Final Fantasy XVI Previews New Features, Kenshi Yonezu Theme Song

 

If you’ve been holding out for a bunch of Final Fantasy XVI footage, Square Enix delivered in Sony’s latest State of Play presentation, which offered up 25 minutes of content from the upcoming mainline entry. In addition to introducing features like the Clive’s Hideout base camp, Mob Hunts and an extensive look at combat, the deluge of news revealed that Kenshi Yonezu will be providing the theme song.

 

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Hot off the hit opening theme song to the Chainsaw Man anime, “Kick Back,” Yonezu announced “Tsuki wo Miteita – Moongazing” as the official theme song to Final Fantasy XVI. The song is featured along with everything else in the video below.

 

 

“Tsuki wo Miteita – Moongazing” teaser:

 

 

Here’s what Kenshi Yonezu had to say about the song:

 

“Words cannot express the impact Final Fantasy has had on my life. I never thought or imagined that I would ever receive an opportunity like this. I wrote this song especially for this game. Thank you.”

 

Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida added:

 

“When I found out that we’d be able to work with Yonezu-san, I was not only surprised, but overjoyed… I’m a big fan of Yonezu’s work, and I know that he has a passion for creating music that resonates across the generations, so I was sure that he’d be able to capture the world, the story, and the themes of FFXVI. He’s not only an amazing artist, but also an avid gamer and an FF fan, so please look forward to hearing his theme song!”

 

Final Fantasy XVI hits PlayStation 5 on June 22.

 

Source: PlayStation Blog, press release

 

 

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