Twenty One Pilots, d4vd, and Royal & The Serpent bringing Arcane to life at The Game Awards

TWENTY-ONE PILOTS, d4vd AND ROYAL & THE SERPENT

TO PERFORM SONGS FROM

ARCANE SEASON 2 AT THE GAME AWARDS

Tune in for a Special One Night Performance of Songs from Riot Games and Fortiche Production’s Beloved Animated Netflix Series on December 12th

The Game Awards 2024 has announced its first musical guests: three artists behind the season 2 soundtrack for Riot Games and Fortiche Production’s hit animated Netflix series, Arcane, which is based on Riot’s flagship video game League of Legends. The one-night-only musical event will feature Grammy-Award-winning duo Twenty One Pilots alongside music artists d4vd and Royal & the Serpent, who will be accompanied by The Game Awards Orchestra led by award-winning conductor Lorne Balfe. The performances will be a part of The Game Awards 10th-anniversary event, streaming live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 12, 2024. 

The Arcane season 2 musical event at The Game Awards 2024 will include live performances of three original compositions crafted specifically for pivotal moments in the Emmy-winning series. It will include songs from the Season 2 soundtrack including “The Line” by Twenty One Pilots, “Remember Me” by d4vd, and “Wasteland” by Royal & The Serpent, performed by the artists. This is the second time The Game Awards has featured live performances of music created for Arcane, following a performance at The Game Awards 2021 by 17-time Grammy Award-winning musician Sting of “What Could Have Been” from the show’s season 1 soundtrack.

Leading up to the event, Grammy-winning duo Twenty One Pilots today debuted their music video to “The Line,” which is featured in a pivotal moment in the third and final act of the series. The song was written by lead singer Tyler Joseph and was released on Friday, November 22. “The Line” marks the latest single for the superstars, whose music has tallied over 33 billion global streams throughout their career.  The music video can be viewed HERE and the single is available wherever you can listen to music. 

“As a fan, when invited to be a part of Arcane, I was inspired to contribute in some way. So many aspects of this story connect with me on a creative level, and when the scene was shared, I immediately knew the lyrical concept and direction I wanted to take when writing ‘The Line,’” said Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots. “Josh and I are thrilled to present this song on stage for the first time during the 2024 Game Awards.”

“As a gamer and a genuine fan of ‘League of Legends,’ it was an amazing experience to collaborate with Riot Games in the making of ‘Remember Me’ – also inspiring me to get better at the game,” said d4vd. 

“Getting to be a part of one of the most remarkable and stunning shows I’ve ever seen has been such an honor,” said Royal. “Arcane struck my heart with its profound storyline, innovative art style, and powerhouse soundtrack when it was first released in 2021. Since then I’ve been dreaming of collaborating on the project in any way possible. I am so grateful and excited to get to share this moment with not only the fans of the show but everyone else who’s dedicated so much of their time and passion into creating such a beautiful body of work.”

Viewers can tune in to watch the Arcane season 2 musical event at The Game Awards 2024 across more than 30 digital video platforms including Twitch, YouTube, Steam, X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook, TikTok Live, and many more. 

The Game Awards is executive-produced by Geoff Keighley and Kimmie Kim. LeRoy Bennett is creative director, and Richard Preuss is director. 

Both seasons of Arcane are currently streaming on Netflix. The second season debuted at #1 when it premiered on November 9, 2024. Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 (Soundtrack From The Animated Series) is available wherever you can listen to music:

https://arcane.lnk.to/season2.

ABOUT THE GAME AWARDS

Delivering over 118 million livestreams in 2023 and hailed as “the Oscars for gaming world” by the New York Times, The Game Awards is one of the largest live-streamed events of the year on the Internet. The Game Awards brings together game creators, digital influencers, fans, and Hollywood for a night of awards, exclusive world premieres across games, television, and film, new game announcements, and musical performances that celebrate gaming as the most powerful, inspiring, and immersive form of entertainment. The Game Awards airs live and free across more than 30 digital video networks and globally in countries including China and India. Follow @thegameawards on X for updates. 

ABOUT ARCANE SEASON 2 

From Riot Games, ARCANE returns this November on Netflix. The animated series, based on the League of Legends game and one of Netflix’s most successful animated series ever, is created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee. Executive producers include Linke, Marc Merrill, and Brandon Beck. The Animation Studio is Fortiche Production. Voices include Hailee Steinfeld (Vi), Annie Award winner Ella Purnell (Jinx) and Katie Leung (Caitlyn), Reed Shannon (Ekko), Amirah Vann (Sevika), Mick Wingert (Heimerdinger), and Ellen Thomas (Ambessa), and Brett Tucker (Singed) among others. Fortiche directed and produced the animation, under the direction of the founders Pascal Charrue and Arnaud Delord. 

Season One of ARCANE solidified Netflix’s position as a leader in adapting game franchises into animated cultural phenomena. Globally praised as one of the Best TV Shows of 2021, the adult animated series also earned four PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS (2022) including Outstanding Animated Program – the first streaming series to win Outstanding Animated Program. The series swept the 2022 Annie Awards with wins in Nine categories including Best TV/Media, Best Writing, Best Voice Acting (Ella Purnell), Best Direction (with Fortiche Production), Best Production Design (with Fortiche Production), Best Character Animation (with Fortiche Production), Best Storyboarding, Best Character Design and Best FX (with Fortiche Production.) The series was also recognized by the gaming community winning Best Adaptation at The Game Awards (2022). In addition, the Arcane album was nominated for a 2022 Billboard Music Award for Top Soundtrack.  

ABOUT RIOT GAMES 

Riot Games was founded in 2006 to develop, publish, and support the most player-focused games in the world. In 2009, Riot released its debut title, League of Legends, which has gone on to be one of the most-played PC games in the world. In the years that followed, Riot released VALORANT, Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. Riot’s titles have led to the creation of some of the most-watched and widely recognized esports in the world, culminating in events like the League of Legends World Championship and VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT), which are watched by millions of fans each year. Riot has also expanded its IP through multimedia projects across music, comic books, board games, and Arcane, its Emmy-winning animated series.