"Away" (Phoenix Theme) with Official Lyrics | Final Fantasy XVI 

Soken: "I guess I'll have to make a song for a tutorial fight in the first 3 hours of the game. Guys, bring the fire extinguisher, I'm gonna start composing."

Idgaf what ANYONE says. This was GOTY 2023.

My flames may flicker BUT THEY SHALL NEVER DIE

Does anyone here get emotional towards the build up of the choir singing AWAY? All Clive wanted is to do protect his family, so when things turned for the worst his anger made him change in an uncontrollable form of Ifrit. And actually kills his brother. And the choir is basically singing towards Phoenix to escape. The second chorus the verse is different. It’s basically not a warning anymore but simply stating to say your goodbyes. Ifrit is going in for the kill. What a soundtrack!😢

"Look up to the heavens The firmament reddens" to "Look down to the nether Bid farewell forever" Hits insanely hard by the end of the game

everytime i hear this song my mind instantly conjures up the fight. the descent, the sounds and their words. this is part of what makes this track so good. this whole ost was fire, but this was easily my fave track!

This game has one of the most incredible soundtracks I've ever experienced

Square Enix: "Soken, we need over the top music, can y..." Soken: "YES" Square Enix: "Calm down, listen, here is what we..." Soken: "YES!!" Square Enix: "Will you listen or..." Soken: "AWAAAAYYYY!" Square Enix: "Fuck me, this is exactly what we need".

this song alone carried us all the way to best soundtrack award Edit: why is there some random ass cyberpunk glazers in the replies section of a FF16 video 💀

It's a bit off-topic, but man, Ifrit's battle IQ in this fight alone is insane. The second he has his chance to go for the kill, he goes *straight* for it.

I love how they have these absurdly beautiful and poetic lyrics woven into this absolute BANGER song and all anyone can actually hear is a vague choral chant. They really robbed this game of the GOTY title imho. It really is a masterpiece from the sound design, to the writing, to the graphics, all the way to the gameplay. These eikon fights actually made me high from the adrenaline boost. I’m not even going to discuss all of the Greek references throughout the entire game that are hidden in the lyrics and plays directly into the story. Masterpiece of a game.

3:17 What a fantastic set of lines my god

Such a melancholic song if you pay attention to the lyrics. Joshua doesn't want this fight, he wants to be gone from this nightmare. The only place he wants to be is 'Away'. The lyrics convey a sense of desperation as well, the end of the second verse has most of the instrumental either removed or quieted down to place a focus on 'Away'. A beautiful song for a tragic tragic scene. ** SPOILERS FOR EVANGELION** And I feel the end with Ifrit ripping Phoenix apart has many similarities to the mid point of Evangelion 2.0 with Unit 1 ripping Unit 3 apart while Shinji screams while a song like a lullaby plays.

A weird thing to mention but I think ff16 and dragon quest 11 have the greatest video game demos in history.

2:58-3:40 Sends chills through my arms and tears down my cheeks. The moment I heard this, I knew I was going to be in for a ride. And what a ride it was. My GoTY and not a single soul can convince me otherwise.

It's outstanding how this is the very first thing you hear when you start the game. I immediately lost it when I heard the theme, definitely the best in the game, and it quickly became one of my favorite themes.

there is a reason why in italian these kind of music is called colonna sonora ( sonority column ) instead sound track, because it substain the movie/game.

Although Bahamut easily has the best fight, this is the best song in the game hands down, the insurments, the choir, and the fight itself as well is just amazing!

This game is a damn masterpiece.

I like how frantic this song sounds. Gives off "everything that could have gone wrong, did," which fits pretty well given the context

It's probably my favorite song by Soken, it was a mixture of feelings when I first heard it

No doubt gonna win TGA best soundtrack ... if not then something is wrong

Press New Game This banger immediately starts playing I knew then it was going to be the best FF game ever made.

Chadshua fought really well (For a little boy who doesn't really look like a fighting person)

Who is here after winning Best score and music on the Game Awards?

Lol I actually teared when first hearing this song while diving into the game. This is probably the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard in a final fantasy game.

FFXVI has an awesome soundtrack (in my opinion, one of the best in the entire series) and, for me, this song is by far the best of the game. The feeling of epicness it delivers is insane. I don't remeber any other song that gives me chills when I hear it like this one does.

WHEN ARE THEY RELEASING ALL THE EIKONS THEMES ON SPOTIFY??? Cant wait to jam on this and Bahamuts masterpieces!

Finding out this is Joshua's song and find the flame is Clive's was so goddamn cool

Ngl I only bought this game cause Clive was hot but I stayed for the music 🤪

Congrats on this game for winning best music. Rightfully earned.

I love that. It's a shift in tone with just a slight shift in lyrics. No hope. Only death.

Soken is out of this world. For real, what an absolute genius.

Ugh. Fuck dude. Having to listen to Clive's screaming sobs for mercy upon Joshua fucking hurt so much. What a boss fight.

This is the track AND the game that made me buy it full and play it till the end. One of the best entries in the FF universe.

"It's just the tutorial song, you don't have to go hard at it" Masayoshi Soken:

Absolutely deserved the best soundtrack. BG3 is great but this is phenomenal

The greatest OST of the generation so far. Utterly phenomenal.

Soken with another masterpiece soundtrack 🔥

One of the only songs that'll actually make me shed tears due to its beauty

This is an incredible song.

I love it because it reminds me of the most epic songs from final fantasy XIV and XV, which have impressive soundtracks ❤

I boot the game, Square Enix and CBUIII appear, and then I was expecting to be thrown into teen Clive's POV (I never played the demo) but then I was like ????? WHAT IS HAPPENING THIS IS TOO GODDAMN HYPE WAIT I'M LITERALLY LESS THAN A MINUTE INTO THE GAME WHAT???? It was a needlessly bombastic yet spectacular intro.

Beautiful song for a beautiful boss

Please do more of the tracks with the lyrics

I really hope there is going to be an orchestral album like FF14 🥺

Throw open your wings and fly! Away! Damn...

i cry every time i hear this, i just love joshua, the pheonix is so beautiful and brave 🥺😞❤️🔥

One of the best battle themes!

Looking back, this is still one of the most horrifying moments in gaming ever. You're literally attacking and mauling your child brother and impale him (don't know how he even survived).

This song already captivated me when I first heard it, but I didn't know just how hype and hard this song went until now thanks to the lyrics. Especially 4:51-6:11. 🔥 🔥 🔥 🐦

I want to see a live orchestra playing this :) Amazing

game designer: how epic do you want this theme to be? soken: yes

i would say this is soken's magnum opus, his one winged angel

If I could talk to FFXVI as if it’s an alive being, the first thing I’d say is "damn that soundtrack of yours is *absurdly perfect* "

Not just best music in game for 2023 but for every game I ever played..brilliant

FF16 is magical

The game had so many bang songs, this is only one of them!

“Please stop, Dion! Think of your people!” -Joshua

Remember, this Ifrit is just wild

I listen to this song every day.

I wish I could erase all my memories of this game and play it for the first time again.

Found a copy of this game at my local pawn shop for 35 bucks, bought it and having a freaking blast with it, I am already at the end of the game and just acquired Odin and Zantetsuken

I played this at my parakeet’s burial site and it rose from the ashes

At first i didnt listen properly to the lyrics that being sung, so I thought it is Latin language or some chaos language (like what's being sung in Nier series). I didn't expect this is sung in English. Nevertheless, this music is a god tier masterpiece.

Thank you so much! ☺ I've been waiting exactly for your video of this amazing song! Keep it up! 🤩

So much about this reminds me of The Firebird Suite, but dark and heavy with a desperate struggle for survival woven into the notes.

It's been stated before, but i want to emphasize this is the first thing that happens. New gamr, select difficulty, set brightness, this.

Yeeeeah i knew i made a good choice in buying this game and this alone confirmed that this game would win music award of this year

When this music started going I knew right then nobody on this team was fucking around

song of, anger, revenge, regret, and beg for forgiveness

By the Flames this is the best song in the entire game hands down!.

Final Fantasy man....what a series

absolutely love this theme

5:28 is the best part in my opinion. Just the voice and the choir being perfect

And that's how you do an intro and then some! I can appreciate how hard they went to the music in this game, making moments and this FF as epic and fun as they are!

God this is not just the best OST of the year, this one song is one of the best symphonys written in the past century

Soken cooked hard on this one😭😭🔥

I can't even begin to describe how this makes me feel. I'm speechless, and addicted. Badly addicted haha. Soken is absolutely amazing. "My flames may flicker, but they shall never die.".. T-T

I honestly have to try pretty hard not to tear up as it goes into the last bit. Just evokes the tragedy of the fight so well.

Here before the 2023 VGAs to say Soken will win best composer for score/music

Like how they included the Greek myth of Prometheus

I listen to the ff16 ost everyday! Its so good 😢

If they could adapt 16 into a full blown stage opera, so I can wear a fancy tuxedo out. k, thanks.

This is a truly marvelous masterpiece

Easily the greatest soundtrack of all times. Soken is a god.

This game is so effin epic

"These are not flames of destruction..." "Have you forgotten already who I am?"

Why is this video so amazing! Goosebumps all the way.

"Throw open your wings and fly!" Very astute of Soken-san to avoid writing "spread open your [anything]" after his time with the XIV community.

best part of the song starts at 1:40 and ends at 3:54

finally i can listen to this banger in good quality

I love this song. It brings continuous flashbacks of this epic and immersive scene.

This had to be the greatest demo I've ever played and replayed the one bad thing is that elwin died well more than elwin but mostly elwin

Dios mio esta pieza siempre me.saca una lagrima por lo epica que es se siente poder al escucharla

OH YES, AND I JUST STARTED THIS GAME LAST WEEK, LETS GO

Masayoshi is God. Beyond Ultima... we soon... will have to find the power to reach the Master!

Soken: “we need to cook”

I really do hope you’ll do the final phase version of Heart of Stone one day. Your 14 videos may of gotten me to know but hey, why not stick around for these too?

Pov: you finally have the guts to try and fight your pro friend who's carried you the entire game