Bygone Serenity (FFXIV: Dawntrail) | Classical Guitar Cover

[@TransientWitch]

Last call for visitors. Last call for residents. Please make your way to appropriate exits from the park. We hope you had a wonderful time visiting! We hope you made many a good, strong memory of your time here. Last call. The park is closing.

[@Saihamaru]

the park is closing? NO i activate my spell card! NEW GAME + now the living memory will be bright again at the cost of me unable to interact with most NPCs and even my own retainers

[@ArtanisRmor]

This wrecked me hard reading this

[@Rondart]

i read this comment just as the chorus hits in 2:35 i bawled again you can’t do this to me

[@ftilxe]

I listened to this arrangement on my walk home from the gym this morning, as the sun was rising over the autumn leaves which were dancing in a warm breeze, while parents were walking their children to school and birds were gathering their own to fly south, the whole city just beginning to wake up. It was one of those rare moments I felt present with everything around me - thank you for it.

[@jackh7329]

One of the things that struck me the most about this track when it first started playing was how nostalgic it felt despite having never heard it before. It has the same flavour as the soundtracks of older movies I watched as a kid, but there's this bittersweet undertone that carries through it, like a lullaby for the dead: loving and melancholy. Soken has an incredible gift for conveying emotion through melody alone and this is an amazing rendition of it. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

[@Nimoot]

It was very Twilight Town the moment I heard it.

[@jackh7329]

@@Nimoot I've seen a lot of people say that! I never played Kingdom Hearts personally, so I don't have the comparison to draw from.

[@JohnOethGuitar]

The warm lit buildings also give a similar vibe. Here's my cover of Lazy Afternoons, the track used for Twilight Town. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6HPeoaNpL6Xd5Ifeature=shared

[@ナオサー]

この曲好きすぎる。 人生を振り返り色んな思い出が蘇り少し涙が出そうになる。 ピアノ主体もいいけどギターで聞くとまた違う感じで少し優しく聞こえるんだよ。

[@ReenaKate]

When I got to this place for the first time, I sobbed. I felt like all my memories from past expansions and all my childhood memories came flooding back. It made me feel like I came to say goodbye to people I never got the chance to see one last time 😢

[@__-tz6xx]

The liminal space at the last place in Dawntrail.

[@elfaroncarnot]

My most favorite piece in this expansion. Hit me like a truck!

[@blazethecat363]

same, it brought back so many childhood memories. memories of the golden glow of a lazy summer evening playing Kingdom Hearts 2 on my PS2 which was hooked up to an old CRT television

[@katarinet.1323]

You captured this song perfectly. It's so warm. It's so sweet. It encapsulates a feeling of "I love you, but it's time to go". And every time I come back here I end up bawling. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.

[@jordanrogers9296]

Hearing this song when I first arrived felt like coming home to a place I never realized was my home....

[@astaphe9186]

and then...

[@SprDrumio64]

If this is Soken's work, then he has truly matched Uematsu, as it has that iconic, instantly memorable feeling, something that will stick with you for a long time after

[@bonzathebear7289]

Soken matched Uematsu years ago, but there was never really a competition as they are both fantastic.

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Soken and the FFXIV sound team are goated.

[@ladyopheliagames]

Soken was trained under Uematsu. So this tracks on 1000 levels.

[@jesschipley2524]

I was taking my sweet time with Dawntrail and just finished, so now I can chew through all the covers you've been putting out 🥲 Immediately beelined to this one to cry again

[@JohnOethGuitar]

I hope you had a good experience and enjoy the covers. This track is so emotionally powerful. I just finished the album this week and will put it out as soon as track names are confirmed.

[@TeddySurgery]

I thought I was ready for this one but I'm not what a beautiful piece

[@thedogjuicettv]

John you need to let us put on our helmets before you hit us with the feels! Excellent work man 🥹

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Haha tell me about it. 🪖🕶 equipped

[@Aya_Albion]

I’m crying. Such a heartfelt rendition. It’s so beautiful and bittersweet like a fleeting dream. This track makes me want to cherish every moment. Thank you for this amazing cover, John.

[@xlon1773]

このBGMを聞いたとき、何度も聞いたトワイライトタウンを思い浮かべて切なくだけど暖かい気持ちになりました。素晴らしいカバーをありがとうございました！

[@tasspooksman7326]

I spent an hour, mesmerized by this track. The way this lullaby dances so aggravatingly around it's own root, trying to find any melodic excuse to continue for just a few more bars-- but that G#'s gotta come eventually. We can't go on forever.

[@whackojacko4718]

Another hit! It’s giving me chills.

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed it! 👍

[@osteria6424]

Thank you so much! Beautiful and Cozy sound.

[@JohnOethGuitar]

You are too kind! Many thanks. 🙏

[@ainanrahman8490]

I've been waiting for this one! Beautiful

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Thanks for your patience! I've been tinkering with the arrangement for the last two weeks. I wanted to make sure I got it right because the track deserves it. Modulations on guitar can be hella tricky. haha

[@prpr6581]

Thank you for your wonderful arrangements. I was moved to tears when I remembered the events in the area of ​​this song. If possible, I would like you to arrange "A Trail Unending" as well.

[@古狩人-p8i]

貴方のカバーはいつも最高です

[@Yamidoragon]

This and Fishermen’s Hollow are two opposing ends of a spectrum yet similar in brilliance

[@seeleyboothfan2]

Beautiful as always

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Appreciate it!! 🙏

[@SnowTheBard]

Oh that was beautiful; loved it. 🤍

[@Alizardwithdaftideas]

This zone hit my feels so hard. Beautiful rendition of the theme.

[@DeadlyNightshade128]

This is such a beautiful, wonderful arrangement. Deeply emotional and yet nostalgic, honestly a hauntingly lovely piece. And as you mentioned in the description, the song and the zone it's from really is gut-wrenching, a lot more personally so for me than I expected going into this expansion. Miss you every day, TJ. How I wish you could've been here to see where this journey led.

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words, and I am terribly sorry for your loss. ❤

[@phantompika97]

I just wanna say that I always enjoy your covers! Besides being an FFXIV player, one of my other favorites is the cover for Octopath tracks. Your covers are so differently original(in a good way)! Thanks again for this beautiful piece.

[@JohnOethGuitar]

I really appreciate that. I had an Octopath Traveler guitar album planned for early last year, but a lot of life events happened so I shelved it. I hope to finish it next year.

[@joushinjo]

❤omg I look forward to you performing this song and it’s absolutely beautiful!!!!! ❤❤❤want to thank you so much for sharing your amazing music performance.

[@nrgraff]

One of my favorite songs recently. Beautiful cover and arrangement

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Thanks so much!

[@eternalbleedingheart]

Never thought I'd feel nostalgia for Las Vegas. I was just there earlier in the year for the first time. The final zone was a surreal experience recognizing a lot of the direct references and having to say goodbye. I could see myself there again.

[@edeonsaint9938]

Amazing performance, as always. So beautiful and sad song... I'll never forget this expansion and specially that last area. Thank you for sharing this with us ❤

[@big_bossu]

I've been waiting for so long for this one! I expected you to arrange this one perfectly, and what I got are tears in the end from the wonderful arrangement and playing 🥲. I can't wait to learn this one on my guitar once life forgives me from real life responsibilities and mount farm wings drop...

[@JohnOethGuitar]

I'm glad it fulfilled your expectations! The last section's modulation threw me through a bit of a loop, but I got it how liked it.

[@BerserkGriffith]

I love you John!!! 🎀

[@RedSoulVnT]

Beautiful cover! You definitely capture the mood of the song in an wonderful way.

[@zachindes]

So ready for the album!

[@PetarBladeStrok]

My feels... If there's one thing you can count on FFXIV to do, it's to absolutely wreck you emotionally... Shadowbringers, Endwalker & Dawntrail last zones destroyed me, all 3 of them. As did Elpis in EW too... 😢

[@shiratakip3148]

Here it is!! Oh gods.. this is just so amazing, as promised. Was worth the wait. You made me cry again. Something about the last zones in the game ALWAYS make me cry. Also, I saw you play Bard, so do I! (Though I do try out all the jobs, but my main is typically bard/dancer or red mage. What do you think of the artifact guitar bow that bards get when they hit 99 for this new expac? xD. I am mixed about it, tbh ^^:

[@JohnOethGuitar]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! The Endwalker last zone was crushing as well. That definitely reminds me of a lyre guitar. I had a friend with a replica in college, and it was hard as hell to play.

[@Iohain]

I was really waiting this one! Thank you!

[@bryanstillman2125]

Beautiful.

[@DustinAzlin]

Excellent work, my man!

[@muwgrad1987]

Yay! First like and first comment! This is beautiful!

[@JohnOethGuitar]

haha thanks as always, Mom! You are probably the first subscriber, too. 15 years!

[@muwgrad1987]

@@JohnOethGuitar yay!!🥰

[@SevoraLF]

What job do you play in FFXIV John? And very nice arrangement!

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Thank you and bard, of course. 😄

[@bittersweetvictory8541]

living memory reminds me a lot of what it's like to be at disney really late and watch the park close. like to the point of the closing music on main street USA. i walked in laughing about "hell yeah now i get to shut down the mouse in my final fantasy game" and walked out to the final dungeon having cried twice and teared up another two times. it also invokes the same feelings as lazy afternoons (KH 358/2) and i can't help but wonder if that was intentional.

[@austinmartin612]

The feel of this track always reminds me a bit of The Village of Dali from FF9, of course Twilight Town as well

[@melchizedekpsj]

Thank you! 🙏❤️✨

[@radioactivejellyfish42]

Beautiful cover.

[@kdefensemartialarts8097]

👏

[@corbokkur]

I like to imagine this arrangement of the song plays on the gondola ride with G'raha Tia!

[@MuhammadLutfiAlAnshory]

A Living Memory..

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Appreciate you! 🙏

[@NazariYarem09]

Price of freedom from FF7 Crisis Core? That is my favorite one and I wish you´d make a cover. Personally I love listening to your final fantasy covers.

[@JohnOethGuitar]

I have it sketched out, but I decided to save it for the next FFVII volume I plan to do over the next two years.

[@ArtanisRmor]

John please do this videp walking in the woods

[@aceofdarknesss1960]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Meufist]

I am once again ugly crying

[@royox]

How, how a song can transmit so much sadness (0:00) and also hope and happiness (2:33) ?

[@wimbeedoodle]

This hit me right in the heartstrings.

[@ponycorn]

This actually sounds a lot like parts of No promises to keep from FF7 Rebirth.

[@ShermTank7272]

"Last one out, turn off the lights"

[@ArtanisRmor]

If that we're me playing, I would have been crying so hard. Now imagine playing this song as you walk to the terminal to turn it off

[@requiem1723]

Will the last person out of the afterlife please turn off the lights.

[@eternalbleedingheart]

Never thought I'd feel nostalgia for Las Vegas. I was just there earlier in the year for the first time. The final zone was a surreal experience recognizing a lot of the direct references and having to say goodbye. I could see myself there again.