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-"'''Villains of a Sort'''" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the [[Kingdom Hearts (series)|''Kingdom Hearts'' series]].
+"'''Villains of a Sort'''" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the {{c|Kingdom Hearts|series|''Kingdom Hearts'' series}}.
 ==Appearances==
-===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===
+"Villains of a Sort" appears only in cutscenes. It is used in scenes pertaining to villains and Darkness and is most commonly associated with Disney villains.
-"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|Terra's]] visit to the Dwarf Woodlands, after [[The Queen]] orders him to bring back [[Snow White|Snow White's]] heart.
-====Cutscenes====
+===''Kingdom Hearts''===
-=====Terra's Story=====
+*[[Hollow Bastion]]: "Assembly of Darkness", "Figures in the Darkness", "Riku's Wish", "Dark Powers", "The Purest Hearts", "Mistress of All Evil"
-*[[Enchanted Dominion]]: "Darkness Within"
+*[[Traverse Town]]: "A Dark Proposal"
-*[[Dwarf Woodlands]]: "Who is the fairest of them all?," "The Shadows Lengthen"
+*[[Olympus Coliseum]]: "Hades' Plan"
-*[[Olympus Coliseum]]: "How to Conquer the Darkness," "Registration"
+*[[Agrabah]]: "Jafar's Plan"
+*[[Monstro]]: "A Heart's Darkness"
+*[[Neverland]]: "Kairi's Heart", "The Seven Chosen Ones", "Fly, Sora"
+*[[Atlantica]]: "Ursula, the Sea Witch", "Stolen Trident"
-=====[[Ventus|Ventus's]] Story=====
+===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
-*[[Neverland]]: "[[Tinker Bell]] is Pixie-napped"
+*[[Twilight Town]]: "The Evil Fairy Returns"
+*[[Land of Dragons]]: "Shan-Yu Lives"
+*Olympus Coliseum: "Hades' Power," "Kidnapped!"
+*[[Disney Castle]]: "Maleficent's Return," "The Cornerstone of Light"
+*Agrabah: "Loathsome Jafar"
+*[[Halloween Town]]: "An Evil Shadow," "The Mastermind"
-===''Kingdom Hearts''===
+===''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''===
-"Villains of a Sort" is used during cutscenes pertaining to either villains or Darkness.
+*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"
-====Cutscenes====
+===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===
-*[[Traverse Town]]: "Meeting of Villains," "Replaced with New Companions"
+"Villains of a Sort" is the field theme in the Magic Mirror Chamber only during [[Terra|Terra's]] visit to the Dwarf Woodlands after [[The Queen]] orders him to bring back [[Snow White|Snow White's]] heart.
-*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''===
+====Terra's Story====
-In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', "Villains of a Sort" returns as an ominous theme for villains and Darkness.
+*[[Enchanted Dominion]]: "Darkness Within"
+*[[Dwarf Woodlands]]: "Who is the Fairest One of All?", "The Shadows Lengthen"
+*[[Lanes Between]]: "Servant of Darkness"
+*Olympus Coliseum: "How to Conquer the Darkness", "Registration"
+*Neverland: "Captain Hook Returns"
-====Cutscenes====
+====Ventus's Story====
-*[[Twilight Town]] (1st visit): "The Evil Fairy Returns"
+*Enchanted Dominion: "Terra Stole Her Heart?"
-*[[Land of Dragons]] (1st visit): "[[Shan-Yu]] Lives"
+*Neverland: "Tinker Bell is Pixie-napped"
-*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''===
+====Aqua's Story====
-In ''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]'', "Villains of a Sort" is used for cutscenes pertaining to Darkness.
+*Dwarf Woodlands: "The Witch and the Apple"
+*Enchanted Dominion: "Reunion with Ventus", "A Castle Wrapped in Thorns"
-====Cutscenes====
+*Olympus Coliseum: "Bluebird"
-*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.
+*[[Mysterious Tower]]: "Minnie is Kidnapped", "The Worlds' Data"
-====Cutscenes====
-*Prologue/[[Mysterious Tower]]: "[[Minnie Mouse|Minnie]] is Kidnapped," "The Worlds' Data"
+===''Kingdom Hearts Union χ''===
+*[[Daybreak Town]] (Main Story): "Darkness in the Land of Light", "A Way to the Future"
+*Dwarf Woodlands: "An Enchanting Encounter", "An Evil Plan", "Threat of Darkness", "The Poisoned Apple"
+*Olympus Coliseum: "Hades", "Plan B", "On the Same Side"
+*[[Beast's Castle]]: "Let Them Come"
+*Enchanted Dominion: "A Knowing Smile"
+*Agrabah: "Diamond in the Rough", "The Magic Lamp", "The Master, Jafar"
+*"[[Dark Footsteps]]"{{KHx}}
 ===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
-In ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'', "Villains of a Sort" returns as an ominous theme for villains and Darkness.
+*[[Olympus]]: "Return of the Titans",<ref>A unique {{unnamed|kh3|Return of the Titans|unnamed arrangement}}.</ref> "Maleficent's Desire", "Seekers of the Black Box", "Showdown with the Titans"<ref>As part of an {{unnamed|kh3|Showdown with the Titans|unnamed arrangement}}.</ref>
+*[[Kingdom of Corona]]: "It Is Etched"<ref>A unique {{unnamed|kh3|It Is Etched|unnamed arrangement}}.</ref>
+*[[San Fransokyo]]: "Friend of Yours?"<ref>A unique {{unnamed|kh3|Friend of Yours?|unnamed arrangement}}.</ref>
+*[[Twilight Town]]<!--Interval XI-2: Respite, not sure exactly how to catagorize-->: "The Unfindable Box"
-<!--====Cutscenes====-->
+===''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road''===
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+*[[Wonderland]]: "Dark Presence", "Darkness's True Form"
+*Agrabah: "Disposable"
 ==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.
+"Villains of a Sort" is approximately one minute and thirty-two seconds long in ''Kingdom Hearts''. In the [[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX|HD remake]] of ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', the piece is one minute and thirty-three seconds long. 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. <!--Tempo & time signature, including any variations between games--> The piece lacks an introduction or proper conclusion, allowing for a smooth transition between loops.
+In the original ''Kingdom Hearts'' version, the instrumentation includes: a complete strings section- violin, viola, cellos, and stringed bass, flute, piano,
+For ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', the instrumentation is the same, but with the addition of a clarinet. <!--other woodwind instruments, in the least--> For ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', the clarinet joins the flute with its short theme. In ''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded'', the instrumentation resembles that used in ''Kingdom Hearts II''. However, the piano and lower string parts are more dominant and pressing. This new dynamic and slight rhythm change helps create a new variation and level of uneasiness. For ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' and ''Kingdom Hearts III'', the instrumentation resembles the original ''Kingdom Hearts'' version. <!--It is incredibly faint, but I think I'm hearing a clarinet play in the lower [chalumeau] register. Can't tell for certain, though.-->
+The underlying "villain" tone is immediately established by the chords played in the strings section. The dissonance of the underlying chord progression serves to heighten the tension and foreboding tone. The flute's entrance seems a bit out of place, with it's short "flighty" flourish. This brief moment of uncertainty is answered with the piano. Playing in the lower bass clef register, the piano plays an equally brief motif that accents more of the rhythmic subdivision- almost like an irregular heartbeat or misplaced footsteps.
-<!--Insert theory on style/music analysis/difference in variations between games, and instrumentation for each game; also, how the nature of music relates to the environment it reflects; brooding nature-->
+For the HD remake of ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', the instrumentation includes that shown in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', now with the addition of the French horn. Unique to this arrangement, however, is the shrill vibrato played in the higher register of the violins. The French horn part mirrors that of the mid and lower pitched voices of the strings section, adding another layer to the chord progression. For the HD remake of ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', the instrumentation includes that shown in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', but adds multiple bass drums <!--may include other types of percussion for this type of sound effect-->. The addition of percussion adds a unique tone to the piece- one that closely resembles the rumbling of thunder.
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+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
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