Soundtrack details for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix and 1.5 ReMix
Square Enix have revealed that they will release a Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix Collector’s Edition in Japan. The title features remasters of Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for the PlayStation 3. In addition, the collector’s edition includes an artbook and a Blu-ray soundtrack album.
For Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix, Tai Yasue annnounced at E3 that over 80 tracks from the original titles have apparently been revamped. The Boston-based Video Game Orchestra announced that they recorded music for the title, which has been orchestrated by founder Shota Nakama.
In addition to the collector’s edition soundtrack, a separate commercial release is planned. In addition, a soundtrack release is also planned for last year’s Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMix, which included orchestral performances by Japanese recording orchestra gaQdan arranged by Bemani’s Taku Sakakibara (aka TaQ).
Posted on June 15, 2014 by Chris Greening. Last modified on June 17, 2014.
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Yes! I will be first in line to buy this collection! I hope 2.5 Remix retains the same high quality as 1.5 in terms of performance and arrangement.
I’m very excited as well! I wonder if they will include the un-rerecorded tracks as they did with FFXHD to fill out the space and for completeness.
I know I might be a complete & utter blasphemer for saying this, but I really wish that the Kingdom Hearts soundtracks would come to iTunes at some point, specifically Australian iTunes. Because we always get short end of the stick in that regard.
This is excellent. I was skeptical back when they remastered the music for 1.5, thinking it somewhat unnecessary, but this, when you consider KH2’s synth quality…man, it’s the complete opposite. It needs this upgrade badly. Can’t wait to hear what they do with He’s a Pirate and the Hollow Bastion theme.