Forum:MegaProject: Arise - Project: Music

As part of MegaProject: Arise, I hereby present Project: Music. So this is an extension of this, as this is one of the projects, and a revival of the original Project: Music from four years ago. This new forum will hopefully help avoid any clutter/mess on that page. So, as KrytenKoro originally posted when the project was first created, this project consists of three parts:


 * Task 1: Obtain screenshots of the track lists for all Kingdom Hearts soundtracks, Japanese and English.
 * Task 2: Translate Japanese titles. Until we can find an instance where the track list is in Japanese, this task in done.
 * Task 3: Identify where each track is used in the games.
 * Task 4: Update the List of Kingdom Hearts series tracks.
 * Task 5: Upload any missing tracks.

Details:
 * Task 1: This is talking about a confirmed list of tracks, as taken from the back of the soundtracks. This looks pretty much done, to me. If not, we have some screenshots here.
 * Task 2: This is for people who can actually/properly translate the titles. Google Translate is not a good course of action for this.
 * Task 3: This is probably what is left of this project...It is a rather large one, too. Figuring out exactly what pieces play when requires double checking by going by through the games. For example: Lazy Afternoons plays in KHII only when you play as Roxas; it plays in Days as the main theme; COM also uses it as the main theme.
 * Task 4: What should be done once Task 3 is finished, which is update the List of Kingdom Hearts series tracks with the information acquired from Task 3.
 * Task 5: This, I feel, should be done after Task 3. Any tracks we find missing should be uploaded as per the audio policy. That means they need to be converted to .ogg files, and they have to be 30 seconds (approx). We can't upload the whole track. Task 3 should be done first because once it is finished, the list of tracks page will be completed and we'll more easily identify which tracks are missing, rather than dive into the category pages to find the tracks. HOWEVER, if you really want to, go ahead and "jump right in."

The biggest task is Task 3, which is the identifying of where the songs are played. This means playing through the games, and it includes any extras in any re-releases (Final Mixes, Re:releases, etc.). Now, we're also accepting watching full walkthroughs on YouTube, as long as the source is acceptable (so if it's a hacked game with special characters, don't even think about it. I'll whack you with the Keyblade before you finish watching such videos). Please list below where you sign-up what videos you're using. It'd probably be best to use our affiliates (we're affiliates for a reason), but if you have trusted sources, go for it. Still, we'd greatly appreciate if we could have at least one person go through the games and confirm that the tracks play where they're supposed to. This is being filled in my notes here. Below, I'll also update on what games have been completed and which ones are still in need of some work. You'll be able to sign-up for specific tasks and, for Task 3, specific games. At that point, I'll update the sign-up section below with any details.

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 * Why don't you try it just to see  what happens?  - I have the KHII OST (JP), so I can provide those tracks, though I can't provide a screenshot anymore.

Task 1

 * - Below is what I have currently found. 21:16, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

Results

 * Kingdom Hearts: English Another English shot- looks like the inside of the booklet Looks like the first page of the booklet; English
 * Chain of Memories: (see KH Original Soundtrack Complete)
 * Kingdom Hearts II: English
 * Days: (see below)
 * Re:coded: (see below)
 * Birth by Sleep: Orchestra/copyright/composers and arrangers/that kind of stuff (for main track list, see below)
 * Dream Drop Distance: English
 * Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete [KH, COM, KHFM, KHII, KHIIFM] Click
 * BBS, Days, and Re:coded OST: Track list, English

This was on the old project page:
 * Kingdom Hearts Soundtrack (English) - click

Task 2
No sign-ups, please.

Task 3
I've added your names from what I remember. Feel free to replace your names with your sigs, or remove them, or whatever you will.

Kingdom Hearts
COMPLETE
 * Complete by anonymous user, need someone to check the game.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

 * Incomplete

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
COMPLETE
 * Completed by Xion4ever
 * 1) User:Xion4ever

Kingdom Hearts II
COMPLETE
 * Completed by
 * 1) -- via YouTube walkthrough (Cyberman65).

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

 * In Progress
 * 1) - via YouTube walkthroughs/other videos. Can play through again if needed. Some tracks noted here.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

 * Terra's story has been completed, Ventus and Aqua's stories need to be finished.
 * 1) - via KH13 videos
 * 1) - via KH13 videos

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
COMPLETE
 * Complete via videos, need someone to check the game
 * 1) -- via YouTube walkthrough (Everglow8444)

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
COMPLETE
 * Completed by
 * 1) User:MateusinhoEX -- upon availability
 * 2) -- via YouTube walkthrough (Cyberman65). Need someone to check the game for me, especially for events/battle not seen in cutscenes.

Kingdom Hearts χ

 * Daybreak Town is complete
 * 1) - via YouTube walkthrough (Everglow8444).
 * Notice: Until the game (and its variations) are completely released, we'll be constantly updating this.

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
COMPLETE
 * Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Cinematic Cutscenes)
 * Completed by ANX219
 * 1) -- via a YouTube video/KH13 videos

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX

 * Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (Cinematic Cutscenes)

Kingdom Hearts III & DLC
Incomplete.
 * Though, until the official soundtrack is released (supposedly later this year) we should refrain from creating new articles for songs that first appeared in KHIII. For songs already used in the series, I don't personally see a problem. But we'll have to confirm it's not a variation of the song that is renamed in the KH3 OST.

Task 4
For your sake, wait until Task 3 is complete, and all the information has been acquired to add the information to the list. You may still sign-up, however, and if you really want to, go ahead and start it.



Task 5
For your sake, wait until the track listing page is complete. You may still sign-up, however, and if you really want to, go ahead and start it.
 * 1) - Notice: If this gets into August 10 and beyond territory I won't be reliable...unless contacted off Wiki.
 * 2) - Just for organizing the List of KH series tracks page, no clue how to record audio-- working on that.
 * 1) - Just for organizing the List of KH series tracks page, no clue how to record audio-- working on that.

Discussion
Task 2 isn't necessary. The songs don't have Japanese titles (only exception are the Utada songs); they're straight-up English (or occasional other language) even in the JP releases. Photo of the DDD OST as an example. Ultima Spark   (talk)   13:19, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

Someone decided to close my tabs on my computer and I lost what I had written so far... D: Sorry for the late work! 16:34, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I wonder why task two exists then? That was taken from the old project page a couple years ago...Maybe then we didn't have the Japanese titles (Utada, etc.) translated? Also, if we need .ogg files- "task 4" perhaps?- let me know. 20:52, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll add Task 4, then. As for Task 2, I also don't know why it was added. I just copied it from the original project from four years ago. If there really isn't an instance where the titles are in Japanese, then we should cancel the task. I feel that's what we should do. I was on KH13 (where Ultima Spark got the image of the KH3D OST), and even the 10th Anniversary track listing is in English. And that's a Japan-only release (like the KH3D OST). So, I'm just canceling it until we find an instance where the track listing is in Japanese. 18:04, 26 July 2014 (UTC)

Just providing an update. So far, we have completed Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, and the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days cinematics from Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX. We've also got most of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep completed. So that leaves Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, the rest of Ventus and Aqua's stories in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and the Kingdom Hearts Re:coded cinematics from Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX. Since we're mostly done, I think we're okay to continue to Tasks 4 and 5. What do you guys think? (By the way, as of right now, I've gotten 1,528 entries of music in my Excel document, and that's without the songs from Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX) 22:42, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Full Tracks
It's one thing to believe that they wouldn't come after us. However, it's another thing if they did come after us. Truth be told, so long as we can argue that we have a right to using the full tracks, I'm okay with using the full length...so long as we are prepared for the worst case scenario. My worry is that they will come after us- for whatever reason. Are there any other Wikis that do use the full length track? Last I remember, most followed the thirty second rule. Should they demand a removal of the full track, we can easily do that and go back to thirty second snip-its. Wasn't there an older discussion on this somewhere? (Perhaps Kryten would remember?) 20:49, 4 April 2015 (UTC)