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|composer = [[Yoko Shimomura|Yoko Shimomura]] |
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|games = [[Kingdom Hearts (series)| Kingdom Hearts]] |
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| ⚫ | |video = Kingdom Hearts II - Dearly Beloved Extended w DL Link}}"'''Dearly Beloved'''" is the opening main theme to the ''[[Kingdom Hearts (series)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' series games. It is composed by [[wikipedia:Yoko Shimomura|Yoko Shimomura]]. There are several variations of the track played with different instruments including language, but the original version was composed solely on the piano. |
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| − | It begins playing as soon as the game loads and plays over the opening Menu Screen in a loop. However, if you continue to listen to "Dearly Beloved" without pressing any of the buttons on your controller for approximately 10-15 seconds, the screen will open up to ''Opening Menu Cinematic'' or ''Demo Loop'', which will play the orchestrated version of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' theme song. There is also a Reprise version that plays after the credits at the last screen in ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' and while viewing your Battle Report results in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. |
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| − | ==Versions== |
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| − | * The original version of "Dearly Beloved" was composed solely on the piano. |
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| − | * The reprise of the original still contains the original melody, but this time combines piano and mallets. |
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| − | * The ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'' version contains the orginal melody played on the piano, along with a secondary melody played in the background by a synthesised instrument. |
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| − | * The ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' version transformed "Dearly Beloved" into a full orchestral piece (although the piano remains dominant), containing only the secondary melody. |
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| − | * The reprise of the ''Kingdom Hearts II'' version contains the secondary melody, but played only on the piano. |
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| − | * ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' contains a nearly identical version of the ''Kingdom Hearts II'' "Dearly Beloved" reprise, only this time it has the flute used in Roxas' Theme. |
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| − | * ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'' features a new orchestral arrangement of "Dearly Beloved". |
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| − | * ''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]'' contains a new version of "Dearly Beloved", with a slightly faster tempo. |
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| − | * Two arrangements of the song, entitled "Dearly Beloved" and "Concert Paraphrase on Dearly Beloved", appear in the Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts. |
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| − | * ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]'''s version of "Dearly Beloved" retains the original theme with pianos, violins, xylophone and plucked violins, then the melody is played with flute and then has a slightly quicker part where a tamborine comes into play. |
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| − | ==Audio samples== |
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| − | |filename=Dearly Beloved KHBBS.ogg |
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| − | |songname=Dearly Beloved (Birth by Sleep) |
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| − | |filename=Dearly Beloved KHD.ogg |
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| − | |songname=Dearly Beloved (358/2 Days) |
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| − | |filename=Dearly Beloved KHRECOM.ogg |
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| − | |songname=Dearly Beloved (Re:CoM) |
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| − | |filename=Dearly Beloved KHII.ogg |
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| − | |songname=Dearly Beloved (KH2) |
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| − | |filename=Dearly Beloved KH.ogg |
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| − | |songname=Dearly Beloved (KH1) |
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| − | |filename=Dearly Beloved KHX.ogg |
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| − | |songname=Dearly Beloved (χ [chi]) |
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| − | |filename=Dearly Beloved KH3D.ogg |
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| − | |songname=Dearly Beloved (Dream Drop Distance) |
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| − | |filename=Dearly Beloved KHREC.ogg |
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| − | |songname=Dearly Beloved (Re:coded) |
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| − | |filename=Dearly Beloved -Reprise- KHII.ogg |
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| − | |songname=Dearly Beloved -Reprise- (KH2) |
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| − | |filename=Dearly Beloved -Reprise- KH.ogg |
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| − | |songname=Dearly Beloved -Reprise- (KH1) |
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| − | |filename=Concert Paraphrase on Dearly Beloved (Piano Collections).ogg |
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| − | |songname=Concert Paraphrase on Dearly Beloved |
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| − | |filename=Dearly Beloved (Piano Collections).ogg |
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| − | |songname=Dearly Beloved (Piano Collections) |
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| − | |filename=Dearly Beloved KHHD.ogg |
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| − | |songname=Dearly Beloved (1.5 HD Remix: Final Mix) |
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| − | ==Variations== |
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| − | The themes "Friends in My Heart", "Always on My Mind", "March Caprice for Piano and Orchestra", and "Fantasia alla Marcia for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra" are variations of "Dearly Beloved" that can be heard in ''Kingdom Hearts''. "Musique pour la tristesse de Xion" from the [[Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts Field & Battle]] album, contains melodies from "Dearly Beloved". "Dearly Dreams", the field music for the Mirage Arena in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', also contains some melodies from "Dearly Beloved", as does "The Key", the battle theme to Ventus-Vanitas. |
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[[Category:Songs in video games]] |
[[Category:Songs in video games]] |
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Revision as of 14:39, 15 May 2019
"Dearly Beloved" is the opening main theme to the Kingdom Hearts series games. It is composed by Yoko Shimomura. There are several variations of the track played with different instruments including language, but the original version was composed solely on the piano.
