Alan Wake 2 'We Sing' Live Musical Performance | Game Awards 2023

[@alexiovay]

Alan wrote himself into the Game Awards!

[@bardiashahrestani3291]

Wait a second...

[@giuseppebalzano4444]

he actually did..Think about the musical in the game...the part that goes "and the award goes tooo...alan wakee!"

[@Greaseball01]

we found an overlap

[@alexiovay]

They should have played the scene from AW2 where Alan takes the Light award, lol

[@c1borgen]

what did cost that move? probably another 13 years in the ocean

[@gastonsepulveda9187]

Sam Lake was having the time of his life. So deserved all the love AW2 has gotten.

[@NotAnOmen]

All of his musical theater kid dreams coming true. But he looked like he was having so much fun.

[@martezahafidztyoputra7148]

yeah we can see he is having so much fun in the stage and how happy he is

[@Markynal]

Dude what are you talking about? He got his recognition long before AW2 came out

[@TheMIBWORKSHOP]

He is having fun on stage :)))

[@AntonQvarfordt]

He's so seriously drunk right now it's ridicilous.

[@johnathancommentar1156]

Seeing Sam Lake have a huge grin on his face as he was dancing at the end made me so happy. This performance felt like the culmination of everything him and his team have been working on for the past two decades. We need more teams like Remedy who are willing to push the boundaries in gaming to give us chances to see performances like this.

[@JayMade88]

But **how dare they** make the game unplayable tech for everybody else, it's SO unoptimized! /sarcasm

[@Kaden10]

Lets just hope the next game doesn't take another 13 years.

[@JayMade88]

@@Kaden10 to be honest, even if it does take them 5 more years, AW2 showed it's worth it, just a long wait

[@Defiring]

@@Kaden10 Well, in their case, it was due to financial and legal issues more-so than anything else.

[@thevexoffender8197]

@@Kaden10it was mainly Microsoft owning the rights and refusing the make a squeal

[@halda920]

When you think they wanted Sam Lake to delete this scene from the game. And now you see how everyone love this musical chapter. Im so happy for Sam!

[@habadasheryjones]

Sam was obviously right to fight for the scene's inclusion.

[@doctorgoodson]

They what

[@aettic]

That's insane, it's literally the glue that holds the rest of the game together. That and Wake telling Estavez "They played in my musical"

[@Taquitoman138]

@@aettic "Ok I'm immediately less optimistic now"

[@NathanKafchinski]

Just played this part and it was such an awesome experience

[@MexicanSunnyD]

Seeing Matthew Poretta up there with them is awesome

[@ReneRivers]

He has an amazing voice.

[@Ghostel3591]

Even more awesome how in sync he was with Ilka! The moments they show him on Stage it looks like it is him singing despite Matthew being right there! What a amazing duo of actor and VA.

[@hamlindigo_blue]

You even see him dancing at 3:17 and 3:35

[@nnoume]

There is dr Darling!❤

[@renanlima8985]

@@nnoumethe star behind Dynamite

[@fetaccineA]

This whole section was the most fun surprise from this game, and made so much sense from the meta game perspective.

[@nabgameplays]

No other game did that truly amazing ❤

[@frankcurreri8374]

And that dance is so goofy it's amazing

[@itsdxll-p5z]

Just for spoilers sake, this is my favorite piece of media in the game (besides the game) except for what you find endgame!

[@chrispanico2276]

@@itsdxll-p5zwait what’s found at endgame

[@ivanprituljak8691]

The Ritual that brought us NG+. This is a Ritual to lead you on...

[@mylenaurelie]

Literally the most iconic moment of 2023

[@walking_contradiction92]

Literally?

[@thesavagym2805]

@@walking_contradiction92 L I T E R A L L Y !🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@GlassThirdEye]

Made the year not so bad...

[@WHiTExNOiR]

@@walking_contradiction92literally man

[@phamchithien]

in my 20 yrs of gaming not many top this one really XD

[@X_Lander]

3 awards for our boys from Finland. What a night and what a performance! Congratulations Remedy from home!

[@ppsarrakis]

was quite a surprise tbh

[@eduardopereira7207]

And Poets of the Fall!

[@kendellcifuentesjoestar3119]

Old gods of asgard*@@eduardopereira7207

[@existentialbread4746]

You have a collection of national treasures all in one place here. Poets/Lake/Ilka.

[@Lunaria.Praesentia]

Beautiful country

[@Trionous]

“And the award goes to… ALAN WAKE!”

[@Random_Geek_J]

If only that part became reality. Unless Alan wrote it so he wouldn't win GOTY. Regardless it makes me glad that AW2 got all the awards it did and the recognition that comes with it.

[@ParkJong_Gun20]

​@@Random_Geek_Jthats the big sacrifice he had to do to get out from the Dark Place😂

[@digitalization]

Ilkka Villi putting everything into his Alan Wake acting makes the performance complete.

[@Booksabaking]

Agreed! He stayed in character so well, it's brilliant 😆💖

[@CallMeKes]

He was so nervous, you could tell. But he did a good job.

[@tracyajones]

Alan Wake 2 deserves every bit of praise it gets

[@splasherrrr]

xd most trash game ever best part was musical scene

[@AliasAnchor]

@@splasherrrr 🧌

[@itsacharcoalice]

Everything about the performance highlights just how insane the metafiction gets... you have the actor for alan wake dancing, the voice actor doing the spoken parts, sam lake inexplicably in the dance, the band playing music... "...and the award goes to: Alan Wake!"

[@leodaweeb6969]

At 0:26 you can see Ilkka Villi (Alan's Actor) that he forgot he was supposed to kneel down and one of the shadows makes him sit down 🤣

[@thejanranasinghe7067]

im pretty sure that was intentional

[@denisrivarola2387]

loool you are so right, what a team player the shadow is.

[@lXl_SkyNet_lXl]

Actually not a must. Since in game he is there as a confused man who just follows what the rest does. So it makes sense that shadow pushed him as part of act

[@bettercallsolman]

Intentional or not, it’s so in character

[@Lost_Renegade]

Loved everything about this. I'm so happy Alan Wake 2 exists. I'm so happy this song exists. It's goofy, yes but they are having so much fun here and the passion that went into making this game. It's brilliant.

[@gregoriusbernardus8065]

its intentionally goofy 😁

[@kylerobinson6102]

The world needs this right now.

[@russellmoorecomposerpianis3944]

One of the few passion project game studios left in these trying times and we’re certainly here for it!

[@86LukeM]

Poets of the fall got such a great opportunity with this performance. Spent with Sam Lake the man who gave them a chance.

[@synkronizenate7029]

Not accurate but sam lake is old friends with the band since max payne 2 i think Not sure if they were real life friends before that

[@instinctrix]

​@@synkronizenate7029yeah they've been friends much before that. In the original Max Payne, the character of Vladimir Lem is played by the lead singer of Poets of the Fall.

[@theokayishgamer]

​@@synkronizenate7029Marko (the singer) and Sam are childhood friends actually.

[@LLPTV]

poets of the fall was founded to make music for remedy. their debut single came later.

[@tjb90]

@@LLPTV Untrue, after they were founded Sam gave them a poem to turn into the first remedy song, they didn't start out to make remedy music

[@MrXabungle]

3:17 even Alan's voice actor is doing the dance 😮

[@AmadeyAzalin]

So gracious for Dr. Darling to join the crew in dance number

[@gamemaster1608]

Dr Darling has been wandering in some strange dimensions since he vanished from the Oldest House

[@nicolaslabra2225]

​@@AmadeyAzalindarling is a party animal

[@bobjenko]

@@nicolaslabra2225 This is just canon facts. Remember Dynamite?

[@luigipunk25]

As a Finnish person, seeing Sam Lake dancing away on stage and winning the award for the best game director of the year, ascended me. And man is he humble!

[@Youngling_Slayer9000]

@@luigipunk25 Sam Lake you hack!(affectionate)

[@VanSkittles]

Seeing Sam Lake having the time of his life makes me happy, well deserved praise this game gets.

[@guilhermearruda5784]

BG3 is a 10/10 Masterpiece, but for me Alan Wake 2 deserved the GOTY for it´s innovation and creativity. It´s a wonderful experience.

[@AB-vp9mi]

Both games are masterpieces. BG3 was just more mainstream.

[@luisfilipe2747]

​@@AB-vp9miexactly. BG3 is truly incredible, but it wasn't very innovative on anything, and in that regard, everything it did, lots of other RPGs had done before, just didn't hit the mainstream like BG3 did.

[@jamesknight3070]

@@luisfilipe2747 Agreed, IMO a decade from now students of game design shall be given the scene in AW2 as a standard part of their tuition into novel and unique game designs. Also how to attract attention from gamers and non-gamers alike.

[@fawneight7108]

Chads that enjoy both 🗿

[@abydosianchulac2]

It was a stupidly crowded field last year.

[@Streifen1911]

That guy with the eyepatch has an incredible voice goddamn.

[@LockMatch]

Poets of the Fall are loved for a reason

[@jnriqe]

odin

[@bogjesrbin484]

It’s Odin

[@Charuid]

Marko Saaresto, the singer of Poets of the Fall (known as Old Gods of Asgard in the Alan Wake universe).

[@Streifen1911]

@ I’ve checked out all their albums 👍🏿

[@JackRichMusic]

Few games can actually be called an Experience.. Alan Wake 2 is truly an experience.

[@SebbS82]

Yes, and it's art. A special sector.

[@luisfilipe2747]

Couldn't agree more. Most games you already know what to expect, if it's a horror, you expect dark rooms and jump scares, if it's action, you expect to go shooting from point a to point b, and so on, but with Alan wake 2, you truly don't know what to expect next, be it a jump scare, a plot twist, a action sequence, a runaway, a musical, and everything DO make sense in the game, it's truly unique

[@SuplexThisBear]

Sam Lake up there smiling ear to ear actually brought a tear to my eye. Man is living his best life.

[@jordanwang1035]

Obsessed with the equal focus on both Ikka and Matt. Voice & body are just as important as each other and Sam Lake does it beautifully. Without both of them, there is no Alan Wake. What an amazing game.

[@luisfilipe2747]

Exactly, both of them are Alan Wake, and you can't see the character without one of them. Truly amazing

[@Wraff]

This performance at the game awards is what got me intrigued enough to play this game, despite being super scared of horror, and now I'm a massive Remedy fan. GET IT SAM LAKE

[@BreadCatMarcus]

Shame AW2 didn't win GOTY, but man, this performance was easily the best thing about the whole show.

[@GoldenEagle17551]

Remedy still got a ton of recognition, best game direction, Art, and Narrative. All amazing achievements

[@TotallyOriginality]

if it wasn't either AW2 or BG3, rigged

[@donrightgaming1455]

They deserved it 100 percent such a perfect fkn game and it deserved in the 90s don’t know why it only got a 85

[@Markynal]

Cmon it's a boring af

[@Mulukkis]

Not a chance vs BG3. But at least they got the recognition in a lot of ways.

[@Malisity]

3:44 Sam Lake is so happy there and I adore it.

[@GuyWithChainsaw]

So nice of Doctor Casper Darling to take a break from his work to help Alan out with the vocal performance :)

[@LubeBook]

He finally escaped from Hedron.

[@hamzamotara4304]

@@GuyWithChainsaw knowing him, he didn't even ask for time off to do it, he just went.

[@fantombeat7967]

wish the Grammy's And Oscars was handled with this much class , great job Allan Wake team

[@StabYourBrain]

How? by kicking the recipient of the Awards off the stage within 20 seconds of them getting on so they can run 19 more Fortnite ads? bro these year's game awards were straight up disrespectful towards all the award winners.

[@megax5000]

no joke, i've listened to this song AT LEAST a dozen times per day since it aired

[@happytimes10191]

The fact that they brought everyone especially the AW2 Dancers made the choreo smooth.

[@chriswelter3859]

It’s really great seeing Sam Lake riding this high point in his career. Getting to dance up on stage with characters he created is pretty cool.

[@danielzakgaim2764]

Honestly the best part of the game awards. This year's GA felt like jist a bunch of ads strung together by rushed acceptance speeches. This performance had actual passion behind it and showed what games companies are capable of.

[@bananafactory4508]

13 years was definitely worth the wait for this game

[@Barkugou420]

If this didn't happen at the awards this year so many people would've been disappointed That part of the game is gonna stick with a lot of people

[@edusszfx]

Sam Lake will always be the best game director.

[@montana4515]

100% he’s an absolute genius.

[@blobbything2986]

Imagine a collaboration between Lake and Miyazaki. Would be a dream come true

[@greekjohn1998]

​@@blobbything2986Alan Wake 3 the Swamp Game

[@Egurius3]

@@blobbything2986 I'd like to throw Kojima into that mix.

[@greekjohn1998]

@@Egurius3 Alan Wake 3 The Swamp Stranding

[@CDCaptainFalcon]

This was absolutely perfect, they even got the entire cast. Sam Lake looks so proud of what his team created, and he has every right to be.

[@enenrax]

Poor Saga😢

[@taxman22700]

The best part of this is Sam Lake spawning onstage, having the best time of his life and then leaving

[@pokemonmusiclover5]

Sam lakes smile is brighter than alans flares

[@Brutalearll]

Love they included both actors for Alan. This was amazing

[@MrBagelBites]

Man, Alan's now able to write himself into our world and gave himself 3 Awards! Impressive

[@Posolona_]

Alan's actor never comes out of his role. Even there he is confused all the time

[@pretzelicious4200]

Mr. Door should've hosted ALL of the game awards :3 lol

[@Dylan13Nessman]

I'm glad BG3 won game of the year. However, Alan Wake 2 deserves significant praise this year. They took a genre that doesn't have much attention and made a truly unique and amazing game. 2023 has been such a great year for gamers. You can tell how much love the developers put into these games.

[@owenjones7522]

Baldurs gate is crap

[@jamesjiao]

​@@owenjones7522shame you didn't like it. A lot of people did though.

[@alldeceiverswillbeimpaled]

@@Spider-Man.AntiVenom You should play Spider-man 2 best sleeping pill on the market

[@trustypatches669]

​@@Spider-Man.AntiVenomTik tok attention span

[@MrNeverpeter]

What an amazing gift Alan Wake 2 and this song in particular is to us!!

[@NeoncloudFF]

What an outstanding moment for the show. Now we're all in Wake's story!

[@Delta285]

there is still some artists in the game industry

[@DeathsPit00]

Whoever decided to boost the sound on this video before uploading it. THANK YOU.

[@jubayerfarden]

Poets of the fall, this band is really underrated! This is by far the most mainstream they went...hats off to sam lake for giving them the chance to show their musical talent.

[@PhaseRabbit]

Definitely got me to check out more of their stuff even though they aren't this type of metal perse. Very very underrated.

[@clayman1980]

@@PhaseRabbit Yeah, they're usually much more mellow (but still, they have been my absolute faves since like 2007), but their lyrics are always up there.

[@martinzalle]

The entire awards was worth seeing for this alone

[@alforhim581]

This performance was literally everything we wanted and more. So glad they got not only the band but also the actors and Sam too

[@mr_manager]

This is a gift to humanity.

[@brannonhill4046]

Gotta admit...seeing Alan Wake dancing with Will Scarlet O'Hara and Martian Manhunter singing together was not on my Game Awards bingo card. But still a win

[@skettismyname]

Sam is so adorable always. This was one of the greatest moments in gaming. The way it absolutely floored me is unparalleled.

[@DY357LX]

This was the best part of the VGA's. Hats off to Sam Lake, David Harewood, the Alan Wake 2 dev team and Poets of the Fall/Old Gods of Asgard.

[@Felttipfuzzywuzzyflyguy]

The entire Remedy Team is an absolute treasure.

[@ellesmagicaladventures]

Loved this soo much. Alan wake wrote himself into the game awards 😂

[@rustinpeacemaster]

this was amazing, loved to see Alan Wake, Remedy and Sam Lake receiving this prizes

[@what31601]

How can you not just smile the whole way through this. Absolutely loved this game and gutted it didn’t win GOTY

[@sarsattacks]

This was the best part of the whole show... and the whole show was awesome.

[@JB-sc1tg]

This was like a 1-for-1 to the video game right down to Alex Casey/Sam Lake smiling while he dances. Very impressive.

[@spardan7522]

Everyone, We're canon

[@treeoflife3521]

The fact that it sounds the same as what it did in the game is truly a testimony to both the talent and love by everyone involved.

[@nikolaoslamprou9266]

Not gonna lie, almost cried 😭🎉 Gamer from 90s, one of the best games ever experienced 👏👏

[@gabrielfraenkel2473]

Me too bro

[@wyrfryr7771]

my game of the year for sure, its so obvious to see all the love and care remedy puts into its games/stories

[@Varnerz]

Alan wake 2 is the best game I've played in the last 5 years. Congratulations Sam Lake and everyone involved.

[@EspyMelly]

This actually makes me want to play Alan Wake tbh

[@Rezcuz]

Hope this game gets all the recognition it deserves

[@sarahdaif5428]

Old gods of asgard are very talented

[@doggu7398]

Thanks Remedy, you knew We wanted this. Such a great christmas gift

[@JonnyBeetle]

Sam lake is the embodiment of what a game drv should be

[@PrecisiveCreed]

Alan Wake, Mr. Door and Dr. Casper Darling together ? What a brilliant performance from Old Gods Of Asgards !!!! And the great Max Payne/Alex Casey Himself.

[@mehmetkran9393]

A man is having one of the best moments of his life. The smile on his face made me smile too. You deserve it Sam!

[@huanraphael]

What a time to be alive and play videogames

[@octaneswagg]

3:04 let’s be honest the dance go perfectly with the song

[@Docheemo]

Alan Wake 2 has to be my favourite gaming experience in years. A tremendous performance for a fantastic game.

[@AlucardHV]

seeing this after just playing that part... by far my top 5 experiences in video games in my life

[@jbrfr94]

this scene made the game trascend into art for me, it was a spiritual experience, im changed forever by this

[@Keldingull]

This unironically got me interested in trying out the series

[@raphaelw8s4u]

We asked for it and got it. :) THAT is how game developers should all treat their fans!

[@alanwakeup3344]

Absolutely insane. Amazing game.

[@CrossplatformGamerMasterRace]

Just a reminder Sam Lake had to fight to keep this level in the game.

[@dreamrunner4680]

Best stage in game ever.

[@danielhelbig1116]

This really put the biggest smile on my face thank you guys so much truly

[@maxhealthpoints]

Hey y'all, don't forget that Old Gods of Asgard's new album 'Rebirth' dropped yesterday. It's a greatest hits of all their stuff from the Remedyverse.

[@nabgameplays]

Just Loved it Sam Lake and Team is just amazing Alan Wake 2 is definitely a Masterpiece 10/10

[@cszzsc5723]

💩💩💩

[@defeatman8660]

True, baldurs gate wins TGA but Sam Lake win in having fun in the event

[@JoeEver123]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@defeatman8660Bruh have you seen Sven? They should do a collab tbh😂

[@BCPostie]

If someone in 2012 said the phrase “Alan Wake 2 amazing dance performance” you would have been laughed out of the room, yet here we are.

[@Escalotes]

Easily the best moment of the show, great to see the smile on Sam's face!

[@MrThephonypope]

3:04 Oh man when they sneak him in there!

[@Matlcore876]

EASILY one of the Best Games i've played in 40 years and the Song slaps too

[@AMan-vs4vs]

Lmao you're a clown

[@therealaran]

​@@AMan-vs4vs and you look like one

[@tristanrodriguez3653]

This is why they deserved very award their way

[@tanders4444]

Man what a year for games.

[@josuemarin4458]

Se le veia muy feliz a Sam Lake! Amamos su trabajo! Se está convirtiendo en mi creador de videojuegos favorito

[@Kenshinth-zv6fk]

Well deserved Sam. You can see it in his face he is full of happiness.

[@brianoconnor9105]

“Are we all..in YOUR story, Alan?…🤯 wow…”

[@CounterNerd]

More game devs should arrange stuff like this. Really shows how much they love what they do, and what they create. Damn impressive!

[@Scotty_Elgin_Nunn]

This song got me into the Alan Wake games

[@Splinxed]

A amazing performance on the game awards 🔦📖✍️

[@Sammydplays]

Sam lake loved every second of that!

[@Zack0409]

That was sick. Such an epic moment from an unforgettable game.

[@rozasupreme]

The only other game designer who would do something like this on stage is Hideo Kojima. This is why Sam Lake is such an icon.