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Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack for the video game Kingdom Hearts. It was first released in Japan on March 27, 2002 by Toshiba-EMI, and later released in Europe on November 25, 2002 and the United States on March 23, 2003 by Virgin Records.The soundtrack is a 2-CD set which contains most of music in the original version of the game along with two bonus tracks. The music was composed by Yoko Shimomura, with vocals done by Hikaru Utada for "Simple And Clean" and "Hikari". The orchestral music was arranged by Kaoru Wada and performed by the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra.Because Kingdom Hearts Final Mix was released after the soundtrack, additional tracks from it were not included.
The soundtrack has met with an overall positive reception. IGN listed the opening track for Kingdom Hearts, "Dearly Beloved", as number four on their top ten list of RPG title tracks.In their "Best of 2002" awards, Kingdom Hearts
was nominated for the "Best Sound in a PlayStation 2 Game Editor's
Choice Award" and was a runner up for "Best Sound in Game 2002 Reader's
Choice Award".Allmusic rated the first soundtrack a 3 out of 5.Gamespy described the soundtrack as "pleasant, melodious, and most of all
fitting for the various situations in which it plays" and complimented
the English translation of "Simple And Clean".
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 | Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack for Kingdom Hearts II video game. The album contains musical tracks from the game, composed and produced by Yoko Shimomura, with the main orchestral tracks arranged by Kaoru Wada and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Vocals were performed by Hikaru Utada for the theme song, "Passion". The soundtrack was released in Japan on January 25, 2006. The soundtrack received positive remarks from critics. G4TV awarded Kingdom Hearts II "Best Soundtrack" at their 2006 G-Phoria awards show. GameSpy complimented the soundtrack but stated it was not as good as the first game's soundtrack.GameInformer called the musical score "unforgettable". GameSpot stated the "superb soundtrack" further enhanced the gaming experience and rated the sound a 9 out of 10. |
 | The Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded. The soundtrack was released on February 2, 2011 in Japan. The 3-CD set is bundled with the soundtrack for Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded, albeit not mentioned in the title. The soundtrack will also contain additional tracks from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix, rather than on a separate CD, as was the case with Kingdom Hearts Final Mix - Additional Tracks.
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