I’m sure a lot of Kingdom Hearts fans are in the middle of an emotional roller coaster right now. I was so excited to see the trailer for Kingdom Hearts IV. However, I was devastated by the loss of Hayden Panettiere (rest in peace), who I grew up hearing in KH and watching on TV.
In the midst of all of that I found myself going back to the soundtrack. I was looking at the Simple and Clean / Hikari remixes and then I suddenly remembered “Didn’t we get more recent ones?” I thought I was crazy because I couldn’t find them at first, but that’s because I was looking for “remix” when I should’ve been looking for “re-recording.” In any case, I hadn’t listened to them since they came out in 2024, so I went through them again and…I can’t believe I forgot how good these are! They are officially my favorite versions now. Hands down. Utada didn’t have to go this hard, but they did and I am here for it. Please listen to them if you haven’t already. Your ears will thank you.
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