FFXIV OST - Eden's Promise: Eternity (Promises to Keep)

[@desdenova1]

Got this on duty roulette the other day, one of the tanks said "I have no memory of this" and the rest of the group was like "Bro..." "Too soon." I was dying.

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

LOL

[@IosLocarth]

I love that you kept the piano intro because nobody else does and it makes this song so much better than it already was

[@sophiakitsune7749]

Seriously though

[@deliriumhopps1173]

I play piano myself and think the intro ruins it but hey everyone has a different taste x)

[@TrueHunter999]

@@deliriumhopps1173 If it was like normal garuda where it begins with piano and follows up with guitar then yes. But in this case for me at least no :D

[@fuahuahuatime5196]

@@deliriumhopps1173 It reminds me of Rivers In The Desert from Persona 5. It's like a pit spot, a change of pace, and it just adds another layer of emotion to the music. I think it's very well done.

[@vryday]

To be fair, the piano intro is also missing from the official track.

[@prismcrystahla]

so. Who's exited to hear this during Futures Rewritten Ultimate?! I know I fucking am!!!!!!

[@toastee5421]

how do u know it's gonna be in the ultimate?

[@nararanaraiii2022]

​@@toastee5421Fairly sure cuz it's the Final boss theme, besides it would fit, it has a very hype pace to it. I can picture it as either the first phase or the one to play after one of the major progression points. Like after Thordan's split timeline or After Blue screen in Omega.

[@nickpanda6]

@@toastee5421 This will 100% be in the ult, no doubt

[@toastee5421]

@@nickpanda6 I hope you'll be in it with me.

[@vajra6888]

cant wait for them to somehow make this even more orchestral for the ultimate

[@zeehero7280]

Oh yeah probably will be an ultimate in Dawntrail! I hope the economy is better by then, cuz people who I'd actually want to raid with are always working too hard to raid now. Statics never stay together

[@bswift1991]

Literally came straight here after clearing the boss just to hear this piece again. This boss fight was so fucking epic

[@Krysta1Rose]

Once the choir hits after that piano opening Goosebumps

[@psychokud.4926]

SAAAAAAMMEEEE!!!

[@rogerarteaga2665]

How? This is the most generic aspects in FFXIV there is a choir hitting in every musical piece to this game lol. One example off the top of my head that did this right was the battle with Shinryu. I favor more of a musical swell and Shinryu's theme hit all the right marks. The choir just hitting in the very beginning wasn't that crazy but the part at 1:28 is the best part.

[@Spritus3241]

@@rogerarteaga2665 you just don't get musical phrases then. The somber start with the piano has such a finallity to it that when the choir and strings hits it says everything we're feeling and more moving forward, the moment stays with you until it repeats and the short term nostalgia re-invigorates the sentiment every time it passes.

[@Tobeh]

@@Spritus3241 that’s how it hit me while doing it, each time it looped around I remember just being like “O_O goooooo!”

[@rogerarteaga2665]

@@Spritus3241 I understand musical phrases. This adds no nostalgia as the theme really doesn't tie to others that much. You're all being hyped by choir when as it starts it isn't that impressive compared to the other pieces of music in this game.

[@FalkRaegos]

This track lives in my head RENT FREE and own a penthouse. It's so good that no matter when I hear it, I get chills and tear up.

[@Faustgesicht]

Just realized Soken wrote this during/after his battle with cancer and reading the title made me cry.

[@lincolnrayes6464]

Is this the power of no lag? So smooth, dodges everything cleanly, recasts followup nicely.

[@WayToDawn72]

"Such fragile things, memories. They shatter.....they fade...."

[@ZurilasZone]

2:36 just sounds soooo good, the left-out notes really make up for epicness

[@anallsen]

is so fkin good

[@muchmercy3449]

the chord with the trumpets at that part just gives me goosebumps everytime

[@itsthatsvee]

My favorite part of this score. ❤️

[@Jaredskoll]

Nailed it tbh

[@nucah7880]

Couldn't agree more! My favorite part of the track!!

[@ProfessorHeavy1]

1:51 "Memories of ice..." [runs around] I love this response, it's like a hard coded response for endgame players for new attacks: run for Blizzard, put the weapon away for fire.

[@arachineatzeer7478]

Wasn't it Exdeath that started that? I can't honestly remember

[@protatype7487]

@@arachineatzeer7478 It was, yeah.

[@pentadunk]

good god when that choir hits

[@Star-to2qy]

Right? My party wiped five times on patch day and it was from a cross of still learning the mechanics and half of us (me included) crying over the music

[@aftermath8925]

The feels kicked in WAY too hard when i first went into this. This is High-Fantasy music right here!

[@segafan1316]

Theme of the warrior of light trying to save his niece's girlfriend

[@iljagaimovic9166]

Wtf is in your head, they are just children's :/ Use word friend, it is more correctly

[@segafan1316]

@@iljagaimovic9166 ?

[@iljagaimovic9166]

@@vivianzeng4147 It's more like what kind of relationship do you mean by word girlfriend, boyfriend? Yes, kids can have love friend relationship, or love towards close people and ..... But! Girlfriend and Boyfriend words in English (And Not just English) are used to describe, not just love but between two people on mental level, but also physical affection with desire to reproduction, close person for all your life. The problem is what word girlfriend and boyfriend meaning was changed from 1863 - when it was first used as describing specific gender friends. From start of 20 century, in books it was used to describe person who is your only heart person with who you share affection. :/ And this meaning stays till day. I just wanted to say what word is not rely correctly used in this case. And because of this it sounds very disturbing specifically if you are not living in 19 century XD

[@beerobot8041]

@@iljagaimovic9166 .... anyways ryne and gaia are dating and in love happy pride

[@iljagaimovic9166]

@@beerobot8041 What? It's nowhere is said about it - from where you are taking this information? I just completed quest, there was nothing about it :/

[@lysergthiago]

This music gives me a sensation of impending doom, a fight for your life, if you die you lose everything, everyone dies, but it also sounds heroic and makes you want to keep going, fight no matter what, well its Soken so great music again.

[@sweepingtime]

This expansion's music has a lot of rock and techno, so this kind of music is a throwback to feel-good, very high fantasy adventure music. To me the music sounds like what one must feel when they are fighting for the right reasons. No inner conflict or doubt. A pure contest of arms and might for the sake of people you love.

[@jericm151]

...and then BOOM! *THE EXTREME STARTS PLAYING*

[@TrueHunter999]

That intro is so so so so so so so fucking good that i wanna cry

[@Panos_1821]

What an awesome journey ShB was. I truly loved the raid themes, especially this one. Hits hard on the feels since I left the game due to parenthood nowdays. Safe journeys heroes of light

[@rikulovespaopu4270]

“These are actually quite good”

[@KHRules]

One thing that's pretty cool about this piece is that after the first loop it plays the same piece just slightly different. You can really tell when you compare the two climaxes of the piece. Excellent job Soken!

[@ToXiC9GaMeR]

That’s actually mad

[@ganges852]

Its actually something you learn/pickup (?) in music; no 2 themes/leitmotifs/phrases should be played exactly the same way, even if its written exactly the same. Musicians would make very slight variations. You can see this is most pop songs, where the 2 verse (after the 1st chorus) is very slightly different from the main/1st verse.

[@jettgonyoom1395]

i started to go numb a bit to this song after wiping to lions in savage but remembering that piano opening before that choir bursts out into song reminds me of how emotional and triumphant this music is

[@JB-xc4cs]

favorite theme this patch, a live version gonna be amazing

[@massPanic22]

This Theme is insanely good, I can't wait to prog this is Savage, ff14 just killing the ost everytime, just when you think how can they better it, they do.

[@soma_cruz_alpha6824]

I'll give Savage a go before endwalker

[@massPanic22]

Gimme a shout when you do, can hopefully help you wipe a bit less

[@e2k220]

did you kill this savage?

[@massPanic22]

@@e2k220 my static imploded one night, while I was working, found a group and. Progging now.

[@BirdyistYT]

@@massPanic22 The fight gets fairly more easy and understandable the more you prog it.

[@WatchingAnimeXD]

2:36 to 3:08

[@SethValentine100]

Right?

[@bctk]

yes

[@angelbabydragon]

TEARS🥹 FEELS🤯

[@antoniofonseca286]

who said an mmo doesnt need amazing songs? sometimes I just caught myself whistling this song ;D. ff14 the best of the bests

[@SwordOfPersona]

That ff8 'draw' skill animation, used to pull the magic out of enemies and bosses so you can inflict it on others.

[@pentadunk]

Btw official theme name is "Promises to Keep"

[@Dworim]

I checked that out on the orchestrion source list, thanks for confirming!

[@pentadunk]

@@Dworim np thanks for posting it with the piano finally

[@Sora54329]

The orchestrion doesn't have the piano part in it and I'm upset :

[@warriorofdawn876]

The piano part is actually its own separate song, titled 'Treasured Memories'.

[@blushingralseiuwu2222]

This is probably my favorite song in FFXIV, I literally teared up hearing this

[@DigitalMaru]

I just did this last night and I cried... party was telling me it was ok cause I kept dying I couldn’t see what was going on 🥺🥺🥺😭

[@angellopez691]

That pro HUD.

[@eightex9437]

just cleared this too!

[@sandwichchan5000]

It's precious that fights are still called turns after the phrase stopped being relevant 36 fights ago

[@riboflavin-b2413]

Such a Final Fantasy final boss and theme, love it

[@pracitus]

The final boss is literally Gaia, mother Earth.

[@crosssquirrel4293]

Actually Gaia was the Titaness of Earth... She was banished alongside all titans like with Chronos. She wasn't a destructive force but rather a too natural one. She thought all manking creation was tarnishing her earth which is why he was against humans as well... But after Zeus Poseidon and Hades defeated the titans she went to the *underwolrd* just to observe what the world became ...

[@eightex9437]

isnt the boss modeled after artemis?

[@pracitus]

@@eightex9437 nah she doesn't look like any of her forms

[@Crusina]

@@pracitus artemis has weird designs in real life I think

[@pracitus]

@@Crusina ah yeah, the multi boobs statues yes

[@nathanw8048]

literally 2:36… so beautiful

[@jelly9026]

replay replay replay replay

[@gundampharmacist7348]

Can I say I _love_ the piano intro and the opening segment of this song so much that I just wanna keep it on loop? XD

[@calamaty2007]

I like this fight pretty well thematically. I was kind of hoping more of a reference showcase like with Omega or Alexander Prime but in a way this was a pretty refreshing change of pace.

[@imptwins]

I do like those big reference climaxes but, the more I think about this and how incredible and jaw-dropping it is thematically, aesthetically, emotionally; the more I'm glad they've embraced freedom for more original designs and themes.

[@RobinsMusic]

I love how formal this fight is and sounds like something right out of a fairytale

[@Fimbulvetr]

Nothing is more intimidating than a white mage that has her casting bar hidden but still can still slidecast perfectly. Even if it's on the party list that shit's powerful lmao

[@Paraguai123]

The cast bar is off-centered to the right tho.

[@Ntwolf1220]

When all you do is cast glare repeatedly you get used to casting glare repeatedly

[@solar6212]

After 5 months of playing the game I progged e12s back in ShB. still my favourite mount to this time just for the music.

[@sleepiestsophie]

masayoshi soken is a fucking genius somehow this song alone made me cry while doing this fight

[@agedstring]

Like if you're a Theatrhythm player who has never played XIV and assumed this was the final boss theme (for Shadowbringers at least)

[@Apsilon778]

Have a feeling this content is going to age well.... :D

[@TheAugustas1244]

This fight was honestly an amazing finale with the ad phase/intermission Phase actually being a bit quite heart breaking but god dam I loved the music so much gave some serious Kingdom hearts vibes

[@arthurreitz9540]

I love this theme I don't know if this is just me, but i really hear in the theme that the heaven he wants to build is very much a bastardized version of a heaven. Using light and shadow not to be alive, but to encapsulate a dream. This is so artificial that to attack us, he has to resort to use the primordial we recreated. The music really make me feel that even if this is an epic fight against a powerful enemy, it is against not only a delusion, but a very pathetic one . . .

[@skylarnovak6432]

Who is here after the 7.1 trailer?

[@PedroKsZ01]

Here

[@recliff]

"The fusion is undone, but is she alright?"

[@ememvladislav7521]

This fight is just as epic as ff13 final boss! The music is similar too!

[@wontononionslicer1004]

now that I revisited this theme after playing ffvii rebirth's "no promise to keep".......GOD DAMN Square enix story tellers are writing fourth dimensionally.....

[@owlamancer]

I wanna fight this boss again just for this song. It's so epic, and gave me small kingdom hearts vibes at the start after the intro.

[@nosomi2823]

Oh god makes me cry after the piano part suddenly xD

[@MidnightWonko]

If anyone is wondering, the piano intro of this song is called Treasured Memories.

[@SpiralDiva]

This is one of my favorite raid stage.

[@LonganoCantCant]

The best part is when 3:04 syncs up with Maleficum.

[@SprDrumio64]

I hope this gets into a Distant Worlds playlist sometime in the future, its WAY too god not to be

[@kaihedgie1747]

Everyone claims they get Kingdom Hearts vibes, but I'm feeling some serious World of Light here

[@kumomeme7852]

doesnt hear like kingdom heart to me

[@Nyghtgirl27]

KH fans are delusional

[@ixios4624]

@@Nyghtgirl27 listen to 0:36 and then listen to kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKC3noqsa9d_hqc 3:40 sounds similar. Still an amazing song tho

[@DzMM88]

It's because the note progression from 0:35 to 0:39 are the same notes that play in the beginning of the orchestral version of KH's Simple and Clean.

[@lucigaming808]

No idea how many people can agree with me but god I love the part at 2:35

[@Larannis]

Yet again they get us involved with a story then gut punch you with such amazing music

[@henrynaa9088]

Ngl, this gives me some God Eater's Endless Erosion vibes.

[@blueish5]

certified fucking banger

[@mechahalcon]

Badass boss theme. Sounds regal but at the same time heroic and intense.

[@ByronAndOnAndOn]

This is great, because you don't loop the song. I find that many of the uploaders for these tracks make their videos 10 minutes long (probably for ads?) but after 5/6 minutes it just starts looping and stops being fun to listen to. Great work!

[@super-engineer8437]

Sounds like a soulcalibar soundtrack lol

[@sparthyslaysstuff2405]

Two souls become as one. Memories etched in timeless crystal. Battle 1, fight!

[@Kiboune_YT]

2:33 I'm in love with this part

[@calamaty2007]

Anyone else get major Shin Megami Tensei vibes from this fight?

[@SeanTheShinigami]

I hear it a bit. Definitely something Strange Journey

[@enlongjones2394]

“Joined as one. Never to be parted. Unbound by past or future in this single perfect moment.” “We shall draw your memories from you. And they shall be your undoing. Now, your memories belong to us.” “Our utopia can only be complete, once you are erased from our memories. Such fragile things, memories. They shatter. They fade.” “We will bring true harmony. Tranquility and vitality in perfect balance.” “Why will you not disappear? No! Our utopia cannot fall!”

[@vannthybun2546]

But why does 2:33 line up so perfectly it gives me shivers

[@yanastase]

FULL POWER EDEN SOON !!!

[@EliwoodX8]

Thanks, Soken.

[@lelelekop]

This would be a wonderful graduation theme

[@power_SERG]

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that turns off everyone else's effects.

[@SuccubiPie]

Thank you for a normal length version.

[@taiwancowbei8857]

gave me to zanarkand vibe in beginning XD

[@Terestrasz]

1:14 Yell on wall! Big store! Rock & Roll! Stop talking! Rock & roll! Pumpkin! Knock 'em dead, walk tall!

[@curemoonlight4509]

THE TIME IS COME

[@thealex9545]

Best eden boss hands down

[@muchmercy3449]

you know what this actually reminds me of FFXI rhapsodies

[@nathsfsongs]

I've been dating this song for a while now. It _is_ gonna happen! 😎

[@woofaloof7836]

This strikes me as dangerously similar to KH's Simple and Clean instrumental.

[@Astraldragon0]

Final Fantasy 14: Chain of Memories

[@ryanrushford7918]

@@Astraldragon0 haha!

[@jareddrake8656]

@@ryanrushford7918 Well this is Nomura we're talking about....

[@LadCarmichael]

TBF this is a Nomura original design so it wouldn't surprise me if Soken did this purposefully, especially if this is like I think Gaia's theme.

[@DeepbloodFang]

Chills!! Every damn time!

[@GoIdenbaum]

JOINED AS ONE, NEVER TO BE PARTED.

[@ispikemike]

Is this song original to ffxiv or is it a remaster? Either way it’s an absolutely amazing theme.

[@DantoriusD]

Its a Original

[@yChannel_0]

both in a way. Most of the tracks in xiv are rearrangement or mixed from existing melody(Tho that doesn’t mean they take any less effort to make, probably even more)

[@DakonBlackblade2]

@@yChannel_0 This one is an original tough.

[@kevinal112]

It’s an original, but I could swear I’ve heard a lot of the motifs from elsewhere. The opening strings/choir sound really similar with A Land Long Dead (The Burn).

[@Kairos_Akuma]

@@kevinal112 Yeah it has some stuff rearranged but it's all 14 Stuff.

[@MaxLebled]

0:34 in this video sounds like 0:34 in the Burn's theme "A Land Long Dead"

[@PandaTokaio]

song is beautiful, when you dont have a demi god entity testing your memory and trying to kill you D:

[@robytrice22]

2:32 is my jam

[@incognisance4293]

This song fuuuuuuuuuuucking slaps

[@arcanaedgelord5151]

I feel like I've heard the Motiff at 2:36 before, but I can't for the life of me remember where

[@chrisbeeson4322]

So... something fun... Look at the Orchestrion Scroll you can obtain from E12 SAVAGE. “The Extreme”!!!! It’s a remix of the FF8 Ultimecia Boss theme!!! So uh... we getting a crazy Ultimecia type boss in Savage Phase 2!?!?

[@AgathaASR]

Nope, it's Gaia

[@crazy13alex]

@@AgathaASR You cleared savage already?

[@AgathaASR]

@@crazy13alex Far from it, but there people that cleared

[@Heroisback92192]

@@AgathaASR It is a Soken remake of The Extreme. Also, You fight Gaia but, she is using Ultemicias moves from Ff8. It's pretty damn amazing.

[@hylianjim6484]

ARR: Are Ascians even capable of love? ShB: 😢

[@Slade0120]

Im only here because this orchestrion roll aparently sells for 300k '_>'

[@dnawulf3212]

What a shame p12 doesnt come as close to this, thematically and emotionally. Feels are strong in this raid and song

[@ChiliFarmer]

Incredible

[@andredesouzadovale1426]

Savage version might be Ultimecia

[@Chihiro-Kikuchi]

Nope

[@zebadicaagain9735]

@@Chihiro-Kikuchi the extreme is a song in savage, so it’s not impossible

[@MAJICB0B]

@@zebadicaagain9735 Speaking of which, you wouldn't happen to know if someone ripped the music for that and put it somewhere would you?

[@zebadicaagain9735]

@@MAJICB0B no sorry

[@ItsSVO]

Savage version you beat this guy and then fight a new version of gaia

[@thomasmagnant9706]

Masterpiece

[@edgarbh01]

If this is only a track of a raid in FFXIV, i can scarsely imagine how grand the music in FFXVI is going to be...

[@MistaHoward]

You say "only" but the final raid of the final tier is effecitvely the "final boss" of the expansion.

[@FF-tp7qs]

Wonder what they will do for the next Ultimate, should be due for one in 5.5 Warring Triad Ultimate?

[@lukethefluke7]

@@FF-tp7qs Nope it'll 100% be Dragonsong war related, Could be Thordan, could be Nidhogg, could be both.

[@FF-tp7qs]

@Sypha Flowen I think it will be something from HW, and the SB ultimate will come during 6.x patches

[@MistaHoward]

@Sypha Flowen Thordan and Nidhogg are literally the star villains of Heavensward. That's as stupid as saying Garuda and Titan aren't iconic enough for an ultimate. And what the fuck are you smoking to think the current ultimate pattern of level 50 raid > level 50 trials > level 60 raid would then lead into the level 70 raid? If theyre following a pattern the next ultimate is going to be the Warring Triad and/or the Dragonsong war.

[@franzbraga]

What if the ultimate brings this + return to oblivion... but together? That would be good.

[@AdellRedwinters]

Loved this fight so much!

[@OZP124]

The theme of Shiva phase memes.

[@flamingosalad3541]

Don't suppose that there are actual lyrics to this..? I love the vocals.

[@KHRules]

Likely just non lingual chanting to give the illusion of Latin/Italian chanting

[@DarthXelion]

Faux Lyrics. But you can bet Gil that when Eorzean Symphony Vol 3 happens this will be a song there and will be given actual lyrics

[@KHRules]

Darth Xelion yea pretty much this, they did it for most of the songs with chants. Knights of the round, invincible, shinryu, from the heavens, ultima. I’m interested to see what the lyrics will be for this one.

[@TheUndyingCrystal]

@@KHRules Shinryu always did the Stormblood chant, though. The orchestral version just made it clearer.

[@1LuvMLPFiM]

Gotta love raids.