| Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories The 13th Struggle | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories The 13th Struggle | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Length | 2:29 |
| Kingdom Hearts II The 13th Struggle | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Length | 1:44 |
| Kingdom Hearts III The 13th Struggle | |
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File:The 13th Struggle KHIII.ogg | |
| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Length | 1:53 |
| Kingdom Hearts III The 13th Struggle -Luxord- | |
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File:The 13th Struggle -Luxord- KHIII.ogg | |
| Arranger | Yuko Komiyama |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Length | 6:30 |
| Kingdom Hearts III The 13th Struggle -Larxene- | |
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File:The 13th Struggle -Larxene- KHIII.ogg | |
| Arranger | Natsumi Kameoka |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Length | 5:00 |
| Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX The 13th Struggle | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Length | 3:13 |
"The 13th Struggle" is a musical theme composed by Yoko Shimomura that appears in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts II, and Kingdom Hearts III.
Appearances
"The 13th Struggle" is a theme commonly used during boss battles with members of Organization XIII.
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Sora's Story
Reverse/Rebirth Mode
Kingdom Hearts II
"The 13th Struggle" plays during both boss battles and cutscenes. It can also be heard during certain events, such as when the trio teams up with Axel to defeat the Nobodies in Betwixt and Between.
Cutscenes
- Prologue: Axel, Axel's Wrath
- Twilight Town (Third Visit): Axel's Atonement, The Words I Wanted to Say
- The Land of Dragons (Second Visit): The Man Who Stands on the Snowy Mountain
- The World that Never Was: Luxord, As the Battle Ends
Boss Battles
- Twilight Town: Axel (Roxas); Axel's Replica Data (Sora)
- The Land of Dragons: The Mysterious Man
- The World That Never Was: Luxord and his replica data
Kingdom Hearts coded
Kingdom Hearts III
- Keyblade Graveyard: Luxord
Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind
- Garden of Assemblage: Luxord's Recreated Data[2], Larxene's Recreated Data[3]
Composition
"The 13th Struggle" is approximately fifty-eight seconds long in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories and one minute and forty-four seconds long in Kingdom Hearts II. In all versions the tempo is 180 beats per minute. It has a time signature of 4/4 time for the entire piece and is written in the key of G minor, with brief modulations into both F minor and C minor before looping back to the start. "The 13th Struggle" has a four measure introduction that leads into the repeated melodic section, and lacks a conclusion, allowing for smooth transitions between loops. Each loop is forty measures long[KH Re:CoM], lasting around one minute each . The instrumentation consists of: organ, a large brass section featuring trombones, choir, strings, orchestra bells, snare drum, piano, cymbals, and timpani.
"The 13th Struggle" makes heavy use of chromatic notes. The melody in the first eight measures of the C minor section is later incorporated into the main melody of Sacred Moon.
Albums
Disc 1, Track 12 in the Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack
Disc 8, Track 11 in the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
Disc 1, Track 17 in the "Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- Soundtrack"
Disc 1, Track 12 in the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
Trivia
- "The 13th Struggle" plays in the first battle against Ansem, Seeker of Darkness in the original version of Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, despite him not being an Organization XIII member. This is changed in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories.
Notes and references
- ^ Replaced by "Roxas" in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
- ^ "The 13th Struggle -Luxord-"
- ^ "The 13th Struggle -Larxene-"