Destati

"Destati" is a song featured in the  series. Like "Dearly Beloved," variations of "Destati" are used throughout the Kingdom Hearts series.

In Italian, Destati is an imperative to "awaken!" It accompanies the conflict of light over darkness, a major theme in the series.

Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
"Destati" was first used in early commercials for Kingdom Hearts. For the game, it serves as the battle theme during the Dive into the Heart opening section, as well as the first Darkside boss fight.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix
In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix, the Drammatica variant of "Destati" is heard in A Fragmentary Passage.

Kingdom Hearts χ
"Destati" is primarily used as a boss battle theme against Darkside, but is also used in cutscenes.

Cutscenes

 * Opening: "Darkside"

Composition
"Destati" is approximately two minutes and fifty-five seconds in Kingdom Hearts. In the HD remake of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, the piece is slightly shortened to two minutes and fifty-three seconds. In the Drammatica album, the piece is three minutes and twenty-one seconds.

Variations
The songs below are based on the main themes of "Destati."


 * "Dive into the Heart -Destati-" is featured as the field theme for Dive to the Heart in both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, as well as when selecting a character in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (which fittingly, occurs in the Dive to the Heart). A faster-paced version with the same name was used for the battle theme in Kingdom Hearts.


 * "Fragments of Sorrow" is the battle theme for End of the World in Kingdom Hearts and for Dive to the Heart in Kingdom Hearts II.


 * "" is the field theme for End of the World.


 * "Guardando nel buio" is the boss theme for the last battle against World of Chaos.


 * "Darkness of the Unknown," although mainly based on the song Another Side, contains a brief element from "Destati," which plays from the 4:36 to 4:45 mark. This song plays during the final battle against Xemnas.


 * "Dismiss," the boss theme for Aqua's final battle against Terra-Xehanort in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, uses elements from both "Destati" and "Fate of the Unknown."


 * A fuller, bolder version of "Destati" appears in Drammatica, which features Yoko Shimomura's most popular works. The last part of this variant track appears in the ending of A Fragmentary Passage.


 * "L'Eminenza Oscura I" and "L'Eminenza Oscura II" both contain elements of previous Destati-themed tracks, these being "Guardando nel buio" and "Dismiss," respectively.


 * "My Heart's Descent" is a more subdued, ethereal version of the first part of the original "Destati" track that plays during Riku's literal Dive into Sora's heart right before the battle against the Armored Ventus Nightmare in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.


 * "The Eye of Darkness," the boss theme for Riku's final battle against the Armored Ventus Nightmare in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is a highly percussive remix of the original "Destati" track, featuring a fuller rhythm section, chimes, and brass, making it sound much grander than the standard theme.


 * "Dark Domination" combines "Destati" and Rage Awakened. This song is played during the final battle against Master Xehanort and also plays during the fight against his armored replica in the Re:Mind scenario.

Lyrics
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Original Italian lyrics
Destati! Tendi la mano!

È giunta l'ora, Destati Le porte verranno schiuse Destati, Destati, Destati

Su rimembra tu trepida! Su sveglia! Ehi ricorda!

Destati! Destati! Forza, tendi la mano! Destati! Destati! È giunta l'ora!

E ancora una volta Apriranno le porte!

Su rimembra tu trepida! Su sveglia! Ehi ricorda!

Eh? Come? Non lo vuoi!? Tuttavia t'appartiene Ciò che hai perduto Diventerà uno solo!
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English translation
Awaken! Hold out your hand!

The time has come, Awaken The doors will be parted Awaken, Awaken, Awaken

Come on, remember, you who tremble! Come on, wake up! Oh, remember!

Awaken! Awaken! Come on, hold out your hand! Awaken! Awaken! The time has come!

And once again They will open the doors!

Come on, remember, you who tremble! Come on, wake up! Oh, remember!

Eh? What? You do not want it!? Still it belongs to you What you have lost Will become one!
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
In , “Destati” is a used in stages. It is also heard during the  video presentation on Sora, where it is played while plays as Sora, when battling  and  in Sora's. It is also the track used in the DLC Spirit Board for the Kingdom Hearts series.

Trivia

 * According to Kingdom Hearts Ultimania, "Destati" is somewhat a "cursed song." Since the chorus is often used in other pieces, whenever the chorus is loaded by Square Enix staff, something bad happens, an example being the entire building's electricity getting cut off.

Notes and references
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