THE GAME AWARDS 2021: Sting Performs “What Could Have Been” from Netflix's “Arcane”

[@samuelkimmusic]

Absolute Perfection. Breathtaking Perfection. "Don't Cry, You're Perfect.

[@usernotSID]

I knew you would be here lol

[@impa2787]

@@usernotSID me too lol.

[@Epsilonus]

Was looking for you my dude 🤣

[@BEHEDETY]

T_T

[@HardCR0W]

Were you watching with sound turned off? Edited version in Arcane is beautiful, but as you can clearly hear in this video, Sting can't sing it live as he is constantly off. Vocals in this live version are terrible.

[@lloydaran]

What a gentleman... At the end, he immediately points to the pianist, the violinist (fricking Ray Chen!!!) and the orchestral section.

[@MrJDG2011]

What's so special about Rey Chen?

[@raespiju]

@@MrJDG2011 It´s a Riot Games composer and excellent performer musician!

[@sonicstruggle7477]

Sting is absolutely amazing as a person.

[@biazacha]

@@MrJDG2011 extremely talented musician, both on his own pieces and performing others. Also he’s overall a really down to earth guy.

[@krane4648]

@@MrJDG2011 He's also a legit concert violinist

[@neraklh1017]

No matter how many times I have listened to this, It still hurts.

[@Natalya-z-kasetoyu]

so tingling

[@ZeltickCrow]

No, it stings. It stings my heart every time. 🥲🙃

[@gaziasker7683]

These kinda things never hurt my heart more than twice and i dont understand why people are like this can someone explain?

[@elektrospace9298]

@@gaziasker7683 Because everyone is different.

[@dashzag]

@@gaziasker7683 Could be how much and how deeply you relate. This song expresses pain, so anyone listening to it will feel that regardless of whether or not they’ve felt this specific type of hurt. Someone who’s not felt like this will still feel the emotion, but after the first impression they’re over it. But if you’ve experienced this type of pain, and it’s a deeply seated emotion for you, this song brings it up with the same intensity no matter how many times you hear it. That’s my take anyway.

[@saerin9429]

OK, BUT THAT VIOLINIST. WHAT A PERFORMER, HE REALLY MASTERED IT. I'm crying now.

[@daluven]

Ray chen

[@unsu1115]

Ofc it's Ray Chen! Look for him and you'll see he's a great performer!

[@hachiko2692]

ngl it feels kinda painful that Ray Chen gets called "that violinist"

[@carbuneskinny5797]

He got a cameo also in Arcane :P in episode 5 concert :D

[@Karlavaegen]

He is off tune for like 2 seconds in the solo which destroys it for me :( Last bit was great though.

[@ralphhill8021]

Arcane... what a masterpiece

[@lanceelopezz223]

L

[@Shvabicu]

@@lanceelopezz223 rtrd

[@meepmeep2706]

@@lanceelopezz223 for yourself.

[@starboiii1837]

@@lanceelopezz223 👎🏻

[@KatarHero72]

@@lanceelopezz223 bro your initials are two Ls. You were at a disadvantage from the moment you typed.

[@Thulgore]

I'm 43 years old, this show broke me. I get emotionally wrecked just hearing or seeing parts from it. I have watched it the show so many times. I have watched it with other people who watched it and recorded their audio I have watched an absurd of review and reaction channels. I'm obsessed, and yet absolutely broken.

[@MrLeminecraftien]

Same here sir, the only difference is that i am 28. This show is a masterpiece.

[@hunteruk3967]

I'm 28 and art like this, the storytelling, the music, the emotions, they transcend age. This stuff is worth being emotional for. I'm just glad people don't disregard it saying it's cartoon.

[@hansgerman3437]

Lil take. Because it unveiled something inside of you. You probably have also allot of scores to settle, that you never did. And that haunt you to this day.

[@SaiTheForgotten]

Welcome to the party

[@lolicongang.4974]

I am 20 lol. Such a well thought out story. Baffles me some people found this show boring and bland.

[@autumnaticfly2965]

"Is there anything so undoing as a daughter?" This song brings me to tears. Seeing it live was one hell of an experience.

[@gamingcringe8325]

are you his daughter?

[@autumnaticfly2965]

@@gamingcringe8325 I certainly wish I was

[@kingcobra2858]

There's an old saying or belief in my country. They say daughters are usually punishment and a way for the father to atone for his sins in the past. i.e.: Logan, James Bond, Vander, and now Silco.

[@hunteruk3967]

@@kingcobra2858 come on don't do my man Vander dirty. He deserves to be mentioned in that list.

[@kingcobra2858]

@@hunteruk3967 now its fixed. 👍

[@BuzzabeelYT]

Ray Chen made that violin sing. It gave me chills.

[@kikinou42]

Exactly the same, hard chills, what a song... and this violin...

[@nitpicker42]

On top of everything else great about this performance, his fitted jacket and high collar are also reminiscent of Silco

[@allcapsguy5629]

was thinking the same thing!

[@zrATT_]

Imagine he used a dark orange contact lens

[@thebestnavigator7766]

If silco become good guy

[@dartdevious561]

@@thebestnavigator7766 Silco was a good guy... I mean, good and evil are so subjective. In his story, he was a good guy.

[@MsHyeven]

@@dartdevious561 Nah, even in his story, he was a bad guy. He's aware that he has become the bad guy, that's why he deplores the "base violence necessary for change". He's embraced the monster in him, for what he believes to be a greater good sure, but he isn't blind to the evil of his actions nonetheless. That's why he's such an interesting character, because of his nuances as a vilain, his awareness of his own flaws, his willingness to sacrifice everything for his dreams. He never thinks that he is the good guy. He thinks that he is the guy that Zaun needs.

[@alec2687]

if you've seen the arcane ending, this song has another feeling

[@happydonkey5333]

You mean aside from pure depression and heartbreak?

[@__Hanasei__Levinus__]

Pain.... its allllll pain! aaaaaaaaaaaa

[@apache6111]

If you mean crying your eyes out I totally agree!

[@alex0589]

..... ...pain

[@noloolon2880]

@@happydonkey5333 10x worse, including hopelessness, impotence, absurdity, meaninglessness...just Caitlyn´s expression breaking down when she realizes what´s about to happen is priceless!

[@LeJambonMAMEPG]

*Sting is singing* -Me to myself : "Don't cry..." *The violin playing* -Me to him : "You're perfect..."

[@cekobidonq]

That's Ray Chen, he was in Arcane too. The guy with the weird violin in the opera.

[@SameSam94]

@@cekobidonq Ray chen also played the violin part in awaken

[@benrakow3396]

@@SameSam94 thats why the violin part is so amazing! I never knew

[@SameSam94]

@@benrakow3396 he also played in jhin the virtuoso theme.

[@yela7335]

@@SameSam94 No he didn't

[@Tabula.rasa.abracadavra]

3:26 that moment when the stage goes completely silent for around 3-4 seconds feels like an eternity. I can only imagine how baffling and astonishing amazing performance that was to watch live that manages to leave people speechless in dead silence, perplexed for that long, it really sent shivers down my spine

[@sungvin]

those guys were holding for 3 minutes kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmKkd5eNjbGBebc&ab_channel=Nasigil, but the effect is marvelous neverless

[@khan_k]

As someone who has performed on stage before, it's the silence after the song has ended that lets you know that you really nailed it. It's like the audience is pleading for the song to continue.

[@julieg46]

​@@khan_k that's true, and the energy onstage when they're nailing it is that THEY don't want it to end either, and the audience totally gets immersed in that. One of my favorite things about performing.

[@Derploop]

No love for Ray Chen absolutely slaying the violin parts to the point it sounded basically indistinguishable from the recording? Virtuosic playing from the Virtuoso.

[@HnvyCat]

It's honestly pretty surprising that he got a note wrong at all, considering he's one of the better or best violinists alive today. Mistakes really aren't too common in instrument performances.

[@rustymixer2886]

@@HnvyCat where was the mistake

[@HnvyCat]

@@rustymixer2886 at 2:11-2:23 he's kind of more out of tune and 2:14 he plays a wrong note.

[@zahrulexe]

@@HnvyCat prolly hasn't been playing live since the lockdown and standing on a stage with thousands of people in the audience made him that nervous.

[@HnvyCat]

@@zahrulexe nah, he's played live a few times since lockdown. Might be nerves, but who knows.

[@apache6111]

I love almost all Arcane characters, but Jinx has a special place in my heart, I love how she was written and developed, her story is so tough and tragic and it's outcome heartbreaking. Uncomprehended, broken, rejected, resigned to walk by herself on a path she never asked for, she is one of the greatest victims of all this conflict and violence. This song summarize her life, packed with feelings to the surface

[@thecosmicrae]

What about sigma male Viktor?

[@Baykko]

It's hard to sympathize with her, despite knowing she is just another victim, when her actions are causing just as much suffering as she's experienced herself. If I see her as the unavoidable result of Piltovers neglection of Zauns problems and Zauns own disregard for itself, in that case I can sympathize with her, but then she goes and makes things worse simply because she can't do what Vi asked her back when she qs a child, just stay home and wait for her.

[@apache6111]

It's true, but we have to consider that she was raised by a psycopath, he loved her more than anything in the world sure, but never properly stood as a parental figure through her childhood helping her to deal with her traumas and overcome what happened just as he did with Vander's situation, and when he tried to, it was too late. And about what Vi asked, well, I honestly put myself in her shoes, if I know my sister and family are going into a suicide mission, I couldn't handle the impotence of not knowing if they would ever come back, in this case what she did would be as bad as not doing anything. Sometimes the best intentions lead to bad outcomes. With all this I'm not saying that all her actions are justified, but are the logical response to others actions, cause and effect.

[@kompissanu1983]

@@Baykko this and she made her choice she chose to become evil, she could have just left with her sister

[@Lockieez]

I actually can't stand Jinx. But I can't stand angsty teen characters in general so it's probably just me. 😛

[@Idealest]

this song gives me the chills SO BAD, i love it so much.

[@e-brian7286]

BatChest THE CHILLS

[@ronweasly778]

BatChest THE CHILLS

[@nitabear8324]

forsenBB chills

[@allcapsguy5629]

It was number 5, she murdered her father.....OOOOOH, i forgot about that

[@DjB8709]

I love how the lyrics are essentially Jinx speaking to Vi. Such a beautiful, tragic, masterpiece of a song. My favourite soundtrack released for a long time.

[@ChincerDante]

She is speaking to all she isn't just jinx talking to vi and resenting caitlyn who will lose like she lose, she is all zaun talking to piltover, wanting it to see the monster they created

[@Queeentrasputo]

but why Vi didnt say a thing when jinx said "i thought maybe you could love me like you used to" like Vi could have tried more of using words to try and get to jinx or something ..

[@Xqvvzts]

@@Queeentrasputo She just sat through the family dinner hosted by the Joker. It's not easy to find the words, especially after seeing the impact of Silco's "you're perfect".

[@DjB8709]

@@Queeentrasputo Vi is good at beating people down, being protective of people in a physical way. Like Vander says "she's got a good heart" but I think when it comes down to using her words, she knows what she wants to say but she can never find the right thing to say. Remember last time she actually let her emotions speak for her she called Powder a jinx.

[@exu7325]

@@Queeentrasputo Because Jinx is right and Vi couldn't refute her. Vi doesn't love her like she used too.

[@Georgebinaa]

Can we talk about how PERFECT that violinist is? Sent chills down my spine... PS: 1.1k likes... Woah. Thank you mom and dad.

[@questionc9312]

Ray chen

[@miasolum5612]

Ray Chen, one of the best in the world.

[@boqin4411]

The way he holds his violin though...

[@IttzMawi]

@@boqin4411 ?? He's holding it right

[@edenassos]

@@boqin4411 That's the exact way to hold a violin, I don't think you have ever held a violin.

[@stephenroth3299]

Sting didn't need to hit every note on key. This was a raw and real performance. What we need more of. Perfection in music kills music in my opinion. Mistakes give it personality

[@rustymixer2886]

Imperfectly perfect

[@biazacha]

Yep, music is an art form and so much is missed when is treated as entertainment first and expression second; don’t get me wrong I’ll jam for a K/DA track as much as the next guy but nothing really beats a live performance like this.

[@pokebattler831]

Mistakes don't give song personality, the human performing does.

[@BurgundiBlue]

@@rustymixer2886 perfect imperfections :)

[@rustymixer2886]

@@BurgundiBlue yup

[@sailorsoul1995]

The lyrics are extremely tormented but his interpretation is what absolutely does it for me. Amazing, thanks Mr Sting ❤️

[@megazver2]

Yeah, he obviously wasn't the one who wrote the lyrics, haha. They fit the story, though.

[@sailorsoul1995]

@@megazver2 yes, but they picked the right singer to convey tha pain, regret, wishful thinking that the lyrics carry

[@Baykko]

@@sailorsoul1995 I disagree. Sting WAS a great singer, but the years have not treated him well. He missed a bunch of notes in this performance.

[@samueljaramillo7859]

@@Baykko doesn’t have to be the best singer when you have that amazing of an orchestra and violinist.

[@sailorsoul1995]

@@Baykko I sort of agree that in this performance I noticed he was out of tune a few times and missed a couple notes. But regardless, I think his voice has been taken good care of for a 70 year old guy. He doesn't have the pitch his voice had in the 80s with the Police but he was way younger back then and he is still great!

[@OdesaFilmStudio]

Arcane is an event in animation. Thanks!

[@alangray6961]

It certainly is. A great show that needs to be more widely seen beyond those of us that like animation. Every scene is epic, and the world building is awesome. Teriffic characters and the voice acting is on point. The most captivating TV I have seen in years.

[@magikarpisop9010]

“We’ll show them,we will show them all”

[@Rjd1325]

I was just 12 hours late dude. And I did not see your comment. Sorry for reposting without seeing. You pal live long and prosper.

[@zrATT_]

@@Rjd1325 welp

[@giacomodellavecchia1823]

"Enemy" is the most known of Arcane....but this...this is the greatest hidden gem of the series...love lyrics, love piano, love Ray Chen playing his violin...

[@everest_bound]

I was so surprised by this! I love Sting's classic songs and I'm so glad to still see him still singing and stirring emotions. I hope a lot of young gamers watched and thought "who's this old dude? he sounds so good!" and googled his name. Not to mention the string arrangement and Ray Chen were also breathtaking. So wonderful. Keep in mind also Sting is 70.

[@fabiomino3506]

My aunt told me some old dude and an amazing violinist had a nice show, found out it was Sting and Ray Chen 😂

[@lordmerikh]

I did. That voice damn

[@Shvabicu]

Videogames have come a long way to have someone like Sting sing the final song for an animated videogame adaptation, a masterpiece of an adaptation at that, with a beautiful song like this to end the first season.

[@Kadsengold]

for sure you are much older JUSTIN.

[@Tmanda1]

I'm 29, I grew up listening to sting and the police. His voice has aged perfectly for this.

[@giantpunda2911]

Such a great song. I love that Sting immediately was drawing attention of the applause to the people around him before taking a bow himself. Seems very humble.

[@biazacha]

A total class act

[@Doc141]

Sting is so incredible. His voice is absolute perfection. Ray Chen on violin is equally amazing. What a performance!!

[@Karizmatyc]

@mentallyRdacted username checks out

[@letsplaybsgo]

@@Karizmatyc No disrespect to Sting, he's absolutely incredible but I can't call this performance "perfect" because it sounded off for the majority of the song.

[@Doc141]

@mentallyRdacted not every song needs to be a C Major pentatonic scale 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@nynrbrt]

@@Doc141 Anyone with any musical sense could hear that he's off-key a lot. Probably some techincal issue.

[@JoaoPereira-jo7jv]

@@letsplaybsgo He actually sounded perfect, because his slight out of tune parts brought more emotion and soul to the song than a autotune could ever do

[@OwocowyMr]

Sting's voice will forever be immortal. eternal genius and a master of his craft

[@lendo__]

Legendary singer for an already legendary show.

[@curo.]

I love how the audience just lets it sit at the end in silence for like 4 seconds. Everyone is so absorbed in the music and they pay it the respect it deserves, letting the feeling of that final line just hang in the room, inside our souls.

[@The_dunkman]

"Don't cry, you're perfect"

[@herbertvonbismarck8303]

It’s so sad!!!

[@victoriayancheva7425]

stop😭😭

[@Idealest]

OOF breaking my heart all over again

[@lovaticmunk]

I'm still crying 😭😭

[@LilCyco223]

Too late. 😭😭

[@pinky22771]

Incredible performance! How come Ray Chen is not credited at all in the title or description? He contributed to the song and he is right there, on stage! Edit: I can see that he was added in the description now

[@schmiggidy]

Frankly ... because no one knows the name "Ray Chen", while everyone knows the name "Sting". Remember: views, views, views! :(

[@calbewetzel3722]

Idk if they changed it from when you saw but he is in the description now

[@robikkupegasus7039]

He got paid... in EXPOOOSURE!

[@Emil-wj7wr]

​@@schmiggidy People know Ray Chen though. Most violinists would know him by name and he has by far the biggest online presence of all modern violin virtuosos. He has a sizeable audience on youtube specifically.

[@schmiggidy]

@@Emil-wj7wr Some may know him, but in comparison to Sting? That's like comparing a pool to the ocean itself. And this is my point: the primary draw for the average normie is not a guy named Ray whatever. It's Sting. Everyone knows Sting, and most who know him love his music. Thus, he is the rightful proper draw for both maximizing clicks to this vid and, frankly, selling tickets to the live performance itself. Sting headlines, and btw, this amazing well-known violinist named Ray Chen also struts his stuff too! As a bonus, Chen also gets a massive bump in awareness from this vid, which will very likely, in turn, raise his perceived value as a musician.

[@hotglassfilms]

This show, deserves all its love. The music is damn near perfection.

[@KingSpades]

that's got to be one of the most overlooked things is the soundtrack is movies/shows but the music can sell and make a scene and tug at your heart more than most things and like you said it's near perfect

[@thegameawards]

Have you watched ARCANE?

[@josealzamarv2369]

Clarines.

[@JJusty1]

ofc!

[@yournameissogood175]

Yes I watched it

[@SimplicityMarx]

Realizing that Sting is dressed up similar to Silco makes this performance more sadder.

[@virgilthemob1242]

Yeah. This man is 70 years old and wearing a hearing aid, but as soon as he got on that stage he delivered the most legendary performance in this show's history while being accompanied by one of the most accomplished contemporary violinists and a world class orchestra. Not to mention how incredible he sounded, nearly on par with the studio version. He really is a classic that stood the test of time.

[@herrramme1536]

What hearing aid ? These are monitors...

[@bruceh9780]

Watch it again, you'll see Ray Chen also has one. It's so you can hear your own audio on stage.

[@samphillips8188]

To think how video games were thought of a few decades ago. It’s surprising how quickly encompassing they’ve become as a medium.

[@tydshiin5783]

I don't think you hang out with musicians or been to a studio before, In-Ear Monitors are not hearing aids, they let the wearers cut off noise around and listen to the music itself

[@grimeyes]

Amazing. Perhaps the best song of the show. That last note hitting during the last scene was so epic. Can't wait for season 2.

[@eanderson9599]

No words summarize that last moment more than “what could have been”

[@zrATT_]

@@eanderson9599 and GET JINXED Ok not really

[@timezero8409]

I think Guns for Hire is better just for the fact that Jinx have kept that flare for so long and the lyrics hit really hard at the exact moment she light it up!

[@lolicongang.4974]

Lol I like good bye more but that just me.

[@Fuckutube547465]

This was commented by the Eric Cartman that could've been. Kind words, Rabbi.

[@Bajamanator]

I know Sting is incredibly famous and deserving of being the main name of the title, but not mentioning Ray Chen anywhere is kinda rude eh, the guy is a world renowned soloist and deserves just as much respect and acknowledgement

[@francodegasperi3814]

You can tell when the song ends that Sting inmediateley points out to Ray and the Orchestra. Really good gesture given the circumstances.

[@riddlesangerissues3127]

Ray Chen is the violinist a take it? If so, I'll definitely listen to his works. His violin playing is mainly the reason why I keep replaying this song.

[@gipro1]

I never would have thought a LoL series would be so good. It blew me away and weeks after finishing it I'm still thinking about it.

[@melancholyheel129]

bruh same, never had something live in my head rent free like this show before

[@Blargah]

@@melancholyheel129 it ain't rent free, it pays with Emotional pain

[@Vizible21]

It's not a surprise for me. There are lots of talented artist and writers in Riot games. It's evident in short stories, characters and cinematic they produce. Riot games as a company should just trust their artists to create something good. It has been proven over the years, cinematic, music, comics.

[@danzansandeev6033]

@@Vizible21so did blizzard back in the day yet they never came up with something like this, and comparing Warcraft movie with arcane is even silly

[@wethebest9992]

1:53 that violin holy crap.. actual goosebumps

[@Shvabicu]

Sting and Ray Chen was the main thing I was looking forward to in this show.

[@LilCyco223]

"I thought that you could love me like you used to--even though I'm...different. But you changed, too. So--here's to the new us." 0:01

[@assadlah7010]

I watch the event just to listen to sting live 😍

[@a.p.5342]

2:45 you can see the missle Jinx fired fly passed the red moon

[@Shaw4Life]

I've watched this like 5 times and never noticed it

[@ximienlundquist8487]

This did not disappoint. What an amazing performance!

[@exploreevery]

Note he's old man

[@Natalya-z-kasetoyu]

@@exploreevery not old but wise.

[@Natalya-z-kasetoyu]

so great the art of turning awful into awesome!!!!!

[@MichaelTurner-pq4re]

These composers never get the recognition they deserve. They can musically hear a story. It's beautiful.

[@Aikoooooissorry]

I got chills when he hit those high notes

[@avea8563]

BATCHEST

[@anarchyfork2676]

@Jinx pretty much great self care. If you can still do your profession well at an old age, then you did heaps of healthy things yknow

[@giloguy101]

Some people have noted that Sting doesn't quite deliver a perfect performance here, a few off notes But in a way, thats just so perfect in its own right. It just makes it seem more raw, more haunting.

[@smallbrightsparks]

Yes! I really love Sting, but I don't know what happened to him that day, he sang a bit out of tone and too fast in some parts. Anyways, I love this song and I love Sting, would like to go to a concert one day.

[@TheKeyser94]

@@smallbrightsparks How old Sting now? You not expect a man that old sing perfectly, even with help.

[@smallbrightsparks]

@@TheKeyser94 you're right, age can be determinant too.

[@TheKeyser94]

@@smallbrightsparks At this point I trough that Sting had retired and stopped singing, he had been doing nearly fifty years now, I was surprise that he was the singer in this song.

[@calvinjohnson6242]

@@TheKeyser94 Yes, but what’s with the heaps of praise in this comment section? It was so off key it was hard to listen to

[@QF_Dan72]

that is so beautiful ,wish it was longer

[@Kuraudou]

God. I didn't want to start watching the awards show in tears... God bless this man and everyone that worked on this masterpiece.

[@dztj8850]

Ray chen's violin carried so hard

[@ladyfrypan249]

RAY BAE SLAYED IT

[@allbies]

Sting is 70 singing live, give him a break :P

[@faxxanadu]

Both performers made mistakes but it was still good overall.

[@charmaine7301]

Ray slayed it...but sting adds personality and meaning so stap

[@samanthabourne4865]

​@@faxxanadu it was still excellent overall. I still got my regularly scheduled goosebumps 🤣

[@MrBongJovi]

Ray Chen is absolutely phenomenal! Wow, he nailed that solo!!

[@josiahpeterson17]

The best song on any soundtrack that I've ever heard. Just heartbreaking, yet pure perfection.

[@jatilq]

I love this song, but Goodbye from ep3, hits very hard.

[@josiahpeterson17]

@@jatilq Oh for sure. The soundtrack is just so good. "Our Love" is another one of my favorites.

[@BoiSadd]

The line “I hope you know we had everything.” Just breaks my heart. It tells the story of Jinx and Vi so perefectly with such little words. The story of what could have been

[@GentlemanJackabee]

Absolutely amazing. And to think, my dad, years ago, was his postman from where I live in the UK. He never delivered it in a bottle though... (I joke, but my dad was genuinely a postman and one of those people happened to be Sting)

[@Atlas6217]

Small World

[@thatnewjoint]

This song gives me chills each time I listen to it. The line "why don't you love who I am"...... So much emotion

[@AndikaThe2000]

I love this song, and i'm sure i could watch Arcane soon.

[@The9PointStar]

Just do it!

[@gibenameplox]

Do it, it has no business being this good.

[@iHateMondays98]

Watch it as soon as you can!

[@dedenugraha2393]

dont do it, you'll get depressed... jk....no one cant deny...its a masterpiece

[@matok993]

The fact that this imperfect live performance is beyond amazing is truly a display of how soulful this piece is. Sting out of tune in certain passages, Ray Chen one of the most virtuoso violinists of our time making some mistakes, etc. It is almost poetical that this performance tributes so humanly the broken beauty the whole Arcane series conveys. I'm just thankful to be able to witness this kind of art!

[@agabascal]

I would’ve never given you to them… not for anything… don’t cry… you’re perfect.

[@Brawler1216]

I loved sting in this live performance, but holy shit this violinist just extremely shined even more than normally here. This makes me want to learn the violin, it’s incredible... “Don’t cry... You’re perfect....”

[@ClumsyKlutzyAce]

Don’t cry, you’re perfect

[@mrpennyapple4217]

There isn’t a song that could have possibly been written to be more perfect for this scene. Sting and Ray’s performances, both together and individually, are truly awe-inspiring. I will never not tear up when I hear this.

[@lovethepandainyou]

Me before watching Arcane: Musical performances in game shows are completely off-topic. Me after watching Arcane: Best part of the whole show.

[@robsonclark9678]

Have you really never had a game soundtrack cause huge emotions in you before? Like yes this was excellent... but some of my fav games I can also listen to their soundtracks alone and get a similar response. Music is so powerful, good music in a game/tv/movie goes so far!

[@lovethepandainyou]

@@robsonclark9678 I think you misunderstood what I meant. What I meant is that, in a game awards show, musical performances (or random celebrity guests for that matter) usually don't feel appropriate because the events are about the nominations and about dishing out the honors. In the past, I've seen many random celebrities or bands be invited to star in a game awards show, even if they themselves have nothing to do with the games. So as a gamer, I really couldnt care less they invite, say, Ariane Grande or Imagine Dragons to play one of their hits. I'm here for the games. If I wanted to hear their music, I'd go to their show.

[@AidenLiquid]

@@lovethepandainyou its called filler time.

[@danzansandeev6033]

@@lovethepandainyou I say it’s good when it’s appropriate Like at the end of each event they make a medley of every soundtrack from every game of the year nominee which is awesome imo Also when they make best soundtrack play out, like when doom won and mick Gordon played his music And here it works as appreciation of great series based on a video game

[@lilylawrence1533]

This song is just so hauntingly beautiful and melancholic it blows me away every time I hear it

[@sid2214]

Man the crowd just paused for a moment when the song ended. Such a captivating performance

[@swiftlymurmurs]

I'm a violinist (not even anywhere close a smidge of Ray Chen here, obviously, but I've been lucky enough to perform with great orchestras) and I can tell you there's nothing more magical then that moment of silence before the applause. Clapping is expected, it's more of a custom than a real show of enthusiasm, but when the whole audience holds their breath like that you know you've really made something special

[@MrDrProfessorSir962]

This has to win a grammy. All the awards. Its just magic. 🧙🏻 some say arcane

[@valeriyav2149]

the lyrics though... they fit so perfectly the finale. sting is such a good lyricist

[@Mr-Ling]

So humble of Sting and Ray Chen to gesture towards the pianist and the orchestra when they killed it

[@GeorgeVGuitars]

Damn, I love it when a live version is better than there recorded album one. Sting is so classy and Ray Chen absolutely nailed it!

[@a00578480]

I didn't get it when this performance was on the video game awards. After watching Arcane on Netflix I get it. Beautiful song. Beautiful performance. One of the best shows I've ever seen. Watching Arcane deserves to be on your must see list.

[@SnowWalker1]

Throughout this song I was on the brink of tears, and the violin player put me over the edge and made me cry.

[@SpyroShurtagul]

The fact such an iconic singer/songwriter is in The Game Awards is beyond epic. Do people even realize?!? Sting is a rock star that was prominent in the 80s and 90s and now he's doing game and movie music! (He did the soundtrack for Emperor's New Groove). So amazing!

[@paledolphin]

Sting is a living legend, and this song is a pure masterpiece.

[@TheAntonio6579]

That Violin play is absolutely gorgeous, that man really wants you to cry,

[@azrael1885]

How is it that when someone literally tears your heart out of your chest and shows it to you on a platter and yet make you feel like you've never felt before ... Masterful

[@lce_Queen]

Me to myself: I will not cry I will not cry Ray Chen's violin solo: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT

[@Xqvvzts]

Don't cry. It's perfect.

[@Chookity-Pok]

This song is everything, the violin solo almost brings me to tears every time, never heard such a beautiful melody.

[@jgrimm7425]

At 1:22 in you can see the violinist smile and it made me smile because he knows how amazing this piece of music is. It's so beautifully played..

[@belushibelushi3841]

"I never would have given you to them. Not for anything. Don't cry. You're perfect." - Silco

[@Ja47111a]

I haven't seen a minute of that Netflix series. But this song at a Sting concert with an animated story in the background... Huge emotions, tears, emotions... Amazing experience.

[@juliasch7854]

this dude's music has been with me since before i had memory. im a gamer through and through but Sting stole the entire award show. runner up was guillermo del toro blue balling us about silent hill

[@darthvaderthegamecat]

Sting is an absolute legend :)

[@1243beowulf]

The raw emotion in this song brings such fresh pain with every listen. But, it's worth it, every time. It's perfect.

[@blink_once2193]

I can’t believe how beautiful this song is every time I hear it, perfect for a just as beautiful show and scene 💙💖💙

[@mundy_en]

can we just appreciate that violinist. god dang he ripped that piece so beautifully. I cried.

[@robbins2973]

Ray Chen, a worldclass violionist for your pleasure 😁

[@t.h.mcelroy6597]

70 and still rocking it. Well done Sting! This song truly set the tone of Arcane's main storyline. Absolute masterpiece 💛

[@hapkrs]

Such a powerful song. Brought a tear to my eye. Music moves the human soul.

[@neelash]

First time singing this theme live on stage. Chills everywhere!! 😍🥺

[@Pattydupre5]

I love Ray Chen SO MUCH. He absolutely made this song. Excellent job.

[@jacobsnightmare1807]

This one sounds better than the other video of this performance on KZbin. But some parts are still off. Sting is pretty much always spot on, including very recently, which leads me to think that there had to be some kind of technical difficulty with sound in this case. I am also guessing there wasn't much rehearsal time with everyone in the same room, either. Nevertheless, it was nice to see him, and Ray Chen and the rest, perform it live. Such a beautiful song.

[@lupeters213]

Looks like mic sense isn't working for Sting and he is struggling with getting the right distance for his volume.

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

When I watched the livestream I could hear _every breath Sting would take_ because of the mic placement and mixing.

[@vicatherine]

the volume of the mic, violin and orchestra is not balanced at all. Especially the mic at the start, it was probably difficult to hear the back track even with those monitors

[@BVoshol]

Yeah, just how and when he was flat sounded, to me, like an issue with being able to hear the music through the monitors/earpiece. It wasn't like he was straining for the notes and missed, but was flat for a fair number of them all in a row.

[@JessaHawke]

@@BVosholyep. When the band cuts out at the end sting is totally on point. 100% a tech issue

[@yoonahkang7384]

I like how keeping myself alive and not giving up gets its reward in the form of music. I am happy to be alive to watch this performance

[@KittyCatDonut]

chefs kiss...this song both in the show and live are just perfection

[@remember9097]

you can tell from the movement of all the musicians there, that this masterpiece was able to move everyone´s heart. If it did to those people who practiced the song a thousand times, it´s not surprise I get chills everytime I listen to it

[@AYellowPepper]

I really want an interview with Sting so he can tell the story how he got involved in arcane! He is a living Legend, he can hand pick what project he works on... so he saw something in this!

[@luckystarpiano]

Sting is a timeless legend ❤️ in love with his incredible music since the 90s

[@darthvaderthegamecat]

Been singing for decades, and still pushing out bangers. Absolute legend

[@pabliux142]

That violin increasing the tempo, that ending with a closing sorrowful silence… THE CHILLS!!!

[@theowliefox]

2:00 dont remember last time i cried to much, this performance is a masterpiece

[@nikolinininka]

I could not comprehend how beautiful a violin can be. For one i love the show, that was the reason I started loving the music but then came the music, how good can a violin be in a hands of someone so good AND THE ORCHESTRA WTH, My love for classical music payed off when I listened to this....I just regret living so far and not being able to hear this sitting there.

[@sararodriguez9682]

My mum was so in love with Sting...after listening to this performance she stayed quite for a moment smiled and said..."Yes, years may pass but he still has it" :)

[@nickllama5296]

70 years old and she still sounds this amazing. You're a legend, Sting. And this song is a beautiful masterpiece. I just wish it wasn't so sad. :(

[@PhoenixPrime]

"I never would've given you to them. Not for anything.... Don't cry.... You're perfect...."

[@LoLTerminus]

why is the audio and video not synced

[@izangomso]

Ray chen and riot is just such an amazing match. See awaken instrumental too