Final Fantasy XVI OST - Battle Theme 

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"Bangers all, you can't go wrong"

Every Final Fantasy game is essentially Square Enix releasing a new music album that just happens to come with a game. FF games may vary in quality but the soundtrack is always nothing but bangers.

This is a great song that sounds like making an homage to Don't be Afraid (battle theme of FF8). It's one of the best music I heard in a Final Fantasy in post-Nobuo Uematsu era

I purchased this game yesterday with low expectations and ended up playing it until really late at night totally hooked and excited. Wow! I’m in shock! I’m 40 and sadly I don’t have too much time to play video games anymore but this reminded me why I loved the FF games years ago. The soundtrack and voice acting, I’m very happy!

Reminds me of FF8's battle theme a little bit

Actually for me it is an hommage to all the credibly talented composers who crafted the soundscapes of FFs past. If you listen carefully, the first part is really Nobuo Uematsu with Don't Be Afraid from Final Fantasy VIII. With the rythm of the strings and the triangle which is really not common. Then, the second part looks like "Esper Battle" From Final Fantasy XII (Hitoshi Sakimoto) with the tubular bells, the powerfulls horns and the way that the percussions are playing. Then, the third part is really close to the musics of Yoko Shimomura from Final Fantasy XV, KH, ETC. with the violin playing with long notes and in the back you Can listen to the epic horns which give the rythm and the quick percussions. It is really Shimomura. Then the last part, its an hommage to Masashi Hamauzu, from final fantasy XIII. One single string with a glamour melody, and of course the piano in the back that Hamauzu loves so much. Then the single string ends with a higher note. It really looks like final fantasy XIII. That is why I love so much this music. I can recognize the style of 4 emblematics composers of Final Fantasy ❤❤❤ thank You Soken Sama and sorry for my english, I'm french.

this might be undoubtfully the best battle theme of the franchise. so epic

The melody below The main battle theme around 1:07 is the best part of this music for me.

Soken is truly the one to take over the FF OST Mantle.

The demo is absolutely amazing.

Thanks, man. Time to listen to this on repeat for 10 days.

This theme is stuck in my head now. Classic final fantasy, having battle themes being stuck in your head.

How people do not like this games music is beyond me, ff fans are strange.

From 0:00 to 0:50 is a musical aliteration nod and homage to the grandmaster Nobuo Uematsu in which Soken uses the motif from Final Fantasy 8 - "Don't Be Afraid" to directly tie anticipation and nostalgia into one bundle.. From 0:52 onward we hear the next titan composer honored Hitoshi Sakimoto, Square's next addition to thier lineup in 1997 with FF Tactics. Soken uses a lietmotif from "Esper Battle" which is from FFXII. From 1:09 onwards we are brought back to Soken's own work from FFXIV - "Wicked Winds Whisper" which is played in Eureka. Then from 1:45 onwards we come to the Masashi Hamauzu Era or Squaresoft merging into Square Enix with FF 13 and its leitmotif nod to "Blinded by Light". Soken uses a single string line with a chromatic melody and really leans towards Hamauzu's style with airy notes. Soken then decides to honor the latest addition to the Final Fantasy mainline series and longtime veteran Yoko Shiomura. At 2:35 we now hear his leitmotif for "Apocalypse Noctis" from FFXV. Then subtle overlays including at 3:10 with a Hitoshi Sakimoto nod with the tubular bells. He juggles back to Yoko Shiomura around 3:27 and were back with Noct and the boys with another reprise of Wicked Winds Whisper. The song is insane and I do believe I hear a little homage to FFXI as well with the bridge being similar to "Onslaught" in which the snare drums and percussive elements are very attacking and charging in nature. It is composed by another great creative mind, Naoshi Mizuta.

“I’m here to even the odds, any objections?.”

1:08 is where Soken uses the motiff from "Wicked Winds Whisper" from Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood expansion (Eureka, the Forbidden Land - Overmap BGM).

1:44-2:18. Pure elegance.

The haters dont know what their talking about this game rocks

Unbelievably catchy and a banger of a theme. Already stuck in my head and I just started playing!

Wow this sounds like it pays major tribute to "Don't Be Afraid" from FF8 and that warms all the nostalgic corners of my heart! ❤

Final fantasy has the best battle themes known to man,10/10 bruh

There’s a lot of tragedy in this theme, and also a lot of inspiration from Uematsu’s work in the previous titles. It’s so good how Soken plays with old notes and modernizes them to a current trend.

0:33 best part but the entire song is supreme, probably the most beautiful battle theme of the franchise for me now.

Thank you SQUARENIX for remastering my favorite battle theme from my favorite & first FF game

I wish I could relive the experience of playing this game for the first time again. So incredible 🤩

can't wait for this ost to be fully released on YT! I keep coming back to this video and still can't get over how beautiful the violins are!

This game is a masterpiece

This soundtrack is off the rails. They spent some serious money on this, its incredible.

This is so good I heard the start of FF8 battle theme, then the battle vs Espers of FF12, after that some FF14 style that moved to FF15 and at the end some FF13, I'm loving this OST

This battle theme is so good man!!!

That beginning has so much classic vibes on the previous games Love it

*Sigh* has it really been 16 games in?....man the time flies by doesnt it..... ive been playing final fantasy games since i was about 5 years old (first one was 4 on super nes then II) my older brother introduced it to me, id sit down and we'd try to figure out where to go...how to beat bosses, which gear to put on who......and ive been playing every main line game (and spin offs too) ever since, im so happy to see that it made it to 16, it was my dad that rented us final fantasy II on snes back in the day, he's gone now, my mom too she'd rent us mario rpg alot lol...shes gone as well.... but ever since they did that when i play one; old or in this case, a new one... i think of them, and ill keep playin them until im gone too, lets all keep playin these games. *wipes the tears and keeps playing*

When this hits PC or Series X, it'll be even better.

1:44 … gawd damn !!!!

This is pretty much what i expect for a modern FF battle theme, it retains the classic feels in the intro before quickly dive into more "cinematic" feels with how FF combat evolve overtime

I can hear all the legacy of Final Fantasy in this theme. Soken is a God.

The end of the demo absolutely gutted me, sadness for Joshua and Clive and a seething hatred for Anabelle.

I absolutely love this theme and it gets me hyped to battle random monster.

"Sic em Torgal!"

Official name of the track is Sixteen Bells.

FFXVI is goty👑

1:43 is absolutely magical

This is my favorite song from FF 16 OST.

When fighting against goblins and rock turtles sounds you’re going up against a final boss, you know they hit it out of the park with this soundtrack. I’m blown away by this game so far!

BIG FF8 VIBES, LOVE IT

While people say “newer final fantasy isn’t final fantasy”, I find this to be better than the original combat system. I do like the turn based combat, but real time, open world combat just has a different feeling to it. You have so much more control over the fight and you have to actually be smarter than your enemies, which is what makes newer final fantasy games better and more unique in their own way.

Soken to Yoshi-P: "How much epic do you want your battle theme to be this time around?" Yoshi-P: "Yes" Soken: "YES"

1:43 I CANNOT COMPREHEND SUCH MUSICAL MAGESTY…

Soken really pulling off that classic battle ost vibe! Has that uematsu feel with Soken twist

Soken: "I've composed a battle theme that will make every single listener feel like they can take on the World. A theme of utter badassery that you will not tire of hearing over your 50 hour playthrough" Me: 🤩

You're truly doing the lord's work with these. Can't wait for the boss battle theme 🔥

Definitely the best Final Fantasy battle theme ever

This Game will be so Nostalgic in couple of year.

This is the only i slept on went it came and i’m an avid final fantasy player, and it has not disappointed me yet. The story, the battle system and the Aeons or summon fights, ifrit vs titan was the best, i was extremely impressed, once i have finished my video game design degree program, i want Square enix on my project. I actually have some cyberpunk idea with this battle system

Ayyy, It reached one million! Congratulations Barnabas, this battle theme finally gets more attention than it deserves👍

It sounds a lot like Final Fantasy 8! Especially when Clyfe approaches the opponent with his lighter arm outstretched! Super cool! Like in the intro of FF8!!

the hardest part about making a battle theme is making it catchy and memorable that you never get tired of hearing it. ff16 makes childsplay of this difficulty

1:10 is where I started hearing the Ys8 opening and Spiral of Erebos, and that just made me fall in love with this song even more. I need falcom team and Soken to collab on an official song now!

This game is absolutely mind blowing , it’s like tactics, and what 15 should have been with dragons dogma

The solo violin really gets you off guard while beating up that adamantoise.

The people who said 16 won't be final fantasy is in shambles

This song has been rent free in my head for months and I would have rioted if it hadn't won score of the year. Imagine being tasked with writing an OST that calls back to 30 years of seriously memorable music, and when you ask what key to put it in, they're like "all of them?!" And he fucking over delivered, I'm so happy for him. This OST is a masterpiece that should be studied forever.

Never played much Final Fantasy. Don’t know anything about the lore or the games other than 7. The demo for 16 absolutely blew me away!

Had tears when I was listening to this and playing the demo 😭 This is going to be a good game.

True Final Fantasy is back!!

Best battle theme in the series. I never thought they would top Blinded by Light but Soken did it.

1:08 best part

This one is just like FF8, no wonder it sounds familiar. I can almost hear Quistis' whip

This song is absolutely stuck in my head.

Still bumping this battle theme

It goes from FFVIII to FXII to FXIII and back to FFVIII.

My God this game is going to be GOTD: game of the decade, at least.

The Battle Theme, Hunt Theme and Eikon Battle Theme are perfect renditions of the same melody and beat intensifying in relation to the battle

I love this part of the song so much! 1:10

Gotta be thankful. FF8 battle theme was remade for FF16. Same epicness all over again ❤

Reminiscence of FINAL FANTASY VIII Battle Theme. One of the best FF in the series; often called the Black Sheep of the series.

Clive: Squall can I copy your battle theme? Squall: Whatever.

Don’t be afraid V2 LETS GOOOOOO

Oh my gosh is that the XIV Eureka theme at 1:09?? I love this so much...

"what even is a key?" Literally soken while winning OST of the year. I love this song so much, it just crawls down the keyboard a note at a time, and if you know, you know. FF 16 is a masterpiece.

Soken and his team never miss.

The whole soundtrack is on fire for real. If its the mild outskirt tunes that play along your journey or this absolute banger of battle music. It's the best composition I've experienced in a LONG time in gaming.

I hear a-lot of Masashi Hamauzu and Nobuo Uematsu vibes from this piece; it sounds so damn good. Especially around this point 1:44, a-lot of Hamauzu feel to it!

One if not the best battle theme ever

They used Final Fantasy 8 battle theme melody, I love that. They didn't hold OMG, everything in this game is incredible

I RECOGNIZE “DON’T BE AFRAID” WHEN I HEAR IT!!

Really good piece of music

Greastest battle theme in all of FF

It’s up there with FFXIII that have great battles themes.

FFVIII all over this battle theme and i love it

I can't have enough of this masterpiece.

This song is perfect, we get hype, sorrow, and triumph all in one

1:08 is literally the best part.

A tribute to the best FF game is always a good thing.

I’m so hoping to hear this in KH4

My brain makes the Quistis whip sound when I hear the first 15 seconds.

As described in another comment here, 1:43 has a XIII feel to it and that makes my soul happy! Love the sudden change in tone, like you're near the end of the battle and a pre-fanfare is starting to build up before the end.

what a remarkable masterpiece this game is awesome love this track who else agrees

The intro of the song reminds me on FF8 Battle Theme a lot. ;) Great reminiscence.