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"'''Strange Whispers'''" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the {{c|Kingdom Hearts|series|''Kingdom Hearts'' series}}.
"'''Strange Whispers'''" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the [[Kingdom Hearts (series)|''Kingdom Hearts'' series]].


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
"Strange Whispers" appears only in cutscenes. It is used in scenes that involve either an unfortunate discovery or an encounter with an antagonist.
"Strange Whispers" is an ominous theme used primarily in cutscenes that involve either an unfortunate discovery or when encountering a villain.


===''Kingdom Hearts''===
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
*[[Destiny Islands]]: "This World Has Been Connected"
*[[Destiny Islands]]: [[Connected World]]
*[[Olympus Coliseum]]: "Hades Prepares Cloud"
*[[Olympus Coliseum]]: [[Hades Prepares Cloud]]
*[[Agrabah]]: "To The Desert!"
*[[Agrabah]]: [[To the Desert!]]
*[[Neverland]]: "Neverland", "Leaving the Island"
*[[Neverland]]: [[Neverland (cutscene)|Neverland]], [[Leaving the Island]]
*[[Hollow Bastion]]: "Riku Accepts His Darkness"
*[[Hollow Bastion]]: [[Riku Accepts His Darkness]]


===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
*[[Twilight Town]]: "A Dream of Good-byes"
*[[Twilight Town]] ([[Roxas]]): [[A Dream of Partings]]
<!--===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
 
Unless it plays during one of the CGI cutscenes, which I don't think so, this is practically impossible to label for cutscenes. We would have to do "World: Day ## Day Name (if applicable)-->
===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
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===''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''===
===''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''===
*Introduction and tutorial: Opening
*Introduction and tutorial: Opening
*Destiny Islands: "This world has been connected", "The Keyhole"
*Destiny Islands: [["This world has been connected"]], [[The Keyhole]]
*[[Traverse Town]]: "The Man in the Cloak in the First District"
*[[Traverse Town]]: [[The Man in the Cloak in the First District]]
*[[Wonderland]]: "It's time you learned the truth"
*[[Wonderland]]: [["It's time you learned the truth"]]
*Agrabah: "Maleficent's Designs"
*Agrabah: [[Maleficent's Designs]]


===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
====Riku's Story====
*[[La Cité des Cloches]] ([[Riku]]): [[The Road to Dawn]]
*[[La Cité des Cloches]]: "The Road to Dawn"


===''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX''===
===''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX''===
====''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''====
*[[The World That Never Was]]: [[Day 26 - Terminated]]], [[Day 150 - Fear]], [[Day 353 - Resolve]]
*"Day 26 - Terminated"
*[[Castle Oblivion]]: [[Day 255 - The Longest Day]], [[Day 296 - Confessions]]
*"Day 150 - Fear"
*Agrabah: [[Day 321 - Waning Power]]
*"Day 255 - The Longest Day"
*"Day 296 - Confessions"
*"Day 321 - Waning Power"
*"Day 353 - Resolve"
 
===''Kingdom Hearts Union χ''===
*[[Daybreak Town]] (Main Story): "MIA", "One Last Wish", "Trapped in the Data World", "Strelitzia's Whereabouts", "Surrounded", "Beyond the Wall", "A Waypoint", "At the Abandoned House", "Lauriam & Strelitzia", "The Escape", "Breath of Darkness", "As Darkness Stirs", "Confrontation", "A Seed of Light", "The Shadow's Identity", "Locked Inside"
*Daybreak Town (Side Story): "Darkness Draws Near"
*[[Castle of Dreams]]: "The Dress", "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo", "A Glass Slipper", "Trapped"
*[[Enchanted Dominion]]: "Green Glow", "Hindering Heartless", "A Deep Slumber", "An Unexpected Attack"
*Agrabah: "The Cave's Treasures", "Into the Cave of Wonders", "A Plan Exposed", "Jasmine's in Trouble"
*[[Candy Kingdom]]: "A Danger to All"
 
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
*[[Radiant Garden]]: "Terra's Whereabouts"
*[[Arendelle]]: "A Dark Presence"
*[[The Caribbean]]: "Parley with Luxord"<ref>A unique {{unnamed|kh3|Parley with Luxord|unnamed arrangment}}.</ref>
*[[San Fransokyo]]: "Upgraded",<ref>A unique {{unnamed|KHIII|Upgraded|unnamed arrangment}}.</ref> "Enter the Supervillain"<ref>A unique {{unnamed|KHIII|Enter the Supervillain|unnamed arrangment}}.</ref>
 
===''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road''===
*Destiny Islands: "A Recurring Dream"
*Wonderland: "Darkness's True Form"
*[[Dwarf Woodlands]]: "Magic Mirror", "Asking the Mirror"
*[[Beast's Castle]]: "The Eerie Castle"
*[[Corridor of Darkness]]: "Dark Emotions"
*[[Scala ad Caelum]]: "Baldr's Darkness", "Fallen to Darkness", "The True Story", "Lights and Darknesses"
*Ending: "Bragi's True Form"
 
===''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory''===
*"Lost Memories"<ref>An {{unnamed|mom|Lost Memories|unnamed arrangement}}.</ref>


==Composition==
==Composition==
"Strange Whispers" is approximately fifty-five seconds long in ''Kingdom Hearts''. In ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX'', it is approximately fifty-six seconds long.
"Strange Whispers" is approximately fifty-five seconds long. It has a time signature of 4/4 time, and a tempo of 108 beats per minute.<!--Check both. It has a key signature of _____.--> The piece does not have an introduction or conclusion, allowing for smooth transitions between repeats.<!--Each loop is ____ measures long.--> The instrumentation consists of: strings.
 
In ''Kingdom Hearts'', the piece has a time signature of 4/4 and a tempo of 108 beats per minute. The piece does not have an introduction or conclusion, allowing for smooth transitions between loops. The instrumentation is consistent between games, except in ''Kingdom Hearts III''. The standard instrumentation consists solely of strings- namely, cello, and stringed bass. However, in ''Kingdom Hearts III'', the instrumentation includes: a strings section, synthesizer, female vocals, and use of haunting, drone-like sound effects. <!--Not sure if haunting is the best word. In the least, there's several SFX applications on it- reverb, for right off.-->


Overall, the piece has a very ominous and eerie nature. In ''Kingdom Hearts III'' the "whisper" aspect of "Strange Whispers" is more audible in that actual female vocals are used. Regardless of the game, the cello maintains control of the melody. Underneath this sinister melody is an equally as offsetting drone played by the stringed bass. Additionally, the added sound effects and synthesizer in ''Kingdom Hearts III'' only heighten the tension and unknown.
<!--Insert second page discussing analysis- music theory; Notes: Cello is featured for main "melody." Stringed bass is hammering on as a low drone. Also, dissonances.-->
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==Albums==
==Albums==
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==Notes and references==
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