Traverse Town | Town Square Evening Ambience: Kingdom Hearts Jazz Music

[@AmbienceAcademy]

⌚ 8-hour looped version HERE ▸ www.patreon.com/posts/loop-traverse-88114992 💻 Live wallpaper version HERE ▸ www.patreon.com/posts/live-wallpaper-69627692 🎶💡 *_...You wake up in a dead-end alleyway surrounded by wooden crates and garbage cans. The sounds of distant laughter and music echo in the background, prompting you to your feet in search for answers. As you make your way through the narrow alleyway, you find yourself in a town with a night sky filled with stars shining brightly on its horizons. You stumble across the town square and can't help but notice the beautifully paved streets lit with warm, yellow lights. Two black lamps stand at the center of the plaza, surrounded by children running playfully around the open area. By following the sound of the music, you discover an outdoor café filled with a number of unique patrons. There's a live band tonight, and they're playing smooth jazz music that speaks directly to your soul. As the music flows through the square, the children dance and the street lights combined with the moonlight keep the town in ever-glow..._* 00:00｜01｜Traverse Town | Kingdom Hearts 02:30｜02｜You've Got a Friend in Me | Kingdom Hearts III 06:47｜03｜Dearly Beloved (Swing Version) | Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory 10:01｜04｜Hikari (Jazz Version) | SMES | kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmrXl5SjhbmYd6M 15:18｜05｜Kairi's Theme (Jazz Ballad Version) | Xnarky | kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHO0h6t5i7mnf8k 20:27｜06｜Traverse Town (Jazz Version) | The Consouls | kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2Krh36YrruljZI 25:43｜07｜Lazy Afternoons (Jazz Version) | Charles Ritz | kzbin.info/www/bejne/gF6Vq36Pa5l_iK8 30:41｜08｜Passion (Jazz Version) | The Consouls feat. Asahi Takahashi | kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKSQmn2afLaXgpI 36:23｜09｜Simple and Clean (Jazz Version) | insaneintherainmusic feat. Carlos Eiene | kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHqkfqSEhKhmbMk 43:08｜10｜Traverse in Trance | Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance 48:02｜11｜Dearly Beloved (Jazz Version) | The Consouls | kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3jRXqWVpMuiodE 57:47｜12｜Destiny Islands (Big Band Jazz Version) | Eric L. & Friends | kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZO1poOfbJh-qZI 1:02:24｜13｜Hikari (Jazz Version) | The Consouls feat. Asahi Takahashi | kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKSQmn2afLaXgpI 1:06:09｜14｜Lazy Afternoons (Jazz Ballad Version) | The Consouls kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJKrZaeJhd57rsU 1:12:18｜15｜Traverse Town (Jazz Version) | insaneintherainmusic | kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2mtkqSkbNeUgNk 1:19:00｜16｜Destiny Islands | Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories

[@BladeOfLight16]

"with the moonlight keep[ing] the town in ever-glow" I see what you did there. Nice tribute. ;D _golf clap_

[@bdeamon1]

Traverse Town is the epitome of what Kingdom Hearts is all about. The lived in feel and charm with a hint of mystery of a Final Fantasy game, blended with the warmth and vibrance of Disney movies

[@AmbienceAcademy]

Very nicely put!

[@RepublicOfUs]

Now, if only someone could remind Square Enix about that......

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

@@RepublicOfUs right? I think their creativity and execution needs to reflect what made these games so memorable 20+ years later.

[@MrQuincy27]

Would love to see it return in KH4

[@rodrigobarba930]

Heard somewhere that traverse town is loosely inspired by main street at Disneyland

[@andrewgotlost]

Original Kingdom Hearts had magic and mystery I havent felt in any other game in the series.

[@IcouldBeAModel]

The mystery is amazing... They should explain a few things less to keep the mystery in the air... From the moment we see that stylized door in Destiny Island that doesn't open and we don't know what it is, we already feel the mystery and then Sora leaves his universe and falls into Traverse Town at night, Everything seems unexplained, mysterious, inserted... You feel like you are in an atypical place, in a familiar but atypical situation. I always have the same Feeling when we see Sora walking at night on those dirt paths with grass on the side... It's a familiar, strange feeling that conveys mystery and insecurity and in some magical way reminds me From a strange part of childhood. A child's perspective on the serious side of life, that we dont fully understand yet.

[@avinashramyead4169]

@@IcouldBeAModel I started KH3 and had to stop after 15 minutes and returned it

[@edyfofashow]

@@avinashramyead4169 finish it bro, not the best but decent enough to beat

[@jouflow]

@@avinashramyead4169is that bad??

[@twilight_lupinesilva4691]

​@@jouflowI liked it.

[@geocross237]

I listened to this while walking around Disney Springs at night. Never have I felt such serenity. 😊 I hope they recreate a real Traverse Town some day.

[@AmbienceAcademy]

Oh that sounds lovely! I went to Disney World earlier this year, wanting to go back already 😭

[@user-qq5pd1vx5s]

Lol This makes me jealous invite me with you to go

[@geocross237]

@@user-qq5pd1vx5s Will you be my Donald or my Goofy?

[@fix-it-flo]

that would be so sick

[@princealbertz]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Universal Studios made a Traverse Town since they’re currently making Donkey Kong Land in 2024

[@piercemchugh4509]

Traverse Town definitely has that uncanny valley effect. Sounds and noises of a bustling town and the place is barren of any life when you walk around.

[@AS-fu1kd]

I think many old videogames had that effect

[@BladeOfLight16]

@@AS-fu1kd "old" Way to make us feel young, kid.

[@AmandaJulina]

It's kind of crazy to me now as an adult that the thing I most vividly remember clocking when I played Kingdom Hearts when I was ten was the lack of NPCs in the game, most especially in Traverse Town.

[@piercemchugh4509]

​@@AmandaJulina I know what you mean. Personally I found it a bit spooky and the magician's study didn't help. I feel like they should have made it daytime or something.

[@vvitch-mist20]

That was part of the point, however most old games didn't have the space so they were often filled with important characters. Now adays it's pretty expected to fill cities with NPCs.

[@joesilvareality]

Kingdom Hearts needs it's own theme park

[@JMartini810]

I remember being a kid and looking up at the stars in Traverse Town and wondering which star was what Disney world..... There was one that stood out to me and thats where Kairi was.... At least to me ❤ ... I even started a new game and got here and looked up and started crying.... Man what music and games can do to us....

[@ZgermanGuy.]

its always so amazing to hear that people have the exact same experience as i Did

[@theDreamyCat1]

word bro. turn on the game still and go to traverse town for the music and nostalgia just to feel something

[@JMartini810]

@@theDreamyCat1 Agreed ! It's also Traverse Town and the opening songs of KH1 and 2 that I love !

[@theDreamyCat1]

@@JMartini810 hell yea bro. the first time seeing Kh2 opening cutscene with Sanctuary honestly was amazing man. it just felt like so much story was going to be delivered and man 20 years later here we are 🔥

[@JMartini810]

@@theDreamyCat1 SERIOUSLY!! KH1 Opening was amazing but Sanctuary was a GAME CHANGER !!! It is crazy how years later here we are.... Wow man....

[@flyinryan1459]

It's 2002, you're up late at night on the ps2, and you've been following a boy on tropical islands all day... his home is torn away from him, and he's tossed into dangers unlike no other... at least here you can rest easy, knowing the boy is in a good place, that while not entirely safe, he can find comfort here.

[@synergyb5829]

It's crazy how I can listen to this song for so long and never get tired of it

[@nicho-uyx1287]

One of my friends in high school (2012-2013) had the heart to show me Kingdom Hearts on his ps2 as he was obsessed with it and played it many times. We had a small run going until the inevitable for us happened, one of those days we spent together we didn't know would be our last. He lived in my neighborhood and would come to my house a lot. Sometimes I would get annoyed and want to just have the day to myself. I hadn't really given the game much thought as I had moved on from older gen games and had my xbox live and shooter games to play with my other friend group, but I did like the game play, story, and music of KH. After the years have passed I really started playing the genre of games I had always played before, and I realized how much I had missed them. What did I grab among them: Kingdom Hearts. I have also grown to miss that precious time with friends without having a worry in the world, and wish I hadn't taken it for granted while getting annoyed sometimes. My next play through will be for the friend that I wish I spent more time with and I wish we could've played the amazing game all the way through. Here's to you, Ben.

[@JVP_thephobic]

We all took it for granted. 😭 my cousin introduced it to me and bro. Now, we don't even talk or have any common ground because life. But at one point in time, we were all united here in traverse town. 🥲 hopefully, one day we can return even if just for a moment.

[@nitro8611]

I'm listening to this on my back porch at night.

[@Inertiatherockband]

That sounds legendary. Maybe light a nice fire on the next one? :)

[@JVP_thephobic]

Vibes. Got a cigar lit watching the leaves fall. Might start up the fireplace now thanks to you guys. 🫡

[@yingmoua5194]

I used this ambience to reduce my anxiety when I was going through some stuff. I was upset that it was gone for a bit. So glad you re-uploaded. Timing couldn't have been any better. Thank you 🙏

[@jesterfield1]

Stay strong 💪

[@thewisepowerfull1938]

Do more KH ambience please, this is just too good. I'm speaking as a massive KH fan!

[@steelheadpizzaradiofuzzmud9841]

Traverse town. The home I’ll always have

[@dabulls1g]

20 years, this really brings a lot back. Thank you.

[@Verum_Rex]

Crazy to think this game is 20 years old. Time flies so fast

[@austinmurray8610]

Loved coming here after big boss battles to unwind. Traverse Town is therapeutic.

[@JVP_thephobic]

Right!🥰

[@bplatinumpaladin]

I feel like I'm at a dinner at an outdoor patio place in Disney Parks.

[@viktorm9401]

Traverse in Trance from Dream Drop Distance is one of the best songs I've ever heard in my life.

[@toottootsonicwarrior5777]

Traverse town for me will always be that special place where it all began. It has such a nostalgic and curious air about it. It reminds me of bring a child walking through the dimly lit streets of disneyland, eyes full of wonder.

[@HiHi-lt1cb]

This and the Twilight Town music make me feel some kinda way

[@CastroMKE]

I CANT BELIEVE THESE ARE BACK! I was DEVASTATED when KZbin took these mixes down. I’m so happy they’re available again 😁😁😁

[@TheGuardian2500]

I do have to say that I found myself feeling more productive in writing my book to this. Who would have thought that the jazzy vibes in Traverse Town would get my mind focused on accomplishing even something as tedious as citing my sources? I will definitely add this to my Writer's Playlist and will be coming back for more, when the mood and time are right.

[@edge6441]

Its been so long since i ve played this game it feels like another life....Still this music instantly took me bk to a time of carefree years days and nights...Amazing work Ambience academy thank you! I hope we all find our traverse town one day. Also this channel is gold!

[@JVP_thephobic]

It was a different lifetime with its own issues that seem so small now. It's a perspective that I try to hold on to well into adulthood because life is colder now. Not complaining or anything. Just think that that childhood innocent is needed even in adults from time to time. In a world full of heartless, our hearts are forever ingrained here in traverse town. 🥰

[@edge6441]

@@JVP_thephobic well said man well said!

[@EpicxSnipezify]

I just got transported back to my childhood and playing this game. Such a warm feeling.

[@johnheyerdal]

Incredible jazzzz energy

[@OgreDLink]

I spent so much time here as a kid I remember having dreams about walking around town

[@JerseyMic]

This is just….beautiful. Traverse Town is one of my utmost favorite BGM of all time.

[@somedegenerate6622]

Imagine if they played this in Downtown Disney at night

[@3seren]

My favourite game of all time. I don't even know how many times I played this game just to feel that nostalgia again. And That's my favourite town music (and then Halloween town). Wish they brought it back😭

[@mikerava]

The passion really shines through. Great job!

[@donnadeadpool2160]

I'm not sure why but just listening to this puts my heart at ease.

[@tenpers]

Yo, this mix is actually insane. Liked!

[@Naruto_from_the_Naruto_show]

eyy it's Tenpers, your mixes are killer too dude!

[@suikale]

Wonder if we'll ever go back to Traverse Town? What a peaceful place, there to protect those who lost their home.

[@AmbienceAcademy]

I'd love to return as well!! Maybe in Kingdom Hearts IV??

[@thomasp.1533]

I've always wondered if there will ever be a connection between Traverse Town, Twilight Town, and Daybreak Town. They're all "towns" and they all center around clock towers in some way (you could argue that Radiant Garden also fits the bill as well). It's proooooobably just that Nomura likes the asthetic of clocktowers in towns or something. But it would be cool if there was a deeper reason.

[@suikale]

@@thomasp.1533 They also have the same kind of stuck-in-time feel to them! Twilight Town and Daybreak Town are obvious opposites to each other, and in Traverse Town it's always night time. Buuut yeah, maybe it's just Nomura's Aesthetic™😄

[@thomasp.1533]

@@suikale I never thought of that, but yeah with Daybreak town we have morning, with Twilight Town we have evening, and with Traverse Town we have night. And I guess Scala ad Caelum could be like, day time, and Radiant Garden evening? And the World That Never Was, the dead of night perhaps? Huh.

[@kripikendo]

Downloading this before it escapes me again! 🥰 thank you for providing us with this gift

[@ASMRkalma]

This is my youtube music save point

[@bigcereal4382]

LET'S GOOOO!!!! This is one I've been looking to!

[@AmbienceAcademy]

I hope it didn't disappoint 😅

[@ZgermanGuy.]

please bring this town back square bigger and better than we ever seen before I want to glide over the rooftops of that pleasent down

[@hu3serinminor453]

I love this, but it's too early in the morning for me to be tearing up hahaha

[@johnheyerdal]

30:13 is so good

[@deepseastonecore3017]

If you believe in yourself and with a tiny pinch of magic, all your dreams can come true

[@BladeOfLight16]

No, but you can still make amazing things happen. Just understand that while life can be grand, it won't ever be everything you expected or hoped for. But that's not a bad thing. Often times, the things you hope for won't end the way you wanted, and sometimes the things that surprise you are much, much better.

[@user-oe2fl4vr9j]

This is a nice quiet place. Fine dining.

[@PKMN37]

This has always been one of my favorite KH Worlds and themes.

[@FullForce098]

35:00 That went way harder than it had any right too. 1:00:42 That did too.

[@HaxxorBunny24]

now now all this one needs is sora screaming random gibberish, Donald saying THUNDER!!! or casting any spell and goofy ''cmon!!''

[@MateoMotado]

They need to make this a place in a disney park…

[@xv7z217]

Thank God this awesome playlist is back 🙏

[@1nflam39]

Can't say how many times I've listened to this. Much appreciated.

[@annacimorelli1214]

So glad this is back!!

[@husepher]

Empty traverse town with this music is creepy

[@dreamer2anime]

This! THIS! You are a gift❤️

[@JoseAntonioGarciaMiralle-is4wr]

Esta música nos envía de nuevo a nuestra infancia cuando disfrutábamos jugando al fútbol, amigos, pasábamos horas delante de la play ...

[@weeku99]

43:08 dream drop distance was my first kingdom hearts game, this song is so nostalgic

[@noona514]

The Big Band version of Destiny Islands sounds so grand!

[@enzogm]

One of the best KH related playlists I've heard in a lot of years, great for different contexts and moods. Thanks you!

[@adrianpalomares2055]

KH’s music is incredible, and this does it justice! FF13 should get one of these.

[@timcannon307]

melody of memory swing version is really good

[@user-fy2mh6ld9r]

I can't get enough of your content.

[@jasonhallneuroverse]

I'd be pretty happy if this theme was the last thing I ever heard

[@jesuscorrales8909]

24:54 I jumped from my chair and started giving it all.

[@IcouldBeAModel]

The mystery is amazing... They should explain a few things less to keep the mystery in the air... From the moment we see that stylized door in Destiny Island that doesn't open and we don't know what it is, we already feel the mystery and then Sora leaves his universe and falls into Traverse Town at night, Everything seems unexplained, mysterious, inserted... You feel like you are in an atypical place, in a familiar but atypical situation. I always have the same Feeling when we see Sora walking at night on those grasslands roads with grass on the side... It's a familiar, strange feeling that conveys mystery and insecurity and in some magical way reminds me From a strange part of childhood. A child's perspective on the serious side of life, that we dont fully understand yet.

[@BernardDixon-qc3bn]

Awesome love kingdom hearts and awesome ambience

[@DaffierPig6843]

This is why I love this game

[@_danaro_]

Nostalgie

[@TheHakbul]

Sounds like home

[@CaptainSanchez]

Reminds me of Old Downtown Disney in Orlando, FL

[@zeelyle2002]

Welcome back!

[@AmbienceAcademy]

Thanks!!

[@zeelyle2002]

@@AmbienceAcademy Of course my friend! I'm subscribed to the new channel and ready to get back to relaxing! Thanks again! And may this new channel thrive forever!

[@ackbeans4829]

I don’t care what anyone says, Traverse Town > Twilight Town and I need this world to come back somehow in Kingdom Hearts IV.

[@TonyKnight1208]

Love this theme so much

[@DeGoya]

they should add this to Disneyland

[@pamplumley6873]

Thank u so much for this I love it🤗💖

[@Artractive_]

The best kingdom hearts world there is ✨🤌🏼

[@AlbaTavernMusicArt]

Awesome song and visuals!

[@bigcereal4382]

I would be lying if I said I didn't miss the old background. The old version of traverse town was bright, colorful, full of various colors that drew the eyes. Whatever happened to it?

[@AmbienceAcademy]

I definitely think the lighting of the original was better. I really tried to match them but it just wouldn't come out the same. The old version used still images that were edited to make them appear animated. This new version uses an actual 3D map that was created as a mod for Kingdom Hearts 3. I opted to go for this new version because I could actually load into this map and take pictures at many different angles with the free cam. I still have a copy of the old one, and will consider reuploading it after everything else is uploaded.

[@bigcereal4382]

@@AmbienceAcademy Thank you, and I can 100% respect your decision. The track remains one of my favorites in your collection, the visuals are just a bonus.

[@TheSkullKlownTSK]

Ahhh when games had meaning and feelings

[@1234-m3n]

30:41

[@omniowl9987]

Old memories ^^ !

[@KylesBestvideos]

Now that I live in Japan, this hits so different when I listen to it in the background.

[@JVP_thephobic]

I bet!

[@BlkArcher]

thank you so much

[@low_etc]

Why doesn't this channel have more subs man

[@amit_patel654]

Ohhh this takes me back :)

[@Eragarev]

Good music to develop to. :)

[@AcesPlace22]

I'd stand in the center of the town.. wish on a star that I'd find my way to this magical place.. escaping my nightmare of a life.. running from the real heartless.. finding friends and a warm loving embrace.. to shelter me from the pain... 20 years later... I still look to the stars.. one day my paradise will be met..

[@squeise_art]

Ah man what do u want me to say 😮‍💨❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Synth_Waver91]

Growing up is lame as hell, I remember coming home from middle school and playing this game for hours and hours. Yo when tf are they gonna invent time travel? I wanna go back and just chill with some Kingdom Hearts and my old PS2

[@suntzu4607]

Ah Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2.. Where the worlds Sora visited actually had a purpose to the story instead of just being a filler world to level. Also FF characters.

[@blueflash1374]

its weird we never revisited Traverse Town in KH2 or 3

[@paolumuwashere5316]

Wanted to listen to this while reading my book but there's way too many ads.

[@andydandy8525]

im sorry about your other channel, man. but im glad i downloaded the scala ad calem one! 😂

[@ackbeans4829]

I know you don’t have a ton of videos up at the moment, but you should set up some playlists while you only have a few to sort out. Saves the headache of doing it later on

[@jamisonduncan2215]

Jesus left and was going away from the Temple when his disciples came to him to call his attention to its buildings. “Yes,” he said, “you may well look at all these. I tell you this: not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one of them will be thrown down.” -Gospel of Matthew

[@Dumbbruce-ent]

It’s funny cause Kh been a staple game in my life to the point if you were to play it without telling me what game it’s from I would be able to guess right in a heartbeat.

[@gracekim25]

Woooo!

[@iliekpie1337]

best music

[@Fart_Simpson]

25:40

[@1234-m3n]

1:02:24

[@vulpes_vigor1953]

I remember when this game used to make me so happy and inspired......16 years later and many useless games later plus a 3rd game that was trash........aint life grand

[@slouchygamer3266]

Already playing the song before I tap on it XD miss kingdom hearts

[@fatfade]

lets goooooo

[@topercaker2646]

Pure soul, the early stage capitalism warmth hits you.

[@kjygxk]

Absolument génial ! où trouve on le CD ? XD