Several musical pieces are included that have either met with a positive reception or were already well known – mostly from Disney films. The Kingdom Hearts games feature music that ranges from dark to cheerful to sorrowful. Problems playing these files? See media help. The two main themes were well received by both video game and music critics, and did well on Japan's Oricon Weekly Singles chart.

The music has overall been well received and several tracks have received particular praise. They also feature several vocal songs, the most notable being the four main theme songs: ' Hikari', ' Passion', ' Chikai', and ' Face My Fears.' The two themes were written and performed by Japanese American pop star Hikaru Utada in addition to Japanese, English versions of the first three songs were produced, titled 'Simple and Clean', 'Sanctuary', and 'Don't Think Twice', respectively.Īlthough the majority of the music has been released only in Japan, the first soundtrack was released worldwide and tracks from the Kingdom Hearts series have been featured in Video Games Live at multiple venues. The soundtracks to the Kingdom Hearts games feature several musical pieces from both Square Enix and Disney works, including such pieces as 'Mickey Mouse Club March' by Jimmie Dodd, 'This Is Halloween' by Danny Elfman, and 'One-Winged Angel' by Nobuo Uematsu. The original soundtracks of the games have been released on three albums and a fourth compilation album. The music of the Kingdom Hearts video game series was composed by Yoko Shimomura with orchestral music arranged by Kaoru Wada. Yoko Shimomura composed and arranged the series' music, which consists of arranged Disney songs and original works by Shimomura.

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