Japanese audio doesn't change the theme songs!

[Darkhollow]

Hello everyone!

I finally got my wish to play this game with the japanese audio and it's all been great so far until I started hearing the english theme song (by Leona Lewis) in the game. I know quite well that there is a japanese theme song version of it instead and that one didn't come through even though I chaned the audio to japanese.

Is there any way to change this? Because that english themesong is way too cringy for me.

Thank you in advance.

[Scarlet Crusade]

Where did you hear this? In the credits? Because that's odd to me. When you select Japanese audio, in the opening video, it says quite clearly that the theme song is performed by Sayuri Sugawara, where when you select English audio, in the same part, it says My Hands by Leona Lewis.

I haven't finished the game yet, but for sure, the Serah/Snow flashback scene used Eternal Love (also by Sayuri Sugawara) instead of Serah's Theme which is what you get with English audio. Though... while using Japanese audio, at Nautilus, they did use the English version of Cocoon de Chocobo on my game, so it's possible that someone goofed somewhere.

[Darkhollow]

At chapter 4 with Snow and Serah (when Snow finds out about her "secret") the Leona Lewis theme is playing and I should get the Kimi ga Iru song instead..that's the point where I meant. And I have Japanese Audio selected.

[Hierokel, House of Sausage]

hmmm pretty sure I got the japanese theme song...

edit: Confirmed! I got the japanese music since Serah's theme is different in japanese:

"Make my wish come true, let darkness slip aside
Hiding all our hope, mocking what we treasure
Battles we can win, if we believe our souls
Hang in for the light, till dawn
Fate will not leave you, hate will not heal you
Pray and one day, peace shall flow everywhere"

If this is the one you are getting you are indeed getting the correct music.

[Scarlet Crusade]

Originally posted by Darkhollow:

At chapter 4 with Snow and Serah (when Snow finds out about her "secret") the Leona Lewis theme is playing and I should get the Kimi ga Iru song instead..that's the point where I meant. And I have Japanese Audio selected.

That... none of that is right. I think maybe you're a bit mixed up on song titles.

During that scene (specifically, the part where it is in full CG and they are riding through the fireworks), it should be "Eternal Love" (Japanese) or "Serah's Theme" (English), not "Kimi ga Iru Kara". "Kimi ga Iru Kara" only plays during the credits. Same for Leona Lewis, the one song she has in the game, "My Hands", plays only during the credits.

Song links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=087uCOogqdI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL8oTCRbYLM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXPkah9ZbBw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8BvaVNiTHY

[Darkhollow]

Originally posted by Scarlet Crusade:

Originally posted by Darkhollow:

At chapter 4 with Snow and Serah (when Snow finds out about her "secret") the Leona Lewis theme is playing and I should get the Kimi ga Iru song instead..that's the point where I meant. And I have Japanese Audio selected.

That... none of that is right. I think maybe you're a bit mixed up on song titles.

During that scene (specifically, the part where it is in full CG and they are riding through the fireworks), it should be "Eternal Love" (Japanese) or "Serah's Theme" (English), not "Kimi ga Iru Kara". "Kimi ga Iru Kara" only plays during the credits. Same for Leona Lewis, the one song she has in the game, "My Hands", plays only during the credits.

Song links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=087uCOogqdI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL8oTCRbYLM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXPkah9ZbBw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8BvaVNiTHY

That's not the one I'm talkinga bout ..it's the one where you have to go on the Beach's edge to find her is when the song is playing and before that.

[Scarlet Crusade]

Then that one is supposed to be Serah's Theme. Working as intended.

[Darkhollow]

Originally posted by Scarlet Crusade:

Then that one is supposed to be Serah's Theme. Working as intended.

So Serah's theme is sung by Leona Lewis even in the japanese version? I really doubt that. =F

[Scarlet Crusade]

...Leona Lewis only sings "My Hands".

"Serah's Theme" (also "Sunleth Waterscape") was sung by Frances Maya.

"Serah's Theme" and "Sunleth Waterscape" are both in English even in the Japanese audio. Just a slightly different translation:
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/FINAL_FANTASY_XIII_-_The_Promise#.22Serah.27s_Theme.22_Lyrics
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/FINAL_FANTASY_XIII_-_The_Promise#.22Sunleth_Waterscape.22_Lyrics

[Darkhollow]

Alright then..thanks for enlightening me! :) Hope I don't get to hear that song in english again. -,-

[Valkyrslayer]

some of the original japanese songs are in english but were re recorded for the english version anyway. Why? Ask Marketing

[eriol33]

I haven't finished the game, however if you watch the end of opening movie (the one with credits), you will notice the game put different credits for the theme song. so 99% chance they will use the original japanese theme song in the japanese audio version.

[Holopsicon]

Got into that cutscene today and i got this conclusions

1. If the dub is JP, the music isn't from main menu (eternal love will be played)
2. If the dub is ENG, the music IS FROM main menu (the promise will be played)

CAN I PLAY THAT CUTSCENE AGAIN :( :( :( :(

[Number Eight]

Originally posted by Holopsicon:

Got into that cutscene today and i got this conclusions

1. If the dub is JP, the music isn't from main menu (eternal love will be played)
2. If the dub is ENG, the music IS FROM main menu (the promise will be played)

CAN I PLAY THAT CUTSCENE AGAIN :( :( :( :(

Look at date of the post above you.

To answer your question: There is no "gallery" that would let you play cutscenes in-game, you can however unpack files in

steamapps/common/FINAL FANTASY XIII/white_data/movie

using either Cutscene Extraction Tool[www.nexusmods.com]or unpacking entire game with Nova Chrysalia launcher from Fabula Nova Crystallis: Modding Community Discord Channel[discord.com]and play pre-rendered cinematic cutscenes using RAD Video Tools.[www.radgametools.com]

If you however open the video file in regular way, it will play only first audio track that contain front stereo.
FFXIII cutscenes actually use 5.1 surround sound, Bink format however can store only multiple separate audio tracks with 2 channels max, rather than one multi-channel audio.

You have to use Advanced Play, select XAudio as sound output and manually select all audio tracks (front stereo, center, LFE and rear stereo) by placing "0;1;2;3" in the column for audio track IDs.