Masayoshi Soken and Motifs: A Final Fantasy XIV Music Love Letter

This is only scratching the surface on the astonishing sonic landscape that Masayoshi Soken has been able to create in Final Fantasy XIV. So much to discuss, within individual chats. I found the parallels between my background in Opera and those of FFXIV to be incredibly interesting and I'm looking ahead to dive deeper into many many of the game's fantastic tracks.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Leitmotifs v Motifs
01:14 Richard Wagner - Valhalla Motif
02:25 Giacomo Puccini - O Suave Fanciulla Motif
04:12 Torn From the Heavens | Warrior of Light Motif
05:30 Storm of Blood Motif | Stormblood
07:19 Repetition of Themes...
07:47 Expanding on a Theme | Innocence/Insanity
08:38 Variations on a Theme | Flow
09:28 Leitmotif | Hydaelyn and Flow
10:43 Footfalls Reprisal | Zenos
11:07 Shadowbringers | Who Brings Shadow
11:57 Ariadne Auf Naxos Trio
13:30 The Power of Repetition and Variation
14:38 Thematic Influence
15:08 The Exciting Power of Motifs/Leitmotifs

Credits:

Developer: Square Enix
Designer: Nobuaki Komoto
Composers: Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu, Naoshi Mizuta, Tsuyoshi Sekito
Singers: Sam Carter (Architecs), Amanda Achen

FINAL FANTASY is a registered trademark of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
© SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.


Clips Used:
Torn from the Heavens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJSM4tAeEAA&t=64s
The Gift of life:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SVcbqrVfd4
Revenge Two fold:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms1_fL1eJ-o&t=44s
O Suave Fanciulla:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzPW8mXX3bg
Das Rheingold:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_rzjp6sBr8
La Boheme Act 4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aan27C4ra_I&t=1110s
Stormblood Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt1h1MinlLI&t=69s
Shinryu Phase 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqmlXC4aodw&t=159s
Kugane Day theme - Crimson Sunrise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evRptEAB808&t=127s
Innocence/Insanity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc4w0AXWcnI&t=184s
Each Drop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CChmySBUP0&t=42s
Radz-At-Han - Vibrant Voices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfCdwXbibQo&t=47s
The Nautilus Knoweth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZV3phBIDMs&t=325s
Flow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWgpJ0k820w&t=27s
Zenos Final Fight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIAG62UYZrs&t=214s
Who Brings Shadow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSYGILOL-tg&t=274s
Ariadne Auf Naxos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nkh-ipADkI&t=3337s
Background Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxPWEudVo3M&t=697s