FFXIV Endwalker Anime Opening Song - Soul Echoes

The lyric video for our Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Anime Opening Theme: Soul Echoes!
This was a fan-made project I put together with some friends of mine, which started with the question "What if FFXIV had an Anime Opening?" and ended with us writing a FFXIV vocal song, then creating an actual Anime Opening video with footage from the game, and also a lyric video for the song itself as a separate thing.
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- Arrangement: @Huskybythegeek , Alex Moukala
- Vocals: @StudioNicktendo , Alex Moukala
- Lyrics & Lyric Video: @mcstronghuge
- Artwork by: DiceSMS
- Based on Final Fantasy XIV and Masayoshi Soken's original compositions
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[AlexMoukalaMusic]

After beating Endwalker, this song hits on a whole new level. Not gonna divulge why, but come back to listen to this after you're through it!
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PS. We would LOVE to publish this song on Spotify and every major digital store, but sadly, because of Final Fantasy XIV's ToS it would be impossible in this very specific case.
That said, you can download the song on my Patreon page along with many other tracks and covers I published here:

[dreamllusion]

"Why doesn't this song stop being better?!"

Endwalker enthusiast : "DYNAMIS, SON!"

[devvfakeaccount]

I love how this feels incredibly unique, yet delivers a distinctly "FFXIV-type" of experience at the same time

[mcstronghuge]

I'm loving the new layers of meaning these lyrics are being given by Endwalker's story.

[sorinnoctis]

At 1:38 I love how the lyrics reflect each villain we had to fight.

This whole song is beyond epic.

[AlexMoukalaMusic]

LYRICS:
Faded reveries, our path is winding
Jaded mem'ries, tempered in sorrow
Silence breaking, our friendships binding
Splendor waking, look for tomorrow!

Our hearts we hold unto the sky
(bathed in light)
We soldier forward now we fly

Our soul it echoes tumbling
Our blood it beckons crumbling down
(The song of hope she dances higher)
Our world may fall to embers
But we will always remember
(Remember Us and Soldier on!)

(We Fall!)
Our chorus rings out For
(We Fall!)
We Walk On As We Fade Away
(We Fall!)
Away!

*Husky flexes on a guitar solo*

Our time now, here at the crossroads
We remember, for now and evermore!

The emptiness inside of me
Our shattered souls will set us free
The hunt for broken sanity
Redeeming the calamity

Hearken to our new gravity
Our song of hopeful melody
Reveal the true reality
That sets us

Free!
Looking to those who walked in memory
Crystallis!
Fighting for our truth that we can still believe
(believe, believe!)

Our hearts we hold unto the sky
(bathed in light)
We soldier forward now we fly


Our soul it echoes tumbling
Our blood it beckons crumbling down
(The song of hope she dances higher)
Our world may fall to embers
But we will always remember
(Remember Us, you're not alone!)

And we ride again
(And we ride again now it's the time to)

To another end
(To another end where we'll forge ahead)

Forge Ahead!
(I'll Forge Ahead)

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[Daedrich]

God, after beating Endwalker last night, and then listening to this, it made me tear up. Yea, this does hit different, and it's amazing how it all just neatly falls into place.

[durantes]

Here’s hoping Master Soken gives a reaction to this beautiful work

[JamzP]

It's scary how accurate this song became to the Endwalker MSQ plotline

[s.m.]

It's insane how much this song captures what FFXIV feels like to me.

[TurntReynolds]

"We soldier forward now we fly"

hoo boy, a certain ancient will NOT be happy to hear about this

[KalarMeadia]

Opening Theme "1"
I see what you did there. And it fills me with joy.
Also, this has shot up to one of my favorite tracks of all time. This is a representation of 11 years of a life shaping game, encapsulate perfectly. Thank you to You and everyone involved, Alex.

[vivian-alexandrarivers]

I didn't think this could get better after playing Endwalker, because you guys had no knowledge of what awaited us... but lo and behold~

[jesuisradmusic]

Dude, the Maker's Ruin part in this is a pure firestorm of chills...! o/

[hayashi]

i can't get over 1:37 the combination of the twinning it's TOO DAMN GOOD!

[jvstice]

Masterfully done. It screams "we've been through hell and we still are together". I'd be more than welcoming an FFXIV anime with this as the opening theme.

[StoriesAndPringles]

You know what, I won't be ashamed to admit this;
I've almost lost hope in my composing skills, feeling like I'm just hitting wall after wall of creative blocks - to the point i've practically halted my attempt at creating a career out of music.
This track Alex, that you, Husky and Nicktendo created ... It's re-awakened the Light of Music inside me.
Darkness nearly took hold and snuffed it out... Thank you, fellow Warrior of Light, for guiding me back home

[Lunar_Crescentfall]

This hits different now after finishing the story of Endwalker, absolutely brilliant!!!

[KappoJK]

This is beautiful to behold. I actually started crying at one point, not from sadness, just from awe. Thank you for bringing this to life. All involved are true artists.

[ElkRiverDog]

Me, Arriving four days late: “Man, I feel so bad I missed this release I can’t wait to hear what this song sounds like.”

*Not even 30 seconds into the song*: “Right then, this is going on repeat for the next half hour or so.”

Thanks for the amazing song!!!!