Utada Hikaru - Passion PV November 21
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Utada Hikaru’s newest song, Passion, is also the theme song to the upcoming Kingdom Hearts II, which yours truly is very much looking forward to. The PV starts off animated, then moves to Utada Hikaru singing in hallway and in a circular room, and ends with horses and her in a wide open field. This is a pretty high budget PV, and I particularly enjoy the animation portions. After listening to this a few times, I can definitely see this being a theme song. That being said, it’s very different from Hikari of the original Kingdom Hearts. The way she sings Passion give the song an almost ethereal quality. It all depends on how the producers of KH2 decide to use it.
bigntall at 4:36 am on November 21st, 2005
NICEE
SanDo at 4:51 am on November 21st, 2005
A WE SO ME !!
I LIKE THE SONG MORA THAN HIKKARI I GUESS….
kacper at 7:16 am on November 21st, 2005
Well, I dont care much for the PV, not until the DVD is out at least, but from the caps it sure looks like her hubbie directed it.
The song itself however, I have to say - love it. (as a song, not as a game theme, I dont play games much) I wish the single came with karaoke or instrumental - to crearly hear how bizarre and hectic the background is.
GOOD JOB HIKKI!
kacper at 7:18 am on November 21st, 2005
Oh, and the single comes with an “after battle” version, so I suppose it’s either more towards a ballad or is happier. Cant wait to hear that, as well.
moyism at 1:11 pm on November 21st, 2005
I’ve lost so much faith in Utada over the years… nowadays she’s pretty much hit-or-miss with me with whatever new song(s) she has released. Currently d/ling the PV so here’s hoping it’s a good song!
BTW boo boo, Omni doesn’t tell where to d/l the stuff he watches. However if you check the community link sections, I think you’ll find a bt site where to get the PV.
Anza at 3:06 pm on November 21st, 2005
Passion is very unimpression when it comes to vocals, Hikari had amazing emotion in the vocals and Passion just relies on this background music and techical music tricks to make it sound good.
RionZ at 4:59 pm on November 21st, 2005
Passion is good because it sounds epic, if you know what i mean, kind of like the Final Distance song Hikki did awhile back.
Hikari was good because it had more emotion into it.
But man, this new song is growing on me, do u think she’ll make an eng. version like she did with Hikari?
or a planetB remix?
ener at 6:30 pm on November 21st, 2005
She’ll probably make an English version for US KH2.
Did anyone else notice the backwards mix throughout the song where she says “I need more affection than you know” ?
That said, I too lost a lot of faith in Utada Hikaru over the past few years. “Dareka no…” and “Be My Last” had me screaming, but this… I LOVE THIS SONG. It is very epic, and perfect for KH2 IMO. (Damn the sad lyrics though, I can’t wait to find out what that’s based on).
Losttek at 7:02 pm on November 21st, 2005
Off-topic a little bit.. but has Square Enix announced a release date for Kingdom Hearts 2 yet? I gave up waiting a long time ago, but seeing this has caught my attention again.
Omni at 7:09 pm on November 21st, 2005
It’s release in Japan is 12/22/2005, NA is going to be March 2006, according to the latest announcement of Square Enix President, Yochi Wada.
Losttek at 7:54 pm on November 21st, 2005
Thanks for the information Omni! So that leaves about 4 months for the NA version. Hmm, I’m getting excited.
I loved the original, since it had Disney characters I grew up with and mixed it with some FF stuff. I hope the second one doesn’t disappoint though, since it’s been in development for quite a bit now.
Amuro_Ray at 9:52 pm on November 21st, 2005
The song took a few listens before I started liking it, but now, i think it’s really good. I’m intrested to see how KH2 will use it. Also, the opening animation reminds me of Macross Plus. It just has that Sharon Apple feel to it.
RionZ at 10:02 pm on November 21st, 2005
i need lyrics, lol!
If anyone finds a link or can translate, point me in the right direction please. =)
Losttek at 10:31 pm on November 21st, 2005
Meh, after watching the PV, I’m neutral about the song.. not as impressed as when I first heard Hikari.
On a random note, that huge dress must weigh a ton.
paiser at 11:49 am on November 22nd, 2005
uh… oh man, did the song really suked… i thought a Kindom Heart 2 Song would be like freakin great! but nah… this is defintly one of those songs which could of been replaced with a way better one. Oh yeah… i give 0/5 on this bcuz no way KH2 Song should be this plain.
+ Study Notes:
The animation in the music video looks cool…
- Where’s my notes?:
The song is way too plain for a KH2 Song, its really unattractive piece of music
shion at 8:44 pm on November 22nd, 2005
You can check out Passion lyrics and translations at this site: http://wiki.theppn.org/Passion_(song)
Blade at 1:07 am on November 23rd, 2005
I like this song and when you look at it in the game context, it fits perfectly… going into KH2, Sora’s memories have been ripped from him, memories jumbled etc, new threats to deal with… (Chain of Memories), still not home, Riku’s AWOL, and he’s getting older and missing Kari like crazy… I think it’ll fit in perfectly…
As far as the song itself goes, I think I want to know more a bit about inspired her… quite sad lyrics…
Mimi-chan at 6:21 am on November 23rd, 2005
wow, this song is so… breathtaking. At first i didnt know how to react to the song because as I was listening to it, i could tell it is pretty sad.
now that i’ve listen to the song couple of times and read the lyrics, its pretty nice song.
I wish i can play KH2 e.e;
hikari at 8:15 pm on November 24th, 2005
Love this song.. when I first heard it, it gave me weird feeling, but when I think of it as KH2 theme song, I can definitely sees it as one, and I think I would love it if they use this for the game…
kartoonz at 12:09 am on November 25th, 2005
Waaah~ >_> I imagined the song to be more… “Hikari”-style-ish… More… happier, I guess… Ah well. Looking forward for the After Battle version.
I need to listen to it and get to like it more if I’m going to play KH2! @_@;;