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Xehanort (track)

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Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Xehanort
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 2:10
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Xehanort -The Early Years-
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 2:09

"Xehanort" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. It is the character theme of Xehanort.

"Xehanort -The Early Years-" is an arrangement introduced in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. It is the character theme of Young Xehanort.

Appearances[edit]

"Xehanort" and "Xehanort -The Early Years" appear only in cutscenes.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep[edit]

Terra's Story[edit]

Ventus's Story[edit]

  • Keyblade Graveyard: "Former Master"

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

Sora's Story[edit]

Riku's Story[edit]

  • The World that Never Was: "Seven Lights, Thirteen Darknesses"

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind[edit]

  • Keyblade Graveyard: "Thirteen and Seven", "Good-bye, Sora"[4]

Kingdom Hearts Dark Road[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory[edit]

  • Story Archive: "Fated Meeting",[5] "The Answer"[6]

Composition[edit]

"Xehanort" is two minutes and ten seconds in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. It is a slow, moody piece led by a low oboe and piano, with a violin and female vocals as backing voices.

"Xehanort -The Early Years-" is two minutes and nine seconds in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. It is completely identical to "Xehanort", except with an extra electronic beat as a backing vocal and a xylophone during the piano segment.

Albums[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Xehanort -The Early Years-"
  2. ^ As part of an unnamed arrangement.
  3. ^ An unnamed arrangement of "Xehanort -The Early Years-".
  4. ^ a b An unnamed arrangement.
  5. ^ As part of a unique unnamed arrangement.
  6. ^ As part of a unique unnamed arrangement.