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"'''Roxas'''" is a musical piece composed by Yoko Shimomura that is first used in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.
"'''Roxas'''" is a musical piece composed by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the {{c|Kingdom Hearts|series|''Kingdom Hearts'' series}}. It is the character theme of [[Roxas]].


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
"Roxas" serves as the character theme for [[Roxas]].
"Roxas" appears primarily in cutscenes.


===Cutscenes===
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
====''Kingdom Hearts II''====
*Prologue: "Naminé's Room," "My Summer Vacation Is Over"
*Prologue: "Naminé's Room," "My Summer Vacation Is Over"
*Prologue ([[Dive to the Heart]]): "Why Sora Was Chosen," "Time to Sleep"
*[[Dive to the Heart]]: "Why Sora Was Chosen", "Time to Sleep"
*The World That Never Was: "Why Sora Was Chosen," "Roxas," "Good-bye, Buddy," "Time to Sleep," "There Was No One There," "A Friend Within," "How it All Began," "I Wish I Could Meet Him, Too"
*[[The World That Never Was]]: "Why Sora Was Chosen", "Roxas"{{FMII}}, "Good-bye, Buddy"{{FMII}}, "Time to Sleep", "There Was No One There", "A Friend Within", "How it All Began", "I Wish I Could Meet Him, Too"
 
===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
*[[Twilight Town]]: "Why the Sun Sets Red", "After the Battle"
 
====''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''====
*Castle Oblivion: [[Game:Data-Roxas|???]]<ref>Replaces "[[The 13th Struggle]]" from ''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''</ref>


====''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix''====
===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
*Dive to the Heart: "Roxas," "Good-bye, Buddy"
====Sora's Story====
*The World That Never Was: "Roxas's Grief"


===''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX''===
====''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''====
====''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''====
*Twilight Town: "Why the Sun Sets Red"
*"Why the Sun Sets Red"
*"Day 50 - Familiar Sound"
*"Day 298 - Sora"
*"Day 355 - Unsaid, Unheard"
*"Roxas Leaves the Organization"
*"After the Battle"
 
===''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX''===
====''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''====
*"An Unexpected Bond"<ref name="piano">''Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts'' version.</ref>
 
===''Kingdom Hearts Union χ''===
;Medals
*{{khux|Casual Roxas}}
*{{khux|Dual Wield Roxas (EX)|Dual Wield Roxas [EX]}}<ref name="piano" />


====''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''====
===''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory''===
*The World That Never Was (Sora): "Roxas's Grief"
*"KINGDOM HEARTS II: Chapter 1"


====''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX''====
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
*The World That Never Was: "Day 50 - Familiar Sound," "Day 298 - Sora," "Day 355 - Unsaid, Unheard," "Roxas Leaves the Organization," "After the Battle"
*Twilight Town: "Ansem and Xemnas"
*Twilight Town: "Why the Sun Sets Red"


===Boss battle===
===''Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind''===
====''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''====
*[[Keyblade Graveyard]]: "The Sigil"<ref>An {{unnamed|kh3|The Sigil|unnamed arrangement}}.</ref>
*Castle Oblivion: [[Roxas (Boss)|???]]


==Composition==
==Composition==
"Roxas" is approximately one minute and eighteen seconds long in the original version, two minutes and twenty-seven seconds long in the HD remake, and two minutes and thirty-six seconds for the piano collections cover. <!--It plays at a tempo of ____ beats per minute. It has a time signature of ____ and is written in the key of _______. -->
"Roxas" is approximately one minute long in the original version, fifty-three seconds long in the HD remake, <!-- note: they changed the section where it loops so it got shorter--> and two minutes and thirty-six seconds for the piano collections cover. It plays at a tempo of 60 beats per minute. It has a time signature of 4/4 and is written in the key of D minor. The instrumentation consists of flute, piano, and female vocals.


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The music itself gives off a mellow, melancholy feel. There are two measures of piano with backing vocals before the melody comes in. This melody is carried by the flute, which features a prominent vibrato in the HD remix version. In the first 4-measure phrase, the accompaniment starts on the D minor chord, which brings the melancholy mood, but it gradually gets more uplifting as the chords shift the tonic to d minor's relative F Major.
The second 4-measure phrase has an identical melody to the first, but this time the accompaniment begins on F Major, making the repeated phrase sound much brighter. However, Roxas's story was always steeped in sorrow, and as such, for the final 2-measure phrase, the accompaniment jumps back to the tragic D minor, low and heavy on the piano.
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==Other appearances==
===''Kingdom Hearts Memorial Music Box''===
The ''[[Kingdom Hearts Memorial Music Box]]'' website features "Roxas" as one of eight tracks from the ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX'' soundtrack. The song is represented by Roxas and is accompanied by cutscene images and quotes from Roxas's journey.


==Albums==
==Albums==
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File:Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts Cover.png|Disc 1, Track 10 in the "[[Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts]] Soundtrack"|link=Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts
File:Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts Cover.png|Disc 1, Track 10 in the "[[Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts]] Soundtrack"|link=Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts
File:Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- Cover.png|Disc 1, Track 18 in the "[[Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories-]] Soundtrack"|link=Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories-
File:Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- Cover.png|Disc 1, Track 18 in the "[[Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories-]] Soundtrack"|link=Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories-
File:Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Vinyl LP Box Cover.png|Disc 2, Side A, Track 5 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Vinyl LP Box]]''
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==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}
{{Music}}
{{Music}}

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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 1:00
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Roxas
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX
Roxas
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 2:27
Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts
Roxas
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Arranger Sachiko Miyano
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Performer Hiroyuki Nakayama
Length 2:36

"Roxas" is a musical piece composed by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. It is the character theme of Roxas.

Appearances[edit]

"Roxas" appears primarily in cutscenes.

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

  • Prologue: "Naminé's Room," "My Summer Vacation Is Over"
  • Dive to the Heart: "Why Sora Was Chosen", "Time to Sleep"
  • The World That Never Was: "Why Sora Was Chosen", "Roxas"[KH II FM], "Good-bye, Buddy"[KH II FM], "Time to Sleep", "There Was No One There", "A Friend Within", "How it All Began", "I Wish I Could Meet Him, Too"

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

Sora's Story[edit]

  • The World That Never Was: "Roxas's Grief"

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

  • "Why the Sun Sets Red"
  • "Day 50 - Familiar Sound"
  • "Day 298 - Sora"
  • "Day 355 - Unsaid, Unheard"
  • "Roxas Leaves the Organization"
  • "After the Battle"

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded[edit]

  • "An Unexpected Bond"[2]

Kingdom Hearts Union χ[edit]

Medals

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory[edit]

  • "KINGDOM HEARTS II: Chapter 1"

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

  • Twilight Town: "Ansem and Xemnas"

Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind[edit]

Composition[edit]

"Roxas" is approximately one minute long in the original version, fifty-three seconds long in the HD remake, and two minutes and thirty-six seconds for the piano collections cover. It plays at a tempo of 60 beats per minute. It has a time signature of 4/4 and is written in the key of D minor. The instrumentation consists of flute, piano, and female vocals.

The music itself gives off a mellow, melancholy feel. There are two measures of piano with backing vocals before the melody comes in. This melody is carried by the flute, which features a prominent vibrato in the HD remix version. In the first 4-measure phrase, the accompaniment starts on the D minor chord, which brings the melancholy mood, but it gradually gets more uplifting as the chords shift the tonic to d minor's relative F Major. The second 4-measure phrase has an identical melody to the first, but this time the accompaniment begins on F Major, making the repeated phrase sound much brighter. However, Roxas's story was always steeped in sorrow, and as such, for the final 2-measure phrase, the accompaniment jumps back to the tragic D minor, low and heavy on the piano.

Other appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Memorial Music Box[edit]

The Kingdom Hearts Memorial Music Box website features "Roxas" as one of eight tracks from the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX soundtrack. The song is represented by Roxas and is accompanied by cutscene images and quotes from Roxas's journey.

Albums[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ Replaces "The 13th Struggle" from Kingdom Hearts coded
  2. ^ a b Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts version.
  3. ^ An unnamed arrangement.