User:Aid1043

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Hello!

I'm Aid1043 (they/he). My primary focus is on music articles, both creating new ones (I've made about 200) and updating old ones (most haven't been touched since 358/2 Days released). I also cover new secret endings, remade the Kingdom Hearts Magical Puzzle Clash article, and make various edits based on grammar and formatting.

Music

Like most of us here, I'm a big fan of Kingdom Hearts music. I'm currently working on creating a music article for every song (so we can finally kill off this page).

Also, check out this forum page for a list of where songs play in each game (work in progress).

Union χ[Cross]

I am (to my knowledge) the only person insane enough to go through the entirety of the Unchained χ / Union χ[Cross] theater mode (and a few χ[chi] exclusive cutscenes) and record what music tracks are used. Here's the spreadsheet.

Some interesting facts I discovered:

  • Union χ cutscenes feature 74 different songs (76 counting different versions of "Dearly Beloved").
    • An additional 3 songs are exclusive to the χ[chi] intro and credits ("Fairy Tale" and "The World You Wished For", respectively; the tracks are "Memories in Pieces", "Cavern of Remembrance", and "Another Side").
    • This is also not including tracks such as "Mission Complete" and "Hand in Hand -Union χ version-" that play during the game, but not in any cutscenes.
  • The cutscenes "Number Four" and "The Magic Lamp" have 5 unique tracks each; no other cutscene has more than 3.
  • Only 10 cutscenes do not feature any background music.
  • Union χ features songs originating from almost every Kingdom Hearts installment: ten out of thirteen (at the time of it's existence). That's every game except 358/2 Days, Re:coded, and 0.2 BbS AFP.

Dark Road

What if I did the same thing for every cutscene in this game too? And with another spreadsheet?

  • Dark Road features 40 different songs between gameplay and cutscenes.
  • This is the only installment in the Kingdom Hearts series to not introduce a single new music track.
  • There are only two bosses with unique battle music; all non-final bosses use "Rowdy Rumble" (even though the cutscenes right before and after the fight use actual boss themes).
    • Vali, Vala, & Vidar use "True Darkness", a song used once ever before (in KHIII) which makes a full-force return in this game.
    • Hringhorn uses "Hunter of the Dark", which was originally a final boss theme (BbS Secret Episode) but was demoted to a normal boss theme in KHIII
  • The cutscenes "Darkness's True Form" and "Baldr's Darkness" feature 3 unique tracks each, while no other cutscene uses more than 2.
  • Only 2 cutscenes do not feature any background music: "The Departure" and "Corridor of Darkness".
  • The credits use the same arrangement of "Dearly Beloved" that was introduced in the Union χ credits.

Game abbreviation guide

(Expanded from TSH's guide.)

Game Game Tag Infobox/Name File Name Link Navbox
Kingdom Hearts KH1 KH KH {{KH}} {{KH1}}
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix FM1 KHFM KHFM {{FM}} {{FM1}}
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories COM KHCOM KHCOM {{KHCoM}} {{COM}}
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories REC KHRECOM KHRECOM {{ReCoM}} -
Kingdom Hearts II KH2 KHII KHII {{KHII}} {{KH2}}
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix FM2 KHIIFM KHIIFM {{FMII}} {{FM2}}
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days 358 KHD KHD {{KHD}} {{358}}
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep BBS KHBBS KHBBS {{KHBbS}} {{BBS}}
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix FMB KHBBSFM KHBBSFM {{FMBbS}} {{BBSFM}}
Kingdom Hearts coded KHC KHC KHC {{KHc}} {{Coded}}
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded RCO KHREC KHREC {{KHR}} -
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance DDD KH3D KH3D {{KH3D}} {{DDD}}
Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD DHD KH3DHD KH3DHD {{KHDDDHD}} -
Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] KHX KHχ KHX {{KHx}} {{XChi}}
Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] UCX KHUχ KHUX {{Ux}} {{UCX}}
Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover XBC KHχBC KHXBC - {{XBC}}
Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- AFP KH0.2 KH0.2 {{KH0.2}} {{AFP}}
Kingdom Hearts III KH3 KHIII KHIII {{KHIII}} {{KH3}}
Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind 3RM KHIIIRM KHIIIRM {{RM}} {{3RM}}
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road DR KHDR KHDR {{DR}} {{KHDR}}
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory MOM KHMOM KHMOM {{KHMoM}} {{MOM}}
Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link ML KHML KHML - -
Kingdom Hearts IV KH4 KHIV KHIV - -
Collections
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX HD1 KHHD1.5 KHHD {{KHHD}} {{KHHD1.5}}
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX HD2 KHHD2.5 KHIIHD {{KHHD2}} {{KHHD2.5}}
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX 1P2 - - {{KH1525}} -
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue FCP - KHHDFCP - {{KHHD2.8}}
Spin-offs
Kingdom Hearts V CAST KHVC - KHV Cast* - -
Kingdom Hearts Mobile KHM - KHM - -
Kingdom Hearts Magical Puzzle Clash KHMP - KHD* - -
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Gummiship Studio KHGS - RCOGS* - -
Kingdom Hearts VR Experience KHVR - KHVR - -

To Do

  • Finish updating music articles with cutscene tracks from:
    • Kingdom Hearts III
    • Melody of Memory
  • Update the articles for tracks made under old standards:
    • Kingdom Hearts
    • Kingdom Hearts II
  • Add album arrangements to main articles, make articles for original medleys:
    • Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts
    • Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts Field & Battle
    • Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album
    • Kingdom Hearts Concert -First Breath-
    • Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour-
    • Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres-
    • The Kingdom Hearts portions of:
      • Drammatica: The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura
      • memória! ~ The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura
  • Update Template:Music with album-exclusive tracks
  • Don't forget Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- album appearances
  • Add Union χ medal tracks to appearances
  • Add categories to music tracks
  • Find a place to put Terra and Naminé's conversation, "Secret Story from Kingdom Hearts Concert - First Breath -"
  • Cry while attempting to find a record of Kairi, Xion, and Aqua's individual monologues from Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour-
    • Like actually, where are they?
    • All I can find is an incomplete, unofficial translation
    • I mean, a recording of the English scenes has to be out there somewhere, right?
    • I'll even settle for the Japanese version, okay???
    • If anyone finds a record, please let me know.
    • Please.
  • When the above list gets completed (as if):
    • Fix all of the missing track files
    • Add a basic "Composition" section to all tracks
    • Start working on MoM sections for each track