"The 13th Struggle" Is a Perfect Boss Track

When a soundtrack is as good as Kingdom Hearts II's, it's easy for some of the excellence to fall through the cracks. Here's a tribute to one of the best tracks that we don't talk about enough.

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The Kingdom Hearts soundtracks were composed by Yoko Shimomura. Kingdom Hearts is owned by Square Enix and Disney.

Other music featured, in order:
"Kairi" - Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix OST
"Dearly Beloved" - Kingdom Hearts OST
"Courtney Gears" - Ratchet and Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal OST
"Regal Ancestor Spirit" - Elden Ring OST
"Sinister Sundown" - Kingdom Hearts II OST
"Organization XIII" - Kingdom Hearts II OST
"Tsar Bomba" - Avatar
"Cloud Chasers" - Kingdom Hearts II OST
"Twilit Battle" - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess OST
"Villains of a Sort" - Kingdom Hearts II OST
"Lazy Afternoons" - Kingdom Hearts II OST
"Sacred Moon" - Kingdom Hearts II OST
"Entry of the Gladiators" - Julius Fučík
"The Organ Grinder's Serenade" - Charles K. Harris
"Darkness of the Unknown" - Kingdom Hearts II OST
"Waltz of the Damned" - Kingdom Hearts II OST
"One-Winged Angel" - Final Fantasy VII OST

0:00 Everything is Good
1:00 What Is "Good" Boss Music?
2:51 Story Elements
3:52 Tasteful Dissonance
6:37 Motif Matrix
9:13 "Organization XIII"
11:13 'Cause That's What It's Called
12:18 Frantic Freefall
14:52 Sacred Moon
15:31 Clowns?
17:14 Clowns.
18:36 Final Judgement

Corrections:
1:31 "Ancestor Spirit." I can't read.
9:55 "Organization XIII" had in fact been written already when CoM was released - it appeared in a cutscene at the end of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix.