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Sanctuary

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Kingdom Hearts II
Sanctuary -opening version-
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Arranger Utada Hikaru
Composer Utada Hikaru
Vocalist Utada Hikaru

"Sanctuary" and its Japanese counterpart "Passion" are a pair of songs written and sung by Utada Hikaru. They are main themes of the Kingdom Hearts series.

There are two main variations of the pieces: "Sanctuary -opening version-"[1] and "Passion -opening version-", which are the original versions of the songs, and the softer "Sanctuary -after the battle-"[2] and "Passion -after the battle-".[3]

An instrumental arrangement of the piece titled "Passion -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version-"[4] was introduced in Kingdom Hearts II, arranged by Kaoru Wada and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.

A third vocal version of the piece, titled "Passion ~single version~", was released by Utada. It is an extended arrangement with additional lyrics. This variation has never been featured in a Kingdom Hearts game, although it was distributed with Kingdom Hearts songs on Square Enix Melody and included on the YouTube version of the Kingdom Hearts Official Playlist.

Appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

  • Main menu cinematic[5]
  • Opening cinematic[6]
  • Ending credits[7]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

  • Opening cinematic[6]
  • Ending credits[7]

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance[edit]

  • Ending credits[7]

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX[edit]

  • Ending credits[5]

Composition[edit]

"Passion" was originally released on Utada's Ultra Blue album and reached #2 in the Oricon Singles Chart in 2006. "Sanctuary (Opening)" was first released on the album This Is the One as a bonus track.

In both languages, the song contains reversed lyrics, sung by Utada. The reversed lyrics are in English in both versions. They include "My heart's a battleground", "I need more affection than you know", "So many ups and downs", and "I need true emotions".

"Sanctuary (Ending)" and "Passion -after the battle" are very similar to the original versions. These arrangements are much quieter for most of the song until the ending, which uses a faster instrumental than the rest of the song.

Passion -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version-[edit]

Lyrics[edit]

In you and I there's a new land
Angels in flight
A sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah
Where fears and lies melt away
Music will tie
What's left of me, what's left of me now
I watch you fast asleep
All I fear means nothing
In you and I there's a new land
Angels in flight
A sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah
Where fears and lies melt away
Music will tie
What's left of me, what's left of me
So many ups and downs
My heart's a battleground
You show me how to see that nothing is whole and
nothing is broken
In you and I there's a new land
Angels in flight
A sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah
Where fears and lies melt away
Music will tie
What's left of me, what's left of me now

Albums[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ Also written as "Sanctuary ~opening version~" and "Sanctuary (Opening)"
  2. ^ Also written as "Sanctuary ~after the battle~" and "Sanctuary (Ending)"
  3. ^ Also written as "Passion ~after the battle~"
  4. ^ Also written as "Sanctuary -orchestra version-"
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Passion -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version-"
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sanctuary -opening version-" and "Passion -opening version-"
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Sanctuary -after the battle-" and "Passion -after the battle-"