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 😭

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!

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.

Hozier’s vocals are insane

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.

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

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

Hits harder when you've completed the game.

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🗿👌

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

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

Absolutely ripping that Hurdy Gurdy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2:36 chills

hozier is perfect for this. his writing is so good

How could this not win a Grammy?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

GOD THIS IS EVERYTHING I WANTED

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Wait a second, this is not the full version. Us gamers might have a short attention span, but with a musical ear they left out a whole verse. " It's not my arms that will fail me, the World takes more strength than it gives me"

My boy Bear tearing up that hurdy gurdy

Not gonna lie shed a tear what a beautiful performance

Everyone here has attended the funeral. Poor Brok😭😭

Extremely underrated song

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.

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

This song is so good that even kratos applauded him

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

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

"Loki will go... Atreus... Atreus remains" what a story, what a game

That’s Kratos and Atreus’ VAs sitting to the right of the host

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

It must've been breath taking just to be there in person

The best game known to man.

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

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

Hozier's In the Woods Somewhere is my favorite

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

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

The choir hits so hard it ascends you ti Valhalla

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 never fails to get me so freaking emotional

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

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

Bro got a majestic voice 😭😭

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

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

this is the voice of an angel

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.

Jesus and Jesus on stage. Love to see it.

Mcreary is headbanging like a bass player in a metal band

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

W Vocals W Choir

That is some hardy-hurdy-gurdy playing

If they ever do a Celtic saga, they should have Hosier voice one of the characters

I still can't believe Bear Mccreary went from working on GOW to Godzilla:KOTM to GOW:Ragnarok

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

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

Somehow hozier gives me tyr vibes plus goosebumps ☺️

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

Raeb is looking good man… it’s true dwarven magic makes no sense..especially creating this masterpiece

Carai o Tyr cantando eu não esperava...

Bear McCreary is that type of student in group project, who does literally everything with or without anyone's help. Yet gets rank 1#

"Chills. Literal chills".

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

Legit crying. That was absolutely beautiful.

That audio is so well behaved I would have been screaming my lungs out from the moment he opened his mouth this was such an amazing performance

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

Maybe we don't have game of the year but we have this goat

Probably the best performance in all game awards

I was not expecting such an amazing performance ❤❤

Game Awards is so awesome. Just beat Ragnorok. For anyone wondering, it deserved all the awards it got. I don’t care if you didn’t play the first one. If you can play this game, play it.