundtrack are League of Legends players, passionate Arcane fans, and have collaborated with Riot Games in the past.
The soundtrack’s first single, “Paint The Town Blue” by Ashnikko, was released on September 5th to coincide with the Arcane Season 2 trailer.
(Song streaming: https://arcane.lnk.to/PTTB)
Through new soundtrack releases, Riot Games Music celebrates the global diversity of League of Legends’ fan community by curating a song list that represents a wide range of artists and genres. The Arcane Season 2 soundtrack provides an unforgettable musical experience, further cementing Riot’s role as a cultural powerhouse in both gaming and music.
ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: SEASON 2 (SOUNDTRACK FROM THE ANIMATED SERIES)** “I Can’t Hear It Now” – Freya Ridings
“Sucker” – Marcus King
“Renegade (We Never Run)” – Stefflon Don, Raja Kumari ft.Jarina de Marco “Hellfire” – Fever 333
“To Ashes And Blood” – Woodkid
“Paint The Town Blue” – Ashnikko
“Remember Me (Intro)” – d4vd
“Remember Me” – d4vd
“Cocktail Molotov” – ZAND
“What Have They Done To Us” – Mako, Gray
“Rebel Heart” – Djerv
“The Beast – Misha Mansoor
“Spin The Wheel” – Mick Wingert
“Ma Meilleure Ennemie” – Stromae, Pomme
“Fantastic” – King Princess
“The Line” – Twenty One Pilots
“Blood Sweat & Tears” – Sheryl Lee Ralph
“Come Play” – Stray Kids, Young Miko, Tom Morello
“Wasteland” – Royal & The Serpent
“Enemy with JID (Opening Title version) from the series Arcane League of Legends)” – Imagine Dragons feat.JID
**Additional artists and songs will be announced at a later date Comment from Maria Egan, Global Head of Music, Riot Games
“The artists participating in the new season, who come from extremely diverse backgrounds of different genres, languages and cultures, seemed inspired by Arcane’s innovative musical approach. In order to express the global reach of “Of Legend”, we wanted to collaborate with artists from all over the world.
Each song is a unique collaboration between artists, showrunners, and Riot composers. For the LoL community, music is the heartbeat. We look forward to our fans deepening their connection to the powerful story as they experience this epic album. ”
Stray Kids Comment
“We have a passion for Arcane and League of Legends. Our single “Come Play” has a dynamic flavor that combines different voices and languages. I’m enjoying it as a player and I’m looking forward to the fans hearing it and watching Season 2 of Arcane!”
Twenty One Pilots Tyler Joseph Comments
“I was very impressed with Season 1. The central theme was the concept of family and the question of who could make up that family, and the way it brought this to life in the world of Arcane.” I was moved by the power of music.”
Season 2 of Arcane will premiere on Netflix in November 2024. The series is one of Netflix’s most successful animated series and was created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee. Executive producers include Linke, Marc Merrill and Brandon Beck. Fortiche Production is producing and directing Arcane’s animation under the direction of founders Pascal Charrue and Arnaud Delord.
About Riot Games
Riot Games was founded in 2006 to develop, publish, and support the world’s most player-focused games. In 2009, he released his debut game, League of Legends (LoL), which received high praise all over the world. The game has become the most played PC game worldwide and is a major driver of the explosive growth of esports.
Ten years have passed since LoL was born, and while we continue to evolve the game, we are working hard to provide players with new gaming experiences such as “Teamfight Tactics”, “Legends of Runeterra”, “VALORANT”, We are also developing “League of Legends: Wild Rift” and several other titles. Riot Forge has also enabled developers to use Riot IP to create games like Ruined King and create new adventures set in Runeterra. We also delve deeper into the world of Runeterra through a variety of multimedia projects, including music, comics, board games, and even the Emmy Award-winning animated series Arcane.
The League of Legends World Championship (Worlds) is held every year, and top eSports teams from 12 international leagues around the world participate. Worlds is the most widely watched eSports tournament in the world, making it the world’s largest gaming and sports event in name and reality.
Founded by Brandon Beck and Mark Merrill and led by CEO Dylan Jadeja, Riot is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and employs more than 4,500 Rioters in offices in more than 20 locations around the world. I’m working. Riot has been recognized as a Great Place to Work for three years in a row and has been named to Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For”, “25 Best Companies to Work for in
Technology,” and “ We have a track record of being selected for numerous company ranking lists, including the “100 Best Workplaces for Millennials” and the “50 Best Flexible Workplaces.”
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Riot Games official website: https://www.riotgames.com/ja
Riot Games Japan Official X (old Twitter): https://twitter.com/riotgamesjapan About Arcane
Riot Games has partnered with Netflix to create Arcane, an animated series based on its globally popular game League of Legends (LoL). This work will also be distributed on Tencent Video in China and will be Riot Games’ first animated series. Developed and produced by Riot Games in partnership with Fortiche Production, Arcane is an animated series set in the world of Riot’s League of Legends game, which is played by people around the world. .
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Arcane official website: https://arcane.com/ja-jp/
Arcane Official X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/arcaneshow About RIOT GAMES MUSIC
Riot Games Music (RGM) is built on the passion of fans who work at the intersection of games and music. Riot Games Music partners with artists who can take player experiences around the world to the next level through music, live events, and pushing the appeal of IP. RGM has produced nearly 1,000 songs to date, and 10 of the original esports theme songs for the annual League of Legends World
Championship have been played more than 1 billion times on digital streaming platforms. These theme songs feature superstars like Lil Nas X, Imagine Dragons, Zedd, New Jeans, and more.
Riot Games Music is also known as a leader in the field of virtual artists, and K/DA is a record themed around K-Pop girl groups made up of popular female champions from League of Legends. They are a breakout group whose songs have been played over 1.2 billion times. K/DA’s single “POP/STARS” was certified platinum by the RIAA, and K/DA himself has over 3 million followers on Spotify. Other virtual artists included include Riot’s newest band HEARTSTEEL, heavy metal band Pentakill, hip hop band True Damage, DJ Sona, and Seraphine. About VIRGIN MUSIC GROUP
Virgin Music Group is the world’s leading partner for independent music companies and artists who require independent teams, global infrastructure and local expertise in major music markets around the world. Virgin Music Group uses cutting-edge marketing technology to provide attractive, efficient and highly flexible global solutions for independent record labels, artists and entrepreneurs looking to succeed.
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ABOUT FORTICHE PRODUCTION
Fortiche Production is an award-winning animation studio founded in 2009 by Jerôme Combe, Pascal Charrue and Arnaud Delord. It is known for its unique graphical features and production style, which combines 2D and 3D techniques and aesthetics. Our ambitious direction creates engaging content for adults and young adults.
One of his most famous works is the critically acclaimed series Arcane. It is based on Riot Games’ IP “League of Legends” and is available on Netflix and Tencent. Prior to creating the series, he created cinematic videos such as “League of Legends: Rise,” “League of Legends: K/DA – POP/STARS,” and “League of Legends: Warriors,” which earned billions on YouTube. I recorded the number of views. He also directed music videos for Coldplay and Gorillaz, as well as Marvel Studios’ Rocket & Groot series.
Committed to pushing creative boundaries and exceeding expectations, Fortiche Production aims to create new visual experiences at the intersection of all forms of pop culture, including animation and live-action filmmaking.
Based in Paris, with additional studios in Montpellier and Las Palmas (Spain), Fortiche’s team is made up of hundreds of professionals (up to 450 in Season 2 of Arcane) who develop, direct and produce animated films. Covers all stages.