"Crimson Sunrise" (紅の夜明け 〜クガネ:昼〜, Kurenai no Yoake ~Kugane: Hiru~?, lit. Crimson Dawn ~Kugane: Daytime~) is the field theme of Kugane in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. It was composed by Masayoshi Soken and arranged by Kenichi Kuroda.
It is an arrangement of "Storm of Blood".
Game appearances[]
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood[]
It is an important theme in Stormblood expansion pack, serving as the background music of Kugane during day time.
"Crimson Sunset" (紅の夜更け 〜クガネ:夜〜, Kurenai no Yofuke ~Kugane: Yoru~?, lit. Crimson Late Night ~Kugane: Night~) plays in Kugane during night time and it was arranged by Yukiko Takada.
"Crimson Sunrise" and "Crimson Sunset" are tracks 14 and 35 respectively on the Stormblood: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
It is part of the game's opening medley. Other arrangements include "Cradle", the theme of Ruby Sea, "Looping in the Deepest Fringes", the normal battle theme in Gyr Abania and all Othard areas, "Triumph", the last boss battle theme of every Stormblood dungeons, "Deception", the background music of Kugane Castle, and "The Worm's Tail", the final boss battle in The Royal Menagerie.
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker[]
"Crimson Sunset (Journeys)" plays as the dungeon theme in the Mount Rokkon variant dungeon. It is taken from the Journeys: Final Fantasy XIV ~Arrangement Album~ and is track 64 on the Growing Light: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
"Crimson Rise" (紅のリッジライン ~異聞六根山~, Kurenai no Rijjirain ~Ibun Rokkon Yama~?, lit. Crimson Ridgeline ~Strange Tale Mount Rokkon~) is an arrangement by Takafumi Imamura that plays in the Another Mount Rokkon Criterion dungeon. It is track 68 on the original soundtrack.
Arrangement album appearances[]
Piano Collections: Final Fantasy XIV[]
A piano arrangement of "Crimson Sunset" was released in the album, arranged and performed by Keiko, with Yoshimi Tsujimoto playing the Japanese bamboo flute.
It was released again on the Square Enix Music 15th Anniversary Arrangement Selection 2004-2019 album.
A New World: intimate music from Final Fantasy - Volume II[]
A recording of "Crimson Sunrise" is track 14 on the album.
Journeys: Final Fantasy XIV ~Arrangement Album~[]
A piano arrangement of "Crimson Sunset" by Keiko appears again in this album, with Keiko as the pianist and Yoshimi Tsujimoto playing the Japanese bamboo flute.
Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Arrangement Album Vol.2[]
"Painted Red" (紅の嵐, Kurenai no Arashi?, lit. Crimson Storm) is an orchestral arrangement of "Storm of Blood" and "Crimson Sunrise", released on the album with Sachiko Miyano as the arranger. It was conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Nikikai Chorus Group, with Kinya Sogawa playing the shakuhachi.
Sanctuary's Heart: Final Fantasy XIV Chill Arrangement Album[]
An arrangement of "Crimson Sunrise" by doooo appears as track 4 on the album. It was released again on the physical Deluxe Edition.
Live performances[]
Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.2[]
A concert performance of "Painted Red" orchestrated by Sachiko Miyano for the Eorzean Symphony was recorded and appears on this album. It was conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Nikikai Chorus Group, with Kinya Sogawa playing the shakuhachi.
It is also on the Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.2 (Concert version).
Compilation album appearances[]
Final Fantasy XIV Vinyl LP Box[]
"Crimson Sunrise" is track 2 on side A of the Stormblood Vinyl LP album.
Final Fantasy XIV Vinyl LP Box Vol. 2[]
"Crimson Sunset" is track 2 on side A of the Stormblood Vinyl LP Vol. 2 album.
Music samples[]
Etymology[]
Kugane (黄金?) refers to the metal gold (Au), money, or the color gold in Japanese. The kogane (こがね?) reading is the more common kun'yomi for this term, compared to kugane (くがね?) and kigane (きがね?).