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The Deep End

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Kingdom Hearts
The Deep End
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 2:14
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
The Deep End
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 2:14
Kingdom Hearts III
The Deep End -Rock Titan's Rage-
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Arranger Yoshitaka Suzuki
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 4:45

"The Deep End" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. A new arrangement introduced in Kingdom Hearts III is titled "The Deep End -Rock Titan's Rage-". It is the boss theme of various Disney and Heartless bosses.

Appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Battles
Cutscenes
  • Agrabah: "Kurt Zisa Appears"
  • Atlantica: "Ursula Becomes Giant"
  • Hollow Bastion: "Maleficent's Power Unlocked"
  • End of the World: "Return to Darkness"

Kingdom Hearts χ[edit]

Raid Bosses

Kingdom Hearts Union χ[edit]

Raid Bosses
Battles
Cutscenes
  • Enchanted Dominion: "Hindering Heartless", "The Power of Darkness", "The Sword of Truth"
  • Agrabah: "Chasing Aladdin"

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Battles
Cutscenes

Composition[edit]

"The Deep End" is approximately two minutes and fourteen seconds long in Kingdom Hearts and the HD remake of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix. The piece has a time signature of 4/4, and a tempo of 160 beats per minute.

In Kingdom Hearts, the instrumentation includes: a complete strings section- violin, viola, cello, and stringed bass, flute, trumpet, trombone, tuba, crash cymbals, snare drum, bass drum, timpani, and piano. In Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, the instrumentation includes that of the original Kingdom Hearts, but also adds: clarinet, and harp.

The thick texture of the piece fits its use as a greater boss theme. The underlying percussion and low brass parts lay the initial foundation of intensity. Over this is a changing interplay between trumpet, flute, treble voicing of the piano, and upper strings. This constant revolving of themes only heightens the tension of the piece.

Notes and References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Deep End -Rock Titan's Rage-"
  2. ^ As part of an unnamed arrangement.
  3. ^ An unnamed arrangement.

Albums[edit]