FFXIV OST Seiryu Theme ( From the Dragon's Wake )

[@GoIdenbaum]

"Be careful with Seiryuu, Warrior of Light. He commands many shiki. And they're ALL references!"

[@pablothecoffeelover2551]

ALL OF THEM!?

[@magicalduckye2356]

​@@pablothecoffeelover2551ALL OF THEM!

[@chokoanders6546]

The snake wave attack tanks my fps like i tank tankbusters

[@AlyoshaIsReal]

Choko Anders And I suppose you’re a BRD with a significant lack of agro managing. The finest tank buster sponge

[@villaniousmustache4898]

@@AlyoshaIsReal damn lmao

[@dragopy2410]

Just finished the fight and I thought my potato pc could blow up anytime.

[@GoukenGassenarl]

Who needs lyrics when Seiryuu keeps screaming stuff MORE I! MUST HAVE MOOOOORE!

[@Dasvovobrot]

Gouken OH ARAMITAMA

[@i.147]

FLESH OF MY FLESH, SHOW THEM THEIR FOLLY !

[@Mykohori]

MAKE ME SUBMIT OR DIE FOR YOUR INSOLENCE! That was so hot.

[@codetheory7992]

Those *are* the lyrics

[@3ps3ab]

I can't lose

[@arseniccatnip6]

I'm very fascinated by onmyodo, so this fight is one of my favorites in the game. His design is based on the garb that onmyoji wore. Kuji-kiri is a real life principle of onmyodo (each line represents a different aspect, and the grid is supposed to bring power and balance). It was said that they were able to summon guardians to help them, called Shiki. Paper dolls were used like a connection between them and the Shiki, which is why when Seiryu summons the adds, they burst from paper dolls. I just really love this fight.

[@ModestSusanooh]

I love comments like this, thank you for sharing this information. Nothing like a great read for a great song

[@Elneco1]

Genii healers hat - rhalgr reach Ladies day lords suikan Thavnir pants Zori from idk one of the real money sets

[@groudonsbest]

I think one of my favourite things of this fight is a reference to Mulan's 'Make a Man Out Of You.' The Snake-wave attack is called Coursing River and if you get hit into the water it's followed up by 'Great Typhoon.' Cannot help but sing "You must be swift as the coursing river, with all the force of a great typhoon~"

[@johnnygresham6382]

Man, I love it when they put things like that in fights.

[@foolisnoteighteenyet]

@@johnnygresham6382 praise be to Koji

[@Nehfarius]

Yet sadly, 'Raging Fire' is more Suzaku's thing. :p

[@grantowens7537]

TWO OF THE WHEELS SAY THEY SEE ME ROLLING, THEY HATING. OH MY GOD. 2:59

[@AshramIndustries]

They lockin' and tryin' to catch you stackin' dirty. (Kill me now.)

[@Jerails]

One of the wheels says, "WELCOME TO DIE!" Then on the second appearance says, "WELCOME BACK TO DIE!" NA writing team got their classic meme game on point.

[@Axaelyn]

I ROCK! I ALSO ROCK! And later on... I STILL ROCK! I ALSO STILL ROCK!

[@Fade2BlackSS]

LOL!! I didn't even notice that with all the action happening. That's awesome.

[@daanroelofs119]

SE .... get out, stop being so corny...... (please don't)

[@raleo7466]

Okay but the wheel add-ons literally say "They see me rolling, they hating"

[@Commander_Spyke]

I didn't expect Seiryu to be such a party animal

[@jacobkern2060]

Or his adds to be shitposters.

[@tomonium2315]

This theme strikes to me as the weirdest of the auspice themes; the instruments sound almost like "cheerful," for the lack of better word. Yet somehow it works, and it grows on me whenever I listen to it.

[@chasingtheambitions669]

Sounds like a Trails battle OST. Soken keeps killin' it.

[@InsanoRider777]

The music that plays after Seiryu finishes his years-long epic cutscene uber-special attack.

[@atelierbagur3831]

It really irks me that people feel like there needs to be some "validation" to what is considered a good song these days. Just because a lot of the boss music in this game tends to have lyrics or what have you doesnt mean we cant enjoy some simple variety every now and then. This song slaps and I enjoy having these kind of songs every now and then in this soundtrack. Stop calling it "lazy" or "not fitting" to the fight. The song is still great.

[@iumo_]

This theme is so funky, I loved it instantly

[@rezonance4937]

Stormblood just gets the short end of the stick because it barely wasnt a “masterpiece”. I loved stormblood even for all its all its flaws. This song reminds me of how much i loved stormblood cuz man this one slapped.

[@Iskander67]

It seems that in the collective subconscious, music with vocal = better. People are so brainwashed by mainstream music, that they cannot enjoy more ambient songs or instumentals

[@slashinswingin4369]

There are people who feel that way about this? I'm shocked, it's an amazing song

[@neutrinocarrot4848]

This was my favorite of the stormblood trials themes I had no idea people thought it was bad

[@JS-kr8fs]

Four Lords was such a fun, memey, fourth wall breaking adventure. We needed this after dealing with Zenos. Shit got heavy.

[@LihoShammy]

I can still hear all the voice lines. Seiryu should've gotten more screentime.

[@enlongjones2394]

“You’ve nowhere to run!” “Beg not for mercy.” “Tremble before true power!” “More! I must have MORE! O, Aramirama…”

[@rhesh2440]

Byakko: Bullet Hell Suzaku: DDR Seiryu: Beat-em-up Whats next? Pacman?

[@entropiii]

how well this aged after tower at paradigms breach came out-

[@jacobkern2060]

@@entropiii Where was the Pac-Man? There was Ikaruga mechanics for the N2 fight, but dunno about Pac-man

[@entropiii]

@@jacobkern2060it wasn't exactly pacman but i think it was similar enough to make a joke about it lmao

[@RobdeliaYT]

Petition to rename this fight to Danger Noodle Brigade

[@genkurouno2849]

Where do I sign

[@voidtalongaming4637]

I dunno I call it Snex because bad puns.

[@AwashimaSeriLieutenant]

jazzy mcsnek

[@MarluxiaXl]

I like this theme! It's energetic and funky :)

[@Chronometry707]

The lack of lyrics only seemed to intensify the frantic feel of this trial, in my opinion.

[@Niyologist]

Thank you. Someone that gets it.

[@darkliger269]

Yeah as disappointed as I am about the lack of lyrics, the music is still fantastic and it works with just how much is going on throughout the fight with all the Shiki mechanics

[@sheenafujibayashi545]

I agree.

[@johnnygresham6382]

This theme has definitely grown on me since its initial release. Didn't care for it at all at first but these days I listen to it pretty often...

[@VisionoftheChief]

I prefer no lyrics usually.

[@MapleLunii]

I forgot how much of a banger this song was, sheeeeeeeeeeesh

[@IPWNEDSASUKEANDKIRA]

Part of this sounds like it would be on a Touhou game

[@AshramIndustries]

It does, actually. Almost reminds me of the one Kasen remix that was in Gensou Wanderer. Particularly the section from 1:03 to 1:29.

[@MsAnimeFreak777]

Glad I wasnt the only one who thought certain bits of this music could fit right in Touhou!

[@Silphiroth]

I'm here because Spoons video isn't loud enough! This song is awesome

[@lapisfengari2428]

Spoon's videos were all really quiet this time around for some reason

[@paladinofdarkness.349]

Same

[@77wolfblade]

maybe hes close to finding his spoon.

[@ronzology]

This sounds like something straight from Mario Kart. I love it.

[@stellaacevedo5633]

that's exactly what i said when i heard this for the first time in a trial "this sounds like mario kart music, but like, in a good way"

[@alexmaganda5827]

wtf no

[@raiyano7436]

@@stellaacevedo5633 dragon drift way from mk8

[@jinlin8641]

With the asians instruments??

[@Yun_denn]

Probably my favorite theme out of the 3 trial fights with Suzaku's being a close second. Definitely my favorite fight though!

[@alexmaganda5827]

i find suzakku to be the worst of all sb ones idk

[@Residenteviladicted]

This theme, for some weird ass reason, reminds me of those “hard” stages in crash bandicoot

[@lunarnachoz9083]

Finished Four Lords quests and loved all of them but Seiryu had the best first time experience. This song really got me more than Byakko and Suzaku's... Maybe because this song feels kinda nostalgic for me... Looks like a game song with Mario Kart, Touhou and Ragnarok Online vibe (which was big part of my childhood) from about 8 years ago...? Died twice in my first run... once in some of these parts (0:24, 1:54, or 3:10) because was jamming so hard and other randomly getting pancake'd by that giant thing. (even with friends telling what to do in voice chat) It was amazingly fun.

[@TheAzulmagia]

Why are all of the adds in this fight memelords?

[@Bluelyre]

Because koji fox.

[@cameronbeach2581]

Because in a hectic, intense and epic battle... There's always room for more memes!

[@LunarWindsM-M]

Hello. I am rock.

[@dragonmangames2523]

@@cameronbeach2581 Orochimaru: (screams in "bugs are super gross")

[@Narokh]

That's just... how they roll! B)

[@Dasheble]

I knew I wasn't seeing things when I thought the adds were meming!

[@DrakeSilvos]

And now that I've seen the attack names I can only sing I'll Make a Man Out of You in this fight.

[@ThomasAtlus]

Pulled a friend catching up through this last night and MAN this fight is still fun as fuck

[@chriso6745]

I see so many comments saying this reminds them of other games and I can seriously hear all of the references lol I always thought the flutes in the beginning sound like Kazhams theme from XI I think we can conclude that soken played all of the games we have played over the years

[@boldestgold8067]

This style of music easily reminds me of Saga Frontier 2. No seriously, listen to Feldschlacht, and you'll see what I mean. This shit's eerily similar to the style. Then again they're both Squeenix games-- but still! Good song, tenoouttaten, would fight the snek again.

[@zanon3362]

There is actually a speed up throwback to FFXI Kazham area music. Nostalgia...

[@ShiroiTsu]

That's what I was thinking! Glad someone else confirmed it.

[@leadintea]

Wow! This is great! I can't decide which one of the 3 lord's themes I like the best.

[@bigfoxki]

Somehow this bgm is so 90s to me.

[@IosLocarth]

This feels like a Sonic track where you're speeding through an Eastern Asian themed level

[@meaninglez100]

I hear a bit of Oblivion in there! And of course the everlasting Order Yet Undeciphered

[@bl_nderscore]

meaninglez100 yo what part do you hear the Azys Lla leitmotif at? Im trying to but i cant pick it out

[@meaninglez100]

It's a bit in the flutes. Heavily stylized at a much faster tempo, but the same structure is there from what I can hear

[@Duskaria]

I swear you could put this music into any of the Goemon games and it would be a perfect fit

[@gravitykat714]

This song makes me wanna be the next hokage

[@Loispealz34]

_Spams mudras like an absolute idiot_ You cant be the next hokage when i've got mudras LIKE THIS BOY

[@bl_nderscore]

Just add Sephirot mechanics and any fight becomes good

[@noxerator1]

@@comeguardian You mean the skip soar cinematic ;)

[@ubermaster1]

@@noxerator1 "Skip Soar or Disband" was my favorite trial in Heavensward.

[@aowtheninja]

I think the first seconds sound like a racing game whenever you pick your car.

[@lrek7661]

whops could hear the anual 4 lords (or most notably, Byakko's) theme at 0:39 :o i liked how they use the plucking instrument for this melody

[@WeekendFriendsPlayGames]

0:38 sounds like something out of Final Fantasy XIII-2.

[@AwashimaSeriLieutenant]

Similar tune to ff13-2's battle theme, Last Hunter

[@OmegaEnvych]

Ah, Seiryu! God of Sega Arcade Battle music (idk, but every time this track starts, I have this feeling of 90s Arcade game - and it's glorious)

[@ZurichiVonVorst]

Oh, I like this theme a lot ringtone here you come.

[@woobenstein]

I think I'll always prefer boss themes without vocals tbh, seems to be an unpopular opinion though.

[@zoso279]

deiii I enjoy both and like when they don’t just make all of them vocal for the sake of it. Mostly like the lyric ones since some of them give the boss more character with the lyrics giving insight to their behavior like Sophia, the boss taunting you like Sepheroth, or it being a chant from their worshipers to pray for your demise like Titan and Leviathan. Granted the SE music team is too good to have any legitimate flops of a song so lyrics or no will always be jamming!

[@EikoHarvey]

Man it just really depends on how the vocals are mixed. Soken is amazing but he makes some weird mixing decisions sometimes. Like Byakko and Suzaku I love, but Tsukuyomi has instrumental fan versions that kill the original in my opinion.

[@darkliger269]

zoso279 yeah I think both are good. There are definitely some bosses where the lyrics add a lot like with Sophia and even the other two lords where it does explain their motivations and stuff. Meanwhile Seiryu’s is super straightforward so he doesn’t really need explaining from lyrics or anything

[@TCChavez]

Skai F yea husky version is good but kinda of remember that it's the kojin who was singing background dues to tsu living in doma herself

[@druinhaze8112]

Idk I still love Shivas oblivion

[@lightwiz]

I like that he summons shikigami.

[@TetsuRiken]

This honestly reminds me of FF13-2 tracks

[@Fade2BlackSS]

I miss tracks like this without lyrics tbh. It reminds me off the old FF games. I remember when lyrics or that "epic opera sound" were specifically part of the final boss. It made them feel more special. Beginning with Sephiroth, it was something that became a lot more popular with Jecht in FFX and kind of became a normal thing in FFXIII in FFXIV. I'm actually hoping we get more songs like this in ShB.

[@Abyss0fDelta]

Thank you for cutting the song down to 3 minutes, not all of us like listening to the same thing for upwards of 10 minutes, no matter how good it is.

[@DawnAfternoon]

im getting lots of PSO vibes from this.

[@IzzarellaVR]

I know right? That's why it is my favorite fight

[@DrakeSilvos]

I love it.

[@TOGEPURI]

MONK: HELP ME

[@MalWorksAlone]

The woodwind department went ham on this.

[@JasonBeo]

Drums as well. This song is technical as hell

[@ShiroiTsu]

I think the orchestration for this is called "In the Dragon's Wake" if I'm not mistaken.

[@Irisfantasies]

doing these fights on current patch doesnt do them justice... theme is lit AF

[@r2dezki]

BANGER ALERT

[@elinfini]

This track wouldn't sound out of place in a SaGa game. I like it.

[@syaoran5476]

Not enough violins to be a Masashi Hamauzu track but I’ve only played Unlimited SaGa 1

[@kaitokei]

gonna be hearing this a lot as i farm for my last mount……

[@KenanVonKaiser]

Don't Thread On This Boss!

[@这个人很懒什么都-k1c]

best 4.0 boss theme besides shinryuu, hands down

[@AraArandom]

IT'S SNEK TIEM (Also, this track is a heckin' *B A N G E R* )

[@Alexavian]

Under rated as fuck!

[@steweygrrr]

Anyone notice the bits from Oblivion the first time Giant Noodly Dude is out?

[@DrakeSilvos]

We must be swift as a coursing river

[@khdayskh1314]

Yooooooo this theme is sLICK I liked Amatsu kaze but this is going to take the cake for a while

[@Ace56723]

The Wreath of Snakes, better known by me as the The Danger Noodle-Brigade

[@lapisfengari2428]

This is good, even if it isn't quite as good as Suzaku's theme I'll definitely look forward to hearing it while farming for his katana and the dog though

[@dnawulf3212]

any mention for the Wheels' "Welcome to Die!" from Magneto?

[@whathepho1]

Sunrise is still current best friend D:

[@bananachan2684]

D: CUTE! n.n

[@adriandavids7775]

Underrated.

[@TheCorpusDelicti]

Gran Turismo Primal-Spec.

[@KooriGraywolf]

Not even farming the wolf mount made this theme get old

[@StarshadowMelody]

"You've nowhere to run!"

[@StarshadowMelody]

"You've nowhere to run!"

[@RyoIsamuGaming]

"More, more! I must have more! O aramitama!"

[@StarshadowMelody]

"You've nowhere to run!"

[@StarshadowMelody]

"You've nowhere to run!"

[@ultrazappy7815]

YOU'VE NOWHERE TO RUN!

[@plaingamerful]

omg this is back when astro star was tiny as well

[@caliklepto1316]

1:03 sounds like turn the light on from shiva eden savage

[@thatpiplupgal8956]

Anyone else think this kinda sounds like weather channel music? And on Sunday, a high of 69, and a low of 46. A nice day for a picnic.

[@nemnymeria7873]

oh dear, the pain of having 2 astro and the other one just replace your buff xD

[@AlbertoGonzalez-qr3co]

This song has a hint of Cut Man stage from Mega Man.

[@Dovalicious]

I KNEW I WASNT THE ONLY ONE WHO THOUGHT THAT

[@eat-lc5rx]

Mario Kart vibes.

[@antenna_prolly]

Dang, I didn't know Soken composed for _RPG Maker 2003._

[@sweepingtime]

This is like music that plays when Naruto gains the upper hand over Sasuke.

[@VisionoftheChief]

When he does something amazing in training lol

[@reval1989]

God how small Earthly Star used to be

[@balltavorb]

Don't suppose anyone knows the name of the theme that plays during the first half of this fight?

[@bigmike5549]

Dude sounds like a Mario Kart Stage

[@noOtherFs]

With this theme I've been wondering, have we gone full anime?

[@jacobkern2060]

This implies we weren't already one.

[@DrakeSilvos]

You mean beam struggles and giant sword parries aren't anime?

[@CDMudd]

It sounds like Snake Man's theme from Megaman 3...

[@MBLAQ2295]

I'm getting FFXIII vibes with this. Who's thinking the same?

[@bling0holic]

It certainly has a Masashi Hamazu feel to it, though im just imagining Kenji Ito from the SaGa series for some reason xD lol

[@Pujitsu]

XIII-2 Vibes for me to be precise

[@Luddagumma]

This sounds like something straight out of Bravely Default

[@jude_210]

yeah it sounds like the asterisk battle theme in some parts

[@Luddagumma]

@@jude_210 exactly the song I would compare it to

[@anuragathelordofspectating9924]

Hm... Seiryuu is potrayed as a snake. A snake is often similiar with naga in Asia. This incarnation can summon familiars in battle, like an onmyouji. The theme... Oh, not as I expected. But at least the fight is cool.

[@AshramIndustries]

Funnily enough, each of the three of the four lords could also be considered stand-ins for other Japanese deities. Byakko would be Fujin (and perhaps also Raijin), Suzaku would be Konohana Sakuya (who burned the house she was in to prove her fidelity to her husband, Ninigi AKA the first emperor of Japan, after she mysteriously got pregnant before they did the nasty), and Seiryu is the Yamato-no-Orochi, the infamous Serpent slain by Susano'o (which is funnily fitting considering that that fight is in the same zone). Tenzen himself could be a reference to Ninigi, who had received the Three Regalia from Amaterasu, essentially marking him as being "chosen by the gods" (which is easily seen by the fact that Tenzen was a Warrior of Light, chosen by Hydaelyn - who takes on the Amaterasu role in this particular comparison).

[@jacobkern2060]

Seiryu's a snake because dragons aren't native to Hydaelyn. They're technically aliens.

[@takerukari]

@@jacobkern2060 There are also a few other things to consider Midgardsormr and Omega came from another world, before than Hydaelyn didn't have dragons. Dragons in Japanese culture are often portrayed with a sea creature that does exist (a seahorse, seasnake/eel) So Seiryuu having aqua based attacks instead of the standard wood-like (as Seiryuu is actually wood-based element) is fitting.

[@jacobkern2060]

@@takerukari Like I said. The dragons are technically aliens.

[@DrawingsOfNamine]

Seeing Cleric Stance. ):

[@kusaeveryday1415]

今回は歌詞ありませんね

[@elinfini]

Just like Zurvan back in Patch 3.5, heh...

[@legendredux1291]

Seiryu is a snek nani

[@jacobkern2060]

Midgardsormr and his descendants are literal aliens.

[@meduka8121]

That music intro is Ronaldinho Soccer

[@additrejo1873]

It´s like street fighter ex plus alpha...

[@sevenMOons666]

Dammit I was kinda hoping for a badass theme for this guy, not some upbeat naruto bgm >_>

[@alexmaganda5827]

it sound nothing like naruto da fuk

[@bananachan2684]

>_> CUTE! n.n

[@RyoIsamuGaming]

Honestly @sevenMOons666, the theme really fits how fucking hectic that last phase is. So much stuff happens and the music keeps up the pace.

[@masterone1590]

Orichimaru San

[@DumpsterPupy]

Why does this music sound like I just chose the correct option in Phoenix Wright?

[@taopui]

A RA MI TA MA !!!!

[@jadahnossett5692]

Faust!