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"'''Guardando nel buio'''" ({{LangIta|Looking in the Dark}}) is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura. It was first introduced in ''Kingdom Hearts'' as the boss battle theme against the [[World of Chaos]]. | "'''Guardando nel buio'''" ({{LangIta|Looking in the Dark}}) is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura. It was first introduced in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'' as the boss battle theme against the [[World of Chaos]]. | ||
==Development== | |||
[[:File:Guardando nel buio KHII.ogg|An unused version]] of "Guardando nel buio" can be found in ''Kingdom Hearts II'''s files. It differs slightly from the version used in ''Kingdom Hearts''. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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"Guardando nel buio" serves as both a boss battle theme and is used in cutscenes. | "Guardando nel buio" serves as both a boss battle theme and is used in cutscenes. | ||
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===''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]''=== | ===''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]''=== | ||
"Guardando nel buio" serves as the boss battle theme against the second form of [[ | "Guardando nel buio" serves as the boss battle theme against the second form of [[Sora's Heartless]]. | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
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The opening introduction immediately sets the tone for the piece: a sharp wall of sound accented by the low brass, followed immediately by crash and suspended cymbals, and chorus. This dramatic entrance gives way to the main looped theme which is rhythmically carried by the ostinato in the violins and longer note durations in the chorus. The piano here serves as the main melody, playing sixteenth note runs that seem slightly out of place. This slightly thinner texture deceptively leads into the heart of the looped section, which, through the addition of other instruments, adds several varying, unique layers of tone and harmony. Here, the darkness is easily characterized by the louder dynamic and themes in the low brass and violin melody. The underlying percussion and piano parts help add to this ominous intensity. Simultaneously, the brief flourishes played by the flute and piano add a sense of anxiety and apprehension. The following section features a chordal structure primarily established by the chorus. The original "Destati" motif plays in the middle register of the clarinet during this section. The natural tone of the clarinet and this specific register serve as a somber cry amidst the surrounding dark themes in the low brass. Like a betrayal, once the low brass resume the main melody, both the clarinet and flute now join in with the same theme- this differs from their prior independent and comparatively lighter parts. This cycle of betrayal and foreshadowing of darkness repeats continuously through the piece. | The opening introduction immediately sets the tone for the piece: a sharp wall of sound accented by the low brass, followed immediately by crash and suspended cymbals, and chorus. This dramatic entrance gives way to the main looped theme which is rhythmically carried by the ostinato in the violins and longer note durations in the chorus. The piano here serves as the main melody, playing sixteenth note runs that seem slightly out of place. This slightly thinner texture deceptively leads into the heart of the looped section, which, through the addition of other instruments, adds several varying, unique layers of tone and harmony. Here, the darkness is easily characterized by the louder dynamic and themes in the low brass and violin melody. The underlying percussion and piano parts help add to this ominous intensity. Simultaneously, the brief flourishes played by the flute and piano add a sense of anxiety and apprehension. The following section features a chordal structure primarily established by the chorus. The original "Destati" motif plays in the middle register of the clarinet during this section. The natural tone of the clarinet and this specific register serve as a somber cry amidst the surrounding dark themes in the low brass. Like a betrayal, once the low brass resume the main melody, both the clarinet and flute now join in with the same theme- this differs from their prior independent and comparatively lighter parts. This cycle of betrayal and foreshadowing of darkness repeats continuously through the piece. | ||
==Albums== | ==Albums== | ||
