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

Sting Performs “What Could Have Been” from Netflix's “Arcane” Adapted from Riot Games’ “League of Legends," featuring Ray Chen.

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[MichaelTurner-pqre]

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

[lloydaran]

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

[samuelkimmusic]

Absolute Perfection. Breathtaking Perfection.

"Don't Cry, You're Perfect.

[saerin]

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

[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.

[nitpicker]

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

[BuzzabeelYT]

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

[neraklh]

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

[alec]

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

[autumnaticfly]

"Is there anything so undoing as a daughter?"

This song brings me to tears. Seeing it live was one hell of an experience.

[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

[LeJambonMAMEPG]

*Sting is singing*
-Me to myself : "Don't cry..."

*The violin playing*
-Me to him : "You're perfect..."

[apache]

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

[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.

[DjB]

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.

[magikarpisop]

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

[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.

[SimplicityMarx]

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

[stephenroth]

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

[Idealest]

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