Kingdom Hearts 3 in development?

Kaiwa · Jun 04 2009, 04:08 PM

As E3 progresses it does not mean other news suddenly stops. In JETTANY Quarterly Magazine there is an interview with Utada Hikaru about the soundtrack of Kingdom Hearts 3.

She apparantly declined to sing the theme song for the game because she would not get payed for it. There were no further details but it could mean Kingdom hearts 3 is already in development and that we might hear something soon on the Tokyo Game Show or Jump Festa later this year

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–Are you going to be involved in the soundtrack for Kingdom Hearts III?
Utada: I don’t think so, I don’t know. Probably not.
Mr. Utada: We said no to Disney.
Utada: Ohh…

–You turned down Disney?
Mr. Utada: Yeah. Because they don’t pay.

–Because they don’t pay, yeah. My parents work for Disney World, so I’m sure they’d be in agreement with you on that.
Utada: They can have a drink over that [all laugh].

–Okay, so going back a little bit, the fact that Exodus was released in English also in Japan, was that a conscious decision? Was there ever any pressure either on your label over there, or from other people to say, “Well, if you do Japanese versions of
these songs, they’ll be so much more accessible, many more people will get to that?”

Utada: Uh-huh. Well, from the beginning, yeah…before doing that contract, I’d done a few songs where I had to translate, like for Kingdom Hearts, I had to make an English version of the song “Hikari,” which became “Simple and Clean,” and then also for Kingdom Hearts II, I had to make the Japanese version which was the song “Passion” and then the English version that was “Sanctuary,” and that was so hard, it’s just—and it felt strained—and as a result, I’m happy that I worked hard to do those, because those English versions are really good and “Simple and Clean,” I think, is a really good song, and people…most of the people that know me here, they know me for that—but it’s not ideal for me as a writer, to…because, actually, I changed the melodies for “Simple and Clean” and “Hikari,” because when you change the language you’re singing in, the same melodies don’t work—and as a writer, it’s just very frustrating to have, like…I wrote these melodies for Japanese words, and to have to write in English for that, it’s just not right. And then, so, for this, uh, this contract with Island Def Jam, in the beginning I separated it to this English language album, and I don’t do Japanese translations. I just, my integrity as an artist just would not take that, could not take that.

Devegas · Jun 04 2009, 04:26 PM

damn, well disney needs to give her what she deserves because she's a talented artist. the fact that the slave drivers don't want to pay her will end up screwing themselves over rather than her. for people who got money over money over money, they're cheap asses

njmamm · Jun 04 2009, 06:01 PM

Yeah...nowadays Disney sucks at everything...at least in my opinion.

Devegas · Jun 04 2009, 06:16 PM

ahh.. i remember the good ole days when they had just cartoons and not kids who can't sing making albums off of TV shows or high school musical or 16 year old singers dating 20 year old male models and their daddies or the cops not doin anything about it

rutea7 · Jun 04 2009, 11:56 PM

i looooove utada hikaru's music

she's great.

yeah i know disney's going downhill, but i cant wait to see the princess and the frog this christmas

Emo Panda · Jun 05 2009, 04:35 AM

I miss old Disney, you know, back when that Jew-hating Nazi guy was still alive (or not cryogenically frozen). Ahh the good ol' days without High School Musicals... XD

Edit: lol I just read deondre1625's post... Similar ideas...

Azure Presul · Jun 05 2009, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by deondre1625

ahh.. i remember the good ole days when they had just cartoons and not kids who can't sing making albums off of TV shows or high school musical or 16 year old singers dating 20 year old male models and their daddies or the cops not doin anything about it

High School Musical, Hannah Montana... Bloody hell Disney, look how far you've fallen.

Astraia · Jun 05 2009, 09:34 AM

...because disney is currently busy producing today's whores and aholes. *cough*miley*cough*

i miss teh GOOD 'ol days when bitchney spears was still part of the mickey mouse club. everything used to be so fine and dandy.

Devegas · Jun 05 2009, 09:41 PM

all of hollywood's studs and sluts today come from disney

and xion's a tranny i'm telling you

You're not Here · Jul 07 2009, 09:56 PM

I agree.

They probably can´t pay her because they´re too busy handing Miley coke money or making stupid ass movies like Beverly Hills Chihahua.

I miss the times of good animated movies

Ruozka · Jul 07 2009, 10:21 PM

wow your just a month late on this thread.

You're not Here · Jul 07 2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ruozka

wow your just a month late on this thread.

Wow, who gives a flying fuck?

Ruozka · Jul 07 2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by You're not Here

Wow, who gives a flying fuck?

Dunno....

You're not Here · Jul 08 2009, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Ruozka

Dunno....

Then use your tiny brain before you say anything, loser.

Ayane · Jul 08 2009, 01:29 PM

harsh

Sodedicated · Jul 08 2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by You're not Here

Wow, who gives a flying fuck?

It's cool, but be careful with bumping threads that are TOO old, as it makes the mods get nasty.

Ayane · Jul 08 2009, 01:56 PM

yeah, something i dont understand, if we can't discuss them why are they open?

Moklin · Jul 08 2009, 03:52 PM

Disney is failure now. Bolt was an horrible movie, i ll never pay to see a disney movie anymore.

Sodedicated · Jul 08 2009, 04:02 PM

Wall-e was the shit, though

XwingsofaresX · Jul 08 2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Sodedicated

Wall-e was the shit, though

yeah, i agree.

and was this confirmed? because of all the news ive heard, KH3 is NOT in development.

and it wont be for a while, from what i understand.