Dust to Dust (theme)

"Dust to Dust" is a theme from Final Fantasy XIII. Like many other tracks in the game, it features female vocals, evoking a sense of nostalgia and longing for times past.

The vocal part intertwines with the motif of "Blinded By Light", one of the main themes of Final Fantasy XIII, though the overall feel is much slower and wistful. It was composed by Masashi Hamauzu.

Final Fantasy XIII
"Dust to Dust" plays as the background and battle theme for Oerba. It mirrors the feelings of Oerba Yun Fang and Oerba Dia Vanille as they return to the colorless world of their dead and decaying hometown 500 years after being crystallized by the pity of Etro. It also plays when Fang reveals her past to Lightning in Palumpolum.

Lyrics

 * Nothing left to fear, l'Cie
 * Cradled in eternity
 * Shore of sand, your fate awaits
 * Oh surrender in the light

Final Fantasy XIII-2
"Dust to Dust" plays during Beginner's Primer summary for Chapter 11 and makes a brief appearance as background theme for the Dying World 700 AF with an analogous use for Oerba: it plays as Noel Kreiss is in a dream world created from past memories of his home near the end of his journey to change the past events that lead to the fall of mankind.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
"Dust to Dust" is part of the Final Fantasy XIII Music Pack DLC distributed through the PlayStation Network. It is automatically selected for Arcade and Quick Battles featuring Lightning or Orphan's Cradle.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
"Dust to Dust" plays in the Altar of Judgement in the Luxerion cathedral

W/F: Music from Final Fantasy XIII
"Dust to Dust" is one of the tracks in this "best of" gramophone record album. It is the second track in Side B.

Etymology
Dust to Dust refers to "Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust", a phrase from the funeral service in the.

Dust to Dust