The Last Story Music - The One Ruling Everything (Last Battle)

Music from the Wii game "The Last Story".
Composed by Nobuo Uematsu.

[@rVesperialGaming]

This game need to be remastered same as Pandora's Tower.

[@4ldxivn831]

😓 both need the same but its too hard to see that

[@nobodyashgazer7443]

Well if you have a PC then you can emulate it at 1080p or > with an HD texture pack. It would end up looking like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpm3mJiLdqxjnqM

[@caliburnabsolute8517]

I'd kill for Mistwalker's whole catalogue from Blue Dragon to The Last Story to be remastered tbh.

[@Y.Moroboshi]

@@caliburnabsolute8517 They'd benefit from being able to extend the availability of their catalog. The main issues they've had is that all their games get shackled to consoles that are inherently shit (the Wii) or don't work out (the X-box 360). Lost Odyssey and The Last Story would definitely benefit from a remaster for PC and other current consoles. I'd even extend that to Fantasian since no one talks about that game because it's shackled to the damned apple games thing.

[@AmiiboArcana]

Such an underrated game. I hope one day The Last Story is retold.

[@leolamarionnette]

I totally agree

[@lukeskywalker5768]

Dunban! I- I mean Dagran!

[@kirsten7118]

Lmao yes

[@adamrhodes9533]

I've swapped their names far too many times...

[@lyanlyan8946]

xenoblade xD ?

[@hatakekakashi3385]

Its Quark

[@N0VANE0]

I make that mistake too sometimes.

[@Trunks1stApprentice]

Yurick: *pulls off the eye patch* I'll show you my TRUE power!

[@emerl298]

Trunks1stApprentice BURN IN HELL!!!!!

[@lil_hot_wings5100]

+emerl298 I thought that was one of the most epic parts of the game.

[@AlvinaYunoa]

+emerl298 No its Yurick: "UHHHH BURN IN HELL"

[@ReapeX]

+Trunks1stApprentice Syrenne, "You should have done that in the first place!"

[@kirsten7118]

Calista: So i suppose you are the one who killed Genral ashtar.

[@gabotume7777]

I always find myself coming back to this theme every given time ... It is so memorable the melody the pace everything.

[@vagrantxii]

The song is awesome... except for those annoying screams

[@Varrick24]

@@vagrantxii use to feel like this fight was so cliche and it still kinda is, but man it's presented great regardless. All 3 phases really make it feel like a climatic showdown

[@fatsqueek2657]

Thinking back on this game, we had some fun times.

[@oddbaii6322]

“Looking back on it all... we had some good times”

[@CoronelMargarina]

Honestly, deciding to finally stop replaying the same games and finally going through my backlog was the best decision ever. Just finished this game and loved it. I'm already in the mood for a replay, but i must stay strong on the path of the backlog.

[@EvilLordCanas]

You better have Pandora's Tower on that backlog.

[@CoronelMargarina]

@@EvilLordCanas I did, finished it last year. Also loved it. Will definitely replay it sometime.

[@EvilLordCanas]

@@CoronelMargarina Sweet! I hope you got a good ending. I was able to achieve the S one during my first playthrough.

[@CoronelMargarina]

@@EvilLordCanas I got ending A because i thought the affinity bar was filled enough, but it didn't took much time to achieve S since it was almost at the necessary level. Really satisfying ending.

[@leethompson-kolar6333]

My favorite part is when the herd of zombies, Xenomorphs, and donkeys overrun the recording booth.

[@joeldipops]

Yep, playing the game I had no idea what the god-damn-fuck was happening when that started.

[@N0VANE0]

It just makes me think: "the hell is going on"

[@corphish129]

Pffft. That's hilarious. Also, hi.

[@7head843]

hi

[@ianluk6385]

So, the entire thing?

[@0_xaN_Chl]

I used you and everyone else. As pawns to get my revenge. (Music starts) There´s no turning back for me. But, I will say one thing. Zael Looking back on it all.... (Intence lightnings) We had some good times.

[@rellrxse27]

Zael and Calista. One day more people will see your story

[@brightsider-v6t]

一番好きな曲

[@fem8946]

Please, please Remake this game, It really deserves it

[@TheEspadaHalibel]

And that happens when people get to used to omnious latin chanting... Not everything has to be a "One Winged Angel" to be a good final boss theme... I love this one! It fits the battle more than well (especially the part when Yurick takes off his eyepatch).

[@HammerGeoLarrup]

Honestly, I think I put in an honest hour on my successful fight with Dagran. The first and second forms were pathetic, and then comes the 3rd form... I spent about 40 minutes on that alone. However, I only died once. It's pretty easy if you know what you need to do. The problem is actually doing it. You'll need your allies alive to pull off their specials..; Dammit, Syrenne.

[@JustinMAuraWielder]

+HammerGeoLarrup Syrenne, STOP DYING DAMN IT!

[@sa_to_96]

Ahahahahahha she spent lot of time in the ground ahahahah poor syrenne when i used Mirania's power she got alive and she died so quickly...

[@hatakekakashi3385]

HammerGeoLarrup syrenne is the only full melee unit, so she charges in. jackal, yuris and manamia usually spam Ice, Leaf and Fire magic

[@sadotaku6920]

HammerGeoLarrup Sryenne is the only one to stop Dagran for a short time but she's dumb and I guess doesn't know where the heal circle is during the whole battle.

[@darktreydius1842]

I've done this fight twice lost both times and wonder why I lost its cause my allies don't know what heal circles are they kept dying from death I don't even know how just gotta try again in the morning

[@delia123g]

"Time, Zael. I need Time".

[@rVesperialGaming]

I'll show my true power!

[@rVesperialGaming]

Rawwrrrr! Burn in hell!

[@RainbowGazelle]

I loved this track as soon as I heard it in the game. It's been said before by another user, but it deserves repeating; The Last Story is an absolute masterpiece. And I think the dub is the best British dub of a game that I've ever seen/heard.

[@Varrick24]

We had some good times.

[@TheSammaster9]

When this music started, it was such a contrast to the music of most of the game, it just made this battle that much more epic.

[@ilovewallacebuthategromit]

Only Uematsu could make a song with a section that quite literally sounds like a donkey being strangled (3:36), and still make it sound fantastic.

[@jesblabla]

Good to hear Nobuo hasn't lost his touch for epic battle themes! Brings good old memories from the first FF games.

[@mascot1063]

Ah yes, the groan tube noise stick. The instrument ever

[@tei15]

One of the most brilliant last boss themes in recent memory. Just finished the game today and during the fight this song gave an amazing vibe. Great to see Uematsu trying such experiments.

[@あいす-r8y]

めちゃくちゃ懐かしい！やばいってこれかっこよすぎ

[@xSHADOWCRIMSON64x]

This is a really great game imo: Had the best Character development I have seen Had an interesting plot The kick ass feeling boss music Character customization The only thing that I didn't like was the random frame drops and it was so short for an JRPG/RPG. The could have done so much more with this game. Took me about a little over a weekend to beat it. Still a great game if they make a 2nd one, I'm pre-ordering that bitch.

[@LaerHeiSeiRyuu]

They spent a lot of time making the multiplayer

[@theshadowofsiege7559]

:(

[@morganarion]

On my first playthrough of this, it took me about 7 tries to beat him. So on my second one, before I went up to face him, I used the summoning circle at the steps before the dark room. Got my whole party mid level 60's, took me 2 tries. If you're having a lot of trouble with him, get your levels up to about 70, he shouldn't be a problem. Despite what people may think, levels DO matter in this game.

[@densucanal20]

Indeed, actually it took me over 5 tries. But i was on lvl 55 until i used the summon circle. Then, i was on level 70 then, it took me like 5 minutes to get rid of the boss xD

[@morganarion]

Brilliant! I'm glad my advice is helpful every once in a while.

[@nicholas8903]

What was the real problem for me was I wasn't using the shinning circles and he did so much more damage to me. Once I got that down it took me 2 trys.

[@7th_Link]

On what I consider my best attempted, my units were in between level 58 and 62.

[@michelangelo1136]

@@7th_Link I always get my units to at least lvl 80 to 85 so I can just push thru this

[@Akaroshi]

This game brought me hope. This song, Nobuo Uematsu, Hironobu Sakaguchi, going back, to good old games. When we dreamt of other Worlds. Games that came out of our dreams. Games that we dreamt of.

[@gatoman46]

i so love those creepy screams on the background, so ominous and spine chilling alongside those instruments! uematsu really knows how to please my senses! :D

[@trumsolon]

Everytime I hear the intro I imagine Uematsu descending from the heavens with a keytar in his hands as planets collide and explode behind him.

[@mischitary]

wow, classic uematsu right here. coulda come straight from one of his many FF soundtracks.

[@vincentlau6325]

xenoblade gets a remaster on the switch but not last story what is this blasphemy?!

[@xdan-]

Not even ported to WiiU, unlike both Xenoblade and Pandora's Tower.

[@newageBoundhippie]

Xenoblade didn't get a Switch remaster though...it got a sequel.....well, 2 sequels counting Xenoblade X.....

[@Punkqurupeco]

Wait how did you knew are you from the future?

[@ShowtimeLaw]

@@corbanhayes2476 this fucker knew shit before we did

[@josearguedas8441]

Vincent Lau i agree

[@lukecummins2798]

The final scream hits pretty hard in this, almost like 90’s 00’s american hardcore

[@AnotherVGMlover]

Looking back on this soundtrack, I had some good times.

[@ansemthetrueseekerofdarkne2730]

Super Smash Bros. Finale: New Fighters: Zael and Callista New Stage: Lazulis Island New Assist Trophy: Zangurak New Boss: Zangurak Zangurak as a Classic Mode Boss: Pit, Zael, and Callista

[@DarknessXxMaster]

I remember people being so angry that Dagran betrayed. You had to be level 65 or higher to even stand a chance. It's one of those no turning back battles.

[@DarknessXxMaster]

How can you save someone who does not want to be saved? A: Try and save them anyway knowing that they'll push you away B: Try and knock some sense into them but they still die anyway. The Last Story is one of those hard to find games that keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning til end.

[@DarknessXxMaster]

Also, how would this game be on the Switch as a Remaster?

[@Varrick24]

Thankfully they gave you the summon circle to train with before you fight him eh?

[@ZealSeraph]

You know this song really grows on you. At first I was skeptical, but the more I hear it, the more I like it. Can't compare to some of the other great boss themes on this soundtrack, but is still among the better final boss themes in a long time. And at least it's different and shows that you can still have an awesome boss theme without a choir.

[@Satarack]

If you do the Reptile Catacombs sidequest, Dagran acts uncharacteristically impatient about the whole thing. And there was the subtle bullying where he was trying to guilt trip Zael into following orders and becoming a knight, "hasn't this always been your dream?" "It's not just about you, think about the group." It might be believable at first, but no one else in the group cares about social status, and they're more, "we'll support you in whatever you choose; so do what you think is right."

[@danmeldrum312]

I remember 2:43 from TWD98's Ultimate 10 Level Shortcut Challenge. He used it as the score screen music.

[@IkeVanguard63]

It took me about half an hour to beat this final boss, yet I loved the battle system and the music. I could've been fighting him for another half hour. Oh, yes, and Yurick was badass as hell too.

[@zecendia]

after I now started my 3rd run I actually noticed that something in that way can already be noticed right at the beginning of the game,after Zael receives the outsiders power and they beat the skeletons Dagran mentions something about what count Arganan said,but when the others ask what he said he just says it´s nothing,I didn´t really pay attention to this on my previous runs,but he definitly did know about the outsiders mark before

[@Brite__]

They saved all the coolest songs for the end... I wish there were more songs like this in the game. A lot of the others sound pretty similar some of the time.

[@DivineAria]

Aside from the main quests, there were plenty of little things to do if you explored town: frog-catching, coin game with kid, finding a lost cat, chasing some thief around town, finding dyes, selling stuff to random people at the market, catching stuff floating in the air, looking for things on the ground, finding items for people, gardening, hitting on girls, etc). You're doing different things vs running through huge, empty fields for hours fighting monsters/doing repetitive fetch quests.

[@BrutalSalamander1]

I like this theme even more than "Roar of the Departed" because it has that twisted "insanity" touch to it. It's also refreshing to hear something that isn't overused chorus with pseudo-latin.

[@roooloXD]

omg.... i still remember this final boss, it feels so awesome... never gonna forget this game

[@Cruhhjackus]

This soundtrack makes me wanna get a Wii... I already have too much on my plate as it is.

[@acertainanimetheorymakingg3875]

This game was awesome. If they want people to move to WiiU, I suggest they make a second one and add this in a combo pack. Kinda what they did with Bayonetta.

[@GuyWhoLovesGames]

+A Certain Anime Theory Making Girl But what would they call the sequel? No Really, THIS is the Last Story? One More Story for the Road?

[@acertainanimetheorymakingg3875]

No. Maybe a story that explores the main land? It could almost be like Not So Final Fantasy.

[@GuyWhoLovesGames]

A Certain Anime Theory Making Girl I would like to see more of that world, although the battle system would need a lot of work in the sequel.

[@acertainanimetheorymakingg3875]

Yeah, they kept talking about the mainland. Plus I'm sure there's other islands to explore. Hell, I'd love to see a prequel when both races got along. There's just so much you can do with this world. And you're right about the battle system, it didn't feel engaging at all. Most times I attacked things I didn't even wanna take a go at. And the aiming thing was a bit awkward. Plus I would have loved using a variety of weapons. Equipping Syrenne with a massive ax would've been awesome. With the new generation of consoles the graphics should be impressive. And whoever went and translated the script did a wonderful job. None of the lines came out awkward, though maybe that was the voice cast.

[@Trunks1stApprentice]

Calling it. "The Last Story: Prologue." How awesome would it be to play a game where we see Zael and Dagran grow, meet people, lose them, get betrayed by Zoran, and how far the group of mercenaries we get to use got as a team before the job by Count Arganan. Hell, I don't have an idea for a "The Last Story: Epilogue" sequel, but I want one since the plot of the crossover with the "Terra Battle" mobile game... Just sucked.

[@Sundel_Marlutte]

The beginning sounds so much like a track Motoi Sakuraba made

[@ManiacalForeigner]

This whole track sounds like Sakuraba co-wrote it with Uematsu, as a ghostwriter. It's just glorious.

[@polishmyknob]

man, is it just me or the eerie voices are heard more frequently while you play it? it kinda always managaes to play whenever I use the "command party". And man those voices filled my head with images. Nasty nasty images. And some cool skulls \m/

[@cofageekus1524]

Best piece of music you ever created, Mr. Uematsu.

[@shikach-bc1fi]

これ早くリメイクされないかな Switchとかでグラフィックが強化されたラストストーリーをもう一度遊びたい 仲間だとめっちゃ頼りになるクォーク... 敵になると理不尽なくらい強い（特にフルカウンター）... そして過去を知ってるからこそ分からくは無い感情... ほんといい最終決戦だった...

[@kanal4]

That and he wasn't with them for a long time during the invasion of their base. It's done very well.

[@zecendia]

Coming back to this years later and I think the funniest moment I had caused by this game years later is realizing that not only does Yurick share his english voice with (HW onward) FF14 Alphinaud,but they are both blue themed,scared of ghosts,and dont like swimming. Theres coincidences,and then theres things that are very obviously hilariously deliberate lol

[@iestinedern2748]

I just finished this game and I must say... it is fu*king awsome! Seriously. The story is touching, the voice acting is epic and it's underestimated... It sold only 430k copies... Happily, the producer of this game is working on another RPG. I am gonna miss The Last Story. I'd even say that it's the best RPG for Wii. Goodbye Zael, goodbye Calista, maybe we'll see again...

[@eliwoodthegoothoonter538]

did...did anyone else hear birth of a god at the beginning? I mean both were composed by uematsu in games sakaguchi made so it fits

[@MeWojak]

3:54 Did he say 'Hilfe'? The german word for 'help'? Poor Dagran

[@trumsolon]

This song is brilliant. Totally different from the rest of the OST which is almost entirely orchestral, and awesome.

[@AlfredKamon]

You may be right, but trust me, in-game it fits the battle so well that it's godly. Just try watching a video of the last battle of The Last Story, it will give you chills.

[@modeus9592]

Wonder how many people caught on that this song also references Zeromus from FF4.

[@AceTheSlayer75]

I actually used this as the close-to-final boss fight theme in a tabletop RPG my friends and I did a few months back.

[@KratosBlueAngel4]

At most, at around the time of Ashtar's murder, I suspected him of doing so due to the long silence him and Zael shared before Dagran took the elevator down(up?), and I would of suspected him turning traitor at some point, but becoming the final boss? Never. I thought he would of gotten in their way, but then come to and help them..but I did also find the scene where he ran after Zangurak earlier in the game suspicious. But I never saw THIS coming...You have some great mind there, i'm jealous XD

[@SirPancaker]

Is there any version when Dagran's actual quote "There's no going back for me now" can be heard? It makes the intro of the song even more badass!

[@Zephyrblaze456]

This song just screams final boss! One of the best themes i've heard!

[@LinVGMPlaylists]

I could listen to this everyday.

[@rotepixie]

I can hear them all talking in my head, while listenig to this O.o

[@WeirdAlYankoviced]

I really liked this theme. Really well made, and a fitting theme for the last boss.

[@Tehdarkringmaster]

I suspected him when Zael found General Asthar dying, because Dagran had used the lift when Zael and the others were fighting.

[@TheLordDhaos]

Epic battle. Every time you think you're done, HE COMES BACK FOR MORE! ROAR!!

[@alttany]

This is one of my favorite songs in the game. I love it:D

[@Zarryon12]

Lost Stroy, i agree that it had it's flaws but it was a gem nonetheless. I had a ton of fun going through dungeons, leveling Zael and crew. Sure the romance was shallow at odd places..but c'mon! When you first talk to Calista at the cliffside and you have a joke bit after trying to ....not spoiling. And you literally fall off the cliff i thought it was great. Made me laugh more than i should have.

[@DivineAria]

Last Story had a town with really nothing to do but shop? Did you even play the game? You could explore the town for hours and still see new stuff as things in town will change up as the game progresses. You could search for dyes, play mini-games(frog-catching), do mini-quests, battle in the arena, heck...even create a harem at a tavern. I'm not sure why anyone would say that all you do in town is shop. The town is pretty lively and interesting compared to your typical JRPG town.

[@tinyraptor]

When I heard some of the sounds in this song, I thought a demon lived inside my laptop.

[@majicodemejico]

Anybody else thinks Uematsu put screams that sound like Lavos' on purpose there? I always imagined the Outsider was pretty much a benevolent Lavos, so it makes sense that he'd want to reference it there.

[@LinVGMPlaylists]

I am listening to this everyday.

[@mirrorpiece]

In the beginning of the game-development a lot of Uematsu's songs where rejected by Sakaguchi. Sakaguchi wanted this game to be very different from the things he created in the past, and because of that , the music had to match the expierence to. There was no place for happy town theme's, victory fanfares and other jingles. This explains a lot, since Uematsu's style in this game is vastly different then in the past.

[@gamerneonxd8816]

Daría lo que fuese para volver a jugarlo

[@Romores200]

@HellMaynard Suzuki is the arranger, I guess... But Uematsu is the composer, that's for sure.

[@minakaukimato7167]

damn i got old xD i grew up with this game ^^

[@zorothegallade5188]

I love how in the last part of the boss fight you can leap from those cubes and slam into the boss. Nigh useless, but spectacular.

[@BigBrotherGnE]

This song tells a story. And I can only tell you when you heart the chants and voices in this boss song, it's really Dagran trying to take a shit. And just when he thinks he released that devilish poop, there's this little dangling nugget still in the crack of his ass....all the while fighting his former comrades.

[@LinVGMPlaylists]

Well, I got your point. I kinda feel the same way... There are some Monster Quests where you have no idea of where the monster you have to kill is, because they only mention the area he's in. Although I think the huge number of quests may be boring to do sometimes, it's not that much of a big deal.

[@Avrazael]

Did anyone else have a tough time with this boss? Took me about 5 or 6 tries to win, and I'm usually pretty good at beating final bosses on my first try, lol.

[@molly-amy2870]

I killed him on my first try, but I trained beforehand at that summoning circle for a good hour or so. :)

[@Mitch7297]

didnt really struggle with this fight the leveling up for this fight was a pain tho this fight was so epic

[@zaramaja7186]

I didn't really struggle with this fight on my first try either. But, on one run, I remember sitting at that summon circle near the area where you get the power of the Outsider for hours grinding for some damn Gnome Gold. I ended up maxing out my cash. XD

[@berserkchip]

I had a little trouble going into the boss, but once I figured out his pattern I was able to keep myself from dying. He has a couple moves you can't block that do nearly all of your health in one shot, so as long as you watch out for those and keep healing circles available its just a matter of constantly racking up the damage with spells and hit and run.

[@trevorsangel]

berserkchip My problem was, I didn't really *want* to kill him. Plus, the game would be over!

[@ThePhazonMonado]

Like my party members, the upgrades on my gear were not needed that much, if you can time your blocks and dodges. My level was 50-55 across the whole party.

[@Kentaro21]

Very fitting, considering the situation that plays out during the fight.

[@Avrazael]

Meh, Neither of them need sequels. I'd rather have something have closure than to keep going. That being said, I'm fine with spiritual sequels.

[@KenShinta174]

Dude somtimes sequels work like Majora’s mask, it just have to be made by the same people that did the original. But really if mistwalker could do any other game for a console I bet it would be epic

[@swordfish1390]

Most of those are tedious fetch quests. The coin collecting was a pain because you're just aimlessly wandering trying to fund shiny things on the ground, lost cat, same deal, run around until you find the cat. Like I said, the optional chapters (Haunted mansion, Flame&Lizard pub, etc.) were the more meaty side quests, but aside from those, everything in the side quest department was tedious fetch quests. Gardening wasa neat idea, but I never really got anything out of it.

[@queso3d]

The game was initially intended to be a lot darker with many bizarre aspects. You could say this is a part of what it was going to be.

[@HimmeTest]

That's one of the great risks about checking music and such here on youtube. If you care about spoilers (which I think you should) you should try to avoid looking up anything at all, even music, until you've "finished" the game. I've had enough games spoiled for myself by looking at music on here, so I just put that guideline up for myself, but it works well. x.x

[@FairyFighter]

I just finished the game and I just had to listen to this again. It took over an hour to defeat the last boss, somehow I managed to do it on my first go despite my level, but there were so many close calls. Mirania saved the fight for me far too many times.

[@Kauteryze]

There's no turning back for me. But, I will say one thing, Zael. Looking back on it all... we had some good times.

[@ZorotheGallade]

The missions to unlock your characters' fourth and fifth skill trees or the locations of the advanced Art books are pretty hard to figure out by yourself. But given that they're pretty much bragging rights rewards unless you want to fight the bonus bosses, that's all right.

[@LaerHeiSeiRyuu]

Shoes also help those speed shoes are freaking awesome. The one thing I could never get with the gem system is how you fight against stronger enemies with the night stones.

[@DaiIchiShujinko]

Mirania always saves the fight. Spam Revive whenever OL is full, that's the general boss tactic.

[@BendyPenguin64]

0:21-0:30 Reminds me of a song from one of the PS1 Spyro games. Can't think which song it is, though. I think it might have been from one of the Speedway levels.

[@ueki_tk]

I felt I was waiting for Mirania's special spell all the time so I could drag the battle as far as possible. It was only during the latter part of the battle, that I knew how to take as much damage of him as possible, only problem was that Syrenne was KO'd so fast so couldn't really have a moment where he was stunned until Mirania would revive her, and I really never took notice that her special attack stuns him long enough to actually take a decent amount of damage. So yeah, that's why.

[@dangerutv]

I miss this game

[@VRusmagna]

No, Zael is Ezla, I believe. Quark goes by the name Dagran in the translation.

[@soopawoopatroopa]

I'm so sorry...

[@LinVGMPlaylists]

Yeah, still listening.

[@UnderAvg]

It feels a bit weird to hear "Bonds" in it but I guess it does fit... since you're fighting "him"

[@kanus0213]

The weird sound sounds like the demon side of Dagran, as well as his struggling side. And some part of melody in this song is the same as the melody of "Bond", Zael and Dagran's theme. I always feel so ridiculous...and sad...