History AwesomeMusic / FinalFantasyXIV

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD9J0J90ATA Freshly Glazed Porxies]]", the theme for Matoya's Relict, is what happens when VideoGame/BanjoKazooie meets Good King Moggle Mog's theme.

* The third part of Eden's Promise is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB74SFACHqY The Legendary Beast]]", the beast this time being Fatebreaker, a Primal made up of both her jailer Ran'jit, and her liberator Thancred.

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKswcDG9cA4 The Black Wolf Stalks Again]]," the second theme for the Emerald Weapon battle as the Oversoul reveals Gaius van Baelsar as the dreaded Black Wolf who conquered Werlyt.

* The Savage Version of Eden's Promise: Eternity gives the long-awaited [[=FF14=]] version of "[[https://youtu.be/dRTefk-XgDU The Extreme]]," a fitting final battle theme against [[spoiler: the [[TimeMaster Oracle]] of [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Darkness]], Gaia.]]

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI0pWXi4rC8 Don't Be Afraid]]", the theme for Eden's Promise: Umbra, which heralds the Cloud of Darkness from Dissidia.
* Patch 5.4 gives some seriously powerful music, especially with "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmcBvcWZI9w Promises to Keep]]", the theme for the final battle against Eden's Promise, since you're [[spoiler: not only fighting to save Gaia, but also drive out the Ascian responsible for not just Eden, but the Flood of Light to begin with!]]

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI0pWXi4rC8 Don't Be Afraid]]", the theme for Eden's Promise: Litany, which heralds the Cloud of Darkness from Dissidia.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmQm76wFfKk&ab_channel=FINALFANTASYXIV "Revolutions"]]. Unlike the mournful ''Dragonsong'' that came before, Revolutions plays more like a march to well revolt.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7K_BowsTtw Sands of Amber]] is the theme for Amh Araeng. It's an incredibly mellow, ethereal song that suits the desolate desert landscape to a "T."

* As a sendoff to your adventures in The First, The Heroes' Gauntlet plays [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHJD2SeIyQk "Where All Roads Lead"]] a medley of all the overworld themes in Norvrandt, which perfectly encapsulates the urgency of you [[RunTheGauntlet scrambling to The Crystarium]]. The themes that play are even in order of the Gauntlet too, starting from your flight from Eulmore (Kholusia), crashing into Amh Araeng, getting teleported to Il Mheg, then making your way through Lakeland, with the Rak'Tika Greatwood capping it off.

* As a sendoff to your adventures in The First, The Heroes' Gauntlet plays [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHJD2SeIyQk "Where All Roads Lead"]] a medley of all the overworld themes in Norvrandt, which perfectly encapsulates the urgency of you RunningTheGauntlet to The Crystarium. The themes that play are even in order of the Gauntlet too, starting from your flight from Eulmore (Kholusia), crashing into Amh Araeng, getting teleported to Il Mheg, then making your way through Lakeland, with the Rak'Tika Greatwood capping it off.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7K_BowsTtw Sands of Amber]] is the theme for Amh Araeng. It's an incredibly mellow, ethereal song that suits the desolate desert landscape to a "T."

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7K_BowsTtw Sands of Amber]] is the theme for Amh Araeng. It's an incredibly mellow, ethereal song that suits the desolate desert landscape to a "T."

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgXGiRJzEg8 "Answers"]] is a wonderful combination of epic/awesome. Being played in the final scene of 1.0, it became one of the most memorable songs in the game's history. [[spoiler:It comes back as the theme of the FinalBoss of the Binding Coil storyline, Bahamut Prime himself. It's played in three sections for the three-phase battle, the best being the third part when he readies Teraflare. ''Epic.'']]

* After finding the murals following your battle with the third Lightwarden there's the somber and hauntingly beautiful [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQp9_IHra7k Tears in the Rain]], which accompanies Emet-Selch's tale of the end of the world that came before The Sundering. This is the moment that finally pulls back the curtain on the true motivations of the Ascians and why they're so desperate to cause the Rejoinings, and is the first moment where Emet-Selch's mask of a trollish schemer begins to slip and reveal his sorrow over the loss of his home and his people, with the greatest tragedy of it all being that no one could remember that it happened.

* After finding the murals following your battle with the third Lightwarden there's the somber and hauntingly beautiful [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQp9_IHra7k&t=21s Tears in the Rain]], which accompanies Emet-Selch's tale of the end of the world that came before The Sundering. This is the moment that finally pulls back the curtain on the true motivations of the Ascians and why they're so desperate to cause the Rejoinings, and is the first moment where Emet-Selch's mask of a trollish schemer begins to slip and reveal his sorrow over the loss of his home and his people, with the greatest tragedy of it all being that no one could remember that it happened.

* After finding the murals following your battle with the third Lightwarden there's the somber and hauntingly beautiful [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQp9_IHra7k&t=21s Tears in the Rain]], which accompanies Emet-Selch's tale of the end of the world that came before The Sundering. This is the moment that finally pulls back the curtain on the true motivations of the Ascians and why they're so desperate to cause the Rejoinings, and is the first moment where Emet-Selch's mask of a trollish schemer begins to slip and reveal his sorrow over the loss of his home and his people, with the greatest tragedy of it all being that no one could remember that it happened.

* Patch 5.3 introduces one of the best boss themes, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4nVg3jgZp8 "To the Edge"]] (massive spoiler alert!!!), to serve as a TriumphantReprise of the Amaurot and Shadowbringers main themes, especially since the boss in question has shown his true form as [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/FinalFantasy1 the Warrior of Light]]]]!

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The game was the former Guinness World Record for most original pieces of music in a video game, so naturally it has quite the ''massive'' track list. Both Creator/NobuoUematsu and Masayoshi Soken had their hand in the game's score, and while their styles differ, players agree that both created a much beloved soundtrack. Something to keep in mind as you read this section, due to Square's copyright rules for the music in ''XIV'' (only being legal if played over actual game footage) it's possible that the songs linked below may have spoilers for their respective boss fights. '''You've been warned!'''

* In general, the OST to the original release of ''XIV'' is loved because it was Nobuo Uematsu's first whole-soundtrack contribution to the series since ''IX''. Then Soken delivered several tracks leaving people in awe, cementing him as the composer of FFXIV.
* The primal fights' songs all are incredible, and deserve a special mention:
** When it was announced that Uematsu would not be contributing more tracks to ''XIV'' going forward after the leadership shake-up at the start of ''A Realm Reborn'''s development, people were worried. Who was going to replace him? Some guy named Masayoshi Soken? Who's he? He's never done a ''Final Fantasy'' game before! How could his music possibly be as good as the Maestro's? And then the Garuda fight was released. And we heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMBZEHSPyxM Fallen Angel]]. Everybody stopped worrying.
** And what did Soken follow that up with? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCcbKY7d0dc "Good King Moggle Mog, Good King Mog! Lord of all the land!"]] It's "[[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas This is Halloween]]" combined with the Moogle Theme, and given ridiculously absurd and hilarious lyrics (which also ''describe the boss fight!'').
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDG1rIz1S7k "Thunder Rolls"]], Ramuh's theme. Quite unique for being very calm and eerie compared to the other primal songs.
** Shiva's theme, which has two parts, is nothing short of amazing. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhDldATuFQ4 "Footsteps in the Snow"]] slowly but surely builds up the epic confrontation against the primal, up until Shiva decides to be done with you and casts [[SignatureMove Diamond Dust]]. Then, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHkMfJBDFZM "Oblivion"]] kicks in, and is ''radically'' different from Part 1. Opinions may differ on which you prefer, but most agree that both parts are awesome.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z_3hRm7K8g "The Hand that Gives the Rose"]], for Ravana, combines a militaristic overture with a majestic waltz. His second phase, Unbending Steel, is similarly militaristic, with a BassoProfondo proclaiming the joy of endless war.
** "Limitless Blue" and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9F0tU7-wbA "Woe That is Madness"]], for Bismarck, are fitting themes for a gigantic and majestic flying whale, with the vocals giving an otherworldly feeling to the whole fight.
** [[http://youtu.be/-cZHfOs2XOc "Heroes"]], the FinalBoss theme of ''Heavensward''. A panic-inducing theme with an inspiring chorus. Perfect for a fight against essentially [[spoiler:the Knights of the Round]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czw1XDkjTuY Wonderfully remixed]] for the Extreme version of the fight.
** Sephirot the Fiend, a member of the Warring Triad. Yes, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI THAT]] Warring Triad. As such, Sephirot got a remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpDbr6_WtEE "Battle To the Death"]].[[labelnote: Warning]]Video contains spoilers for the Sephirot fight.[[/labelnote]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdV_bzJgRxE Sephirot's second boss theme]] is an even more epic IndustrialMetal VillainSong. [[SayMyName "Say My NAME!]] [[LargeHam Sephirot!"]]
** Sophia the Goddess. Like Sephirot, she has her own theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T1k-9UvdlU "Equilibrium"]], for the second phase.
** For the 12th floor of the Alexander raid, we have a final boss theme dedicated to the titular primal, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IiOzi05IlA Rise]]. Goblin hip-hop never sounded so awesome.
* Most of the Legacy city themes were "nice". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOhP7yiM8V0 "Navigator's Glory"]], the theme of Limsa Lominsa, was ''awesome''. Its only crime is being a little too short and thus tending to get a little tiresome if you spend a real long time in the city. But when you first got off the boat? ''Whoa''. Navigator's Glory was so awesome it was the theme song for the ''pre-release website'' for a long time.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Baf07uBXvb4 "The Forests Pulse"]], the Black Shroud's 1.0 battle theme.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDjzssXZPUg "Twilight Over Thanalan"]] rarely goes without mention.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN-dXXR0Jw0 "Quicksand"]], Thanalan's 1.0 battle theme. And as of 3.5, the theme of Sohm Al Hard.
* And for field tracks [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E7z9cHh4Oc "On Windy Meadows"]] is a pretty cool guy.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2S5lHeM08U "Tears for Mor Dhona",]] Mor Dhona's 1.0 theme, is truly awesome, later being reused for Heavensward's Palace of the Dead.
* Soken then capped off his debut period, and Legacy XIV, with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXEOBvuvkG0 "Rise of the White Raven"]]. A perfect final boss theme for the fight against Nael Deus Darnus, [[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Rise_of_the_White_Raven with REALLY freaky lyrics]] to boot. It makes its glorious return in 5.2 during the second phase of the Ruby Weapon trial.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgXGiRJzEg8 "Answers"]] is a wonderful combination of epic/awesome. [[spoiler:It comes back as the theme of the FinalBoss of the Binding Coil storyline, Bahamut Prime himself. It's played in three sections for the three-phase battle, the best being the third part when he readies Teraflare; [[https://soundcloud.com/ffxivunnoficial/final-coil-of-bahamut-boss-bgm-3 this]] part starts as the entire background area of the battlefield becomes engulfed in flames. ''Epic.'' Also worth mentioning is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mM-nHCieSI "From the Ashes"]], a version on organ used when fighting Louisoix Leveilleur as Phoenix in Turn 12.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx3QPiTcXa4 "Penitus"]], the final dungeon theme in ARR.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyfTDbc57E0 Thunderer]] is used when you're fighting against the Ascians, and for exceptionally powerful [=FATEs=] like Behemoth, Ixion and Notorious Monsters in Eureka such as Pazuzu.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7rn578NdiE full version of "Pharos Sirius"]], "Light in the Storm", is wonderful. Particularly notable for being extended from a 1:30 song which only played when you entered the dungeon to a ''5:23'' song which now loops for the entire duration of said dungeon (adding two new movements to the original and repeating a couple portions). That is how awesome that song is, and the change was really appreciated.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtuwltmTp9I "Dragonsong"]], the main theme of Heavensward.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcVSLjvi6W0 The Heavensward cinematic trailer]].
* The theme of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmul5tXLCZI the Heavens' Ward]] wouldn't feel out of place in ''Final Fantasy Tactics'', befitting Ishgard's "holy crusade".

* Alexander's Theme, [[http://youtu.be/3cKy5Qk0QMM "Locus"]], is incredibly catchy with its techno vibes, giving a mechanical and futuristic feel to the whole song. That chorus will remain in your head.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tAkiP4WE-0 "Voidal Manifest"]], the battle theme of [[spoiler: Echidna]], FinalBoss of the Void Ark, an epic and sweeping piece that's pretty certain to get you pumped.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms1_fL1eJ-o Revenge Twofold]], the theme for bosses from 3.4. A newer theme that does an amazing job of building up the tension and dramatic epic feel that a boss fight should contain complete with a choir of vocals, most notably the final battle with [[spoiler: The Griffin/Ilberd]] on Baelsar's wall, fitting for the payback you are finally able to unleash on him.
* From the 3.2 update we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLCWCPyxByg Metal- Brute Justice Mode]], which is a remix of "Locus" and "Metal" done in the style of a ''70s SuperRobot anime''!
%%* The new dungeon final boss theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms1_fL1eJ-o "Revenge Twofold"]], in the 3.4 patch. Originally a rejected theme for 3.3.

%%* And from the final floor of Alexander, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IiOzi05IlA Rise]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmQm76wFfKk Revolutions]], the Main theme for Stormblood.
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* Stormblood, in its launch trailer and the game itself, gives us a little something aside from everything else: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQSKZcVR0s the Garlean anthem for Ala Mhigo]]. With a tenor choir backing it up, it sounds ''epic'' and has vibes similar to the ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' national themes (not to mention the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U06jlgpMtQs actual anthem of the USSR]]). And then, at the end of the game, there's [[spoiler:the ''true'', original version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJm7ad2tJw8 the Ala Mhigan anthem]]. It's sung off key, by uncoordinated singers. This is ''why'' it's awesome - it's the game's cast, and all the rest of the citizens of Ala Mhigo and all the rest of the Resistance, singing it in spontaneous celebration at the city's liberation. It's one of the most genuine songs in the entire game (even if the scene itself falls victim to a bit of unfortunate SpecialEffectsFailure.]]
* The [[https://youtu.be/nFqfN-ju1MQ dungeon boss theme]] for Stormblood is pretty epic sounding, especially when you realize that the lyrics are an Ala Mhigan chant, calling on you to remember the sacrifices of all the brothers and sisters of Ala Mhigo that died fighting for liberation, before telling you to continue the fight.
* The daytime theme of the Azim Steppe, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR3yMqpaCrU Drowning on the Horizon]], is a gorgeous tune with tribal-inspired chanting and percussion that represents the native xaela tribes of the region. Its nighttime version, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZtNNTn_CIY He Rises Above]], is nothing to scoff at either.
* Doma Castle is the climax of the Doma arc; you've successfully rallied the xaela tribes, you have the support of a Doman militia, and Hien's controversial but bold plan to [[GiantWallOfWateryDoom flood the castle]] has gone off without a hitch. What kind of song plays? A sombre but powerful ballad? A heroic orchestral piece? Or how about its actual theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6KRKSulaMU Gates of the Moon]], which could best be described as traditional Japanese ''funk''. A four-to-the-floor kick drum beat accompanies a rocking shamisen and an epic string rendition of the Yanxia theme.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z432D4Ctzm8 Scale and Steel]] (Spoiler warning), originally used in the fight between [[spoiler:Omega and Shinryu]], then later reused in the first phase of the final boss in Stormblood.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqmlXC4aodw Final Boss theme of Stormblood (Warning: Video contains spoiler)]] [[spoiler:or more specifically the second half of it]]. The setting, the chorus of vocals, facing down [[spoiler:Zenos inhabiting the primal Shinryu among the heavens]]. It makes you think, "this...THIS is a battle fitting the Warriors of Light".
* Stormblood's new primals, Lakshmi and Susano, both get good songs. The former has the Bollywood-esque [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cORuiUZzT8 "Beauty's Wicked Wiles"]], while the latter gets an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDG7ID6_Txg instrumental]] that never stops feeling like it belongs as part of the fight.
* From Omega Deltascape Savage, a new remastered version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYbIg50hg_8 Neo Exdeath]].

* The music that plays during the third phase of the fight against [[spoiler:Tsukuyomi]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMv9uiQsXvg Wayward Daughter]] (warning: video contains massive spoilers). An extremely [[SadBattleMusic tragic]] theme that makes sense once you consider the context behind the reasoning for the fight against the boss, making good use of having the vocals be primarily in Japanese. This track won the first place in the Fan Favorite Music Poll in mid-late 2018 for a very good reason.

* Patch 5.3 introduces one of the best boss themes, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4nVg3jgZp8 To the Edge]]", to serve as a TriumphantReprise of the Amaurot and Shadowbringers main themes, especially since the boss in question, [[spoiler: Elidibus]], has shown his true form as [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/FinalFantasy1 the Warrior of Light]]]]!
* The final boss of the Puppet's Bunker, the second tier of the [=YoRHa=]: Dark Apocalypse has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtPC4iHW6QA Torn from the Heavens/The Dark Colossus Destroys All (Medley)]]" for the final boss theme against [[spoiler: Compound 2P, [[BodyOfBodies walking mass of bodies made to resemble not only 2P, but her sword as well]]]].

Something to keep in mind as you read this section, due to Square's copyright rules for the music in ''XIV'' (only being legal if played over actual game footage) it's possible that the songs linked below may have spoilers for their respective boss fights. You've been warned.