Kingdom Hearts 2 - Dearly Beloved [Extended w/ DL Link] 

This game saved my life as a kid forever grateful the older I get

This is one of the most beautiful versions of "Dearly Beloved", in my opinion.

As beautiful as this is, it hurts. Because it brings back a rush of memories that you can never get back or experience nothing like ever again

Distant hearts, when rejoined as one... May find the light within.

As children, we listened on Playstation in a dimly lit room, dreaming of the future. As adults, we listen on RU-vid, tears streaming down our faces, dreaming of the past.

Sometimes when I start this game up, I can't help but sit at the title screen and listen to this gorgeous composition. Yoko Shimomura is absolutely magnificent.

This music is my heaven, my home, my life. There are a lot of pieces of music, songs, that I just love so so much, but this is the peak. The relationship I have with this music is so deep I’m not even able to explain. I can just see all my life, like a movie playing in front of me. Kingdom Hearts is one of the greatest things in my life. This game saved me, it saves me everyday and it gave me so much beauty that I wish everyone could experience. This franchise is my heart and my soul, and I’m thankful for this every single day of my life. I grew up with this story and I’ll cherish it forever. Thanks Kingdom Hearts, just thanks ❤️.

I've lived alone for a full year now. This entire time I felt like I didn't exist. I may as well have been a Nobody. But I was contacted by an old friend who thanked me for caring for them and saving them from being taken advantage of. This person is now thriving in college on their way to make something of themselves. To anyone reading this, don't dismiss your impact on people's lives. Realize your worth, and you'll see a world of opportunities

This song overcomes a great sadness, walking toward brighter places with the solemn strength of having overcome dark times.

Thank you for re-uploading. I had spent nearly a decade listening to Alkahest's upload of it... I hope new memories will continue being made.

This song makes my heartache. The remembrance of a simpler time that one never really appreciates when experienced as nostalgia. Are you still with me, my dear friend?

My exwife loved the KH series. Though I lost her in the end, Ill always love the woman I fell in love with and married before she became someone else and abandoned our marriage. Ill always remember what I had with her, even if it wasnt always good and didnt last, nor was it meant to. My only hope is that there is one more out there, one to forever wipe away the pain and allow us to have a better future than the past. Its the one of only two things that keeps me going anymore, besides video games and all the joys the y have always brought me. I send this message to my future love out there. I am here, I am waiting.

Funny how a RU-vid video had such a big impact on my life. Not only was Alkahest’s extension of Dearly Beloved II my introduction to Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy, but it was also always there for me when I was sad or when I just felt like listening to this beautiful song (Everyday, basically). The funny thing is, I’ve bought KH2’s Soundtrack on CD but somehow listening to it on there just doesn’t feel the same as Alkahest’s video, even though it’s still the same song. Thank you for reuploading this.

Dear Kingdom Hearts, I'm writing to express my deepest gratitude for everything you've done for me. When I was a kid, I was bullied and felt like I didn't have any friends. But then I discovered your game, and everything changed. Through your story and characters, I learned about the power of friendship and the importance of believing in myself. I felt like I was part of something bigger than myself, and that gave me the strength to keep going. I can't even imagine where I would be today if I hadn't found you. You showed me that no matter how dark things may seem, there's always hope. You gave me a reason to believe in myself and the people around me. So thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for saving my life and showing me the true power of friendship. Sincerely, Me ❤

Alkahest's upload and comments that i remember is now passing through in my mind. Everything is changing, nothing stays the same except our memories....

This song always makes me cry, it just takes me back to my childhood and my best friend... She passed of a terminal illness in 2017. I miss her and those innocent times so much. She got me to play Kingdom Hearts and it was one of her greatest influences. Oh, how I wish I could have spent one more day...

i still remember many of the comments and stories posted under that video, kind of sad that they're gone now. ill still remember many of them cuz of how touching they were. well, i hope new people find this video and post stories of their own

the older you get the harder this ost hits you :)

It's odd, to be filled with such Nostalgia so early in life. You hear so often as you grow up of how it'll feel, traces of experience, muddled with time and yet fondly remembered nonetheless. The melancholy, I didn't expect it tonight. But, I have so much more life to live. I'm only 22. Recently diagnosed and medicated for a disorder I'd only heard about a year ago. Things make sense now, I feel in control like never before. And yet, I look back here, this music thawing my disjointed memories and reminding me of the person I was. I see that kid, lost and scared, stumbling about in the dark on his own despite knowing deep down something was wrong. He didn't give up. It came close a few times, it really did but at every opportunity, he chose to be better. To be that stubborn little bastard he'd seen on TV and Video Games. And now, I lay here at night, turning to the next chapter. I'm learning to drive again, learning to relax, got a new job and I've even got a tentative plan for the future, even if it means starting over again. I'm still that kid but I wouldn't be where I am without the little guy who found peace in this Title Screen, in this game. The past fills me with a soft sorrow and a warm peace in equal measure, and yet the future calls out to me, the future that little kid had always wanted. I'll take it in both hands and make him proud. I'll add to this collection of disjointed memories. I'll add the laughter, joy, love, excitement, pain, peace and perseverance of a lifetime as the man I've always wanted to be.

Man, this song makes me think about my mam & dad. They’ve helped & loved me through so much in my life and have always saw my potential and believed in me. I love them so much. I want to make them proud. I have big exams in a few months, exams that will determine whether I will get into college or not. In my country it’s called the leaving cert. I don’t want to let them down. Please God help me do my best for them, for me.

Annddd I’m back again

This is the only Song that is able to make me cry since my fathers death. Kingdom Hearts 2 was a game that my brother and i liked to play it, since it was a birthday present from him. i always remember the times with my father, they will never come back, but it brings back the good father-son times we had which just makes me cry every time i play it. Even now i will try to move forward.

Such simple and clean notes... amazing how so little could leave such a strong impression.

Doctor: "You only have 21 minutes left to live. Do you have any last requests?" Me: "Yes i'd like to listen to this one last time."

OH my god. I have listened to his version for so long. What happened to him? The worst part is that we will never get those comments back and all the memories in them. When it said his acc was terminated... Did he quit or something.

This game was truly awe inspiring growing up teaching about kindness friendship hard times struggle emotion all things growing up I learned from this game this was one of my first games seriously played and I'm hoping it will be the last game i will ever play . Heck even going through scary medical traumas i turned to this beautiful piece of music for comfort relaxation and a escape from my thoughts and feelings just plain peace... this song should live on for a long time so elegant

Yesss thank you for re-uploading💙💙💙

I have Kimgdom Hearts in my heart

Whoever reads this: I hope you have a wonderful day and may all your dreams come true❤️

This is the song Im walking down the aisle to :)

My summer break is over….

Please never let this version of Dearly Beloved die. This version is by far my favorite. It's so much fuller and more emotional than any other version. Maybe it is partially because of the memories I have with it, I don't think so though. Musically speaking it's just amazing. The accents, tempo, musical expression, instrument balance... everything. I have a lot of mental issues, and this version basically got me through high school. I would listen to it for hours on end, and still do when I need to feel some peace. The only other song I can compare to this that I know is The Journey (Destiny 2) by the Kronos Quartet. Also if anyone knows if this version is on spotify help me out

Who else is listening to this, now that Sora’s been announced for Smash at long last? After all, he’s finally home.

Thank you, Alkahest. Thank you.

Your description made me cry, alongside the music. Thank you so much.

This song means so much to me. It reminds me of who I am, why I’m here, and who I want to be. It gives me the hope that everything will be okay. Even in this crazy world, I know that the light is so much greater! This song will always be a part of who I am. Thank you for re-uploading it!

This is the only song humanity has ever made that has made me feel such emotions. Such legendary composition. I'm in Norway as of writing this, and Norways beauty paired with Dearly Beloved hits so hard. Perfection.

I'm loyal to Alkahest's upload, so thank you.

At the first note a tear dropped but when i started reading the comments i couldnt stop crying. What a memories, thank you kingdom hearts

cult members from citizen schools and baltiome city public schools reported me for listening to this and a loft version of the song...

I would sit for 5 minutes at the title screen just to listen to it, such a bittersweet, soothing melody.

In the Alkahest comments section I told a story about my girlfriend agreeing to play this song at our wedding someday. I’m here today because my now wife is lying in bed with me and wanted to hear the song from our wedding again.

I used to listen to this song to fall asleep all through my adolescence. Now I use it as a lullaby for my baby boy.

Man 🌅🐴

Been listening to this every night ever since you posted. Thank you!

X would have gone crazy to know part 4 was coming out…rip XXX

Man, as someone who didn’t play Kingdom Hearts until recently with 0.2 and currently 3D, I wasn’t all that interested. Now that I have, I’m seeing why people love this series so much. And the music is just heavenly. Edit: I’m on Re:Chain of Memories now. 3D was a blast.

In the beginning Joker steals the invitation opening the door to Smash but in the end Sora finally appears to the close the door to Smash thus concluding the fighter's pass 2 thank you Sakurai may your heart be the guiding key.

As you can see in one of the videos in my RU-vid account,this game definitely marked me,I met this game when I was 4 and my cousins were playing it in the Playstation 2,now I’m in my 20s and I’m going through hard times because I had been diagnosed depression,but I’m happy after all,this songs makes me think about everything I had been living,games like kingdom hearts made me better person

This song really feels like what happens when we get old and have memories of the past. What we lost and the future that we keep moving toward. So damn bittersweet, I love and hate it. These songs that KH has just hurts the feels so much, but they are easily the most beautiful music of all time. No, the best music of all time (with others that can compete, but few can outshine KH).

ahh almost didn't listen to this today

This song reminds me of lazy weekend afternoons in elementary school when I’d lay on the couch and watch my parents play this game, sometimes I’d even fall asleep to this song because I wanted to stay up late and spend time with them but couldn’t keep my eyes open long enough. It was the RPG I ever played and it will always hold a special place in my heart.

When I was in my early 20s I would listen to this song when I was giving plasma.... big freakin needles but this song always calmed me down.... good times😬💉🎵😌

kinda wish this story never had anything to do with disney. i wonder what may have been had this been the case. what stories they could've told. im not sure if they were truly hindered or limited or even forced to use disney properties in their works. I just feel this way because, well, its fuckin disney, they have a reputation for being awful. oh well, at least people still found the good in this story. no matter how flawed it may be, weather its at fault for those flaws or not.

Really has a lot of vibes with Once Upon a Time. Especially the beginning, and that piano, damn. Beautiful.

This is undefeated. KH1 might be the original, KH3 might be the one with the most intruments and production value, but nothing beats perfection

I remember watching my older cousins play Kingdom Hearts when I was a little kid. It wasn't until I had my own console and bought the game a few years ago, did I finally understand why people love this franchise. I had no idea that just by playing a simple game, my whole outlook on life would change. Light. Darkness. Heart. Friendship. Dreams. Hope. Destiny I learned it all through the adventure of a boy who simply wished to explore the worlds outside of his own. He and I both went on that journey together, and together we both went through the light and darkness. We both learned of the power that dwells within our hearts. We laughed. We cried. We did it all. May your heart be your guiding key, my dearest friends

it's been a long time since i heard this beautiful song, i'm 17 bro, but damn, those playing hours won't ever leave my head, and i'm grateful for that.

Moriré por alexelcapso

Thank you God, that I know and love the song since beeing a little kid. Most great time in life..

This game holds a special place in my heart I remember playing it for the first time way before my parent’s divorced and my grandpa passing it’s honestly the last memory I have before the hard times started maybe that’s why I can never get over this game and soundtrack.

This song helped me get over my first real love of 2 years when I was in college. It was so painful letting her go, but the gentle waves reminding me that Sora, Mickey and Donald were there to get me through. Now over 10 years later it's helping me get through another painful breakup with my ex fiancé. I grew up playing KH1 when I was about 13 in 2003 I want to say 6th or 7th grade.

We can't stay here long to much nostalgia is bad for you.🙂

I admit ive yet to play the game, but it always fascinated me. This song particularly. It feels like a warm hug. Like a warm blanket on a cold night. A hand to hold. It makes me feel less alone, and like things will be okay.

I never played Kingdom Hearts but I love this song, does anyone know the official artist/year of this version?

Memories of when I was too young and stupid to know how to read. Life was hella simple back then bruh

The KH openings hit me so hard when I finished the first game. I saved the galaxy, but somehow my dearest beloved Kairi slipped away from me. The sense of loss and hope this music brings is astounding. A decade after finishing that game I am trying to remember my mom. Today would have been her birthday. So much has happened since she passed and I remember so little about my childhood that I have no idea what she'd even think of me, if she'd be proud of me, etc. Gaming and music were hobbies that she shared with me, and I'm grasping at everything I can to honor her memory for her birthday. And now the tears just won't stop.

I can’t think of another game where I don’t want to hit start more

This song reminds me of my childhood friend, going to her house and playing it for the first time. Conversations on the bus ride home about Sora. It all reminds me of back then, the laughs and the phone calls about where we were in the game and the plans we had to cosplay the characters one day. Life threw us in different directions, and we never got to keep those plans, but I treasure all the memories and nostalgia the game has given me. This song is bitter sweet to me, and although it calms me down, it melts around me in a sea of sorrow and joy, showing all the old scattered memories of my childhood with it. The characters mean so much to me, I grew up with them all, and their journey

I’m 15 yo and I’ve been knowing about kingdom hearts for a very little time, and this game is what I’ve always needed for my entire life, the emotions that I’m feeling are filling a hole that I have been having since I was a kid. I’ve many interests and some of them literally saved my life, but this game, I can’t even explain what I feel, it makes me feel like a kid more than I’ve ever felt in my life. I just wish I had known about kh when I was little, I wouldn’t have lived many years of my life in pain, it would have been perfect to see the game for the first time in a shop and start playing it completely blind on the story, the characters and the songs. But I think that as a girl with no older sister and brothers and with nobody that would have introduced me to this, it’s a fair trade, the most important thing is that I can enjoy this game. Now I feel complete and I can be a child forever. Thank you.

This theme is my heart, my soul, my life and my wings. ❤

I prefer this over the KH3 version. This one has that calm-before-the-storm feel while KH3's was a bit too lively and in-your-face.

I wanna see the orchestra performances so bad i love this glorious franchise.

Can't believe I can't remember what I used to look like anymore. I don't recognize the individual in the mirror. Can't believe it just came to me. I don't even have any pictures of what I used to look like anymore

I wish I could love everyone’s comments here. I hope all of you are having the best years of your life ❤️.

There was something so magical about this game that I've never found in any other game and the title theme hits me like a ton of bricks every time I hear it. When I first moved out, I didn't have any furniture. I had an air mattress, a small TV, a PS2, and this. It somehow got me through.

This game is so special to me. Everytime I boot up KH2, my late brother was always watching me play, like he was my only audience behind me while playing KH2. Thanks to this game our bond became so much stronger. Not until he passed away few years ago, his death hit me hard to the point I lost interest in this series. I tried avoiding things that made me remember him, including avoiding playing KH because it reminds me of him. Because everytime I remember that he's gone and he will never be my audience again while playing KH, I feel so depressed. Until KH4 was announced, I was so happy and excited for the upcoming game! My love for this series came back eventually. The more I avoid things that makes me remember him, the more it comes back at me naturally. I feel like my brother's spirit still lingers in me and still guides me wherever I go. The memories we had with this game is the one keeps me moving forward. When I heard this song for the first time again I teared up.

Hohhhh boy. This song had me just thinking Sora and Link, and Cloud sitting around relaxing together... I am tearing of that childhood dream Now A Reality. 😢☺️😂

A lot of people here thank the game and I don’t knock them but Yoko Shimomura in my opinion is why this game is as memorable as it is. With out her we would just have a Square Enix disney crosser rpg. She alone made it something extraordinary.

You just had to be there..

This game got me through a lot when I was younger. I suppressed a lot of negative emotions because of how fixated I was on it, which wasn't helpful for the me now who deals with a lot of undealt trauma. But this song...I remember just sitting a few times at the startup screen and just crying to this composition. It's also what got me interested in playing classical music, haha.

When I was younger this game was given to me by my mom’s girlfriend. I will never forget the joy of that day and booting up this game for the first time. From then until now the girlfriend died and my mom is completely off the rails on drugs. This piece of art just brings me back to better times

A year from now I’m probably going to be reading this message living alone for the first time in my life, in Texas. Away from all my family and friends I grew up knowing. Even if I should feel alone or scared don’t give up don’t go back home, remember ! You left to start a new chapter in life. Find the one! Don’t be lazy go and look for her! She’s out There waiting somewhere. Tell her all about you’re adventurous life. 😊

No matter what i do, i can't let go of this same memory i have in my head. It's me sitting in my room, a very small and slightly cramped room. It's dark and the only light is coming from my small miniature box tv, that pretty melody and gorgeous art slowing showing up as the game is first turned on. I will never let this memory go cause i don't feel quite as much as i use to, videos games now feel like a dream compared to when i was younger. This memory will never fade, no matter how many years go by. Thank you for uploading this, it's one of my favorite and sad pieces from my childhood.

Waiting KH4 now more old but with the same desire when i was 12 ❤❤❤🫡

My first time hearing this song was from playing kingdom hearts gba rom on the gba emulator, that's how I later got immersed into the world of kingdom hearts, from that day onwards I have never been in regrets playing kingdom hearts series, the story, the music, the fights scenes , the sleights, its been a journey, it taught me a lot one being to value friendship and people who are close to us since they later become memories, its a flash back of my childhood and guess I'm not the only who wished to have a time machine, anyways to all kingdom hearts fans out there love you guys.

This song really got to me... Just listening to this makes me think of my most cherished childhood memories. I wish to go back in time to relive those moments again, but all good things must come to an end. But I'm happy that I got to experience all of it 😌

This game was my first ever. I was too young to understand what was going on, so my brothers always had to tell me what to do. Even though I was so young, the music always stuck with me. Now it reminds me of home and a time when the world was simple. These games will always be special to me.

I bought Kingdom Hearts 2 with my own money back in high school. One of the best decisions I ever made

When I ever get married, I’m going to dance to this song with my wife all night ❤.

Hazel, I'm still in love with you x

Bless you

Alexelcapso el fan número 1 de Kingdom Hearts

I still remember the anticipation for the release of KH3 ❤ It took so long.

“If we put out this flame,” “Solaris will never exist,” “And then we’ll never have to worry about the flames of disaster, right?” … “But our encounter…” “You and I will never meet.” “It will never have happened.” … “I… To tell the truth,” _“I don’t care what happens to the world!”_ … “Elise.” _“Just smile.”_ [Kind of cringe and quotes from a completely different franchise, but I was reminded of this scene while listening to this music.]

We made it guys, Sora’s in Smash

Man....I didn't even know Alkahest's channel got disabled...that's a punch to the gut right there.

Kid vibes. Staring at the title screen. 99% of kh fans remembers the same thing. Staring at the title screen. Feels....

All the dearly beloved renditions are great but there's something really special about how kh2's opens. It sounds so incredibly sad but those little chimes are giving it a feeling of hope as well. Turning this game on after coming back from school as a maniac 7yr old always forced me to immediately calm down lol. This game and it's version of dearly beloved especially, taught me that music has the ability to not only make you want to dance, but can fill you with any emotion possible.

The beautifully mastered music brings so much nostalgia, deep sadness, and an appreciation for where i am today compared to where I was when I was younger and played this.