She sent over вЂњ DonвЂ™t Think Twice,вЂќ which was originally supposed to be the gameвЂ™s main song. Maybe, she said, he could do a remix of it. Two years ago, they were catching up on the phone when Utada told Moore she was doing the new theme for Kingdom Hearts III. вЂњAnd IвЂ™m like, вЂWhatвЂ™s your name?вЂ™ SheвЂ™s like вЂUtada.вЂ™вЂќ They kept in touch. вЂњI got a little tap on my shoulder, and I turn around, and this girlвЂ™s like, вЂHey, youвЂ™re Skrillex,вЂ™вЂќ he says. After a set, he went to the artistsвЂ™ lounge, where Jack Black and Frankie B were hanging out. In 2013, Moore was playing a heavy metal festival in Germany. I was just such an absolute fan of Utada Hikaru and the games, but that was like a dream of mine.вЂќ вЂњIt sounds kind of crazy, but I always said вЂI want to do the theme for Kingdom Hearts one day,вЂ™вЂќ Skrillex (aka Sonny Moore) says. (If youвЂ™re a Kingdom Hearts fan, hearing the opening notes to Utada HikaruвЂ™s song вЂњ Simple and Clean,вЂќ the theme from the first game, will shove you directly into your feelings.) Tetsuya Nomura, the gameвЂ™s director, brought Hikaru back to create a third theme song for the series, and she brought along Skrillex, the legendary electronic producer and former post-hardcore singer. But more recognizable than the compositions are the main gamesвЂ™ theme songs, which, for the last two installments, have been written and recorded by the Japanese pop singer Utada Hikaru. Music has always been integral to the series, and composer Yoko Shimomura has worked on every release. Today, Kingdom Hearts III - the 11th game in the long-running Square Enix and Disney franchise - is out worldwide.

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