![]() ![]() ![]() In Japan however, fans reached the end of the game to hear “Kimi ga Iru Kara.” Known in English as “Because You’re Here,” the song is Sayumi Sugawara’s lead track from her 2009 album, First Story.Įven though fans tended toward disliking Sugawara's theme song too, the track was a much better fit. There’s not always an easy path in life, and sometimes you have to face fate even when you don’t feel ready. At a surface level, the song is basic, and it fits the basic premise of Final Fantasy XIII. Maybe none are more jarring than her lyrics about putting on makeup in a game in which our main characters never even change their clothes. There are plenty of reasons why I mute “My Hands” every time I reach the end credits. Lewis was presumably offered bags of cash to license her track “My Hands” for the release of the game outside of Japan. Nor did she sing something composed by Final Fantasy XIII maestro Masashi Hamauzu. That’s right, she didn’t write a new track for the game. In 2009, hot off the success of her debut album, Spirit, UK-singer Leona Lewis was tapped to perform the theme song for the English version of the game. It’s impossible for me to start this without addressing the elephant in the Final Fantasy XIII soundtrack. ![]()
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