#Takafumi Imamura

[autumnslance]

Final Fantasy XVI Music

Want to know what the tracks for the upcoming crossover sound like? Once again, Masayoshi Soken & Team have given us some bangers, and the selection is nice.

I'll add them (mostly) in the FF16 OST's list order, along with lyrics for "Find the Flames", below the cut.

Starting us off with the menu music, 16's version of the FF Prelude.

An arrangement of Cidolfus Telamon's theme. Takafumi Imamura's done some of my favorite FF14 tracks too. The title translation is "Thunder in the Machine" since this Cid is not only a scientist/engineer, but also the Dominant of Ramuh.

Field music for one of the nations of Valisthea, the Holy Empire of Sanbreque.

Another field theme, this time for Clive's homeland, Rosaria.

An arrangement of Joshua/Phoenix's theme. The lyrics for the full version are good.

Clive's theme song, heard in the crossover trailer and pretty much everywhere else. Blood-pumping sound and lyrics.

An arrangement of Clive's theme, as he comes to terms with a hard truth.

World Map theme, an arrangement of the FF Prelude.

"Our Terms" is a Hideaway (home base) default theme, and while not one of the rewards, it is the music heard in the crossover trailer while riding Torgal, so it may be his mount up music.

"Before The Storm - Caer Norvent" (site of a significant confrontation) and "To Sail Forbidden Seas" (the battle theme against other Dominants and their Eikons) are too big for Tumblr's audio uploads, so I'll add links to those in the Replies. Caer Norvent will have some scenes, but nothing one can't see in the demo as it's a very early encounter, and it's mostly talking. The battle theme video has no gameplay.

-

A little disappointed we get none of the many arrangements of "My Star", Jill Warrick's theme. The full song plays at the very end as the credits begin to roll, sung by Amanda Achen, music by Soken, arranged by Keiko, lyrics by Michael-Christopher Koji-Fox.

-

Lyrics for "Find the Flame":

Dig, dig, dig, dig, deeper Dig, dig, dig, dig, deeper Delve, delve, delve, delve, deeper Weep, weep, weep, weep, weeper Dig, dig, dig, dig, deeper Dig, dig, dig, dig, deeper Wake, wake, wake, wake, sleeper Reap, reap, reap, reap, reaper

Raise thy lantern, pioneer Shine upon the far frontier Fingers cracked and body broken Mind adaze yet soul awoken

Diving into the...mire! Laid out upon the...pyre! Never this soul shall...tire! Running into the...fire!

Your bleary bloodshot eyes open wide in the dawn Let the light in and brighten the shades that sleep inside you

Find the flame, the flame, the flame Find the flame, the flame, the flame Let its light blind you

Delve in this dark abyss. Fathomless emptiness, Till the kiss of fire enfolds you!

[thelongestway]

ok, maybe I already posted this, but damn, FFXIV music team be someone on the music team* need to do a variation on the Battle of the Four Fiends be inspired by a super famous parody song by another Japanese composer from the 2000s kill so many players who couldn't do the fight because they were laughing also I am hoping y'all and Hyadain are also laughing about this joke together!!! links under the cut so the fight/songs aren't spoiled for anyone * people are variously saying Soken/Takafumi Imamura, I don't have enough of an ear for music to tell. I wish I knew where to look this up before the soundtrack's official release...

This is the original Battle of the Four Fiends

This is the 2000s Hyadain parody remix, on the composer's own channel:

Here's that same remix, but with the text + hilarious visuals:

And, finally, goddamn FFXIV music team. XD XD XD

[littlelamblittlelamb]

TOP 10 FAVORITE TRACKS FROM FINAL FANTASY XVI (pt. 1)

1. Away - composed by Masayoshi Soken, arranged by Soken & Yoshitaka Suzuki, and lyrics by John Taylor & Koji Fox

2. Ascension - composed by Masayoshi Soken, arranged by Ryo Furukawa, and lyrics by Koji Fox

3. Darkest before the Dawn - composed by Masayoshi Soken, arranged by Keiko

4. Histoire: the Holy Empire of Sanbreque - composed & arranged by Masayoshi Soken

5. Whitewater - composed by Masayoshi Soken, arranged by Takafumi Imamura

[heaven-dope]

if anyone compliments soken for the 97 dungeon ost you're going to get these hands

(its not composed by soken) (he doesnt do ALL the music) (give it up for takafumi imamura with arrangements by shoya sunakawa)

[diamondangelkitten]

We're doing tag games like it's 2012

Tagged by:@halikyon

Last Song: Scream from FF14, composed by Takafumi Imamura and Masayoshi Soken

Favorite color: Pink

Last movie/TV show: Bridgerton, I think?

Sweet/spicy/savory: Sweet is preferred, followed by savory.

Relationship status: Single

Last thing googled: Technically who to credit for Scream, but before that, carousel bar SD

Current obsession: FFXIV: Gposing and writing about my oc's and Dawntrail!!!

Tagging: @akirakirxaa @wingedasarath @sasslett

[jihyncelestis]

Shuffle Playlist Tag Game

Tagged by @diamantefangs and I'm an absolute sucker for forcing you all to see my taste in music

Rules: You can tell a lot about a person by the music they listen to. Put a playlist on shuffle, list the first 10 songs and then tag people!

Nensha - Orbit Culture

Old Age of Wonders - Rhapsody of Fire

Full Steam Spacemachine - Royal Republic

Embody The Invisible - In Flames

Bleed It Out - Linkin Park

Soldier Side - System of a Down

Kill Your Idols - Static-X

Make It Stop (September's Children) - Rise Against

Through the Maelstrom (Takafumi Imamura Remix)

Pure Sincerity - Devildriver

As expected, mostly metal. Old Age of Wonders being a jaunty little folk song in there, and the Through the Maelstrom remix being a electronic thing (I'm not very good at electronic genres)

I'm not tagging but feel free to do it :D

[mortuarywriting]

@pfhwrittes and @sourpatch-boy both tagged me to do this so! Five Favoriteish Songs right now! This is gonna be weird because boy howdy I never fuckin know until I pull one up and remember how much I love it. These are gonna be all over the board

"Slow Poison" - The Bravery

"Nameless World" - Skip the Use

"Sing Along" - Sturgill Simpson

"Scream" - Takafumi Imamura and sung by AKINO

"Wire" - Worthikids

I am not tagging because I have the memory of a peeled grape on who has and hasn't done this? so if you haven't and wanna consider this a tag and tag me with yours!

Honorable mentions below the cut because jesus god i just wound up dumping my whole fuckin music taste in here, Christ on a bike.

Honorable Mentions to

The Dawntrail Extended Teaser Trailer (UK Link)

"Answers" by Nobuo Uematsu

"Into the Void" by NIN

"Paradise" by Rude-α. Sk8 the Infinity was good

"Red Flags" by Tom Cardy and Montaigne

"An Honest Mistake", "Fearless", "Time Won't Let Me Go", "Bad Sun" by the Bravery

"Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys

"Gheaghea Vanea" by Graieste Moldoveneste ('cause i recently remembered how much i loved it)

Seriously So Much FFXIV music (Like No Really Shit's Good These Are All Different Songs)

"Cherry Lips" by Garbage

"Otherworld" by Bill Xtillidiex Muir and Nobuo Uematsu

"Poison Pop" by Qbomb

"Last Surprise" by Shoji Meguro and Lyn Inaizumi

"Genghis Khan" by Miike Snow

"Freak of the Week" by Freak Kitchen

"The Wolf" and "Mr. Fear" by SIAMÉS

"Let's Go" by Stuck in the Sound

"I'll be Alright" by Passion Pit (note- not linking official video for photosensitivity reasons but if you have the time it is good),

"Ghost", "Hellbent", and "Endlessly" by Mystery Skulls

"Starlight Brigade" by TWRP

"Magnum Bullets" by Night Runner and Dan Avidan

"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Ninja Sex Party (among like. a dozen of their songs they've made some really shitty long work days bearable)

And because I'm a giant sap "Daisy Bell" as sung by Vocoder IBM704 and VOCALOID4

Like. So much good shit, 4 and 5 are kinda flexible, 1 and 2 flip flop but largely are tied, and 3 has kicked around for a good while. Is the secret to my playlist and heart songs that have memories to me and kickass videos? Probably I'll give anything with a cool video a watch at least once

I need you to understand FFXIV has had a chokehold on me for YEARS and I will never emotionally recover from the therapy the DRK questline gave me (which also comes with its own brand of trauma, but like. i got an emotional support sleep paralysis demon of it so that's nice)

[soulsxng]

— character associations.

animal: A Giant Golden-crowned Flying Fox Bat (which is similar in appearance to the bat she can shift into), a snake, a panther

color(s): This is a palette I made for her a while back! I think it was specifically for some of her favorite colors, if I'm remembering it right.

month: August or July

song: Scream, by Takafumi Imamura

number: 4 and 7!

day or night: Day

plant: Digitalis/Foxglove

smell: Plums, ginger, jasmine, and a tinge of blood.

season: Summer

place: On stage, in the little cafe she grew up in

food: Plums are her favorite, though she likes most pit fruits!

astrological sign: Virgo

element: Wind, Darkness

drink: Blood

Tagged by: @bottleofbabes

tagging: Steal it and tag me!

[spotofmummery]

Spotify ask - 12!

-Send a number to see one of my top 100 songs on Spotify this year-

[littlelamblittlelamb]

TOP 10 FAVORITE TRACKS FROM FINAL FANTASY XVI (pt. 2)

6. Sixteen Bells - composed and arranged by Masayoshi Soken

7. Writ in Water - (I'm guessing it was composed by Masayoshi Soken ???)

8. Heavensbound - Reverie - composed by Masayoshi Soken, arranged by Takafumi Imamura

9. Find the Flame - composed Masayoshi Soken, arranged by Soken & Yoshitaka Suzuki

10. Land of Eikons - composed by Nobuo Uematsu, arranged byMasayoshi Soken

[valasania-the-pale]

5 songs I listen to:

Tagged by @runawaymun​ - thank you!

I was Born for This - Traveler, a Journey Symphony, composed by Austin Wintory (and a whole bunch of other amazing talents - this piece invariably makes me cry)

Broken Crown - Mumford and Sons

Sinner Among Saints, a Critical Role Fan Song - Chase Noseworthy

Dialga’s Fight to the Finish! - Pokemon Explorers of Sky OST, composed by Arata Iiyoshi and Hideki Sakamoto

Scream - composed by Masayoshi Soken, arranged by Takafumi Imamura, lyrics by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox (fair warning for spoilers of Abyssos sixth/seventh circle in FFXIV if you care)

No pressure tags: @erynalasse, @outofangband, @itsclydebitches, @fandomsallaroundme, @theheirofashandfire​

5 Songs I Listen To:

Tagged by: @softlypause and @modernmythic - thank you!! 🥺

Head Above Water - Olive James

Soft Universe - AURORA

Bigger Table - Matt Maher

Through Heaven’s Eyes - Prince of Egypt OST

The Lion’s Roar - First Aid Kit

No pressure tags for: @the-commonplace-book @erynalasse @valasania-the-pale @ramyun-monster @tuuliii @arofili @jaz-the-bard @raointean @eldritchteletubbie & @ellrond because I’m in a music rut and need new music to listen to!

[vgosts]

Lunar Whale (Shadowbringers) — Takafumi Imamura. Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers.

[cyazurai]

Playlist shuffle

Rules: We’re snooping in your playlist! Put your entire music library on shuffle and list the first 10 songs and then choose 10 victims.

Hehe, thank you for tagging me, @simmingsorah!! This was fun.

1. Magic (feat. Julee Cruise) - Delerium

2. A Poem for Byzantium - Delerium

3. Pulse: Through the Maelstrom (Remixed by Takafumi Imamura) - Masayoshi Soken

4. I do, I do, I do, I do, I do - ABBA

5. Matchik Gay - t.A.T.u

6. WHISTLE - BLACKPINK

7. We Are Giants (featuring Dia Frampton) - Lindsey Stirling

8. Set Me Free - The Amity Affliction

9. Fallen (feat. Rani) - Delerium

10. The Devil Wears a Suit - Kate Miller-Heidke

You’d think all I listened to was Delerium, yeesh, but that was my teen music obsession and I added all my favorites to my playlist. I’m just surprised it didn’t include any of the electric swing I have in there, I have a lot of that too.

As for who I’m tagging! @oasissprings, @theplumblob, @simblrangel, @moonyplays, @nebula-x, @mooodlet, @orchidlyhere, @moondust-sims, @lumminade, and @aria-fae! AND anyone who wants to. <3