Hello!
I'm Aid1043 (they/he). I am mostly here to clean up grammar and formatting, but there's a chance I might do something useful as well.
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 | - | - |
| 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:
- Dark Road
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Create an article for every track that still needs one in:
- Birth by Sleep
- Re:coded
- Dream Drop Distance
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Update the articles for tracks made under old standards:
- Kingdom Hearts
- Chain of Memories
- Kingdom Hearts II
- 358/2 Days
- 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-
- Don't forget Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- album appearances
- 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.
- If the above list ever 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