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The title of a piano arrangement of a Touhou song (Hakurei Reimu's Theme) is:

> 「東方永夜抄 - Imperishable Night.」 より 博麗霊夢のテーム

**(Question)** What does `より` do in the title?

If it were to mean "from the game "Imperishable Night"", would `から` be just as
suitable?
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grammar meaning particle-より
より not used for comparing?
You are correct that より means from, and can be replaced with から. - rdbより
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`より` as well as `から` means 'from'. This is the primary meaning. Many languages
use the word corresponding to 'from' for introducing the standard for a
comparative. It is the comparative usage that is the derived meaning.
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There are many uses of より that are not comparative per se.

In some communications, when A writes to B, A starts his letter with "Bさんへ"
(To B). And when he signs, A writes "Aより" (From A).

Also , one can write "ニンテンドー3DS 本日より値下げ、新価格 1万5000円" to express "Starting
today, the 3DS becomes cheaper with a new price of 15000 JPY".

Moreover, as a source of information is cited, より is often used:
天気予報により明日は雨です: according to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow.  
(Nota bene: in this case, より is the verb よる in 連用形, hence the presence of
particle に before it. One could also say "によって" or "によると".)

Finally, your case is also a source (but not a retransmission of information
nor a citation). It's just "from". This feels (and probably is) more formal
than "から", and is very common.
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