"Calamity Unbound" (試練を超える力, Shiren o Koeru Chikara?, lit. Power to Overcome Trials) is a boss theme in Final Fantasy XIV. It was composed by Masayoshi Soken and arranged by Nobuko Toda and Yoshitaka Suzuki (as "Film Score").
It contains some elements from "Answers". As well as the main motif of the Binding Coils, also present in "Primal Timbre", and "Spiral".
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Game appearances
Final Fantasy XIV
"Calamity Unbound" plays as the general boss theme in the bahamut raids.
It is the 119th and the last track in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Original Soundtrack.
Lyrics
It uses nonsensical lyrics in-game, but was given actual lyrics for the Final Fantasy XIV Orchestra Concert 2017 -Eorzean Symphony-, written by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox. The lyrics were released on the Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album.
Eorzean Symphony version
- English
- He watcheth
- He knoweth
- Ah, chaos
- He taketh
- Bestoweth
- Ah, chaos
- He reapeth
- He soweth
- Ah, chaos
- He graspeth
- Foregoeth
- Ah, chaos
- Undying
- Unbroken
- Ah, pandemonium
- Japanese translation
- 彼は見て
- 彼は知る
- 嗚呼、混沌よ
- 彼は奪い
- 彼は与える
- 嗚呼、混沌よ
- 彼は種を蒔き
- 彼は刈り取る
- 嗚呼、混沌よ
- 彼は捕らえ
- 彼は手放す
- 嗚呼、混沌よ
- 死することなく
- 屈することなし
- 嗚呼、混沌の地よ
Live performances
Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album
A concert performance of "Calamity Unbound" orchestrated by Shota Nakama 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 Mih Khetto Chorus.
It is also in the Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album (Concert version).
Arrangement album appearances
Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Arrangement Album
An orchestral arrangement of "Calamity Unbound" was released with Yoshitaka Suzuki and Shota Nakama as the arrangers. It was conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Final Fantasy XIV music
Musical themes
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Game specific themes
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