This song plays while you are fighting in a maze of big screens displaying video music. Remedy (developer) likes to mix videogames and reality in their games.

This segment is called "We Sing". For context, Alan is trying to write himself out of a situation and "accidentally makes a musical". It was a very particular piece that Sam Lake wanted included in the game. The thing that blows my mind with not only this segment, but also in Control on the Ashtray Maze (Take Control) is that the segments are looped with triggers. So while these songs are playing, you are "doing stuff". Puzzle solving, light exploration, and combat. And if you are struggling with a segment, the track loops and you'll never notice. It isn't until you progress that the game recognizes forward movement and carries on to the next stanza/section. Seamless.

Alan Wake 2 is not just a game. It's a multi artistic endeavor. Awesome piece of art overall.

Oh hell yea. This is one of the standout moments of the game. For some context: Alan has been trapped in a supernatural place called the Dark Place for 13 years and this musical was a recap to help him remember his life. In game you're actually going around an ever changing talk show set while this footage is playing on screens, eventually culminating in fighting off enemies by the end of it. The "house band", the Old Gods of Asgard, are some a 70's metal band from the game that have supernatural powers who know Alan and have fought against the Dark Place in the past. So in the story, it's not just a hell of a performance but it's literally rock gods using magic powers. In the games "real world" the band are a couple of 80 year old men (the guitarist with the flying V is dead, sadly) so we don't quite know why they're in the Dark Place and young again, but they're absolutely using some kind of power to help Alan. Correction: Should have said "we don't know why they're young again in the Dark Place". We know why they're there, but not why they're not old anymore.

Every piece of music that poets of the fall have done for Remedy Entertainment are so good. Cant wait to see them perform live as Old Gods of Asgard

I also would recommend you to check out "Dark Ocean Summoning", also from this game.

Old Gods of Asgar = Poets of the Fall. Amazing band

If you haven't seen it yet, you should also look up "Take Control" from the game "Control," also by the Old Gods of Asgard (AKA the Poets of the Fall). As amazing as the songs are out of context, they are best seen in the games themselves, where they are intermixed with set pieces that you have to play through while the music is playing.

He should have watched the gameplay version, not the music video. The track is a perfect example of diegetic music (just like the Ashtray Maze in Control - you should check out Take Control from Poets of The Fall) and is engineered that way to extend and fill in the gaps when you are running/fighting - and never skips the beat. One more cool part of trivia - the gameplay during this section kinda goes through the main beats for the first game.

This is such an amazing trippy action setpiece in the game, I created a manual save just to replay that part specifically

Best game of the year! So happy you gave this a go! Poets of the Fall have made some incredible songs for Alan Wake and Control and all of them are important to the overall stories of each. No other developer like Remedy out there

Played games for 30+ years, thousands of titles. That game, and that song segment, was special.

You are absolutely right on the money: this was a huge risk for a video game, and I don't think any other studio besides Remedy could pull it off so well and actually make it work.

This sequence alone is worth the $60. I have never experienced a moment like this in a game. Its mind blowing what Remedy was able to pull of here. Every industry needs more creativity like this, definitely recommend supporting Remedy (if you can) as they are in a league of their own when it comes to stuff like this.

I’ve heard this song countless of times, but I still got goosebumps when it ended

old gods of asgards witch is the game universe band, but there real band is called Poets of the fall , such a good band

Game of the decade! Really cool to see you react to this. I would suggest watching a couple different streamers who have posted gameplay. They did a really good job of making the entire song within the game feel like one cohesive piece of music, no matter how long it takes the player to move throughout each section.

"Old Gods of Asgard" is the name Poets of the Fall use when making diagetic music for use in Remedy games, they also did two songs for the original Alan Wake game, one for the short American Nightmare Alan Wake spinoff, and one for Control. All of the songs are integrated into the gameplay and the lyrics are tied to the events of the game. In universe they were a band that was big in the 80s. The Poet and the Muse is my favorite of their songs.

This is one of the most unique, memorable and best video game moments I've experienced in my almost 30 years of gaming! This game is an absolute masterpiece!

The song ties directly into the main plot, since it's one of Alan's many retellings of his own story. He is trapped in a supernatural place where all types of art and creativity directly influence the environment and this musical (as they say in the beginning) is one of the consequences of his writing. The scenes you are watching in the clip appear to us as big screens while we are controlling the main character walking through an enormous stage, and is SOOOO immersive, it's amazing. The lyrics are about his life and is basically a recap of the first game. Also, the actors clearly had a lot of fun =)

I love Old Gods, love the actual band, Poets of the Fall, that's behind em too. Would love to see em on both channels :D

Remedy games has iconic moments in their games like this. Alan wake 1 did with Children of the Elder God, Control with Take Control and this song in Alan wake 2. Very memorable moments

Same artist, 2 more suggestions: - "Take Control" from game Control (2019) - "Dark Ocean Summoning" from Alan Wake 2 (2023)

The song is an entire level of the game. The video plays around you as you progress through.

Being 61 of age played pc games since 89, this section was the best experience ever in gaming, will play through this several times before I continue the story...hyvä Suomi

This scene is the trippiest of trippy moments in the game, but it's kind of fan service too because so many people just loved seeing the characters show up in a musical (well, more like a rock opera if we're honest) for no reason.

And they gonna perform this live at game awards

I can highly recommended all The Old Gods of Asgard songs as well as the actual band who plays them Poets of The Fall.

Seconding someones suggestion to check out 'The Ashtray Maze' (Take Control) from their previous game Control. This was the bands third entry into Remedy games as the fictional band Old Gods of Asgard. They started their collab journey with Max Payne 2, I think, as Poets of the Fall, as they're properly known irl

In gaming terms this was the icing on the cake for gaming enthusiasts. Seriously one of the best experiences in the past 20 years of my gaming career.

Nice theatrical feeling to this song accompanied with metal riffs and solo. My favorite from this game got to be Dark Ocean Summoning though. In the game, its literally the song to help you summon Alan Wake out of the lake dimension and it is played while you defend the band from monsters trying to stop them. Very much the kinda game you'd like btw Geebz. Story focused, trippy as hell and a slow burn.

The song is at least 13 minutes of game play. It's amazing how the parts of the song loop invisibly until you complete certain challenges. There's even a spot where you wait by a gaffers tape mark on the floor says "wait for solo"

I honestly think that "We sing" is one of, if not the most innovative game chapter I've ever experienced

So, this band is actually Poets of the fall, Old Gods of Asgard is a fictional band from Alan Wake. Poets of the fall's very first song was "Late Goodbye" From another game by the same company, Max Payne 2 (which you also recently reacted to)

Before this Alan talk to himself by saying "I need to take control" I think is an easter egg of the song "Take control" from the previous game from Remedy "Control"

Look up the song from this game called "anger's remorse", it's kind of hidden in the game, but it's so, so good. Very emotional, but harder to find in game so many miss it, and thus don't recommend it. Not nearly as complex but really emotional, given the story.

The Alan Wake rock opera came out of nowhere in game and was a fantastic set piece. Just like the random indie film came out of nowhere. This whole game was fantastic and Poets of the Fall has been one of my top 3 favorite bands for years before even the first Alan Wake, so this has just been so much fun for me as a fan and I always love when more people find Poets.

For a little context as to what's going on, Alan here is stuck in a sort of dark place where artistic creation is manifested into a physical, very real, form. So this whole talk show thing is actually him running through a manuscript he's written.

Remedy did this in Control as well. Not with the full music video but theres a stage of the game where the protagonist is coming into her own and they kick off an amazing sequence with the old gods of asgard singing about the game. Kind of the larval form of what happened in Alan wake 2 but no less badass.

now to listen to the rest of the OST for Alan Wake 2

This song is so much better in the context of the game. Alan wake is basically trapped in a ever shifting personal hell dimension and this part is telling the story of the first game

I love how Alan Wake mixes live action and CGI characters.

This is actually in the game. It gives you a recap of the main character.

this is part of the gameplay and is incredibly well implemented Also the 80's "comparation" some parts sound so in the style of the Rhyme of the ancient Mariner. its a mixture of band styles, buuuuuut def it has maiden and night ranger are there. fun fact, the 3 acts of the song in total sum 12 minutes, BUT they actually recorded 25 or so so the ingeniering group can integrate the song into the gameplay, so they can loop the song in different parts according to how long the player takes to advance the segments or in which part of the song he is sttugling, so there is more to the song than just the "linear" track, its a real peace of work on the implementation too.

Yessss!!! I've been waiting for this reaction! ❤

1) Definitely check out the entire Alan Wake series! They are hard games (even in easy mode), and they deal with heavy topics such as loss, psychosis, depression etc. - but they are absolutely worth your while if you can deal with a bit of horror. True pieces of art! 2) The music you have listened to here is produced by Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen, a well-known Amiga tracker musician back in the day, as well as drummer of Old Gods Of Asgard. 3) The band is also known by their real life "Poets of the Fall" stage name, where they are six people. The three you see here as Old Gods of Asgard are: Markus Kaarlonen (OgoA: drums/ PotF: Synths) Marko Saaresto (OgoA: Voice, bass/ PotF: Voice, occasionally 3rd guitar) Olli Tukiainen: (OgoA: Guitar/ PotF: 1st guitar). 4) Poets of the Fall are also worth a listen. They are amazing live and in the studio. With the exception of "Clearview", all of their albums are being produced by Kaarlonen, and from him you can always expect the highest standard of audiophile quality the market has to offer at the time of release. So it's great music, great production.

I'm sure others have pointed it out, but "The Old Gods of Asgard" are actually a handful of the musicians from "Poets of the Fall". You might want to check them out!

The first time I heard this song, I could have sworn they wrangled Satriani to guest for some of these solos. Poets of the Fall are a legitimately great band, keeping metal alive in the 21st century \m/

Man, an Alan Wake playthrough sounds like the sort of content that I would enjoy! I might even feel compelled to like and subscribe to such content. Maybe even share!

Gods of Asgard will be playing at The Game Awards 🤩

Wow what a great performance and reaction. I remembered playing the original Alan Wake long time ago. Thanks for posting bro!

This band is an actual band but their name in Alan Wake 1,2 and the spin-off game Control is different This segment takes place in an alternative world named "The dark presence", looks like the real world but it can be changed through the writing of the famous writer Alan Wake and his doubleganger Mr. Scratch. This part shows Alan Wake trying to write himself a better version of the story which is slightly less horror than the game, to escape this place through Mr. Door "The host of the show", after finding out that his entire life is only a fictional character that he wrote, and he's only an actor playing himself and is invitid into this show to talk about his next book "Alan Wake: Return" The band's name is "Old Gods of Asgard", and we find out that they are actually the ancestors of the FBI agent that was investigating Alan Wake's disappearance. And at the end of the game, the band went into the lake that soaks people into this twisted world, but didn't show them getting soaked into it, but this song is the proof that they are already there. Honestly, I'm still confused about the story, and a 3rd game should explain all the details.

I love "Dark Ocean Summoning"!!! The same vibe and power metal!

This is in the game. The panels of the video are big screens in a maze where you relive the story of the first game in a musical. Basically serves as a "previously on" and nostalgia trip Alan is trapped inside a sort of dimension where art affects reality and he is trying to write a story to escape this place and this is part of a musical number of a weird talk show he's trapped in... it's weird and glorious

have to gonna play this game real soon this is a first in the game world. these long sequences combined with gameplay....bravo^^

Thursday The Game Awards do not miss the first-ever live performance @poetsofthefall as OLD GODS OF ASGARD Thursday at 4:30p PT / 7:30p ET / 12:30a GMT 😎

11:03 - The band plays and dances and sings and with them the main character of Alan Wake 2 and even the game's creator Sam Lake is with them and also dances. This is also the person who lent his face to the first game in the Max Payne series in 2001 year. Wow, how not to love them!

The funny thing about this video is that this song is not only a part of the game by itself (as the main character has to scape from a maze while this song is playing with screens showing real life actors guiding him) but also this music video is part of the meta reallity of that universe. Meaning that We, as spectators, are concious watchers of this talk show musical as it were part of real life TV in a universe where art and reallity merge. We could also say that, in the context of the very same game, it won't be weird if someone referenced the youtube video of the musical or even this very video, as reallity is perceived in this universe in a spiral sense, sometimes knowing that the very game is a piece of art referencing the fictional events that take part on the story, but could actually be real in the context of the game, as it is a universe that reference itself in media of our very own reallity that reference a fictional universe that references a real reallity or an alternate one. They like to mess with meta universe and self referencing paradoxes, mind flexing stuff. Also The Old Gods of Asgard is a fictional 80's power metal band of some non playable characters of the game(in the game, they are seen as drunken 80 year old men who used to look like in this video) that are often referenced a the real incarnations of odin and thor in the game. They made an appearance in Alan wake 1 as non playable characters (there was also a music gameplay section in this game too) and other song of them appeared in another Remedy's game: Control. Apparently even if they age accordingly to the era they are living, the very concept of the band is a conduit of power that try to help the player during hard times, as "gods"so there were 80's song referencing current events. The band that plays the role of OGOA is called "Poets of the fall". Thanks for coming to my TED talk (Sorry for nerding out so much)

The entire soundtrack from Alan Wake 2 is a masterpiece. If you want another review from the game, the Dark Ocean Summoning is another adrenaline part of the game 👀 and the song is very amazing.

How the heck did this not win for best soundtrack/music at the VGA .And the live performance was Epic!!!!!Poets of the Fall(Old Gods Of Asgard) rule.

You should definitely check out dark ocean summoning and angers remorse from Alan wake 2. True works of art!

Geebz please do the whole Alan Wake 2 OST. It's very solid and all songs are crafted for the game.

7:20 King Diamond, as i often have that band in mind. King Diamond would love to have his album be adapted into a film or some type of media; doing an augmented reality of a King Diamond album would probably go over well. But, not any time soon, sadly.

Love from a OldGodsOfAsgard and Vaush fan!

You should also listen to 'Old Gods of Asguard - Take Control' from the game Control. It's in the same universe and done by the same band. The actual game play where it plays is one of the most awesome and trippy sequences in any game.

In the game you're supposed to go through the level as the song plays, but they made extra riffs to fill time if you're falling behind

Remedy Entertainment makes some of the most artistically inspired works I've ever seen The writer and game director Sam Lake writes the songs with the help of real world band Poets or the Fall. They're all heavily tied into the lore and game world. Their games also share a universe so you'll have songs that add a huge layer of depth to them. In the game "Control" there is a song from the same band that has portions that when played backwards tell you secrets of the game world and revealed information for Alan Wake 2.

You would freakin love this game Geebz!!! Give it a shot!

Still a good song on its own but without the gameplay portion it’s hard get to get the full context of this. Esp how the game waits for you to get to certain points in the “musical” before the appropriate part of the song start. Dark Ocean Summoning next?

This song is amazing

This was such a standout. So good to see it being recognized! Hope you check out the gameplay section, even if you don't play it yourself!

Wait you haven't done poets of the fall yet? Oh you are in for a treat

the whole soundtrack is compose by poets of the fall, old gods of asgard in the game and is amazing

...Stray Cats mentioned 🙂; but this is epic to see a "music video" inside a game. Thanks again Remedy`s Sam Lake.

You should totally listen to Yoten Yo or Dark Ocean Summoning from Alan Wake 2 as well!

poets of the fall win best music game awards long time ago, with max pain game music, with they song late good bye and soon they win they second time award again :) thanx to great reaction and have wonderful day.

you have watch the Control Ashtray Maze now... also its worth watching this with the play though because oh man

Between this, the first Alan Wake, and Control, Remedy has done some amazing work with music in their games. Edit: Because it came up after my comment, reminds me of Ritchie Blackmoore's Rainbow.

This was an amazing level

I have a severe earworm thing with this one. Day and night now couple of days....Chek out Poets of the Fall. Unplugged in Alexandre Theatre sessios are amazing!

Tomorrow at game awards this song will be played live

The old man near the end of the video was Sam Lake, head of Remedy, who makes the Alan Wake games.

Would love to see you react to someone doing a smooth playthrough of this segement in the game! Or you playing through it if you do end up getting the game.

You can buy the physical album too releases DEC 20th.

This game couldn't be more meta and twin peaks. It's high art.

There has been No Greater Love Letter to fans than this segment of Alan Wake 2. It's the perfect example have a game development company that not only understands the audience but also their performers. Utilizing their talents to the highest degree.

As an enjoyer of coffee, this game could be for you Geebz.

Best song's of this games: herald of darkness - dark ocean summoning - heroes and villains and late goodbye!!

Ремеди немногие в игровой индустрии, которые делают что то с душой, пусть это даже и не принесет прорвы денег. Мюзикл прям заводной вышел)

You should watch a let's play of this segment of the game. It's in the chapter titled "We Sing" in Alan Wake 2.

Do “Take Control” next!

Old Gods of Asgard is also known by their real band name, Poets of the Fall; check them out!

“Paddle dubock” lol your hilarious 😅

would like to see you cover it

7:25 It reminds me of Savatage or Asia.

this song wow pets of the fall nailed it they are athe game awards performing this live

This was a part of the gameplay. As in Control - search for Ashtray Maze.

And if you liked this, please check also different side of Old Gods of Asgard... For example Poets of the Fall -song: Sweet Escape. It´s so good, and they have plenty more of where this come from! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbh4lNNpy9zPkWw.html

The actual full track without the video is over 13 minutes long. The "guitar solo heaven" part that you mentioned actually goes on for another 3 to 4 minutes in that version haha.

The lyrics are connected to the story this is so shocking coming from a horror servival/detective game