PAX EAST 2018 - Final Fantasy XV A Special Orchestral Performance

[@apragmaticdag4780]

Thanks so much for uploading! Looks a ton of fun :) 0:01 Prelude 3:41 APOCALYPSIS NOCTIS 6:01 Invidia 9:06 Shota Nakama introduces the concert 10:43 Wanderlust 15:27 Hammerhead 19:12 Bros on the Road (written by Shota!) 24:50 "Sound like chocobo" plus guitar shreds 26:50 Blues de Chocobo 35:17 Home Sweet Home ~ Theme of EPISODE PROMPTO 38:33 LUNA 43:40 Vocal arrangement of NOCTIS (Noctis' Blues - "He's kind of an emo dude") 50:50 Music from Tomb Raider 58:50 The Aggressors (thanks Pedro for noticing!) 1:00:10 Veiled in Black 1:12:05 Tabata-san is watching 1:13:22 Hellfire 1:20:05 OMNIS LACRIMA 1:25:37 Somnus 1:28:29 Dewdrops at Dawn 1:30:03 Main Theme from FINAL FANTASY 1:35:35 Encore: Stand By Me

[@DavnereCaelum]

This is a jewel. A gift from the gods 😍 thank you

[@DavnereCaelum]

A Pragmatic Dag thank you!!

[@rune1220]

you are a saint

[@hermonylee6123]

Finally hear Dewdrops at dawn in live!!!

[@LoptrLies]

OMIGOSH THANK U I LISTENED TO EVERYTHING BUT I JUST HAD TO HAVE THAT QUICK LINK TO APOCALYPSIS NOCTIS! ABSOLUTE FAV

[@masatoitoh01121]

Lead guitarist here. It was a lot of work to prepare for this show but definitely it was worth it. Great to see so many positive comments here. It means a lot to me. One of my favorite shows I've ever done. Thank you guys!

[@ChenKhanwei]

You were great! I was late to the game and only played and finished the game about 2 months ago, I really love Apocalypsis Noctis, Somnus and Apocalypsis Aquarius.

[@masatoitoh01121]

@@ChenKhanwei Thank you!

[@patricklehrmann6290]

Greetings from germany here,first thinks first you did a really great job in the show loved it really much:) and hellfire was my favorite in the show :)

[@masatoitoh01121]

@@patricklehrmann6290 Thank you Patrick! Cool, Agree, Hellfire is a great song and it's a fun song to play too :)

[@linkfile9054]

I finished the game a short time ago. I enjoyed the soundtrack a lot!! 2 days ago I found this concert on YT... INCREDIBLE!! ps .. 31:22 MASATOOOO ITOOOH!! Sorry for the bad english..google translator ""helped"" me

[@LuisArmandoMusica]

Performer here! It's still such a rush to watch this concert. It was literally my dream for about 20 years to work on ANYTHING Final Fantasy related, so being able to come in and sing all this material, and NOCTIS'S THEME?! I still can't believe it.

[@EmelineBloom]

That Noctis Blues was quite unexpected but awesome. And you're interpretation of it was really good ❤ I'm still crying a bit while watching (listening to) this concert for the umpteenth time.

[@LuisArmandoMusica]

@@EmelineBloom Thank you so much!!! I still can't believe.

[@EmelineBloom]

@@LuisArmandoMusica By any chance, do you have the lyrics? I'm desperately looking for them since the live. I'm not a native English speakers, so there are parts I still don't really understand 😅

[@xesybigboy]

Your voice is beautiful! Keep up the good work! From Vietnam with love

[@LuisArmandoMusica]

@@xesybigboy Thank you SO much!!!!

[@ispelgud08]

Performer here: All your love and comments mean the world!!

[@spacedp]

Great job!

[@ruffeyx]

love y guys!

[@marnilauchlan8228]

You guys sounded amazing! I was there in person with my 14 year old daughter and it's a memory I will cherish forever!

[@hmoobdaj]

Great job. Know that your contribution to music is appreciated. :D

[@OmarKhaled-uj6cc]

We love you thanks for performing these works of art ❤❤❤❤, words can't describe how much I love FF soundtracks .

[@Kicksticks]

Apocalyptis Noctic has got to be one of the best game soundtracks ever

[@jadedcur]

I was revisiting my favorite videos tonight and this came up. Thank you for performing. I just saw this comment ❤️

[@TGArthur]

It gives me goosebumps everytime.

[@idontwannatypeaname]

huge Skyrim vibes

[@eorzeanECM]

Finally finished playing FFXV on June 2023 prior to FFXVI release. Best FF I've played....and it brought me here. Noctis, Ignus, Gladio, Prompto.....they''re just the best

[@nerodvl5953]

1:41:02 I just started to cry in this part, remembering all the photos that I took in the game. This game gave me the friends that I never had and propably I'll never. The story, the music, I love everything of FFXV.

[@Vayne_Solidor]

You're my friend after reading your comment haha

[@1stokedmonkey]

i will never get tired of hearing the many different versions of prelude.

[@cedricmendoza8316]

The FFI Prelude is my favorite.

[@hmoobdaj]

One thing that Final Fantasy has never failed on and that's the music. Sure, there's been controversies with the games that's been released as of late, but the moments when great music is used is never overlooked. True fans come back knowing the music will never be a less than great.

[@rekaball6205]

I swear, at Somnus, I closed my eyes and started to cry. So beautiful!

[@mariskatiarap9389]

Crying in 2021 :'( Thank you for this beautiful performance!

[@Yoko_Tora]

Still playing this game in 2021!! FFXV left such an emotional impact on me, from the adventurous storytelling to the personalities in the game, to the composer and performers that make this game so magical. I would definitely go as far to say it's my favorite game, and to see it brought to life like this by the composers themselves moves me. I could feel the love and compassion that went into each arrangement! It's a little late, but as a longtime fan of this game, thank you!!!!!! I loved each performance, but Somnus and Noctis just always make me emotional.

[@BatmanBaggins]

Love the bass player's enthusiasm in particular through this whole thing

[@EgarAstawiguna]

I'm crying at Dewdrops at Dawn and Main Theme from FINAL FANTASY... Thank you Final Fantasy XV... Thank you to the performers!

[@rhinoschneiderwhitesbombs4020]

Without Japan, we will never be had heard these Final Fantasy music amazing soundtrack thanks to Nobuo Uematsu his very great art lovable music.

[@XVesperX]

This music is from Yoko Shimomura, not Nobuo Uematsu.

[@vex4859]

SebHighDef it really isnt

[@senprum92]

The OST of this game is impressive.

[@JaggyStardust]

THAT OMNIS LACRIMA, GUYS. THAT DRUM SOLO. i'm speechless

[@Axelfan7]

I've been wanting them to do Hellfire live. Was not disappointed!

[@Insig385]

Axelfan7, yes omg that Hellfire was soooooo epic!

[@emmepemme95]

i jumped straight to my favorite song (wanderlust) because i'm impatient and got chills IMMEDIATELY. well done!

[@steliosmakrogiannis2003]

I remember each soundtrack of the game great show I wish I could be there!! Still playing the game till this day

[@marciovenanciobatista]

I loved this performance!! FFXV ost is a master pice

[@ruffeyx]

1:31:43 majestic. all the performers, the orchestra, the guitarist, the 4 vocalists, perfection!

[@XRandomXShinigamiX]

Noctis' vocal song was pretty neat, I did not expect to have a guy singing with such a nice voice!

[@soraqua7596]

GOOSEBUMPS BY HEARING THAT AMAZING VERSION OF HELLFIRE!!

[@icescafe6136]

I didn't even play this game and I can't believe I watched the whole thing.. gorgeous.

[@ZakSaturdayLover11]

Ice's Cafe PLAY IT!

[@Athar970]

Just started playing Final fantasy 8 like a week ago seems fun so far

[@adamclark8994]

I love how much effort they are putting with FFXV :)

[@adolfobaez]

This is by far the best FF main theme rendition I´ve heard (the second to last song), DAMN

[@tiptipzz]

Luna was absolutely fucking beautiful

[@munkeemojo]

I just listened to this on my drive from West Texas back to East Texas. Amazing!

[@ramenbox]

Hammerhead really got me. Not the most wow track on the entire ost but it really captures the amount of time and emotions invested in this game. Thank you so much for uploading, really love the entire performance especially how they utilised the electric guitar. I wish they released a compilation of songs performed in this manner.

[@nmgamingandhobbies7109]

Thank you so much for uploading this video. I am a huge fan of FFXV and the music and performance is outstanding. I wish I was there watching it live.

[@greglancaster9053]

What’ a beautiful, amazing rendition of the Final Fantasy theme! I may or may not have wept like a wee child.

[@nmgamingandhobbies7109]

Am I the only one who's really amazed on how beautiful the vocal arrangement of Noctis Blue (00:43:40)?

[@oliviarebecca4998]

It really hit me in my heart!!

[@MeowCatters]

I can't believe i didn't see this sooner, the arrangements are all amazing, I am legit especially crying over the hammerhead, luna, wanderlust, and noctis ones...dammit I haven't touched this game in forever after doing everything i could but now my heart is hurting me lol

[@katc66]

I got to see them in person! Ill never forget it till the day i die! Deff a once in a lifetime deal

[@retrocny5625]

Man I get chills to this day hearing the prelude song. It's so incredibly simple. It took Uematsu minutes to create as a last minute thing and now it's a timeless piece that's instantly recognizable to gamers across the planet. Even decades from now, it'll be just as timeless. Even if some people forget what games it's from, they'll recognize the melody. The perfect piece of music to signify the beginning of a journey. I love it. Now if only Square would get back to making masterpieces and fully living up to their potential. That's what we're all waiting for. 15 wasn't bad. Neither was 13. But they can do so much better. We've all seen what they're capable of because we have games like Final Fantasy 6, 7, 9, and 10 to go back to. Even Final Fantasy 4 was great. They can do better and we expect them to do better. PS: I didn't really care for this version of Apocalypsis Noctis but man... the in-game version of the song is flawless. The first time I heard this song while playing FF15, during the Leviathan battle, I was absolutely floored. It didn't matter that the fight itself was mindless button mashing with little thought required. The setting, the atmosphere, the visuals, the story of Noctis gaining the power of fallen Kings and growing into the King he was destined to be...all of that combined with that song blasting...by the time the fight was over and the exp was tallying up, I was just floored and my jaw was on the floor. I had to sit there for a few minutes and just gather my thoughts. One of the most memorable moments of any Final Fantasy game I've EVER played and I've played damn near every single one. In that moment it felt like you weren't just a gamer playing a game. It felt like I was in that environment, supporting and rooting for Noctis. Sounds corny but I don't care. It's just a shame though that moments like this were few and far between in Final Fantasy 15. It could've been so much better overall. The other stand out aspects of the game for me were Ardyn as a villain and the battle with ifrit. Ardyn was one of the better villains since Kefka, honestly. In the execution and voice acting, specifically.

[@ajthecat2982]

Good stuff made me feel like I was there in person. Every song was done beautifully and it shows that they had a lot of fun performing the songs as well.

[@RofCast]

Appreciate the upload. For my GF and I, this was by far the most epic event of this year's PAX East, and this gives us a chance to relive that glorious concert. So much energy and talent went into this show.

[@haiway85]

Main Theme from FINAL FANTASY is still the best theme around all other games theme. it just have that magical grand feels on it!!!

[@MtMarshi]

So hard to choose my fave Final Fantasy. But XV is right up there at the top. The music is completely transcendent.

[@paulinaree1164]

They were amazing. The head liner of pax for sure

[@emmanuelsandoval6913]

Truly amazing! Greetings from Argentina! Hellfire, Somnus, Wanderlust, Apocalipsis Noctis... great songs!

[@Insig385]

Oh geezus, i watched this on twitch 4 months ago (and totally teared up), but i only just noticed how amazing that LUNA arrangement is. Recently started learning (because i want to learn to play ffxv pieces so badly lol) so i started to really notice piano parts specifically. Now i'm rewatching this again, dat LUNA arrangement, holy crap.

[@mikepelosi9877]

Wow. Amazing. Hellfire First and Second Movement. This is one of the best live video game performances and, as a guitar player myself, one of the best guitar arrangements/transpositions I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. Everyone did such a great job.

[@masatoitoh01121]

Thank you Mike

[@Gen1515]

This I think this was one of the best things from PAX EAST! This was amazing

[@BenyaminLorit]

Bruhhh... the goosebumps for somnus is unreal.

[@Steph-gx2rk]

a hit right in the feels

[@inisialz1965]

I love this Luna theme version.

[@GapcrozMx]

I just cry in every song, the best FFXV 🤘

[@ev342]

1:30:10 god this song is practically made to be a song you walk down the aisle to.

[@arooo666]

i just want you to know that because of this comment, it made my fiance cry and now its officially our weding song

[@albertorubiomediavilla5938]

Amazing gig! I'd love to see and listen Hammerhead's Theme in its post-apocalyptic version as well as Ardyn's one, among others. Apocalypsis Noctis should've been Apocalypsis Acuarius whenever the electric guitars stepped in :D. Anyway, this is awesome!

[@farhanjohari1576]

2022...miss the game..

[@yahikospain446]

I love the guy on the guitar with the "long" hair. He is so amazing 😍

[@masatoitoh01121]

Thank you 👍

[@dagga19k]

Thank you so much for sharing this, I really felt like I was there for real! I love the blonde singer's voice, her version of Somnus was really great! To be honest, I wasn't a big fan of the FFXV soundtrack at first, but now it's grown on me, and here I am, watching almost two hours of live! :)

[@SHEILATIC]

I wish I could've been there...TT^TT The OST of Final Fantasy XV are all GREAT.

[@jokerpsyc0]

Such a great show, was wicked unexpected lastnight but certainly the highlight to PAX

[@mgmanzanillo]

Hands down, the best arrangement of Luna.

[@mgmanzanillo]

Gonna be honest, that was in my opinion the best arrangement of Luna.

[@cookiesiclink4734]

i had it looping for like the past week lol

[@EnvyTooGoon]

Somnus is breathtaking

[@ANGELA-so6zq]

Somnus ...........Really really have amazed me

[@zhengyingli]

Just went through the Royal Edition. Terrific game.

[@oneandonlyjark]

Thanks for that, I was debating whether to upgrade with the royal pack but I think I'll wait a year for the 4 new episodes and buy the Win Ed. on sale.

[@zhengyingli]

Jarrett R.K. Yeah, wait for everything come out first. I myself didn't pick up the vanilla version specifically just to wait for a GOTY edition of some sort.

[@oneandonlyjark]

@kunken don't correct me. You don't know what I'm referring to, clearly. When I wrote that post, Episode Ardyn and possibly three others (later surmised and semi-confirmed to be Aranea's, Cor's and ugh, Noctis) were purportedly set for a season 2 pass. That was four NEW episodes, or four ADDITIONAL ones. Only Ardyn remains now. And if you're going to correct someone's accuracy, be precise. Now, with only Ep Ardyn, there's exactly four episodic DLC. Exactly means = 4, not > 4, < 4, or >= 4, or

[@noctisearleywine2697]

Amazing wish I could see it live

[@mschibisamschibisa4297]

they are killing me!!

[@jchea1764]

The first final fantasy game that I played was Final Fantasy 12 and I'll never forget how the title screen alone made me feel when the Strahl flew through the clouds and the Prelude played in the background.. I feel like I travelled to Ivalice. 😊

[@danielclark3948]

Those 2 guys on guitar are freaking awesome!

[@masatoitoh01121]

Thank you :)

[@Tkabishi]

I find this concert wayyyyy better than the one in London with Shimomura-san. But the japanese composer is really living his music though ^^

[@ultimateneo]

I think I recognize the blond singer in the chorus. Is she the one who sang Snake Eater, the main song of Meteal Gear Solid 3 ? There's a video of it. And it's good !

[@tadookie9688]

God that arrangement of Luna’s theme was so beautiful

[@egghead2048]

somnus best one. idc what anyone says, final fantasy XV was amazing, even tho mainstory was short.

[@りっちゃん-y9j]

全然英語で分からないけどFF15からなんでトゥームレイダー！？テンション上がったけど！！笑

[@ClaireFarron93]

They should put this version of NOCTIS as a credit song for the game!

[@LuisArmandoMusica]

Performer here. I WOULD LOVE THAT.

[@florenceguarracino4144]

OMG they went so wild with blues de chocobo, they had so much fun lol

[@searchingsearch4046]

13:03 imperial Above Us

[@DeadMasterMusic]

Somnus will forever have a special place in my heart. For my first final fantasy game this really struck a cord within me 😭

[@kainex4898]

dat Hellfire 🔥😍 1:13:26

[@BahamutPrime12]

I wished for a live version ever since I heard this track for the first time. Totally worth every second!

[@Shandykey]

When that happened I went so hard

[@cxzargarcia1737]

De la ptm

[@Isagaya]

The Hellfire is epicly GREAT!! I want to hear Cerberus phase II in LIVE version.

[@zgcnos16]

IKR?! the intro of Hellfire was a goosebump for me tho... Epic as hell

[@JagrasSneedandFeed]

lol that shred was sick af

[@petrucci15]

the FF theme at the end though!! omg...

[@Kumiko026]

Anyone else cry?

[@h2opoloplyr]

not going to admit, not going to deny....

[@knightz7874]

I did smile a lot

[@RofCast]

There are certain moments of this game you can't relive without at least 1 singular man/lady tear

[@Insig385]

Yup. I was smiling, laughing, tearing up, n crying throughout the entire thing. Just like when i was playing the game.

[@eddietrevizo5009]

They need to put this on spotify or something. I always come back to it

[@EmreNoct]

hellfire 1:17:29 best part holy shiiiiiiiit, always gets me❤❤❤

[@josephinemerry3288]

Hammerhead in LIVE *tearsofjoy TOT

[@allen101]

damn my manly tears is bursting like Amiger chain after listening to 1:25:37 Somnus

[@Thespartan19]

120hours on steam right now and my God I just can't get enough. I haven't even started playing the other episodes, because my ocd is forcing me to fully complete it and check every nook and cranny of the game. Frankly, I'm just aimlessly wandering about the map. The game is just too damn pretty!. 😅

[@LoptrLies]

SAME. I have 210 hrs on my PS4. You just can't stop ;___;

[@Dragonfury3000]

Thanks for this upload :)

[@Cheykosal]

The Prompto Theme...I cry so much...

[@ReginaAretha]

omg that sassy Chocobo theme is somehow so funny to me LOL

[@Lord_Azian]

Somnus is life

[@ymdaaaplvn]

原曲でもギター、ベース普通に使ってるし良くね？かっけえもんに変わりはねえし

[@aaronborgstrom2696]

WELL DONE VGO!!

[@tofanstyo]

Finally.. VEILED IN BLACK !!!

[@nick6019]

How did I just find out about this

[@RagnaCloud13]

God, that was best orchestra

[@leonsummers9873]

Veiled in Black ! OMG !

[@easoncaelum4072]

Hope Noctis’ Blues is going to be in the Season 2 DLC

[@cxzargarcia1737]

Simplemente magnífico hellfire

[@MtMarshi]

That Blues De Chocobo though 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@КонстантинПаршуков-о6б]

Now I have only 2 wishes. 1: Final Fantasy XV remastered version for PS5 with Kingsglave as a game, all dlcs (including (un) cancelled ones), better Tenebrae and Gralea chapters and more combat features. 2: PAX East 2021 (or 2022, 2023, whatever) with all this music, Stand Your Ground, Ardyn II, Ardyn IV, Kings of Yore, Magna Insomnia, A Retainer's Resolve (Episode Ignis final boss theme), Apocalypsis Magnatus, Guardian battle theme from Episode Ardyn and music from new dlcs. Then I will be happy.

[@Wolfjamd]

8:20 when your groovy moves activate

[@luckyaris5529]

1:17:30 waw

[@LightDarkHero341]

A M.A.S.T.E.R.P.I.E.C.E