Kingdom Hearts - Darkness Of The Unknown (Cinematic Cover By: Infinite Rivals)

[@samusbionicle]

Xemnas is the best villain in Kingdom Hearts or best villain period. He’s cunning, cryptically philosophical, brutal, has finesse with all things, vigilant of everything, an absolute true realistic nihilist, witty and quick on his feet, could literally make anyone in the world miserable and want kill themselves, turns a persons morals against them making them question themselves, curses and condemns both the light and darkness, ruthlessly persistent, always has a back up plan and thinks ahead of every situation, #1 destroyer of morale, plus manipulates everyone in the game and makes them feel like shit, while being such a badass while doing it. Marluxia and Vanitas are the next runner ups under him at being assholes.

[@iancomtois9832]

From Xemnas' perspective: "FRIENDS ARE POWER!" "TOGETHERNESS! IS! ETEEEERRRRNALLLL!!!" "WHY DO YOU DESPISE THE JOY?" XEMNAS, ARE YOU CERTAIN YOU CAN TRUST XIGBAR?" "XEHANORT...ARE YOU SURE YOU AREN'T JEALOUS OF SORA?" "EMBRACE... BUDDIES!"

[@rickywalters7717]

why did i read this in xemnas' voice

[@TwilightFlower9]

Some of these lines are very Sora, others seems very Riku. I like it.

[@greensword2244]

I forgot I liked this comment 2 years ago, lmao. I thought I found a new song again.

[@manfromhamaslume]

xemnas is best sithlord

[@iancomtois9832]

"I find your lack of faith distur-" *Casts Faith*

[@SebastianPrüß]

Oooooh Dude!!!! I was laughing over the floor. Way too good !!❤

[@ansemthetrueseekerofdarkne2730]

Nah, that title still belongs to Darth Plagious the wise.

[@natoriousthehopeful2786]

​@@ansemthetrueseekerofdarkne2730 Didn't his plan backfire and he end up caught between life and death?

[@TheBeholderist]

If it wasn't for the very Xehanort himself, i would have been prefer Xemnas, to be the antagonist for the whole "Dark Seeker Saga", cause this ost fits him better and also fits with the ideals that he puts through. I always considered Xemnas to be "The Sephiroth" from the KH series.

[@anonymousperson2342]

Xemnas is very hypnotizing character to me, he really feels like the void of nothing All nothing is external!

[@ruccsacc]

the electric guitar was so perfect 🥹🥹🥹

[@koldbeer2]

I love the visuals at the start with Terranort morphing into Xemnas. It makes sense since that is literally still Terra's original body still.

[@abusedumpster8882]

This song stuck with me basically my whole life. I would listen to it every now and again, just cause. And now, you go and make it EVEN BETTER?! Ugh thank you

[@iancomtois9832]

Information: Capture Kairi! Avoid her persistent attacks or wear down her HP, then use the Situation Command to end the battle.

[@falsusrex]

Bro you did not need to go that hard! Wish I could hear it again for the first time! Hopefully one day you do Rage Awakened.

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

Awesome!!! it is so cool to hear that this gave you good and epic vibes. Rage Awakened is gonna happen for sure! i freaking love that song also :D

[@andrewsung7324]

Plus do the fight to the death theme.

[@lucasperez253]

Infinite Rivals Music Why not try Roxas’s battle theme in Kh3 when it was merged Xion and Sora’s themes

[@kylelundgren5133]

@@lucasperez253 you mean "The Fulfilled Promise".

[@lucasperez253]

Kyle Lundgren right! Thanks 🙏

[@SkyKingSX16]

This just trumped every remix of the piece. The background chant, the drums, the bass...Combine that with my PC's godlike sound card? You don't know the true meaning of pure unbridled power. Just Well Done!! I bow before you.

[@EclipseHedgehog]

I still think Xemnas is the better villain of the 3. Ansem SoD sought answers and knowledge (kinda like old master xehanort). Back then though I seriously thought it was Terra under there but alas KH3 threw quite the curve ball. Back to Xemnas though he's a man who yearns to get back what he had lost. The ability to feel. Was that so wrong? His body remembers a 'friend' in an armor and seeks a 'chamber of waking' which another of his 'friends' resides. On top of resembling Terra with the hair style, the nose, the eyebrows and masculine body structure its no wonder we were lead on. but hey if Roxas is allowed to be his own person then why can't Xemnas.

[@Ratzmoonmopes]

Ah of course, yet another person who didn't pay attention to the Guardian scene in DDD.

[@thelightangel7559]

Xemnas could've been his own person if he was brought back like Roxas by extracting his heart from Xehanort. However, Nomura didn’t think of that and brought him back by time travel, which made Xemnas forget his development and won’t come back.

[@DLxxx]

@@Ratzmoonmopes I love how people say this, even though we see (explicitly) that Terra and the Guardian are two separate entities during Aqua's fight with Terranort in BBS (remember how there was an entire section of the fight dedicated to reaching Terra's heart and performing a trinity limit _against_ the Guardian?). The Guardian was meant to be Terra's WARDEN, not Terra himself. That was just another retcon in a list of retcons KH3 made.

[@Celestial_Wing]

Its suggested that Xemnas finally understood what made Roxas his own person after his final duel with Sora. He talks about feeling emptiness, and sadness, longing for his missing friends which he mistakes for weakness at first until Sora tells him, that's what its like to be human. To love, to miss, to be sad, angry, and lonely. Which Xemnas replied, "It must take incredible strength to be human."

[@TwilightFlower9]

@@DLxxx The Guardian is essentially Terra's heartless. Like most Heartless, Terra's heart has no control over it. However, perhaps due to Terra's own knowledge and slight control of darkness, or due to the strange circumstances of its creation, Terra can occasionally assert control over it. (The other two heartless-in-control we know of, Ansem SoD and Sora, both took their heart voluntarily -- perhaps Xehanort's split affected Terra as well?)

[@dr.moonlightpresents3353]

I’d also love to see “Forgotten Challenge” and “Scythe of Petals” blended together. On the subject of DOTU, I love how you’ve conveyed Xemnas’ anger and rage. This piece, from start to finish conveys power and menace. It’s easy for the Dragon 1 and Final Form phase to detract from the emotion he brings to the final battle. By putting such an emphasis on the 2nd phase, you’ve brought the best aspects of the fight to the table. I also like how you rearranged the piano of the Dragon 1 phase to sound like Disappeared. My only disagreement is with the xylophones, but I think they’re growing on me! I love the powerful percussion too. In the original, it was easy to miss it behind the screeching violins and booming brass/organ.

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

Oh thanks a lot for you meesage! :) “Forgotten Challenge” and “Scythe of Petals” blended together sounds a great idea and i'm up for that! I'm kinda glad that you heard thses phases in this version cause while i was recording this i imagined all the phase fights and tried to add some elements from them :) Yeah the xylophone can be a little bit off but thank you for telling you opinion that! :)

[@blackeagle041]

Out of all your covers from KH, this is my favorite. I get chills every time 2:07 rolls around. This has definitely supplanted the original version as my all time favorite interpretation of Darkness of the Unknown.

[@OasisFirefly]

Darkness of the Unknown has always been my favorite. You did an awesome cover.

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

I hope ya all enjoy my version of this godlike song. Feel free to suggest songs for me to cover! Oh and what is you fav Kingdom hearts song? and yes i know it can be a hard question! :D

[@Touhtohuuppa]

Hmm, I think that Key to All (DDD and Re:Mind versions are all really neat!) and Dismiss are most special to me. That is why I was extremely happy to hear your Dismiss cover (there seems to be very few on KZbin at least). Thank you so much for your work!

[@BerryOBurden]

Oscuritá di Xehanort aka the "Nort court" theme would be a pretty interesting idea to cover! Or honestly any version of Young Xehanort's theme because that violin and cello solo in the song is the best! ❤

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

@@Touhtohuuppa I totally relate with your favourites!! And Dismiss has also special place for me! =) I'm very glad that my cover of Dismiss made you have good vibes! :)

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

@@BerryOBurden This one!!!!

[@kingdomheartscomments8742]

I would love to hear your take on Yozora's boss theme.

[@syniaxs9192]

This is so underrated, I can't believe I haven't heard of this before. Great job on this one!

[@arkonofmordor905]

An "Oscurità di Xehanort" remix would be perfect!Keep up the good work

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

My favourite right now so that is gonna happen! I even started doing it a little bit ;)

[@LeondreWilsono0o]

@@InfiniteRivalsMusic CANT WAIT!!!

[@customrulerinokripperino1094]

It is done. And it is perfect.

[@godemperorpepe]

This is the kind of tone in music KHIV needs. Kingdom Hearts III felt flat at times.

[@chaotixninja5]

Xemnas: *starts glowing* Aerith: "We got him!" Cloud: "Not quite. Now he's going to stop holding back." Tifa: "He was going easy on us this whole time?!" Barret: "Relax. SOLDIER boy's gonna guide us through this." Cloud: "I'm afraid not. I've never gotten this far before." Barret: "Say what?!" Xemnas: *Reappears in armor* Cloud: "You might want to brace yourselves." Xemnas: "Begone!" *lets out a powerful push, sending everyone in the air*

[@dannyarisu3858]

Xemnas: "Cursed Fools, I Shall Devoured all the Light and the Darkness".

[@johnpantag472]

Fuck final fantasy sora gone destroy him triple wielding

[@troublemakers.1348]

I fr fr need Roxas theme or xion’s 😫 also I love how you slip in some dearly beloved

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

That will happen my friend! :) I'm already planned my Kh Music schedule and both themes are there =) I'm glad ya like the Dearly Beloved sneak peak cause i love that song so much! and i have somekind of obsession to put that melody on my covers :D

[@jakelawrence6618]

“very well done”

[@kirax413]

i love the voice parts just like in Final Fantasy. U mdde ths a very epic Cover

[@Xaddgx]

How do you only have 440 subscribers? I'll make that 441. It's a fucking crime against humanity that you don't get more attention with this level of quality, man.

[@GedeonMusic]

Dude love this! SO emotional.

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the ride! :3

[@luciferthemasterblade739]

Something about this cover of darkness of the unknown reminds of the final boss theme from ff15 ardyn’s episode dlc and i like it

[@jorgemathiasbenitezsaldiva8131]

Yes, and honestly we need in kingdom hearts more music like this, in a epic arragment

[@Wizard_Pikachu]

I have a mighty need: a Dearly Beloved battle theme along the lines of a Final Boss, with Destati and One Winged Angel slipped in.

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

OH YEAH i'm interested to try that out!

[@hyper_tex9834]

@@InfiniteRivalsMusic I would love ya forever if you did that!

[@Nova-je6nq]

@@InfiniteRivalsMusic oh lord yes please tell me you're doing this!!!

[@xehayukimura7409]

@@InfiniteRivalsMusic yes plz PLZ DO THAT

[@Tom-fy2lc]

Truly amazing!! I’m excited to hear more from you :)

[@xer01ne]

The other promise + vector to the heavens (KH3). (also THIS IS AMAZING!😍😍)

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

The other promise + vector to the heavens YEAh! definitely gonna happen!

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

Oh and thanks a lot! :3

[@animuse2188]

This is too awesome my dude!!! Great work! I could tell just by listening to the opening that it’d be great

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

Thanks a lot!! :3

[@OrgNobody13]

Anger and hate, leads to suffering We shall go together God he got the best voice

[@aypikapoleonforever8179]

I really liked the part where you started with the piano in a soft tone then came smack in with the other instruments to ramp up the intensity

[@diogofrancis9032]

Now this is something new!

[@Zack79xX]

This is honestly perfection, I hope yozora’s theme can be next plssssssss

[@Haru_Superfan]

Can you do Forze dell’Oscurita (No Heart theme) please?

[@xflashdanielx4700]

Is that L'mpeto Oscuro I hear at 2:17?

[@eloysegura211]

THIS IS REALLY GOOD

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

Thanks a lot!! :)

[@gobbobeso]

Thank you!! I needed this so much 😍😍😍

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

you're welcome and thank you too for listening! :3

[@cerberusfil3009]

Definitely shows the beauty and epic nature of the original version and it makes it even better as well. Great job yet again. 😃👍

[@dr.moonlightpresents3353]

Silly as it sounds, I’d love to hear “Bats” from Conker’s Bad Fur Day

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

I listened the song and it sounds super cool so i'm interested to try it out! :) That violin ¨solo¨ part can be a little hard to learn just by ear thou :D

[@A7md-r9j]

Amazing work

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

Thanks :)

[@Artpixie333]

My beautiful ❤️

[@trollmylove]

this is superb

[@rikukeyblademaster1575]

These remixes are amazing keep up the good work :-)

[@chrishawkins1813]

The fact we never got a xemnas vs vader or luke battle is criminal >;[

[@humblememer2640]

Could you do a cinematic remix of Ansem's theme from Dream Drop Distance?

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

Absolutely yes!!! :)

[@psyiax3238]

@@InfiniteRivalsMusic can you do lord of the castle?

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

@@psyiax3238 Absolutely yes again! :D

[@That_man-hcu]

You just got a new sub!

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

Thank you so much!! i really appreciate it!!

[@emeraldknight2820]

I just discovered your music and I have to say, I love listening! I don't know if you'll see this but thank you for these tracks. Also I would like to ask if you do commissions, because I'd love to hear your take on L'oscurita del ignoto from dream drop distance, or is that already on your to do list?

[@jdts7]

GOOD STUFF MY GUY

[@TypeTuah__CommentOnThatThang]

Taking my finals has never been so epic

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

Omg YES glad ya like it and got epicness for the finals!

[@TypeTuah__CommentOnThatThang]

@@InfiniteRivalsMusic Do you have any other future kh tracks planned or do you make whatever you heart (no pun intended) is feeling at the moment.

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

@@TypeTuah__CommentOnThatThang Oh yes i do! :) At first it was like i made kh covers just what i felt at the moment but now i have little list for that and it is awesome o hear suggestions from others what they would love to hear :)

[@TypeTuah__CommentOnThatThang]

@@InfiniteRivalsMusic That's awesome man. I was blown away at the "epic orchestral melody" you made, and now we're all able to watch you improve even beyond that. Keep it up bro 👏

[@luciferthemasterblade739]

0:24

[@tiffanygonzalez4312]

we are not worthy

[@nestorsifuentesaguirre2722]

One particular challenge: Finale from Undertale

[@DrPoch-fd7bv]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Daelitegamer]

Holy crap.. How long did this take to finish? And where do you get your choir sound samples? Or do you actually compose for an actual orchestra?

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

This took about 20 - 30 hours if i remember correctly and the choir samples are from Audio Imperia - Nucleus Lite Edition and even it's only a lite version it is super good and easy to use :) I don't compose an actual orchestra but SOME DAY! I will :D

[@Daelitegamer]

@@InfiniteRivalsMusic Heck yeah man, this was some next level stuff. Keep it up. :)

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

@@Daelitegamer Thanks a lot! :) Next one what i'm currently working is gonna be more than 50 hours :D I never worked this much and this has a lot of stuff :D

[@Abelatox]

Wow it sounds awesome, are you planning on doing more org 13 member themes?

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

Thanks and yes i am :)

[@Abelatox]

@@InfiniteRivalsMusic wow awesome, which ones if I may ask?

[@Deathclaw-lh5tl]

Did I just hear an electric violin and a xylophone?

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

It's not electric violin but yes there is xylophone! :D

[@humblememer2640]

Why do you make remixes better that are better than the originals? TELL ME YOUR SECRETS!!!

[@InfiniteRivalsMusic]

Dunno haha, i'm very exited to hear that people like my versions a lot! and even thou i do love the original ones i'm pretty proud of what i succeded to make :) Oh and gotta say that it is an awesome challenge to learn these songs by ear.

[@iancomtois9832]

Um, uh, darkness?

[@emanuelelamattina4264]

Really really like it. But the distorted electric guitsr in the first half ruin it (in fact the second half of the cover is perfect)

[@wadribrab751]

HANDS UP FBI!!

[@iancomtois9832]

I know, I know...FREEZE! *Casts Blizzaza*

[@wadribrab751]

@@iancomtois9832 LMFAO