Editing Vector to the Heavens

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"'''Vector to the Heavens'''" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind]]''. An new arrangment introduced in ''Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind'' is named "'''Vector to the Heavens -Xion-'''". It is the boss theme of [[Xion]].

==Development==
The use of the word "Vector" in the title of the song was inspired by the {{w|Vector (mathematics and physics)|term used in mathematics}}, as Xion's original name ("No. ''i''") contains an {{w|imaginary unit}}, also a mathematical term.<ref>[https://twitter.com/KINGDOMHEARTS/status/1342123113882865664 Twitter (@KINGDOMHEARTS)], '''Yoko Shimomura''': "The title for this song was inspired by the fact that Xion's name is derived from mathematical imaginary numbers. The word "Vector" also originates from the mathematical term of the same name. As to what Vector means here... where do your thoughts and your heart go?"</ref>

==Appearances==
===Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days===
*[[Twilight Town]]: {{ns|Game|Xion}} (Final Form)

===''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX''===
====''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''====
*"Xion Attacks"

===''Kingdom Hearts Union χ''===
;Medals
*{{khux|Final Boss Xion}}

===''Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind''===
*[[Garden of Assemblage]]: Xion's Recreated Data

===''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory''===
*"KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days: Chapter 1"

===Other appearances===
"Vector to the Heavens" plays as the background music for the "memória!" album's page on the Square Enix website.<ref>[http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/memoria/ Official Japanese site]</ref>

==Composition==
"Vector to the Heavens" is approximately three minutes and fifty-one seconds long{{KHD}}, and five minutes and thirty-five seconds long in the piano collections version. Regardless of the source, the piece has a time signature of 4/4 time. The original in-game version plays at a tempo of 
98 beats per minute for the introduction and first phrase, 160 beats per minute for the second phrase, and 83 beats per minute for the third phrase.<!--Dearly Beloved section--> <!--The piano collections track takes more freedom with both the tempo and interpretation, though the common tempo is _____ for ______phrases--> The instrumentation for both the original version and the HD remake are piano and strings.
<!--NOTICE: This is from Musique pour la tristesse de Xion. I'm using this as a reference here because the two pieces are similar. Copy/paste--In the ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' version, the first fifteen measures of the piece are written in the key of G Minor and then transition into the key of Eb [E flat] Minor. The piece has a brief introduction of two measures, lasting around nine seconds, then leads into the repeated melodic section which lasts for twelve measures, and is followed by a transition into a new phrase that lasts for sixteen measures, before repeating back to the first phrase, allowing for smooth transitions between loops. Each loop is ____ measures long.
In the piano collections version, the seventeen measures are in the key of C Minor. Beginning in measure eighteen the key switches to Ab [A flat] Major and lasts until measure thirty-two, then transitioning into the key of Gb [G flat] Major. The next section of the piano collections version contains a rendition of "[[Vector to the Heavens]]." Xion's original theme is revisited again though in measure sixty-eight and continues to till the end of the piece. This final appearance returns to the original key of C Minor.-->
 
The piece is characterized by a moving sixteenth note pattern in the left hand (piano version) or moving eighth notes (in-game version). The main melody's rhythm is a variation of "[[Musique pour la tristesse de Xion]]", incorporating various parts of the theme into this piece. Several measures of this piece feature the melody from Kairi's theme and [[Dearly Beloved]]. Unlike Xion's original theme, "Vector to the Heavens" is played in the upper spectrum of dynamics, with the "louder" dynamics more in use than the softer ones.

==Albums==
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File:Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and 358 2 Days Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 3, Track 12 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack
File:Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 3, Track 11 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
Kingdom Hearts - III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ (Cross) - Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 7, Track 11 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts - III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ (Cross) - Original Soundtrack]]''
File:Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- Cover.png|Disc 2, Track 4 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories-]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories-
File:Memória! Cover.png|Disc 1, Track 6 in ''{{w|List of Square Enix compilation albums|memória! ~ The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura}}''|link=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/memoria/
File:Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- Album Cover.png|Track 8 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour-#Album|Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour-]]'' album
</gallery>

==Notes and references==
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