"A Full-Speed Farewell from the New World" is the theme for the final phase ofFecto Elfilis's boss battle, at the end of the main story ofKirby and the Forgotten Land and itsNintendo Switch 2 Edition. It was composed byHirokazu Ando^[1] using motifs from "Welcome to the New World!" and "Invincible Candy".

Composition[edit]

"A Full-Speed Farewell from the New World" begins with a powerful synth brass line blasting a variation of the motif from the start of "Welcome to the New World!" in the key of E minor (E-E-F#-E, G-G-A-G), accompanied by organ, guitar, and heavy percussion. After the organ ends off the introductory segment, a drum break leads into the other driving motif for this track, "Invincible Candy".

At first, the track beyond the intro appears to simply beYuuta Ogasawara's normal F major arrangement of "Invincible Candy" used for this game, dominated by heavy electric guitar and energetic percussion with a subtle high-register electronic accompaniment. However, after the eighth bar, the track seamlessly transitions away from this arrangement, with the melody instead staying on F (with some octave traversal and trilling) before the track modulates to A major. A lower-register guitar initially takes over the melodic line for four bars before being joined by the old guitar returning at its higher register.

The track now introduces variations on "Invincible Candy", first staying in A major (fa-mi-fa-so-mi-... instead of re-do-re-mi-so-...) then briefly modulating to C major (where the variation is now do-ti-do-re-ti-...) before returning to A major for a climactic guitar note, accompanied by the organ echoing the final, highly embellished portion of the motif.

At this point, the instrumentation begins shifting from rock to electronica. Synths provide the main melody here, which returns to the minor variation of the "Welcome to the New World!" motif, now in A minor and extended compared to the intro portion of the track. The use of chiptune sounds becomes increasingly prominent as the track progresses, initially in the countermelody to the motif, which incorporates portions of "Invincible Candy". As this countermelody melds with the "Welcome to the New World!" motif, the chiptune sounds begin to dominate the track overall.

Ultimately, the main melody reverts to the "Welcome to the New World!" motif, but now instrumented entirely in a chiptune fashion reminiscent ofGame Boy music. Organ and percussive accompaniment keep the soundscape of the track incredibly rich, but chiptune sounds dominate the main melody and the countermelody (still borrowing from "Invincible Candy"). Before looping back to the start, a break in the main melody leaves a sparser chiptune melody, mostly octave intervals on F# (la) and the fast-moving "Invincible Candy" figure (still in A major), although intense percussion maintains the energy in the track right up to the loop point.

In relation to Lab Discovera's final phase[edit]

The composition strongly accentuates the final events ofLab Discovera, the last level of the main story mode ofKirby and the Forgotten Land.

• The intro plays as Kirby transforms intoBig-Rig Mouth Kirby.
• The apparent verbatim use of "Invincible Candy" happens at the start of the Big-Rig Mouth section. Since this section involves the use of a special ability to power through enemies and obstacles, it plays as if the player would not be surprised to hear the "Invincible Candy" theme as is.
• The deviation from the normal "Invincible Candy" theme, and in particular the shift from rock to electronica, would occur later into this section — asPopstar comes into closer view and Kirby readies for the final leap at Fecto Elfilis, the music appropriately raises the stakes.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby and the Forgotten Land /Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World[edit]

InKirby and the Forgotten Land and itsNintendo Switch 2 Edition, "A Full-Speed Farewell from the New World" plays throughout theBig-Rig Mouth segment of the fight againstFecto Elfilis in the main story. It also appears at theWaddle Live! Corner Stage as track 73.

Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]

"A Full-Speed Farewell from the New World" appears inKirby's Dream Buffet, named"Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Memorial Song 5" in-game. It is unlocked upon reaching aGourmet Rank of 134, and can then be played inRaces andFree Rolling.

Trivia[edit]

• During theKirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival, series directorShinya Kumazaki discussed the way in which he interacts with different composers for different tracks. In talking about Hirokazu Ando and his tendency to handle challenging requests, Kumazaki gave the example of how when asked to turn the musical phrase of "Invincible Candy" into a battle theme about a minute long, Ando simply responded "all right" (「わかった」) and got to work. Given the nature of the request and the composer that handled it, the result appears to have been "A Full-Speed Farewell from the New World".

Names in other languages[edit]

References

• Music in Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• Music in Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World

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