Soken and the Team have such a knack for creating instantly catchy melodies that will stay with you for days. So much joy and exuberance in the music. A complete embodiment of Final Fantasy and all it stands for.
@@asterfield02 I can agree on the melody part, but the fiddles and the violins are probably the more memorable parts of this song that it drowns out the rest of it lmao
You know, it’s impressive that, after learning that Dalamud was an Allagan satellite, and the other moon a ship devised by Hydaelyn, this fight still manages to make the moon and its magic feel real.
"All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid. You're saying humans need... fantasies to make life bearable." REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE. "Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little-" YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES. "So we can believe the big ones?" YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING. "They're not the same at all!" YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET-Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED. "Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point-" MY POINT EXACTLY."
Doing the raid i was thinking to myself that all this gods shenanigan is confusing me, i mean i thought we were all just ascian sundered, like the WoL is a part of Azem? Where are the god coming from then? Are they also part of an Ascian like we are ?
@@ilfirinuluthrek5244 As far as I understood it they are all creations of Dynamis. While it wasn't as potent as Aether it is still a force within the world of FFXIV as seen with Limit Breaks and with how many people put their emotions into religions it's not that surprising that they came to be. Even the unnamed one isn't that surprising in the context of countless people praying and hoping to nothing specifically for a being like that to exist.
@@JaskuraLunaris Thanks for the clarification. I like this theory a lot, the timing would explain itself if they are the followers of Hydaelyn with her being gone, they might want to test us just to reassure themself about the safety of the world?
Correct me if i'm wrong about the facts of The Twelves. Remember how Eikons/Primals manifested? The Twelves are basically the same. "Dalamud to be believed as Loyal Hound of Menphina" and they are manifested through thoughts and prayers of their believers.
god the vocals are incredible. it's so playful and soulful. can't wait for them to release the official lyrics. also i have to say, after seeing menphina and her personality, i think her appearance really suits her. was kind of underwhelmed like others at first, but she's really grown on me. also pupper
Playful and soulful are such beautiful words to describe the new 24man raids! It really describes how I felt for them but hadn't put it into words like that. I too think her appearance is so fitting!! And they are all overflowing with their personalities, especially Menphina hehe
Definitely personal preference here on my part! This sounds great but Into the Balance, for me, has a much richer sound. I know this will grow on me for sure, but then, I’m a Nald’thal stan so again, biased lol
In The Balance is still better imo. The voice here doesn't seem to jive with the song. Sure, the violin is great but the sung part doesn't seem to fit.
The drums are extremely similar to E8's theme (Return to Oblivion), makes sense with the ice connection Specifically the Eurobeat-y part at the beginning of this and the breakdown after the chorus of RtO
I usually am not one to listen to happy go lucky uplifting tunes like this one but something about this and it linking to menphina just warms my cold heart
Last raid series, badass Nier music. This raid, the most catchy beautiful and powerful vocals I’ve ever heard. I can’t get this violin solo out of my head. 🤣❤️
And in lore, before the Empire's shenanigans that lead to it being dropped on Eorzea, it was referred to as "Menphina's Loyal Hound". Of course, in the lead-up to the Calamity, that nickname changed to "Menphina's Bastard Hound".
this was a fantastic fight and a fantastic song, I felt happy that I chose her as my character's guardian deity. Even if it has no effect on gameplay it was still awesome to see her like this.
Thank you thank you thank you for putting up a video without the game's non-music audio. The song gives me major Sailor Moon / Magical Girl Anime vibes (either an introduction or an end-of-movie fight song), very nice.
I agree! I know that this is personal taste, but In The Balance sounded a lot like a Disney ballad to me. I’m not really a big Disney fan (yeah yeah, I know). So it didn’t really land. But THIS!!!
I am elated that someone as talented as Soken is one of the artists working on this game. It really adds a level of headbanging that I can really appreciate.
Fighting Hatsune Miku while listening to sailor moon music... I will never forget this patch, and this song has been blaring in my FC house since yesterday lol
I'm in the majority that still only thinks Into the Balance is "pretty good I guess." THIS though, this is much more my jam. Easily my favorite 24 man raid boss theme since Puppet's Bunker.
Last week i did the final run of Euphrosyne i needed for the last 13 coins, and not gonna lie, i'm gonna miss running this place weekly, which hasn't happened since Heavensward. Probably the best 24 man series they have ever done.
Part of the leitmotif sounds so familiar! In the Balance has parts based on "Twin faces of Fate" of 1.0 Uldah I'm not surprised if this song is based off another 1.0 city theme
@@thew00dsman79 it's wholly original yes, but it does has "Twin faces of Fates" sprinkled in as Nald Thal is the patron deity for Uldah I think "referenced" is a better word
Curious Menphina didn’t use a frying pan like in the lore, but that’s fine. I mean can you imagine her whipping that thing out and causing serious pain with it? Though I’m curious how a goddess of ice needs a cooking implement that requires a flame.
A skillet, classically, was a wide round bowl for carrying water, iirc. Might be talking out of my ass but pretty sure. Makes more sense for a water goddess.
This feels like proper Celtic music. I say "Celtic" rather than Scottish or Irish because honestly our music kinda blends together lol I am Scottish, I hear this type of music all the time from both Scottish and Irish singers
The center part of this track is great but I think what bothers me about this one is that it doesnt loop anywhere as smoothly as in the balance did,the loop for this one feels a bit awkward.
As far as the fight itself? I don’t know that anything will outdo Tsukuyomi, it’s easily the most beautiful fight in the game and the mechanics are unique, interesting, and challenging.
When Soken wants to become Sailor Moon you get this absolute masterpiece
Such an underated comment
Soken and the Team have such a knack for creating instantly catchy melodies that will stay with you for days. So much joy and exuberance in the music. A complete embodiment of Final Fantasy and all it stands for.
is it just as good as in the balance?
seriously, the man don't miss
I cant remember this melody but I can definitely recall "o twin gods bless this land" and its melody
@@gregariousgaming9787 How come you can't form your own opinion, just listen to both of them and find out. we're not you
@@asterfield02 I can agree on the melody part, but the fiddles and the violins are probably the more memorable parts of this song that it drowns out the rest of it lmao
this feels so 90s anime, something I would hear from Sailor Moon.
Fitting, considering she looks like a magical girl!
I felt I was playing a trails game tbh
I was thinking the same thing, and I love it!
@@Volkaru Not the mention the themes with the moon and love.
Yup, Sailor Moon is pretty much the first thing that came to my mind as well. Immediately seemed like an anime ending theme.
Fiddler was playing like he wasn’t going to see his kids anymore. My god….
Playing like they're in a battle for their soul down in Georgia.
You know, it’s impressive that, after learning that Dalamud was an Allagan satellite, and the other moon a ship devised by Hydaelyn, this fight still manages to make the moon and its magic feel real.
"All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid. You're saying humans need... fantasies to make life bearable."
REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.
"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little-"
YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.
"So we can believe the big ones?"
YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.
"They're not the same at all!"
YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET-Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED.
"Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point-"
MY POINT EXACTLY."
Doing the raid i was thinking to myself that all this gods shenanigan is confusing me, i mean i thought we were all just ascian sundered, like the WoL is a part of Azem? Where are the god coming from then? Are they also part of an Ascian like we are ?
@@ilfirinuluthrek5244 As far as I understood it they are all creations of Dynamis. While it wasn't as potent as Aether it is still a force within the world of FFXIV as seen with Limit Breaks and with how many people put their emotions into religions it's not that surprising that they came to be. Even the unnamed one isn't that surprising in the context of countless people praying and hoping to nothing specifically for a being like that to exist.
@@JaskuraLunaris Thanks for the clarification. I like this theory a lot, the timing would explain itself if they are the followers of Hydaelyn with her being gone, they might want to test us just to reassure themself about the safety of the world?
Correct me if i'm wrong about the facts of The Twelves.
Remember how Eikons/Primals manifested? The Twelves are basically the same. "Dalamud to be believed as Loyal Hound of Menphina" and they are manifested through thoughts and prayers of their believers.
god the vocals are incredible. it's so playful and soulful. can't wait for them to release the official lyrics. also i have to say, after seeing menphina and her personality, i think her appearance really suits her. was kind of underwhelmed like others at first, but she's really grown on me. also pupper
The bestest boi
Playful and soulful are such beautiful words to describe the new 24man raids! It really describes how I felt for them but hadn't put it into words like that.
I too think her appearance is so fitting!! And they are all overflowing with their personalities, especially Menphina hehe
Pupper > Eorzia
i didn't think they'd be able to outdo in the balance. god i'm so happy to be wrong
I went to the comment assuming the first one I will see is "I can't believe soken outdid [insert previous here] again!" And boy was I right
@@lunausagi8495 i am very original
Definitely personal preference here on my part! This sounds great but Into the Balance, for me, has a much richer sound. I know this will grow on me for sure, but then, I’m a Nald’thal stan so again, biased lol
In The Balance is still better imo. The voice here doesn't seem to jive with the song. Sure, the violin is great but the sung part doesn't seem to fit.
@@asterfield02 I think they were making a genuine attempt at a ‘magical girl anime’ theme vibe. When seen in that context, it makes a lot more sense!
Everyone else *talking about Sailor Moon*
Me: Man this makes me want to go replay Tales of Xillia.
Now to listen to this on repeat for the next month
Whoever is on that Violin, it's on fire 🔥 🙌
I think it's a fiddler ready to win a golden fiddle from the devil.
Don’t you mean cool as ice?
For real. It’s awesome!
i am desperately in love with that violin solo
makes me feel like im in the most lit royal ball in all realms
What a joyful music, it make me feels like running along the flower fields....
The drums are extremely similar to E8's theme (Return to Oblivion), makes sense with the ice connection
Specifically the Eurobeat-y part at the beginning of this and the breakdown after the chorus of RtO
I usually am not one to listen to happy go lucky uplifting tunes like this one but something about this and it linking to menphina just warms my cold heart
Last raid series, badass Nier music. This raid, the most catchy beautiful and powerful vocals I’ve ever heard. I can’t get this violin solo out of my head. 🤣❤️
The wolf's name is Dalamud, which I guess makes sense considering it used to be one of the moons.
And in lore, before the Empire's shenanigans that lead to it being dropped on Eorzea, it was referred to as "Menphina's Loyal Hound". Of course, in the lead-up to the Calamity, that nickname changed to "Menphina's Bastard Hound".
this was a fantastic fight and a fantastic song, I felt happy that I chose her as my character's guardian deity. Even if it has no effect on gameplay it was still awesome to see her like this.
Same! It made the following quests feel so special too, especially when she said “we love you too, WoL!”
i absolutely love the emphasis on the violin in all the music in this raid, my favourite instrument and that solo is 👌👌
Just finished the raid myself and won this scroll. Couldn't be more happy. My Goddess didn't disappoint.
same, Halone kicked my ass and I wouldn't have it any other way
Same, was so worth it
Thank you thank you thank you for putting up a video without the game's non-music audio.
The song gives me major Sailor Moon / Magical Girl Anime vibes (either an introduction or an end-of-movie fight song), very nice.
That violen and those lyrics. once again FF14 never dissapoints with their boss themes.
It's a fiddle
@@Zack_Wildfire nope violen. fiddles sound different. regardless though I love both of them.
0:32 sounds like an intro to a classic anime and that's fire af.
Now we just have to wait for the Fan Fest when Soken will come to the stage with a f*cking violin. Because thats exactly what he would do.
Nope, he will use otamatone again.
while not as punchy as the balance, this is a more consistent banger and i love it.
I agree! I know that this is personal taste, but In The Balance sounded a lot like a Disney ballad to me. I’m not really a big Disney fan (yeah yeah, I know). So it didn’t really land. But THIS!!!
Music team: "How hard should we go on the violins?"
Soken: Yes
Fiddle
@@Zack_Wildfire same thing
Who knew that the hidden theme song of Sailor Moon was revealed 25 years later? Love this so much
There was only bangers
I love this raid and the storyline
Also...Mommies
I am elated that someone as talented as Soken is one of the artists working on this game. It really adds a level of headbanging that I can really appreciate.
Not necessarily Soken's work, there are many excellent musicians working on XIV :)
@@FlappySeal True, the other artists deserve their recognition as well!
Let us dance under the moonlight! ❤️🌕Thank you for uploading and am waiting patiently for the lyrics!
Fighting Hatsune Miku while listening to sailor moon music... I will never forget this patch, and this song has been blaring in my FC house since yesterday lol
Soken casually just dropped the best Bayonetta music here
90's anime vive FLOW in this song
The whole fight feels like you're in the last episode of a magical girl show and /you're/ the bad guy!
It took me like, an hour to realize this song is based on the wedding music lol.
The violin just touches my heart and I can do this raid over and over 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Me: *desperately reaching out with grabby hands for the orchestration scrolls of this music and Rhythm of the Realm*
Raid was pretty easy (I was dead all the time) but the music was great
I like how the soundtracks for this alliance raid series have been pretty upbeat since this is just a friendly battle with the 12. It's so good
how the hell is Soken and the team able to top everything they do almost every single patch?? actually goated i swear 🐐
This man has a chemistry degree btw. He knows how to synthesise if you know what I mean.
absolute banger, many thanks for the quick upload
Imagine, Runar and Yshtola reuniting at last with this theme in the back
Violin strings really fit for the “rural” countryside feel of the heaven of earth and the “elegant” edged feel of the heaven of ice.
My only reaction to this entire raid was “Ooo? OOOOOOOOO!!!!”
I'm in the majority that still only thinks Into the Balance is "pretty good I guess." THIS though, this is much more my jam. Easily my favorite 24 man raid boss theme since Puppet's Bunker.
i fucking love this, my deity is so fucking cool
i enjoyed this tune!!!!!
I played this song once and my wife came back with the kids thank you FF14 you saved me from my depression with this
Wake up babe, new FFXIV single just dropped I mean patch
Now I know what this reminds me of. I feel like I'm watching a final episode-tier battle in Macross. Like huge Macross final battle vibes.
Last week i did the final run of Euphrosyne i needed for the last 13 coins, and not gonna lie, i'm gonna miss running this place weekly, which hasn't happened since Heavensward.
Probably the best 24 man series they have ever done.
I do wish there was a big mid fight cutscenes for this fight but other then that I loved doing it day one
That Fiddle.
Bruh this song is outrageously good
Thank you for working on the lyrics!
This has such a 70's disco feel, which I hate, but I love it. Once again, SE releases new FF14 content and the music is the best part.
Shout out to upbeat and uplifting boss themes. Gotta be one of my favorite genders.
Yup better than expected
Part of the leitmotif sounds so familiar!
In the Balance has parts based on "Twin faces of Fate" of 1.0 Uldah
I'm not surprised if this song is based off another 1.0 city theme
i think its gridanias 1.0 theme don't quote me on that tho
I hear a bit of The Lochs' theme
In The Balance is wholly original according to Soken
@@thew00dsman79 it's wholly original yes, but it does has "Twin faces of Fates" sprinkled in as Nald Thal is the patron deity for Uldah
I think "referenced" is a better word
Does anyone feel Born of the Boughs leitmotif here?
Get ready from "Dedicated to moonlight - umbral remix" coming with bayonetta 4
GOD! That Violin solo
That jig style violin solo tho
Sounds like Soken drew some inspiration from Yuki Kaijura and the .hack series for this
This feels like a bayonetta song and I mean that in the most complimentary way possible
Curious Menphina didn’t use a frying pan like in the lore, but that’s fine. I mean can you imagine her whipping that thing out and causing serious pain with it? Though I’m curious how a goddess of ice needs a cooking implement that requires a flame.
A skillet, classically, was a wide round bowl for carrying water, iirc. Might be talking out of my ass but pretty sure. Makes more sense for a water goddess.
Saving the reveal that Julyan Manderville is Menphina in disguise and Hildibrand is a divine child.
It sounds like a song that would play in a isekai anime as the hero of Fights the Final battle or in a ball (formal dance)
Ah yes...murder by violins.
Sooo true!
Soken used FIDDLE it was very effective
Anyone else feeling like this would be an absolute BANGER osu! map???
Each patch, Soken outdoes himself, it's impressive ! This theme is a banger, the boss theme is also a banger. Welcome to Ireland guys !
Loved it so much!
Holy mother of god that violin
Ran the raid for thr first time 1 hour ago
FFXIV makes the best music!
Now that I know how the raids end I cannot run this or Aglaia without crying XD
Came here for my Goddess and this music.
what is this song a remix of? part of the melody seems very familiar
The Lochs!
@@catgirlhell THAT'S IT! thank you
(though I will add, if anyone else can pinpoint other leitmotifs in here, please do let us know)
It doesn’t sound like the lochs to me at all.
Does anyone know who the singer is for this? I love her voice!
Soken is the goat. Straight facts.
That violinist goes hard
1:57 The violin part
First raid and got it the first try ty YoshiP
This feels like proper Celtic music. I say "Celtic" rather than Scottish or Irish because honestly our music kinda blends together lol I am Scottish, I hear this type of music all the time from both Scottish and Irish singers
GIGA BANGER
AWOOOOOOOO
HOW DOES SOKEN KEEP OUTDOING HIMSELF
by being just so soken good
好聽❤
dont you think this is like a idol music
Lovely
Luv it.
Me in alliance chat at the start of this boss: "Ladies and gents, we got ourselves a banger."
idol song
The center part of this track is great but I think what bothers me about this one is that it doesnt loop anywhere as smoothly as in the balance did,the loop for this one feels a bit awkward.
Not really sure why.. but this song reminds me of some Kotoko songs
Okay so I gotta ask: Who did the moon better? Menphina or Tsukuyomi?
As far as the fight itself? I don’t know that anything will outdo Tsukuyomi, it’s easily the most beautiful fight in the game and the mechanics are unique, interesting, and challenging.
Tsukuyomi because she had more to prove. She fought with rage and abandon I feel.
Sailor Moon..
I was sold at violin
I need to know. Is this a violin, viola, or fiddle?
This song goes hard
Absolute banger
🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
god .....