LIFE ~ In memory of KEITEN ~

"LIFE ~ In memory of KEITEN ~" is the tenth track of the Black Mages' third studio album The Black Mages III: Darkness and Starlight. It was written by Nobuo Uematsu and dedicated Yoshitaka Tagawa, a fifteen-year-old fan of the series who suffered from acute myeloid leukemia. After Uematsu presented him with the song, he became an active attendant to many of the famed composer's performances, while seemingly indicating that he was overcoming the disease. Tagawa passed away suddenly on January 25th 2008, at age 22, two months before the release of Darkness and Starlight. As a tribute to him the Mages decided to include the track as the closing act of their album.

"LIFE" is a simple and mellow piano composition, as opposed to the relatively complex and heavy arrangements of the other tracks on the album. It is the second original piece performed by the Mages not to appear on any entry of the series, the first being "Blue Blast－Winning the Rainbow".