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, Powered Armor
 * Olympus Coliseum: Morning Star
 * Wonderland: Lurk Lizard, Trickmaster
 * Neverland: Wavecrest

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 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.