"Dearly Beloved" is an opening theme in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Kingdom Hearts X, Kingdom Hearts III, and their subsequent remasters.
Appearances
Every title thus far has had "Dearly Beloved" play during the Title Screen, and "Dearly Beloved -reprise-" play during The End.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, "Dearly Beloved" is heard in:
Kingdom Hearts coded
In Kingdom Hearts coded, "Dearly Beloved" is heard in:
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, "Dearly Beloved" is heard in:
PlayStation 4 Theme
A limited-edition Kingdom Hearts version of the PlayStation 4 system came with a theme that played a new version of Dearly Beloved. This same theme came with PlayStation 4 preorders for Kingdom Hearts III ReMind.
Variations
The following tracks are variations of "Dearly Beloved".
- "Always on My Mind"
- "Birth by Sleep -A Link to the Future-"
- "Concert Paraphrase on 'Dearly Beloved'"
- "Dearly Beloved -Forest Memory-"
- "Dearly Beloved -reprise-"
- "Dream Drop Distance -The Next Awakening-"
- "Fantasia alla Marcia for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra"
- "Friends in my Heart"
- "Guardians of Light"
- "March Caprice for Piano and Orchestra"
- "Miracle"
- "Rise of the Union"
- An unnamed track in Kingdom Hearts Union χ that plays during the credits of The World You Wished For.
The following tracks quote "Dearly Beloved"'s melody:
- "A Fight to the Death"
- "Asteroid Attack"
- "Dearly Dreams"
- "Friends in My Heart"
- "Hero Upgrade"
- "Link to All"
- "Mission Complete!
- "Musique pour la tristesse de Xion"
- "The Key"
- "The Worlds"
- "Rhapsody in Tres for Piano, Chrous, and Orchestra"
- "Working Together"
- "Vector to the Heavens"
- An unnamed track in Kingdom Hearts Union χ that plays after The Player loses a mission.
- An unnamed track in Kingdom Hearts III that plays during Gambit.
- An unnamed track in Kingdom Hearts III that plays during Finding an Edge.
- An unnamed track in Kingdom Hearts III that plays during Braving the Darkness.
- An unnamed track in Kingdom Hearts III that plays during Kingdom Hearts.
Albums
"Dearly Beloved" can be found in:
Disc 1, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack
Disc 1, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack
Disc 1, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
Disc 3, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
Disc 7, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
Disc 1, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack
Disc 3, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack
Disc 3, Track 14 in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack
Disc 1, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance Original Soundtrack
Disc 1, Track 1 in memória! The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura
Disc 1, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
Disc 3, Track 8 in Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
Disc 1, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
Disc 1, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- Cover
Disc 1, Track 12 in Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- Cover
Disc 2, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- Cover
Disc 2, Track 6 in Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- Cover
Disc 2, Track 13 in Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- Cover
Disc 1, Track 1 in Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts
Disc 1, Track 12 in Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts[1]
Disc 1, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album
Disc 1, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album[2]
Disc 1, Track 2 in Kingdom Hearts Concert -First Breath-
Disc 1, Track 2 in Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- Album[3]
Disc 1, Track 1 in Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres- Album[4]
"Dearly Beloved -Reprise-" can be found in:
Disc 2, Track 33 in Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack
Disc 2, Track 38 in Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack
Disc 2, Track 33 in Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
Disc 6, Track 16 in Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
Disc 3, Track 4 in Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
Disc 4, Track 17 in Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
References
- ↑ Listed as "Concert Paraphrase on Dearly Beloved".
- ↑ Listed as "Dearly Beloved~Hollow Bastion~Hand in Hand~Always on My Mind".
- ↑ Listed as "Dearly Beloved -KINGDOM HEARTS II Ver.-".
- ↑ Listed as "Dearly Beloved from KINGDOM HEARTS III".
- ↑ Listed as "Dearly Beloved -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-".
- ↑ Listed as "Dearly Beloved -Unhained χ Version-".
- ↑ Listed as "Dearly Beloved -Union χ Version-".
- ↑ Listed as "Dearly Beloved -χ Back Cover Version-".