You hear the bells chime for the Golden Knights to take the ice. You're anxiously waiting to see the boys step onto the ice and warm up before a big game. That's when you hear the announcement that everyone's been waiting for.
Bruce Cusick hypes up the crowd as "John Wick Mode" by Le Castle Vania plays throughout T-Mobile Arena. The smoke goes off and the Golden Knights go flying through the gigantic gold helmet on the ice. The crowd is hyped up and is ready for the puck drop.
Golden Knights fans are imagining Keanu Reeves donned in a golden Vegas jersey entering the ice. It's the type of imaginative event that makes you want to run through a brick wall. You feel like you're unstoppable and can take on any threats or dangers in the world.
That is the unparalleled lore behind the iconic warm-up song for the Golden Knights. It's been around since "Day F*****g One," making itself at home amongst the various bits of Golden Knights lore. But it goes beyond the whole "pumping up the crowd and getting everyone on their feet" sort of thing. It's become something synonymous with Las Vegas as an entertainment destination.
Getting to know the lore behind "John Wick Mode" by Le Castle Vania
To know the origins behind "John Wick Mode," here are some fun facts for you, dear reader. It was part of the soundtrack for the 2017 film, John Wick: Chapter 2, which was... the second installment of the John Wick series. Funny how that works, especially when it coincides with the year that the Golden Knights started.
But Eiland (aka Mr. Le Castle Vania) wanted this song to be a pump-up song of sorts. Speaking with the New York Times, he talked about how he intended to make this something to prepare you for the big moments. That includes getting the crowd pumped up for the Golden Knights to enter the ice.
"The song still does what I intended it to do, which is just get people pumped up and ready for action. It does what it’s intended to do, so it’s cool to get the reaction that I envisioned when I was creating it. The energy at the game is different in Vegas. They know how to play up the show and make it a lot of fun."Dylan Eiland to The Athletic
The premise was making people feel like they could take on the world and it's been in rotation since 2017. Believe it or not, it's been the type of music that's prepared a team to make the postseason every year except for 2021-22. It's also gotten them prepped for three Stanley Cup Final appearances and the Stanley Cup in 2023.
Most of all, it symbolizes the chic, entertainment-focused style embraced by Golden Knights fans everywhere. With names like Steve Aoki gracing the pre-game parties, it's turned a classical hockey environment into a modern monument. All of this started by Keanu Reeves coming in to bust some skulls in.
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