Final Fantasy XVI Main Theme Song by Kenshi Yonezu Revealed

Sq. Enix has revealed the primary theme music of its upcoming mainline Remaining Fantasy sport Remaining Fantasy XVI. 

The music is written and carried out by widespread Japanese singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu, and it is titled “Tsuki o Mite Ita,” which interprets into “I used to be wanting on the Moon.” Apparently, the official English translation is “Moongazing.”

Its reveal follows the most recent PlayStation State of Play, throughout which Sq. Enix launched a ton of very fascinating gameplay and extra particulars.

You may try the theme music within the video beneath. 

The press launch asserting the teaser features a assertion from Yonezu-san himself:

Phrases can not specific the impression  Remaining Fantasy has had on my life. I by no means thought or imagined that I’d ever obtain a chance like this. I wrote this music particularly for this sport. Thanks.

We additionally hear from producer Naoki Yoshida.

Once I discovered that we’d have the ability to work with Mr. Yonezu, I used to be not solely stunned, however overjoyed. I’m an enormous fan of Yonezu’s work, and I do know that he has a ardour for creating music that resonates throughout the generations, so I used to be certain that he’d have the ability to seize the world, the story, and the themes of Remaining Fantasy XVI. He’s not solely an incredible artist, but in addition an avid gamer and a  Remaining Fantasy fan, so please sit up for listening to his theme music!

For those who’re unfamiliar with Remaining Fantasy XVI, it is the subsequent mainline sport of the ultra-popular fantasy sequence by Sq. Enix. Its improvement is spearheaded by many builders from the Remaining Fantasy XIV workforce, which is not actually shocking contemplating the success of the most recent MMORPG of the sequence, which has handed 27 million registered accounts worldwide as of final yr.

Among the many workforce, now we have producer Naoki Yoshida, director Hiroshi Takai, author and inventive director Kazutoyo Maehiro, artist Hiroshi Minagawa, composer Masayoshi Soken, and plenty of extra. 

The sport is alleged to be a darker tackle the Remaining Fantasy idea, whereas its battle system is totally action-based. But, you possibly can anticipate loads of conventional ideas from the sequence together with summons, Chocobos, and Moogles.

The scheduled launch date is June 22, 2023, for now just for PS5, and has already gone gold. A PC model can also be seemingly coming in some unspecified time in the future, albeit there isn’t a official launch date for it in the intervening time. We additionally discovered {that a} demo is deliberate and may come shortly earlier than the sport’s launch. Whereas we wait, you can even check out a lot extra gameplay proven at PAX East.