Editing End of the World (track)

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"'''End of the World'''" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''. It is the field theme of the [[End of the World]].

==Appearances==
"End of the World" is the field theme of the End of the World in ''Kingdom Hearts''.

===''Kingdom Hearts''===
*End of the World: "End of the World", "Remains of The Worlds", "Is This My Island?", "A Meaningless Effort", "Return to Darkness"

==Composition==
"End of the World" is approximately three minutes and fourteen seconds long in both ''Kingdom Hearts'' and the [[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX|HD remake]] of ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix''. It has a time signature of 4/4 and a tempo of 78 beats per minute.

For instrumentation, each version uses the same instruments, though for games not in the HD remakes, some voices are covered through electronic means- such as synthesizer. In general, the instrumentation includes: strings, orchestral bells, piano, harp, and chorus.

"End of the World" contains references to "[[Dive into the Heart -Destati-]]" and "[[Dearly Beloved]]". Both of these tracks appeared at the beginning of the game, being repurposed here for a more sinister endgame track. For the "Destati" theme, this is heard in the vocal part and violin. Both treble and bass clef voices repeat the word "Destati" alongside choir-ahhs as one would hear in the original "Destati" theme. For "Dearly Beloved", the rhythm is slightly different – now faster and more choppy – and the orchestral bell part occasionally interrupts with this motif. The piece has a very subjective tone. There is a haunting beauty to the piece, yet an overlapping sadness, knowing and seeing a world frozen in the middle of destruction due to the [[Heartless]] invasion. Overall, the piece has a desolate feeling to it.

==Albums==
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File:Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 2, Track 25 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack
File:Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete Cover.png|Disc 2, Track 25 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
File:Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 2, Track 26 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX 
File:Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Vinyl LP Box Cover.png|Disc 1, Side B, Track 4 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Vinyl LP Box]]''Original Soundtrack
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