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[SuperMillionaire]

Yes the chorus of "Simple and Clean" did tie in with the first KH, but the verses were only loosely related.

And even though "Passion" came out first, it was actually "Sanctuary" that was written first.

[Ouch!]

Originally Posted by SuperMillionaire ^

Yes the chorus of "Simple and Clean" did tie in with the first KH, but the verses were only loosely related.

And even though "Passion" came out first, it was actually "Sanctuary" that was written first.

If that's the case, I'm really not sure what their excuse is then.

[SuperMillionaire]

Yeah, they should start picking out more western artists.

[x~Agita~x]

I love both Passion and Sanctuary, and whether or not I like Sanctuary's lyrics (not a close translation at all...) it is a very good vocal match. Listening to the two for me is almost completely interchangeable, and this is coming from a person who is usually all like, 'If it's the Japanese version, then it is BETTER!'

[SuperMillionaire]

Originally Posted by x~Agita~x ^

I love both Passion and Sanctuary, and whether or not I like Sanctuary's lyrics (not a close translation at all...) it is a very good vocal match. Listening to the two for me is almost completely interchangeable, and this is coming from a person who is usually all like, 'If it's the Japanese version, then it is BETTER!'

Well now, that's interesting. I like both too, but for me, it's the English version that I like better (because I can't understand Japanese).

[SuperMillionaire]

It's been a while since we posted in this thread, but since it's still near the top of the page, I thought I would post in here again; I just found something interesting about the relationship between Kingdom Hearts and the rest of Disney, and I hear that this is also the case in Japan:

What's the deal with Kingdom Hearts and Disney?

[Omecle]

Yeah that article says a whole lot of nothing and ends with hopes of High School Musical and Hannah Montana, which is just awful. *pukes*

[Roogle]

Yes, the article is only speculation of the relationship between Square Enix and Disney.

I have heard the following:

Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II, the Kingdom Hearts media and all respective logos, characters, artwork, stories, information, names, and other elements associated thereto are the sole and exclusive property of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., The Walt Disney Company, as well as their subsidiaries and affiliated companies.

This means that Square Enix and Disney retain rights to the properties meaning that any merchandise would run into a licensing issue unless the companies worked together to produce it. Maybe it is too much of a hassle to have a third party produce the product and have both companies license and approve it? The video game merchandise market is not very large right now.