Fate of the Unknown

"Fate of the Unknown" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura and Kaoru Wada that appears in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts III.

Appearances
"Fate of the Unknown" appears only in cutscenes.

Kingdom Hearts III

 * Keyblade Graveyard: "Light Expires"

Composition
"Fate of the Unknown" is three minutes and 26 seconds long in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix and three minutes and 27 seconds long in Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX. The piece begins with a tension-building introduction featuring a mixed choir over increasingly dissonant strings. It then picks up pace, adding synth, piano, and clarinet.

The piece is mysterious, yet intense, fitting the nature of "Birth by Sleep". Throughout the piece, the melodies of, , and Aqua's respective character themes are used, marking their first appearance in the series. As a result, "Fate of the Unknown" shares certain elements with other tracks that are derivative of these characters' themes, such as Dismiss.

Albums
 File:Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete Cover.png|Disc 9, Track 12 in the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete File:Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 4, Track 19 in the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack 