FINAL FANTASY XIII - 2 - Wishes - " FINAL FANTASY XIII - 2 - Wishes - " is the main theme of " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " , composed by Masashi Hamauzu . The track features a mixture of piano , violin and other synthesized sounds . Game appearances . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . " Wishes " is the main theme and is very prominent in several musical pieces and rearrangements within the game . The track itself is heard at the title screen , when the player starts the game . The song can also be heard as a background theme during two in game cutscenes ; when Serah Farron rescues Noel Kreiss from his dream world in the Void Beyond , and in Oerba 400 AF , when Mog chooses to stay with Serah . It is the third track of the first disc of the " " . The most notable arrangement of " Wishes " is " FINAL FANTASY XIII - 2 - The Future - " , which is often played during the game , for example , when Serah departs on her journey , after she escapes from her own dream world in the Void Beyond , and in the DLC episode " Requiem of the Goddess " , when Serah ' s spirit speaks with Lightning in a white , empty void . " Wishes " is also featured in all three of the main characters ' themes . " Serah ' s Theme - Memories - " , is a vocalized arrangement of " The Future " , featuring the main melody of the track with added vocals sung by Frances Maya , who had previously sung the lyrics for Serah ' s original theme from " Final Fantasy XIII " . " Memories " is used in two cutscenes in which Serah ' s inner thoughts are heard through her narration : after the fight against the Proto fal ' Cie Adam in Augusta Tower 200 AF , and when Serah decides not to remain in her dream world . Her theme also plays at the end of the DLC episode , " Perpetual Battlefield " . " Noel ' s Theme - Last Journey - " , is a soft , brooding and mellow vocal version of Noel Kreiss ' s original theme set to " Wishes " ' s motif , composed by Naoshi Mizuta and with vocals performed by KOKIA . It plays as Serah follows Noel throughout his dream world and later as the background theme of the Dying World . The main melody of the track strongly features a slower version of " Wishes " with a thinner musical texture . " Lightning ' s Theme - Unprotected Future - " is a slowed down , calming variant of Lightning ' s original theme , also heavily featuring " Wishes " , due its derivation from the iconic melody of " Blinded By Light " , which shares its melody with Lightning ' s theme . Lightning ' s motif is heard during the cutscene where she meets Serah and Noel in New Bodhum 700AF , and becomes the background area theme after her departure . The theme is also briefly heard during the " Requiem of the Goddess " Downloadable Episode , when Lightning meets Paddra Nsu - Yeul and floats through the Historia Crux , reminiscing , following Chaos Bahamut ' s defeat . Hope Estheim ' s motif in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " , " Hope ' s Theme - Tomorrow ' s Dream - " , is a mixture of both the melody of " Wishes " and Hope ' s original theme from " Final Fantasy XIII " , but played in a jazzy yet acoustic tone , with a strong beat . " Wishes " ' s motif is also featured in tracks like the game ' s main battle theme , " The Last Hunter " , " Missing Link " , " Memories for the Future " , and " Promise to the Future " , as well as being noticeable in the themes of Caius Ballad and Yeul . " Serah ' s Theme - Memories - " . " Serah ' s Theme - Memories - " is Serah ' s leitmotif for " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . It is composed by Masashi Hamauzu and performed by Frances Maya . When composing this piece , Hamauzu needed to take on the elements of " Final Fantasy XIII " and make the version for " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " match , if not surpass , the previous version . Hamauzu had an idea of combining two song pieces he came up with ; the pieces were in 3 / 4 time and 4 / 4 time respectively , and at first he felt the need to change one to make them both match , but when he did so , one of the pieces lost its integrity , and so he deliberately put them together as they were . Hamauzu thinks this version has a more human feel than the last installment . " Serah ' s Theme " is also incorporated in the game ' s ending theme , " Closing Credits " . " Noel ' s Theme - Last Journey - " . " Noel ' s Theme - Last Journey - " is Noel ' s second leitmotif . It was composed by Naoshi Mizuta and performed by KOKIA . Lyrics . " FINAL FANTASY XIII - 2 - The Future - " plays during a scene in the Ark between Lightning and Lumina as Lightning talks about entering crystal stasis at the end of " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Olga in Yusnaan sings " Serah ' s Theme - Memories - " for Lightning if she completes her sidequest , . Afterward Hope comments on it being Serah ' s song , and Lightning answers it was always her favorite . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . " Noel ' s Theme - Last Journey - " is used as a Field Music Sequence , newly added for " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . " World of Final Fantasy " . " Wishes " is mixed into Chocolatte ' s theme .