The Other Promise

"The Other Promise" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the. It is the boss theme of Roxas.

Kingdom Hearts II

 * Battles
 * The World That Never Was:
 * Cavern of Remembrance: Roxas's Replica Data


 * Cutscenes
 * The World that Never Was: "His Awakening", "Why Sora Was Chosen"

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

 * "Xion and Axel Face Off"

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

 * "Xion and Axel Face Off"

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

 * "An Unexpected Bond"

Kingdom Hearts Union χ

 * Medals

Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover

 * "Ending"

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory

 * "KINGDOM HEARTS Re:coded: Chapter 1"

Other appearances
"The Other Promise" is heard in all trailers for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, as well as on the official site of the game

Composition
"The Other Promise" is an arrangement of Roxas's character theme, "". It is an orchestral piece that portrays Roxas's somber and troubled life as a Nobody confused about his identity. A stronger, more mellow, and deeper version of "The Other Promise" appears in drammatica: The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura, while "The Other Promise" is also featured in the Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts.

Elements of "The Other Promise" appear in two new tracks in Kingdom Hearts III: "Roxas's Return" and "Hearts as One".

Official websites
"The Other Promise" plays as the background music for the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days page on the Square Enix website.



Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres-
An engraved music box was sold at the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres- concert and later distributed online. It features a short looping arrangement of "The Other Promise". A similar music box containing "Vector to the Heavens" was also produced.