Timestamps: 0:00 KH1 1:14 KH1: Reprise 2:31 KH: Chain Of Memories 4:54 KH2 9:12 KH2: Reprise 12:00 KH:358/2 Days 14:54 KH:ReCoded 17:50 KH: Birth By Sleep 23:12 KH: Birth By Sleep - Link to the Future 24:49 KH: Dream Drop Distance 27:28 KH: Dream Drop Distance - The Next Awakening 31:00 KH: X 33:45 KH: X Back Cover 35:58 KH: Union X 38:30 KH3 41:04 KH3 - Forest Memory 44:07 KH: Melody of Memory 47:02 KH: Melody of Memory - March Caprice 53:49 Piano Collections 56:20 First Breath 1:00:59 World Tour 1:05:07 World of Tres
or like loosing your home world and everything you love (one of those things being mini sepheroth) only to find out you can save them. its great because it does a great job of showing how dire the situation is, but there is hope. that's what I love about this song. If your listening in a time of loss it can give hope and if you are living in a time of great hope, it can remind you of the loss it took to get there.
@@boyscout244 i was 10 when i played the first Kingdom hearts on my PlayStation 2, and i couldn't help but to sit and listen in aw and wonder for hours as the pleasant sound of the piano with a cacophony of waves crashing against the shore captivated me completely. And it still does
I picked up Chain of memories as my first KH game and i never looked back from there, and when i played KH3 for the first time, it was a whole feeling of excitement i hadn't felt in months , it was worth pre-ordering it.
*“Losing someone you care about is bad, but not as bad as never getting them back.”* - Sora to Aladdin Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories I just thought it was important to remember… Never give up on people that are important to you.
thats me for 358/2's its just soo, idk, its memory filling, id just lay there in my bed listening to it on my headphones for so long growing up, I loved the DS game, tbh it wouldve been so many peoples favorites for the multiplayer alone lol
Kh1: it's going to be okay, stand tall and take a deep breath. Kh2: come, take a break with me. You've done enough for now. Kh3: look at how far you've come, look at everything you've accomplished, you're almost to the finish line. Keep going I believe in you! This is how the main 3 dearly beloveds feels to me.
4:55 "Mickey... I really appreciate it. But...I'll go wake Sora up. Look at his face. Sleeping like nothing's wrong, like there's nothing to even worry about. He's always been like that. The three of us would agree to work on the raft, and then this guy would go take a nap on the beach. You see, it's my job to keep him on his toes. Besides, what kind of Keyblade Master sleeps through his test? I'm doing it for me, too. Sora saved me once. And... I heard him call my name. He needs me."
Okay, but why could I hear Riku’s voice in my head while I read this? I need to play this game again, I’ve only played it once and that’s a crime in my book.
There's just something magical about Dearly Beloved that I haven't heard or seen replicated in any other game let alone franchise. This one score that's been changed a little for each game to suit its own tale but show that it's only one small piece in a bigger whole, how it by itself can be played and anyone nearby that's fallen in love with the series or have at least played some of the games with be able to recognize what game series it's from. The term 'perfect' is often tossed around so easily to describe things but Dearly Beloved is one of the few things that warrants the use of it. Dearly Beloved is perfectly imperfect. Every version shows the piece itself isn't the be all end all by itself but with some small changes here or there, it can win over every heart whether it become a favorite due to someone's favorite game, memories, connections, or melody.
I think it's very telling that *every game in the series, no exceptions* opens with Dearly Beloved and the title screen. They knew Yoko had struck gold with that theme, it perfectly conveys the tone and feel of nostalgia and melancholy that the series aims for, and it's an immediate hook that subconsciously tells you there's something special about this soon-to-begin journey. I really can't picture in my head a better way to create a first impression on the player, to make them wonder what's in store for them, and to fondly look back on after it's over, which is why it's also genius that the games also end with Dearly Beloved reprise.
Man i remember years ago when i was a kid and my mom died, i moved to my aunt and it was the first time i saw the commercial on tv for KH2. There was only one thing i wanted and it was this game. I probably spend months on this game before i got to play KH 1 xD i was obsessed with Kingdom Hearts, building a keyblade with lego, playing all the games and crying because of 385 days end xD mostly good times as a kid .. Life has been busy now. I think we sometimes need to release roxas out of our heart and relive the last summer. Before we became who we are now.
The KH2 reprise is one that breaks my heart somehow, every time I hear it. There was something hauntingly beautiful about finishing KH2 at 1 am on my crummy old TV back in 2009. The ending screen just being that, a picture with the words "The End" on it. No battle logs for how I did, not even the option to save my game. And this song haunting me as I tried to sleep that night. I cried, long and hard. I'm not even sure why. KH2 didn't exactly have a sad ending, if only Roxas and Namine were left to the void. Maybe there was something else going on in my life at the time, and I heard this song while it was happening. I'm not sure. I can't remember. But it's almost comforting that I can't remember. This song is just an enigma in my memory. I can remember sitting on the couch with the blanket clutched in my hands and crying to myself. But any of the other days, before or after then? It's left me.
I too feel and felt the same exact way. It’s always been hauntingly reminiscing even when the first time I heard it. As if I’ve heard it before, from a long time ago or past life. Some, how someway. I think being in 9th grade that summer made me realize I was growing up and I couldn’t hold on to these times forever, I had to grow up.
The fact that Kingdom Hearts could've ended at 2 and it still would've been a fantastic game series is probably the reason why i think that KH2 Reprise is the most heartbreaking out of them all, because Sora, Riku and Kairi were reunited once again and the world was at peace.
@@Kaies109 naw KH2 did have many plot holes even when the three were reunited. Some things were never explained that were explained in other games. Its just that instead of explaining or closing those holes in other games they decided to open up other ones and so the lore became a mess.
@@mrlionX could you name some? I can’t remember really well, i thought that KH2 ended like a final game if you cut out the bottled letter from mickey and secret movies
Can we acknowledge that KH1 gives you a musical plot twist by withholding the second half of Dearly Beloved from the title screen? After you beat the final boss, you hear the second half kick in, and it sounds simultaneously highly emotional and yet... somehow familiar. Then, it picks up, and as you hear the part of Dearly Beloved you recognize, you *feel* it. It's genius.
"Dearly Beloved" makes my eyes well up. Every single arrangement of this piece is so uniquely beautiful that I can call it nothing short of a masterpiece. Thank you Yoko Shimomura for the iconic music, and thank you Kimpchuu for putting them all together.
KH3 Dearly Beloved is like waking up in the middle of spring after getting a full 8 hours of sleep and having birds fly away happily as you walk out the door to get a fresh whiff of the ocean breeze.
[UPDATE] I am very aware of the new version of Dearly Beloved that we got with the ending of UX. I intend to make an updated playlist soon with a few new additions as well!
I love all the little details that make em unique. How KH1 almost sounds like it's underwater with reprised having a more shore theme using the music box. How Chains has a more pronounced piano that is the used throught the rest of the versions 2 starts to incorporate more string instruments building into a harmonic sound 365 uses a more wind instruments than the rest showing how it's not as focused more wild confused with subtle tones of kingdom hearts 1. RE Coded is more up beat happy showing a shift in tides towards a better future. BBS sounds more alone than any of the rest of the series and you feel that with the instruments coming and leaving almost whenver they feel like it. DDD has almost like a washed undertone at first leading to a more lucid beat like sheap jumping over a fence. Chi has this completely different beat to it as it differese from the rest of the series with Back Cover going back showing it tying itself back to the series yet still differing in it's sorrow. 3 is just different returning home to the shore almost like when you see your home in the distance so you just start going on a mad sprint.
KH3 ReMind’s Dearly Beloved hits me because it feels like the one where Sora’s heart truly connects to the other Guardians of Light and they connect all back to him all to become stronger than ever before together Man, this is my favorite series ever 😭😭😭😭😭😭
As someone who has never played any Kingdom Hearts games, I love this. This is beautiful, and I am seriously considering getting into the series now. If this music can make me feel the way it does now, I can't even imagine what it will do to me if I'm properly emotionally invested in the story of these games.
In college rn and just recently got into the series. I haven’t gotten so into a series in years, and hearing this music and seeing the main menu for the games makes me emotional. This franchise makes me feel like a kid again and it makes me so happy
I'm in the exact same boat as you. There's something about Kingdom Hearts that deeply connects with both my inner child and my present adult self. This song in particular has become something really special to me, because... I don't know why, but it reminds me of all the people I care about. My "dearly beloved".
Hey guys! Fellow college student who's gotten into KH as an adult! I feel like living proof that this series isn't necessarily only ruled by nostalgia- it's genuinely pretty good! I love the cheese, and the character writing and music can be downright compelling!
This was my childhood. Simple and Clean. I remember first getting KH, not knowing what I was going to delve into. 15+ years later, and I haven't cried like I did when starting and finishing KH3. Onward!
I'll never forget the Dream Drop Distance version, as it was the game that brought me to the series. It was my first Kingdom Hearts game and I had no idea what the series was, I just thought it was some other game. I'm so glad I actually took the time to look into it more because the series is amazing! Only thing missing is my boi Oswald.
Personally 358/2 day and recoded are my favorite dearly beloveds because they were the only games I was able to play for the longest time. I remember I would used to just sit on the title screen and just listen to it over and over again. Every single version still hits me right in the feels though.
Same here I got to play just the recoded because I did not have enough money for a play station and now that kh3 is in xbox I cant even play it because my cousin has the xbox and we are in quarantine
Beauty in music is everywhere and those who find it can find peace in that beauty. Nothing is more important than the feelings you feel when remembering something you hold so dear in your heart and accepting that it is now just a memory. Dearly beloved ties my heart to this impactful franchise of goofy Disney characters running around with a cast of characters that shaped me into the person I am today, and when it is over I will lie in wait and fondly remember my life with through this song.
its great because it does a great job of showing how dire the situation is, but there is hope. that's what I love about this song. If your listening in a time of loss it can give hope and if you are living in a time of great hope, it can remind you of the loss it took to get there.
Dearly Beloved: that one soundtrack that is unbearably beautiful, but melancholy in a way that words fail to describe. Listening to it makes me feel like saying goodbye to this life and going on to the next adventure. KH II DB will always hold a special place within me. Thank you for compiling all these versions for us, Kimpchuu. Cheers.
Dearly beloved reminds me of the comfort that small acts of love gives us. Simple things, that might not seem significant to most people, but to that one person who desperately needs compassion and peace it's more meaningful than anything
I wish the Concert Paraphrase version they used for the KH3 teaser where Xehanort & Eraqus were talking about their masters favorite story was in this line up... Then it'd feel complete.
When you've played all the KH games, and when you listened dearly beloved for the second time. Idk if its just me, but the versions for each dearly beloved kinda tells the atmosphere or the tone of the game that it represent. That cool af.
Dearly beloved is easily one of the most well done songs I've ever heard. Its soothing, relaxing, and it's great. Since KH was one of the first videogames I've ever played, I'm very happy to be a KH fan. Cant wait to hear KH4's Dearly Beloved variant.
It’s amazing how you can feel happiness, sadness, hope, regret, nostalgia, relief and way more all at the same time just by listening to Dearly Beloved… I think that’s why I cry every time I listen to it. Even the first time I heard Dearly Beloved I cried so much because it felt like something I’ve heard before but couldn’t remember. But my heart did, *because Dearly Beloved is the perfect definition of what a heart is.* It doesn’t matter if you start playing Kingdom Hearts today or 20 years ago… or even if you’ve never played before… this will somehow feel nostalgic no matter what. That’s why this is a masterpiece… Capture the essence of a heart in its whole is no easy task if we consider that most of the times we don’t know what we feel ourselves, or how to describe that feeling. So how can a piece do that without lyrics? And how can exist so many distinct versions of the same piece? All of them focus in one thing more to adapt to their own game and its tale without losing the main idea. That’s simply genius. And if you ask KH fans what’s their favorite version most of them will have different answers because all of them are so good that it is too subjective and the connection is made by the melody, memories or nostalgia for the first game you’ve played… For me it is KH 3D or 358/2 Days version.
Thank you for this! Popped up on my recommended. Dearly Beloved is just one of those songs that will make me cry every time I hear it, no matter how many times I hear it.
It always gets me emotional the reprise version at the end of every game. This is the franchise that molded my teenage years and now finally after five years of discovering it I have the chance to play the main games.
the first one will always make me tear up bc it makes me remember the way I first found kh and thus fell in to the spiral . brings me back to simpler times I cry
Man In my Sincere Opinion THIS SONG is why I Stand by Kingdom Hearts no matter what the story leads no matter how convoluted when it has such a wonderful Overture that is Dearly Beloved! The Power of the Piano I tell ya!
Honestly, I'm so happy I pick this game when I was a teen because who doesn't want to fight along side Donald and Goofy while Mickey is your king. Plus you get to revisit all your favourite Disney characters along with their world and fight along side them too. This game will definitely stand the test of time like Final Fantasy 7.
Wow, I never realised how many different versions there were of the song! Thanks for uploading and organising them so nicely. And it's still surprising to me how much of a bop the Melody of Memory version is - have to bob my head to it whenever I hear it
My Top 5: 1. KH2 (It's hard to explain, but this one takes me to another world. Simple yet so effective. This one's the GOAT.) 2. KH3 (The most dynamic and powerful one. Has that epic, cinematic feel.) 3. Birth By Sleep 4. 358/2 Days (I really like the flute and violin.) 5. Re:Coded Honorable Mentions: Melody of Memory, KH1
This collection is amazing! Dearly Beloved is my fav piece of video game music ever. I've got a really soft spot for the [chi] version. It really feels like the start of an adventure.
Thank you for making this. Me, my dad, my mom, and my best friend who I consider a sister love these games and hearing all these songs bring back all the memories of us playing them.
Honestly, i gave up in KH's history and character development a while ago, but i still want this franchise to keep on just to continue listening to new masterpieces game after game
I just had a thought: Each title screen for Kingdom Hearts has Sora by the shore or in the water (I remember a comment saying that he goes further out into the water with each title). Can you imagine - somewhere down the long line of Kingdom Hearts games - Sora running to the shore with everyone waiting for him? If that ever becomes a thing, I might cry.
It's strange. I knew almost nothing about Kingdom Hearts until Sora was announced for Smash. But ever since then, I've been enamoured by Dearly Beloved right as I heard it for the first time. Thank you for this compilation! :D
You gonna play the games? Also there's more music besides dearly beloved such as Simple and clean face my fears don't think twice dearly beloved has lyrics too you can find on Amalee Leeandlee.
@@MrLuigiBean1 oh no. as a kingdom hearts fan, pls don't play the ones on switch :( they're only cloud versions and they lag, no matter how fast your wifi is :(
@@MrLuigiBean1 mmhmm :// it's $90 for a cloud version that doesn't really run great :// if it was a native port to the switch, i'm all for it :// but!! you can play the entire series on pc too!!
17:51 "How long has it been since I met him? At least a year now, perhaps more... Back then, my heart was clouded with vengeance. I did terrible things...both to him and his friends. I brought unhappiness to more lives than one. I felt something must be done. Was that why? A means of clearing my conscience? Or perhaps, out of a sort of scholarly instinct? While the boy slept his long sleep, I hid the results of my research inside him, transplanting the data to where it might best serve a purpose. In fact, I would like to believe... Maybe he can set things right. A boy like him who touches so many hearts, he could open the right door, and save all those people whose lives I managed to ruin. So many are still waiting for their new beginning, their birth by sleep. Even me...and even you. His name...is..." *SORA*
Listening to this playlist brings me so much calming memories, some sad memories, and the most important of them all, happy memories! I love this game and even though the plot may be confusing for new players, it's still a fun experience. Sometimes, I wish to go to the world with my closest friends and have many adventures. I want to visit all of my favorite Disney and Pixar characters like Simba, Aladin, Woody and Buzz, King Mickey, and so many more! Sure we may go through some troubling times, and face some obstacles, but what this game thought me, what Sora taught me, is that whenever you feel alone, your friends and family will *always* be there for you. Even if they aren't! Thank you for collecting these beautiful pieces of music!
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Timestamps:
0:00 KH1
1:14 KH1: Reprise
2:31 KH: Chain Of Memories
4:54 KH2
9:12 KH2: Reprise
12:00 KH:358/2 Days
14:54 KH:ReCoded
17:50 KH: Birth By Sleep
23:12 KH: Birth By Sleep - Link to the Future
24:49 KH: Dream Drop Distance
27:28 KH: Dream Drop Distance - The Next Awakening
31:00 KH: X
33:45 KH: X Back Cover
35:58 KH: Union X
38:30 KH3
41:04 KH3 - Forest Memory
44:07 KH: Melody of Memory
47:02 KH: Melody of Memory - March Caprice
53:49 Piano Collections
56:20 First Breath
1:00:59 World Tour
1:05:07 World of Tres
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Days has a 2.5 version I don't see it here.
KH2 Dearly Beloved is like gently being woken up by a shaded sunrise on the weekend after it stormed all night.
I can just imagine waking up in Roxas's room...
or like loosing your home world and everything you love (one of those things being mini sepheroth) only to find out you can save them. its great because it does a great job of showing how dire the situation is, but there is hope. that's what I love about this song. If your listening in a time of loss it can give hope and if you are living in a time of great hope, it can remind you of the loss it took to get there.
Wow...reading that almost made me cry
But i mean it literally is
This.
Exactly this!
Witnessing KH3s title screen for the first time is something I'll never forget
I felt compelled to listen to the track in it's entirety before starting the game
@@boyscout244 i was 10 when i played the first Kingdom hearts on my PlayStation 2, and i couldn't help but to sit and listen in aw and wonder for hours as the pleasant sound of the piano with a cacophony of waves crashing against the shore captivated me completely. And it still does
I picked up Chain of memories as my first KH game and i never looked back from there, and when i played KH3 for the first time, it was a whole feeling of excitement i hadn't felt in months , it was worth pre-ordering it.
Take me back to January 29th bros
Yeah.... such joy came upon seeing the title screen
*“Losing someone you care about is bad, but not as bad as never getting them back.”*
- Sora to Aladdin
Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories
I just thought it was important to remember…
Never give up on people that are important to you.
Thanks and "May your heart be your guiding key"
This music makes me want to cry
KH2’s version will always give me goosebumps.
thats me for 358/2's its just soo, idk, its memory filling, id just lay there in my bed listening to it on my headphones for so long growing up, I loved the DS game, tbh it wouldve been so many peoples favorites for the multiplayer alone lol
God Christ Jesus Bless you my family! love you dearly!
Must be the cello at the very beginning.
@@joshd1071 I mean…it sounds similar to KH2’s version.
Kh1: it's going to be okay, stand tall and take a deep breath.
Kh2: come, take a break with me. You've done enough for now.
Kh3: look at how far you've come, look at everything you've accomplished, you're almost to the finish line. Keep going I believe in you!
This is how the main 3 dearly beloveds feels to me.
I wonder how the 4th is going to feel. Maybe a new beginning 🤔
gay af
@@dan-gz1sf yes, I am. What about it?
Melody Of Memory: Hey! Here to have fun? Well, we've got some news for you!
4:55 "Mickey... I really appreciate it. But...I'll go wake Sora up. Look at his face. Sleeping like nothing's wrong, like there's nothing to even worry about. He's always been like that. The three of us would agree to work on the raft, and then this guy would go take a nap on the beach. You see, it's my job to keep him on his toes. Besides, what kind of Keyblade Master sleeps through his test? I'm doing it for me, too. Sora saved me once. And... I heard him call my name. He needs me."
Okay, but why could I hear Riku’s voice in my head while I read this? I need to play this game again, I’ve only played it once and that’s a crime in my book.
@@ChrisLeigh I need to buy a physical copy of 2.8 already, so same boat.
I used to leave the KH2 menu screen alone just to hear the music play back when i was a kiddo. Man i miss playing on my ps2 late at night.
u can still play on romstation
Same.
@@aeae5437 ain’t quite the same. There was a certain kind of magic to having physical hardware
There's just something magical about Dearly Beloved that I haven't heard or seen replicated in any other game let alone franchise. This one score that's been changed a little for each game to suit its own tale but show that it's only one small piece in a bigger whole, how it by itself can be played and anyone nearby that's fallen in love with the series or have at least played some of the games with be able to recognize what game series it's from. The term 'perfect' is often tossed around so easily to describe things but Dearly Beloved is one of the few things that warrants the use of it.
Dearly Beloved is perfectly imperfect. Every version shows the piece itself isn't the be all end all by itself but with some small changes here or there, it can win over every heart whether it become a favorite due to someone's favorite game, memories, connections, or melody.
underrated comment of the century.
I cannot agree more. Cheers to Yoko Shimomura!
I think it's very telling that *every game in the series, no exceptions* opens with Dearly Beloved and the title screen. They knew Yoko had struck gold with that theme, it perfectly conveys the tone and feel of nostalgia and melancholy that the series aims for, and it's an immediate hook that subconsciously tells you there's something special about this soon-to-begin journey. I really can't picture in my head a better way to create a first impression on the player, to make them wonder what's in store for them, and to fondly look back on after it's over, which is why it's also genius that the games also end with Dearly Beloved reprise.
Man i remember years ago when i was a kid and my mom died, i moved to my aunt and it was the first time i saw the commercial on tv for KH2. There was only one thing i wanted and it was this game. I probably spend months on this game before i got to play KH 1 xD i was obsessed with Kingdom Hearts, building a keyblade with lego, playing all the games and crying because of 385 days end xD mostly good times as a kid .. Life has been busy now. I think we sometimes need to release roxas out of our heart and relive the last summer. Before we became who we are now.
Never thought i would cry a little from reading a RUclips comment section
I feel u bruh 😩
I'm so sorry, but no one really cares.
@@espabl0te797 Let the man have his moment
@@espabl0te797 i care
@@keepyupy2334 No you don't.
The KH2 reprise is one that breaks my heart somehow, every time I hear it. There was something hauntingly beautiful about finishing KH2 at 1 am on my crummy old TV back in 2009. The ending screen just being that, a picture with the words "The End" on it. No battle logs for how I did, not even the option to save my game. And this song haunting me as I tried to sleep that night. I cried, long and hard. I'm not even sure why. KH2 didn't exactly have a sad ending, if only Roxas and Namine were left to the void. Maybe there was something else going on in my life at the time, and I heard this song while it was happening. I'm not sure. I can't remember. But it's almost comforting that I can't remember. This song is just an enigma in my memory. I can remember sitting on the couch with the blanket clutched in my hands and crying to myself. But any of the other days, before or after then? It's left me.
I too feel and felt the same exact way. It’s always been hauntingly reminiscing even when the first time I heard it. As if I’ve heard it before, from a long time ago or past life. Some, how someway. I think being in 9th grade that summer made me realize I was growing up and I couldn’t hold on to these times forever, I had to grow up.
KH1/3 reprise is worse, trust me. Sounds like an almost broken music box.
The fact that Kingdom Hearts could've ended at 2 and it still would've been a fantastic game series is probably the reason why i think that KH2 Reprise is the most heartbreaking out of them all, because Sora, Riku and Kairi were reunited once again and the world was at peace.
@@Kaies109 naw KH2 did have many plot holes even when the three were reunited. Some things were never explained that were explained in other games. Its just that instead of explaining or closing those holes in other games they decided to open up other ones and so the lore became a mess.
@@mrlionX could you name some? I can’t remember really well, i thought that KH2 ended like a final game if you cut out the bottled letter from mickey and secret movies
Can we acknowledge that KH1 gives you a musical plot twist by withholding the second half of Dearly Beloved from the title screen? After you beat the final boss, you hear the second half kick in, and it sounds simultaneously highly emotional and yet... somehow familiar. Then, it picks up, and as you hear the part of Dearly Beloved you recognize, you *feel* it. It's genius.
"He was the only one I liked....The only one that made me feel...Like I had a heart. Just like you do." - Axel (got it memorized)
I love how melody of memory's one is just so jazzy I love it
one of my favorites to be honest
It's too damn bad that we can't play it...
agreed
@@somethingsomething9006 you mean in-game? or you can't play the game?
@@Triattt
The song is not a playable chart, sadly.
"Dearly Beloved" makes my eyes well up. Every single arrangement of this piece is so uniquely beautiful that I can call it nothing short of a masterpiece.
Thank you Yoko Shimomura for the iconic music, and thank you Kimpchuu for putting them all together.
KH2 will forever be my favorite Dearly Beloved. I feel so happy and sad at the same time.
im tied between KH1 abd KH2s Dearly Beloved
Everybody gangsta until Kingdom Hearts III and Chain of memories pull out the grand piano
KH3 Dearly Beloved is like waking up in the middle of spring after getting a full 8 hours of sleep and having birds fly away happily as you walk out the door to get a fresh whiff of the ocean breeze.
[UPDATE] I am very aware of the new version of Dearly Beloved that we got with the ending of UX. I intend to make an updated playlist soon with a few new additions as well!
Add the Concert Paraphrase version of Dearly Beloved too!!!
@@SidneyMosley I didn't realise this version had a name! I only knew it from the E3 2014 Trailer but it sounds amazing! I'll be including that!
@@Kimpchuu ₩
I'm pretty sure that is just the version used in Unchained χ
@@Kimpchuu If you do get around to doing this, you should also include the version from the Memoria album.
Birth By Sleep's rendition of Dearly Beloved is my absolute favorite! God, it makes me so emotional!
I love all the little details that make em unique.
How KH1 almost sounds like it's underwater with reprised having a more shore theme using the music box.
How Chains has a more pronounced piano that is the used throught the rest of the versions
2 starts to incorporate more string instruments building into a harmonic sound
365 uses a more wind instruments than the rest showing how it's not as focused more wild confused with subtle tones of kingdom hearts 1.
RE Coded is more up beat happy showing a shift in tides towards a better future.
BBS sounds more alone than any of the rest of the series and you feel that with the instruments coming and leaving almost whenver they feel like it.
DDD has almost like a washed undertone at first leading to a more lucid beat like sheap jumping over a fence.
Chi has this completely different beat to it as it differese from the rest of the series with Back Cover going back showing it tying itself back to the series yet still differing in it's sorrow.
3 is just different returning home to the shore almost like when you see your home in the distance so you just start going on a mad sprint.
Nice!
KH3 ReMind’s Dearly Beloved hits me because it feels like the one where Sora’s heart truly connects to the other Guardians of Light and they connect all back to him all to become stronger than ever before together
Man, this is my favorite series ever 😭😭😭😭😭😭
As someone who has never played any Kingdom Hearts games, I love this. This is beautiful, and I am seriously considering getting into the series now. If this music can make me feel the way it does now, I can't even imagine what it will do to me if I'm properly emotionally invested in the story of these games.
Welcome 😊
I highly recommend you give the series a shot. It can get pretty complicated at times, and it's a long ride... but it's so worth it.
Please do get into the series you (probably) wont regret it.
get it right now or else you havent played a good game yet
also get the "story so far" collection
In college rn and just recently got into the series. I haven’t gotten so into a series in years, and hearing this music and seeing the main menu for the games makes me emotional. This franchise makes me feel like a kid again and it makes me so happy
I'm in the exact same boat as you. There's something about Kingdom Hearts that deeply connects with both my inner child and my present adult self. This song in particular has become something really special to me, because... I don't know why, but it reminds me of all the people I care about. My "dearly beloved".
Hey guys! Fellow college student who's gotten into KH as an adult! I feel like living proof that this series isn't necessarily only ruled by nostalgia- it's genuinely pretty good! I love the cheese, and the character writing and music can be downright compelling!
"May your heart be your guiding key."🗝
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This was my childhood. Simple and Clean. I remember first getting KH, not knowing what I was going to delve into. 15+ years later, and I haven't cried like I did when starting and finishing KH3. Onward!
I cried so hard when Xion showed back up man. She had been a favorite character since Days and she deserved to be remembered so much.
Still to this day KH2 still makes me cry from nostalgia the song sounds so sad but fills me with so much happiness
Severely underrated video i've probably watched this over 10 times
I'll never forget the Dream Drop Distance version, as it was the game that brought me to the series. It was my first Kingdom Hearts game and I had no idea what the series was, I just thought it was some other game. I'm so glad I actually took the time to look into it more because the series is amazing! Only thing missing is my boi Oswald.
Personally 358/2 day and recoded are my favorite dearly beloveds because they were the only games I was able to play for the longest time. I remember I would used to just sit on the title screen and just listen to it over and over again. Every single version still hits me right in the feels though.
Same here I got to play just the recoded because I did not have enough money for a play station and now that kh3 is in xbox I cant even play it because my cousin has the xbox and we are in quarantine
Same lol. 358/2 is the only KH I've played.
Yeah same, it was the first one i played, and well the only one i got to play as a kid, its a really special game.
Dearly Beloved by Yoko Shimomura will forever be my favorite piano medley
Hearing Dearly Beloved instantly puts a tear in my eye
in 358/2 days u can feel the sadness in the song! Love this game
I love how KH3's sounds like a mixture of all of them
Who could ever dislike this masterpiece?
6 insane people
Xehanort and all his vesel
@@percycorporation2761 yup yup
Beauty in music is everywhere and those who find it can find peace in that beauty. Nothing is more important than the feelings you feel when remembering something you hold so dear in your heart and accepting that it is now just a memory. Dearly beloved ties my heart to this impactful franchise of goofy Disney characters running around with a cast of characters that shaped me into the person I am today, and when it is over I will lie in wait and fondly remember my life with through this song.
its great because it does a great job of showing how dire the situation is, but there is hope. that's what I love about this song. If your listening in a time of loss it can give hope and if you are living in a time of great hope, it can remind you of the loss it took to get there.
The work to set up the visual graphics for each part of the franchise is such a great cherry on top.
Thanks for the compliation, Kimpchuu!
Omgg that melodic flute 358/2 days! My heart just died ! KH music makes me feel all sorts of ways! Humanly as possible to Eternally magical.
Dearly Beloved: that one soundtrack that is unbearably beautiful, but melancholy in a way that words fail to describe. Listening to it makes me feel like saying goodbye to this life and going on to the next adventure. KH II DB will always hold a special place within me. Thank you for compiling all these versions for us, Kimpchuu. Cheers.
Thank you for this KIMPS !!!! Ahhhh and the design of this is so sleek 😭😭
This deserves so much more love, it's absolutely amazing.
omg i know :O
Days and BBS have two of the most emotional versions for me, but that KH2 track man, right in the nostalgia
Dearly beloved reminds me of the comfort that small acts of love gives us. Simple things, that might not seem significant to most people, but to that one person who desperately needs compassion and peace it's more meaningful than anything
358/2 days still kills me svery time, it was the first game I played of that saga, so many good memories
It's crazy to see how different the same song can be! I absolutely love all of these renditions!
I wish the Concert Paraphrase version they used for the KH3 teaser where Xehanort & Eraqus were talking about their masters favorite story was in this line up... Then it'd feel complete.
The birth by sleep one ist my favorite - maybe it's because BBS was my first KH Experience
There are many things out there to ease the pain but this is another level of comfort and satisfaction
I thank you🙏🏽 for posting this. I really needed it. You have my gratitude, I needed all the dearly beloveds. This is perfect for my anger.
Glad it could help :)
fav thing to listen to while studying
best kind of study music
When you've played all the KH games, and when you listened dearly beloved for the second time. Idk if its just me, but the versions for each dearly beloved kinda tells the atmosphere or the tone of the game that it represent. That cool af.
Dearly Beloved is a forever part of my life, the world I once was in. Its beautiful melodies hold a thousand memories I'll never forget 💜
Thank you for this. KH music, especially Dearly Beloved is beautiful and has gotten me through many a studying night
Dearly beloved is easily one of the most well done songs I've ever heard. Its soothing, relaxing, and it's great. Since KH was one of the first videogames I've ever played, I'm very happy to be a KH fan. Cant wait to hear KH4's Dearly Beloved variant.
Oh a new Genshin Impact vid- wait a minute, this isn't Genshin related at all!
It's a good thing I also LOVE Kingdom Hearts.
Now you know where I get my inspiration from :')
@@Kimpchuu ngl,it's so similar to Genshin and I almost fell into that.Good job :D
i mean the button layout on controllers can be the same if you squint hard enough.
Fonts are the same on the thumbnail, ngl
garbage impact lol
It’s amazing how you can feel happiness, sadness, hope, regret, nostalgia, relief and way more all at the same time just by listening to Dearly Beloved…
I think that’s why I cry every time I listen to it.
Even the first time I heard Dearly Beloved I cried so much because it felt like something I’ve heard before but couldn’t remember.
But my heart did, *because Dearly Beloved is the perfect definition of what a heart is.*
It doesn’t matter if you start playing Kingdom Hearts today or 20 years ago… or even if you’ve never played before… this will somehow feel nostalgic no matter what.
That’s why this is a masterpiece…
Capture the essence of a heart in its whole is no easy task if we consider that most of the times we don’t know what we feel ourselves, or how to describe that feeling.
So how can a piece do that without lyrics?
And how can exist so many distinct versions of the same piece?
All of them focus in one thing more to adapt to their own game and its tale without losing the main idea. That’s simply genius.
And if you ask KH fans what’s their favorite version most of them will have different answers because all of them are so good that it is too subjective and the connection is made by the melody, memories or nostalgia for the first game you’ve played…
For me it is KH 3D or 358/2 Days version.
Thank you for this! Popped up on my recommended. Dearly Beloved is just one of those songs that will make me cry every time I hear it, no matter how many times I hear it.
As always, KH2's Dearly Beloved just hits differently.
It always gets me emotional the reprise version at the end of every game. This is the franchise that molded my teenage years and now finally after five years of discovering it I have the chance to play the main games.
“The rain sounds like the applause from a spiritual realm.” - Jahseh Onfroy
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the first one will always make me tear up bc it makes me remember the way I first found kh and thus fell in to the spiral . brings me back to simpler times I cry
Union X has such a beautiful Dearly Beloved!
BBS will always be my favorite KH game. But all of these hit the same way. pure emotion.
358, BBS (link to the future), and KH3 will always be there in my heart.
Oh and of course Melody of Memory
Man In my Sincere Opinion THIS SONG is why I Stand by Kingdom Hearts no matter what the story leads no matter how convoluted when it has such a wonderful Overture that is Dearly Beloved! The Power of the Piano I tell ya!
Honestly, I'm so happy I pick this game when I was a teen because who doesn't want to fight along side Donald and Goofy while Mickey is your king. Plus you get to revisit all your favourite Disney characters along with their world and fight along side them too. This game will definitely stand the test of time like Final Fantasy 7.
Dearly Beloved is such a beautiful peice of music. I love it ❤
I will forever remember getting KH1...it was the most enchanting intro I had heard at the time.
THANK YOU FOR THIS COMPLETE SET ❤
One version that always seems to get overlooked is featured in 'Rise of the Union'. Hands down my favourite rendition of 'Dearly Beloved'.
How can a song be so beautiful, hopeful, and gut-wrenching at the same time???
Wow, I never realised how many different versions there were of the song! Thanks for uploading and organising them so nicely.
And it's still surprising to me how much of a bop the Melody of Memory version is - have to bob my head to it whenever I hear it
My Top 5:
1. KH2 (It's hard to explain, but this one takes me to another world. Simple yet so effective. This one's the GOAT.)
2. KH3 (The most dynamic and powerful one. Has that epic, cinematic feel.)
3. Birth By Sleep
4. 358/2 Days (I really like the flute and violin.)
5. Re:Coded
Honorable Mentions: Melody of Memory, KH1
YOO KIMPS THIS IS GREAT!! AWESOME JOB WITH THE GOODS!!
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although I never really experienced it myself I can always feel how others have felt playing this game just through the ost of the game
This collection is amazing! Dearly Beloved is my fav piece of video game music ever. I've got a really soft spot for the [chi] version. It really feels like the start of an adventure.
This has gotten me through many a long study session. Thank you, person who uploaded this video.
I like how 358/2 Days switches out the piano the flute that plays during Roxas’ theme
kh2 and 358/2 version just hits different for me
them feels tho
I fall asleep to this every night
Can't wait to hear KH4's Dearly Beloved
I can't belive that its coming way sooner than expected
Kingdom Hearts 2 hits different. It's the first and most impactful game I've played.
Thank you for making this. Me, my dad, my mom, and my best friend who I consider a sister love these games and hearing all these songs bring back all the memories of us playing them.
Honestly, i gave up in KH's history and character development a while ago, but i still want this franchise to keep on just to continue listening to new masterpieces game after game
I’ve listened to this about a hundred times. The music easily is the best part of the series. Thank you for sharing this compilation.
Dearly Beloved and Song of the Ancients from the Nier games are one of the few songs that both make me cry and feel like good reprises.
Someone needs to compile this into a fanmade album
This sounds awesome!
You included the piano collections version and orchestra one too? Props dude, a commonly forgotten but beautiful version
358/2 days version makes me tear up
I just had a thought:
Each title screen for Kingdom Hearts has Sora by the shore or in the water (I remember a comment saying that he goes further out into the water with each title).
Can you imagine - somewhere down the long line of Kingdom Hearts games - Sora running to the shore with everyone waiting for him? If that ever becomes a thing, I might cry.
It's strange. I knew almost nothing about Kingdom Hearts until Sora was announced for Smash. But ever since then, I've been enamoured by Dearly Beloved right as I heard it for the first time. Thank you for this compilation! :D
You gonna play the games? Also there's more music besides dearly beloved such as Simple and clean face my fears don't think twice dearly beloved has lyrics too you can find on Amalee Leeandlee.
@@Charlotte226 sounds like a great idea! I think I'll try them out when the come out on Switch!
@@MrLuigiBean1 oh no. as a kingdom hearts fan, pls don't play the ones on switch :( they're only cloud versions and they lag, no matter how fast your wifi is :(
@@crystalpeaches7825 aw man, that sounds sad. I'm guessing that's why people aren't happy about this cloud version business?
@@MrLuigiBean1 mmhmm :// it's $90 for a cloud version that doesn't really run great :// if it was a native port to the switch, i'm all for it :// but!! you can play the entire series on pc too!!
9:12 makes me tear up everytime :"(
i have never played any of the games but this makes me so emotional and nostalgic for some reason
It's like I'm growing up with each version 🥲❤️
Always nice to see a Kimpchuu upload.
17:51 "How long has it been since I met him? At least a year now, perhaps more... Back then, my heart was clouded with vengeance. I did terrible things...both to him and his friends. I brought unhappiness to more lives than one. I felt something must be done. Was that why? A means of clearing my conscience? Or perhaps, out of a sort of scholarly instinct? While the boy slept his long sleep, I hid the results of my research inside him, transplanting the data to where it might best serve a purpose. In fact, I would like to believe... Maybe he can set things right. A boy like him who touches so many hearts, he could open the right door, and save all those people whose lives I managed to ruin. So many are still waiting for their new beginning, their birth by sleep. Even me...and even you. His name...is..."
*SORA*
I hear it and I'm hyper ventilating and crying actual tears. It sucks each and every version just shoots me in the face with EMOTIONS
i was looking for a compilation of all of these a few months back and couldnt find one , thank you for making this :)
Listening to this playlist brings me so much calming memories, some sad memories, and the most important of them all, happy memories! I love this game and even though the plot may be confusing for new players, it's still a fun experience. Sometimes, I wish to go to the world with my closest friends and have many adventures. I want to visit all of my favorite Disney and Pixar characters like Simba, Aladin, Woody and Buzz, King Mickey, and so many more! Sure we may go through some troubling times, and face some obstacles, but what this game thought me, what Sora taught me, is that whenever you feel alone, your friends and family will *always* be there for you. Even if they aren't! Thank you for collecting these beautiful pieces of music!