Bounce-O-Rama
| Kingdom Hearts Bounce-O-Rama | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Length | 1:48 |
| Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Bounce-O-Rama | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Kingdom Hearts II Bounce-O-Rama | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Kingdom Hearts II Bounce-O-Rama (Speed Up Version) | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Length | 1:39 |
| Kingdom Hearts Mobile Bounce-O-Rama | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Bounce-O-Rama | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Length | 1:50 |
| Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Bounce-O-Rama | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Length | 1:55 |
| Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Bounce-O-Rama (Speed up ver.) | |
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| Arranger | Yoko Shimomura |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Length | 3:04 |
| Kingdom Hearts III Bounce-O-Rama -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- | |
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| Arranger | Yuko Komiyama |
| Composer | Yoko Shimomura |
| Length | 3:03 |
"Bounce-O-Rama" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. The piece has a second variation in Kingdom Hearts II, titled "Bounce-O-Rama (Speed Up Version)"[1]. It is used in various mini-games in 100 Acre Wood.
Appearances[edit]
Kingdom Hearts[edit]
- 100 Acre Wood: Pooh's Hunny Hunt, Block Tigger, Pooh's Swing, Tigger's Giant Pot, Pooh's Muddy Path
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories[edit]
- 100 Acre Wood: 100 Acre Wood[KH CoM]
Kingdom Hearts II[edit]
- 100 Acre Wood: A Blustery Rescue, Balloon Bounce, The Expotition, The Hunny Pot, Hunny Slider[2]
Kingdom Hearts III[edit]
- Mini-games
- 100 Acre Wood: Tigger's Vegetable Spree, Lumpy's Fruit Parade, Pooh's Hunny Harvest
- Cutscenes
- 100 Acre Wood: "And Now for the Orchard", "A Surprise for Pooh Bear"
Composition[edit]
"Bounce-O-Rama" is approximately one minute and forty-eight seconds in Kingdom Hearts. In Kingdom Hearts II, a faster version of "Bounce-O-Rama" is introduced: "Bounce-O-Rama (Speed Up Version)." This faster track is approximately one minute and thirty-nine seconds. In Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX, both versions are used. In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, "Bounce-O-Rama" is approximately one minute and fifty-five seconds. "Bounce-O-Rama (Speed Up Version)" is now extended to a total of three minutes and four seconds.
The original "Bounce-O-Rama" has a time signature of 4/4 and a tempo of 132 beats per minute in Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II. In Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, "Bounce-O-Rama" has a time signature of 4/4, but a comparatively slower tempo of 127 beats per minute. In Kingdom Hearts III, the piece retains the 4/4 time signature, but has two major sections that differ in tempo. The first section primarily stays around 121 beats per minute. However, towards the end of the piece, the tempo greatly picks up to 150 beats per minute. "Bounce-O-Rama (Speed Up Version) has a time signature of 4/4 and a tempo of 156 beats per minute.
For instrumentation, Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II use the same instruments: a complete strings section, flute, clarinet, muted trumpet (cup mute), trombone, tuba, marimba, snare drum, bass drum, crash cymbals, and piano. For Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, the same instrumentation is used, but now also includes the English horn. For the style, certain playing techniques help create the playful/"bouncy" nature: using a cup mute in the trumpet, and having the strings primarily play in the short and light style via the use of pizzicato. Melodically, the use of dynamics and different articulations- accented notes versus legato/slurred ones- occurs throughout the piece. Towards the latter half of the piece, the snare drum, bass drum, and crash cymbals are added. The interplay between these three percussion instruments has each instrument playing on different beats than the other two.
In Kingdom Hearts III, "Bounce-O-Rama" is vastly different than previous versions. Although the overall main melody and accompanying harmonies are typically the same, the overall style changes from the traditional orchestra setting into one more similar to traditional folk music. Additionally, the piece has two sections: the traditional slower melody, followed by the faster "Speed Up Version." This is easily and immediately heard due to the difference in instrumentation. The first section features instruments such as the: accordion, pan flute, pennywhistle, marimba, and banjo. This section has minor rhythmic variations than its predecessors- such as the accordion having more sixteenth note runs. The first section transitions to the second one by an abrupt stop/count off in a new tempo by the violin and banjo. The energetic, lively atmosphere is established through the main melody played in the violin, flute, marimba, and banjo parts. However, the underscoring, steady bass line provided by the accordion primarily through the playing of consistent eighth notes also maintains this new, driving tempo. Notably to this second section of the piece is how the mallet percussion part doubles the banjo. The rhythms and instrumentation in the second section also resemble certain themes heard in yodeling.
Other appearances[edit]
Kingdom Hearts Mobile[edit]
"Bounce-O-Rama" plays on even-numbered stages in Kingdom Hearts Balloon Glider.
Albums[edit]
Disc 1, Track 36 in the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack
Disc 1, Track 51 in the Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack
Disc 1, Track 36 in the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
Disc 4, Track 27 in the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
Disc 4, Track 28 in the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
Disc 1, Track 36 in the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
Disc 2, Track 29 in the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
Disc 2, Track 30 in the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
![Disc 3, Track 14 in the Kingdom Hearts - III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ [Cross] - Original Soundtrack](https://kh.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/d/d9/Kingdom_Hearts_-_III%2C_II.8%2C_Unchained_%CF%87_%26_Union_%CF%87_%28Cross%29_-_Original_Soundtrack_Cover.png/120px-Kingdom_Hearts_-_III%2C_II.8%2C_Unchained_%CF%87_%26_Union_%CF%87_%28Cross%29_-_Original_Soundtrack_Cover.png)
Disc 3, Track 14 in the Kingdom Hearts - III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ [Cross] - Original Soundtrack
Disc 1, Track 23 in the Kingdom Hearts Music Selection
![Disc 3, Track 14 in the Kingdom Hearts - III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ [Cross] - Original Soundtrack](/File:Kingdom_Hearts_-_III,_II.8,_Unchained_%CF%87_%26_Union_%CF%87_(Cross)_-_Original_Soundtrack_Cover.png)
