I swear hozier is just an ancient forest God reincarnated to sing about his past lives, and its totally perfect for God of war. Stunning 😭

Bear Mccreary is an absolute beast. Love to see composers getting the recognition they deserve.

Was not prepared for how epic Bear McCreary would look performing.

Everyone is just super serious when performing and Bear McCreary is just there headbanging while playing the goofiest instrument ever and it's fantastic to see!

Hozier’s vocals are insane

This song makes me want to lead an army and take down a pantheon

i didn’t expect to get emotional, but the moment the choir started singing, my eyes welled up. the journey i went through with kratos, atreus, freya, sindri. brok, AND mimir in the game will always be in my heart.

Hits harder when you've completed the game.

I love the Bear is just absolutely vibing up on the stage, you can tell he's so happy to be up there

Bear McCreary: Wins Best Score at Game Awards Also Bear McCreary: Headbangs while playing a Hurdy Gurdy and a Chorus does Nordic Chants

This song fits the game like a glove, it’s carries the themes, the tone, and when the og God of War theme comes on, mmmm🗿👌

Absolutely ripping that Hurdy Gurdy

I just love how Bear is rocking out with a hurdy-gurdy throughout the song. I wish they had more shots of him. It's so badass to see!

Bear McCreary is a beast. After Battlestar Galactica I never imagined he can come out with and OST more impactfull. I was wrong.

You can really hear Hozier’s Irish accent in this performance ☘️

Hozier makes it look so easy. His vocals are insanely good. What an amazing performance.

Hozier is a phenomenal performer on and off stage. His voice is so consistent between the studio and the stage

this man just casually belts out the most stunning and chilling vocals ever

Incredible performance all around but I do want to draw attention to the fact that we just got a live hurdy gurdy performance in 2022, this may be the best timeline

Man. After THAT scene in game when this song started playing i was so emotional.

Bear McCreary headbanging to the Hurdy Gurdy will never not be iconic

2:36 chills

Rewatching this and something fascinating I never even noticed is Hozier must have been having issues with his In-Ear Monitors during the song. At 0:56 you can see him adjusting them, realises it doesnt work then goes for his mic box at 1:06. Probably couldnt hear himself the whole time and still gave a perfect performance.

hozier is perfect for this. his writing is so good

This song has been stuck in my mind for the last couple weeks, and I love it, I love the theme, red on white, blood upon snow, ofc means literal blood on snow, and Kratos’ red tattoos that he got to honor his dead brother, on his white skin, which his the ashes of his dead wife and daughter, and this might be a reach but, “every bird, gone unheard, starving where the ground has froze” could be talking about Freya, she can transform into a bird, and her “ground froze” when she held her dead son in her arms “starving” could be “starving for revenge” which she is, but again, this might be a huge huge reach, I haven’t seen any videos on what the meaning of the song is, but the main idea is pretty straightforward

How could this not win a Grammy?

My boy Bear tearing up that hurdy gurdy

2:32 When the God of War theme kicks in... Literal chills

I can't understand they could give such an amazing and sentimental performance and not break down to tears. Magnificent.

This has already become one of my favorite songs. And I just love how Hozier's voice is the same in the albums and when he performs live. He is truly amazing as is McCreary.

Hozier was such a perfect choice for vocals. That man’s vocals are chills incarnate.

GOD THIS IS EVERYTHING I WANTED

"this world takes more strength than it gave me." hits so hard

This game has some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard in my entire life. Perfect balance of hype, sadness, mystery, and beauty.

Once I heard this song at the end credits, I downloaded it and the rest of the games sound track...I've never heard a more fitting song for a game!

when you see a singer putting their mic that far away from their mouth and producing such a volume you know you're witnessing a legend.

I need to see Hozier live again. Man just casually sings the most beautiful way you’ve ever heard

Bear McCreary is absolutely legendary! His work on Battlestar Galatica, The Walking Dead, Black Sails, Outlander, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and of course God of War: Ragnarok, just proves it. He is absolutely one of the best modern composers of all time.

The fact that Bear is performing makes it more amazing than it already is. Just stunning voice by Hozier!❤

Man, these two (Bear and Hozier) should do more collabs together. Every second of this composition is far beyond fabulous.

Chris Judge @ 0:02 is me every single time I watch/listen to this.

I adore how into it Christopher Judge is at the start. Just look at him nodding away with that big smile on his face. Bless him.

0:02 I love how excited Chris Judge is at the bottom

This song hits hard when Brok comes to mind.. His death in the game was the saddest I've ever seen..

Hozier has a very good voice, great singing. Bear is a master with his instrument and the backing singers goose bumps.

Bear has come a long way since Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles. Been a fan ever since. Everybody that hasn't heard his work before should definitely check out the theme song from that show.

Not gonna lie shed a tear what a beautiful performance

2:04 and the rest of that verse absolutely communicate with my soul in a way that i simply can't put in to words. It feels like i not only relate to the words, but the feeling of the words as well. This is the pinnacle of unfathomable beauty.

I can't stop listening to this. It's so beautiful. The message to me portrays someone who hates their past self, the violence they caused was needed but they don't like what they did. This person has grown to try a more peaceful approach- yet is still forced to revert to their old ways.

That is some hardy-hurdy-gurdy playing

I saw the performance live because I was up in one of the Mezz Boxes and I can’t tell you how fun the awards were I swear the premiers were amazing and it was really fun seeing people 😍

This song is so good that even kratos applauded him

How folk still don’t appreciate @HOZIER and his music…

I’m Norwegian and I literally cried imagining my ancestors dancing to this song in my head

Hozier's In the Woods Somewhere is my favorite

People wished for it to be played at the game awards and their wish came true 😁

The choir hits so hard it ascends you ti Valhalla

"Chills. Literal chills".

My god, I feel like Hozier is the oldest soul on earth whom has been reincarnated and sings about his past life experiences… it’s unbelievable how beautiful his voice is. And bear is a genius in his own right, one of the most talented musicians I’ve ever heard. The lyrics in this song are devastating.

2:55 everyone talking about the guy on the flute going crazy but can we get some recognition for this guy

The change from the beggining to the end just shows how kratos was and how he is now

W Vocals W Choir

Bear McCreary and Hozier absolutely SNAPPED ON THISSSSSSS

Hozier nailed it! And I'm tickled to see Bear be a hurdy gurdy rockstar live on stage lol, that's fantastic.

Bro got a majestic voice 😭😭

Thank you Santa Monica studios and Bear McCreary for this wonderful experience called God of War.

I was not expecting such an amazing performance ❤❤

Somehow hozier gives me tyr vibes plus goosebumps ☺️

When the choir began to sing, my eyes welled up. What a great piece!

Everyone here has attended the funeral. Poor Brok😭😭

This performance gave me goosebumps. What an incredible song! Well done to everyone involved, you should all be proud!! 👏👏👏

I cry when I hear this I miss playing gowr for the first time

Like many people who beat God of War Ragnarok, I heard this song for the first time when the credits played. I remember seeing THAT scene at the optional end of the game and literally lifting the headphones off of my head and then hearing music going, "nope, let's hear it"... Look I love video game music, I listen to soundtracks a lot.. I was not expecting to be smacked up and down with HARD lyrics, a great orchestra, the hurdy gurdy as one of the main instruments and overall literally, LITERALLY sit in my chair just staring off into my room listening... Games and movies don't always do that. We're far too eager to just go, "oh, black screen and credits!? WELP!" and jump up and start posting to social media. No, this hit hard.

Hozier is one of Ireland's best singers and this shows it 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

I love see people see blood upon the snow. They love that song and l love song so much too.

The best song to come out a video game, ever. This is my centering song. If I'm angry, sad, confused, etc. This is the song I play to bring me back. GOW is more than a video game. It's a story, fully immersive and loved by so many. When Brok died, I was honestly sad and close to shedding a tear.

When you can feel the soul in a song, you know someone loves what they do.

The Norse chanting at the end was the cherry on top to such an incredible song!

that transition at the end into the main theme is absolute genius

I love that Bear is off to the side playing his Cli Lyre, just like Raeb, his in-game character!

How moments like this don't make game of the year confuse me

Fun fact: Bear voice-acted and mo-capped the dwarf Raeb, who plays that same instrument in the game!

Amazing Vocals and McCreary playing that cool instrument just like he does in the game

This song never fails to get me so freaking emotional

2:05 "It's the nature of a thing that matters, not its form"

Legit crying. That was absolutely beautiful.

I think the Game Awards Orchestra has caused a change in me. I’d love to see them perform live.

His Irish Ancestors He let's free when He sings ❤

I think that GoW had the perfect timing for release, the hype was guiding this game for its rewards, love it.

I've loved Hozier's music for years and just recently got into God of War. I didn't know I needed this but now I can't live without it

The best game known to man.

Extremely underrated song

Christoper judge and sunny suljic spotted at the botton left at 0:00.

Bear Mcreary is why I listen to soundtracks as their own music genre. In God of War especially, he's just insane at finding ways to introduce the main theme with that choir at the perfect time.

Started playing God of War at 22….I’m 40 now and still a fan.

He could sing the phone book and I'd buy it. What a voice.

2:30 for the chills

This needs to win an award hands down. There hasn't been a song in the game world that's has hit me as emotionally as this one did. Hozier voice was made for this game.

When I finished gowr and just did broks funeral I fell in love with this song as soon as I heard it

This gives goosebumps of a different type like being Leonidas and leading 300 men to glory that kinda goosebumps