Tension Rising

"Tension Rising" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the. Two new arrangements introduced in Kingdom Hearts III are titled "Tension Rising -Angelic Amber-" and "Tension Rising -Reaper's Revenge-".

Appearances
"Tension Rising" is a boss theme primarily associated with Nobody and Heartless battles.

Kingdom Hearts II

 * Battles:
 * Dive to the Heart: Twilight Thorn
 * Beast's Castle:
 * Olympus Coliseum:


 * Events:
 * Twilight Town: Defeat the Strange Enemies (Struggle), Defeat the Strange Enemies (Usual Spot), Defeat the Mysterious Enemies (Mansion Basement), Defeat the Strange Enemies (Central Station), Defeat the Nobodies (Betwixt and Between)
 * Beast's Castle: Defeat the Nobodies (Ballroom)
 * Olympus Coliseum: Defeat the Nobodies (Hades' Chamber)


 * Cutscenes:
 * Twilight Town: "Axel's Mission", "DiZ's Guidance", "Surrounded by Enemies", "Defending the Station Plaza", "His Majesty, the King", "Axel's Atonement"
 * Beast's Castle: "Organization XIII's Ploy", "Uninvited Guests"
 * Olympus Coliseum: "Sora and Friends vs. Demyx", "Voices from the Past", "Foe vs. Foe"
 * Port Royal: "Retrieve the Medallion!", "Ambushed"

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

 * Battles:
 * Twilight Town: Guardian, Tailbunker, Avalanche, Destroyer, Powered Armor, Orcus, Poison Plant, Gigas Shadow, Veil Lizard, Stalwart Blade
 * Agrabah: Spiked Crawler
 * Beast's Castle: Gigas Shadow, Bully Dog
 * Olympus Coliseum: Morning Star, Clay Armor, Scorching Sphere
 * Halloween Town: Dual Blade, Snowy Crystal, Windstorm
 * Wonderland: Lurk Lizard
 * Neverland: Wavecrest, Artful Flyer, Phantomtail

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

 * Battles:
 * Wonderland: Trickmaster

Kingdom Hearts III

 * Battles:
 * Toy Box: Angelic Amber


 * Events:
 * Kingdom of Corona: Race to the Tower!


 * Cutscenes:
 * Toy Box: "The Dread and Breakfast"
 * Kingdom of Corona: "Fleeing Is His Specialty", "Beneath the Lanterns" , "To the Tower!"

Kingdom Hearts Magical Puzzle Clash
In Kingdom Hearts Magical Puzzle Clash, "Tension Rising" plays during boss levels.

Kingdom Hearts Memorial Music Box
The Kingdom Hearts Memorial Music Box website features "Tension Rising" as one of eight tracks from the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX soundtrack. The song is represented by Master Xehanort and is accompanied by cutscene images and quotes related to Xehanort and Disney villains.