Anybody else think the little noises the menu made was EXTREMELY satisfying?

Look's like my summer vacation is.. over.

“We didn’t realize we were making memories all we knew was we were having fun”

KH2 still hits Different than the rest

Reminds me of my brother, who was an absolutely huge fan of this game. I used to watch him play it all the time and I'd always stick around for the music in the game. I miss ya, man.

i use to leave my 3Ds open at night with my headphones on and just listen to this. but now i have a phone so i use it now. poor 3ds got me through my teenage years now just sits on my desk.

KH than: *relaxing, deep, sad piano* KH mobile: *happy, cheerful, xylophone* KH now: Do you like jazz ?

Final Fantasy VII: we got best song ever Kingdom Hearts: Hold my *keyblade*

a scattered dream that's like a far-off memory a far-off memory that's like a scattered dream I want to line the pieces up... yours and mine

KH1 version of this song isn't out of this world, but the sound of those waves really hits me in the nostalgia...

Kingdom Hearts 2 version is what I’m walking home down the aisle to when I get married next year. It just hits different.

I've never played a kingdom hearts in my entire life and I already feel nostalgic from this...

“They can take your world, They can take your heart, cut you loose from all you know. But if it’s your fate, then every step forward will always be a step closer to home.” -Sora I’m ready to *Face* *my* *Fears, Don’t* *Think* Twice.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days is the same usual song but now with the instruments that use to be in the background this time being on the foreground and vice versa. This is pure genius from the composer as this particular game tells the story of Roxas which is the other side of Sora's heart

*“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. Never give up on people that are important to you.

A story of a boy who ventures to worlds never seen before, A story of the same boy who loses his memories, A story of two people, one without friends, another without the people before the adventure, A story of a trio in which it turns tragic, A story where an unbreakable bond lives throughout the past, A story where the past is digital, A story where dreams and xiii happens, A story where everyone is on the adventure, A story where a woman ventures through a broken world, a story where the melodies are memories, And now... a story where everyone is back. This is kingdom hearts.

The only word I can think to describe Dearly Beloved is just Bittersweet.. Something or someone has made you so happy yet.. there's a feeling of emptiness. A feeling that snakes its way into your soul and ensnares your heart.

358/2 Days hits me hard

Imma be honest if this isn’t played at my funeral I’m not dying

man what a journey smash bros has been RIP ETIKA you would have loved to see this

Kingdom Hearts 2 Will always hold a very special place in my heart

Does anyone ever feel like they are standing over at a cliffs edge, where you see every creation as a beautiful thing to your eyes? Feeling like you saved something that was precious to you, the wind blowing your hair in one direction?

Edit: This is something that I made when I was more childish. But it seems more people are still commenting on my poem. And surprisingly, I need to make clear to the person who says “it’s pretty sad that you learned all this from a game and not your parents,” as well as the person who says “it’s just a game,” that this poem is talking about more than just a game. Kingdom Hearts is not a real place here on Earth, every single one of us understand that clearly. So our “Kingdom Hearts” come from somewhere else. While the game may be magical to many, it’s not where we learn what our lives or, or where they’ll take us. Our “Kingdom” is our special place or person that made us feel truly special. For me, my Kingdom Hearts is my family. They taught me to laugh, to cry, to stand tall and strong, to keep going when everything is holding me down, and revealed to me what’s beyond the door of possibilities. I wouldn’t be here if not for them. They are my family and my kingdom. So that’s what it’s about. Not some game. But the life we live(d) throughout, and what our kingdom means to us. My family and my friends are my everything. You taught me to face my fears. You taught me to resist the darkness. You taught me to fight for those you love. You taught me to fight for all I believe in. You taught me that a smile can go a long way. You taught me that memories were worth making. You taught me that one can be freed from the dark. You taught me to never give up, even when all seems down. You taught me to stand back up again. You taught me to love and protect with everything I have. You taught me love, life, truth, joy, and most importantly, heart. You taught me... A kingdom of unity, hidden but open to all. From which a warrior was born, so that darkness would fall. A key, which holds the secret to peace and liberty. You taught me to be all of who I can be. No power can overcome what is made in the hearts of friends. Let thy power flow true, until darkness may meet their ends. A heart, many hearts revealed before a door, Revealing what life is, that memories shall be made more. United by our spirits, we now play our parts, May you stand and be with us evermore, Kingdom Hearts.

Never played Kingdom Hearts, but this Soundtrack is amazing. Yoko Shimomura is a great talent. Such a beautiful song, literally makes me cry. But not for sadness, it just pulls so many different memories out of my mind, can't even describe what i feel. Thank you for that!

nothing beats the kh2 version

Doctor: You have 45 minutes and 5 seconds left to live Me: *watches this video*

社会人になってから聴くとなんでか涙が止まらない。あの頃に戻りたい

ああ、すばらしい　じっと耳を澄ませて静かに集中させて聞いてるだけで、 心が安らぎ癒される落ち着く………

Dream Drop Distance had fun with its rendition. I like the Waltz touch. Then the triumphant end sounds like the beginning of the end.

KH2's version is really nostalgic but every time it gets to the BBS version and that violin starts playing, it just reminds me of the bbs secret ending where they all say sora. This boy will save everyone, man kh3 can't come soon enough

It’s beautiful how you can create so many different versions from one song.

Strange how most of us were introduced to this game by our brothers, and in some way or another they're gone. I hate yet love this game, love it for the amazing memories I had because of it, and hate it for the same memories it makes me re-live.........

Chain of Memories may be one of the crumby sounding ones but Chain of Memories is by far my favorite. It was the the first time I realized that Kingdom Hearts wasn't just some game series but a story filled with sadness and the sacrifices others make for their friends and family. The ending of the game destroyed my emotions. The nostalgia I felt listening to it was very strong lol.

When I saw the menu screen of KH2 for the first time and Dearly Beloved started playing I realized that this game would be one of the best things in my life

定期的に聴きにくる やっぱり無印の波の音が最高にすこなんだ…

Major confessions time: Re:Coded was my first Kingdom Hearts game. And hearing that version of Dearly Beloved gets me every time

This makes me feel serene. Peaceful. Like the storm is over... loved... like everything is okay.

I want at least one of these at my wedding and one at my funeral

I never really was all that into KH as a kid, bit my friend and his brother were Huge fans. I'd always spend the night at his house and we'd watch his brother play all sorts of games. Kingdom hearts, Zelda, etc. So many nights we'd watch him play and fall asleep, only for me to wake up at a random hour to hear this song playing on the menu, and they were all out cold. I miss those days, back when things were simpler, and less stressful. I know that's how life is for literally everyone, but fuck man. Something can't be right if everyone out here coming to this video to talk about how much they miss those days and hate being older. I really think things could have been so much better for all of us, if only I knew what went wrong. I'd do anything to have all those friends back in one place, I'd do anything to have those nights and those sleepovers again. I miss all that. I can never go back but I'll always want to. Stay strong guys, maybe one day, we won't feel like that anymore. Maybe you'll find your peace one day, and this song will simply serve as a happy memory, instead of a painful reminder.

Dearly Beloved is my favorite song ever. It’s like a beautiful treasure that was sent from Heaven

Can't wait for that last slot to be filled by Kingdom Hearts 3

My favorite one: all.

A distant dream, that's like a far off memory. Millions of hearts connected. A million hearts, one sky. Brought together by one story. Together, we waded through thr darkness towards the light. Fought through armies of Heartless, hordes of Nobodies, and legions of Unversed. We laughed, we cried. We were victiourious, we suffered from bitter defeat. We won everything just to lose it all in the end. Nothing is forever. Nothing is permanent. So, tonight, we salute. To Sora. The hero no one expected. To Kairi. Sora's guide through the darkness. To Riku. The one who straddles the line between darkness and light in his heart.

Whenever I get stressed, mad, confused or sad, I just listen to this song. It calms me. don't let negativity get to you, spread your wings and fly to the light.

My attempt at trying to capture the feeling of each rendition (excluding reprises and extras) 0:01 KH1: A child with a lot of potential playing beginner level piano 3:33 KHCoM: A pretty melody shared between friends(Namine REALLY shows here) 5:55 KH2: A magnificent beast slowly waking from its slumber. This whole song sounds like a huge, beautiful, and amazingly satisfying stretch in the morning. 12:51 KH358/2: Romance. The harp, the flute, the strings...it IS Romance. All in the traditional sense. It literally is *the* aubade alluded to by the actual Aubade keyblade. (Aubade: a morning love song or poem of lovers separating at dawn) 18:38 KHCoded: You're witnessing a bright, but only golden yellow sunrise within a white, empty expanse. Just white. Very pure 21:36 KHBBS: A grand lullaby meant to lull you to sleep. The sun has gone and the sky is already twinkling with stars 28:32 KH3D: I know it's different from BBS but it gives off pretty much the exact same feeling. Just with a tad more hope? 34:51 KH1.5: You're walking into an abandoned KH Library. There are dusty books strewn about with a ray of glowing light illuminating the scattered pages, waiting for you to explore them. 37:03 KH2.5/2.8: You've literally just walked into Yoko Shimomura's studio. She's experimenting around with the melody alone in the late afternoon. 39:32 KHX: It's a very slow, but very warm sunrise. All in a small child's POV. They wake up and get ready to rush out the door to play with their friends 42:28 KHX Backcover: A chamber orchestra just got together for a KH jam session. It's like a fusion of BBS and KH2's style but less grand. Just more somber (For those of you who want to know, my favorites are Days and KH2. Coded comes close)

This is funeral and wedding quality music at the same time! I just want to stand on the beach on a windy and look pensive when I hear this song.

A far-off dream that’s like a scattered memory. A scattered memory that’s like a far-off dream. I want to line the pieces up... Yours, and mine.

One of the aspects I love about KH2's the most is how they managed to sort of *imply* the waves that you can actually hear in KH1's version. Like KH2's does not actually use a sample of waves crashing against a shore. It just sounds like it. Insane.

I love how the 358/2days version tells you that, no, they won't go to the beach; that it's not their story, not their place, not their chance; they don't belong there, they don't belong anywhere. They live in a slow expectation, and there lies their happiness. They are nostalgic from a future they kind of know will never happen. It's a particular feeling, that I've never found in any other game, and this is why this game is a masterpiece. Even in litterature, I can only think of Buzzati's The Tartar Steppe, but it would lack the profound innocence of the caracters.

I love this. mostly because this song makes me feel at peace with the world. ridding my mind of pain, stress, and sadness. And leaving only peace, love, and happiness knowing there are songs like this that will never be replaced nor forgotten. take a minute to recognize that there is still good in this world, and forget all of the bad things. by listening to this.

全部プレイした訳じゃないけどその時の思い出が蘇ってくるわ〜 懐かしくてあの頃に戻りたい…

It’s amazing how they took a simple melody and turned it into eleven pieces that all sound familiar, yet so different...

God, the feels hit you like a damn train when the violin part kicks in at KH 2’s dearly beloved

Kingdom hearts is trully... Dearly Beloved :)

初めてやったときの感動を思い出す 年を取ったなKINGDOM HEARTSもやり続けて気づいたらもう30になるとこまで来ていた あれから14年も経ったんだな 死ぬまでずっとKINGDOM HEARTSをやっていきたい

The flute in 358/2 is just immaculate…

One of the greatest musical pieces in my lifetime.

358/2 Days, the variant of Dearly Beloved is painful and heartbreaking after playing the game or even watching the HD cinematic version. All of these games are sad, but 358/2 days is guy wrenching, heart breaking,and emotionally destructive and it may hold that title; I fear though that Kingdom Hearts 3 will not be kind, I don't predict a happy ending for all our beloved characters. It's supposed to be the end of the Trinity story, the end of Sora, Donald, and Goofy's adventures. Be kind to us Disney and Square-Enix, don't hurt us to badly.

God I've listened through this entire video so many times and it's crazy to think about how it's basically all the same song. Dearly Beloved is probably one of the best musical pieces ever. The original was already amazing and beautiful but the fact that it can be made into so many distinctly different versions and still hold the basic melody is incredible. You can listen to it on repeat without ever getting tired as well. Yoko Shimura deserves so much praise for this. Dearly Beloved is just a one of a kind song that I don't think can ever be replicated. It's just beautiful.

Most beautiful title themes ever. That violin in 358 days just hits different 🧡

The first one gets me everytime! I guess it's the nostalgia of being the first and the sounds of the ocean is too good, brings me back to when this was the first and only kingdom hearts around at the time and beating as a kid...good memories

The feeling when i hear the KH2 dearly beloved theme... I want to cry and smile at the same time... I have goosebumps every time i hear it... It's, it's... Augh! Amazing... See you playing KH3 guys :)

Kingdom Hearts was released the same year I was born, I'm glad to be playing this series while growing up with it. Playing as a little kid had me enjoying all the adventures, and as I got older I went back and played them again to get a better feel for the story because I was a kid at the time between KH1 and KH2 and had to remember everything and I cried for not realizing how good a story KH has, of course I was really little, and I'm glad for that so I can experience this story over and over again. May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key

This song will forever remind me of my teenage years. Many friends, all come and gone, a few loves that were not meant to be, questioning my future and sense of self, learning who I truly was and accepting that I wasnt like the others, only to find those who truly mattered to me and I cherished. Though some memories are bittersweet and full of longing, that only makes me grow more fond of them. Ours is a long journey fraught with pain and peril, but even in the toughest times, we find small bits of joy that outweigh the bad. Stay strong, fellow bearers, for the day will come when the light of dawn rises and we will never again know sorrow or anguish.

Sora: Kairi! Remember what you said before? I'm always with you too i'll come back to you I promise! Kairi: I know you will! ♪When you walk away... ♪

In my opinion, the first ever version, Kingdom Hearts 1, was the best of them all. It was the most basic, which made it so endearing, and the resemblance to a beating heart just topped it off. It symbolized how it resonates within you and stays in your heart forever. Some proof of that is I hadn't had anything to do with any KH games for about 8 or so years, since I was about 9 ish. In that time, at that age, you'd expect me to forget every single thing about all of the games. But out of nowhere, I heard about 2 seconds of Dearly Beloved from KH 1 in a video here on KZfaq, and I immediately recognized it and felt incredibly nostalgic. Since then, I have made the effort to find my copies of 1 and 2 for my PS2, and I've been replaying the games again. DB on KH 1 gets me every single time I hear it, so it's the best ever version of it if you ask me.

Right now I feel very useless, sad and depressed. I wish I could go back to the times where I was young and I used to play some of these beautiful games 😞. The music make me reflect in the time, my mistakes, the trajectory of my life. It's almost unbelievable how just music can reach deep in your thoughts and makes you reflect in life, I just can't describe it. This is how good and incredible is this piece. Sometimes I feel like I don't want to live anymore and just disappear, life is very hard and full of problems. But then, I remember these games (Roxas and Xion) and I remember that everybody deserve to exist even I feel I shouldn't. Thank you to Nomura and all the creators of Dearly Beloved and KH's music. Truly a masterpiece, pure art. And kingdom hearts series are one of the best ever, it is very special for me. Now and forever

I use to just leave the title screen on and listen until i fell asleep. The music from all the kingdom hearts games brings me back to a time when life was easier & simple even though i didnt realize it at the time. Thinking back on those days i cant help but smile. I miss being young and dumb we all grow up and life hurts us. We go through a lot, but I keep this song as a reminder that life is beautiful. I'll find my dearly beloved one day God willing ❤️

Finally is time to add KH3 Dearly Beloved version.

KH2's version will always be my favorite 😭

Here after the last Sakurai Reveals? Cry with me

I now remember why I didn't listen to Dearly Beloved so often when I was younger.. It's so beautiful and addicting that whenever I *DO* listen to it, I end up listening to it for hours on end and I don't want to stop, ever. Thank you Kingdom Hearts for being a huge part of my childhood.

22 days from today, I will finally get to know this series. Well, unless it gets delayed.

KH makes Dearly Beloved nostalgic. KHBbS makes it sound powerful. KH3D/HD makes it feel like a leap. KHII sounds peaceful. Basically all of the versions sound unique but feel familiar.

“I’ve been having these weird thoughts lately...like is any of this for real or not?”

I came back from time to time to hear this marvels of music pieces, just to flow and relax, remember the good and the bad, the joy and the sorrow, melancholly in it's finest. Also, time has passed and there are a couple more of Dearly Beloved we could enjoy in this single video. You can group all of Unchained X, X Back Cover and Union X in one part, the Kingdom Hearts III version and the one other variant used in a cutscene (that also sounds in the PS4 System Theme that you get for Pre Ordering ReMind) and finally, Melody of Memories. So much diversity, just from one song. And all of those, are Dearly Beloved by all of us.

Wedding: KH2 version Funeral: BbS version

I really feel like DDD's version is the best, it feels so melancholic for most of it before suddenly becoming happy. really feels good

Ambience in music is a severely underrated concept Those crashing waves add something an instrument never could

When I first beat KH2 I don’t even know how long I sat there, staring at the screen, the gentle sound of the PS2 under my TV complimenting the sound of the piano. I don’t know if I heard waves, if my memory was failing me, or if my breathing was just that heavy after such a satisfying ending, especially that shot of Kairi’s charm held between her and Sora’s hands.

You know, up until I started listing the dearly beloved songs, I hadn't realized how beautiful the songs are

90s babies just meet up in these comments to reminisce and I am so here for it. This series has made me who I am today

34:51 KH1.5 literally feels like you’re dancing on an empty stage in a dark theatre with a single spotlight on you as you twirl across the floor and leap into the air. Breathtaking

My perfect homework music

thank you so much this helped me a lot more than you can even imagine, thanks!

+1 if you got nostalgia and goosebumps from this!

This video is 3 years old, yet I'm seeing people's comments from just a few weeks ago...I dearly be loved that this tune keeps people coming back just for a menu theme born from a classic ps2 game and genuinely makes people tear up at the sound of that beautiful piano and melodic cadence of the rhythm. God Bless Square Enix and Disney for this once in a lifetime collaborative effort that's brought so much joy to people's lives.

Two years and I gotta say, thank you so much for this

this is probably the sound angels make

This is disagreeable for most, but I genuinely feel that Dream Drop Distance is one of the best versions hands down

I come here when I'm really stressed out and need to relax and/or sleep.

This is still the best video game soundtrack in history. It just sounds orchestrally beautiful

Listening to this and playing assassins creed does not mix. I'm sneaking around stabbing guards with this emotional music playing.

I think this video needs one more update. KH3 now needs to take its place here.

I remember playing Kingdom Hearts for the first time and hearing THIS. I sat on the menu screen for awhile.

Our boy made it in

this piece is so lovely, every version i find myself having different feelings and relating them with experiences. Over the years, I have never really forgotten this song.

all I hear in my head when I listen to this song is" DONT CRY, DONT CRY, DONT CRY".

This is definitely the best video I've found in a while.

When your Mind rains nothing but sorrow and it ricochets to your Heart causing you to feel empty , but deep down in your Soul, you know theres Light. . in Where all That Darkness shines bright