The 13th Dilemma & Reflection - KH Music Compilation & Evolution

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Published on January 20, 2023 7:00:22 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqhNvOUkqVw

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Kingdom Hearts II (2005)

Duration: 13:01

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All variants of The 13th Dilemma and The 13th Reflection in Kingdom Hearts

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- Timestamps -
00:00 The 13th Dilemma KH2
01:37 the 13th Dilemma 2.5 Remix
03:10 The 13th Dilemma - Saïx - KH3 Re Mind
06:02 The 13th Dilemma - Xigbar - (Showdown Segment) KH3 Re Mind
06:28 The 13th Dilemma - Xigbar - KH3 Re Mind
09:39 The 13th Reflection KH2
11:17 The 13th Reflection 2.5 Remix

- Notees -
"The 13th Dilemma" doesn't feature as often as "The 13th Struggle" in the series but is essentially the twin boss theme, playing for the non-CoM Organization members (except Luxord because cards I guess) Xemnas/Roxas/Xion aside of course. This one is very heavy on the build-up, which is to a familiar part of "Another Side". Fortunately this track recieved some love in KH3 with two new arrangements. Saïx' is probably my favourite because I am a sucker for that guitar. Xigbar's is excellent too and adds some complexity to a generally simple boss track. Though it takes even longer to reach the peak.

Since it appears in only one game, I decided to bundle "The 13th Reflection" in this video rather than have it on its own. There are only two versions, the original in KH2 Final Mix and the 2.5 orchestration. The KH2 logo should be the Final Mix one but that's too minor to redo the render for. It was used for the CoM member Absent Silhouettes and Data battles. I do kinda wish it'd gotten a re-arrangement in KH3, maybe for Larxene instead of her having Struggle but I suppose it's an "Absent Silhouette" theme rather than a character one. Or because "reflection" is what you need most for KH2FM Larxene. Perhaps you could call it an underrated track, depending on how much you like it. I enjoy it quite a bit.

Music composed by Yoko Shimomura
"The 13th Dilemma - Saïx -" arranged by Yuki Kishida
"The 13th Dilemma - Xigbar -" arranged by Yuko Komiyama

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