"Songs from Final Fantasy XV" contains two original songs and one cover which feature on the soundtrack for video game Final Fantasy XV.
Background[]
Florence Welch released a statement via Twitter about her decision to write songs for the game. She drew comparisons between “the landscape of Final Fantasy and [her] own internal landscape”, both of which are “mythical and beautiful and epic”.[1] In the announcement trailer, Florence said she was interested in exploring video game soundtracks:
“I was listening to Classic FM and there was a whole two hour programme about classical music in video games. It’s so inspiring, that’s a whole scope of music that I didn’t know about… It was really fascinating. The music was incredibly beautiful and emotional and I took it as a sort of sign. I want to see what I can do in this medium.”[2]
In a Gamespot interview,[3] the game’s director, Hajime Tabata, spoke about the decision to choose Florence to soundtrack the game:
“When we were looking for an artist that had their own unique world in their own right, we wanted someone who would fit the world of Final Fantasy XV… We really felt that Florence would really flesh out the world and make it even more beautiful and bring in new fans and interest to the game.”
Critical reception[]
KT Wong of Video Game Music Online gave the album a perfect score of 5/5 stars. Favorably comparing it to Welch's work on the band's album Ceremonials, he gave each track high praise: he felt "Too Much Is Never Enough" successfully combined Noctis' journey with Welch's signature composition style, praised "Stand by Me" as a cover that was both respectful and suitable for use with Final Fantasy, and found "I Will Be" an excellent instrumental track backed up by Welch's vocals. He summed up by calling the album "a worthy purchase for all fans of Final Fantasy as well as of Florence and the Machine".[4] Patrick Gann of RPGFan called "Too Much Is Never Enough" his personal favorite from the album, calling it superior to the use of "My Hands" or the work of Angela Aki. He also praised "Stand by Me", saying that the version in the "Uncovered" even trailer did not do the full piece justice. He called "I Will Be" the type of song it was easy to become absorbed in despite the lack of understandable lyrics. He called the overall album "a day-one purchase for [him]".[5]
Commercial performance[]
In their first week of release, "Stand by Me" and "Too Much Is Never Enough" both charted: "Too Much Is Never Enough" broke the top 100 in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain; "Stand by Me" only succeeded in charting in the Brazilian charts, reaching #27. "I Will Be" failed to chart.[6]
Tracklisting[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Too Much Is Never Enough | Florence Welch, Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie | Haynie | 5:48 |
| 2. | Stand by Me | Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Haynie | 4:06 |
| 3. | I Will Be | Welch, Haynie | Welch, Haynie | 5:25 |
| Total Lenght | 14:79 | |||
Refrences[]
- ↑ https://twitter.com/florencemachine/status/764023822143987713?s=46&t=TGML588DkXBbqj7ms0CMpQ
- ↑ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P6M-sDhCUrU
- ↑ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/15-new-things-we-learned-from-final-fantasy-15s-di/1100-6436138/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160828121316/http://www.vgmonline.net/songsfromffxv/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20161106132117/http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff15-songs/index.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20161106190846/http://www.itunescharts.net/artists/music/florence-the-machine-2/