I was eventually assigned to supervise sound on Final Fantasy XIV and then took over composing with A Realm Reborn. I was often asked to create musical tracks as well, so I would compose music for these projects on the side. Shortly after joining the company, I began to oversee small- to mid-scale sound projects for our titles. Generally, multiple people would handle these things, but I really wanted to achieve something specific with my ideal sound, so I enjoyed doing these tasks alone. When I first came to Square Enix, my main responsibilities focused on sound effect creation, sound schematic designs, and other sound engineering work.
How did you get involved with the Final Fantasy franchise? Soken-san is responsible for almost all of it.
Earlier this year, it broke the Guinness Book of World Records when it reached 384 unique songs - and that was before the June 2017 Stormblood expansion. The game rebounded and maintains a thriving community to this day. He served as sound director of the original FFXIV while franchise regular Nobuo Uematsu composed the music, but when Square Enix rebranded a rebuilt version of the game as Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Soken-san assumed the role of sound director and lead composer. The critical response to the original FFXIV was nothing short of disastrous, spurring Square Enix to rebuild the game entirely, including the music, which is where Masayoshi Soken came in. Most Final Fantasy games are single-player RPG experiences, but FFXIV, much like FFXI before it, is an MMORPG akin to World of Warcraft in which players create characters and assume roles in a massive online fantasy world. It also includes a full tracklist of all the songs featured in the album, including both the Japanese and English titles for each song.In many ways, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is an oddity for the broader Final Fantasy franchise, but it’s one that made the Guinness Book of World Records thanks almost entirely to one man: Composer Masayoshi Soken. The singer Keiko, who along with Yoshimi Tsujimoto performed one of the tracks “Crimson Sunset,” will be attending the events as well.Īnd according to the official website, the CD includes songs from Patch 4.4 and later that were not included in the previous Stormblood: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack. The tweet above details in-store events for the release, with three venues planned. The original soundtrack will launch on September 11, 2019, as revealed by the SQEX MUSIC Twitter account in a recent status update: For fans awaiting an official way to listen to their favorite tracks from the recent major update Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, Square Enix brings good news.
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