Heavensward Music Contest (EU)

To celebrate the release of the sound team’s newest masterpiece, Heavensward: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack, we’re holding a special contest focused on the music of Heavensward. Soak up the tranquil sounds of the evening theme for Foundation—“Night in the Brume”—and perform your own rendition of the song! Will you keep it classy with a soothing piano or a violin? Completely jazz it up? Or perhaps straight-up rock out? That’s all up to you! Put your heart and soul into the music, and bring back the feeling you felt when taking your first step into Ishgard. Entries will be judged by the Sound Director Masayoshi Soken! Prizes include a decorative plaque signed by Masayoshi Soken, as well as in-game item packages! We’re looking forward to seeing and hearing all your music!

Check out the official Heavensward：FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack website here.

Soundtrack available to purchase on the Square Enix Store.



Contest Entry Period

Wednesday, 24 February, 2016 8:00 (GMT) to Monday, 11 April, 2016 at 8:00 (GMT)
*Updated on Mar. 11, 2016

Theme

Create a video of yourself performing your own unique arrangement of the song “Night in the Brume” from FINAL FANTASY® XIV: Heavensward.

You can listen to a sample of the song “Night in the Brume” at the following locations:

• The “Heavensward: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack”
• Sample YouTube video
• Listen to the music while playing the game (featured in the “Foundation” area of Ishgard in the evening)
• Sheet music (Updated on Mar. 9, 2016)
  *Please note, the sheet music for “Night in the Brume" can only be used for this contest. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of the sheet music is prohibited.
  

Prizes

Grand prize winner
One (1) grand prize winner will be awarded the following prizes:

• One (1) decorative plaque signed by FINAL FANTASY XIV Sound Director Masayoshi Soken.
• One (1) in-game item package that includes one (1) Noble Barding chocobo barding, one (1) Ahriman Choker, one (1) Mandragora Choker, and one (1) Bluebird Earring.
• One (1) video message from FINAL FANTASY XIV Sound Director Masayoshi Soken to the winner

Runners-up
Up to three (3) runners-up will each be awarded the following prizes:

• One (1) “Heavensward: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack” poster signed by Sound Director Masayoshi Soken
• One (1) in-game item package that includes one (1) Noble Barding chocobo barding, one (1) Ahriman Choker, one (1) Mandragora Choker, and one (1) Bluebird Earring.

Honourable mentions
Up to fifteen (15) qualifying entrants selected for honourable mention will each be awarded the following:

• One (1) in-game item package which includes one (1) Ahriman Choker, one (1) Mandragora Choker, and one (1) Bluebird Earring.

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How to Enter

• Step 1: Record a video of yourself performing your version of the song “Night in the Brume” (the “entry”).
  • You must save the video in one of the following accepted resolutions:
    720p (1280x720)
    1080p (1920x1080)
  • You are free to choose how you would like to perform, arrange, and conclude your arrangement of the song. (*You may collaborate with other people; however, only (1) prize will be awarded per entry, if selected.)
  • The video must include footage of you performing the song (including playing the instruments or other objects).
  • The video cannot be longer than 2 minutes 30 seconds.
• Step 2: Upload your entry to YouTube.
  • You must title the video using the format below:
    [FFXIV_HW_Music_EU] Your Character Name
    
    Example:
    [FFXIV_HW_Music_EU] Zhexos Community
• Step 3: Post a link to your video in the entry thread. Be sure to include the following information:
  • URL of the video
  • Submission title
  • Brief comment for your entry (up to 500 characters)
  • Your favorite song from FINAL FANTASY XIV (up to three)

*All in-game items are virtual items and have no real world monetary value.
*All prizes will be delivered to the character listed on the entrant's forum account.
*Please note that prizes are transferable only to characters under the same service account of the player who enters the contest.

You must abide by the following rules and guidelines when submitting your entry:

• Entries cannot be edited after submission.
• You must be sure that any music follows the Material Usage License Agreement.
• You must, according to the Material Usage License Agreement, include a copyright notice (either in the video itself or the video description) for any use of trademarked and copyrighted materials such as screenshots, or gameplay video: "FINAL FANTASY XIV ©2010 - 2016 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. FINAL FANTASY is a registered trademark of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. All material used under license."
• You must follow the YouTube policies and guidelines, which can be found here.

Please note

• One entry per person. If multiple entries are posted, only the first one submitted will be accepted.
• Physical prize will be delivered to the address registered to the entrant’s service account. Please make sure your registered address is correct and up to date.
• Prospective contestants must possess an active service account and have a permanent residence in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia or the United Kingdom in order to be able to enter. Contestants under the age of 18 must obtain the permission of a legal guardian before submitting their entry.
• You may collaborate with other people; however, only one prize, or set of prizes, will be awarded per entry.
• Normal forum rules apply to all posts within the contest thread.
• Square Enix reserves the right to judge whether or not material is appropriate for public display.
• Square Enix reserves the right to remove or take down any content in its sole discretion.

Forum Submission Rules

Inappropriate submissions will be moderated. If entries fall under any of the below categories, it will result in a disqualification and the post will be deleted by a moderator:

• Any posts containing obscenity, vulgarity, discrimination, or any other offensive subject matter
• Infringements upon copyright/intellectual property, personal credit, privacy, etc.
• Counter to public order and/or morals
• Submissions with content judged to be grossly deviant from the established theme

Selection

The development and operations teams will select the grand prize winner, runner-ups, and honourable mentions based on the overall execution and quality of the performance.

Winners will be announced later in May, 2016 on the forums. If the announcement date needs to be pushed back then we will make an official announcement beforehand. (*Amended on May 3, 2016)

FINAL FANTASY® XIV (“Game”) Heavensward Music Contest (“Contest”)

This Contest is being operated and promoted by:

Square Enix Limited registered in England and Wales with company number 01840186 (“Square Enix”, “We”, “we”, “Us”, “Our”) with registered address at 240 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NW.

The Contest is only open to holders of an active FINAL FANTASY XIV service account (“Service Account”) during the Entry Period who are resident in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, and the United Kingdom (the “Territory”). Residents of jurisdictions other than the Territory may also be eligible to enter the Contest under rules applicable to those residents’ jurisdictions if Square Enix or one of its affiliates has posted such rules. Contestants who are residents of France should refer to the Additional Specific Provisions under these Rules relevant to their country of residence.

PLEASE READ THESE RULES (“Rules”) CAREFULLY. By submitting an entry to the Contest you agree to accept and be bound by these Rules and the terms of any policies referred to in these Rules. We reserve the right to cancel or amend the Contest at any stage if deemed necessary in our opinion and/or if circumstances arise which are outside of our control.

Theme
Create a video of yourself performing your own unique arrangement of the song “Night in the Brume” from FINAL FANTASY® XIV: Heavensward.

How to Enter
During the Contest period, Entrant must follow the instructions posted on this webpage and take the following steps to enter:

• Step 1: Record a video of yourself performing your version of the song “Night in the Brume” (the “entry”).
  • You must save the video in one of the following accepted resolutions:
    720p (1280x720)
    1080p (1920x1080)
  • You are free to choose how you would like to perform, arrange, and conclude your arrangement of the song. (*You may collaborate with other people; however, only (1) prize will be awarded per entry, if selected.)
  • The video must include footage of you performing the song (including playing the instruments or other objects).
  • The video cannot be longer than 2 minutes 30 seconds.
• Step 2: Upload your entry to YouTube.
  • You must title the video using the format below:
    [FFXIV_HW_Music_EU] Your Character Name
    
    Example:
    [FFXIV_HW_Music_EU] Zhexos Community
• Step 3: Post a link to your video in the entry thread. Be sure to include the following information:
  • URL of the video
  • Submission title
  • Brief comment for your entry (up to 500 characters)
  • Your favorite song from FINAL FANTASY XIV (up to three)

Additional Rules:

• Entrants may not edit entries after submission.
• Entrant must, according to the Material Usage License Agreement, include a copyright notice (either in the video itself or the video description) for any use of trademarked and copyrighted materials such as screenshots, or gameplay video: "FINAL FANTASY XIV ©2010 - 2016 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. FINAL FANTASY is a registered trademark of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. All material used under license."
• Entrant must comply with YouTube’s community guidelines as well as all of Google’s and YouTube’s other policies or terms of service.
• Physical prize will be delivered to the address registered to the entrant’s Square Enix account. Entrant must confirm that his or her registered address is correct and up to date.
• Normal forum rules apply to all posts within the contest thread.
• Square Enix reserves the right to judge whether or not material is appropriate for public display.
• Square Enix reserves the right to remove or take down any content in its sole discretion.

Entrant must not include personal information such as Entrant’s name or address in the body of Entrant’s submission entry.

Entry Period
Wednesday, 24 February, 2016 8:00 (GMT) to Monday, 11 April, 2016 at 8:00 (GMT)
*Updated on Mar. 11, 2016

Entry Requirements
Contestants must possess an active Service Account and have access to a working internet connection and web browser in order to be able to enter. Contestants are responsible for all connection charges associated with the internet connection and subscription fees associated with the registration for a Service Account. Contestants must ensure that their contact information is correct at the time of registration for a Service Account, during and after submission of their Entry.

Contestants must accept our privacy policy located here and cookies policy located here. Contestants must have a permanent residence in the Territory. Contestants under the age of 18 must obtain the permission of a legal guardian before submitting entries. The Contest is not open to employees, directors or other officers of Square Enix or its respective affiliates, agents, media partners and suppliers.

Winner Selection
The FINAL FANTASY XIV development and operations teams will select the top nineteen (19) entries based on the overall execution and quality of the performance (“Winners”).

Winners will be announced on the forum within six (6) weeks of the conclusion of the Entry Period (“Announcement Date”)*. Once the Winners are announced, virtual prizes will be delivered to each Winner via the in-game Moogle delivery service (which may be subject to change at our discretion). Square Enix shall ship physical prizes to Winners within approximately one (1) month of the Announcement Date. Prize delivery timing is subject to change.
*Updated on May 3, 2016

Prize
The one (1) Contestant who submitted the best entry (i.e., the grand prize winner) will receive each of the following items (total approximate retail value of twenty Euros (€20.00)):

• One (1) decorative plaque signed by FINAL FANTASY XIV Sound Director Masayoshi Soken (approximate retail value of twenty Euros (€20.00)).
• One (1) in-game item package that includes one (1) Noble Barding chocobo barding, one (1) Ahriman Choker, one (1) Mandragora Choker, and one (1) Bluebird Earring (in-game virtual items with no monetary value).
• One (1) video message from FINAL FANTASY XIV Sound Director Masayoshi Soken to the winner (no monetary value).

The three (3) Contestant who submitted the three (3) next-best entries (i.e., the runners-up) will each receive each of the following items (total approximate retail value of nine Euros (€9.00)).

• One (1) “Heavensward: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack” poster signed by Sound Director Masayoshi Soken (approximate retail value of nine Euros (€9.00)).
• One in-game item package that includes one (1) Noble Barding chocobo barding, one (1) Ahriman Choker, one (1) Mandragora Choker, and one (1) Bluebird Earring (in-game virtual items with no monetary value).

The fifteen (15) Contestant who submitted the fifteen (15) next-best entries (i.e., honourable mention) will each receive the following item (an in-game virtual item with no monetary value):

• One in-game item package which includes one (1) Ahriman Choker, one (1) Mandragora Choker, and one (1) Bluebird Earring (in-game virtual items with no monetary value).

All in-game items are virtual items and have no real-world monetary value and cannot be sold or transferred to third parties.

We reserve the right, at all times, to vary or modify any Prize referred to above.

We reserve the right to re-distribute any prizes that remain unclaimed. No alternative prize shall be provided in place of the prize.

Inappropriate Submissions
Entries containing obscenity, vulgarity, discrimination, or any other offensive subject matter and/or containing any plagiarized or copyrighted material will not be considered by the judges. Entries which infringe upon copyright/intellectual property, personal credit, privacy, are counter to public order and/or morals, are judged to be grossly deviant from the established theme, do not contain all of the required information or contain erroneous information may face disqualification. Square Enix reserves the right to judge whether or not material is appropriate for public display.

Additional Specific Provisions
Contestants resident in FRANCE:
In accordance with the 6th January 1978 data protection and freedom of information law n° 78-17, we inform you that you have the right to access, rectify and delete information concerning you, by requesting it in writing to the Promoter.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW SQUARE ENIX WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ENTRY THAT IS SUBMITTED TO THE CONTEST THAT INFRINGES THE COPYRIGHT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF A THIRD PARTY. YOU WARRANT AND AGREE THAT YOUR ENTRY WILL CONTAIN WORK THAT IS ENTIRELY ORIGINAL TO YOU AND DOES NOT INFRINGE OR INTERFERE WITH ANY THIRD PARTY COPYRIGHT OR OTHER RIGHTS AND YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY SQUARE ENIX AGAINST ANY LOSS ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF YOUR WARRANTY.

In the event that an entry violates a third-party’s copyright, the user’s Service Account may be suspended or cancelled. All entries and other materials (the "Entry Materials") (including all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights associated therewith) submitted by you become the property of Square Enix upon submission, and Entry Materials will not be returned to any contestant. In consideration of our acceptance and review of your Entry Materials into the Contest, you hereby assign to Square Enix absolutely all right, title and interest for the full duration of copyright in and to the Entry Materials throughout the world. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge that Square Enix will own all rights to use, modify, and make derivative works of the Entry Materials, without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity. You agree to take, at Square Enix’s expense, any further action (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits and other documents) reasonably requested by Square Enix to effect, perfect, or confirm Square Enix's ownership rights as set forth above in this paragraph. Entry Materials may be used by contestants only for purposes of the Contest or for private, personal, non-public viewing. Entry materials received by Square Enix may be destroyed by Square Enix at any time following the Contest.

Governing Law
These Rules and all or any dispute arising from them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

YouTube
The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Google or YouTube. By participating in the Contest, you agree to be abide by and consent to Google’s and YouTube’s applicable terms of service and all other policies and terms of use, including YouTube’s community guidelines (http://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines). If you do not agree to abide by and consent to YouTube’s or Google’s applicable terms and policies, you must immediately discontinue participation in the Contest. You agree to release YouTube and Google from all liability related to the Contest.

With respect to any Entry Materials that you post on YouTube (including all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights associated therewith), you shall retain ownership of such Entry Materials and you shall grant Square Enix an exclusive, perpetual, royalty free, transferrable, sublicensable, worldwide, fully-paid up license to make any and all uses of such Entry Materials. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge that Square Enix will have an exclusive, perpetual, royalty free, transferrable, sublicensable, worldwide, fully-paid up license to use, modify, and make derivative works of the Entry Materials that Entrant posts on YouTube, without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity.