"Storm of Blood" (血の嵐, Chi no Arashi?), also known as "Stormblood", is a song from Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, composed by Masayoshi Soken, arranged by Yoshitaka Suzuki, and orchestrated by Sachiko Miyano, with lyrics written by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox and Banri Oda.
It plays in the opening movie of the game. It is a medley featured tracks from the game including the "Prelude" of the Final Fantasy series and "Crimson Sunrise".
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Game appearances[]
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood[]
"Storm of Blood" plays in the opening movie of the game since version 4.0.
An Orchestrion roll can be obtained as a reward from the 2017 edition of the seasonal event The Rising.
It is the 1st track in Stormblood: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker[]
The motif of "Storm of Blood" is incorporated in "Endwalker - Footfalls".
Lyrics[]
The lyrics were released on the Stormblood: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack along with the Japanese translation. With the release of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, the lyrics were revisited on the Developers' Blog.[1][2]
- English
- Storm of blood
- Born from blood
- Of our fallen brothers
- Borne upon our hands
- Cradled in our arms
- Swelling in our hearts
- Raise your weary head
- Heed the call to arms
- Ringing in your heart
- Loyalty!
- Unity!
- Liberty!
- Japanese translation
- 斃（たお）れた我らが同胞より
- 生み出されし
- 血の嵐
- 我らの手により運ばれ
- 我らの腕により抱かれ
- 我らの心を満たしゆく
- 重き頭を上げ
- 心に鳴り響く
- 闘争への招集に応えよ
- 忠義！
- 結束！
- 自由！
Live performances[]
Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.2[]
"Painted Red" is an orchestral arrangement of "Storm of Blood" and "Crimson Sunrise". 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 in the Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.2 (Concert version).
Arrangement album appearances[]
Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Arrangement Album[]
An orchestral arrangement of "Painted Red" was released 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.
