Florence + The Machine covers 'Stand By Me' for video game Final Fantasy

The singer covered the Ben E. King classic for Final Fantasy XV

09:51 31st March 2016

Florence + The Machine has revealed her cover of 'Stand By Me', which features in the trailer for the next installment of Final Fantasy.

The latest edition of the classic video game, Final Fantasy XV, is due for release at the end of September, and last night the trailer dropped. It includes a brand new recording from Florence and the Machine - a cover of Ben E. King's 'Stand By Me'.

"I've always seen Final Fantasy as mythical, beautiful and epic," said Florence Welch in a statement. "'Stand By Me' is one of the greatest songs probably of all time and you can’t really improve on it, you just have to make it your own.

"For me it was just about bringing the song into the world of Florence and the Machine and the world of Final Fantasy."

Florence covers 'Stand By Me' for Final Fantasy XV
Stand By Me is one of the greatest songs probably of all time so I was really glad that the game had chosen this song to do. We really wanted to make it our own, bringing it into the world of Florence + The Machine and the world of Final Fantasy XV.I’ve always seen Final Fantasy as a beautiful and creative game so I don’t think I could have worked with another video game. In some ways the landscape of Final Fantasy and my own internal landscape seemed to fit quite well, it’s mythical and beautiful and epic.I was listening to Classic FM and there was a whole 2 hour programme about classical music in videogames. It was so inspiring and a whole scope of music that I didn't know about. It was really fascinating, the music was incredibly beautiful and emotional and I took it as a sort of sign, to see what I can do in this medium.
Posted by Florence + The Machine on Thursday, 31 March 2016

Meanwhile, Florence and the Machine headlines a show at Hyde Park this summer as part of British Summer Time. Get tickets and more information here.