"Fallen Angel" (堕天せし者, Daten seshi Mono?, lit. Fallen One) is the boss theme of the primal Garuda from Final Fantasy XIV. It was composed by Masayoshi Soken, with lyrics written by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox and vocals performed by Fukiko Sekine.
It opens with an organ section accompanied by a haunting chorus, and becomes increasingly faster until it suddenly stops, a female voice says "Now fall...", and a heavy guitar starts playing for a few seconds, giving way to a softer riff as the proper song begins, combining the initial chorus with faint lyrics that can be heard on the background.
Lyrics[]
The official lyrics were released on the Before Meteor: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack and the A Realm Reborn: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
- English
- Now fall...
- Falling too far from the light
- Deeper into the night
- Lost here inside my own hell
- I am a broken angel
- Japanese translation
- 堕ちなさい
- 光から遠く
- 闇の奥深くへ
- 己の地獄を彷徨う
- わたしは、壊れた天使......
Game appearances[]
Final Fantasy XIV (version 1.0)[]
"Fallen Angel" played against Garuda in the Howling Eye (version 1.0), on both difficulties. It is track 101 on the Before Meteor: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn[]
Garuda
"Fallen Angel" is again used in 
The Howling Eye, The Howling Eye (Hard) and The Howling Eye (Extreme). It is track 82 on the A Realm Reborn: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood[]
The Primals' remix titled "Fallen Angel (From Astral to Umbral)" is used in 
The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate). It is taken from the Final Fantasy XIV: From Astral to Umbral Arrangement Album and is track 91 on the Stormblood: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers[]
"Primal Angel" is a new arrangement by Soken that plays in 
Eden's Verse: Furor, the second part of the Eden's Verse Raid. It is a rearrangement of both "Primal Judgment" and "Fallen Angel".
"Primal Angel" is track 28 on the Death Unto Dawn: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
Final Fantasy XV[]
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"Fallen Angel" from Final Fantasy XIV plays in the battle against Garuda as part of the Adventurer from Another World collaboration quest. In the Extreme version of the battle, the theme shifts to the Primals version from Final Fantasy XIV: From Astral to Umbral Arrangement Album after completing its first loop.
"Fallen Angel" was in the game since day one as a track playable in the music player. It appears on the Memories of FFXIV (Disc 1) album (and is, in fact, the only song on it), purchased from the Lestallum Coernix Station.
Final Fantasy XVI[]
The track "Control" contains a phrase from "Fallen Angel". Masayoshi Soken said that there is "no particular reason" for the usage of the phrase and it "feels like it is because it is Garuda".[1]
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call[]
"Fallen Angel" is a Battle Music Sequence challenge for Final Fantasy XIV. The song's battle arena is the Howling Eye arena from its original appearance.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival[]
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Fallen Angel
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Theatrhythm Final Bar Line[]
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"Fallen Angel" is used as Garuda's battle theme during her encounters within the Realm Dungeons and during Final Fantasy XIV related events. It is also the battle theme used during the "Galeswept Ground" Torment Dungeon.
Arrangement album appearances[]
Final Fantasy XIV: From Astral to Umbral Arrangement Album[]
A band arrangement of "Fallen Angel" performed by The Primals appears on this album. The vocals were provided by Akane Ikeya with narration by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox. It was arranged by Masayoshi Soken and GUNN.
The Primals[]
An arrangement of "Fallen Angel" appears on The Primals' debut album.
Live performances[]
The Primals: Zepp Tour 2018 - Trial By Shadow[]
"Fallen Angel" was performed by The Primals in a live concert.
Compilation album appearances[]
Final Fantasy XIV - Eorzean Frontiers[]
"Fallen Angel" was first released on the Final Fantasy XIV Frontiers - Ishgard digital album.
Untempered: Final Fantasy XIV Primal Battle Themes[]
"Fallen Angel" is track 7 of disc 1 on the album.
Final Fantasy XIV - The Best[]
"Fallen Angel" is track 29 on the album.
Untempered 2: Final Fantasy XIV Primal Battle Themes[]
"Fallen Angel (From Astral to Umbral)" is track 12 of disc 1 on the album.
Etymology[]
A fallen angel is a wicked or rebellious angel that has been cast out of heaven. The term "fallen angel" does not appear in the Bible under that exact term (with the closest instance of it appearing under that term being Nephilim, which translates to "Fallen" in Hebrew), but it is used of angels who sinned (such as those referred to in 2 Peter 2:4, "For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment ..."), of angels cast down to the earth in the War in Heaven, of Satan, demons, or of certain Watchers. The term has become popular in fictional literature regarding angels.