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===''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''===
===''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''===
*[[Castle Oblivion]]: "Forgotten, but not lost."
*[[Castle Oblivion]]: "Forgotten, but not lost"<!--Needs official theater mode name-->


===''Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-''===
===''Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-''===
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===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
*[[Keyblade Graveyard]]: "Kingdom Hearts"<ref>As part of an {{unnamed|kh3|Kingdom Hearts|unnamed arrangement}}.</ref>
*[[Scala ad Caelum]]: "Checkmate"
*[[Scala ad Caelum]]: "Checkmate"


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The piece shares a common instrumentation of: flute, orchestral bells, suspended cymbal, timpani, music box<!--MIDI sound effect, in the least-->, piano, organ, harp, and female choir. In ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX'', the cello and stringed bass are added towards the end of the track, outlining chords in pizzicato style. The use of organ, timpani, and suspended cymbal are very minor, used primarily as a shift in tone during the rallentando.
The piece shares a common instrumentation of: flute, orchestral bells, suspended cymbal, timpani, music box<!--MIDI sound effect, in the least-->, piano, organ, harp, and female choir. In ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX'', the cello and stringed bass are added towards the end of the track, outlining chords in pizzicato style. The use of organ, timpani, and suspended cymbal are very minor, used primarily as a shift in tone during the rallentando.


Much like "[[Friends in My Heart]]", "Always on My Mind" is very light in texture and tone. It features slight variations of previous themes such as [[Dearly Beloved]] and [[Kairi (track)|Kairi's theme]]. The latter of which is easily heard as the concluding theme, now much slower and gentler in nature. For the original ''Kingdom Hearts'', the [[Kairi]] segment was played solely by a music box MIDI sound effect on synthesizer. However, in the HD remake of ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', this is initially played by the piano before conceding to the music box.
Much like "[[Friends in My Heart]]", "Always on My Mind" is very light in texture and tone. It features slight variations of previous themes such as "[[Dearly Beloved]]" and [[Kairi (track)|Kairi's theme]]. The latter of which is easily heard as the concluding theme, now much slower and gentler in nature. For the original ''Kingdom Hearts'', the "Kairi" segment was played solely by a music box MIDI sound effect on synthesizer. However, in the HD remake of ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', this is initially played by the piano before conceding to the music box.


==Albums==
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File:Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 2, Track 31 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
File:Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 2, Track 31 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
File:Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- Cover.png|Disc 1, Track 8 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories-]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories-
File:Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- Cover.png|Disc 1, Track 8 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories-]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories-
File:Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Vinyl LP Box Cover.png|Disc 1, Side B, Track 6 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Vinyl LP Box]]''
File:Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album Cover.png|Disc 1, Track 5 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album
File:Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album Cover.png|Disc 1, Track 5 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album
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==Notes and references==
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{{Music}}

Latest revision as of 07:00, 23 April 2023

Kingdom Hearts
Always on My Mind
Theme Notes.png
Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 1:47
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
Always on My Mind
Theme Notes.png
Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 1:49
Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album
Always on My Mind
Theme Notes.png
Arranger Vampillia
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 6:10

"Always on My Mind" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series.

Appearances[edit]

"Always on My Mind" appears only in cutscenes.

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-[edit]

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Composition[edit]

"Always on My Mind" is approximately one minute and forty-seven seconds long in Kingdom Hearts. In the HD remake of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, it is approximately one minute and forty-nine seconds long. Although the track plays at a slightly different tempo between games, each game starts the piece in 3/4 time signature, uses a rallentando to slightly slow down towards the middle of the piece, and then resumes the original tempo, now in 4/4 time. For Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, the tempo is 76 beats per minute. In Kingdom Hearts III, the tempo is 79 beats per minute. Due to the hardware limitations of the Game Boy Advance, the sound quality was slightly reduced in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories.

The piece shares a common instrumentation of: flute, orchestral bells, suspended cymbal, timpani, music box, piano, organ, harp, and female choir. In Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, the cello and stringed bass are added towards the end of the track, outlining chords in pizzicato style. The use of organ, timpani, and suspended cymbal are very minor, used primarily as a shift in tone during the rallentando.

Much like "Friends in My Heart", "Always on My Mind" is very light in texture and tone. It features slight variations of previous themes such as "Dearly Beloved" and Kairi's theme. The latter of which is easily heard as the concluding theme, now much slower and gentler in nature. For the original Kingdom Hearts, the "Kairi" segment was played solely by a music box MIDI sound effect on synthesizer. However, in the HD remake of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, this is initially played by the piano before conceding to the music box.

Albums[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ As part of an unnamed arrangement.