surfhoogl.blogg.se

Kingdom hearts composer
Kingdom hearts composer









kingdom hearts composer

#KINGDOM HEARTS COMPOSER SERIES#

We were only able to record two songs in the studio – the majority of the sound was generated internally by the PS2 and I really struggled to improve the sound quality of the instruments using the hardware.”’Īs the series progressed and more sequels began to spawn, she explained how the track evolved along with it.

kingdom hearts composer

“In terms of technology, the sound came from hardware – tone generators, synths, samplers, and so on. Dearly Beloved just came to my mind one day, while I was thinking about that – picturing the sea and the waves.”Īlthough her vision for the track was clear, implementing it into the game proved tricky due to the technical limitations of the PlayStation 2 console: ‘She recalls: “I was playing the beginning of the game, set in the Destiny Islands, and I was struck by a lot of imagery about the sea. When asked about how she had originally conceived the track, Shimomura explained that she started by looking at the “themes and content of the early part of the game.” With that in mind, it was the perfect time for series composer Yoko Shimomura to talk a little about the main theme of the game, Dearly Beloved, how it was conceived, and how the track has evolved over the past decade. Just a couple weeks back, we saw the release of Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, a rhythm game that was primarily meant to take fans down a nostalgia trip filled with iconic music from the series.











Kingdom hearts composer