Kingdom Hearts II
The Encounter
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 1:49
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
The Encounter -Birth by Sleep Version-[1]
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX
The Encounter
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Arranger Yoko Shimomura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 2:56
Kingdom Hearts III
The Encounter -Metal Charge-
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Arranger Yoshiki Nakamura
Composer Yoko Shimomura
Length 3:10

"The Encounter" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. A new arrangement introduced in Kingdom Hearts III is titled "The Encounter -Metal Charge-".

AppearancesEdit

"The Encounter" appears primarily in boss battles, usually those featuring Disney villains.

Kingdom Hearts IIEdit

Battles
Events
Cutscenes
  • Halloween Town: "Save Santa!"
  • Pride Lands: "Anger and Jealousy"
  • Olympus Coliseum: "Hercules is Back!"
  • Agrabah: "Jafar's Evil Plan", "Vs. Jafar"
  • Space Paranoids: "All My Functions Are Yours"
  • Twilight Town: "Another Twilight Town"

Kingdom Hearts Birth by SleepEdit

Battles

Ventus's StoryEdit

Battles
Cutscenes
  • Enchanted Dominion: "Terra Stole Her Heart?"
  • Neverland: "The Jaws of Danger?"

Aqua's StoryEdit

Battles
Cutscenes
  • Enchanted Dominion: "A Castle Wrapped in Thorns", "The Sword of Truth Finds Its Mark"
  • Deep Space: "Gantu's Rage", "A New Circle"

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop DistanceEdit

Battles

Kingdom Hearts χEdit

Raid Bosses

Kingdom Hearts Union χEdit

Raid Bosses
Battles
Cutscenes
  • Daybreak Town (Side Story): "Dangerous Waters"

Kingdom Hearts IIIEdit

Battles
Cutscenes

Kingdom Hearts Dark RoadEdit

Battles
  • Olympus Coliseum: Hades[4]
Cutscenes
  • Olympus Coliseum: "One Must Stay", "A Hasty Retreat"

CompositionEdit

AlbumsEdit

Notes and ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ This arrangement is referred to as such in Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory.
  2. ^ Only in the A Time to Chill battle
  3. ^ "The Encounter -Metal Charge-"
  4. ^ "Rowdy Rumble" prior to the 5.0.1 update.