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Butter Building (theme)
"Butter Building" is a theme originating inKirby's Adventure, and has since returned in many games in theKirby series. It was composed byHirokazu Ando.
Composition[edit]
"Butter Building" is a jolly theme in E major and 4/4. A notable characteristic trait of this piece is the scarce usage of its tonic. It starts with a double dominant introductory segment. Its melody consists of short phrases with a repeated syncopated first note and movement down or up until stopping on the mediant or dominant, hinting at the key; this is followed by a high-pitched response. The melody repeats with a different ending, that leads into the second portion. This part has a more lyrical melody that contains some phrasing elements from "Vegetable Valley". This part emphasizes the minor harmonies associated with the mediant G-sharp. However, the minor does not stay long, as it gives way to dominant, and soon after the track loops.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby's Adventure /Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]
In bothKirby's Adventure and its remake,Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, the theme is used in all stages ofButter Building, as well asGrape Garden - Stage 2 andGrape Garden - Stage 6. Exclusively in the originalKirby's Adventure, a faster paced and shorter arrangement of theme plays in theCrane FeverSub-Game, while the crane is moving.
In theSound Test ofKirby's Adventure, the normal version can be found as Music 32, a version of it without the intro can be found as Music 33, and the Crane Fever version can be found as Music 0A. In the Sound Test ofKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, the theme can be found as Music 04.
Kirby's Avalanche[edit]
An F-sharp/G-flat major remix of "Butter Building" plays during Easy difficulty stages of Competition Mode inKirby's Avalanche.
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[edit]
A slow-paced remix of this theme plays instage 2 ofShiver Star, though it plays in F major. It is named"Above the Clouds" in theKirby: Planet Robobot Original Soundtrack, and is arranged byJun Ishikawa.[1]
Kirby: Canvas Curse[edit]
InKirby: Canvas Curse, a very faithful and upbeat arrangement of the theme titled"Silent Seabed" plays in thestage with the same name.
When the "Old School" sound mode is selected, theKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land arrangement (referred to as"Classic Song 1-3" in-game) plays inMachine Mansion andMad Mechanism. Moreover, this version of "Butter Building" appears during thestaff credits when playing asWaddle Dee.
Kirby: Squeak Squad[edit]
InKirby: Squeak Squad, an arrangement of "Butter Building" very similar to theKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land one, except with an updated soundfont, can be heard in stages4,5 andEX ofPrism Plains,Cushy Cloud - Stage 7 EX,Ice Island - Stage 3 andSecret Sea - Stage 3. It is titled"Stage: Castle Dedede, etc." on Nintendo Mobile.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, a track named "Butter Building" is one of the tracks available to be played as a default track in theHalberd stage. Despite being named after "Butter Building", it's actually a medley, although it predominantly features said theme.
InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, "Butter Building" receives another medley named after it, this time called"Butter Building Ver. 2". It's one of the default tracks of theThe Great Cave Offensive stage. "Butter Building" fromSuper Smash Bros. Brawl also returns for the Halberd stage, but this time as an unlockable track.
The two remixes along with their stages reappear inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, now being playable in all Kirby series stages, like all other tracks. However, both are renamed: "Butter Building" to"Butter Building (Brawl)" and "Butter Building Ver. 2" to"Butter Building (for 3DS / Wii U)". Both are available from the start as default tracks.
Kirby's Epic Yarn /Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn[edit]
Kirby's Epic Yarn andKirby's Extra Epic Yarn feature a piano centered arrangement of "Butter Building", which plays inTempest Towers.
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]
TheKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land arrangement of the theme is reused in the map ofHappiness Hall in theNew Challenge Stages mode.
When selectingKirby's Avalanche in theKirby's History mode, its Butter Building remix plays.
Kirby Fighters Deluxe[edit]
InKirby Fighters Deluxe, the originalKirby's Adventure version of the theme with a shortened intro is reused in theButter Building stage.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse[edit]
A remix of the theme can be unlocked by collecting one of theTreasure Chests found in theThe Wild Red Yonder stage, to then be played at theMusic Room.
Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]
InKirby: Planet Robobot, "Above the Clouds" fromKirby 64: The Crystal Shards is reused inResolution Road - Stage 6 EX.
Kirby Fighters 2[edit]
Much likeKirby Fighters Deluxe,Kirby Fighters 2 reuses the original version of "Butter Building" with a shortened intro for the eponymous Battle Stage. In addition, an arrangement of the theme can be unlocked as the secret song for the same stage atFighters Rank 74.
Other appearances[edit]
In theKirby's Adventure soundtrack album, the "Butter Building" theme receives a vocal remix namedカクテルを作つくろう！ (Let's Make a Cocktail!).
In the bonus trackClub Mix フィールドのなか (Club Mix: In the Fields) of theKirby 64 Original Soundtrack, the "Above the Clouds" arrangement of the theme is mixed in with "Inside the Ruins" and "Planet Popstar: Stage Select", along with some of Kirby's voice clips.
InThe Sound of Kirby Café, the theme receives an upbeat remix as Track 2:バターたっぷりビルディング／バタービルディング (Butter Brimming Building / Butter Building).
- "Let's Make a Cocktail!" from theKirby's Adventure soundtrack, arranged by Takashi Takaomi and performed by Mako Miyata.
- "Above the Clouds" in "Club Mix: In the Fields" from theKirby 64 Original Soundtrack by Shinji Yoshimura.
- "Butter Brimming Building / Butter Building" fromThe Sound of Kirby Café by Hirokazu Ando.
Names in other languages[edit]
Butter Building[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 城の面[2] shiro no men バタービルディング[3][4][5] batā birudingu | Castle Stage Butter Building |
| French | Tour de Beurre[5][4] | Butter Tower |
| German | Buttertürmchen[5][4] | Butter tower (-chen is used to signal the diminutive form) |
| Italian | Palazzo di Burro[5][4] | Butter Palace |
| Korean | 버터 빌딩[4] beoteo bilding | Butter Building |
| Spanish | Edificio de mantequilla[5] Edificio de Mantequilla[4] | Butter building Butter Building |
Above the Clouds[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | くものうえで kumo no uede | Above the Clouds |
Silent Seabed[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | サイレントシーベッド Sairento shībeddo | Silent Seabed |
| European French | Plongée Profonde | Deep Dive |
| German | Tiefen-Terror | Depth-Terror |
| Italian | Fondale Fiorito | Flowery Seabed |
| European Spanish | Sima Silencio | Silence Chasm |
Stage: Castle Dedede, etc.[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ステージ：デデデ城他 sutēji: dedede jō hoka | Stage: Castle Dedede, etc. |
References
- ↑Kirby: Planet Robobot Jukebox; while theKirby 64 Original Soundtrack instead creditsHirokazu Ando for the track, this is likely referring to the fact that he composed the original, with Jun Ishikawa doing the arrangement for the game.
- ↑Kirby's Adventure
- ↑Super Smash Bros. series
- ↑4.04.14.24.34.44.5Kirby's Epic Yarn
- ↑5.05.15.25.35.4Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
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- Music in Kirby's Adventure
- Music in Kirby's Avalanche
- Music in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
- Music in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- Music in Kirby: Canvas Curse
- Music in Kirby: Squeak Squad
- Music in Kirby's Epic Yarn
- Music in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
- Music in Kirby Fighters Deluxe
- Music in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
- Music in Kirby: Planet Robobot
- Music in Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn
- Music in Kirby Fighters 2
- Music in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Music in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
- Music in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Music in Kirby Café
