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changes in music from old to new

Discussion in 'Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix + / 2.5' started by Maxad, Apr 28, 2015.

  1. Maxad

    Maxad New Member

    There are a TON of music tracks in Kingdom Hearts 2 alone, and final mix adds even more with extra boss fights and secret cutscenes (fate of the unknown is still my favorite piece by Yoko Shimomura)

    However from the transition of ps2 to ps3, things changed for final mix 1 and 2, mostly the fact that now the songs are played with new instruments as opposed to the music from the ps2 console itself.
    Because of this, many songs sound different, for better or worse.

    For instance, Land of the Dragons sounded good in the original Kingdom Hearts 2, but in Final Mix on ps3, it sounds GORGEOUS! It really captures that Chinese vibe.

    Another improvement is with Port Royal from Pirates of the Carribian. The battle theme, "he's a pirate" sounded waaay lackluster in the original and thankfully the ps3 version fixes that and makes it sound more like the film!

    However not all tracks saw improvement in my opinion, (looking at you, hazordous highway) certain instruments take a backseat to violins to feel more like birth by sleep so the emotion durring alot of scenes feel very different. The ps2 used synth voices which made alot of battles sound really epic, however all of those seem to be lost now save for one wiged angel. The piano keys sound shorter also.

    just something ive noticed. ^__^ not hating on it, im fine witth most of the changes.
     

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