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Timoram @timoram.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Lots of fantastic answers to this post that spotlight excellent pieces! On top of my head, I have "Hau'oli, Hau'oli" from BBS's Deep Space at the moment; I'm fond of its atmospheric and innocent atmosphere, and of the guitar strumming in the background! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnYc...

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Hau'oli, Hau'oli

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Project Destati @projectdestati.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

when I learned that Natsumi Kameoka's "Monster Smash! -Code 72-16-" drew from elements of the movie score in the field theme, I had the thought that KH3's arrangements are simply operating on another level

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Aid1043 @aid1043.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The first KH4 trailer music (Reality in the Dark) was arranged by Natsumi Kameoka. The KHML trailer (DB) was arranged by Tomomichi Takeoka. Speculated that the new KH4 trailer music is by Shotaro Shima. Interesting new direction! It's also the first time KH has ever had unique music for trailers

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Timoram @timoram.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Sounds like the music in the latest KH4 trailer is by Shotaro Shima, exciting! The usual elements of his battle pieces are a dead giveaway (his usual FFVII Remake "sting" SFX, atmospheric synths, cinematic percussion, stacked brass and flutes in rich chords, etc.) youtu.be/54eFEhlnIjg?... [1/2]

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KINGDOM HEARTS IV | D23 2026 Showcase Trailer

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Project Destati @projectdestati.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

You know the crazy thing is that Event music in KH3 outnumbered every other category by like 3 times

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FFVII Music @ffviimusic.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Here it is, everyone: How the Final Fantasy VII Remake Trilogy Changes the Meaning of Listen to the Cries of the Planet! youtu.be/EHe6p2WG4mI

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How the Final Fantasy VII Remake Trilogy Changes the Meaning of Listen to the Cries of the Planet

YouTube video by FFVII Music

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KH3 Light vs. Darkness [PC mod] @kh3lvd.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The 2.0 huge update of our KH3 #gamemod overhaul is finally here! www.nexusmods.com/kingdomheart... If you want a fresh experience with a fully rebalanced KH3 with new features and mechanics for the entire party, new ways to play and new music, you're in for a treat 😜

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Kingdom Hearts III Light vs. Darkness Edition

Complete game overhaul bringing challenge, balance, depth, new mechanics and music.

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Timoram @timoram.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Coming soon, after years of work! (And tons of fun time learning and experimenting with how to make music and to arrange for orchestra ☺️) I'll promise you that you'll never hear the music of San Fransokyo the same way…

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Timoram @timoram.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

KH3's music relies so much on the Western orchestra that it has eclipsed all other genres that the KH series had had. Yoko Shimomura's wider range (metal, calypso, electronic, world beat, chiptune, polyrhythms, techno, atonality, rock…) has disappeared over time from the KH series 😞

Graph (not to scale) sorting most "Kingdom Hearts" games depending on how varied or not they are in terms of genres and instrumentations. A few more games for which Yoko Shimomura penned some or all music ("Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time" and "Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope") are also here, alongside "Final Fantasy VII Remake" (FFVIIR) and "Rebirth" (FFVIIR2) which likely share a good chunk of KH3's music time.

X-axis: Release date (not to scale)

Y-axis: Diversity of genres and instruments for new tracks and new arrangements in each game. Bottom = These games used only instruments from the Western orchestra (including virtual instruments that sampled them).

The graph shows a sharp decline in musical instrumentation in the KH series from "Dream Drop Distance" onwards, crashing with KH3 (although "Kingdom Hearts χ" is even lower). FFVIIR and FFVIIR2 go the opposite way.

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Aid1043 @aid1043.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

What's going on with Kingdom Hearts boss music? I tracked every time boss themes were reused to explore how the songs evolved over time, come take a look: youtu.be/vdVpw49q3CM

A YouTube thumbnail. It features three renders of Trickmaster: KH1, in front of the words "Shrouding Dark Cloud"; CoM, in front of "Struggle Away"; and Re:coded, in front of "Tension Rising".

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Timoram @timoram.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Thanks for the reception for my long-form KH3/FFVII Rebirth analysis! I wouldn't try to criticise in it KH3 for having no music in some scenes without trying to come up with solutions, so here's one: an arrangement of a piece from "KH Re:coded", for a Big Hero 6-related scene! youtu.be/fkfwyOlxYmk

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Pretty Pretty Abilities (-Digital View-) - "Kingdom Hearts Re:coded" music arrangement

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FFVII Music @ffviimusic.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

For those who have been asking, here's a mostly complete list of music from Rebirth that is still unreleased. Yeah, there's still A LOT unreleased. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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FFVII Rebirth Unreleased Music

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Patrick Rainville @patrickrainville.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The Gold Saucer! | MUSIC ANALYSIS: FFVII Rebirth youtu.be/om18EeRlf24 #FFVII #FinalFantasyVII

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Andrew Bluett @drubie.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Miss the premiere? No worries; the FULL, 3+ hour version of The Kingdom Hearts II Retrospective is up NOW! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d8L...

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The Kingdom Hearts II Retrospective

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Timoram @timoram.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Finally, after 3+ years of work and research on "Kingdom Hearts III" music—and major rewrites after "FFVII Rebirth" released—my #gamemusic cross-analysis of both games is now up: youtu.be/hBS0Uen4DaU Get a cup of your favourite tea, it's a cozy, 1h-long essay! #gamemusic #vgm #KingdomHearts

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Towards a “Rebirth”: the music direction of “Kingdom Hearts III”

YouTube video by Timoram

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Timoram @timoram.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I'm also part of this year's @marchcaprice.com Concert Soirée(s) (this weekend!), alongside plenty of other musicians who will have many "Kingdom Hearts"-themed music pieces! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9vy... (Seems like all my KH-related projects happen at the same time this year 😅)

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TRAILER: Concert Soirée for March Caprice 6

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Timoram @timoram.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

A thing I've tried when classifying the music of "Kingdom Hearts III": which worlds re-use the most tracks from previous games without changing them? And here goes the result, as a graph (not to scale, though)! (Note that this graph also accounts for cutscenes and non-playable worlds)

Graph with logos of KH3 worlds (including non-playable ones), representing how early or late each world appear in the story vs. how much tracks from earlier KH games each world re-uses without changing them.

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Timoram @timoram.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

As promised: my long analysis of the music directions of "Kingdom Hearts III" and "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" will be out next week during @marchcaprice.com: youtu.be/hBS0Uen4DaU If you want to hear how they re-use & reinvent their music (and why KH3 was a prelude to "Rebirth"), this is for you!

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Towards a “Rebirth”: the music direction of “Kingdom Hearts III”

YouTube video by Timoram

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Timoram @timoram.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

A peculiar thing with game music in "Kingdom Hearts III": most of its gameplay tracks (and most tracks of its "Re Mind" DLC) are mixed in quadraphonic (4.0) instead of stereo. Here's an example with a DLC track, wherein the back channels have reverb for only some of the front channels' instruments:

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Timoram @timoram.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I've been working for a long while on a video essay comparing the music directions of "Kingdom Hearts III" and "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth", on the side of doing music arrangements. There's lots to discuss about these two games (the video will be one hour long 😅), hopefully out this boreal spring!

Screenshot of UI from the DaVinci Resolve video editor software, showing a timeline with video and audio clips being arranged on multiple tracks. The timeline is shown extremely compressed, displaying a multitude of clips.

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Timoram @timoram.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Hi! I'm Timoram (he/him), a musician and game modder. Among other projects, I make orchestral arrangements of game music in my free time, like this one from the #KingdomHearts series: youtu.be/F9zKmqIKHnM?... #introduction #gamemusic #gamemodding

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At Dusk, I Will Think of You… (-Battle edit-) — "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days" orchestral arrangement

YouTube video by Timoram

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