28. Darkness of the Unknown (Project Destati: DARKNESS)
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Published 2018-07-04
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"Darkness of the Unknown", a track we always considered to be the final culmination of all the fights against Organization XIII, is presented in DARKNESS as an anthology of Organization themes: "The 13th Struggle", "The 13th Dilemma", and "The 13th Reflection" all make a brief appearance, as well as a few familiar characters connected to Xemnas.
A new brass melody, introduced early in the track, serves as a recurring motif throughout that ties all the pieces of this arrangement together. Along with all the fun character references, we also shifted some of the instrumentation around to better deliver the power we felt this track deserved.
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PROJECT DESTATI: DARKNESS
In celebration of KINGDOM HEARTS and the stunning melodies of Yoko Shimomura, Utada Hikaru, Takeharu Ishimoto, and Tsuyoshi Sekito, we present Project Destati’s second volume.
DARKNESS is the highly-anticipated follow-up album to Project Destati’s 2014 Billboard-charting soundtrack album “LIGHT.” The album is a musical amalgamation of fan-favorite themes from the KINGDOM HEARTS series, re-assembled in an all-new fashion like long-forgotten memories.
Featuring a live string orchestra and industry-leading soloists, DARKNESS is a dark, grand, and mysterious musical experience that aims to capture Tetsuya Nomura’s own imagination.
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David Russell: Producer
Kristin Naigus: Producer
Sebastian Wolff: Producer
Anastasia Korochanskaya: Album art
Disney Interactive: Special Thanks
Jett Galindo: Mastering Engineer (The Bakery)
Square Enix: Special Thanks
Todd Maki: Special Thanks
©Ⓟ 2018 Project Destati
KINGDOM HEARTS is © 2002 Disney/Square Enix. Materia Collective LLC, Project Destati, and artists on this album are no way affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected to Disney/Square Enix with respect to this album. Musical compositions are used with permission. Mechanical licensing facilitated by re:discover, Inc. d/b/a Loudr. © 2018 Sebastian Wolff d/b/a Project Destati. All Rights Reserved.
All Comments (21)
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Tetsuya Nomura - "Although I do feel a little sad when I think some characters will probably never appear ever again. Once I think about that, it makes me a little sad.”
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And now this song is technically official. Nice!
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Darkness of the Unknown is one of my favourite theme, especially when Terra's theme surfaces during the track. The violin makes it sound like an exhausted, but still determined resolve. It really describes well how Terra is torn and imprisoned in so many entities, still fighting after all these years, in vain. And this arrangement is simply gorgeous.
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4:37 TERRA!!! That's his theme!!! Good gosh you guys are masters
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Darkness of the unknown pt1 : 00:00 The 13th struggle (organization leitmotif) : 0:29 The 13th dilemma (organization leitmotif): 0:34 Darkness of the unknown pt1 : 0:44 Destati : 0:54 The 13th reflection : 1:06 Fragments of Sorrow : 1:16 Darkness of the unknown pt2 : 1:30 Dearly Beloved : 2:59 Darkness of the unknown pt3 : 3:10 Sora: 4:00 Riku: 4:07 Darkness of the unknown pt 3 4:12 Terra’s theme : 4:37 Darkness of the unknown pt3 : 4:51 Oscurita dell’ignoto: 5:30
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5:30 the violin is ABSOLUTELY MENTAL!
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3:00 I like that little addition of Dearly Beloved. Nice.
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I love how the first half is so exciting and intense, and the second one is more soothing and dark. And Sora and Terra's themes really surprised me. Bravo! Gotta be another of the best tracks in the album, 11/10.
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Hearts are power Nothingness..... is..... eternal Embrace.....nothing See my hearts power...feel it... know it... ACCEPT IT! Anger....Hatred... See how the hearts greatest virtues SUSTAIN ME Sora.....Riku... There is falsehood within your hearts... do you dare deny it?
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I love how pieces of the themes of everyone involved in making this fight happen have been put in, even if it’s only a little bit of them. It makes it so much more climactic.
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Legend has it that, that one man who disliked still couldn't survive Xemnas's Final Arcana!
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I just want to say that 4:37 is one of my favorite moments of the album. I literally - not figuratively - convulsed when I first heard that.
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Didn't I hear this in the VR experience? How the heck did that happen?! Feels insane that SE have actually recognised you guys now! (Lowkey hoping you guys actually end up working on future KH OSTs alongside Shimomura. That would be amazing!)
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3:40 when the piano comes on and everything just slows down is my favorite part
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"Anger and hatred are supreme" "Saborea la Rabia y el odio" Xemnas is awesome!!
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"We shall go together."
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Somehow you have taken my favourite video game song and made it 10x better, I was not aware such musical feats were possible.
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This... this is something I've been waiting for. Thank you, Project Destati, your magical work never fails to amaze me
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this is the most beautiful piece of art I have ever heard
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No more eternal... Than that radiance of yours... 3:10
