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Air Ride: Celestial Valley
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"Air Ride: Celestial Valley" (capitalized as"Air Ride: CELESTIAL VALLEY" in theSound Test and sometimes called"Celestial Valley" for short) is the theme for thecourse with the same name fromKirby Air Ride. It was composed byHirokazu Ando.[1]
Composition[edit]
"Air Ride: Celestial Valley" is a theme in D minor and 4/4. This track notably features many wind instruments, giving it an airy feel. It starts with a dominant fanfare as an intro. The main melody features a short rising phrase from D to A, passed on among the woodwinds (from an alto clarinet to flute) and a punctuated response from the brass, all with a guitar accompaniment. The phrase plays a second time resolving differently, and the first section repeats. Marked with a transitional cymbal roll, the second section enters on an offbeat, with the melody played by a whistling piccolo instrument and lower, warmer brass. The third section follows with chords, first slowly from an organ, and then quicker and with syncopation with the previous instruments and the low piano registers. They reach dominant, and final triumphant triplets lead back to the first section, from which the track loops.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby Air Ride[edit]
In itsdebut appearance, the theme plays in theCelestial ValleyAir Ride race course. It can be unlocked in theSound Test by completing theChecklist objective "Free Run:CELESTIAL VALLEY Finish 1 lap in under 00:57:00!". It can be heard in the Sound Test as track 04.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
In addition, the track appears in bothSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate as a selectable music track - the former on The Great Cave Offensive stage and the latter on anyKirby series stage, Battlefield, Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield and Final Destination.
Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]
InKirby: Planet Robobot, "Air Ride: Celestial Valley" serves as the music forLevel 3 ofKirby 3D Rumble. It can also be heard in theJukebox as track 64.
Kirby Air Riders[edit]
Due to the return ofthe eponymous course, the original theme reprises the same role fromKirby Air Ride. This theme is now named simply as"Celestial Valley".
Other appearances[edit]
This theme was included on theKirby's Airride Business trip Sound Test andThe Very Best of Kirby: 52 Hit Tracks.
Names in other languages[edit]
Air Ride: Celestial Valley[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | エアライド：ヴァレリオン earaido: varerion | Airride: Vallerion |
| European French | Air Ride: CELESTIAL VALLEY | - |
| German | AIR RIDE: CELESTIAL VALLEY | - |
| Italian | Air Ride: CELESTIAL VALLEY | - |
| European Spanish | AIR RIDE: CELESTIAL VALLEY | - |
Celestial Valley[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヴァレリオン varerion | Vallerion |
| Traditional Chinese | 溪澗山谷 xī jiàn shān gǔ | Stream Valley |
| Simplified Chinese | 溪涧山谷 xī jiàn shān gǔ | |
| Dutch | Schemervallei | Twilight valley |
| German | Himmelsklamm | Sky Gorge |
| Korean | 발레리온 balrerion | Vallerion |
| Portuguese | Vale Celestial | Celestial Valley |
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