News ► Square Enix Apologises for Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Soundtrack Issues, Track List Released and More!

[Chaser]

There's a load of news right now for the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 and 2.5 ReMIX Soundtracks so let's just jump right into it.

A notice was put up on the official Japanese soundtrack website stating that Square Enix aplogises for an issue with Disk 2 Track 31 "Always on My Mind". This may cause some issues if you have purchased it and don't live in Japan. You can read the full translations thanks to Zephyr!

KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack

Notice of Apology for Product Defect and Disk Replacements

 

Thank you very much for purchasing our products.

November 26, 2014 was the release for the KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack (Item Number: SQEX-10466~8) and the KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 & 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack BOX (Item Number: SQEX-10473~9) and according to the contents, we have found that there were defects in part of the recorded music. The disk in particular will be replaced free of charge.

 

For customers who will receive and purchase this product, we deeply apologize for this possible inconvenience, we are very sorry. We apologize from the bottom of our hearts. In order to prevent this situation in the future, we will strive to improve the quality of our systems thoroughly and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

 

■ Shipping

 

Release Date: November 26, 2014 (Wed)

Title: KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack

Item Number: SQEX 10466~8 (TGCS~8383~5)

Price: ¥ 3,600 (tax) ¥ 3,888 (tax included)

Product Replacement: Disc 2

 

Release Date: November 26, 2014 (Wed)

Title: KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 & 2.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack

Item Number: SQEX 10473~9 (TCGS~8390~6)

Price ¥ 7,000 (tax) ¥ 7,560 (tax included)

 

■ Product Defect Information

 

There is a deficiency in the sound source of KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack [Disc 2/31 track] Always on My Mind.

 

Deficiency Information: It was supposed to be recorded in a stereo sound source but it has been recorded in a mono sound source.

 

■ Replacement Procedures

 

In regards to the support of customers who have purchased and contributed to the sales, we have established a dedicated buyer exchange contact form in the official SQUARE ENIX website. We will guide you in getting a free replacement.

 

■ SQUARE ENIX Support Dedication Reception Form

https://support.jp.square-enix.com/contact.php?id=3021&la=0&daxx=4

 

※ Concerning mobile phones, because this wasn’t designed for the smartphone, we ask that you apply using a PC.

 

■ In Regards to the Product

 

We have already started the process for those that are subjected with the defect and are now being replaced with a non-defect. We apologize for the inconvenience. We suggest that you verify the following described below while in the shop. Thank you for your purchase.

 

Whether the product package is already exchanged with the non-defect disk, a white seal has been placed outside of the plastic cover. Please confirm if there is a white seal as seen in the red circle of the image.

 

For a non-defect disk, the ★ symbol is described before the Product Number (SQEX10466) in the CD label surface.

 

 

Next up is the official tracklist for the collection. 

 

Disc 1 Dearly Beloved 光 -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- 光 -PLANITb Remix- (Short Edit) Dive into the Heart -Destati- Destiny Islands Bustin" Up on the Beach Mickey Mouse Club March Treasured Memories Strange Whispers Kairi I It Began with a Letter A Walk in Andante Night of Fate Destiny"s Force Where is This? Traverse Town The Heartless Has Come Shrouding Dark Cloud Blast Away! -Gummi Ship I- Tricksy Clock Welcome to Wonderland To Our Surprise Turning the Key Olympus Coliseum Road to a Hero Go for It! No Time to Think Deep Jungle Having a Wild Time Holy Bananas! Squirming Evil Hand in Hand Kairi II Merlin"s Magical House Winnie the Pooh Bounce-O-Rama Just an Itty Bitty Too Much Once Upon a Time Shipmeisters" Humoresque Precious Stars in the Sky Blast Away! -Gummi Ship II-	Disc 2 A Day in Agrabah Arabian Dream Villains of a Sort A Very Small Wish Monstrous Monstro Friends in My Heart Under the Sea An Adventure in Atlantica A Piece of Peace An Intense Situation The Deep End This is Halloween Spooks of Halloween Town Oopsy-Daisy Captain Hook"s Pirate Ship Pirate"s Gigue Never Land Sky Kairi III Blast Away! -Gummi Ship III- Hollow Bastion Scherzo Di Notte Forze Del Male HIKARI -KINGDOM HEARTS Instrumental Version- Miracle One-Winged Angel (from FINAL FANTASY VII) End of the World Fragments of Sorrow A Night on the Bare Mountain Guardando nel buio Beyond the Door Always on My Mind 光 March Caprice for Piano and Orchestra
Disc 3 Disappeared Another Side Hand in Hand -Reprise- Dearly Beloved -Reprise- Having a Wild Time -Previous Version- Destati Lord of the Castle Dearly Beloved Musique pour la tristesse de Xion At Dusk, I Will Think of You… Vector to the Heavens Another Side – Battle Ver. -	Disc 4 Dearly Beloved Passion -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- Passion -opening version- Lazy Afternoons Sinister Sundown The Escapade Dive into the Heart -Destati- Fragments of Sorrow Tension Rising Kairi Missing You The 13th Struggle Roxas Sora The Afternoon Streets Working Together Friends in My Heart Magical Mystery A Twinkle in the Sky Reviving Hollow Bastion Scherzo Di Notte Laughter and Merriment Desire for All That Is Lost Organization XIII
Disc 5 Gearing Up Shipmeisters" Shanty Blast Off! Asteroid Attack Crossing the Finish Line Waltz of the Damned Dance of the Daring Hesitation Dance to the Death Beauty and the Beast The Home of Dragons Fields of Honor Apprehension Vim and Vigor Cloudchasers Olympus Coliseum Road to a Hero The Underworld What Lies Beneath Villains of a Sort Beneath the Ground Rowdy Rumble Mickey Mouse Club March A Walk in Andante Monochrome Dreams Old Friends, Old Rivals Floating in Bliss Winnie the Pooh Bounce-O-Rama Bounce-O-Rama (Speed up ver.)	Disc 6 Isn"t It Lovely? Let"s Sing and Dance! Swim This Way Part of Your World Under the Sea Ursula"s Revenge A New Day is Dawning Any Time Any Place Nights of the Cursed He"s a Pirate The Corrupted Hazardous Highway A Day in Agrabah Arabian Dream Arabian Daydream This is Halloween Spooks of Halloween Town What A Surprise?! Happy Holidays! Adventures in the Savannah Savannah Pride The Encounter Space Paranoids Byte Bashing Byte Striking Cavern of Remembrance Deep Anxiety The 13th Reflection Sinister Shadows The 13th Dilemma
Disc 7 Showdown at Hollow Bastion One-Winged Angel (from FINAL FANTASY VII) Battleship Bravery Sacred Moon Deep Drive The Other Promise Riku Courage Disappeared A Fight to the Death Darkness of the Unknown Passion ～after the battle～ Fantasia alla marcia for piano, chorus and orchestra Destiny Islands Hand in Hand Sunset Horizons Dearly Beloved -Reprise- Rage Awakened Fate of the Unknown Keyblade Graveyard Horizon Dismiss

 You can listen to a few previews here, and enjoy comparing the original songs to the HD ReMIX!

And finally, the European release date and price for the soundtrack has been revealed. Releasing December 15th and costing £60, fans in Europe can enjoy all 191 songs from Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 and 2.5 ReMIX! You can preorder it here. Thanks to kngdmhrts2 for the tip!

Edit: Square Enix North America has just updated their Official Music Store with listings for both the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 and 2.5 ReMix soundtracks, separate and bundled together. 

HD 1.5 ReMix's soundtrack will cost $39.99, while HD 2.5 ReMix's soundtrack will cost $49.99. The set including both soundtracks will cost $79.99.

Currently, no release date has been specified.

 

[The_Echo]

There's a part of me that feels like the defect disk will become a collector's item

And I hope an NA release of the BOX will be announced soon!

 

[Shadow Fenix]

Oh I was planning on importing it soon, but if there's a chance of an NA edition releasing I may just hold out for that

 

[Weeaboo]

Oh my god, Riku's theme is beautiful.

 

[Lnds500]

65€.. Greedy company

The Japanese copy costs ~51€ and everyone knows how expensive items are in Japan.

 

[Dark Wing]

well since it seems like SE won't be accommodating anyone outside japan, i may be forced to just ship mine back to amazon for a replacement when it gets here...

 

[Heartkeeper]

This is no good, I imported it

 

[Antar]

It's only one song, so it's not that bad. In fact, like Echo said, that disk is now a one of a kind item! In time, it will become a relic!

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

It's only one song, so it's not that bad. In fact, like Echo said, that disk is now a one of a kind item! In time, it will become a relic!

That's true, but I think people who want to enjoy the music in order to appreciate the hard work that went into the song and the beautiful melody would probably like to hear the song in full stereo and don't care so much about the fact their OST will be a rare piece of history in the next 30 years and that they spent near $50-70 on a defective product.

(Of course those who are cool with it can just download the song rather than going through the hassle of mailing their item back to get a new disk but some people don't see this as an option)

 

[Dark Wing]

story time: I inquired with Amazon.co.jp about the proper prcedure to obtain a refund IF my OST does happen to be defective (note: i still have not actually recieved the package yet to even tell whether it is or not) and they where all "return shipping overseas is expesive. you can keep the defective item and we'll just send you a replacement free of charge"

moral of the story: I have no freaking clue, but apparently i'm getting 2 copies of the 1.5+2.5 OST in the mail...​

 

[kuraudoVII]

Interesting. So Europe is actually getting this as well. I wonder if it will come over to North America...

 

[Sign]

1.5 and 2.5's soundtracks are now available for preorder at the NA music store, separately and in a set. 1.5 will cost $39.99, 2.5 will cost $49.99, and the set will cost $79.99.

OP has been updated.

 

[Nazo]

Just got my import copy today of the Soundtrack Box. It's amazing. The packaging/artwork is really great, and all the songs sound SO good remastered. I do have the disc 2 with the mono track on it. However, since Always On My Mind is a very soft and slow song, the fact that it's mono isn't terribly noticeable. Given how they aren't giving replacements outside Japan, it's not a big deal to me.

Also, given that the NA soundtrack was just announced, I don't regret importing. With Amazon JP it was actually cheaper, and the only difference between this and the NA version are probably just going to be that they'll replace the lyric songs with the English versions. Otherwise, it's identical.

 

[Dreaded_Desire62]

Just got my import copy today of the Soundtrack Box. It's amazing. The packaging/artwork is really great, and all the songs sound SO good remastered. I do have the disc 2 with the mono track on it. However, since Always On My Mind is a very soft and slow song, the fact that it's mono isn't terribly noticeable. Given how they aren't giving replacements outside Japan, it's not a big deal to me.

Also, given that the NA soundtrack was just announced, I don't regret importing. With Amazon JP it was actually cheaper, and the only difference between this and the NA version are probably just going to be that they'll replace the lyric songs with the English versions. Otherwise, it's identical.

So, I guess it is worth the money spent? I wish I had the money, but right now I just don't.

 

[Nazo]

So, I guess it is worth the money spent? I wish I had the money, but right now I just don't.

Absolutely. It's amazing how much better the remastered tracks sound. I'd just wait and order the NA version, that way you can save your money and get it in English.

 

[Blackdrazon]

the only difference between this and the NA version are probably just going to be that they'll replace the lyric songs with the English versions. Otherwise, it's identical.

Iiiii dunno, I might be more comfortable with most of Atlantica's songs if I don't understand them...

 

[hlc1988]

Erm... does the European version, I assume, come with the English songs? I'm debating whether to order this or not... but it hinges upon the songs being in English....

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

Erm... does the European version, I assume, come with the English songs? I'm debating whether to order this or not... but it hinges upon the songs being in English....

Likely not.

"Sanctuary", "Sanctuary -After the Battle-", and "Simple & Clean" are available on Utada's "This Is The One" album, though.

 

[hlc1988]

Likely not.

"Sanctuary", "Sanctuary -After the Battle-", and "Simple & Clean" are available on Utada's "This Is The One" album, though.

That is a shame though that they wouldn't have the English versions on the CDs. Hmmm, I wouldn't want to buy something with songs I can't understand and then have to buy something else to get them anyway.

 

[Nazo]

Likely not.

"Sanctuary", "Sanctuary -After the Battle-", and "Simple & Clean" are available on Utada's "This Is The One" album, though.

Really? Hm. I was assuming that was the perk of getting the NA version. But I guess it makes sense, given that the album covers still show the Japanese game logos on the soundtrack covers, and how SE is importing the soundtracks from Japan instead of just printing them in the West. So yeah, maybe it is just the same soundtracks sold through the NA store (and without the disc 2 error as well)