moments of nostalgic childhood memories that either fold or, sometimes intertwine" and eventually introduces a "new world". A member at Channel-Ai stated that the theme encompassed the parent album Ultra Blue, but highlighted on "hope" more than "sadness". Vibes Mio Yamada said that the lyrics, "expressed weakness and strength simultaneously," and that the material was more mature than Utada's previous work. Executive producers for Kingdom Hearts and head composer Yoko Shimomura said that the track needed to be more dramatic for the remaining of the accompanying score. In order to adapt to the remaining material on the soundtrack, Japanese musician Kaoru Wada arranged an orchestral version of "Sanctuary" and was performed by New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, which included the instrumentation of trumpets, several string sections and percussion. Release "Passion" premiered on December 14, 2005, in two physical formats and for digital consumption, distributed by EMI Japan and EastWorld. Subsequently, the single and its B-side "Passion" (After the Battle) were included on the Kingdom Hearts II soundtrack; the video game that also included the single as its theme song was issued on December 22 that same year. Global distributions of the CD single commenced on December 26, whilst South East Asian editions were made available in stores on December 28. The DVD version came with the music video, alongside an Obi strip. The cover art was photographed by Mitsuo Shindo, who was alongside Utada's then husband Kazuaki Kiriya when shooting the clip; it depicts Utada in a vast corn field, which appears at the end. Various versions of "Passion"—such as the opening version, ending edit and orchestral instrumental—have been issued on three of the Kingdom Hearts soundtracks, including the Original Soundtrack Complete box set, and its special 10th anniversary edition. The single was also included on the soundtracks for the "remix" versions of the games, but "Sanctuary" served as its official theme song under her Western name Utada. "Sanctuary" did not premiere in North America until March 28, 2006, with the video game, along with an end-September date in Australasia and Europe. Furthermore, EMI Music Japan distributed two versions of "Sanctuary"—the album edit and the "After the Battle" version— in Japan as a promotional single on January 1, 2009, through iTunes Store. On July 20, Island Def Jam premiered the track through radio stations in Japan, and subsequently served the album edit as the second single from her English album This