Editing This is Halloween

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"'''This is Halloween'''" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the {{c|Kingdom Hearts|series|''Kingdom Hearts'' series}}. The piece is an instrumental arrangement of "{{w|This Is Halloween}}", originally written by {{w|Danny Elfman}} for the film ''{{w|The Nightmare Before Christmas}}''. It is the field theme of [[Halloween Town]].

==Appearances==
"This is Halloween" is the field theme of Halloween Town in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''.

===''Kingdom Hearts''===
*Halloween Town: "Halloween Town"<ref>Alternate version</ref>, "Jack Skellington", "The Heartless Need a Heart!", "Memory", "Lock, Shock & Barrel", "A Working Heart", ""We Lost Them!", "Crossing in The Bathtub", "Pathway Unfolds", "Oogie's Manor", "Together"

===''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''===
====Sora's Story====
*Halloween Town: Opening, Key of Guidance

===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
*Halloween Town: "Happy Christmas", "The Professor's Experiment", "Lending a Hand"

===''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX''===
====''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''====
*Halloween Town: "Day 174 - Action, Reaction"

==Composition==
"This is Halloween" is approximately two minutes and twenty-two seconds in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'' and the [[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX|HD remake]] of ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix''. In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', the piece is shortened to one minute and twenty-six seconds. However, for the [[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX|HD remake]] of ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', the piece is extended to two minutes and twenty-eight seconds. Regardless of the game, the piece has a time signature of 4/4, and a tempo of 84 beats per measure.

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: a complete string section- violin, viola, cello, and stringed bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone<!--?-->, trumpet, French horn, tuba, snare drum, bass drum, crash cymbal, marimba, <!--plus wood or temple blocks?-->sleigh bells, orchestral bells <!--or is it music box?-->, timpani, synthesizer, and harp.

At its core, this rendition is an instrumental version of "This is Halloween" from the original {{w|The Nightmare Before Christmas}} movie. Although the tonality suggests an eerie atmosphere, a light-hearted tone is also present due to the "playful" interplay amongst the flute, clarinet, and trumpet. However, due to the constant chords played throughout by the lower voiced instruments, the eerie and twilight feel to the piece is always felt.

===Alternate version===
The introductory cutscene of Halloween Town in ''Kingdom Hearts'' features a unique alternate arrangement of the track. While the supporting voices are the same as the regular track, this version does not directly quote the melody of Danny Elfman's "This is Halloween". The instrumentation is nearly identical to the ordinary version of the song. This arrangement has not been released on an official album.<!--This is likely a developmental build from before they secured the rights to the song.-->

==Albums==
<gallery>
File:Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 2, Track 12 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack
File:Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 2, Track 14 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack
File:Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete Cover.png|Disc 2, Track 12 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
File:Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete Cover.png|Disc 5, Track 16 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 12 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
File:Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 3, Track 16 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
</gallery>

==Notes and references==
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