"The Deep End" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. A new arrangement introduced in Kingdom Hearts III is titled "The Deep End -Rock Titan's Rage-". It is the boss theme of various Disney and Heartless bosses.
Appearances
Kingdom Hearts
- Battles
- Olympus Coliseum: Rock Titan, Ice Titan
- Agrabah: Kurt Zisa
- Atlantica: Ursula
- Hollow Bastion: Dragon Maleficent
- End of the World: Ansem (first battle)
- Cutscenes
- Agrabah: "Kurt Zisa Appears"
- Atlantica: "Ursula Becomes Giant"
- Hollow Bastion: "Maleficent's Power Unlocked"
- End of the World: "Return to Darkness"
Kingdom Hearts χ
- Raid Bosses
- Darkside Ω
- Guard Armor Ω
- Trickmaster Ω
- Sinister Sweets
- Spiteful Sweets
- Jack in the Box
- Egg Master
- Submarine Carp
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
- Raid Bosses
- Darkside Ω
- Lion Headliner
- Guard Armor Ω
- Sinister Sweets
- Spiteful Sweets
- Trickmaster
- Trickmaster Ω
- Egg Master
- Behemoth
- Behemoth Ω
- Trident Tail Ω
- Venomous Spider
- Scourge Spider
- Wicked Spider
- Malicious Spider
- Fortress Crab
- Fortress Crab Ω
- Queen Bee
- Queen Bee Ω
- Battles
- Cutscenes
- Enchanted Dominion: "Hindering Heartless", "The Power of Darkness", "The Sword of Truth"
- Agrabah: "Chasing Aladdin"
Kingdom Hearts III
- Battles
- Cutscenes
- Olympus: "A Sore Loser"[2]
- Realm of Darkness: "An Unexpected Encounter"[3]
Composition
"The Deep End" is approximately two minutes and fourteen seconds long in Kingdom Hearts and the HD remake of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix. The piece has a time signature of 4/4, and a tempo of 160 beats per minute.
In Kingdom Hearts, the instrumentation includes: a complete strings section- violin, viola, cello, and stringed bass, flute, trumpet, trombone, tuba, crash cymbals, snare drum, bass drum, timpani, and piano. In Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, the instrumentation includes that of the original Kingdom Hearts, but also adds: clarinet, and harp.
The thick texture of the piece fits its use as a greater boss theme. The underlying percussion and low brass parts lay the initial foundation of intensity. Over this is a changing interplay between trumpet, flute, treble voicing of the piano, and upper strings. This constant revolving of themes only heightens the tension of the piece.
Notes and References
- ^ "The Deep End -Rock Titan's Rage-"
- ^ As part of an unnamed arrangement.
- ^ An unnamed arrangement.
Albums
Disc 2, Track 11 in the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack
Disc 2, Track 11 in the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
Disc 2, Track 11 in the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
Disc 1, Track 10 in the Kingdom Hearts - III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ [Cross] - Original Soundtrack