

Like “Fragments of Sorrow,” “Tension Rising” is able to more fiercely bring out all the harmonic percussive layers with the live instruments, and illuminate vocal lines that simply didn’t show up on the recording before. “Tension Rising” is a miniature boss theme that appears several times for smaller fights throughout the game.

One of the best parts of the Kingdom Hearts II soundtrack is its colorful array of boss battle themes that show up throughout the game. I was very much looking forward to receiving a copy of the score (along with the ReMIXes themselves), and was glad that the soundtrack met my expectations for the revamped music. I have to think that this was, in some part, due to the realization of Kingdom Hearts fans who wanted something more regarding the instrumentation of the game. The score was still a massive success, but was also a significant part of a video game music cover trend that began shortly after the release of the first game. The original score, composed by the now-legendary Yoko Shimomura, while receiving an extremely positive and enthusiastic response, struggled in its original instrumentation, sometimes failing to completely convey the ranged emotions of the scores due to the often-rough PlayStation 2 music generator. Fans were enchanted with the series since Square Enix released the first Kingdom Hearts in 2002. The captivating storyline of the games, which revolve around Sora and his quest to visit various childhood worlds to vanquish the “heartless” forces that engulf their victims in shadow, borders on innocent, but maintains a deeper quality than that. The Kingdom Hearts 1.5 and 2.5 ReMIXes came with a collection of games that spanned several consoles all condensed onto the PlayStation 3 and remastered with high-def graphics and an soundtrack reorchestrated with live instruments. Kingdom Hearts – HD 2.5 ReMIX – Original Soundtrack Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
