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FINAL FANTASY XVI

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ファイナルファンタジーXVI
Submitted by Jimby on Nov 16, 2024 10:19 AM
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Release Date
June 22, 2023
Developer
Creative Business Unit III / /
Publisher
SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. / /

Releases

DATE

RELEASE

REGION

PLATFORM

2023-06-22 FINAL FANTASY XVI / / Japan Sony PlayStation 5

Credits

    Music Director / Masayoshi Soken /
    Main Composer / Masayoshi Soken /
    Composers / Takafumi Imamura / , Daiki Ishikawa / , Saya Yasaki / , Justin Frieden
    Arrangers / Yoshitaka Suzuki / (Polion Inc.), Ryo Furukawa / (OTONOWA), TomoLow, Keiko
    Sound Director / Yosuke Nakashima /
    Sound Designers / Go Kinuya / , Akifumi Kawasaki, Mari Kubota / , Hiroki Matsuki / , Riki Okuyama / , Kotaro Yamada / , Naoki Horihata, Asami Fujita / , Takao Oishi / , Shingo Inoue / , Koki Iwatani / , Yuki Hirose / , Kazuhiro Hosoe / , Masayuki Endo / (Forcewick Sound Design Co., Ltd.), Masayoshi Umezu / (Forcewick Sound Design Co., Ltd.), Ryo Inakura / (Forcewick Sound Design Co., Ltd.), Kyle Lammerding (Keywords International Ltd. Sound Lab), Dylan Levitt (Keywords International Ltd. Sound Lab), Masaru Okawara (Footprints Llc), Shojiro Nakaoka /
    Supervising Sound Designers / Masanobu "Tomi" Tomita (Keywords International Ltd. Sound Lab), Scott Gershin (Keywords International Ltd. Sound Lab)
    Sound Design Lead / Naoki Hiraiwa
    Audio Programmers / Akihiro Minami / , Nao Kasahara / , Hikaru Taniyama / , Yuichi Nishimatsu / , Akiyoshi Koyama / , Kotaro Okada / , Yuto Yamamoto / , Yoshinori Tsuchida /
    Project Managers / Kazuki Hamamoto / , Nozomi Toki / , Miwako Kodama / , Yuko Sakae / , Shihoko Karube /
    Project Assistants / Hikaru Kobayashi, Meguru Takaishi
    Senior Producer / Debbie Gonzalez (Keywords International Ltd. Sound Lab)
    Asset Coordinator / Julien Nicolai (Keywords International Ltd. Sound Lab)
    Foley Artists / Natsuko Inoue (FOOTPRINTS LLC), Junichi Sasaki (FOOTPRINTS LLC), Nijiho Hara (FOOTPRINTS LLC)
    Foley Recordist / Kozue Matsuzawa (FOOTPRINTS LLC)
    Sound Editor / Kousuke Kobayashi (FOOTPRINTS LLC)
    Solo Violoncellist / Masateru Nishikata /
    1st Violin / Yuma Ito /
    2nd Violin / Risa Yamamoto /
    Viola / Takashi Yanagisawa /
    Violoncello / Takahiro Yuki /
    Oboe / Ami Kaneko /
    Trumpet / Kenichi Tsujimoto /
    Flute / Junichiro Taku
    Choir (Soprano) / Maiko Futami / , Minako Fujita / , Yoshiko Yamaguchi / , Eri Unoki /
    Choir (Alto) / Eri Nishimoto / , Yuka Kobayashi / , Yuki Jitsukawa
    Choir (Tenor) / Takashi Baba / , Takashi Otsuki / , Masahito Shimomura / , Kohei Niitsu /
    Choir (Bass) / Shigeru Hatakeyama / , Kei Yonashiro, Takeshi Murayama / , Tetsuya Oi /
    Recording Engineers / Wataru Shigyo / , Shigeo Sakurai / , Saaya Kobayashi / , Shigeharu Nakauchi /
    Recording Studios / SOUND INN STUDIOS, ONKIO HAUS / , Sound City
    Copyists / Yu Iriyama (IMUSICJP), Sachiko Miyano / (SHANGRI-LA Inc.)
    Musician Coordinators / Tsutomu Satomi / (SHANGRI-LA Inc.), Aki Haruyama / (SHANGRI-LA Inc.), Megumi Fujiwara (SHANGRI-LA Inc.)
    Original Series Themes / Nobuo Uematsu /
    General Manager / Ryuji Abe /
    Music Entertainment Group Head / Soshi Yoshida /
    Production Producer / Akio Shiraishi /
    Production Coordinators / Shohei Negishi / , Tatsuya Ueno / , Haruka Yoshida / , Sara Aizawa /
    Promotion Coordinators / Shogo Sugawara / , Saki Imamoto /
    Special Thanks / Masamu Kobayashi /

    Song Credits

    Vocals / Kenshi Yonezu / , Amanda Achen
    Music / Kenshi Yonezu /
    Composer / Masayoshi Soken /
    Arrangement / Kenshi Yonezu / , Yuta Bandoh / , Keiko
    Lyrics / Kenshi Yonezu / , Michael-Christopher Koji Fox
    Recorded by / Masahito Komori /
    Mixed by / Masahito Komori /
    Mastered by / Randy Merrill
    Mastered at / Sterling Sound*
    Produced by / Reissue Records

    Notes

    Music Director & Main Composer: Masayoshi Soken

    =Sound Division=
    Sound Director: Yosuke Nakashima
    Composers: Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa, Saya Yasaki, Justin Frieden
    Sound Designers: Go Kinuya, Akifumi Kawasaki, Mari Kubota, Hiroki Matsuki, Riki Okuyama, Kotaro Yamada, Naoki Horihata, Asami Fujita, Takao Oishi, Shingo Inoue, Koki Iwatani, Yuki Hirose, Kazuhiro Hosoe
    Audio Programmers: Akihiro Minami, Nao Kasahara, Hikaru Taniyama, Yuichi Nishimatsu, Akiyoshi Koyama, Kotaro Okada, Yuto Yamamoto, Yoshinori Tsuchida
    Project Managers: Kazuki Hamamoto, Nozomi Toki, Miwako Kodama, Yoko Sakae, Shihoko Karube
    Project Assistants: Hikaru Kobayashi, Meguru Takaishi

    <Collaborated Sound Creators>
    Arrangers: Yoshitaka Suzuki (Polion Inc.), Ryo Furukawa (OTONOWA), TomoLow, Keiko
    Supervising Sound Designers: Masanobu "Tom" Tomita (Keywords International Ltd. Sound Lab), Scott Gershin (Keywords International Ltd. Sound Lab)
    Sound Designers: Masayuki Endo (Forcewick Sound Design Co., Ltd.), Masayoshi Umezu (Forcewick Sound Design Co., Ltd.), Ryo Inakura (Forcewick Sound Design Co., Ltd.), Kyle Lammerding (Keywords International Ltd. Sound Lab), Dylan Levitt (Keywords International Ltd. Sound Lab), Masaru Okawara (FOOTPRINTS LLC), Shojiro Nakaoka
    Senior Producer: Debbie Gonzalez (Keywords International Ltd. Sound Lab)
    Asset Coordinator: Julien Nicolai (Keywords International Ltd. Sound Lab)
    Foley Artists: Natsuko Inoue (FOOTPRINTS LLC), Junichi Sasaki (FOOTPRINTS LLC), Nijiho Hara (FOOTPRINTS LLC)
    Foley Recordist: Kozue Matsuzawa (FOOTPRINTS LLC)
    Sound Editor: Kousuke Kobayashi (FOOTPRINTS LLC)

    <Music Recording Section>
    Solo Violoncellist: Masateru Nishikata
    1st Violin: Yuma Ito
    2nd Violin: Risa Yamamoto
    Viola: Takashi Yanagisawa
    Violoncello: Takahiro Yuki
    Oboe: Ami Kaneko
    Trumpet: Kenichi Tsujimoto
    Flute: Junichiro Taku
    Choir (Soprano): Maiko Futami, Minako Fujita, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Eri Unoki
    Choir (Alto): Eri Nishimoto, Yuka Kobayashi, Yuki Jitsukawa
    Choir (Tenor): Takashi Baba, Takashi Otsuki, Masahito Shimomura, Kohei Niitsu
    Choir (Bass): Shigeru Hatakeyama, Kei Yonashiro, Takeshi Murayama, Tetsuya Oi
    Recording Engineers: Wataru Shigyo, Shigeo Sakurai, Saaya Kobayashi, Shigeharu Nakauchi
    Recording Studios: SOUND INN STUDIOS, ONKIO HAUS, Sound City
    Copyists: Yu Iriyama (IMUSICJP), Sachiko Miyano (SHANGRI-LA Inc.)
    Musician Coordinators: Tsutomu Satomi (SHANGRI-LA Inc.), Aki Haruyama (SHANGRI-LA Inc.), Megumi Fujiwara (SHANGRI-LA Inc.)

    Original Series Themes by Nobuo Uematsu

    =Media & Arts Business Division=
    General Manager: Ryuji Abe
    Music Entertainment Group Head: Soshi Yoshida
    Production Producer: Akio Shiraishi
    Production Coordinators: Shohei Negishi, Tatsuya Ueno, Haruka Yoshida, Sara Aizawa
    Promotion Coordinators: Shogo Sugawara, Saki Imamoto

    =PlatinumGames Inc.=
    Sound Design Lead: Naoki Hiraiwa

    Special Thanks: Masamu Kobayashi

    KENSHI YONEZU
    "TSUKI WO MITEITA - MOONGAZING"
    Vocals, Music, and Lyrics: Kenshi Yonezu
    Arrangement: Kenshi Yonezu, Yuta Bandoh
    Recorded and Mixed by Masahito Komori
    Mastered by Randy Merrill - Sterling Sound
    Produced by Reissue Records

    "My Star"
    Vocal: Amanda Achen
    Composer: Masayoshi Soken
    Arranger: Keiko
    Lyrics: Michael-Christopher Koji Fox
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    Albums

    2025

    03.05 #SQkawaii Sounds -FINAL FANTASY- SQEX-11148 Arrangement
    02.07 Distant Worlds VII: more music from FINAL FANTASY AWR 10126 Arrangement
    01.15 Crystalline Resonance - FINAL FANTASY Piano Collection SQEX-11149 Arrangement

    2024

    09.26 SQUARE ENIX Standards: Vocal SQEX-11146 Vocal
    09.18 FINAL FANTASY XVI - ORIGINAL DLC SOUNDTRACK - From Spire to Sea SQEX-50202 Soundtrack
    08.21 LOST CORNER / Kenshi Yonezu [Junk Edition] [Limited Edition] SECL-31101 Vocal
    08.21 LOST CORNER / Kenshi Yonezu [Video Edition (CD+Blu-ray)] [Limited Edition] SECL-31102~4 Vocal
    08.21 LOST CORNER / Kenshi Yonezu SECL-31108 Vocal
    08.21 Child album LOST CORNER / Kenshi Yonezu [Video Edition (CD+DVD)] SECL-31105~7 Vocal

    2023

    10.01 Scarlet Moon Halloween Volume II SMRC-1078 Fan Arrangement
    09.21 SQUARE ENIX MUSIC SAMPLER CD Vol.18 SQEX-11068 Arrangement
    07.19 FINAL FANTASY XVI Original Soundtrack SQEX-11039~45 Soundtrack
    07.19 FINAL FANTASY XVI Original Soundtrack Ultimate Edition [Limited Edition] SQEX-11031~8 Soundtrack
    06.26 Tsuki wo Miteita - Moongazing / Kenshi Yonezu SEXX-02525 Vocal, OP/ED/Insert
    06.22 FINAL FANTASY XVI Mini Soundtrack N/A Soundtrack

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