Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete Box
| Composed by | Alan Menken / Danny Elfman / Geoff Zanelli / Hans Zimmer / Hikaru Utada / Jimmie Dodd / Klaus Badelt / Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky / Nobuo Uematsu / Richard M. Sherman / Robert B. Sherman / Yoko Shimomura |
| Arranged by | Marcel Donne / Yoko Shimomura |
| Published by | Toshiba EMI |
| Catalog number | TOCT-26221 |
| Release type | Game Soundtrack - Official Release |
| Format | 9 CD - 299 Tracks |
| Release date | March 28, 2007 |
| Duration | 08:50:21 |
| Genres |
Overview
I recall writing a review about four months ago on the Kingdom Hearts II soundtrack, citing how disappointed I was in the shortness of each track, as well as the excessive use of synthesizers and subpar remixes. However, with the release of the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete Box set, I'd just like to thank Yoko Shimomura and everyone involved in the creation of this set for finally giving the music of Kingdom Hearts the exact musical perfection and care it deserved.
Body
I'll start by renouncing all of my criticism about the Kingdom Hearts II soundtrack. Gone is the meaningless abbreviation of practically all of the Kingdom Hearts II tracks and the tracks previously missing in the original soundtrack have returned. Even better, because of the removal of each piece's terrifying shortness, the Kingdom Hearts II section flows flawlessly. True, the synthesizers of some of the tracks are still present, but now that a listener can actually settle down and listen to the soundtrack instead of being rushed around like in the previous soundtrack, everything seems to blend together brilliantly, just as a good soundtrack to a good game should be.
As for the Kingdom Hearts section of the boxed set, not much has deviated from the individual soundtrack released previously. There were no additions or subtractions in tracks or the times of each tracks, but it still has the same Kingdom Hearts goodness we've all grown to love and become deaf to. Other than that, not much else can be said...
What excited me the most about the set was its inclusion of an updated soundtrack from the Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories remake included in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix +. Seeing as the official soundtrack to the original Game Boy Advance version to Chain of Memories was never released, it was very satisfying to finally hear the wonderful music included in the game. Although I'm disappointed in some of the "loud" arrangements, most of the pieces have substantially upgraded from their original MIDI counterparts.
But wait, what's this? The set includes one last surprise: a ninth CD containing all of the "secret" tracks scattered throughout the Kingdom Hearts series. This is arguably the best CD in the entire set, as one can not only listen to previously released "secret" songs, like "Disappeared" and "Another Side," but also tracks originally created by Yoko Shimomura for Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix +. Other than containing the music from Christmas Town and the infamous battle with Roxas, the disc also hints at the next additions to the Kingdom Hearts series by providing the music heard in the secret trailer and the battle with the Enigmatic Soldier. Frankly, this CD alone increases one's anticipation for the next Kingdom Hearts by tenfold.
Summary
The only negative comment I can really give is that the boxed set might scare away fans of the series because of its price. $140 does sound like much, but I assure readers that the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete Box is well worth its price. I can safely say that I haven't heard a game soundtrack this good and this faithful to its source material in a very long time. Kudos to you, Ms. Shimomura, and all the creators of this boxed set, for fortifying one of the most whimsical and fantastic series ever created with a soundtrack worthy of standing beside it.
Sound Tracker
Hikari - PLANITb Remix (Short Edit) (1-03)
Produced and Remixed by Russel McNamara for UnderCover Inc.
Remixed at PLANITb Studios London, England
Hikari (2-30)
Written by Utada Hikaru
Produced by Miyake Akira, Utada Hikaru and Utda Skingg Teruzane
Arranged by Kawano Kei and Utada Hikaru
Keyboards and Programming: Kawano Kei
Basic Programming: Utada HIkaru
Synthesizer Programming: Tsunemi Kazuhide
Acoustic Guitar: Akiyama Hironori
All Vocals: Utada Hikaru
Recorded by Ugaji Masaki at Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo
Mixed by Goh Hotoda at Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo
Passion
<OPENING THEME>
Passion ~opening version~
<ENDING THEME>
Passion ~after the battle~
Written by Utada Hikaru
Produced by Utada Hikaru, Miyake Akira and Utada Skingg Teruzane
Arranged by Utada Hikaru
Keyboard and Programming: Utada Hikaru, Matt Rohde
Additional Programming: Akexis Smith
Guitar: Ben Mauro
Acoustic Piano: Matt Rohde
Drums: Forrest Robinson
All Vocals: Utada Hikaru
Recorded by Pat Woodward and Matsui Atshushi
Pro-Tools Operation: Glenn Erwin
Recorded at Westlake Audio, LA., Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo
Mixed by Goetz B. for 365 Artists
Mixed at Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo
Thanks Mom and Dad,
my brother, friends, loved ones, and Chief,
the whole "KINGDOM HEARTS Series" staff,
and the "KINGDOM HEARTS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK COMPLETE BOX" staffm too.
Thanks for giving me a stage on which to perform,
and for all the joys that have made me who I am.
Thanks for the ocean, the mountain, the earth, the wind,
the sky, the sun, music...
...and you.
KINGDOM HEARTS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
All Music Composed by Yoko Shimomura except
Hikari (1-2,3/2-23,30)
Written by Utada Hikaru
Mickey Mouse Club March (1-7)
Words and Music by Jimmie Dodd
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Winnie the Pooh (1-35)
Words and Music by Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Once Upon a Time (1-38)
Words and Music by Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Under the Sea (2-7)
Music by Alan Menken and Words by Howard Ashman
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
This is Halloween (2-12)
Words and Music by Danny Elfman
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Recording Credit
Hikari - KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version (1-2)
March Caprice for Piano and Orchestra (2-31)
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaouru Wada
Orchestra: New Japan Philarmonic
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Takashi Sakurai
Recording Director: Tomoko Noda
Recording Hall: Sumida Triphony Hall
Hand in Hand -Reprise- (2-32)
Arrangement: Takahito Eguchi
Destati (2-35)
Chorus: Tokyo Philarmonic Chorus
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Toshiyuki Yoshida
KINGDOM HEARTS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK II
All Music Composed by Yoko Shimomura except
Passion (3-2,3/6-11)
Composed by: Hikaru Utada
Lyrics by: Hikaru Utada
Performed by: Hikaru Utada
Beauty and the Beast (4-10)
Composed by: Alan Menken
Lyrics by: Howard Ashman
Mickey Mouse Club March (4-23)
Composed by: Jimmie Dodd
Lyrics by: Jimmie Dodd
Winnie the Pooh (4-28)
Composed by: Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman
Lyrics by: Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman
Part of Your World (5-4)
Composed by: Alan Menken
Lyrics by: Howard Ashman
Under the Sea (5-5)
Composed by: Alan Menken
Lyrics by: Howard Ashman
He's a Pirate (5-10)
Composed by: Klaus Badelt, Geoffrey Zanelli & Hans Zimmer
This is Halloween (5-16)
Composed by: Danny Elfman
Lyrics by: Danny Elfman
One-Winged Angel (from Final Fantasy VII) (6-2)
Composed by: Nobuo Uematsu
Recording Credit
Dearly Beloved (3-1)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Piano Solo: Shinko Ogata
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Flue: Takashi Asahi
Oboe: Satoshi Shoji
Clarinet: Satoshi Kobayashi
Horn: Masato Yoshinaga
Percussions: Marie Oishi, Mari Kotake
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Passion -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- (3-2)
Written by: Hikaru Utada
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Masahiro Yamada
Recording Hall: TOKYO OPERA CITY CONCERT HALL
Lazy Afternoons (3-4)
Sax: Hitoshi Ohori
Showdown at Hollow Bastion (6-1)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Flue: Takashi Asahi, Nami Kaneko
Oboe: Satoshi Shoji
Clarinet: Satoshi Kobayashi
Basoon: Masashi Maeda
Horn: Masato Yoshinaga, Masato Abe, Mayumi Anduchi
Trumpet: Shigeo Okura, David Herzog, Kazuhiko Ichikawa
Trombone: Kouichi Akiyama, Hiroyuki Odagiri
Bass Trombone: Kou Okumura
Tuba: Kiyoshi Sato
Percussions: Marie Oishi, Mari Kotake
Timpani: Midori Takada
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Chorus: MUSICCREATION
Fantasia alla marcia for piano, chorus and orchestra (6-12)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Piano Solo: Shinko Ogata
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic
Chorus: MUSICCREATION
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Masahiro Yamada
Recording Hall: TOKYO OPERA CITY CONCERT HALL
Destiny Islands (6-18)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Piano: Shinko Ogata
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Quena: Takashi Asahi
Clarinet: Kimio Yamane
Horn: Otohiko Fujita
Percussion: Marie Oishi
Guitar: Hiroshi Imaizumi
Hand in Hand (6-14)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Piano: Shinko Ogata
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Flute: Takashi Asahi
Oboe: Gaichi Ishibashi
Clarinet: Kimio Yamane
Bassoon: Masao Oosawa
Horn: Otohiko Fujita, Taro Shimoda, Tsutomu Isohata
Trumpet: Shigeo Okura, Yoshikazu Kubo, Jyunichiro Sugiki
Trombone: Kenji Nishiyama, Ryota Fujii, Akira Kuwata
Tuba: Shinpei Tsugita
Percussions: Marie Oishi, Mari Kotake
Timpani: Midori Takada
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Sunset Horizons (6-15)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Piano: Shinko Ogata
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Oboe: Gaichi Ishibashi
Clarinet: Kimio Yamane
Bassoon: Masao Oosawa
Horn: Otohiko Fujita, Taro Shimoda, Tsutomu Isohata
Percussions: Marie Oishi, Mari Kotake
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Chorus: MUSICCREATION
Dearly Beloved -Reprise- (6-16)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Piano Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Piano Solo: Shinko Ogata
KINGDOM HEARTS
Re: Chain of Memories
All Music Composed by Yoko Shimomura except
This is Halloween (7-19)
Words and Music by Danny Elfman
Under the Sea (7-22)
Music by Alan Menken and Words by Howard Ashman
Winnie the Pooh (8-7)
Words and Music by Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman
Recording Credit
Memories In Pieces (7-2)
Composed by Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arragement: Kaoru Wada
Conducter: Kaoru Wada
Piano: Shinko Ogata
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Flute: Takahashi Asahi
Oboe: Satoshi Shoji
Clarinet: Tadashi Hoshino
Horn: Masato Yoshinaga, Hitoshi Imai, Masato Abe
Percussions: Mari Kotake
Timpani: Midori Takada
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Chorus: Music Creation
KINGDOM HEARTS
FINAL MIX
One-Winged Angel (9-1)
Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
A Night on the Bare Mountain
Composed by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Disappeared (9-8)
Composed & Arrangement by Yoko Shimomura
Another Side (9-4)
Composed & Arrangement by Yoko Shimomura
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Piano: Masato Matsuda
Recording Mixing Engineer: Toshiyuki Yoshida
Recording Studio: Greenbird Studio
KINGDOM HEARTS II
FINAL MIX
All music composed by Yoko Shimomura
Recording Credit
Fate of the Unknown (9-12)
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Conducter: Kaoru Wada
Piano: Shinko Ogata
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Flute: Takahashi Asahi
Oboe: Satoshi Shoji
Clarinet: Tadashi Hoshino
Sax: Makoto Hirahara
Horn: Masato Yoshinaga, Hitoshi Imai, Masato Abe
Percussions: Mari Kotake
Timpani: Midori Takada
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Chorus: Music Creation
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Masahiro Yamada
Recording Studio: AVACO CREATIVE STUDIO INC.
Recording Coordinator: Kazuyuki Doki (REBIRTH INC.)
KINGDOM HEARTS
Original Soundtrack
COMPLETE
Staff Credit
Music Composed & Produced by Yoko Shimomura
Synthesizer Operator:
Takeharu Ishimoto for SQUARE ENIX
Ryo Yamazaki for SQUARE ENIX
Hirosato Noda for SQUARE ENIX
Keiji Kawamori for SQUARE ENIX
Sound Programmer:
Hitoshi Ohori for SQUARE ENIX
Production Manager:
Masayuki Tanaka for SQUARE ENIX
Mastering Engineer:
Yuka Koizumi at Orange (CD-3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
Yasuji Yasman Maeda at Bernie Grundman Mastering (CD-1,2)
Product Manager:
Takashi Okamoto for Buena Vista Music Group
Executive Producer:
Akitoshi Nakata for Buena Vista Music Group
Illustration:
Tetsuya Nomura for SQUARE ENIX
-Game-
Director + Concept design:
Testuya Nomura for SQUARE ENIX
Associate Producer:
Patrick Chen for SQUARE ENIX
Publicity Producer:
Kakuko Obinata for SQUARE ENIX
Yoko Shimomura thanks to Hitoshi Ohori(Saxophone), Chiharu Minekawa, Asako Suga, Masashi Hamauzu, Amanda J. Katsurada, Manuela Suriano, Masaya Kato, Tsuyoshi Sekito (Guitar Play), Keiji Kawamori (Bass Play), Kazco Hamano, Kaoruko Iwase and Makiko Noda
-Package-
Art Direction & Design:
Masato Suzuki
Booklet Layout Design:
Erika Yoshiaga
Produced and Remixed by Russel McNamara for UnderCover Inc.
Remixed at PLANITb Studios London, England
Hikari (2-30)
Written by Utada Hikaru
Produced by Miyake Akira, Utada Hikaru and Utda Skingg Teruzane
Arranged by Kawano Kei and Utada Hikaru
Keyboards and Programming: Kawano Kei
Basic Programming: Utada HIkaru
Synthesizer Programming: Tsunemi Kazuhide
Acoustic Guitar: Akiyama Hironori
All Vocals: Utada Hikaru
Recorded by Ugaji Masaki at Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo
Mixed by Goh Hotoda at Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo
Passion
<OPENING THEME>
Passion ~opening version~
<ENDING THEME>
Passion ~after the battle~
Written by Utada Hikaru
Produced by Utada Hikaru, Miyake Akira and Utada Skingg Teruzane
Arranged by Utada Hikaru
Keyboard and Programming: Utada Hikaru, Matt Rohde
Additional Programming: Akexis Smith
Guitar: Ben Mauro
Acoustic Piano: Matt Rohde
Drums: Forrest Robinson
All Vocals: Utada Hikaru
Recorded by Pat Woodward and Matsui Atshushi
Pro-Tools Operation: Glenn Erwin
Recorded at Westlake Audio, LA., Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo
Mixed by Goetz B. for 365 Artists
Mixed at Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo
Thanks Mom and Dad,
my brother, friends, loved ones, and Chief,
the whole "KINGDOM HEARTS Series" staff,
and the "KINGDOM HEARTS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK COMPLETE BOX" staffm too.
Thanks for giving me a stage on which to perform,
and for all the joys that have made me who I am.
Thanks for the ocean, the mountain, the earth, the wind,
the sky, the sun, music...
...and you.
KINGDOM HEARTS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
All Music Composed by Yoko Shimomura except
Hikari (1-2,3/2-23,30)
Written by Utada Hikaru
Mickey Mouse Club March (1-7)
Words and Music by Jimmie Dodd
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Winnie the Pooh (1-35)
Words and Music by Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Once Upon a Time (1-38)
Words and Music by Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Under the Sea (2-7)
Music by Alan Menken and Words by Howard Ashman
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
This is Halloween (2-12)
Words and Music by Danny Elfman
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Recording Credit
Hikari - KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version (1-2)
March Caprice for Piano and Orchestra (2-31)
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaouru Wada
Orchestra: New Japan Philarmonic
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Takashi Sakurai
Recording Director: Tomoko Noda
Recording Hall: Sumida Triphony Hall
Hand in Hand -Reprise- (2-32)
Arrangement: Takahito Eguchi
Destati (2-35)
Chorus: Tokyo Philarmonic Chorus
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Toshiyuki Yoshida
KINGDOM HEARTS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK II
All Music Composed by Yoko Shimomura except
Passion (3-2,3/6-11)
Composed by: Hikaru Utada
Lyrics by: Hikaru Utada
Performed by: Hikaru Utada
Beauty and the Beast (4-10)
Composed by: Alan Menken
Lyrics by: Howard Ashman
Mickey Mouse Club March (4-23)
Composed by: Jimmie Dodd
Lyrics by: Jimmie Dodd
Winnie the Pooh (4-28)
Composed by: Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman
Lyrics by: Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman
Part of Your World (5-4)
Composed by: Alan Menken
Lyrics by: Howard Ashman
Under the Sea (5-5)
Composed by: Alan Menken
Lyrics by: Howard Ashman
He's a Pirate (5-10)
Composed by: Klaus Badelt, Geoffrey Zanelli & Hans Zimmer
This is Halloween (5-16)
Composed by: Danny Elfman
Lyrics by: Danny Elfman
One-Winged Angel (from Final Fantasy VII) (6-2)
Composed by: Nobuo Uematsu
Recording Credit
Dearly Beloved (3-1)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Piano Solo: Shinko Ogata
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Flue: Takashi Asahi
Oboe: Satoshi Shoji
Clarinet: Satoshi Kobayashi
Horn: Masato Yoshinaga
Percussions: Marie Oishi, Mari Kotake
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Passion -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- (3-2)
Written by: Hikaru Utada
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Masahiro Yamada
Recording Hall: TOKYO OPERA CITY CONCERT HALL
Lazy Afternoons (3-4)
Sax: Hitoshi Ohori
Showdown at Hollow Bastion (6-1)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Flue: Takashi Asahi, Nami Kaneko
Oboe: Satoshi Shoji
Clarinet: Satoshi Kobayashi
Basoon: Masashi Maeda
Horn: Masato Yoshinaga, Masato Abe, Mayumi Anduchi
Trumpet: Shigeo Okura, David Herzog, Kazuhiko Ichikawa
Trombone: Kouichi Akiyama, Hiroyuki Odagiri
Bass Trombone: Kou Okumura
Tuba: Kiyoshi Sato
Percussions: Marie Oishi, Mari Kotake
Timpani: Midori Takada
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Chorus: MUSICCREATION
Fantasia alla marcia for piano, chorus and orchestra (6-12)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Piano Solo: Shinko Ogata
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic
Chorus: MUSICCREATION
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Masahiro Yamada
Recording Hall: TOKYO OPERA CITY CONCERT HALL
Destiny Islands (6-18)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Piano: Shinko Ogata
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Quena: Takashi Asahi
Clarinet: Kimio Yamane
Horn: Otohiko Fujita
Percussion: Marie Oishi
Guitar: Hiroshi Imaizumi
Hand in Hand (6-14)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Piano: Shinko Ogata
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Flute: Takashi Asahi
Oboe: Gaichi Ishibashi
Clarinet: Kimio Yamane
Bassoon: Masao Oosawa
Horn: Otohiko Fujita, Taro Shimoda, Tsutomu Isohata
Trumpet: Shigeo Okura, Yoshikazu Kubo, Jyunichiro Sugiki
Trombone: Kenji Nishiyama, Ryota Fujii, Akira Kuwata
Tuba: Shinpei Tsugita
Percussions: Marie Oishi, Mari Kotake
Timpani: Midori Takada
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Sunset Horizons (6-15)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Piano: Shinko Ogata
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Oboe: Gaichi Ishibashi
Clarinet: Kimio Yamane
Bassoon: Masao Oosawa
Horn: Otohiko Fujita, Taro Shimoda, Tsutomu Isohata
Percussions: Marie Oishi, Mari Kotake
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Chorus: MUSICCREATION
Dearly Beloved -Reprise- (6-16)
Composed by: Yoko Shimomura
Piano Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Piano Solo: Shinko Ogata
KINGDOM HEARTS
Re: Chain of Memories
All Music Composed by Yoko Shimomura except
This is Halloween (7-19)
Words and Music by Danny Elfman
Under the Sea (7-22)
Music by Alan Menken and Words by Howard Ashman
Winnie the Pooh (8-7)
Words and Music by Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman
Recording Credit
Memories In Pieces (7-2)
Composed by Yoko Shimomura
Orchestra Arragement: Kaoru Wada
Conducter: Kaoru Wada
Piano: Shinko Ogata
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Flute: Takahashi Asahi
Oboe: Satoshi Shoji
Clarinet: Tadashi Hoshino
Horn: Masato Yoshinaga, Hitoshi Imai, Masato Abe
Percussions: Mari Kotake
Timpani: Midori Takada
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Chorus: Music Creation
KINGDOM HEARTS
FINAL MIX
One-Winged Angel (9-1)
Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
A Night on the Bare Mountain
Composed by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Disappeared (9-8)
Composed & Arrangement by Yoko Shimomura
Another Side (9-4)
Composed & Arrangement by Yoko Shimomura
Arrangement: Yoko Shimomura
Piano: Masato Matsuda
Recording Mixing Engineer: Toshiyuki Yoshida
Recording Studio: Greenbird Studio
KINGDOM HEARTS II
FINAL MIX
All music composed by Yoko Shimomura
Recording Credit
Fate of the Unknown (9-12)
Orchestra Arrangement: Kaoru Wada
Conducter: Kaoru Wada
Piano: Shinko Ogata
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Flute: Takahashi Asahi
Oboe: Satoshi Shoji
Clarinet: Tadashi Hoshino
Sax: Makoto Hirahara
Horn: Masato Yoshinaga, Hitoshi Imai, Masato Abe
Percussions: Mari Kotake
Timpani: Midori Takada
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Chorus: Music Creation
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Masahiro Yamada
Recording Studio: AVACO CREATIVE STUDIO INC.
Recording Coordinator: Kazuyuki Doki (REBIRTH INC.)
KINGDOM HEARTS
Original Soundtrack
COMPLETE
Staff Credit
Music Composed & Produced by Yoko Shimomura
Synthesizer Operator:
Takeharu Ishimoto for SQUARE ENIX
Ryo Yamazaki for SQUARE ENIX
Hirosato Noda for SQUARE ENIX
Keiji Kawamori for SQUARE ENIX
Sound Programmer:
Hitoshi Ohori for SQUARE ENIX
Production Manager:
Masayuki Tanaka for SQUARE ENIX
Mastering Engineer:
Yuka Koizumi at Orange (CD-3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
Yasuji Yasman Maeda at Bernie Grundman Mastering (CD-1,2)
Product Manager:
Takashi Okamoto for Buena Vista Music Group
Executive Producer:
Akitoshi Nakata for Buena Vista Music Group
Illustration:
Tetsuya Nomura for SQUARE ENIX
-Game-
Director + Concept design:
Testuya Nomura for SQUARE ENIX
Associate Producer:
Patrick Chen for SQUARE ENIX
Publicity Producer:
Kakuko Obinata for SQUARE ENIX
Yoko Shimomura thanks to Hitoshi Ohori(Saxophone), Chiharu Minekawa, Asako Suga, Masashi Hamauzu, Amanda J. Katsurada, Manuela Suriano, Masaya Kato, Tsuyoshi Sekito (Guitar Play), Keiji Kawamori (Bass Play), Kazco Hamano, Kaoruko Iwase and Makiko Noda
-Package-
Art Direction & Design:
Masato Suzuki
Booklet Layout Design:
Erika Yoshiaga
| 1 | Dearly Beloved | 01:11 |  |
| 2 | Hikari -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- | 03:42 | |
| 3 | Hikari -PLANITb Remix- (Short Edit) | 02:31 | |
| 4 | Dive into the Heart -Destati- | 04:58 | |
| 5 | Destiny Islands | 01:50 | |
| 6 | Bustin' Up on the Beach | 02:01 | |
| 7 | Mickey Mouse Club March | 01:02 | |
| 8 | Treasured Memories | 01:46 | |
| 9 | Strange Whispers | 00:56 | |
| 10 | Kairi I | 01:18 | |
| 11 | It Began with a Letter | 01:32 | |
| 12 | A Walk in Andante | 01:20 | |
| 13 | Night of Fate | 02:07 | |
| 14 | Destiny's Force | 02:49 | |
| 15 | Where Is This? | 01:42 | |
| 16 | Traverse Town | 01:21 | |
| 17 | The Heartless Has Come | 00:57 | |
| 18 | Shrouding Dark Cloud | 02:14 | |
| 19 | Blast Away! -Gummi Ship I- | 01:50 | |
| 20 | Tricksy Clock | 00:40 | |
| 21 | Welcome to Wonderland | 01:55 | |
| 22 | To Our Surprise | 02:12 | |
| 23 | Turning the Key | 00:17 | |
| 24 | Olympus Coliseum | 02:10 | |
| 25 | Road to a Hero | 01:29 | |
| 26 | Go for It! | 02:05 | |
| 27 | No Time to Think | 00:34 | |
| 28 | Deep Jungle | 03:01 | |
| 29 | Having a Wild Time | 02:25 | |
| 30 | Holy Bananas! | 02:17 | |
| 31 | Squirming Evil | 01:56 | |
| 32 | Hand in Hand | 02:24 | |
| 33 | Kairi II | 01:05 | |
| 34 | Merlin's Magical House | 01:44 | |
| 35 | Winnie the Pooh | 02:29 | |
| 36 | Bounce-o-rama | 01:50 | |
| 37 | Just an Itty Bitty Too Much | 00:38 | |
| 38 | Once Upon a Time | 00:22 | |
| 39 | Shipmeisters' Humoresque | 02:12 | |
| 40 | Precious Stars in the Sky | 01:10 | |
| 41 | Blast Away! -Gummi Ship II- | 01:50 | |
CD 2
| 1 | A Day in Agrabah | 02:21 | |
| 2 | Arabian Dream | 02:03 | |
| 3 | Villains of a Sort | 01:34 | |
| 4 | A Very Small Wish | 02:16 | |
| 5 | Monstrous Monstro | 01:56 | |
| 6 | Friends in My Heart | 01:31 | |
| 7 | Under the Sea | 01:55 | |
| 8 | An Adventure in Atlantica | 02:03 | |
| 9 | A Piece of Peace | 01:02 | |
| 10 | An Intense Situation | 00:47 | |
| 11 | The Deep End | 02:15 | |
| 12 | This is Halloween | 02:25 | |
| 13 | Spooks of Halloween Town | 02:12 | |
| 14 | Oopsy-Daisy | 00:23 | |
| 15 | Captain Hook's Pirate Ship | 02:07 | |
| 16 | Pirate's Gigue | 01:44 | |
| 17 | Never Land Sky | 01:27 | |
| 18 | Kairi III | 01:36 | |
| 19 | Blast Away! -Gummi Ship III- | 01:51 | |
| 20 | Hollow Bastion | 02:27 | |
| 21 | Scherzo di notte | 01:50 | |
| 22 | Forze del male | 03:37 | |
| 23 | HIKARI -KINGDOM HEARTS Instrumental Version- | 01:09 | |
| 24 | Miracle | 00:17 | |
| 25 | End of the World | 03:14 | |
| 26 | Fragments of Sorrow | 02:19 | |
| 27 | Guardando nel buio | 04:25 | |
| 28 | Beyond the Door | 01:08 | |
| 29 | Always on My Mind | 01:48 | |
| 30 | Hikari | 05:03 | |
| 31 | March Caprice for Piano and Orchestra | 05:14 | |
| 32 | Hand in Hand -Reprise- | 00:56 | |
| 33 | Dearly Beloved -Reprise- | 01:19 | |
| 34 | Having a Wild Time -Previous Version- | 01:11 | |
| 35 | Destati | 02:58 | |
CD 3
| 1 | Dearly Beloved | 04:18 | |
| 2 | Passion -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version | 03:43 | |
| 3 | Passion ~opening version~ | 04:26 | |
| 4 | Lazy Afternoons | 03:11 | |
| 5 | Sinister Sundown | 02:08 | |
| 6 | The Escapade | 02:04 | |
| 7 | Dive into the Heart -Destati- | 02:58 | |
| 8 | Fragments of Sorrow | 02:18 | |
| 9 | Tension Rising | 02:39 | |
| 10 | Kairi | 01:28 | |
| 11 | Missing You | 03:33 | |
| 12 | The 13th Struggle | 03:12 | |
| 13 | Roxas | 02:27 | |
| 14 | Sora | 02:22 | |
| 15 | The Afternoon Street | 02:59 | |
| 16 | Working Together | 02:32 | |
| 17 | Friends in my Heart | 01:45 | |
| 18 | Magical Mystery | 01:41 | |
| 19 | A Twinkle in the Sky | 01:32 | |
| 20 | Reviving Hollow Bastion | 03:27 | |
| 21 | Scherzo Di Notte | 02:05 | |
| 22 | Laughter and Merriment | 01:55 | |
| 23 | Desire for All That Lost | 02:34 | |
| 24 | Organization XIII | 02:33 | |
CD 4
| 1 | Gearing Up | 01:40 | |
| 2 | Shipmeisters' Rhapsody | 03:44 | |
| 3 | Blast Off! | 00:45 | |
| 4 | Asteroids Away! | 02:10 | |
| 5 | Crossing the Finish Line | 00:47 | |
| 6 | Waltz of the Damned | 02:06 | |
| 7 | Dance of the Daring | 01:53 | |
| 8 | Hesitation | 01:46 | |
| 9 | Dance to the Death | 02:49 | |
| 10 | Beauty and the Beast | 00:47 | |
| 11 | The Home of Dragons | 02:46 | |
| 12 | Fields of Honor | 02:18 | |
| 13 | Apprehension | 02:01 | |
| 14 | Vim and Vigor | 02:32 | |
| 15 | Cloudchasers | 02:51 | |
| 16 | Olympus Coliseum | 02:50 | |
| 17 | Road to a Hero | 01:54 | |
| 18 | The Underworld | 02:24 | |
| 19 | What Lies Beneath | 02:18 | |
| 20 | Villains of a Sort | 01:14 | |
| 21 | Beneath the Ground | 01:48 | |
| 22 | Rowdy Rumble | 02:39 | |
| 23 | Mickey Mouse Club March | 02:05 | |
| 24 | A Walk in Andante | 01:46 | |
| 25 | Monochrome Dreams | 01:48 | |
| 26 | Old Friends, Old Rivals | 01:34 | |
| 27 | Floating in Bliss | 02:25 | |
| 28 | Winnie the Pooh | 02:32 | |
| 29 | Bounce-O-Rama | 01:54 | |
| 30 | Bounce-O-Rama (Speed up ver.) | 03:02 | |
CD 5
| 1 | Isn't It Lovely? | 02:52 | |
| 2 | Let's Sing and Dance! | 00:31 | |
| 3 | Swim This Way | 02:21 | |
| 4 | Part of Your World | 01:48 | |
| 5 | Under The Sea | 02:06 | |
| 6 | Ursula's Revenge | 02:18 | |
| 7 | A New Day is Dawning | 02:10 | |
| 8 | Any Time Any Place | 00:19 | |
| 9 | Nights of the Cursed | 03:40 | |
| 10 | He's a Pirate | 02:39 | |
| 11 | The Corrupted | 02:11 | |
| 12 | Hazardous Highway | 02:02 | |
| 13 | A Day in Agrabah | 02:46 | |
| 14 | Arabian Dream | 02:39 | |
| 15 | Arabian Daydream | 02:32 | |
| 16 | This is Halloween | 02:28 | |
| 17 | Spooks of Halloween Town | 02:17 | |
| 18 | Adventures in the Savannah | 03:02 | |
| 19 | Savannah Pride | 02:24 | |
| 20 | The Encounter | 02:55 | |
| 21 | Space Paranoids | 03:12 | |
| 22 | Byte Bashing | 02:21 | |
| 23 | Byte Striking | 02:07 | |
| 24 | Sinister Shadows | 02:04 | |
| 25 | The 13th Dilemma | 03:35 | |
CD 6
| 1 | Showdown at Hollow Bastion | 00:48 | |
| 2 | One-Winged Angel | 03:48 | |
| 3 | Battleship Bravery | 01:59 | |
| 4 | Sacred Moon | 03:47 | |
| 5 | Deep Drive | 02:54 | |
| 6 | Riku | 02:12 | |
| 7 | Courage | 01:23 | |
| 8 | Disappeared | 04:01 | |
| 9 | A Fight to the Death | 03:36 | |
| 10 | Darkness of the Unknown | 07:50 | |
| 11 | Passion ~after the battle~ | 05:59 | |
| 12 | Fantasia alla marcia for piano, chorus and orchestra | 07:48 | |
| 13 | Destiny Islands | 01:12 | |
| 14 | Hand in Hand | 00:40 | |
| 15 | Sunset Horizons | 01:31 | |
| 16 | Dearly Beloved -Reprise- | 02:44 | |
CD 7
| 1 | Dearly Beloved | 02:22 | |
| 2 | Memories in Pieces | 01:54 | |
| 3 | Traverse Town | 01:29 | |
| 4 | Hand in Hand | 02:41 | |
| 5 | Just Wondering | 01:15 | |
| 6 | Struggle the Way | 02:16 | |
| 7 | Welcome to Wonderland | 02:05 | |
| 8 | To Our Surprise | 02:24 | |
| 9 | Piccolo Resto | 01:21 | |
| 10 | Olympus Coliseum | 02:18 | |
| 11 | Go for It! | 02:16 | |
| 12 | Disquieting | 01:55 | |
| 13 | The Fight for my Friends | 02:57 | |
| 14 | A Day in Agrabah | 02:18 | |
| 15 | Arabian Dream | 02:14 | |
| 16 | A Very Small Wish | 02:23 | |
| 17 | Monstrous Monstro | 02:04 | |
| 18 | La Pace | 01:30 | |
| 19 | This is Halloween | 02:32 | |
| 20 | Spooks of Halloween Town | 02:22 | |
| 21 | The 13th Floor | 01:48 | |
| 22 | Under the Sea | 02:06 | |
| 23 | An Adventure In Atlantica | 02:11 | |
| 24 | Face It! | 01:06 | |
| 25 | The Force in You | 02:13 | |
CD 8
| 1 | Captain Hook's Pirate Ship | 02:16 | |
| 2 | Pirate's Gigue | 01:58 | |
| 3 | Scent of Silence | 01:58 | |
| 4 | Hollow Bastion | 02:32 | |
| 5 | Scherzo ni notte | 02:02 | |
| 6 | Revenge of Chaos | 02:18 | |
| 7 | Winnie the Pooh | 02:32 | |
| 8 | March-a-long | 02:29 | |
| 9 | Dash-a-long | 02:20 | |
| 10 | Thirteen Discretion | 01:13 | |
| 11 | The 13th Struggle | 02:29 | |
| 12 | Lazy Afternoons | 03:20 | |
| 13 | Sinister Sundown | 02:14 | |
| 14 | Destiny Islands | 02:40 | |
| 15 | Night of Fate | 02:32 | |
| 16 | Namin? | 02:15 | |
| 17 | Castle Oblivion | 03:23 | |
| 18 | Forgotten Challenge | 02:30 | |
| 19 | Graceful Assassin | 02:39 | |
| 20 | Scythe of Petals | 03:16 | |
| 21 | Lord of the Castle | 04:34 | |
CD 9
| 1 | One-Winged Angel | 03:52 | |
| 2 | A Night on the Bare Mountain | 04:08 | |
| 3 | Disappeared | 02:56 | |
| 4 | Another Side | 02:43 | |
| 5 | What A Surprise?! | 02:42 | |
| 6 | Happy Holidays! | 02:30 | |
| 7 | The 13th Reflection | 03:47 | |
| 8 | Cavern of Remembrance | 03:25 | |
| 9 | Deep Anxiety | 02:16 | |
| 10 | The Alter Existence | 04:36 | |
| 11 | Awaken Rage | 03:45 | |
| 12 | Fate of Not Known | 03:27 | |
