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"Twilight over Thanalan" (ザナラーンの黄昏, Zanarān no Tasogare?, lit. Twilight of Thanalan) is a theme in Final Fantasy XIV, composed by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged by Tsutomu Narita.

Game appearances[]

Final Fantasy XIV (version 1.0)[]

"Twilight over Thanalan" played in all of Thanalan areas. It was first released as track 7 on the Final Fantasy XIV / Field Tracks album and is track 16 on the Before Meteor: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn[]

"Twilight over Thanalan" no longer plays in areas of Thanalan and is replaced mostly by "To the Sun". It still plays in the opening scene if the player chooses Ul'dah as the starting city-state.

It also plays in certain cutscenes related to Ul'dah.

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers[]

"Twilight over Thanalan" plays in certain scenes with Thancred Waters and Ryne Waters.

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker[]

"Desert Sun" (ザナラーンの熱砂 ~異聞シラディハ水道~, Zanarān no Nessa ~Ibun Shiradiha Suidō~?, lit. Hot Sand of Thanalan ~Strange Tale Sil'dih Waterways~) is an arrangement of "Twilight over Thanalan" by Justin Frieden that plays as the dungeon theme in the Another Sil'dihn Subterrane Another Sil'dihn Subterrane Criterion dungeon Criterion dungeon. It is track 16 on the Growing Light: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.

Arrangement album appearances[]

Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection[]

"Twilight over Thanalan" was arranged and performed by Yuji Sekiguchi and is track 10 on the album.

Final Fantasy Ukulele Solo Collections Selected From Original Soundtrack "Final Fantasy I~XIV"[]

"Twilight over Thanalan" was arranged and performed by Kiyoshi Kobayashi and is track 35 on the album.

Live performances[]

Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy Returning Home[]

"Twilight over Thanalan" is one of the Final Fantasy XIV orchestral arrangements present on the album. It was conducted by Arnie Roth and performed by the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra. It was arranged by Tsutomu Narita.

Compilation album appearances[]

Final Fantasy XIV - Eorzean Frontiers[]

"Twilight over Thanalan" was released as track 2 on the Final Fantasy XIV Frontiers - Ul'dah digital album.

Etymology[]

Twilight on Earth is the illumination of the lower atmosphere when the Sun itself is not directly visible because it is below the horizon. Twilight is produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, illuminating the lower atmosphere so that Earth's surface is neither completely lit nor completely dark. The word twilight is also used to denote the periods of time when this illumination occurs.