"Blinded by Light" is my favorite Final Fantasy battle theme

[@RogersBase]

Blinded by Light will FOREVER be one of my favorite FF battle themes!

[@MarcoMeatball]

hi buddy

[@games4us132]

check "Those Who Fight Further" from FF7 (original from 1997) is has some really cool riffs and organ tunes. Whole FF7 OST is worth checking tho.

[@markkusdk255]

It’s interesting because the composer for FFXIII, Masashi Hamauzu, was born into a musical family (one of his parents was an opera singer) and was classically trained. His own music is partially inspired by the French “impressionist” composers such as Debussy and Ravel. FFXIII and it’s sequels may not be considered the best games in the entire franchise, but the music is amazing.

[@R0bilicious]

I can definitely hear the impressionist influences in his music. Even in his few compositions in FF7 Remake, I could hear his distinct style.

[@MattrickBT]

It's funny that Hamauzu is inspired by Debussy yet the franchise entry that I feel is most inspired by Debussy is FF12 which Hamauzu wasn't involved in.

[@jameslambertus5820]

I love his work in Saga Frontier 2. That is the first game that introduced me to his music.

[@Li0nMa5K]

Hamauzu is a next level guy when it comes to the integration of the solo violin in compositions for lead parts. The soundtrack of Musashi Samurai Legend is where that sound is taken to new places and to new levels! Amazing stuff!

[@gamerkingdom1442]

FF13….. i know a lot of people didn’t like this game…. BUT I LOVED IT, despite it’s obvious flaws. But the OST ISNT ONE OF THEM!! And this battle theme SLAPS!! THESE, are the SONGS YOU HAVE TO LISTEN: EIDOLONS, FIGHTING FATE, and the final boss, BORN ANEW.

[@SPEEDY4004]

and if I may add from what I can remeber the theme song kimi ga...(because you are here) and sunleth waterscape (though didnt he do some other xiii tracks already? have to take a look back later...) mfg Olli

[@Ztsakkeus]

its OK with amasing moments. overall like 8.2/10. So its not BAD it never was, final fantasy just has huge expectations. 13-2 its the best one, simple because the story is bit more palatable.(8.6/10). Its much better than 15 which was just a mess, and i would recommend 13 for all who want more final fantasy. also music is Great, but best songs are in 13-2 like gaius theme. Also since whole games theme is like "god", the 13-2 does the whole GOD so good. I really like how they potray ETRO, might be best GOD potrayel i have seen. I also play alot of JRPG and there are lot of battles agains gods and demi-gods.

[@SolomonKoIk]

Thank you my ff13 loving friend!!!

[@demicus]

I loved the art, the character design was on point, and the story was going in cool directions. But it was let down by its pacing, and it deviating so far from the older battle styles threw a lot of people off.

[@rodnadur]

Gapra Whitehood and Dust to Dust are the most relaxing themes too

[@icewatermage3362]

When the strings get to the higher octave I always have a sense of hope as if you’re uplifting your team to victory.

[@LiliumVonDoomegar]

13's track "dust to dust" is imho one of the best pieces of the entire ff series both musically snd lyrics/meaning wise. So beautiful and yet so rarely mentioned when ff music is brought up

[@Melchiorblade7]

Dust to Dust is profound. agree

[@JazzyWaffles]

FF13 has a banger ost, and Blinded By Light has been a favorite FF track of mine since the game came out over a decade ago

[@Synartox]

Have you tried Crimson Blitz ? Cause if you like Blinded by Light, you should. 👍

[@michaelsnow3536]

I met Troy Baker last week. I had a brief moment to say someting and his characters ran through my mind, Booker DeWitt, Vincent Brooks, Joel Miller, Kanji Tatsumi, but I ended up making a 🙏 gesture and said 'Your Snow Villiers man, Final Fantasy XIII....' He put his hand on heart in response and bowed slightly with a 'Thank you'

[@EqualityEarth]

The whole time I played Red Faction Guerrilla, I heard Snow xD (it is also Troy Baker)

[@dawntay121]

You gotta give Saber's Edge a shot, the build up is crazyyyy. It's my all time favorite Final Fantasy 13 soundtrack. Love these vids!

[@MarcoMeatball]

Next ff13 video after nascent requiem

[@elizabethroa6970]

now I feel the urge to play this for like the fifth time

[@M4st3rDuck]

I was too young to appreciate the earlier final fantasies at the time but FF13 was the first one I bought on my own. This track floored me and I wanted to do every battle I could just to listen to it. I almost took up violin lessons solely to learn this one (poor family so never had the opportunity). That single violin soaring above the rest of the instruments would be so much fun to play! Rooftop Run from Sonic Unleashed has a similar feel to this.

[@Rixstarian]

I think what makes it clear the kind of songs that grab you are a reflection of you as a person. The chorus of this song could be considered celebratory; reveling in contest & victory, which I think speaks to your propensity for optimism.

[@MarcoMeatball]

What! Aw.

[@titansaint]

blinded by light is my favorite final fantasy battle theme for the violin alone. it gives me chills, it pumps me up, it makes me cry out of pure hope, its everything to me.

[@TsukiAnimeGirl]

This theme becomes something really special when you get to the last game. There are so many tracks with this motif and some other interpretations of the melody, it is a farewell letter to Lightning.

[@jorgealfy]

I’ve followed you for years but this take made me love your channel cause I agree in every way about Blinded by Light, I’ve always described it as “Elegantly Festive” it’s always a joy to play through this game again.

[@lillily4655]

I don't understand people that hate on this game. It was my first final fantasy when I was very young, and the first final fantasy game I ended up actually completing the main story of. The music is freakin *god tier.* To this day I find myself listening to blinded by light, saber's edge, and various other osts every now and then and get reminded at just how much this game's soundtrack just SLAPS. I found the mix of real time and turn based combat engaging, the story captivating, and the graphics really good for the time it released. While I would agree that other final fantasy games like 10, 6, 7 etc. are better than 13, 13 is by no means a bad game and I'm grateful it was my introduction to the franchise as a whole :)

[@cRimson2cuRse49]

Definitely one of the tracks I find myself humming whenever I remember it and stays on my mind the whole day. It just hits all the right notes.

[@ATrueDonaldist]

Oh my goodness, "Blinded by Light" is one of my favourite battle themes of all time, so I'm really glad to hear you talk about it!! I would love to hear you talk more about Final Fantasy songs, or even other Square Enix songs, like from Octopath/Octopath 2 or Kingdom Hearts!

[@tourmalineii4134]

You always seem to cover my favorite video game songs. It’s always so fun seeing someone else’s thoughts on songs I love

[@WeissM89]

This game has a gorgeous OST. It's one of my favourite soundtracks. I love two layers of strings, followed by the distorted guitar. One of my favourite battle themes ever. It always gives me the chills.

[@niksolu]

Im so happy Masashi Hamauzu is working on the FF7 remake trilogy. Already so many good tracks from him in Part 1

[@AgsNfz]

Yes, this one stands out a lot, it outlives the game easily. It would be right at home in octopath traveller.

[@F-Type77]

It's nice to see some FF-XIII music on the channel . The music is great and its a shame to see it not be as praised as other entries due to the games mixed reception. It would be great if you'd check out other tracks from the series, especially Almighty Bhunivelze. That boss theme combines many different leitmotifs featured in the XIII trilogy and turns them up from 10 to 11.

[@leoncommander]

I love FFXIII and I especially love their OSTs, this battle theme being one of my favs!

[@popeneiad7968]

I’m wasn’t sure what to expect, but this theme absolutely blew me away! I didn’t expect such a clear and pivotal focus on the violin as a main driving force for a theme, the lightness of the battle really just echoes through.

[@Latinha]

FFXIII OSTs are easily one of the best in the series, specially Blinded by Light, it just makes you feel like you're soaring through the skies and such.

[@arlenne92]

Final Fantasy XIII was a really good game. The music was great too

[@Official_MikeyT]

I have never had the honour of playing any of the FFXIII saga and yet this piece of music has been burned into my head since 2009.

[@ForeverOnce420]

blinded by light is in my FOREVER HALL OF FAME!!!!!!!!! the song has been replayed more times than you can even count

[@Kosmic.Prism0]

This takes me back to high school when I was waiting for the release of this game because it had the most beautiful graphics and world I'd ever seen. I intentionally missed the bus to skip school so I'd get it in the mail and proceeded to play it for 12 hrs straight lol. I've recently been rediscovering music from my childhood that I want to learn on the violin since I started learning it last month, (At 32 yrs old) so I'm really glad you posted this and reminded me of this track~ So many gems from the past hiding in nostalgia. (I'm learning the Genshin Impact main theme hopefully by the end of October bc I'm going to one of the concerts!! I have the first two lines mostly and only had 2 lessons so far. I was meant to play it~)

[@Kosmic.Prism0]

Also this made me realize that this is the particular battle theme that the new Fontaine theme reminded me of and that's why I love it~

[@MattrickBT]

Blinded by Light is definitely the best battle theme. I remember seeing the first trailer and hearing that music and thinking "I gotta play this game". What makes it so great too is that it takes key leitmotif of the game from Lightning's Theme and repurposes it.

[@EtriusBallard]

My top 3 Battle Themes are "XIII: Blinded by Light", "XIII-2: Paradigm Shift" and "SMTDD2: Battle for Survival", no particular order, they're all masterpieces to me lol.

[@Tremadog102]

Oodly, Final Fantasy 13 was the only single-player game in the franchise I really bothered to play until my Xbox 360 hard drive died on me. I really enjoyed this theme as well. It sounds familiar to the other more well known themes but still does it's own thing.

[@1ch1r1n]

Blinded by Light is in my top 10 tracks of video games of all time. Iconic track.

[@cupk8games]

Literally jamming with you throughout this video. I adore this game, and this soundtrack!

[@BuchouKuruta]

FF13 series not only has an amazing soundtrack as a whole but the entire concept art is still hardly matched nowadays, the futuristic vision of that SE team is still impressing me despite the vast amount of good games of these days.

[@everilliem3292]

Drums in this track constantly go hard!!

[@cpt.zangscarlet1898]

Sometimes I'd toss the controller on the couch while my party was on auto-battle and just get up and break it down to the strings part XD

[@NauyaIsOnline]

I didn't like 13 much as a game but man, it's hard to dislike music from any Final Fantasy game. I sure as hell did enjoy playing as Lightning in Dissidia Duodecim though.

[@Narusul]

Man hearing that first note brought back so many memories lol, great game PS: How you describe the lighter tones and confidence of this piece reflects greatly on the party members of this game, Lighting's quite strength and confidence, the lightheartedness of Vanille and Sazh, also Snow. Love it 😁

[@HipnikDragomir]

The song never gets old. Never. Ever. It's the best.

[@medae_systema]

I'm so glad you liked this battle theme because LORD IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. It's one of my favorites too, FFXIII was one of the first final fantasy's games I played by myself and it holds a special place in my heart; needless to say, the music is gorgeous, one of my favorite OSTs of all time and it's always so awesome to hear your analysis of it! Thank you so much for the content

[@NLZ3]

no idea where ive heard this song before but i’m glad to have rediscovered it through your channel!

[@HansAlRachid]

I have _plenty_ of issues with the XIII trilogy personally, but especially the first game had an absolutely incredible OST, with the battle themes in particular being just the sickest highlight. While XIII-2 and its overall focus on EDM wasn't my speed, I thought Lightning Returns' soundtrack was also really good.

[@reyemilio00]

I love seeing people show FF13 love. I know it's a divisive came in the series, but i personally love it! The soundtrack for this one, and 13-2, are fantastic! Blunded by the Light is definitely my favorite FF theme, and that's saying a lot because there have been many great ones. Dust to Dust, in particular, is one of the greatest songs I've ever heard in a video game.

[@igorchtidtah8050]

It's weird, this song always makes me think of like Muzak for some reason but it's a banger of a battle theme at the same time. It's so peculiar and I really like it. As for FFXIII itself, I think it's weakness is that it's a good game in a series of great games.

[@Exel3nce]

Eh, a very flawed game in a Franchise that has some great ones. :)

[@GrmDark]

That sure is one elegant and inspiring battle theme 😄 Been Loving it since 2010!!!

[@sagex38]

Final fantasy 13 is one of my favourite games of all time as well as 13-2 and lightning returns, I remember watching walk throughs for the game and telling myself when I get older and get a job this series is the first thing I’m buying and sure enough that’s exactly what I did. This game may be divisive and I can understand why people can dislike the game to each their own, however one thing that can’t be bad about the game is the soundtrack absolutely incredible 👌

[@AuRevoirSomnus]

The 13 series is my jam, definitely something I like to replay every now and again.

[@emperor.of.west21]

over 1 decade this theme still my favourite

[@Chrira235]

KEEP THE FFXIII LOVE COMING

[@thaneros]

I love that Square used Blinded by Light as the motif in Lightning Returns.

[@Zombo2112]

Yeaaaaahhhhhhh!!! I have been waiting so long for you to listen to this song!

[@danielolm1920]

I'm glad you feel that way! Because I'm the same! I loved everything about this track and the actual game. In fact I used this when I dm a boss in dnd. The players loved it!

[@ryancowell9382]

I will always use Blinded by Light WHENVER possible in my DND Campaigns. Really, ANY of the FFXIII OST. It's absolutely enchanting to me, and such a treat. And intense, and full of so much life and character.

[@BoyKagome]

It's Lights story, no words needed.

[@koagz]

The song was so popular when the game came out. I remember the moment I played the game and heard it for the first time. It was so epic, I never got sick of it. I played it non-stop on guitar and piano. Such a fun and addicting song to play. I fully agree that it is one of the best battle themes ever.

[@MrFujisawa]

unsurprisingly the main melody in this was used for all the promotional trailers at the time and it stuck with me to this day.

[@UnboltingFalcon]

Marco, I’ve been following your channel a long time and I think you’d absolutely *lose your mind* over Fighting Fate from this game. If you’re only a few hours in, you haven’t heard it yet. Regardless, LOVE hearing your breakdowns and seeing how you feel about all these, thanks for another great video!!

[@jacobhougham570]

Final Fantasy 13 holds a special place in my heart. It was my favorite game during my high-school years, it also showed me that video games could be a great story telling medium. It also happens to be the second game I played that has a soundtrack that I fell in love with. Dissidia Duodecim (a FF spinoff) came first.

[@stefanociuffo3061]

Huh! Glad ya covering 13th ost, there lots of voice overs in the other ost (recomend hearing thr lyrics) i exitee to see what ya opinion on the rest. *also praise the manual input and not auto-battle, makes it 10 times more inmersive*

[@MrPerson61]

I've never played a mainline FF game, but I heard this in Dissidia 012 the first time I heard it, and I just fell in love with the Violin (?) in the main section, with the electric guitar backing its one of my favorite battle tracks out there.

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

When I first heard Blinded by Light back in the day, it left an impression on me. It just stands out and is unforgettable. No other FF battle them has gotten me quite like this one. The violin goes HARD!

[@jeanlasalle5029]

FF 13 Series is very underrated. Not my favorite but those games are good and the OST is one of the best.

[@mythsqueuemusic]

So glad someone is finally appreciating the ff13 soundtrack like it deserves. Stellar work by Masashi Hamauzu

[@Gatherway]

I speak with no hyperbole when I say that Blinded by Light was the pretty much the only thing that kept me slogging through FF13 until I reached the end. I am fully confident that had it not been there invigorating me whenever I got into a fight, I would have abandoned the game within a matter of a couple hours. It really goes to show the kind of elevating effect an amazing soundtrack can have on a piece of media.

[@blackpow3r]

Yessir!!! Hands down the best battle theme in FF. Fighting Long Gui and the grind to even get to max levels was never boring hearing this theme! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hidehide8766]

i love how you literally cover nearly all of my favorite games

[@kioko_sakura]

Almost every battle theme from this game is incredible and represent some of the characters in some way. Are you going to like play this game on stream maybe? Would be interesting to watch :)

[@gustavoreis9799]

I would like to sugest "Almighty Bhunivelze" from Final Fantasy XIII - Lightning Returns. It's completely insane but for some reason i love it

[@rodrigodelarosa2561]

I love the boss battle theme of this game! Love this classic

[@ryuuzaakii1656]

Blinded by Light is indeed absolute fire.

[@ArtistHunter62]

0:38 so beautiful and emotional, could listen for days straight and not complain at all.

[@silverexperience]

When I hear this theme I always associate it with Hope saying, "C'mon Light!"

[@AstraProc]

Masashi Hamauzu is a master of making very unique battle themes such as this one. I highly suggest fans of this piece to check out "Double Dimension Battle", a composition Hamauzu did for a game "The Legend of Legacy". It might very well be my favorite battle theme of all time. I also suggest checking out the battle themes he did for saga frontier 2, known as feldschlacht 1-4.

[@jpmacadaeg2876]

Should definitely hear Yeul’s theme from 13-2 next!

[@Zel912]

Imagine if this theme is used in FF VII Rebirth. That would be awesome.

[@Fourtune1]

The music in ff7 isn’t that great

[@1989JARR]

For how the battle style is the song works perfectly to it

[@joseph0098]

Ooohh Marco!!! You have to hear some of the orchestral pieces of the soundtrack that were performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra!!! The orchestrations and writing in general are so gorgeous!!! The names of some of those tracks are: Nautilus, Born Anew and Fang's Theme

[@Syrahl696]

I never actually properly played FFXIII, but hearing Blinded By Light in the opening to FFXIII-2 was a huge part of what sucked me into that game and that world. FFXIII-2 was the first game I played on the PS3 when I got it, and it was such a massive leap in quality over the PS2 games that I was used to that it etched itself into my brain.

[@reolives]

Thank you for covering this theme! Some people think Undertale's Hopes and Dreams sounds suspiciously similar to this and not gonna lie, I've gotten confused trying to remember the melody of one when I've heard the other recently... I don't necessarily believe it was intentional, but the resemblance is interesting!

[@stephmendes_]

This song makes me feel like Undertale got full orchestra lol

[@CasualCoreK]

XIII-3 has a spectacular remix called Crimson Blitz, if you haven't heard it.

[@heathrileyy]

I loved Paradigm Shift battle song as well!

[@elucidator5578]

I'm playing this game rn for the first time and this song it's so fckn good

[@Omegaroth666]

This battle theme definitely compliments the combat on XIII, which also has a rhythmic quality about it.

[@blackpow3r]

Underrated comment!!! There's nothing like listening to this theme at end game and post game high level gameplay with all the crazy enemies and abilities you can do with the paradigm shifts. It flows perfectly with the music! Especially post game Long Gui super boss.

[@baladi921]

It's possibly one of the best battle themes

[@AngelofAmbrosia]

Yup definitely one if my faves!

[@OwlOnFire]

I would absolutely love for you to review FF13-2's 'Run', Marco! A really awesome use of one of the main themes in that game. Following on from your Caius reaction, would be awesome to see it!!

[@clarkspark]

Yes, so happy you are into the FF13 music! If you get into FF13-2, would love to hear your take on "Knight of the Goddess" which is sort of a reprisal of this theme.

[@SwedishSword]

Worthy to note that you peng Chen worked with the ff13 composer and has influences from its ost in genshin's

[@elizabethroa6970]

yeh, the moment I heard he left MHY I was crossing my fingers for him to get hires at Squeare Enix for a FFXIII remake

[@친절한태진]

What, when?

[@thescrubsepian]

Valkyrie Profile Lenneth has my favorite battle theme, and the 20th anniversary concert did a fantastic job on it. Song name: Fighting the shadowy god

[@technoneko8108]

YESSS MORE FF13 TRILOGY CONTENT. MY FAVORITE.

[@justmo6186]

I would LOVE to see you break down the celeste soundtrack like this ^^ great video

[@RioFordays]

Marco, if you enjoy this theme so much, just wait till you hear Dust to Dust for the first time, whether it's in game or not. I bet you'll have an eargasm when it gets to 'that' part of the theme. And within the context of the game, it's simply beautiful.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Can't wait!

[@walteranurantha5014]

As much as I don't like FXII's story and its gameplay, Blinded by Light, especially the haramonic violin drop, easily carries an otherwise daunting, random encounter battle beautifully🌸❤ Props to the composer of Blinded by light theme during development hell before this game was released👍

[@Cozmix-7]

There’s a version on youtube called Blinded by Light Long Version that adds very tasteful build up before the climax. Takes a 10/10 theme to an 11

[@agustinsanz9815]

thank you!

[@UmbraWyvern]

People can debate the quality of the XIII trilogy forever, but the music is honestly some of the best in the series. And I know that's gonna sound like heresy to some given FF has Uematsu and Soken. If you haven't already heard it, I highly recommend checking out Crimson Blitz from Lightning Returns FFXIII. It's one of the many battle themes in it and it might sound very familiar.

[@philbertaustinselda7066]

This is the one track I heard in the trailer PVs that made me want to play the game... and I did... and I loved it! Perfect game? Nah, not by a mile. But gawd that battle music... or FF13 music in general!

[@tomatoglider]

We ball hard with Blinded by light and Crimson Blitz💥💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥