Kingdom Hearts - Menu Theme [ Extended Original ]

[@KeyNeezy]

I cry knowing I’ll never get that perfect moment back when it was just me and this game in my room and nothing else mattered

[@Jayematic]

Ugh, I can name so many games that brought me to that place. Just staying up til 3 am on those summer nights without a care in the world.

[@robinlaszlo]

you just literally made me think about it and cry

[@joshsmith3836]

me right now. with my twin brother beside me. can't keep it in

[@harsimarbhatia2927]

I feel you bro life is a trip

[@EspressoKitten]

For real though... For me it was this - Final Fantasy X2 and DDR Max.. The music and songs from those games... Late nights playing or just listening them over and over 😔 A time so many of us wish we could get back.. A time we would give anything to have just one more of those nights to escape life and the hardships that have come along since than

[@AlienMyth64]

the waves are such an important component

[@habibi4u579]

True True!

[@corsaircaruso471]

You’re absolutely right.

[@jaytrunks]

wyd here :0

[@sugaashow]

represents the darkness.

[@mdnght0095]

@@FMEGA516 me?

[@austinedmund1031]

Don’t be sad that you’re childhood is over but yet be happy and grateful that it happened.

[@Donnie_Oculus]

Over here like im glad that shids over LOL. Nah not to get weird but these games were the only good part, so with that I agree completely but in a different way i suppose. Grateful to have had these memories to look back on. they made things bright when things were dark, thats for sure, and still do when needed. So calming this one specifically. Transports you to the beach of a tiny island.

[@azurearcade342]

When a chapter closes, another opens. We went from being kids to being leaders of the next generations to follow. Life is poetic like that, it seems.

[@gleason9015]

I remember playing alot of littlebigplanet back on the PlayStation 3 it was best game to me I made alot of friends in that game and sadly there all gone I am grateful for playing littlebigplanet and i remember playing Minecraft also and did the same thing i really miss playing on the PlayStation 3

[@quartzfae]

Still sad

[@octilli]

Your*

[@Riley-gi6of]

I like how you can hear the PS2 start up at the beginning

[@danielillo55]

The best sound of the childhood

[@kvatchero]

Loved hearing that at 12 or 1 in the morning playing kingdom hearts

[@fenrir517]

Shut up do not make me cry again I miss it ever since it decide to not work anymore 😢

[@srgkliqrxizdad8576]

Goosebumps

[@ByakuyaKB]

Yeah definitely a great detail to add to this great track

[@juliansanchezharris5773]

Definitely the best version of this song. The minimalistic calmness and the oceanwaves amplifies the sentimental emotions to it..

[@jonyleche3549]

Yea all the other new versions just dont hit the same way, they're too exaggerated to me

[@wobbegong4366]

There’s just something about waves that adds a whole other level of nostalgia. Having grown up on an island, and to those who have fond childhood memories of the sea, this hits them feels hard.

[@theortheo2401]

​@@jonyleche3549 sorry for necropost but I Just have to agree with you. The simple piano and hums in the background is just perfection.

[@joetie7516]

​@@jonyleche35492 I think was the only cloest, and I like the final mixes boss fights but hell the whole soundtracks in the mix feel toned down to me. This version is always the superior

[@duckboy5725]

no it’s not kh2 is the best version and it’s not close

[@fishnuuttss]

There it is. The best musical manifestation of being a care-free, happy child. Don’t mind me I’m just here to recover some MP with all of you.

[@arpuzer8720]

Mp?Minister President?

[@alexanderryufenando9711]

@@arpuzer8720 mana points

[@GalacticHero2068]

Magic Points

[@jarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-k1d]

Man points

[@300kyuubi]

*equips MP rage to recover MP faster*

[@Curiouslynikki]

My brother Michael was born with a rare heart condition. We grew up in and out of the hospital with him. We’d always take our PS2 to the hospital to play this with him. When Kingdom Hearts came out, I’d go to my parent’s house to play this with him. We were halfway through the game. I promised that when he came home from surgery, we’d beat the game. He never came back. He wasn’t supposed to live past 5 and he made it to 21. I miss my brother so much. I think about him everyday. This song reminds me of all of the times we played this game with him. He always enjoyed it. He always smiled. Even after his open heart surgeries. Sometimes I wish I could go back to those moments in my childhood. His passing is still hard on me, but I know he’s somewhere in the universe shining bright 💕

[@asadhus]

Damn I’m sorry for your loss

[@DoffySama]

@@asadhus Your story resonates with me

[@geez9088]

I’ll carry your story with me forever I’m sorry for your brother

[@Angex6422]

i have 2 brothers man i can completely understand a loss like that if it ever happened to me..may he always be with you in spirit when this beautiful song is around..🙂🙏

[@Sora24035]

I'm Sorry for your loss.

[@darknessdevours5827]

This is the best version of this track. They made all kinds of different remixes for the later games, and even made it slightly different in the 1.5 remaster. All of them are certainly good, but this one just hits differently. It's the most simple version, which is why it's so endearing. And it even resembles a heart beating, symbolizing how it stays with you and resonates within you, even years after hearing it. Such a beautiful track.

[@onyxcrescent64]

Wow i never noticed it resembled the sound of heart beats. That just made this 10x better to listen to. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@k.c.9996]

Simple and clean.

[@someobscuremusicchannel]

I noticed the heart motif too, this one just feels right

[@darknessdevours5827]

@@onyxcrescent64 No problem. This is one of my top video game OSTs of all time, so I'm definitely speaking about it a ton.

[@Bluedude08]

I like re chain of memories dearly beloved slightly better

[@paulmillcamp]

I'm crying because my brother and I used to play this together, having a good time, smiling, laughing. We got separated by life fifteen years ago, and he's been suffering from depression and social anxiety for the past decade. Now there's nothing I can do, I can't even reach him, I feel so incredibly helpless. If you know someone who feels isolated, depressed, hopeless, and there IS something you can do, please reach out to them. Reach out and let them know they're still just as important as anyone else, despite the struggles they're facing. Make them feel supported and understood, even if it doesn't help them forward immediately. I love you Colin

[@azurearcade342]

Nothing is ever lost forever. If you keep trying to build bridges, one will eventually hold against the tide. Keep trying your best for your loved ones, and never give up hope. Life is too short to take it in sitting down.

[@Wolfyboi-me8cq]

You may think you can't do anything about this but your wrong you can You can find him and comfort him show him how much you care and how much you love him. That's what this song means to me if you believe there's nothing you can do it's true because you've given up but if you still hold out hope you can make amends and help him that's what this song means to me.

[@kuentas6924]

I really miss you Brother... Gone to soon. You will always live in this song

[@pacoelcholo]

he's in a better place now

[@keithtorgersen9664]

Sorry to hear this.

[@differentangle1]

wait, whom are you talking about?

[@ImAPersonHehehehaw]

@@differentangle1his brother?

[@differentangle1]

@@ImAPersonHehehehaw I think I misread the original comment to be something else, my bad

[@jess3420]

How can this music make me so happy and so sad at the same time? Reminds me of my childhood, my sister would play KH while I watched and helped. Treasured memories.

[@InstazomeASMR]

yes

[@riddleiddle]

Sentimental

[@nightone9720]

The feelings of being in a big big universe and you don't know where you will go next. Life is full of new discoveries and new experiences and being a little kid in a big big universe kindles a special kind of fire inside your heart where you just look out at the stars and think.....wow.......what's out there? Maybe I'll find the one that will fall in love with me. Maybe that person is out there......... I know you're out there..... somewhere....somewhere..... I'll find you one summer night with the warm breeze blowing on a starry night by the lake, little lights everywhere on the harbor. The waves come and go with the moon shining bright and there you are. Our eyes meet and I can tell she thinks I'm cute and I get the feeling of love in my whole heart and body. I say hi to her and she smiles...... I knew I could find you out there....... I found you.....❤

[@levi8702]

@@nightone9720 brodie u good?

[@luwigi4630]

​@@nightone9720That's very beautiful and innocent. This videogame is a symbol that brings so many of us back to our adolescent beginnings. I hope you can become the experienced, strong, confident man she wants you to be, and not just cute.

[@DoffySama]

My brother would leave the PS2 on at night when we were kids and I’d wake up during the middle of the night to hear this. There were times he just wouldn't turn the console off. Of course, being a kid I was pissed off that I was constantly being woken up by hearing this and hearing him play the game throughout the night, but looking back I can say this is actually one of my most cherish childhood memories. Its nostalgic, and reminds me of when I was a kid. I got to play video games (Dark Cloud, Lego Star Wars, Dragon Quest 8, Sly Cooper) and play in the street with my brother. Times were simpler then and you didn't have the weight of the world on your shoulders. No bills, no getting up at 1:00 a.m. to go to work, no chores and errands you had to do on your days off, no worrying about what your coworkers thought of you, no college tuition, no worrying about how you were going to make thousands of dollars to make your family proud, no worrying about job hunting, you didn't have to worry about graduating to get your college diploma. I was just a kid spending time with my brother and could have fun without a care in the world.

[@nataliealtemose9191]

oh my gosh, dark cloud. now you're really taking me back to a nostalgic place! such fulfilling dungeon crawling, getting to build the town to your liking. I used to complain being born in 92 "gah, I was born in the WRONG GENERATION!" now I'm not so sure. school and peers could be rough, but gosh, were we blessed or what to be left with these kinds of memories. the aughts and "clinton era of gaming" as I like to call it, they gave us stories that left imprints in our hearts.

[@rustyfishhook9618]

You made this comment a year ago, I hope all is well for you.

[@thaerhusien5569]

@@rustyfishhook9618 Same. I know words are just words and life's often an oppressive force, but it doesn't have to be monotone and mediocre. Not with such beautiful words and sentiment as your guiding light. Wishing you all daring fulfillment.

[@BabyBat702]

The first time my husband played this for our baby (7 months), she looked at him and laughed. He cried because of how important kingdom hearts is to him and he's now sharing it with our baby ❤

[@8bpianoplayer]

I can relate. My oldest daughter was about a year old when this was released (bought it the week it came out) and she loved to hear this on the title screen, loved controlling Sora, running around town, etc. Good times.

[@ArminAizen]

This is wholesome ❤

[@Waluiginumberone]

My dad bought this game and showed it to me when I was a child, and my life has never been the same since. I think it was an incredible bonding experience between us, and I'll never forget the influence it had on me. I associate it very deeply with my dad, since it was one of the first video games I played, and we played it together. He's only 25 years older than me, and I'm 23, so I've got a good amount of time with him left, but I always want to remember my dad when I play Kingdom Hearts. It reminds me of that feeling of family and love and unabashed emotion that my dad introduced me to. I'm so glad I could discover a whole generation of people that feel the same way. Much love to you all, and a whole lot of love to my Dad.

[@pitzonxd2867]

Same man, I am only 22 and my dad 42 so we used to play games together all day long, how things have changed till now, actually not that much, we still game together but not as much as we used to, life goes onwards but thi9s will stay forever as the memories do.

[@Waluiginumberone]

@@pitzonxd2867 Beautiful, man

[@old-school-rigs9378]

Damn whos cutting onions in here, but for real my father Danny ware Sr was a huge gamer when I was coming up, he introduced me to classics such as Legend of zelda OOT and majoras mask, we bonded alot ocer those two game, then when the game cube came out he preordered one with super mario sunshine, and he soon got WW as well, so many fond memories of us sitting in the living room and watching him beat bosses, I'll never forget when he defeated Gannon in WW, and other priceless memories, he passed in 2005 but I carry on his love for games and will always thank him for spending what little time he had with me, love you pops

[@kanevivi]

Steel those memories while you can and never take a single one for granted. I read each of yalls responses. My own father passed nearly 4 years ago now. He got ne my ps1 and 2. He helped me learn how to play games and have a love for technology. He had a pile of games he wanted to finish along with finishing his radio tower and ultimate set up for his ham radio. He never got to see it finished because he suddenly passed away. I'm still working on it in his place and learning how to operate a ham radio. He also showed me that no matter how dark and rough things got there will be someone there or sometimes you will be that person for someone else. Honestly if not for him idk where I would be right now. But it wouldnt be here. I'm sorry to hear one of yall lost your father as well. But I hope everyone is well over all.

[@Waluiginumberone]

Much love to everyone in this thread

[@marielbates826]

When my daughter (6) cant sleep i put this on and i lay with her thinking of when i was just 12 and i played this game and had no worries 😣

[@SetariM]

Making more kids be nostalgic for this song without playing the game, A+

[@wulfrik2987]

Awww

[@mau345]

Its a beautiful thing :)

[@jeffrey1954]

You're a great mom.

[@PainSandwich]

Same dude, 24 with a 7 year old and a 1 year old, shit is hard but my baby loves this song and I can’t wait to introduce him to the game when he’s a little older. Maybe one day we can go back to those days

[@kormareads1441]

We're all adults now.

[@quesoturtle739]

And it hurts. It does not feel that long ago where my best friend and I would play this together. Now we’ve drifted apart and hardly talk anymore

[@ShinyFlakesShinyFlakes]

We made it bro. Be proud.

[@elizabethhernandez1456]

I don't care! So what if were adults?? Kingdom hearts will ALWAYS be a part of us

[@elizabethhernandez1456]

@@quesoturtle739 ooof... I'm sorry to hear that... *pats you're shoulder*

[@billyLego4855]

True, but I still play it. ❤ love it. Its almost like the theme understands me.

[@jackthecraftian]

I remember listening a version of this one’s and being sad. So my dad walks into the room and tells me to put the music a bit louder because he wants to make this a “motivational memory”. He tells me “you might not be the most popular or the one with a lot of friends, but what you got is you have heart. It might feel meaningless right now but one day you’ll see that even through all your hardships you never gave up or lost your way, but not because of other people but because you stood your ground and showed that all it took to succeed was to have a strong will and a good heart” Thanks dad❤️ rest in peace❤️

[@tylerstempniak5548]

Love is everlasting.

[@ByakuyaKB]

Amazing! May God continue to bless you, and may He keep your father in His loving arms

[@miisuo]

W dad

[@xmobius0ne]

When this game came out back in 2002, I was in a really dark place. I was only 13 but I had severe depression, no friends, and was bullied at school. This game means SO much to me as it was the only escape I had at that time and I played it constantly. I wanted to escape to other worlds and have Sora as my best friend in our adventures. Kingdom Hearts probably saved my life and while I do still have periods of depression, I know I can make it through the darkness.

[@cocoa8535]

Stay strong out there, keep yourself safe from those darkness beings.

[@AggressiveMenace]

My childhood and teenager years was actually that horrible, like you, video games and technology were basically a form of escapism and my lifesaver (so I'm eternally grateful).

[@ImAPersonHehehehaw]

Can relate, I am also 13 and started playing this and is kinda depressed. Luckily I don’t get bullied, anyways enough about me, I hope you make it through your depression and stay strong!

[@lorylove492]

@@ImAPersonHehehehawI hope everything gets better with you sweetie!

[@ImAPersonHehehehaw]

@@lorylove492 thanks, I’m a bit better.

[@chancephillips7975]

The longer it goes on, the more I tear up.

[@EspressoKitten]

This song touches that spot in your heart where you escape to.. A time more simple with no worries. A time when you just looked out the window at the nightsky smiling to yourself cause as long as you had this song.. It would all be okay.. It would all be fine 😔

[@lucmik7859]

i wasn't born back when the ps2 was new or when this game was new, like everyone else here is. I was born years after this game. I just recently decided that i wanted to get into the kingdom hearts franchise, so i bought a ps2 and i bought this game. I had no idea what awaited when i started up the game. I always thought that kingdom hearts was a heeehee hoohoo funny disney game, but i couldnt have been more wrong. when i started. up the game, I saw this and i just sat there in silence and listened to it. I felt nostalgic for something ive never heard before. it was the weirdest feeling in my life, but one of the greatest.

[@nammar6435]

Same same I’m 16 and I just finished kingdom hearts 2 and playing bbs it’s my favorite series I can’t wait to replay kingdom hearts 3

[@stpidstuff]

I've been playing Xenoblade (if you haven't played it go do that now it's amazing) and have been wanting to play Kingdom Hearts (even though I watched a summary of the series and it's really confusing.) It seems like they're good games, especially because SquareSoft made them and, I'm remembering correctly, they made Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Mario RPG, and more.

[@4adeeb]

welome to the KH franchise, its amazing

[@yungztrunks]

not even lying the same thing literally happened to me man

[@octavia8836]

@@stpidstuff I love how similar xenoblade chronicles' title screen theme is to this game's title screen theme

[@ghouldash9761]

Even if I still hadn't beat this game, the first Kingdom Hearts game holds a special place in my heart for getting me into gaming. Times like those were much simpler back then... Edit: I've been playing through the Kingdom Hearts games and I'm currently on Kingdom Hearts III. While the series may be flawed, Kingdom Hearts has become a part of me and it's now one of my favorite series. I can't wait to play Kingdom Hearts IV when we get a release announcement. May your Heart be your Guiding Key.

[@SlappinYaCheeks]

It was the first console game I ever beat with my own two hands from start to finish, the ending made me cry so hard my mom came in to ask what was wrong. I had a much deeper emotional connection back then

[@ghouldash9761]

@@SlappinYaCheeks Right now, I'm in Atlantica. The underwater controls are a little difficult, but it's fun regardless.

[@nope4736]

Same i never finished it

[@larisacioflica]

Needed half an year to finish but it was worth it. The scene where they closed the door just felt different after defeating ansem myself

[@ebigemu7574]

Simple and Clean

[@jeandreyes4148]

I cry like a baby everytime. All i do was watching my big brother playing but still hit me like a bath of nostalgia

[@cinnamon5996]

me too! my older brother was always playing but this game means so much to me.

[@MarioMarioPlushGUY]

Man this takes me back, this was the only game i wanted to play as a kid, reminds me of weekends off from school sitting on the couch with with a blanket covering me and that ridiculous Cord extender for the Ps2 controller. A simpler time, yes.

[@Kipsell]

same for me, I never thought Id miss the old times as a kid. But here I am sitting in the middle of the night and wish that I just appreciated the older times more..

[@Chris-iq5pr]

@@Kipsellyea fr. Time flew by

[@austinpowers3659]

the sounds of navigating the menu were so nice

[@joshshrum2764]

Yeah I’m a sucker for menu sounds.

[@kuroi9870]

what do you mean by that?

[@austinpowers3659]

@@kuroi9870 read it again but slower

[@Freekchild]

​@@kuroi9870 They mean the sound effects of your cursor selecting the options on the menu. They're these delicate little bleepy whistling sounds, they're really whimsical and cute sounding, I love them as well, they really stand out compared to other games.

[@xXblazmodzXx]

I never really was all that into KH as a kid, bit my friend and his brother were Huge fans. I'd always spend the night at his house and we'd watch his brother play all sorts of games. Kingdom hearts, Zelda, etc. So many nights we'd watch him play and fall asleep, only for me to wake up at a random hour to hear this song playing on the menu, and they were all out cold. I miss those days, back when things were simpler, and less stressful. I know that's how life is for literally everyone, but fuck man. Something can't be right if everyone out here coming to this video to talk about how much they miss those days and hate being older. I really think things could have been so much better for all of us, if only I knew what went wrong. I'd do anything to have all those friends back in one place, I'd do anything to have those nights and those sleepovers again. I miss all that. I can never go back but I'll always want to. Stay strong guys, maybe one day, we won't feel like that anymore. Maybe you'll find your peace one day, and this song will simply serve as a happy memory, instead of a painful reminder.

[@chancequiroz2770]

The older we get we outgrow people, this song brings back something for all of us, live in the moment, make new bonds and enjoy life!!

[@mmrashed9009]

Dude this really really really touched my heart strings, This theme song also reminds me of my old friends who I really miss, but they seem not to miss me at all.

[@gizmorazaar]

@@chancequiroz2770 "If we affirm one single moment, we thus affirm not only ourselves but all existence. For nothing is self-sufficient, neither in us ourselves nor in things; and if our soul has trembled with happiness and sounded like a harp string just once, all eternity was needed to produce this one event - and in this single moment of affirmation all eternity was called good, redeemed, justified, and affirmed." - Friedrich Nietzsche, "The Will to Power"

[@MarvillousBeats]

Very well said

[@LimitlessXform]

This whole paragraph is enough to make a grown man cry ;( 💙

[@ReploidBlues]

"As the waves call whilst I dream of other worlds, meeting friends old and new, from past to present. I leave this unto you, my Dearly Beloved." ~ No one because I just came up with this on the spot while on my third cup of coffee

[@lightorchestrator]

I had to hold myself back from tears seeing this menu and hearing the start up sound effects.

[@stephaniebaker2079]

I can't explain why this song makes me cry... But it absolutely does. This video game showed up at such a pivotal time in my life

[@markulrich9550]

Damn bro. I remember playing this in kindergarten/1st grade. The whole block would be at my house just to help me with the bosses. We beat it as a unit. It was also the first game I ever beat. This game will forever be nostalgic and remind me of some of the greatest days of my childhood. To the boys back in Union, hope life took you guys to great places 💪🏼

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

As a musician for most of my life, who's been professional at various periods and has heard an ungodly amount of different music, I've been well convinced for many years that this is maybe the strongest contender for the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard. I recently played this on the piano for a fellow musician friend, and when her ears perked up at how beautiful it was, I looked this up and starting playing her the original menu version here, and when I looked back at her, she just immediately stopped, stood intranced, with her eyes closed, just completely lost in it. It still takes me back to me in early middle school borrowing (and never giving back) a copy of the game from a friend and just being gripped by the sounds and first visuals of the game.

[@therealvanillasludge]

Remember a time in your life when there was perfect balance? No interruptions? No setbacks? Just you at your peak of tranquility. That was me when I was young and this game came out. Back then I just abided by the sounds of magic and pressed on with the game, but now, I reminisce those moments of actually playing a game that changed my life forever

[@incurae8967]

Thanks for this. Had myself a good long cry remembering how knowing Sora would find his friends helped me with losing mine. I used to sit and listen to this for ages.

[@hannaraja9174]

Same

[@nv_chino]

😊

[@juanblanco4131]

I use to stay on this screen for a good minute before starting the game. Nostalgic indeed.

[@peternuggett8324]

My older brother was born on the exact day the first Kingdom Hearts game came out, and my parents were big fans of it when I was younger, so I pretty much grew up watching and playing these games, and I love them so much. It's great to recall the memories as I listen to the music, and I'm really excited for the people younger than I am to play the games and feel what I felt when I first experienced them.

[@Rudesayer]

One of the most important, amazing start screens in gaming.

[@molgorp7199]

I was born March 28th, 2005, 3 years after this game released. I've always felt a strange connection to it, and this song specifically is etched into my soul

[@ziggslokodeacido9855]

Literally the same date i was born

[@sephiroth0409]

damn you're just 3 days younger than me

[@Laurzure]

It's strange how we were born after the game came out and probably didn't even play it until much later but this song still connects to us.

[@warsin8641]

I was born 2003 so damn I don’t want to make those OGs feel old though they are not dead unlike other old things

[@hadesrecordofragnarok]

I’ve turned 18 recently, I’ve played these games all my life and I now fully understand why this series is so nostalgic to everyone. Truly a masterpiece of a series

[@videosammy]

The literal wave of nostalgia 😢 Nights and days in a small room playing this game. Trying to beat it with the game master guide book while eating some limbers Those are the few moments i miss from my childhood

[@christahphur]

Just now started playing Kingdom Hearts after years acknowledging it but never being interested. In a weird way this last year has been tough. Graduating uni and being without a job has been tough but I legit sat down the other day and just had this play as I relaxed from a stressful day. This game truly has given me a peace I needed and this theme brings me to tears listening. So simple and beautiful, I thank whoever made it possible. Hope you all are good in the comments, peace and love ❤️

[@WaldoBagelTopper]

For me, this takes me back to being 17 years old. This was it. I remember getting this game and playing it that summer. I was going to be a senior in high school the following year. I remember enjoying it so much and being enthralled in the music and story. Although I did enjoy Part 2 a few years later, and it invoked some of the same feelings, I wish I could have known that I was living through some of the best times of my life. Before I stopped my belief in god. Before I stopped having faith in people, and humankind, and its capability for compassion and understanding. Before I realized that humanity is just a really stupid child that burns its hand on the stove everyday that it wakes up and opens its eyes. It never ever learns and never will. Before I realized that I'm not special and good things don't actually come to those who are good. Before the loss and exhaustion. Things were happening to me that I couldn't understand. I was as good as just a baby. I couldn't possibly understand or foresee how all the abuse I grew up with was going to impact the adult I became. I couldn't understand to get out and disappear. I didn't understand money, or love, or what to do about work. I just sat there and took it. And the only thing that made things bearable and worthwhile were games like this, and music. In a weird way, I AM glad that I was born in this timeline/time sphere/dimension- whatever you want to call it. But Ive heard some of the greatest hip hop that perhaps doesn't exist in other timelines or dimensions. So I DO recognize to be grateful for things like that. And perhaps this game isn't a reality in another life/world/plane - whatever you want to call it. So I got to experience it. But the little green light on your PS2 eventually went out one day for the last time. And now you wear a tie or a hard hat to work. And you have to pick your kids up from practice or argue with them because you won't let them go to some place you don't know. You're worried about this bill or the big promotion at work. You're concerned that you inadvertently offended someone, or a health check up. But one day, you were just smiling uncontrollably when you built a new Gummi ship or beat a hard boss fight.

[@benortiz8702]

I was feeling down, but the song brought me back to simpler and happier times. Made me feel like a kid again in the best ways. Safe, no danger and just allowed to be happy

[@joegallahue3698]

Very few things in my life evoke the emotion that this song does. I think of my childhood in a light I never see, I remember being careless and happy, so strange. Beautiful piece of work that I'll never forget

[@liamfoster3982]

Nothing gets my two week year old baby to sleep as quickly as this. Thank you so much

[@ghost-carnage8964]

I love the little noise it makes when something pops up or when your scroll to a different tab in the kingdom hearts games.

[@manninggage]

Top notch UI sound effects

[@RacoonsAreJustForbiddenCats]

Soooo many good memories because of this game. We were so poor growing up and I remember my mom literally collecting pennies just to be able to buy this game for me @ Christmas. Poor thing didn’t even know we needed a gaming console to play it (which we didn’t have) thankfully it was later donated by a charitable organization. Definitely in the feels right now.

[@berati9988]

Back then we didn’t have much but we were happy. Now we have much but we are not happy anymore

[@rebecca_rh]

@@berati9988we should live more i n the present perhaps just like how we did back then and enjoy life more don’t you think? Personally i can, you can too really

[@darren5115]

It’s really heart touching hearing everyone had such an amazing experience playing this game growing up. And I’m really glad it has meant a lot to you. I only started this game 2 weeks ago with a friend watching me play. She has been playing this game since she was 6 years old, and hearing her reactions to certain parts as I go through the game was really sweet to hear because it really brought back memories for her. I have really been liking this game, although I wish this could’ve been part of my childhood but better late than never right?

[@brando3424]

yes, better late than never

[@buttered_wheel7382]

The peace this brought my inner child... the way it made my anxiety disappear for a minute... i havent felt this calm in years... when i die. I hope this plays in the background...

[@LasagnaPinko]

Now I remember why I loved Kingdom Hearts.

[@pitzonxd2867]

I played the game when I was 4, so 18 years ago and it still feels like yesterday. Everything goes on, life will be hard sometime, things may not go as planned but this will stay forever as the memories will live onwards... Masterpiece of a song

[@aidincollins9830]

This was one of my mom’s favorite games.. she passed away little over a year ago and every time I hear this I break down… I miss her so much..

[@truthislight87]

The original version of Dearly Beloved is the best version. Out of all the versions, this captivates the feeling of longing and nostalgia better than the others... the others are good but I find the overly sad or emotional. This is just simple and clean. Thanks for the upload. I'll be reading the bible peacefully to this.

[@CHT1992]

>reading the bible, lmao

[@Somonyo]

Don't think I didn't notice that simple and clean in there

[@DYNAM1TE1998]

Facts

[@0knothing443]

_KH III menu theme enters the chat_

[@GogetaKai]

@@0knothing443 KHIII's Dearly Beloved doesnt compare to KH or KHII's dearly beloved

[@7DdlySns713]

My sister meditates to this, and it's my wake up alarm in the morning. When I am stressed or need to relax I listen to this or traverse town and reflect

[@ashtonjenai]

Lately this has been helping me sleep better at night. Thank you.

[@jacobmilano1507]

as much as i wanna say "i wanna go back to being a kid reliving all of these emotions." id like to say that I am absolutely blessed to have children who are into video games like I was. i can present gems like this to them and perhaps build a different emotional connection through this opening menu theme. if my kids could experience this adventure, feel like this is what childhood meant, and think of simpler times by tracks like these, I feel I've done a great job as a dad.

[@manicms]

This physically hurt me. Thank you.

[@reagancarlisle6618]

I loved watching my mom play this game when I was little. Being that young seems like a past life now but this song sounds like I was just listening to it yesterday.

[@NotARealChannel1]

These were some the the happiest times of my life... I hope I can one day find that same happiness again. This game helped teach me how to have love for one another and what true friendship really means. Friends always and forever, forever and always.

[@BJ-zd2or]

Me too ❤

[@samagonic263]

Homie even kept the ps2 sound effects homie knows what's up

[@sebastianc2077]

Thank you for uploading the actual dearly beloved from KH1 since many people only upload the kh2 version which is nice and all but the original holds a special place in my heart.

[@PeekMorose]

Back In 2010 My Big Sister Use To Love This Game On A PS2 I Was Only 5 At The Time But When I Turned 7 She Commit Suicide I Don't Know Why She Did That To Herself. I Didn't Touch That PS2 For 2 Months After She Passed And I Realized That Kingdom Hearts Was Still In There At The Time So I Play It and it Was Really Fun And Hard. This Song Makes Me Miss Her She Would Be 29 In 2020 But Now I Play Kingdom Hearts On The Xbox One. Here i Am Left Without A Single Sister😪 Am 15 Years Old

[@mikesullivan8516]

😭 thats sad but it will be fine

[@NotARealChannel1]

Hey man, your sister will live again. She is just sleeping for now. But as sure as the sun rises and sets, I tell you your sister and all those like her will live again. The world and this system are passing away, slowly day by day. The return of the king. All will rise again.

[@NotARealChannel1]

Bone Thugs N Harmony- Crossroads Watch the video.

[@stpidstuff]

@@NotARealChannel1 I mean technically They'll live again, just in a different way from normal. Their decomposed bodies will let other life prosper. Their grave could have a tree growing from it sometime in the future, and in that tree could be an entire mini-ecosystem.

[@edisonjaviercordovaparreno4401]

This world is only for the living, if you could cross to the other side, you can see your sister again, but not right now, you must live please, live for you and your sister, if you do not live, she will not be happy when cross the way and see her again.I am very sure that she is waiting for you.

[@ryoga81]

The original is where it’s at. It’s just not the same without the waves AND the extra notes. I used to sit at the start screen all the time just hear exactly this. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@divineldc2385]

I feel like their is no way to describe how this song makes me feel. It brings me to a happier time where things were... simpler than they were. When I was a carefree child with little knowledge of the world that I lived in. When I was carefree and problem free. When everything was perfect and great. When I could just sit down, turn of the ps2, and open kingdom hearts without any worries like work I need to get finished. I could just play with a peaceful mind and just enjoy the menu music before starting the game.... you know it's kinda sad in a way. You wish you could go back and never leave and always stay in that moment of time where you enjoyed yourself and had no worries but you know you can't but deep down you hope with all your heart you'll wake up back where you started and happiness will flood you when you turn on that ps2 and hear this music again but that day never comes and you know it will never because some things are impossible no matter how hard you want it to be possible. Love kh1 for making me feel this way

[@chancequiroz2770]

So true

[@mau345]

Moreover, have you ever tried playing it again? How did you feel? When i had a little time and decided to play a favorite game of mine, it felt different, the same tranquility, excitement and joy wasnt there or was not the same- when i noticed that i became more sad. But that is life

[@alanm6o9]

Thats your life @mau345 I played through all my childhood games recently and had a fucking blast

[@belld.s5276]

One of the best games in my life time. Just...unbeatable in every way. Music, gameplay, challenge, wonder...it was perfect.

[@cloudex-soldier2526]

we never knew the precious adventure that awaits us behind that music

[@Jimmy_Moo-Lah]

Im so sad right now. Sad that i didnt appreciate my childhood and the moments i had. I remember playing this game and loving it so much. The music, the gameplay, the fun I had, it was amazing. Im so sad. This song will hold a special place in my heart. Forever one of my favorite games.

[@sylux112]

Usually i was thinking i was heartless, except when i listen the sound and soundtrack of this majestous sage.

[@HoraceTheCat]

I remember booting up this game for the first time all those years ago. I listened to this song for a good 15 minutes before I started the game. Such a relaxing, classic theme that I'll never forget.

[@hi2luvsmelons]

No game will ever have the reach that Kingdom Hearts has. You may critic the modern games and the series as a whole, but you have to admit, the amount of childhood stories connected to this game is like no other, that's why it's so significant in gaming history.

[@BJ-zd2or]

Nostalgia critic played the game and did say he liked it and he said I could od expiernrc this in my childhood but he knew there was something there which I would of wanted critic to explore. More into it. Becouse it has innocence to it. Always has through the journey. Its a fragile as always had been taken for granted but it is very treasured. My dad saw this game and one part saw sora and kiri talking too each other. Lovey divy stuff I was embarrassed but my dad wasnt. I look back and think, that's really what everyone wants in love to be loved. Something important there. People do sadly push others away, if it's the rule and by all its boundaries it gas on subjective and objective ways. I know deep down behind the smoke and mirrors of social media trends and language barriers of something and someone, there is always a person with love. It's just cant be seen. Thd game tells the player very indirectly of things live and friendship. Their not easy. Sometimes you can have memories, or you can have a memory what ig felt like with seeing anther person in the distance. But you see the good parts of them and everyone has that of people if unknowing. Very much so. The game is very special.

[@paulmusni]

When I was 14 I remember having my ps2 on just to listen to this music closing my eyes and falling asleep . Man those days where simple no bs to worry about. I hope everyone finds peace every time they listen to this.

[@jjveliz10]

Possibly the most timeless, simple, beautiful, and elegant piece I have ever heard. They made many remixes of the first Dearly Beloved, but nothing comes close to what the first one felt like in Kingdom Hearts. This theme is not just a remembrance of what once was, but it’s nostalgic and comforting - it feels like home and times long past 💖

[@Kenthis15]

The other KH games never really caught the emotion as well as the first one did. I replay them every year but KH1 still overwhelms me with emotion. This song and it’s ocean waves live in my heart. It’s a part of who I am, like many of you I’ll never part with it.

[@jacoriehill8945]

I use this to put my 6 month year old boy to sleep almost every night and guaranteed less than 20mins he’s knocked out

[@Will13drumheaded]

2024... and I still cry to this.... damn... its been soooooooooooooo long. I considered it as background music at home even when I finished the game...

[@Goodpizzaa]

This song invokes the most profoundly deep nostalgic sadness for a world I was ripped from when Innocence is finally lost.

[@rebecca_rh]

It’s never lost as long as you revive your inner child. Personally hearing this evokes pure bliss and joy in my heart. You can feel like you did back then i promise. Godspeed

[@jarl_fontan]

This music represents a moment of escape on many levels. The escape from an abusive childhood, the escape to a happier time, when disney was real magic, when being a kid was both the prison and the sanctuary. You could play this game and replace your struggles with something that was still dark and dangerous, but so much more beautiful. Your pain made you the hero, you got to fight for something pure, and not just to survive real life. You could escape your nightmare and play through someone else's, and for once, you felt like you could win.

[@marissag.Vs_winterbear]

No lie, I want this version played at my wedding. Hopefully on a beach too 💖🥺

[@cookiemonster4g]

I miss the feeling of playing this masterpiece of game. Everything was perfect.

[@josephmartin2031]

Do all the memories come flooding back of someone you loved or just of that special time when things were simple? Then, you're in the right place listening to this track.

[@sober_katz]

listening to this again makes me want to cry i want to go back to 2013/2014 and play this game with my brother again in his room. wish we could just return to the simpler times

[@Max20004]

Bro i have the same feel

[@ashleighanderson4359]

Oh, the simpler things that you take for granted growing up that turns into heart gripping nostalgia

[@Mrghost271]

This just goes to show how powerful music can be. We can remember a game so fondly just by how awesome the main menu music was

[@FurrKnight]

This is the song that was playing when my mother passed away. This song will always be a part of my existence and thereafter. It symbolizes the passage of time, the crystalline nature of wishes and existence itself, it is everything and nothing. The calm before our after a storm. Live life best you can with love in your heart and fully knowing it is temporary yet ever flowing.

[@thegreenking4469]

Relaxing lullaby, to put you to sleep

[@Devilslettucee]

that first noise though, nostalgic asf im crying

[@TotalZen-oe6xe]

This brings me back to much simpler times of my life. School is out for summer, I go home, set my back pack down, get comfortable, and pop a game like this in and play to my heart’s content through out summer. I’m glad I got to savor those moments cause I can’t have them back anymore

[@martkik]

First second, that sound that started everything

[@elizabethhernandez1456]

I will always remember the day when I first played kingdom hearts.... this game was more than just a game. It was a life changing experience 😭❤

[@nDreulin]

I’m turning 18 in a week and I can’t tell you how important this game is to me. My parents were in debt and we lived with my grandparents but my uncle and aunt (12 and 15 at the time) played this on their ps2. I remember they had the game book for it and I looked through the pages and attempted to play it on my own and after I moved away I forgot all about it until I heard this song and then the memories had came flooding back and I started to cry. This song and the game take me back to one of the earliest points in my life and I can’t express how much it hits me in the feelings. It gives me a strong sense of how valuable time is because now my uncle and aunt grew up and don’t play anymore but I remember watching them play this,

[@nv_chino]

Happy Belated Birthday

[@Thizzizzipz]

The world that I once knew is gone.. but, at least I can go on youtube and look up this stuff to reminisce the good times. The times where I didn't worry about anything.. The times when my dad was alive and life wasn't so bitter. Thank you youtube. Thank you square Enix for making this masterpiece. You have touched the souls of many people. And that.. well that's beautiful.

[@Peachyace420]

Literally my childhood 🥺❤️ Goodbye 2019 and my childhood it was amazing

[@retro2409]

My friends had got me into Kingdom Hearts last year, at first i didn't enjoy the game due to how vague it was with direction, but months later i picked the game up again and when this menu screen came up, I dont know why but i was hit with so much nostalgia, not from this game but similar games (Earthbound, Mario and Luigi rpgs, etc.) now im enjoying the game more than ever, and cant wait to play Chain of Memories KH2 and so forth.

[@playrotsen1134]

Solo pido revivir ese tiempo una vez más y disfrutarlo mejor

[@Max20004]

Igual que yo tío estamos en las mismas

[@orlandocarranza7187]

It's been 22 years and I will never forget the joy this game brought me. Truly unforgettable.

[@Drawin-Circles]

Damn, I was stranded on that beach for sooo long... I loved every minute of it tho

[@raquellydoesntsocialize]

Not me crying. I didn’t get the chance to play this game until I was 16. It was 2011 and my two best friends loaned me a ps2 and this game. I have never been more in love with a story, and have never loved a piano song more than this.

[@michaelmeara6776]

I have such amazing memories playing this game, my childhood was anything from perfect but when I hear this song it makes it feel so perfect like I was just in the right moment in time to get to experience and now I have 3 kids and when I has my oldest I played the first one with her and there were times I had to hold back tears just from the feelings that would rush back and seeing her get to enjoy it as I did.. man life is really a trip

[@Jkeez07]

i'm feel super blessed to have such beautiful childhood...such a beautiful important memories... that days are super simple, yet beautiful ... ahh thank god now the internet almost have everything, even a memory like this i coul dfind easily now. Thank you

[@bleuburri1404]

I figured it out. It sounds like the end of a chapter and the beginning of a new mostly unwanted one. It sounds like change feels like. Like, this happened and though hard to believe, it’s what you have to live with. I think that’s why it hits so hard.

[@joshshrum2764]

Shit that’s literally just Kingdom Hearts, in a nutshell, it’s all because of Xenonort, these unwanted chapters are written.

[@THEMASKEDINDIVIDUALEST2024]

Rest in Peace - The Old Unversed Cast Videos 2016-2024 Gone (thanks to ex-member Haedox), but certainly not forgotten.