I loved being able to be a part of it, and when the finished product released, I just lost it. The song was already emotionally charged for me, and then seeing all of us coming together for this… man.
i can't watch this ever without tearing up :'3 and this was the community's way of thanking the devs, especially Soken and Yoshi-P, for giving us this game and story. and on top of that, at the fanfest when Endwalker was announced, Soken revealed to everyone his battle with cancer, and how the community is what helped him through kemo, the desire to make the players happy. That's the reason for the message at the end :'3 Not only is it a quote from Shadowbringers, but that's what Soken did QAQ The fact this game's OST has not been nominated at the Game Awards is still a travesty to me Dx
It's kinda sad that people often mention Soken for his cancer nowadays when it's probably something he doesn't want to think about and there's much more to say than cancer
@@altansipdrae2759 true, but at the same time, it was a shocking announcement and the community wants him to know they support him every step of the way. i adore his music (seeing so much more of it in the new Theaterhythm game makes me so happy!) and FF XVI cannot come out soon enough! his triumph over it and desire to still do what he loves is inspiring, and I think is a strong message to never give up, no matter what your struggles may be.
@@altansipdrae2759 Well Yoshi-P had at the time just lost one friend(son of Dad of Light) to cancer and Soken was sick the same time and this tribute was Soken's welcome back for getting an all clear diagnosis
and the thing is soken is a once in a generation talent. IF your lucky to see such talent like that once every generation. the guy is pure genius when it comes to music.
Oh absolutely! I feel that it's not just the talent though. It's like... you ever look at a person and they just have that wholesome aura or something? I suck at metaphysics stuff so I interpret it as: "Years upon years of evolution that have established us as the APEX predator on this blue ball we call our planet have cultivated the instinct to tell me that SOKEN IS A GOOD BOY!" I adore the guy, just watching him makes me smile. I don't even need subtitles, just put him on the screen and let him talk about music. His expressions, hand-movements, gesturing, micro-expressions ... everything radiates passion. Also, the whole cancer situation he's been through... bruh, the dude literally suffered through SO MUCH but he PUSHED THROUGH and kept making content FOR US! It's amazing. No, it's more than that. It's respectable.
@@1jidion aw yea going OG too. been playing FF for 30 yrs myself and know the genius in Umetsu as well. he really found a gem in Soken for his protoge ;D
It's a shame it was overshadowed by a damn billboard. It came out the same day a community controversy occurred and kind of overshadowed this beautiful project.
@King Shiny someone paid thousands of dollars to put up a billboard sign irl to promote their in-game club. Complete with the square enix and ffxiv logos. Copyrights complications ensues
@@aronth The controversy wansn't copyright issues. It was the fact that one of the characters on the billboard was wearing glam items that had not been released in the game at that point. It also wasn't thousands of dollars. They came out repeatedly and said it was a couple hundred at most.
There's something about Soken. For me, it's not just about his talent. There are many composers--Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Newton Howard, Howard Shore. I could go on. Some of these guys redefined musical genres and broke boundaries. I think what sets Soken apart is that he worked with Uomatsu to elevate MMO game soundtracks as a genre. And his spirit of acceptance, humility, and perseverance is super impactful. You can't help but want to cheer him on and inspire him even more with support like this. :)
The composer of this arrangement Alex moukala also made and co composed an anime opening of FFXIV, inspired by he trailer from endwalker before endwalker came out. Called Soul Echoes. Check both the anime opening song and the behind the scenes vid.
The guy is an actual BEAST. It's not just his composing abilities, he CAN SING for real. Like, it's impressive. And the inclusion of the actual vocalists (Amanda, Susan, ETC) only makes it better. I, sir, have lost my poop. And not only that, I find myself incapable of finding as every time I watch this video I tear up.
@@kingshiny66 Think his page bio he actually is a professional but he explains the music or does remixes on his channel a lot... Husky's always got that goofy dog hat on and he's more guitarist
every time I see this video my eyes dart all around at all the faces. So much talent in the community and I'm sure there's even more who weren't able to submit or were too shy to. Love it.
It reminded me of that 1 bozo that called her toxic and a naysayer and I was like "Dude, she's been THROUGH WAR, had to leave EVERYTHING behind and move out. She's a refuge." So it was a combination of a wholesomeness that I always get from Zepla, but also a sensation of fury towards that particular individual. I hope Zepla's doing nice. Sometimes you leave war, but war doesn't leave you.
I couldn't go to that zone for a few days after playing through endwalker.... The moment the music plays was after a certain character's action.... and I always thought that that character was singing the song.
Suffer well, my friend. Suffer well. I would add a smiley with a tear, but youtubestudio (the CC tool) does not allow me to use emojis. We all cried. Some of us together, some of us alone.
i was part of it, it was one of the best moments i had in alll my 45 years old. thats one of the things that makes the FF14 community better than wow... but not everything is perfect.. every place has its imperfections.
that line "if you had the strength to take another step, could you do it" and showed soken, yup, he took many more steps with the strength he had from battling cancer
The thing I like about this video in particular is if like myself you didn't see the notice for submission to be part of this you still not left out as by simply singing or mouthing along to the song whilst listening your'e part of it. You are part of this amazing community Also you don't need to worry about if you can sing or not that's another thing that makes this perfect. Its meant to represent all the people of Etheirys from all walks of life coming together to cry out as one that their journey is not yet over.
i'm so greatful youtube recommended this to me. I'm subscribed to Alex's channel and somehow I missed this video for 7 Freaking months. I just got so many feels and snotted up. damn I love this verison of the song.
This project was a ton of fun to take part in even if it was just to submit a part for the limit break. Best part is if you can't sing then it just melds in with the other people that can sing Also if I recall Soken made mention to the video too when it came out.
@@kingshiny66 Yep! Visually too. 2:36 on the actual video Starting from the bottom right of Elizabeth, 3 right and 1 down, guy with the black headset is me. Was not expecting my video part to be used given how many there was but...there I be regretibly
The black guy who sings really well is Alex Moukala. He's the one who uploaded the original video iirc. And apparently he's also very popular cause I see a lot of his ads on youtube about his music production master classes.
OMG Amanda is beutiful , i miss her OF. She took it down after she became more known . there was susan callaway in the video too, shes the one for the 1st songs in ffxiv like answers
FFXIV community is absolutely amazing as a whole. I played WoW for 14 years and will never go back, the toxic community, lack of story that makes sense and the graphics of that a 5 year old drew, just too old for me.
She's an ANGEL! She's the one singing Flow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow! BUT BE WARNED, she can also be a ... seductress! (DUN DUN DUN). No, for real, if you check out her latest video it was entirely different vibes.
5:05 You don't need to sing perfectly, have you ever heard how Koji Fox sings? In a stream Soken showed to the world how he sounds like without effects, oh dear... XD 7:31 Soken is a great composer and for what I recall, a cancer survivor.
Going further into this story. Soken announced that he had cancer, only when it was in remission, and that was the first time many people on the Dev team learned. The only ones who knew he was in the hospital was Soken himself, Naoki Yoshida the Producer, the Head of Square Enix and HR. Soken didn't want anyone to worry about him. And when Yoshida wanted him to stop working and just rest to recover, Soken said that he didn't want to stop, that composing the music was keeping him going, because he knew his fans were waiting on his next piece.
@@ShadowZabre a beautiful soul and a honest to gods Warrior of Light. the fan's response? They went out to Costa Del Sol, spelled his name out with their characters, then waited for the FATE 'It's not Lupus' and beat up a crab named Cancer :'3
I knew about Alex for a bit now for his "Music producer reacts to", so when he announced he needs the FFXIV community to sing for a project, I knew it was serious so naturally I recorded myself and sent the audio and video Oh boy little I knew... Alex Moukala went absolutely hard on this, pro singers and our very own poor selves around them as the choir. Of course Close in the Distance is a very special song but being part of it in our own way, I just can't put words on it
This is litearlly ALL FFXIV CONTENT CREATORS (regardless how big or smol) being gathered by someone that took an initiative to create the most wholesome video ever made.
@@kingshiny66 agreed. It doesn't have explosions or gunfights, but the video contains a wonderful message and shows that a ton of work was spent creating it (like the editing, the music production, and getting both popular streamers and singers who worked on the game to agree to send in clips).
I loved being able to be a part of it, and when the finished product released, I just lost it. The song was already emotionally charged for me, and then seeing all of us coming together for this… man.
i can't watch this ever without tearing up :'3 and this was the community's way of thanking the devs, especially Soken and Yoshi-P, for giving us this game and story. and on top of that, at the fanfest when Endwalker was announced, Soken revealed to everyone his battle with cancer, and how the community is what helped him through kemo, the desire to make the players happy. That's the reason for the message at the end :'3 Not only is it a quote from Shadowbringers, but that's what Soken did QAQ The fact this game's OST has not been nominated at the Game Awards is still a travesty to me Dx
It's kinda sad that people often mention Soken for his cancer nowadays when it's probably something he doesn't want to think about and there's much more to say than cancer
@@altansipdrae2759 true, but at the same time, it was a shocking announcement and the community wants him to know they support him every step of the way. i adore his music (seeing so much more of it in the new Theaterhythm game makes me so happy!) and FF XVI cannot come out soon enough! his triumph over it and desire to still do what he loves is inspiring, and I think is a strong message to never give up, no matter what your struggles may be.
glad I am not the only one cause ouch my feels lol
@@MissDee13 feels will never recover. EW was already a blow to my feels, this shattered them x'3
@@altansipdrae2759 Well Yoshi-P had at the time just lost one friend(son of Dad of Light) to cancer and Soken was sick the same time and this tribute was Soken's welcome back for getting an all clear diagnosis
The Sorrow of a Thousand Thousand worlds weigh heavy... and yet you can walk on.
i loved close in the distance, one of my favorite songs, however, for the quest "youre not alone" i wish they played the song from 9
I can't watch this with crying. It's like finishing the story all over again to sit in Ultima Thule and weep
I'll never forget that day. I never cried so hard in my life. I doubt I'll ever feel that kind of feeling again.
@@Tezramut let's see where this story goes and what friends we make along the way
and the thing is soken is a once in a generation talent. IF your lucky to see such talent like that once every generation. the guy is pure genius when it comes to music.
Oh absolutely! I feel that it's not just the talent though. It's like... you ever look at a person and they just have that wholesome aura or something? I suck at metaphysics stuff so I interpret it as: "Years upon years of evolution that have established us as the APEX predator on this blue ball we call our planet have cultivated the instinct to tell me that SOKEN IS A GOOD BOY!"
I adore the guy, just watching him makes me smile. I don't even need subtitles, just put him on the screen and let him talk about music. His expressions, hand-movements, gesturing, micro-expressions ... everything radiates passion. Also, the whole cancer situation he's been through... bruh, the dude literally suffered through SO MUCH but he PUSHED THROUGH and kept making content FOR US! It's amazing. No, it's more than that. It's respectable.
he did learn from the master, uematsu-san, talk about once in a generation, nobuo and then masayoshi
@@1jidion aw yea going OG too. been playing FF for 30 yrs myself and know the genius in Umetsu as well. he really found a gem in Soken for his protoge ;D
@@KitaiAryik hell yea bro
It's a shame it was overshadowed by a damn billboard. It came out the same day a community controversy occurred and kind of overshadowed this beautiful project.
Oh? What kind of controversy? I haven't heard about that one!
@King Shiny someone paid thousands of dollars to put up a billboard sign irl to promote their in-game club. Complete with the square enix and ffxiv logos.
Copyrights complications ensues
@@aronth The controversy wansn't copyright issues. It was the fact that one of the characters on the billboard was wearing glam items that had not been released in the game at that point. It also wasn't thousands of dollars. They came out repeatedly and said it was a couple hundred at most.
There's something about Soken. For me, it's not just about his talent. There are many composers--Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Newton Howard, Howard Shore. I could go on. Some of these guys redefined musical genres and broke boundaries. I think what sets Soken apart is that he worked with Uomatsu to elevate MMO game soundtracks as a genre. And his spirit of acceptance, humility, and perseverance is super impactful. You can't help but want to cheer him on and inspire him even more with support like this. :)
He's also the ultimate memelord and shitposter. He's truly OUR madman.
The composer of this arrangement Alex moukala also made and co composed an anime opening of FFXIV, inspired by he trailer from endwalker before endwalker came out. Called Soul Echoes. Check both the anime opening song and the behind the scenes vid.
The guy is an actual BEAST. It's not just his composing abilities, he CAN SING for real. Like, it's impressive. And the inclusion of the actual vocalists (Amanda, Susan, ETC) only makes it better. I, sir, have lost my poop. And not only that, I find myself incapable of finding as every time I watch this video I tear up.
@@kingshiny66 Think his page bio he actually is a professional but he explains the music or does remixes on his channel a lot... Husky's always got that goofy dog hat on and he's more guitarist
The limit break killed me. They went hard.
every time I see this video my eyes dart all around at all the faces. So much talent in the community and I'm sure there's even more who weren't able to submit or were too shy to. Love it.
I wish I was streaming back then! The shininess of my head would blind y'all!
When it shows Zepla as the heart of the ffxiv community it makes me sadder when you remember that when she filmed that she was living in Ukraine.
It reminded me of that 1 bozo that called her toxic and a naysayer and I was like "Dude, she's been THROUGH WAR, had to leave EVERYTHING behind and move out. She's a refuge." So it was a combination of a wholesomeness that I always get from Zepla, but also a sensation of fury towards that particular individual. I hope Zepla's doing nice. Sometimes you leave war, but war doesn't leave you.
I couldn't go to that zone for a few days after playing through endwalker....
The moment the music plays was after a certain character's action.... and I always thought that that character was singing the song.
fact is it gets clearer further in the story of that zone you get first you just hear it like a far off staticky radio and by the end...
I thought I was beyond this song making me spontaneously cry. Turns out, I am indeed not. Thanks for the reminder of this awesome project.
Suffer well, my friend. Suffer well. I would add a smiley with a tear, but youtubestudio (the CC tool) does not allow me to use emojis. We all cried. Some of us together, some of us alone.
Being apart of this was super emotional when seeing the final product. Such an amazing community.
i was part of it, it was one of the best moments i had in alll my 45 years old. thats one of the things that makes the FF14 community better than wow... but not everything is perfect.. every place has its imperfections.
that line "if you had the strength to take another step, could you do it" and showed soken, yup, he took many more steps with the strength he had from battling cancer
Yup. A dozen views in and I still can’t watch this without crying
I wonder what the devs feel when they see this.
It hits you with the jabs with people you recognize at first. Then it kicks you in the teeth with the entire community opening up. It hits so hard.
The thing I like about this video in particular is if like myself you didn't see the notice for submission to be part of this you still not left out as by simply singing or mouthing along to the song whilst listening your'e part of it. You are part of this amazing community
Also you don't need to worry about if you can sing or not that's another thing that makes this perfect. Its meant to represent all the people of Etheirys from all walks of life coming together to cry out as one that their journey is not yet over.
i'm so greatful youtube recommended this to me. I'm subscribed to Alex's channel and somehow I missed this video for 7 Freaking months. I just got so many feels and snotted up. damn I love this verison of the song.
Absolutely beautiful.
This project was a ton of fun to take part in even if it was just to submit a part for the limit break. Best part is if you can't sing then it just melds in with the other people that can sing
Also if I recall Soken made mention to the video too when it came out.
You were there?! I envy you! I wasn't streaming back then!
@@kingshiny66 Yep! Visually too. 2:36 on the actual video Starting from the bottom right of Elizabeth, 3 right and 1 down, guy with the black headset
is me. Was not expecting my video part to be used given how many there was but...there I be regretibly
I wasn't expecting to cry this early in the day but here I am!
The black guy who sings really well is Alex Moukala. He's the one who uploaded the original video iirc. And apparently he's also very popular cause I see a lot of his ads on youtube about his music production master classes.
That guy can sing. For real he can sing. Talented.
Even macho men sweat from their eyes, Shiny
This always hits si hard, damn it I'm crying again man!
OMG Amanda is beutiful , i miss her OF. She took it down after she became more known . there was susan callaway in the video too, shes the one for the 1st songs in ffxiv like answers
Holy Crap... I just stumbled upon this by accident. Absolutely speechless.
Next up: the 300 musician Endwalker Medley
FFXIV community is absolutely amazing as a whole. I played WoW for 14 years and will never go back, the toxic community, lack of story that makes sense and the graphics of that a 5 year old drew, just too old for me.
This is why I love the FF14 community, simply beautiful.
The girl took my breath away. Edit: Amanda Chen!
She's an ANGEL! She's the one singing Flow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow! BUT BE WARNED, she can also be a ... seductress! (DUN DUN DUN). No, for real, if you check out her latest video it was entirely different vibes.
@King Shiny haha good one, well I like it. One of my favorite races is the Succubus. Especially how they look in Pathfinder
5:05 You don't need to sing perfectly, have you ever heard how Koji Fox sings?
In a stream Soken showed to the world how he sounds like without effects, oh dear... XD
7:31 Soken is a great composer and for what I recall, a cancer survivor.
Not only that, he composed To The Edge from the hospital, the ammount of love and dedication from the team is amazing
Going further into this story. Soken announced that he had cancer, only when it was in remission, and that was the first time many people on the Dev team learned. The only ones who knew he was in the hospital was Soken himself, Naoki Yoshida the Producer, the Head of Square Enix and HR. Soken didn't want anyone to worry about him. And when Yoshida wanted him to stop working and just rest to recover, Soken said that he didn't want to stop, that composing the music was keeping him going, because he knew his fans were waiting on his next piece.
During the same time that Soken was in hospital with cancer another close friend of Yoshida's passed away from cancer, this being Maidy.
@@ShadowZabre a beautiful soul and a honest to gods Warrior of Light. the fan's response? They went out to Costa Del Sol, spelled his name out with their characters, then waited for the FATE 'It's not Lupus' and beat up a crab named Cancer :'3
@@ShadowZabre He's not the head of SE just divison 9 but he does have a seat on the board... CEO of SE makes some questionable choices of late
FFXIV has been an amazing game and I find myself listening to the music all the time. The only wow song I listen to is grizzly hill’s music lol
Amanda is a goddess. She can easily be Hydaelyn IRL xD
chills
I knew about Alex for a bit now for his "Music producer reacts to", so when he announced he needs the FFXIV community to sing for a project, I knew it was serious so naturally I recorded myself and sent the audio and video
Oh boy little I knew...
Alex Moukala went absolutely hard on this, pro singers and our very own poor selves around them as the choir. Of course Close in the Distance is a very special song but being part of it in our own way, I just can't put words on it
gets me every damn time ;u;
Holy shit this is amazing 👏 😍
Bro looks like Johnathan Commandments
And people wonder why they won for best community.
People that do, haven't played the game to understand why. We who played, know. x)
I have 3k hours in ff14 and have no clue what this is.
This is litearlly ALL FFXIV CONTENT CREATORS (regardless how big or smol) being gathered by someone that took an initiative to create the most wholesome video ever made.
i won't cry I WON'T CRY ! Damn who the fok cutting onion there >
Looks like the algorithm giveth
I'm not crying you're crying
WE are crying.
Pew
The people that represent the community in content like this are awesome, too bad the actual community isn't.
WoLs, all of them.
Is the bar that low anything ffxiv impresses some wow player?
I think this is genuinely impressive, personally!
@@kingshiny66 agreed. It doesn't have explosions or gunfights, but the video contains a wonderful message and shows that a ton of work was spent creating it (like the editing, the music production, and getting both popular streamers and singers who worked on the game to agree to send in clips).
This is not impressive? You for real?
Corniest, clickbait title I've seen in a while in the MMO community, and I watch Bellular so thats saying something
Is it clickbait if it describes what literally happens?
I don't like Soken's style at all, but this as a project was very good.