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"'''Squirming Evil'''" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in [[Kingdom Hearts (game)|''Kingdom Hearts'']].
"'''Squirming Evil'''" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the {{c|Kingdom Hearts|series|''Kingdom Hearts'' series}}. It is the boss theme of various Disney bosses.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
"Squirming Evil" is used throughout ''Kingdom Hearts'' as a battle theme for various bosses, including: [[Cerberus]] during the first visit to [[Olympus Coliseum]], [[Game:Hades|Hades]] during the [[Hades Cup]], [[Game:Clayton|Clayton]] and the [[Stealth Sneak]], [[Game:Jafar|Jafar]], [[Game:Ursula|Ursula]] and [[Flotsam and Jetsam]], [[Game:Oogie Boogie|Oogie Boogie]], [[Game:Captain Hook|Captain Hook]], [[Game:Maleficent|Maleficent]], and [[Chernabog]] (Japanese version only).
;Battles
*[[Olympus Coliseum]]: [[Cerberus]] (first battle), {{ns|Game|Hades}}
*[[Deep Jungle]]: {{ns|Game|Clayton}} and the [[Stealth Sneak]]
*[[Agrabah]]: {{ns|Game|Jafar}}
*[[Atlantica]]: {{ns|Game|Ursula}} and [[Flotsam and Jetsam]]
*[[Halloween Town]]: {{ns|Game|Oogie Boogie}} (first battle)
*[[Neverland]]: {{ns|Game|Captain Hook}}
*[[Hollow Bastion]]: {{ns|Game|Maleficent}}
*[[End of the World]]: [[Chernabog]]<ref>Original Japanese version only, replaced by "[[A Night on Bald Mountain]]" in the international version.</ref>
 
;Cutscenes
*Olympus Coliseum: "Cerberus", "Hades, Lord of the Dead"
*Deep Jungle: "Sabor Returns"
*Agrabah: "The Royal Vizier"
*Atlantica: "Ursula's Lair"
*Halloween Town: "Come and Get It"
*Neverland: "Battle VS Captain Hook"
*Hollow Bastion: "Mistress of all Evil"
 
===''Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded''===
*Olympus Coliseum: "The Definition of a Hero"
 
===''Kingdom Hearts Union χ''===
;Battles
*Olympus Coliseum: Cerberus, Hades{{KHx}}
 
;Cutscenes
*[[Daybreak Town]] (Main Story): "A Waypoint", "The Way Out"
*Olympus Coliseum: "Cerberus", "Plan B", "Fighting Together"
 
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
* [[The Caribbean]]: [[Lightning Angler]]
 
===''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road''===
;Battles
*Olympus Coliseum: Cerberus<ref>"[[Rowdy Rumble]]" prior to the 5.0.1 update.</ref>
 
;Cutscenes
*Olympus Coliseum: "Gatekeeper", "Leave it to Baldr", "Cerberus Defeated"


==Composition==
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The in-game versions have a time signature of 4/4 time and a tempo of 160 beats per minute.
The in-game versions have a time signature of 4/4 time and a tempo of 160 beats per minute.


The piece has a four-measure introduction consisting of strings, low brass, percussion, piano, synthesizer, and woodwinds. <!--Expand upon what happens next--> The tone throughout the piece is tensive and ominous. Being a major boss battle theme, the piece is typically louder in dynamics- at the minimum, a forte- and very percussive and brass heavy. The woodwind- in this case, flute- flourishes that interrupt throughout the piece only serve to heighten the tension. The instrumentation for both versions consists of: strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, synthesizer, drums, and crash cymbals.
The piece has a four-measure introduction consisting of strings, low brass, percussion, piano, synthesizer, and woodwinds. <!--Expand upon what happens next--> The tone throughout the piece is tensive and ominous. Being a major boss battle theme, the piece is typically louder in dynamics- at the minimum, a forte- and very percussive and brass heavy. The woodwind flourishes that interrupt throughout the piece tie it back to "[[Villains of a Sort]]" and heighten the tension. The instrumentation for both versions consists of: strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, synthesizer, drums, and crash cymbals.


==Albums==
==Albums==
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==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}
{{Music}}
{{Music}}

Latest revision as of 23:03, 13 November 2024

Kingdom Hearts
Squirming Evil
Theme Notes.png
Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimormura
Length 1:54
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
Squirming Evil
Theme Notes.png
Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 1:56

"Squirming Evil" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. It is the boss theme of various Disney bosses.

Appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Battles
Cutscenes
  • Olympus Coliseum: "Cerberus", "Hades, Lord of the Dead"
  • Deep Jungle: "Sabor Returns"
  • Agrabah: "The Royal Vizier"
  • Atlantica: "Ursula's Lair"
  • Halloween Town: "Come and Get It"
  • Neverland: "Battle VS Captain Hook"
  • Hollow Bastion: "Mistress of all Evil"

Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded[edit]

  • Olympus Coliseum: "The Definition of a Hero"

Kingdom Hearts Union χ[edit]

Battles
  • Olympus Coliseum: Cerberus, Hades[KH χ]
Cutscenes
  • Daybreak Town (Main Story): "A Waypoint", "The Way Out"
  • Olympus Coliseum: "Cerberus", "Plan B", "Fighting Together"

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Dark Road[edit]

Battles
  • Olympus Coliseum: Cerberus[2]
Cutscenes
  • Olympus Coliseum: "Gatekeeper", "Leave it to Baldr", "Cerberus Defeated"

Composition[edit]

"Squirming Evil" is approximately one minute and fifty-four seconds long in Kingdom Hearts. In the HD remake, the piece is one minute and fifty-six seconds long.

The in-game versions have a time signature of 4/4 time and a tempo of 160 beats per minute.

The piece has a four-measure introduction consisting of strings, low brass, percussion, piano, synthesizer, and woodwinds. The tone throughout the piece is tensive and ominous. Being a major boss battle theme, the piece is typically louder in dynamics- at the minimum, a forte- and very percussive and brass heavy. The woodwind flourishes that interrupt throughout the piece tie it back to "Villains of a Sort" and heighten the tension. The instrumentation for both versions consists of: strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, synthesizer, drums, and crash cymbals.

Albums[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ Original Japanese version only, replaced by "A Night on Bald Mountain" in the international version.
  2. ^ "Rowdy Rumble" prior to the 5.0.1 update.