Ciara - Paint It Black / The Last Witch Hunter Soundtrack / Witcher 3 Hearts Of Stone Video Apr 2026

Although not an official track for CD Projekt Red's game, the song became synonymous with the Hearts of Stone expansion through a series of popular fan-made music videos .

Ciara’s haunting cover of the Rolling Stones' "Paint It, Black" has become a staple for dark fantasy media since its release for the 2015 film . While the song was officially commissioned for the Vin Diesel action-fantasy movie , it gained a second life in the gaming community as the definitive background track for fan-made montages of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone . The Soundtrack: The Last Witch Hunter

Watch the popular fan-made montage that blends Ciara’s cover with the cinematic atmosphere of The Witcher 3's expansion: Although not an official track for CD Projekt

: Creators often pair the song with the expansion's cinematic trailers and gameplay clips of Geralt , highlighting the "monster with a heart of stone" motif.

: Both the movie and the game expansion were released in October 2015, fueling the cross-media association that remains popular in "dark pop" circles today. The Soundtrack: The Last Witch Hunter Watch the

: In interviews, Ciara noted that the cover pushed the limits of what people expected from her as an R&B artist, leaning into a gothic, "mystical" sound.

: Fans found that Ciara’s sultry, dark vocals matched the tragic and mature tone of Hearts of Stone , which features the devilish Gaunter O’Dimm and the cursed Olgierd von Everec. : Fans found that Ciara’s sultry, dark vocals

: The lyrics—which focus on darkness, loss, and "blotting out the sun"—perfectly mirror the film’s plot about an immortal witch slayer battling the resurrection of the Witch Queen . The Viral Intersection: The Witcher 3