Heavensward Music Contest (NA) - Entry Thread

[FFXIV_HW_Music_NA] Rosaleen Adair

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXlxP7Mp6Uo

"Rosewood's Brume"

I really enjoyed working with the original song as a solo arrangement. My goal was to capture the feeling of walking through Ishgard and being completely absorbed by the endless struggle that exists both within and outside of the walls. I love the main theme of the song and wanted to present it in two different keys to darken it up.

My favorite song ironically is "Night in the Brume" since it captures the feeling of despair yet brings an uplifting sense of hope.

[FFXIV_HW_Music_NA] Otonashi Harui

https://youtu.be/pTBypi_xjog

"Brume Meets Baroque!"

I absolutely adore this album and ever since I've heard this song, I've been attempting to try and put pieces and pieces together in order to transcribe the song for the piano. However, I just couldn't quite obtain in potent results, of course, not until I received the right incentive. My entry is that of a nice classical arrangement of the song, "Night of the Brume" more reminiscent of the Baroque era. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AEIBdpFcs4

Here is my entry for the competition. It is played entirely on one guitar and is an original rendition that includes the bridge as well. I really like the "Night at the Brume" and I tried to capture the beautifully introspective main melody in it. Hope you guys can enjoy it. I am really sorry about the hiss that comes out of the audio, I wish I have the software to suppress it.

My favorite song from Final Fantasy XIV would be On Westerly Winds (Eastern La Noscea theme), Zenith Theme from Heavensward, and of course Answers from ARR.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9gBnRHP3Xc

Here is an oboe version of Night in the Brume

I play an oboe so I will enter the contest. I used to play FF14 all day.
As soon as I graduate I will play more. This music makes me feel calm and sleepy.

[FFXIV_HW_Music_NA] Garthas Wattz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6GE63Rlxy0

Fragments of Nostalgia

For my wife and I, the music of Final Fantasy has been the soundtrack to our lives. It played during our academic study sessions. It played during our runs in the park. It even played during our wedding ceremony. For our arrangement, we wanted to incorporate Night in the Brume with some of our favorite classic themes and our own original melody. In some small way, this song is our way of thanking the talented musicians and composers that have enriched our lives.

Garthas' favorite FFXIV song: Heroes (Heavensward)
Ana's favorite FFXIV song: Black and White (Heavensward)

I forgot to mentioned that my favorite music piece is opening theme of heavensward.

[FFXIV_HW_Music_NA] Jael Delphinium

https://youtu.be/0wYYjOuC5CY

Hello! I'm so excited to present to you my arrangement of the beautiful theme, "Night in the Brume". I'm a classically trained pianist, so much of my inspiration comes from my favorite composers- Schubert, Chopin, Beethoven. This theme is very unique, and really sets a mood for nighttime in Foundation. I love how traditional the music is in this game. It gave me a lot to work with! I hope you enjoy watching.

My favorite piece from Heavenward is definitely Midgardsormr's theme, Primogenitor. It's so unexpected, but eerily powerful and impacting.

Thank you for this wonderful opportunity!
Sincerely,
Jael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oQsU9X2b8g

It's really awesome how Masayoshi Soken is gonna be looking over our arrangements. This is probably the only time he'll even look at this so I'm really glad! Hopefully he and everyone else who listen will enjoy this arrangement and good luck to everyone (◠‿◠).

My favorite songs are:
1. The Lost City of Ampdapor (Normal & Hard)
2. Titan's theme (all phases)
3. The Great Gubal Library

URL of the video:
https://youtu.be/pxIh2kdW26k

Submission title
Sunset on Ishgard

Brief comment for your entry (500 chars):
A big thank you to the FFXIV Team, this was a fun challenge! The hardest part of this was probably staying under the 2 minute, 30 second length restriction. It's such a pretty song. The warm tones of this arrangement reminded me of a sunset on Ishgard.

Your favorite song from Final Fantasy XIV (up to three):

• Navigator's Glory
• On Westerly Winds
• Stone and Steel

[FFXIV_HW_Music_NA] Fibian Villari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UEOPmEUr7A

Night at the Brume Intermezzo

When they announced the Heavensward music contest, I thought this would be a fun opportunity. I tried to keep it fairly simple, but still emphasize some of the contrast between the themes. Thanks for listening!

Favorite songs from FFXIV
- Scars of Battle (Lost City of Amdapor)
- Footsteps in the Snow (Shiva Phase 1 Theme)
- Answers (Especially like how it is incorporated into Final Coil of Bahamut Turn 4)