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Shrouding Dark Cloud

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Kingdom Hearts
Shrouding Dark Cloud
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimormura
Length 2:15
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Shrouding Dark Cloud
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Kingdom Hearts Mobile
Shrouding Dark Cloud
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Kingdom Hearts Mobile
Shrouding Dark Cloud
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Kingdom Hearts coded
Shrouding Dark Cloud
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Shrouding Dark Cloud
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
Shrouding Dark Cloud
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 2:16
Kingdom Hearts III
Shrouding Dark Cloud -Gigas Blast-
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Arranger Shotaro Shima
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 2:58

"Shrouding Dark Cloud" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears throughout the Kingdom Hearts series. A new arrangement introduced in Kingdom Hearts III is named "Shrouding Dark Cloud -Gigas Blast-".

Appearances[edit]

"Shrouding Dark Cloud" appears primarily as a boss theme. It is also the battle theme of the Mirage Arena and the Keyblade Graveyard in versus mode. It is most commonly associated with Heartless battles, while the variant "Shrouding Dark Cloud -Gigas Blast-" is associated with Gigas battles.

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

Kingdom Hearts coded[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded[edit]

  • Traverse Town: Guard Armor

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep[edit]

Terra's Story[edit]

Battles
  • Olympus Coliseum: Zack (first fight)
Events

Ventus's Story[edit]

Events
  • Deep Space: "Eliminate the Unversed to clear the barriers!"

Aqua's Story[edit]

Battles
  • Olympus Coliseum: Zack

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

Battles
Cutscenes
  • Country of the Musketeers: "A Nightmare Attacks the Carriage"

Kingdom Hearts χ[edit]

Raid Bosses
  • Guard Armor
  • Trickmaster

Kingdom Hearts Union χ[edit]

Raid Bosses
Battles
Cutscenes
  • Agrabah: "The Showdown", "The Reunion", "Jasmine's in Trouble"

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Battles
Mini-games
Cutscenes
  • Toy Box: "The First of the Xehanorts"[1], "Press Start"[1]

Composition[edit]

"Shrouding Dark Cloud" at a tempo of 149 beats per minute and a 4/4 time signature, is approximately two minutes and fifteen seconds long in the original Kingdom Hearts, two minutes and sixteen seconds long in the HD remake, and two minutes and fifty-eight seconds long in Kingdom Hearts III.

In Kingdom Hearts III, the song was remixed in a techno style, featuring more prominent and active percussion, an electronic synth lead, and chip blip fills.

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Other appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Mobile[edit]

"Shrouding Dark Cloud" plays on the Challenge stage in Kingdom Hearts Pair Card Battle every third day and is a playable track in Kingdom Hearts Rhythm Parade. The instrument balance is significantly altered in KH Rhythm Parade, while KH Pair Card Battle uses the same arrangement as Kingdom Hearts coded.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, “Shrouding Dark Cloud” is a track used in stages. It is also heard during the Mr. Sakurai Presents video presentation on Sora, where it is played while Masahiro Sakurai talks about Sora's neutral special attack; Magic.

Albums[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Shrouding Dark Cloud -Gigas Blast-"
Music in the Kingdom Hearts series
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Dearly Beloved | Destati
Chikai | Don't Think Twice | Face My Fears | Hikari | Passion | Sanctuary | Simple and Clean
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Don't Think Twice -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- | Face My Fears -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- | Hikari -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- | Passion -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version-
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts
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A Night on Bald Mountain | One-Winged Angel (from FINAL FANTASY VII)
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
Another Side | Disappeared
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
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Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
Dash-A-Long | Lord of the Castle | March-A-Long
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts II
A Fight to the Death | A New Day is Dawning | A Twinkle in the Sky | Adventures in the Savannah | Any Time Any Place | Apprehension | Arabian Daydream | Asteroid Attack | Battleship Bravery | Beauty and the Beast | Beneath the Ground | Blast Off! | Bounce-O-Rama (Speed Up Ver.) | Byte Bashing | Byte Striking | Cloudchasers | Courage | Crossing the Finish Line | Dance of the Daring | Dance to the Death | Darkness of the Unknown | Deep Drive | Desire for All That Is Lost | Fantasia alla marcia for piano, chorus and orchestra | Fields of Honor | Floating In Bliss | Gearing Up | Hazardous Highway | He's a Pirate | Hesitation | Isn't It Lovely? | Kairi | Laughter and Merriment | Let's Sing and Dance! | Magical Mystery | Missing You | Monochrome Dreams | Nights of the Cursed | Old Friends, Old Rivals | Organization XIII | Part of Your World | Reviving Hollow Bastion | Riku | Rowdy Rumble | Roxas | Sacred Moon | Savannah Pride | Shipmeisters' Shanty | Showdown at Hollow Bastion | Sinister Shadows | Sora | Space Paranoids | Sunset Horizons | Swim This Way | Tension Rising | The 13th Dilemma | The Afternoon Streets | The Corrupted | The Encounter | The Escapade | The Home of Dragons | The Underworld | The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers | Ursula's Revenge | Vim and Vigor | Waltz of the Damned | What Lies Beneath | Working Together
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Cavern of Remembrance | Deep Anxiety | Fate of the Unknown | Happy Holidays! | Rage Awakened | The 13th Reflection | The Other Promise | What a Surprise?!
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Another Side -Battle Ver.- | At Dusk, I Will Think of You... | Critical Drive | Crossing to Neverland | Fight and Away | Musique pour la tristesse de Xion | Mystic Moon | Results and Rewards | Secret of Neverland | Vector to the Heavens | Xemnus
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts coded
On the Debug!!
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
No More Bugs!! | No More Bugs!! -Bug Ver.- | Pretty Pretty Abilities | Wonder of Electron | Wonder of Electron -Bug Ver.-
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
A Date with Fate | Aqua | Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo | Big Race | Birth by Sleep -A Link to the Future- | Black Garden | Black Powder | Castle Escapade | Cheers for the Brave | Daydream upon Neverland | Dearly Dreams | Dessert ★ Paradise | Destiny's Union | Dice and Shine | Dismiss | Drops of Poison | Enter the Darkness | Enter the Void | Eternal Moments | Extreme Encounters | Fresh Fruits Balls | Future Masters | Go! Go! Rumble Racer | Hau'oli, Hau'oli | Hero or Heel? | Innocent Times | It's a Small World | Keyblade Graveyard Horizon | Mickey Mouse March | Mákaukau? | Neverland's Scherzo | Peaceful Hearts | Radiant Garden | Rage Awakened -The Origin- | Risky Romp | Shaded Truths | Tears of the Light | Terra | The Key | The Key of Darkness | The Key of Light | The Promised Beginning | The Rustling Forest | The Secret Whispers | The Silent Forest | The Tumbling | The Worlds | Unbreakable Chains | Unforgettable | Up Down Adventure | Ventus | Xehanort
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix
Dark Impetus | Forze dell'Oscurita | Hunter of the Dark | Master, Tell Me the Truth | Monstrous Monstro -Arena Ver.- | Night in the Dark Dream | Night of Tragedy
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Access the Grid | All for One | Broken Reality | CALLING -KINGDOM MIX- | Deep Drop | Digital Domination | Distant from You... | Dream Drop Distance -The Next Awakening- | Dream Eaters | Dream Matchup | Ever After | Gigabyte Mantis | Hand to Hand | Ice-hot Lobster | Keyblade Cycle | L'Apprenti Sorcier | L'Eminenza Oscura I | L'Eminenza Oscura II | L'Impeto Oscuro | L'Oscurità dell'Ignoto | La Cloche | Le Sanctuaire | Link to All | Majestic Wings | My Heart's Descent | One for All | Prankster's Party | Ready to Rush | Rinzler Recompiled | SOMEDAY -KINGDOM MIX- | Sacred Distance | Storm Diver | Sweet Spirits♡ | Symphony No.6 "Pastoral" Op.68 | TWISTER -KINGDOM MIX- | The Dread of Night | The Dream | The Eye of Darkness | The Flick Finalist | The Fun Fair | The Nightmare | The Nutcracker Suite Op.71 | The World of Dream Drops | Traverse in Trance | UNTAMABLE | Victor's Pride | Wild Blue | Xehanort -The Early Years- | Xigbar
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]
Before the Daylight | Wake Up, World!
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross]
A Nameless Planet | Battle at the Big Bridge | Dancing Mad | Game Central Station | Hand in Hand -Union χ Version- | Hero's Duty Troopers | I'm Gonna Wreck It! | Mission Complete! | Pixel Hero | The Candy-Filled Kingdom | The Fastest Racer | TWISTER -UNION χ MIX- | Welcome to Niceland
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover
Master of Masters | Passing the Power | Scala ad Caelum | The Foretellers
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-
Aqua -Mirror Illusion- | Forest of Thorns | The World Within | Wave of Darkness I | Wave of Darkness II
Music introduced in Kingdom Hearts III
8Bit Smasher -Link Version- | A Pirate's Adventure | A Pirate's Freedom | Afterimage | An Adventure in Atlantica -Link Version- | Anger Unchained | Aqua -Dark Dive- | AR -Augmented Rhythm- | Baymax Rebooted | Blast Off! -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- | Bounce-O-Rama -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- | Burning Ambition | Chains to Bonds | Critical Crossroad | Crossing the Finish Line -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- | Dark Domination | Data Trace Complete | Dawn of Hope | Dive into the Heart -Destati- Third Inception | Dive into the Heart -Destati- Third Revival | Do You Want to Build a Snowman? | Dream Eaters -Link Version- | Dual Hearts | Edge of Existence | Engage! | Enter the Darkness -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- | Epilogue | Eye of the Storm | First Flight | Flags of Fury | Flags of Fury -Leviathan Awakened- | Flantastic Fight | Flash Tracer | Forze Del Male -Dark Riku- | Forza Finale | Friendship's Union | Frozen Heart | Frozen Wonderland | Frozen Wonderland -Eternal Winter- | Go for It! -Into the Clouds- | Go! Go! Rumble Racer -Pudding Grand Prix- | Graveyard Labyrinth | Guardians of Light | Hand in Hand -Attraction Flow Version- | Happy Hair Day | Happy Hair Day -Into the Forest Deep- | Healing Incantation | Heart of Mystery | Hearts as One | Hearts of Courage | Hero Upgrade | Hero's Fanfare | Heroes' Gathering | Hikari -KINGDOM Tres Orchestra Instrumental Version- | It's a New Record! | Lanterns in the Sky | Let It Go | Little Lovely Moments | Lock, Load, and Blast! | Mákaukau? -Link Version- | Maximus's Matchup | Miracle on Ice | Miracle on Ice -Eternal Winter- | Monster Smash! | Monster Smash! -Code 72-16- | Monstropolis Now | Monstropolis Now -Code 72-16- | Mount Olympus | No Surrender! | Olympus Coliseum -The Shining Summit- | Organization XIII -Mark of Fate- | Replicas | Return of the Titans | Rhapsody in Tres for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra | Rise of the Union | Robot Overdrive | Rowdy Rumble -The Crazy Carriage- | Roxas's Return | Savannah Pride -Link Version- | Say Cheese! | Secrets of the Night | Shipmeisters' Shanty -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version- | Shrouding Dark Cloud -Gigas Blast- | Sky High Slider | Sky of Wonder | Skyward Striker | Sora -Orchestra of Toads- | Star Explorer | Stranded Beyond | Sunshine Dancer | Swingin' Free | Swingin' Free -Into the Forest Deep- | Teardrop of the Sun | Tension Rising -Angelic Amber- |