Squirming Evil
| Kingdom Hearts Squirming Evil | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimormura |
| Length | 1:54 |
| Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Squirming Evil | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Length | 1:56 |
"Squirming Evil" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. It is the boss theme of various Disney bosses.
AppearancesEdit
Kingdom HeartsEdit
- Battles
- Olympus Coliseum: Cerberus (first battle), Hades
- Deep Jungle: Clayton and the Stealth Sneak
- Agrabah: Jafar
- Atlantica: Ursula and Flotsam and Jetsam
- Halloween Town: Oogie Boogie (first battle)
- Neverland: Captain Hook
- Hollow Bastion: Maleficent
- End of the World: Chernabog[1]
- Cutscenes
- Olympus Coliseum: "Cerberus", "Hades, Lord of the Dead"
- Deep Jungle: "Sabor Returns"
- Agrabah: "The Royal Vizier"
- Atlantica: "Ursula's Lair"
- Halloween Town: "Come and Get It"
- Neverland: "Battle VS Captain Hook"
- Hollow Bastion: "Mistress of all Evil"
Kingdom Hearts Re:CodedEdit
- Olympus Coliseum: "The Definition of a Hero"
Kingdom Hearts Union χEdit
- Battles
- Olympus Coliseum: Cerberus, Hades[KH χ]
- Cutscenes
- Daybreak Town (Main Story): "A Waypoint", "The Way Out"
- Olympus Coliseum: "Cerberus", "Plan B", "Fighting Together"
Kingdom Hearts IIIEdit
Kingdom Hearts Dark RoadEdit
- Battles
- Olympus Coliseum: Cerberus[2]
- Cutscenes
- Olympus Coliseum: "Gatekeeper", "Leave it to Baldr", "Cerberus Defeated"
CompositionEdit
"Squirming Evil" is approximately one minute and fifty-four seconds long in Kingdom Hearts. In the HD remake, the piece is one minute and fifty-six seconds long.
The in-game versions have a time signature of 4/4 time and a tempo of 160 beats per minute.
The piece has a four-measure introduction consisting of strings, low brass, percussion, piano, synthesizer, and woodwinds. The tone throughout the piece is tensive and ominous. Being a major boss battle theme, the piece is typically louder in dynamics- at the minimum, a forte- and very percussive and brass heavy. The woodwind flourishes that interrupt throughout the piece tie it back to "Villains of a Sort" and heighten the tension. The instrumentation for both versions consists of: strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, synthesizer, drums, and crash cymbals.
AlbumsEdit
Disc 1, Track 31 in the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack
Disc 1, Track 31 in the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
Disc 1, Track 31 in the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
Notes and referencesEdit
- ^ Original Japanese version only, replaced by "A Night on Bald Mountain" in the international version.
- ^ "Rowdy Rumble" prior to the 5.0.1 update.