Kingdom Hearts 2
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Edition: Music CDAudio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2006-01-09
Music Label: Toshiba EMI Japan
Soundtracks:
- Dearly Beloved
- Passion
- Passion (Opening Version)
- Lazy Afternoons
- Sinister Sundown
- Escapade
- Dive Into The Heart
- Fragments Of Sorrow
- Tension Rising
- Kairi
- Missing You
- 13th Struggle
- Roxas
- Sora
- Afternoon Streets
- Working Together
- Friends In My Heart
- Magical Mystery
- A Twinkle In The Sky
- Reviving Hollow Bastion
- Scherzo Di Notte
- Laughter And Merriment
- Desire Fo All That Is Lost
- Organization Xiii
- Gearing Up
- Shipmelster's Shanty
- Blast Off!
- Asteroid Attack
- Crossing The Finish Line
- Waltz Of The Damned
- Dance Of The Daring
- Hesitation
- Dance To The Death
- Beauty And The Beast
- Home Of Dragons
- Fields Of Honor
- Apprehension
- Vim And Vigor
- Cloudchasers
- Olympus Coliseum
- Underworld
- What Lies Beneath
- Villains Of A Sort
- Rowdy Rumble
- Mickey Mouse Club March
- A Walk In Andante
- Monochrome Dreams
- Old Friends, Old Rivals
- Floating In Bliss
- Winnie The Pooh
- Bounce-O-Rama (Speed Up Ver.)
Music reviews of Kingdom Hearts 2
Music Review: Just Breathtaking...
Rating: 5 Stars
I'm sure you're all thinking, oh it's just another stupid soundtrack. But oh, are you SO wrong! This time around, the famous Yoko Shimomura returns and truly shows her talent. She has previously worked on the first Kingdom Hearts Soundtrack that many found redundant, but the arrangements for the Kingdom Hearts II soundtrack will not disappoint you. I've already listened to many of the songs thanks to some ripped music from the actual game and it's beyond my expectations. With the third installment finally released in Japan and hopefully soon, making it's way over here to the United States, the new darker and more mature melodies fit the game's new storyline very well.
Some of the songs from the original game such as "Dearly Beloved" and "Hand in Hand Reprise" have returned, and some may believe that it's not a very good idea, but it is! The arrangement for "Dearly Beloved" in the first game consisted of a pianist and the background noise of ocean waves hitting upon the sand on Destiny Islands. Now, Yoko Shimomura re-arranged the song to fit the darker theme of Kingdom Hearts II. After listening to it endlessly, you being to realize the almost "softer" piano sound for it isn't as dramatic sounding. It gives more of a soothing feeling. Not only that, but the Kingdom Hearts II version of "Dearly Beloved" also contains a mixture of the Original Dearly Beloved and the March Caprice (the ending song for Kingdom Hearts). The addition of the cello adds the finishing touches and adds a more serious view of song. There is also the return of the well known Hallow Bastion music, and it's better than ever, along with the return of other songs from the original game but they're back with a whole new arrangement to fit the the new theme for Kingdom Hearts II -- "Are you afraid of the darkness?"
Now on to the famous theme song for the game -- *Passion* here's my review from earlier:
Just from listening to this song, I've become an even bigger Hikki fan. It's so much more mature than her previous songs and fits perfectly with the new and darker Kingdom Hearts II. At first I was kind of iffy about the single, but the more and more I listened to it, it really grew on me. It's very different from her previous Kingdom Hearts single "Hikari" or "Simple & Clean" in that is much more mature, and has a deeper meaning. It's hard to figure out what that is exactly since there is only a rough translation out there, which you can get at www.kh2.co.uk
I haven't actually bought the single itself, but there are three versions of the song: There's the Opening version, the Single version and then the After the Battle version. The single version was the original and then transformed into the Opening version which provides a funky rock vibe about half way through the song, where she sings "My heart's a battleground" as well as some english lines backward, which sound like "I need more passion than you know" and "I need two emotions" it's very cool, and very different, but adds a lot to the song itself. The "After the Battle" version is accompanied by the Piano and is probably my favorite. It's slower than the single version and the way she sings it, is just amazing. It's so emotional and really provides an image as to what the ending is possibly like for Kingdom Hearts II, and from listening to it, it's going to be sad, no doubt. The reason the "after the battle" version is my favorite, is beacause she sings the song with so much...well, um, passion! No pun intended, since i'm serious here. Just by listening to some of the words she sings it's just sad and she really puts her emotions into this version; it's just breathtaking really. At the end of the "After the Battle" version, well at least after she sings the lyrics, there's this orchestrated version of the song, which finishes it off beautifully since as you get closer to the end of the song, the orchestrated part gets more intense.
Speaking of the orchestrated part in "after the battle" there is an actual Orchestrated version of the song, which is just beautiful, and I would highly recommend finding it and downloading from somewhere. It's beautiful.
I would highly recommend this single, especially for those die hard Kingdom Hearts fans like me. It's such a nice change from the main stream J-Pop music that she ususally sings. I mean, I love Hikari and S&C as much as the next person, but this is just so much different and I'm sure you'll enjoy this more mature song.
*And I mean every WORD of this review. But on the OST there are three versions of Passion and they are the Opening Version, the Orchestrated Version, and then Passion -- After the Battle, but I assure you, that you WILL NOT be disappointed.
Just like first game, this soundtrack has an orchestrated ending song and it's called "Fantasia all Marcia" and compared to it's previous contender "March Caprice" it's beyond amazing. It starts off really happy and sounds like it came right out of Disney World, but soon goes into a more serious arrangment. As the song progresses it's intensity increases with more dramatic arrangments from previous songs such as "March Caprice". It then moves on to a more battle-esqe feel with the sound of the Japanese Latin singing choir which adds a most excellent touch to the song, and really shows how much not only the game has matured, but as well as the soundtrack. I won't tell you the rest, because I don't want to give away too much info on one of my favorite songs on this OST.
**So, basically I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS KINGDOM HEARTS SOUNDTRACK for it is by far one of the BEST soundtracks out there right now, and it will not disappoint you. Let's just say that you'll regret not buying this, or at least downloading it somewhere ^_~
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