Old Gods of Asgard - Herald of Darkness - The Game Awards 2023 Live Performance Reaction

[@L3ggy]

Sam Lake, the happiest person at the Awards.

[@V_i_vi_an]

He's finally getting the recognition he deserves. I've been saying it for years, people are sleeping on Remedy, they're probably top 3 devs right now.

[@schibleh531]

In that moment, he was probably the happiest person on planet earth.

[@isaiahmorrow9088]

Matthew Poretta (the VA for Alan Wake) is a classically trained singer/vocalist. Hence why he has such a great voice.

[@PeTTs0n88]

He has quite a bit of Broadway experience too, so he's got some serious singing chops. ^^

[@birdyrage]

He's so unbelievably talented!! I was stunned honestly

[@mikaelviitala833]

I think his brother is a professional opera singer, too.

[@Mikx100]

Dont know about the brother but both of his parents are opera singers. @@mikaelviitala833

[@propergander8374]

​​@@mikaelviitala833 both his parents are opera singers and he had planned to become one but ended up becoming an actor.

[@finnnation123]

Rest In Peace James McCaffrey (1959-2023) the voice actor for Max Payne and Alex Casey

[@David.Algren]

You gotta be kidding...

[@finnnation123]

@@David.Algren nah, I wish I was mate

[@kristiankoski3908]

Damn. Rest in peace.

[@SSD_Penumbra]

You forgot Director Trench too.

[@coolsenjoyer]

​@@SSD_Penumbra and the Bright Presence Thomas Zane in AW1

[@OujaStrikeGaming]

The best part is seeing Matthew doing the dance as well, didn’t even realized he was dancing until I saw some camera footage from the performance

[@tachozhelev3359]

Alan wrote himself into the Game Awards, what a legend ...

[@TheRatedOniChannel]

The fact that this could be completely canon in Alan Wake is wild.

[@DooMest]

Sam Lake's smile is absolutely infectious

[@synaesthesia2010]

can you blame him? his game won 3 awards and he was justified in fighting to keep the sequence in the game when others wanted it cut

[@devonwaskahat5277]

I cannot stop listening to this version. They all look like they're having so much fun

[@birdyrage]

so good to see them all smiling and having fun

[@coks2211]

Especially Sam looks like the happiest man alive

[@bubeiiii]

3:32 My reaction when Sam Lake too started dancing👆 Really happy for him Also RIP James McCaffrey😔

[@jaymorrison4886]

And the voice of max payne/Alex casey has tragically passed away. I'm grateful he got to use his voice for alan wake 2

[@MadBertus]

Its crazy that this - pretty much the best part of The Game Awards - was pretty much just an ad inserted by Remedy/Epic. If only all ads would be as good as this.

[@ArdaKaraduman]

I think all singing/speaking parts were live, and instruments were playback, ie something like karaoke. Such a great show. I just started AW2 so at the time I didnt get it, but now I am hooked to this song Ihave to listen it twice everyday lol :)

[@kaiuniverse876]

I had to reiterate to my friends that Alan Wake 2 is in fact a horror game, and a pretty damn scary one at that

[@popump2617]

I like to think one person who only know's Sam Lake because he looks like the original Max Payne got really confused wondering what the hell Max Payne was doing dancing.

[@blakedefriend4075]

I knew nothing about the Alan Wake video game. I had know idea there was a sequel. Then I learned of this performance. I now know everything about Alan Wake and I've started playing Alan Wake 2.

[@reneeelizabeth9473]

I watched the Game Awards right before starting AW2 and had no idea wtf this was supposed to be lmao Then I reached We Sing and was like "omfg"

[@BrunoSantos-bv1fn]

Matthew Porreta dancing on the right side 😄

[@birdyrage]

love his moves

[@PeTTs0n88]

The singing is live (at least Marko, sounds like Matthew is too as there are some subtle differences from the recorded session - unsure about David, he seems a bit too quiet but that could be due to poor mic:ing or mixing), but the instrumentals sadly aren't - would've been awesome with a true live performance. ^^

[@PCBum]

I still think Ollie plays his guitar live, drummer as well. Marko with bass is for his image only ofc. All singing is live for sure

[@PeTTs0n88]

@@PCBum Remember that Markus "Captain" doesn't actually play drums in the band, so I highly doubt that. It definitely doesn't sound nor look live to me when it comes to any of the instruments - Olli has the skills to pull off the riffs live, but it sounds too perfect (i.e. too close to the record) even for him. Even the best guitarists will bring nuances to any playthrough of a song. Especially with riffs this fast. And yes, you can see when Marko does his first singing line that he lifts his right hand off the bass, but the line (with a clear picking sound) continues. ^^

[@PCBum]

@@PeTTs0n88 you definitely have a point, but i stick to my version for now) but i will go and make some digging to be sure)) i want to believe that Ollie plays live, otherwise i will be disappointed) Drums btw is very straightforward and easy to play for anybody familiar with them. Marco as i said ofc doesn't play bass. Cause he never did)

[@PeTTs0n88]

@@PCBum Yeah, I'm not gonna claim I have conclusive evidence when it comes to everyone of them. :) Especially the singing is difficult to know when you've got singers that talented and with Broadway experience, where consistency is key. Marko most definitely sounds live though. :) And while drums can be "easy" (relatively, the song isn't exactly Neil Peart levels of drumming), this is still live and I highly doubt Captain would be able to pull this off live sounding that tight. He's damn talented in general though, so I'm not saying it's completely impossible. ^^

[@demite5267]

​@@PeTTs0n88 I think you're spot on. It seems the only thing live is Marko vocals.

[@Rodinov_Claw]

@5:04 Sam appears on the left side of the screen before we see him dancing with the rest. You can catch a silhouette of him at @3:17. If you watch some YTubers that posted their phone recordings, you can also catch Sam walking out from the side to the center before the finale dance routine

[@paulchavez3039]

Lol this game release was an AWE: Alan Wake Event 😂❤

[@Nerdy_Elliot]

The VA for Alex Casey just died :( I will never recover from this

[@paulknox505]

I only recently heard of the dance routine in Alan Wake 2, so googled it and loved it. Then heard they did it live, and that google brought me here. And I had the same reaction when he appeared- "ITS SAM LAKE!!! HE'S THERE!" lol

[@tasakattotarzan]

Sam accepted two awards, check his speeches! Cheers from Finland!

[@alanp805]

This is such a legendary moment, as much as the moment it happened in the game. LOVED THIS!

[@RyanKarolak]

I am still excited that they were able to include this live

[@FGA1993]

This was the most awesome part of the Show.

[@superfrost8261]

Love ur reaction 🙏☺️ also my favourite game this year!!

[@Zodia195]

As someone who never even heard of this game prior to the game awards, was I confused- yes, but did I love it- HELL YES! I am sucker for this kind of music. I still don't plan on playing this game (I don't like horror games), but I am interested in the group for sure.

[@felixblue4525]

it was indeed the highlight of the night

[@darkguardian50]

I'm pretty sure the music is a back track cause the band is only a 3 piece. It would be almost impossible to play this with 3 people without a significant effort to rearrange it, yet the parts we hear sound the same. The vocals though are definitely all live. You can hear differences and imperfections to the studio version. And also there were some issues with Marko's mic, you can hear the mic volume fluctuate at halfway through.

[@propergander8374]

The Herald Of Darkness section from AW2 is one of favourite moments in gaming in a very long time. It filled me with joy. It's nice to know that there are still devs who are confident enough to take risks. Please please please give us more of this.

[@LockeTheCole]

I jokingly called the DLC for Control the Alan Wake Expansion... XD

[@birdyrage]

it kinda is though 😂😂😂

[@albinoj904]

The great moment of Tga 🤘🏻

[@martinholt8168]

Finally, after years of hard work and talent, Poets of the Fall (aka Old Gods of Asgard) got the recognition they deserved at the VGA. Best of all, this isn't even the best song in ALAN WAKE 2.

[@11Davidrh]

Peak commitment to your art.

[@ricardomele1004]

Poets of the fall is amazing band

[@natewoods4566]

The wildest part to me is that David Harewood (Mr. Door) claims to have had virtually no prior singing experience.

[@cerberus255]

Great reaction🥰 This song is my head all the time😅

[@cerberus255]

:)

[@cerberus255]

Love you teaction

[@AmishGhosty]

Honestly I like this version the most, the og is good for some rock music but this feels like how it was intended to be.

[@WhiteLineEsport]

i just need time to forget, and then do it again

[@xian1978]

If you pay attention, right before Sam appears, there's a general view of the whole stage, look where the lights are and you'll see Sam coming. Since he's walking right next to the lights he's almost invisible during that part.

[@synaesthesia2010]

i think that was Mr. Door

[@xian1978]

@@synaesthesia2010 Mr Door is coming from the right of the screen, but I mean, look to the left of the screen, nex to the band, where the lights are. There's a person walking right next to the lights, you can barely see them because of the lights. I think that's Sam.

[@Dracobyte]

Alan Waje is not a game... it is an experience!

[@David.Algren]

Yeeeeaaaah I was waiting for your reaction! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@FGA1993]

Just came to watch your reaction and to be honest I loved it 😅

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Let's goo!!! Alan Wake is an experience!

[@WhiteLineEsport]

love the band

[@paulchavez3039]

Remedy is the remedy for our ennui ❤

[@Royy5737]

Keep it up luv great to see you back

[@birdyrage]

Thank you!! so good to be back

[@Royy5737]

@@birdyrage really glad to see you again x

[@rick-deckard]

WOHOOOO

[@birdyrage]

hell yeah!!!

[@Derively]

David's and Matthew's parts are definitely not live. You can see with the phone recordings how quickly and radically they change posture and body movement when they start / finish their parts. This causes inadequate breathing -> uneven, wavy notes, that don't appear here.

[@chupitolepame5357]

You're wrong about them both, I played/listened to this part ingame to the point of memorize the timmings and nuances, so I can confirm there's very evident differences here in how they come with the lines. One very noticeable one is when Matthew sings "I never meant FOR IT to ruin my life that way" in the game (incredibly) he sounds off key on "for it", thing that he fixed in the live version what is amazing (I'm pretty sure he also noticed and wanted to improve that part!). Pay attention and you will catch all the small differences.

[@David.Algren]

​@@chupitolepame5357 David & Matthew recorded their voices again specially for the occasion and then did playback. The only one singing live was Old Gods' vocals. Amazing job nontheless ❤

[@Finkele1]

Imagine Sami Järvi aka Sam Lake is 53. 🤘

[@cerberus255]

Btw love you reacrion❤

[@darthnihilus310]

soo good

[@cerberus255]

Probaly best game experience❤

[@ap4udamirovi449]

very beatiful girl

[@jiilaa_with_randomness]

Alan Wake II is having a new version soon, isn't it? I'm a Finn, and I played Alan Wake years ago. Then life happened. Then my PC was too old for new games and this year I got Control. WOW. Now I need to do Alan Wake again and everything since... But I am not complaining ;)

[@lucasvieira7562]

Salve do Brasil aee ❤

[@kieliopinkuningas9577]

Poets of the fall*

[@eddychiu8855]

😂😂😂

[@cerberus255]

:)

[@dibrenn3432]

Sorry but illka villi is HOT

[@birdyrage]

don't be sorry cause HE IS

[@dmitripopov8570]

I am your like 666 )))

[@birdyrage]

HELL YEAH!!

[@G4M3RGU1D3]

whats up with all the hot chicks playing Alan Wake recently? Were you locked at the bottom of that lake too?

[@birdyrage]

yes it's been 13 years

[@G4M3RGU1D3]

@@birdyrage glad you're out

[@xVmbra]

everything was lip synced except the main vocalist (guy with eye patch). Still phenomenal showcase and great song

[@Snowpiercer2]

Nobody was lip synced, unless you mean Ilkka Villi, but he's lip synced in the games as well.

[@xVmbra]

lol, sure thing man. Listen to Door when he introduced the event and then listen to his voice again 2 seconds after once the actual song starts, it's 100% his voice/studio track playing, for untrained ears it could be hard but it's obvious@@Snowpiercer2

[@Snowpiercer2]

@@xVmbra You need new ears. Neither David or Matthew are lip synced. There is a rhythm guitar track that's playing in the background, and the bass is tracked (Marko isn't a bass player in real life), but all the voices were live. If you care enough to listen comprehensively, David's voice at the end of a verse tapers off a little breathy. Same for Matthew, but in the middle of one of the verses.

[@bobsmith9804]

why do I GAF what this person thinks? God I hate reaction videos

[@Levleup]

Then why the fuck did you click on one? Also why should people give a fuck about your opinion then?

[@Adamkilla9000]

Hey do you wanna go on a date

[@YasinKalkann]

Seems like you are having fun ı am soo happy to see you birdy I was hoping to watch this together on live stream but it is what it is and ı hope your grandma is better right now WELCOME BACK NOW TİME TO STREAMS

[@birdyrage]

Happy to be back!! Thank you so much buddy

[@YasinKalkann]

@@birdyrage Always here for support loook new emote thanks