I know what you’re thinking: “Who in their right mind came up with the idea of making a Final Fantasy game with Disney characters?” Well, When Square was sharing a building in Tokyo with the Disney corporation, Hashimoto found himself conversing in an elevator with a Disney executive, and there they conceived of a Disney/Square Enix video game eventually called Kingdom Hearts.
Sounds crazy right? Well after inviting over Character and Monster Designer Tetsuya Nomura to direct the series, Yoko Shimomoura to work on the soundtrack , and Utada Hikaru to sing the main theme of the game, Kingdom Hearts released in 2002 and became one of the best RPGs games to come from Square Enix’s library.
