Pharrell Williams Used a FINAL FANTASY VII Song During Louis Vuitton’s Fashion Week Show

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In an unexpected collaboration, a tune from the soundtrack of “Final Fantasy VII” was featured at Louis Vuitton’s Paris Fashion Week, courtesy of Pharrell Williams. The ominous track “One-Winged Angel” echoed as models strutted down the runway on January 22. Here is a live stream of the full show.

The fashion event unveiled the upcoming 2025 Fall-Winter collection for men designed by the Parisian label, while the tune “One-Winged Angel,” originally from the game, played as one of four songs throughout the presentation. This song is well-known for being associated with Sephiroth, the central villain in the video game. Nobuo Uematsu created this masterpiece, which merges elements from Igor Stravinsky’s classical compositions and Jimi Hendrix’s rock style. It is played during the player’s climactic battle against Sephiroth.

In the game, the original tune has lyrics in Latin, but during the performance, it was an instrumental piece played by a live orchestra instead. The live version of the song was performed by L’Orchestre du Pont Neuf, with Thomas Roussel handling its arrangement and orchestration. Interestingly, Pharrell was acknowledged on Final Fantasy’s Twitter account for featuring this song in the fashion show.

Delighted to announce that renowned music director Pharrell Williams and his team have added One-Winged Angel to the Louis Vuitton Men’s Fall-Winter 2025 Fashion Show! #LVMenFW25

Catch it live now!

— FINAL FANTASY VII (@finalfantasyvii) January 21, 2025

One track that stood out was “Bad Influence,” sung by K-pop group SEVENTEEN, with Pharrell handling production duties. Another notable song was “Timeless” by The Weeknd and rapper Playboi Carti, with Pharrell contributing as a writer and producer. The show concluded with a collaboration between Don Toliver and J-Hope from BTS, titled “LV Bag,” another creation of Pharrell’s.

Visit Louis Vuitton’s website to explore the entire collection of garments designed by Pharrell and Nigo. While there, you might even spot some well-known celebrities sporting various Louis Vuitton outfits.

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2025-02-03 18:32