The soundtrack for Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker is incredible, and one fan paid tribute by organizing a 1400-player strong cover of arguably its most powerful song.
Alex Moukala, a Youtuber best known for brilliant remixes of video game tracks, began looking for Final Fantasy 14 players willing to sing “Close in the Distance” earlier this year. The fan-favorite song is a power ballad that takes some well-trained pipes to replicate, and somehow, Moukala got over 1000 fans together for an epic acapella.
Incredibly, several professional vocalists from the Final Fantasy series contributed to this cover, including Paolo Andrea di Pietro (Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade), Susan Calloway (Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, and Stormblood), and Amanda Achen (Final Fantasy 14: Shadowbringers and Endwalker). It’s an impressive assortment of names and a reminder of how many absolute bangers are on the MMORPG’s lengthy soundtrack.
Watch the “Close in the Distance” cover for yourself below. Moukala’s talent as a music producer shines, especially since the mix doesn’t drown anyone’s voice out.
Final Fantasy 14 diehards will probably recognize several other YouTubers in the video too. Some of them are Lollia Rose, Studio Nicktendo, Adriana Figueroa, FamilyJules, Zepla, and many more. It’s hard comprehending how Moukala figured all of this out.
“I can’t stress enough how much of a difference you all made here,” Moukala said on Twitter. “The 1000 of you who sent us beautiful submissions and the superb soloists who lent us their voices for this love letter.”
It’s so much more heartwarming than bizarre billboards advertising in-game pool parties. Not that we’re shaming anyone for some old-fashioned shenanigans.
Several months have gone by since Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker’s launch, but the MMORPG shows no signs of slowing down popularity-wise. Even patch 6.18, which mostly contained tweaks and fixes, is going over well with the community.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.