Villains of a Sort

"Villains of a Sort" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
"Villains of a Sort" is used during cutscenes pertaining to Darkness. It also plays as the field theme in the Magic Mirror Chamber during Terra's visit to the Dwarf Woodlands, after The Queen orders him to bring back Snow White's heart.

Terra's Story

 * Enchanted Dominion: "Darkness Within"
 * Dwarf Woodlands: "Who is the fairest of them all?," "The Shadows Lengthen"
 * Olympus Coliseum: "How to Conquer the Darkness," "Registration"

Ventus's Story

 * Neverland: "Tinker Bell is Pixie-napped"

Kingdom Hearts
"Villains of a Sort" is used during cutscenes pertaining to either villains or Darkness.

Cutscenes

 * Traverse Town: "Meeting of Villains," "Replaced with New Companions"
 * Olympus Coliseum: "Perfectly Infuriating"
 * Deep Jungle: "Falling into Our Hands"
 * Agrabah: "Riku Helping Maleficent"
 * Monstro: "Riku Still Cares," "Lifeless Puppet" (shortened version 1)
 * Atlantica: "Ursula" (shortened version 2), "Ariel and Her Father," "Stealing the Trident," "Triton Hurt"
 * Neverland: "Seven Chosen Ones," "Walk the Plank," "Riku's Power"
 * Hollow Bastion: "My Friends Are My Power!," "Fighting Maleficent"

Kingdom Hearts II
In Kingdom Hearts II, "Villains of a Sort" returns as an ominous theme for villains and Darkness.

Cutscenes

 * Twilight Town (1st visit): "The Evil Fairy Returns"
 * Land of Dragons (1st visit): "Shan-Yu Lives"
 * Olympus Coliseum (1st visit): "Hades' Power," "Kidnapped!"
 * Disney Castle: "Maleficent's Return," "The Cornerstone of Light"
 * Agrabah (2nd visit): "Loathsome Jafar"
 * Halloween Town (1st visit): "An Evil Shadow," "The Mastermind"

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
In Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, "Villains of a Sort" is used for cutscenes pertaining to Darkness.

Cutscenes

 * Disney Castle: "A Shady Character"
 * Olympus Coliseum: "Hades on Fire," ""Buy a clue,"" "Meet Hades," "Hades Complains," "Loose Ends"
 * Agrabah: "Pete and the Lamp," "Let the City Go!," "Reminder of Maleficent's Power"

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, "Villains of a Sort" is used for cutscenes pertaining to Darkness.

Cutscenes

 * Prologue/Mysterious Tower: "Minnie is Kidnapped," "The Worlds' Data"

Composition
"Villains of a Sort" is approximately one minute and thirty-two seconds long in Kingdom Hearts. In Kingdom Hearts II, the piece is fifty-three seconds. However, in the HD remake of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, the piece is one minute and fourteen seconds long.

In Kingdom Hearts and the HD remake, "Arabian Dream" is approximately two minutes and four seconds. In Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, the piece is two minutes and twelve seconds. For Kingdom Hearts II, the piece is shortened to one minute and thirty-five seconds. The Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix HD remake version is two minutes and thirty-nine seconds long.