Rise of the White Raven

Template:Listen "Rise of the White Raven" is the final boss theme of Final Fantasy XIV. It was composed by Masayoshi Soken.

Game Appearances

Final Fantasy XIV

As mentioned, "Rise of the White Raven" is the final boss theme of the game, played once the player character and his or her party enter the second stage of the final battle with main antagonist Nael Van Darnus, who has now transformed into Nael Deus Darnus after taking in too much of Dalamud's power.

The piece begins set in C minor, featuring a heavy amount of strings, vocals, and a harp solo in its opening. The ethereal mood evoked by the choral notes and the harp solo could possibly represent Nael's loss of sanity and his rise to full power due to Dalamud boosting his power. The piece then transitions into a brass fanfare of short, crisp notes.

his is followed by a tenor solo with a clear voice, which is, in turn, followed by a tenor solo with a slightly-distorted voice as the piece changes to D minor, then E-flat minor. After another brass fanfare in D minor, a duet between a soprano voice and a tenor voice is featured, and it continues as the piece changes to B-flat minor, then ends in F major before it loops back to the start. All vocals are featured in Latin.

Lyrics

Latin Corvus fortis! Corvus fortis! Corvus fortis ascendit! Superne videt praeteritum Praesentem et futurum videt Res evertuntur repente Ad unum omnes sunt mortui dei Machinae regnabunt in caelo Ratio regnabit in terra Corvum candidum exhilaramus Ecce extendit trans mundi alas Vocat lucem rubram excidii Fulget luce rubrae victoriae Imperium! Imperium! Imperium ave! Ave imperium! Ave imperium! Videte! Testate adventu fati! Videte! Testate adventu Dalamud!

English translation The dauntless raven! The dauntless raven! The dauntless raven rises up! From on high, he marks the past; Marks the present; marks the future. A revolution is upon us. All the gods are dead. Machines will rule the heavens. Reason will rule the land. Exalt we the White Raven. Behold—his wings enfold the world. He calls down the red light of destruction. He glows with the red light of victory. The Empire! The Empire! Hail to the Empire! Welcome the Empire! Welcome the Empire! Look! Bear witness to the advent of Fate! Look! Bear witness to the advent of Dalamud!

The words "hear" and "feel", which are heard in the game's main theme after character creation, are faintly spoken during the first stanza.

Album Appearances

Final Fantasy XIV - Eorzean Frontiers

Soken's piece is featured as the seventh track of the album.

See Also

• "Final Boss Theme"
• "Battle Scene 2"
• "Battle to the Death"
• "The Final Battle" (Final Fantasy IV)
• "The Final Battle" (Final Fantasy V)
• "Dancing Mad"
• "One-Winged Angel"
• "The Extreme"
• "The Final Battle" (Final Fantasy IX)
• "Final Battle" (Final Fantasy X)
• "Awakening"
• "Struggle for Freedom"
• "Nascent Requiem"

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