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Treasured Memories

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Kingdom Hearts
Treasured Memories
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimormura
Length 1:45
Kingdom Hearts coded
Treasured Memories
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
Treasured Memories
Theme Notes.png
Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 1:45
Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour-
Treasured Memories
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Arranger Sachiko Miyano
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 4:01

"Treasured Memories" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series.

Development[edit]

An arrangement of "Treasured Memories" appears in the files of Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, mislabeled as "Naminé". In the final game, the Kingdom Hearts version of "Treasured Memories" plays once in a pre-rendered cutscene, but this compressed arrangement made for the DS is left unused.

"Treasured Memories" (Unused)

Appearances[edit]

"Treasured Memories" appears only in cutscenes. It is primarily used during flashbacks and other wistful moments.

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

  • Twilight Town: "Dreams Connected", "The Dream is the Key", "Encounters within a Dream", "A Dream Full of Promises", "A Dream of Goodbyes"

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

  • Destiny Islands: "Snarl of Memories", "Xion and Riku"

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Union χ[edit]

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

  • Destiny Islands: "The Paopu Fruit"

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory[edit]

Cutscenes
  • "KINGDOM HEARTS III: Chapter 1"
Menus
  • Config

Composition[edit]

"Treasured Memories" is approximately one minute and forty-five seconds long in Kingdom Hearts and the the HD remake of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix. Regardless of the game, it has a time signature of 4/4 time, and a tempo of 96 beats per minute. The piece does not have an introduction or conclusion, allowing for smooth transitions between repeats. Each loop is seventeen measures long. The instrumentation consists of: violin, viola, and piano.

Small in instrumentation and rather short in duration, "Treasured Memories" is minimalistic in nature. There are no sudden changes in tempo, meter, or rhythm. A slight tension and "dissonance" is occasionally heard in the lower strings, but other than that, the piece is relatively calm in tone. The piano maintains control of the melody throughout the piece. While there is a perceivable "warmth" and sentimentality to the music, there is also a slight sense of melancholy. Overall, the piece is very reflective and pensive.

Albums[edit]