Too late, fell victim to the hype

Lyrics got released a couple days ago: [Verse 1] Dig, dig, dig, dig, deeper Dig, dig, dig, dig, deeper Delve, delve, delve, delve, deeper Weep, weep, weep, weep, weeper [Verse 2] Raise thy lantern, pioneer Shine upon the far frontier Fingers cracked and body broken Mind adaze yet soul awoken [Verse 3] Diving into the... mire! Laid out upon the... pyre! Never this soul shall... tire! Running into the... fire! [Pre-Chorus] Your bleary bloodshot eyes open wide in the dawn Let the light in and brighten the shadеs that sleep inside you [Chorus] Find the flame, thе flame, the flame Find the flame, the flame, the flame Let its light blind you Delve in this dark abyss Fathomless emptiness Till the kiss of fire enfolds you!

Away (Phoenix Vs. Ifrit) is definitely the best song to start an opening battle

I was indifferent to this song when it was first released until I had to accept the truth. Then I was so HYPED.

The build up to this actual version is amazing cause the whole fight you have a less confident and less pronounced version playing then you hit that moment and it just erupts and it's absolute peak (trying not to spoil anything but know it is the hype)

"It's time to accept the Truth" This is one of those songs that's even better when you hear it with the context of the scene it's in.

This is our hero's theme in main Kaiju battles. Enthusiastic.

The FF16 soundtrack is so good. Takes most of the FF14 music by comparison and takes everything to 11! Soken goes crazy on this OST

Definitely has a “Torn from the Heavens”emphasis in this particular song

A masterpiece of a game is always accompanied by a God tier OST, bravo Soken.

Funnily enough, Soken originally wrote this song on short notice for marketing, more than anything. He didn't quite think it was up there, being rather one-sided, but was pushed to let it get implemented anyway, and it grew on him from there, especially coupled with the context of the game itself.

This song with context in the game is one out of many hype moments in the game

As Final Fantasy tradition goes, it has a really good soundtrack. The thing is, because you want to play the game without eating any heavy spoilers, I have two recommendations which are based on the demo of the game, which is not only free, but covers up the first minutes of the game without hinting anything else. With that said, for you and for those who want to also recommend some ost for this game, here are two. The Battle Theme for reference shenanigans, and Away.

For me the sound reminds me the most of Stormblood-era Final Fantasy XIV music, especially the Worm's Tail. Theres other songs that have a similar sound to them as well. But I definitely hear the XV sound as well

This is a type of theme that plays when the fight hits second phase. However, the one going into second phase is not the boss, it's you.

The game is phenomenal when it delivers and this track is exactly what you hear / experience on the screen. Pure hype. It may not be the typical FF (in respect to what is normally considered a JRPG) but it’s an amazing title and one of my favourite FF’s to date. (I’m an OG since 1) such an amazing narrative carried by a surreal OST. Hopefully one day you experience it for yourself. If anything, do yourself a favour and just play the free demo.. I’m willing to bet that will be enough to rope you in!

Dang. That SF6 menu music in the background is the most relaxing thing ever

Can't wait for you to hear battle theme "Sixteen Bells" and boss themes "Ascension", "Away", "Catacecaumene" & "The Riddle." Those are some of the best battle theme bangers from the game!

I'm so glad that you were able to listen to some XVI music, this game is amazing, I've played through 50% of the main content for the game and it has already become one of my favorite FF games. I hope you'll be able to play the game at some point, especially knowing that some folks from Platinum Games contributed to the gameplay and that the main combat director for DMC5 designed the combat gameplay for the game! The soundtrack is awesome, so different and fresh from XIV and yet you can still recognize Soken's style Anyway, this game is a gem, its story and themes are quite mature and I'm glad that this series still exists nowadays \o/ Also thank you for mentioning the fact that what makes Final Fantasy "Final Fantasy" is that each game is new and different, sometimes I feel like people just want the same game over and over Edit : I saw some comments mentioning the demo, there's definitely that if you want to know if you'd like to play it, it shows you the first two hours from the game and the save progress can be transfered to the full game.

I love the XVI soundtrack, it's like I come from XIV which isn't like underfunded by any means but you can tell with the amount of content that they put out that they have to cut back on a lot of things. And then you put Soken on a mainline game where he has all the money and freedom to do whatever he wants and he puts out this bombastic orchestral soundtrack that just blows you away.

Accept the Truth.

Man the entire soundtrack to this game is just soooooo gooooooood and perfectly sets the mood.

Oh yeah, its ifriting time

Away and Ascension are gonna be big requests once the soundtrack is released, both are pretty amazing.

I love how every boss character has their own leitmotif with a subdued version during dialogue scenes and a battle version for the big fight scenes.

Thank you! I’m so glad you also think it sounds like Apocalypsis Noctis. That was my first thought when I first heard this song. Which is absolutely not a bad thing, considering Apocalypsis Noctis is one of my favorite pieces from XV

Glad to see some FFXVI absolutely loving the game can't wait to grab the sound track

You’re right on the ff15 comparison. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one. And it sounds awesome

Can’t wait to see you play this. It really has cemented Soken as Nobuo Uematsu’s rightful heir.

To Sail Forbidden Seas is honestly one of the best tracks in the game

When this music kicks in during battles. Its extremely hype. Gives me chills

Not even done with the video yet, but just hearing the opening bits there (after having played through the game twice) I have major goosebumps and immediately need to play this game again. The pavlovian response is real.

Phoenix theme "Away" , Bahamut, Titan, Odin Battle theme also good!!!

The music in this game was perfection. Soken slayed us all and not shocked

Hi there Uncle Jesse, It´s been quite some time, but i have been seeing some your videos and you are clearing growing it up. So Kudos to you. Boy Oh Boy, Final Fantasy XVI OST..... And this particular track.... The very first game moment it happens It is soooo gooood my friend. And that is just one of many different and epic moments this game has, not just in emotional storytelling, character development and one of the most amazing soundtracks acompaning those moments, it is just pure bliss. The game is not perfect, by my God, it is pretty much a Masterpiece and it has been some time since a Mainline Final Fantasy game to have this kind of Hype, but it also delivers and then some. Not matter how new or old fans of this fantastic franchise are, everyone should give this one a try. Great analysis on the choir section by the way. Cheers, stay safe and keep on going keeping one my Dude. Happy VGMs to us all

FF 16 is a MASTERPIECE, THE OST IS A MASTERPIECE SOKEN OUTDID HIMSELF🔥❤️🔥❤️

The soundtrack is soooo goood. A lot of 14 call backs. Phoenix/Phoenix vs Ifrit theme by far is the best song in the game imo

I get the feeling the low brass had fun with this one lol. Looking forward to the review of the song "Away" from this game.

Bahamut fight ost will blown his mind away

Biosleeve doing good work 👏👏. Soken really be like "Ohhh I have budget? I'll take your entire stock of live choir and orchestra." 💸

Estava esperando ansiosamente por esse vídeo ❤

Clive's Hype Theme God, it's so amped up. Determination in sonic form.

Ooh very early for you. Looking forward to a few more 16 stuff, but no rush right?

Soken Unchained

I'm really hoping you'll play 16 after dmc 5! It would be an excellent transition.

It's definitely a battle theme. It only plays in one part of the game, but that part is so pivotal as a character moment for Clive. One of the most iconic moments in gaming history. I hope you get to experience it!

When this song kicks in later in the game its so fuckin hype given the context

everytime i hear this i feel like i can conquer the world

I like Winter's Bound. Aka Shivas Dominant. Powerful, beautiful and emotional

This and apocalypsis noctis are hype af. 🔥

This is the soundtrack of the year.

In game, this song hit's 100x harder.

This song really makes me think of the bands that play at high school and college football games with the heavy brass and drumline beats.

"I know the truth of it now. You are not Ifrit...I am!"

You will be amazed if you hear most of FF16 ost list especially the bahamut ost.

clive accepted the truth and became HIM

This sounds extremely similar to Final Fantasy Anthology cover by Diego Mitre called Dominance and other from that Album that cover different ff tracks. I agree about your comparison to Apocaliptis Noctis because of the tempo and aggressive vocals . As for the ff16 ost id be honest, i expected more, i don't wanna say its not good far from it but bar few songs its very hard to find some memorable tracks that can hold on by their own.Unfortunately many of them feel like they are layers of motifs and are repeated with some slight variations just to fill out the huge game and its areas. I like Soken especially his ff14 stuff but in my opinion this isn't on that level unfortunately .

If you're looking for fluctuation in the songs paste, etc, "sail the forbidden seas" (A 16 song) is really good to.

Ahhh you absolutely must listen to “Away” from the game too! It’s my fave

Soken can't be beat

For some reason I anticipated the exact reaction you said you’d have the moment you were hearing the start of the song “this sounds more like Apocalypsis Noctis than anything from FF14” Spot on. Hope you stick around to hear more of the soundtrack sooner rather than later

very correct with the 15 comparison, i heard it right away when the song came out

I can immediately hear the Heavensward in this song

Finally i was waiting for this

Without spoiling of course, this track is very important to the game. I was expecting a bombastic soundtrack full of motif and stuff in a game Soken could compose for, that was just a contained single player experience. I *LOVE* FFXIV and its music, but I am SO happy he got to POP THE HELL OFF for this game, man. I hope you enjoy, hope you listen to more, or even end up playing! This game became my favorite Final Fantasy, finally dethroning FFX. When the NG+ trophy said "Fantasy, Finally", it really is. This game made me feel "Finally, its Fantasy again!". TIME TO JAM

This song is legendary

I was a tad nervous about Soken going from and MMO to mainline FF, but pretty quickly it's obvious that's a silly notion. It still has his nack for shaking sounds up, but still has the grandeur expected from FF proper.

8:00 her name is yoko shimomura 😊 and yes this theme song or maybe there is more than this, it is likely Soken was inspired by Yoko's work.

Dig dig dig dig dig deeper ! Prepare to fucking fight

The soundtrack to sixteen is absolutely riddled with Easter egg notes n' melodies spanning across the entire game series

Been waiting for this 😎😎😎😎

I will say that if you react to songs that have a lot of hype and relevancy online you can potentially get a lot more views. When you were reacting to ff14 content it was at its peak of popularity. I just know this stuff is your livelihood but you are free to do whatever you want that makes you happy. Love your reactions!

Soken is big on using motifs, and I noticed some other songs on the soundtrack that had parts reminding me of various other FF songs as well. I don’t know if it was actually the intention, but if he was invoking the style of other FF songs to help it feel more weaved into final fantasy as a whole I think that’d be interesting

Regardless of my thoughts on the game itself, I'm always thankful for a new FF to listen to for the rest of my life. I still need to listen to the whole soundtrack outside of the game to see which songs stick with me, sometimes I'll find a lot more songs I like by themselves, and others I'll find that the circumstances in the game carried the song.

The Riddle is my favourite track in the game.

Please more of FFXVI, the music is so good.

been waiting for this one.

Can’t wait for the day moon gazing will be on this channel

"It had a swing to it which you don't typically hear with a choir." Yup. It's a Soken composition all right.

I appreciate the SF6 background music

I thought it sounded like Apocalypsis Noctis too. Going to just join the crowd saying to check out Away from this game.

I’m context…. Chills

I know the truth of it now......your not ifrit I am...🔥🔥🔥

So what I am hearing is that we need to flood your platinum level support and flood it with 16 requests to get you to want to play the game. HA. Lets go boys!

With Soken being Soken, you should expect non orchestral music in XVI to come out of nowhere.

the rest of the boss fights music is also amazing. i heard they will release the tracks very soon, hope you check them out at some point!!!

I personally think the eikon battle theme is the best battle theme in the game and so far histoire or into the mire are my favorite dungeon tracks to play at the hideaway.

I feel like next he should react to Titan lost theme or Bahamut

This is what happens when you give Soken a budget

The first part of the song has a similar percussion to ffxiii blinded by light

Man I am dying for you to react to some Sonic Frontiers music in the future. Find the Flame is amazing however and its great how both FFXVI and Frontiers both have amazing tracks about finding said flame

This game is great , i have my problems with it but overall , its fantastic.

Clive has a few different themes in this game especially wrt his relationships to various characters. This in particular is def his battle theme + additional character psychology related stuff.

For me, the first notes reminded me of Blinded by Light (FFXIII) right away 🤔. Haven't heard the FFXV music you speak of though. Unfortunately, FF hasn't hyped me since a good while now, won't stop me from enjoying the OSTs though 👀.

Personally I never felt Apocalypsis Noctis, I heard Stand Your Ground the battle theme of XV and Veiled In Black another battle theme from XV

Nah xvi is a masterpiece. And also hype.

Biggest thing about Soken is that he is a composer who loves his leimotifs in the context of the story. Melodies you hear will appear elsewhere to fit different scenes. As a result, when hearing it in game when it finally happens just hits differently in the best way possible

I'm kind of surprised that you felt strongly that it didn't sound like FFXIV. To me this sounds so typically Soken I almost felt like going, ok you like choir, we get it lol. That's not to say it isn't a great song though, and it was definitely played at a great part too.

Definite things to improve but really the best FF in a long time. A great title to build off of. Soundtrack is... interesting in that I think there are midis uses to call back to the old sound chip limitations. Soken also slips in some of his synth too, heh.

I'm i the only one that can hear "You are not Ifrit, I am"??