Soundtracks
Further information: Music of Kingdom Hearts
The music of the video game series Kingdom Hearts was composed by Yoko Shimomura with orchestral music arranged by Kaoru Wada. The original soundtracks of each game have been released on two albums and a third compilation album. The games feature two main theme songs, which were written and performed by Utada Hikaru, as well as music from Disney films.
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Original release date |
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Japan
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North America
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PAL region
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| Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack |
March 27, 2002 |
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Notes:
- Two CD set (2:40:16)
- Released in Japan (Toshiba-EMI), United States (Walt Disney Records), and Europe (Virgin Records)
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| Kingdom Hearts -Final Mix- Additional Tracks |
December 26, 2002 |
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Notes:
- One CD (0:14:34) containing four new tracks from Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
- Released only in Japan by Walt Disney Records
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| Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack |
January 25, 2006 |
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Notes:
- Two CD set (2:28:47)
- Released only in Japan by Toshiba EMI
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| Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete |
March 28, 2007 |
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Notes:
- Nine CD set (8:51:33)
- Contains music from all three games, as well as previously unreleased music
- Released only in Japan by Toshiba EMI
- Includes a deluxe booklet containing new illustrations by Tetsuya Nomura and comments from Yoko Shimomura
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| Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts |
May 27, 2009 |
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Notes:
- One CD (44:37)
- Contains arranged music from all three games as chosen by members of Square Enix's music website.
- Released only in Japan by Square Enix
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| Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts Field & Battle |
January 13, 2010 |
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Notes:
- One CD (37:46)
- Second compilation album of compositions from the Kingdom Hearts series arranged for solo piano by Sachiko Miyano and Natsumi Kameoka
- Released only in Japan by Square Enix.
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| Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack |
February 2, 2011 |
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Notes:
- Three CDs set (3:51:54)
- Album containing music from the games Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, as well as Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, composed by Yoko Shimomura.
- Released only in Japan by Square Enix.
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| Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance Original Soundtrack |
April 18, 2012 |
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Notes:
- Three CDs set (3:20:18)
- Album containing music from the game Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance composed by Yoko Shimomura, Takeharu Ishimoto and Tsuyoshi Sekito.
- Released only in Japan by Square Enix.
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