Dearly Beloved
"Dearly Beloved" is the opening song to all Kingdom Hearts series games and is composed by Yoko Shimomura. "Dearly Beloved" is considered the main song of the Kingdom Hearts series.
It begins playing as soon as the game loads and plays over the opening Menu Screen in a loop. However, if you continue to listen to "Dearly Beloved" without pressing any of the buttons on your controller for approximately 10-15 seconds, the screen will open up the Opening Menu Cinematic, which will play the Kingdom Hearts theme song in an orchestral version. There is also a Reprise version that plays after the credits at the last screen in Kingdom Hearts and while viewing your Battle Report results in Kingdom Hearts II. The themes "Friends in My Heart", "Always on My Mind", and "March Caprice for Piano and Orchestra" are variations of "Dearly Beloved" that can be heard in Kingdom Hearts. Concert Paraphrase on Dearly Beloved in the Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts is also a different variation.
The original version of "Dearly Beloved" was composed solely on the piano; the Kingdom Hearts II version transformed it a full orchestral piece, containing a secondary melody, even though the piano still remains dominant.
It has appeared in the other Kingdom Hearts games as well, including Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, which was a remix of Dearly Beloved which included slightly different notes, and another remixed version for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
Audio Sample
| Dearly Beloved (Re:CoM) |
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| Dearly Beloved -Reprise- (KH1) |
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| Dearly Beloved (KH1) |
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| Dearly Beloved -Reprise- (KH2) |
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| Dearly Beloved (KH2) |
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Dearly Beloved Arrangement
This arrangement might not be the original sheet music composed by Yoko Shimomura but it is very accurate and most likely what the sheet music is.
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Kingdom Hearts Arrangement
Sheet Music
Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts contains the official sheet music.
