From the Heavens

"From the Heavens" is a boss theme in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. It was composed by Masayoshi Soken and arranged by Yoshitaka Suzuki and Soken.
It is an arrangement of both "Torn from the Heavens" and "The Maker's Ruin".
==Lyrics==
Like "Ultima", "Revenge Twofold", "Heroes", "The Worm's Tail", and "Invincible", random sounds that resemble vocals were generated to create the music. It was given actual lyrics for the Final Fantasy XIV Orchestra Concert 2019 -Eorzean Symphony-, written by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox and translated into Japanese by Banri Oda. The official lyrics were released on the Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.2.
===Eorzean Symphony version===
;English
:Our shadows lost in light, this life
:A fleeting kiss
:Hark! Temptation rings!
:Virtue slips through hands a-clenching wicked fruit
:Passion festers, black'ning sinless souls to root
:Sink'neath dark waters
:Drink deep, we suffer
:Drowning, drowning, drowning, drowning
:Irons sundered
:Paradise plundered
:Come welcome this
:Come welcome this
:Destiny
:Virtue slips through hands a-clenching wicked fruit
:Passion festers, black'ning sinless souls to root
:Sickles grate on heaven's gate their fields ignored
:Seeking sinners deathlessly they reap discord
:As two become one
:Here ends this, our journey
:Never-ending, onward march!
:Witness our escape
:This our escape, this our escape
:This our escape, this our escape
:This our escape, this our ascension
;Japanese translation
:我らが影は、光の中に消えた
:この生涯は、儚い口づけの知し
:聞け！　誘惑の鐘の音を！
:悪徳の果実を掴む手より、美徳が滑り落ちる
:情熱が腐敗し、罪なき魂さえ芯まで黒く染まる
:暗き水底に沈みて
:肺は水に満ち、我らは苦しまん
:溺れて、溺れて、溺れて、溺れて
:手枷は断たれた
:楽園は略奪された
:歓迎せよ
:歓迎せよ
:この運命を
:悪徳の果実を掴む手より、美徳が滑り落ちる
:情熱が腐敗し、罪なき魂さえ芯まで黒く染まる
:死神の鎌は天の門を損ない、庭地は忘れ去られ、
:絶えず咎人を探し続け、不和を刈り取る
:二人が一人となりて
:この地は、我らが旅の終着なり
:然れとも終わることなく、前へと進め！
:見よ、我らが離脱を
:我らが離脱を、我らが離脱を
:我らが離脱を、我らが離脱を
:我らが離脱を、我らが昇天を
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood===
"From the Heavens" plays in the second phase of the battle with Omega in . It is track 6 on the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood - EP digital mini album and track 7 on the Shadowbringers: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
====Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker====
"From the Heavens (Orchestral Version)" plays during the battle against Omega in the third and fourth phases of . It is taken from the Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.2 and is track 51 on the Growing Light: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
==Arrangement album appearances==
===Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Arrangement Album Vol.2===
An orchestral arrangement of "From the Heavens" was released with Sachiko Miyano as the arranger. It was conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Nikikai Chorus Group.
==Live performances==
===Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.2===
A concert performance of "From the Heavens" orchestrated by Sachiko Miyano for the Eorzean Symphony was recorded and appears on this album. It was conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Nikikai Chorus Group.
It is also on the Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.2 (Concert version).
===Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.3===
"From the Heavens" was again performed and recorded during the Final Fantasy XIV Orchestra Concert 2022 -Eorzean Symphony-, conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glory Chorus Tokyo.
It is also on the Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.3 (Concert version).
==Compilation album appearances==
===Time and Again 2: Final Fantasy XIV Raid Dungeon Themes===
"From the Heavens" is track 16 of disc 1 on the album.
===Final Fantasy XIV Vinyl LP Box Vol. 2===
"From the Heavens" is track 2 on side B of the Stormblood Vinyl LP Vol. 2 album.
==Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances==
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"From the Heavens" plays when Final Fantasy XIV wins the Best Ongoing Game Award at The Game Awards 2021.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUj1dGY5rpM
==Etymology==
==Citations==
Category:Battle themes from Final Fantasy XIV
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