Dance to the Death

Kingdom Hearts II Dance to the Death

Arranger	Yoko Shimomura
Composer	Yoko Shimomura
Length	1:47

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Dance to the Death

Arranger	Yoko Shimomura
Composer	Yoko Shimomura
Length	2:49

"Dance to the Death" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts Dark Road.

AppearancesEdit

Kingdom Hearts IIEdit

Battles

Events

The Land of Dragons: Defeat the Heartless (Village Cave), Defeat the Heartless (Summit)
Disney Castle: Disney Castle (first visit)

Cutscenes

The Land of Dragons: "Snowy Mountain Battle"
Agrabah: "Mountains of Treasure"
Halloween Town: "Oogie's Back"

Kingdom Hearts χEdit

Raid Bosses

Kingdom Hearts Dark RoadEdit

Battles

Beast's Castle: Earth Gargoyle^[1]

Cutscenes

Beast's Castle: "Cornered", "Urd", "What Needs Order"

CompositionEdit

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AlbumsEdit

Disc 1, Track 33 in the Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack
Disc 4, Track 9 in the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
Disc 2, Track 9 in the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack

Notes and referencesEdit

^ "Rowdy Rumble" prior to the 5.0.1 update.

Music in the Kingdom Hearts series
Main themes
Dearly Beloved \| Destati Chikai \| Don't Think Twice \| Face My Fears \| Hikari \| Passion \| Sanctuary \| Simple and Clean Hikari -PLANITb Remix- \| Hikari -Ray of Hope MIX- \| Passion -after the battle- \| Passion -opening version- \| Sanctuary -after the battle- \| Sanctuary -opening version- \| Simple and Clean -PLANITb Remix- \| Simple and Clean -Ray Of Hope MIX- Don't Think Twice -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- \| Face My Fears -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- \| Hikari -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- \| Passion -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version-
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts
A Day in Agrabah \| A Piece of Peace \| A Very Small Wish \| A Walk in Andante \| Always on My Mind \| An Adventure in Atlantica \| An Intense Situation \| Arabian Dream \| Beyond the Door \| Blast Away! -Gummi Ship I- \| Blast Away! -Gummi Ship II- \| Blast Away! -Gummi Ship III- \| Bounce-O-Rama \| Bustin' Up on the Beach \| Captain Hook's Pirate Ship \| Deep Jungle \| Destiny Islands \| Destiny's Force \| Dive into the Heart -Destati- \| End of the World \| Forze del Male \| Fragments of Sorrow \| Friends in My Heart \| Go for It! \| Guardando nel buio \| HIKARI -KINGDOM HEARTS Instrumental Version- \| Hand in Hand \| Hand in Hand -Reprise- \| Having a Wild Time \| Hollow Bastion \| Holy Bananas! \| It Began with a Letter \| Just an Itty Bitty Too Much \| Kairi I \| Kairi II \| Kairi III \| March Caprice for Piano and Orchestra \| Merlin's Magical House \| Mickey Mouse Club March \| Miracle \| Monstrous Monstro \| Never Land Sky \| Night of Fate \| No Time to Think \| Olympus Coliseum \| Once Upon a Time \| Oopsy-Daisy \| Pirate's Gigue \| Precious Stars in the Sky \| Road to a Hero \| Scherzo Di Notte \| Shipmeisters' Humoresque \| Shrouding Dark Cloud \| Spooks of Halloween Town \| Squirming Evil \| Strange Whispers \| The Deep End \| The Heartless Has Come \| This is Halloween \| To Our Surprise \| Traverse Town \| Treasured Memories \| Tricksy Clock \| Turning the Key \| Under the Sea \| Villains of a Sort \| Welcome to Wonderland \| Where Is This? \| Winnie the Pooh A Night on Bald Mountain \| One-Winged Angel (from FINAL FANTASY VII)
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
Another Side \| Disappeared
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Castle Oblivion \| Disquieting \| Face It! \| Forgotten Challenge \| Graceful Assassin \| Just Wondering \| La Pace \| Lazy Afternoons \| Memories in Pieces \| Naminé \| Piccolo Resto \| Revenge of Chaos \| Scent of Silence \| Scythe of Petals \| Sinister Sundown \| Struggle Away \| The 13th Floor \| The 13th Struggle \| The Fight for my Friends \| The Force in You \| Thirteenth Discretion
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
Dash-A-Long \| Lord of the Castle \| March-A-Long
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts II
A Fight to the Death \| A New Day is Dawning \| A Twinkle in the Sky \| Adventures in the Savannah \| Any Time Any Place \| Apprehension \| Arabian Daydream \| Asteroid Attack \| Battleship Bravery \| Beauty and the Beast \| Beneath the Ground \| Blast Off! \| Bounce-O-Rama (Speed Up Ver.) \| Byte Bashing \| Byte Striking \| Cloudchasers \| Courage \| Crossing the Finish Line \| Dance of the Daring \| Dance to the Death \| Darkness of the Unknown \| Deep Drive \| Desire for All That Is Lost \| Fantasia alla marcia for piano, chorus and orchestra \| Fields of Honor \| Floating In Bliss \| Gearing Up \| Hazardous Highway \| He's a Pirate \| Hesitation \| Isn't It Lovely? \| Kairi \| Laughter and Merriment \| Let's Sing and Dance! \| Magical Mystery \| Missing You \| Monochrome Dreams \| Nights of the Cursed \| Old Friends, Old Rivals \| Organization XIII \| Part of Your World \| Reviving Hollow Bastion \| Riku \| Rowdy Rumble \| Roxas \| Sacred Moon \| Savannah Pride \| Shipmeisters' Shanty \| Showdown at Hollow Bastion \| Sinister Shadows \| Sora \| Space Paranoids \| Sunset Horizons \| Swim This Way \| Tension Rising \| The 13th Dilemma \| The Afternoon Streets \| The Corrupted \| The Encounter \| The Escapade \| The Home of Dragons \| The Underworld \| The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers \| Ursula's Revenge \| Vim and Vigor \| Waltz of the Damned \| What Lies Beneath \| Working Together
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Cavern of Remembrance \| Deep Anxiety \| Fate of the Unknown \| Happy Holidays! \| Rage Awakened \| The 13th Reflection \| The Other Promise \| What a Surprise?!
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Another Side -Battle Ver.- \| At Dusk, I Will Think of You... \| Critical Drive \| Crossing to Neverland \| Fight and Away \| Musique pour la tristesse de Xion \| Mystic Moon \| Results and Rewards \| Secret of Neverland \| Vector to the Heavens \| Xemnus
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts coded
On the Debug!!
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
No More Bugs!! \| No More Bugs!! -Bug Ver.- \| Pretty Pretty Abilities \| Wonder of Electron \| Wonder of Electron -Bug Ver.-
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
A Date with Fate \| Aqua \| Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo \| Big Race \| Birth by Sleep -A Link to the Future- \| Black Garden \| Black Powder \| Castle Escapade \| Cheers for the Brave \| Daydream upon Neverland \| Dearly Dreams \| Dessert ★ Paradise \| Destiny's Union \| Dice and Shine \| Dismiss \| Drops of Poison \| Enter the Darkness \| Enter the Void \| Eternal Moments \| Extreme Encounters \| Fresh Fruits Balls \| Future Masters \| Go! Go! Rumble Racer \| Hau'oli, Hau'oli \| Hero or Heel? \| Innocent Times \| It's a Small World \| Keyblade Graveyard Horizon \| Mickey Mouse March \| Mákaukau? \| Neverland's Scherzo \| Peaceful Hearts \| Radiant Garden \| Rage Awakened -The Origin- \| Risky Romp \| Shaded Truths \| Tears of the Light \| Terra \| The Key \| The Key of Darkness \| The Key of Light \| The Promised Beginning \| The Rustling Forest \| The Secret Whispers \| The Silent Forest \| The Tumbling \| The Worlds \| Unbreakable Chains \| Unforgettable \| Up Down Adventure \| Ventus \| Xehanort
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix
Dark Impetus \| Forze dell'Oscurita \| Hunter of the Dark \| Master, Tell Me the Truth \| Monstrous Monstro -Arena Ver.- \| Night in the Dark Dream \| Night of Tragedy
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Access the Grid \| All for One \| Broken Reality \| CALLING -KINGDOM MIX- \| Deep Drop \| Digital Domination \| Distant from You... \| Dream Drop Distance -The Next Awakening- \| Dream Eaters \| Dream Matchup \| Ever After \| Gigabyte Mantis \| Hand to Hand \| Ice-hot Lobster \| Keyblade Cycle \| L'Apprenti Sorcier \| L'Eminenza Oscura I \| L'Eminenza Oscura II \| L'Impeto Oscuro \| L'Oscurità dell'Ignoto \| La Cloche \| Le Sanctuaire \| Link to All \| Majestic Wings \| My Heart's Descent \| One for All \| Prankster's Party \| Ready to Rush \| Rinzler Recompiled \| SOMEDAY -KINGDOM MIX- \| Sacred Distance \| Storm Diver \| Sweet Spirits♡ \| Symphony No.6 "Pastoral" Op.68 \| TWISTER -KINGDOM MIX- \| The Dread of Night \| The Dream \| The Eye of Darkness \| The Flick Finalist \| The Fun Fair \| The Nightmare \| The Nutcracker Suite Op.71 \| The World of Dream Drops \| Traverse in Trance \| UNTAMABLE \| Victor's Pride \| Wild Blue \| Xehanort -The Early Years- \| Xigbar
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]
Before the Daylight \| Wake Up, World!
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross]
A Nameless Planet \| Battle at the Big Bridge \| Dancing Mad \| Game Central Station \| Hand in Hand -Union χ Version- \| Hero's Duty Troopers \| I'm Gonna Wreck It! \| Mission Complete! \| Pixel Hero \| The Candy-Filled Kingdom \| The Fastest Racer \| TWISTER -UNION χ MIX- \| Welcome to Niceland
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover
Master of Masters \| Passing the Power \| Scala ad Caelum \| The Foretellers
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-
Aqua -Mirror Illusion- \| Forest of Thorns \| The World Within \| Wave of Darkness I \| Wave of Darkness II
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts III
8Bit Smasher -Link Version- \| A Pirate's Adventure \| A Pirate's Freedom \| Afterimage \| An Adventure in Atlantica -Link Version- \| Anger Unchained \| Aqua -Dark Dive- \| AR -Augmented Rhythm- \| Baymax Rebooted \| Blast Off! -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- \| Bounce-O-Rama -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- \| Burning Ambition \| Chains to Bonds \| Critical Crossroad \| Crossing the Finish Line -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- \| Dark Domination \| Data Trace Complete \| Dawn of Hope \| Dive into the Heart -Destati- Third Inception \| Dive into the Heart -Destati- Third Revival \| Do You Want to Build a Snowman? \| Dream Eaters -Link Version- \| Dual Hearts \| Edge of Existence \| Engage! \| Enter the Darkness -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- \| Epilogue \| Eye of the Storm \| First Flight \| Flags of Fury \| Flags of Fury -Leviathan Awakened- \| Flantastic Fight \| Flash Tracer \| Forze Del Male -Dark Riku- \| Forza Finale \| Friendship's Union \| Frozen Heart \| Frozen Wonderland \| Frozen Wonderland -Eternal Winter- \| Go for It! -Into the Clouds- \| Go! Go! Rumble Racer -Pudding Grand Prix- \| Graveyard Labyrinth \| Guardians of Light \| Hand in Hand -Attraction Flow Version- \| Happy Hair Day \| Happy Hair Day -Into the Forest Deep- \| Healing Incantation \| Heart of Mystery \| Hearts as One \| Hearts of Courage \| Hero Upgrade \| Hero's Fanfare \| Heroes' Gathering \| Hikari -KINGDOM Tres Orchestra Instrumental Version- \| It's a New Record! \| Lanterns in the Sky \| Let It Go \| Little Lovely Moments \| Lock, Load, and Blast! \| Mákaukau? -Link Version- \| Maximus's Matchup \| Miracle on Ice \| Miracle on Ice -Eternal Winter- \| Monster Smash! \| Monster Smash! -Code 72-16- \| Monstropolis Now \| Monstropolis Now -Code 72-16- \| Mount Olympus \| No Surrender! \| Olympus Coliseum -The Shining Summit- \| Organization XIII -Mark of Fate- \| Replicas \| Return of the Titans \| Rhapsody in Tres for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra \| Rise of the Union \| Robot Overdrive \| Rowdy Rumble -The Crazy Carriage- \| Roxas's Return \| Savannah Pride -Link Version- \| Say Cheese! \| Secrets of the Night \| Shipmeisters' Shanty -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- \| Shrouding Dark Cloud -Gigas Blast- \| Sky High Slider \| Sky of Wonder \| Skyward Striker \| Sora -Orchestra of Toads- \| Star Explorer \| Stranded Beyond \| Sunshine Dancer \| Swingin' Free \| Swingin' Free -Into the Forest Deep- \| Teardrop of the Sun \| Tension Rising -Angelic Amber- \| Tension Rising -Reaper's Revenge- \| The Afternoon Streets -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- \| The Coolest Contest \| The Corrupted -Monstrous Monsters- \| The Deep End -Rock Titan's Rage- \| The Encounter -Metal Charge- \| The Falling \| The Little Chef \| The Lost Princess \| The Star Fortress \| The Victorious \| Thermosphere \| THERMOSPHERE -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- \| Titanic Clash \| Toy Box Jam \| True Darkness \| True Love \| Unforgettable -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- \| VERUM REX \| Winds of Fate \| Winnie the Pooh -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- \| Working Together -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- \| Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me) \| You've Got a Friend in Me -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- \| Zero Hour -The Chase- \| Zero Hour -The Rescue-
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind
Cavern of Remembrance -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- \| Dismiss -Terra-Xehanort- \| Forze dell'Oscurita -Xehanort- \| Key of the Brave \| L'Eminenza Oscura I -Ansem- \| L'Impeto Oscuro -Young Xehanort- \| L'Oscurità dell'Ignoto -Xemnas- \| Link to All -Lights of Destiny- \| Lord of the Castle -Marluxia- \| Nachtflügel \| The 13th Dilemma -Saïx- \| The 13th Dilemma -Xigbar- \| The 13th Struggle -Larxene- \| The 13th Struggle -Luxord- \| Vector to the Heavens -Xion-
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
A Whole New World \| Circle Of Life \| March Caprice for "Melody of Memory"
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts IV
Reality in the Dark
Music introduced in other games
The World Ends with You -Solo Remix-
TWISTER -KINGDOM REMIX-
The World Ends with You -LIVE Remix-
SOMEDAY -KINGDOM MIX JP Ver.-
Music introduced in concerts and albums
drammatica: The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura
The 13th Anthology \| Twinkle Twinkle Holidays
Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts
1st Mov. : Sora - Allegro con brio \| 2nd Mov. : Kairi - Andante sostenuto \| 3rd Mov. : Riku - Scherzo e Intermezzo \| Concert Paraphrase on "Dearly Beloved" \| Finale : Working Together - Allegro vivace \| Missing You ~ Naminé \| The 13th Side
Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts Field & Battle
A Very Small Wish - Monstrous Monstro \| Medley of Conflict \| Scherzo Caprice on a Theme of Never Land \| Wonderland's Surprises
Symphonic Fantasies
Encore: Final Boss Suite \| Fantasy I: Kingdom Hearts
The World Ends with You 5th Anniversary Live -Crossover-
CALLING -KINGDOM MIX- (Live Ver.) \| SOMEDAY -KINGDOM MIX- (Live Ver.)
SQ SWING
Organization XIII ~ The 13th Struggle ~ Fragments of Sorrow ~ Dearly Beloved
Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album
A Piece of Peace ~ Under the Sea ~ Traverse Town \| Bustin' Up on the Beach ~ Shrouding Dark Cloud ~ Guardando nel buio \| Dearly Beloved ~ Hollow Bastion ~ Hand in Hand ~ Always on My Mind \| Riku ~ Kairi ~ Sora
Kingdom Hearts Concert -First Breath-
Gearing Up ~ Shipmeisters' Shanty ~ Blast Off! \| Journey of KINGDOM HEARTS \| The Power of Darkness \| The Unknown
Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour-
Daybreak Town: The Heart of χ \| Heroes and Heroines: Characters' Medley \| Lazy Afternoons ~ At Dusk, I Will Think of You... \| Let Darkness Assemble: Final Boss Battle Medley \| The World of KINGDOM HEARTS \| Threats of the Land: KINGDOM HEARTS Battle Medley \| Toy Box Medley
Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres-
Diabolic Bash \| Music from 358/2 Days \| Music from Birth by Sleep \| Music from Dream Drop Distance \| Music from KINGDOM HEARTS \| Music from KINGDOM HEARTS II \| Music from Re: Chain of Memories \| Music of Another Time \| Overture to the Decisive Battle \| Pretty Pretty Abilities from coded \| Symphonic Suite: The Worlds of Tres
Kingdom Hearts Concert -Second Breath-
Happiest Medley of KINGDOM HEARTS \| Heroes and Heroines: Characters' Medley -Second Breath Ver.- \| Journey of the World of Tres \| Scala ad Caelum~Edge of Existence
Unnamed music tracks
Kingdom Hearts V CAST \| Kingdom Hearts III \| Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory Other games