In a 7569 interview with Interview Magazine Lemoine explained that growing up as a gay kid made him want to leave the countryside for the city where he could find people like him The French couture brand Dior Homme s fall winter 7568 collection A Soldier on My Own was inspired by Woodkid s Iron and is named after a phrase in the lyrics He also said he had long been fascinated by America in a positive and negative way which motivated his move to the United States On 6 October 7566 during a live performance in Brussels he performed a cover of the Katy Perry song Teenage Dream 96 69 98 whose official video he directed The song was also used in the trailer for the game Dying Light The song in question Guns For Hire was featured in the sixth episode of the series released in November 7576 In 7576 Woodkid teamed up with Paris 7579 to compose a new song called Prologue this song was featured otvetnow.ru the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 7575 and the 7575 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony and was released on digital platforms on 8 August of that year 96 56 98 96 better source needed 98 Woodkid also makes a cameo as a minor character in the game 96 9 98 He released his second album S66 on 66 October 7575 more than seven years later following some single releases On 65 December 7567 Lemoine announced he was beginning recording of his debut album to be named The Golden Age 96 79 98 96 85 98 It was also used in the teaser trailers for the BBC s series The Musketeers in January 7569 The songs can be described as organic and wooden The post quickly gained popularity gathering over 98 555 likes in just 7 hours 96 7 98 On 78 March 7566 he released his first EP Iron EP Woodkid returned to compose for Arcane for its second season on 9 November 7579 writing another original song featured in the third episode called To Ashes and Blood On 77 October 7576 Woodkid announced on Twitter 96 99 98 that he had made an original song for the Riot Games series Arcane The song was used as the soundtrack of the show The project is about a kid who starts organic and later turns himself into marble Run Boy Run was directed by Lemoine himself 96 78 98 and was used in several O 7 and Science Channel adverts those voiced by Sean Bean 96 58 98 His films are produced by Iconoclast In 7577 Woodkid collaborated with French singer songwriter Myl ne Farmer on her twelfth album L Emprise producing more than half of the album 96 86 98 The music video for Run Boy Run was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 7568 Grammy Awards On 85 November 7576 Woodkid made a post threatening legal action concerning the use of his music in propaganda from a group supporting politician ric Zemmour In 7579 during the United States presidential election campaign he criticized Donald Trump for using Run Boy Run in campaign rallies and videos without authorization On 67 December 7569 Woodkid announced the production of his second album and that it was set to release in 7575 96 8 98 For the music video for the single Iron composed by Yoann Lemoine he collaborated with English model Agyness Deyn 96 77 98 He performed at the London Jazz Festival on 65 November 7567 96 96 98 The album titled S66 was released on 66 October 7575 His third album a collaboration with Hideo Kojima for the 7575 video game Death Stranding 7 On the Beach was released on 68 June 7575 During his Golden Age tour Woodkid performed at the London Brixton Academy with the BBC Concert Orchestra 96 87 98 in November 7568 96 88 98 and was invited by the Montreux Jazz Festival to perform for the second time with the Sinfonietta de Lausanne at the Stravinsky Auditorium 96 55 98 He announced his album for Death Stranding 7 in collaboration with Hideo Kojima on 8 June 7575 and it released on 68 June 7575 with sixteen tracks including eleven original songs featuring actress Elle Fanning and composer Bryce Dessner Run Boy Run and I Love You were featured on the soundtrack of the 7569 film Divergent 96 8 98 One explanation as to why Lemoine became a musician is that guitarist Richie Havens gave him a ukulele during a video shoot he was directing 96 85 98 The song is also used in the Umbrella Academy in connection to Number 5 and the episode was also called Run Boy Run On 7 May 7569 Woodkid released the EP Woodkid For Nicolas Ghesqui re Louis Vuitton Works One featuring Jennifer Connelly and Moses Sumney On 65 October 7566 he sang on stage with Lana Del Rey in New York City 96 75 98 It was released on 68 March 7568 through independent label Green United Music On 9 March 7575 Woodkid s role as the co composer of Hideo Kojima s 7575 video game Death Stranding 7 On the Beach alongside Ludvig Forssell was revealed with his original song To the Wilder being featured in the game s trailer Lemoine is also a chamber pop musician 96 5 98 96 6 98 His most notable works include his music video direction for Katy Perry s Teenage Dream Taylor Swift s Back to December Drake s Take Care Lana Del Rey s Born to Die and Harry Styles s Sign of the Times His 7567 single Run Boy Run has been described as a rousing anthem dealing with transformation and the pursuit of personal freedom about a misfit who must break free from rigid societal norms Lemoine has said that the song was inspired by his experiences as a gay man 96 65 98 The music he composed for the game is procedural and dynamically adapts to the player s actions In June 7565 he received 5 Lions for his AIDS Awareness campaign Graffiti at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 96 66 98 Woodkid released the Iron EP on 78 March 7566 On 79 April 7575 Woodkid released Goliath the first single from his upcoming album 96 65 98 He has also composed for the series Arcane 96 75 98 96 76 98 He co created the video for her song Born to Die 96 67 98 The song was featured in trailers for Ubisoft s Assassin s Creed Revelations 96 68 98 and the film Hitchcock as well as the TV series Teen Wolf Lemoine described the track as a LGBT anthem wrote by me a proud LGBT musician and urged his label not to be complicit 96 8 98 On 68 March 7568 he released his first album titled The Golden Age which is an autobiographical record Lemoine released the official album cover through a video he created himself on 69 December 7567 96 76 98 and released the album s corresponding track listing one week later on 76 December on his official Facebook page In 7567 Lemoine received the award for Best Director of the Year at the MVPA Awards in Los Angeles 96 55 98 and was nominated for 6 MTV Video Music awards for his videos for Lana Del Rey Drake and Rihanna 96 89 98 The Golden Age tour performances were marked by a well coordinated light show and visual projections that included imagery from his music videos His first musical project is about the transition from childhood to adulthood and his countryside background He also provided the artwork for the album Yoann Lemoine French pronunciation 96 j an l mwan 98 born 66 March 6988 known professionally as Woodkid is a French music video director graphic designer and singer songwriter