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Forest/Nature Area
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"Forest/Nature Area" is a music track that first appeared inKirby & The Amazing Mirror. It is often used as a leitmotif to reference theDimension Mirror orMirror World, such as inShadow Kirby's theme inKirby Fighters 2, or the in the first credit roll theme ofTeam Kirby Clash Deluxe. It was composed by either Hironobu Inagaki or Atsuyoshi Isemura.
Composition[edit]
Forest/Nature Area has a steady 4/4 beat and is in the key of F# (sharp)/G flat-major. The theme has a rather triumphant tone to it, with trumpets and drums to go along with it. The first portion of this theme starts with the main melody, with an instrument that bears liking to a steel drum. The portion following it is much louder, changing the key to E flat minor for a moment. After repeating a beat with triplets 2 times (with more instruments being added the second time), the song loops.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror[edit]
"Forest/Nature Area" makes its debut in this game, heard in most of the areas ofRainbow Route, and can be found as track 4 in the game'sSound Player.
An alternate variation of the theme plays at the beginning of the game when Kirby and his clones are heading to theCentral Circle, in theLabyrinth Entrance Stage. This variation is named迷宮入り口ステージ (Labyrinth Entrance Stage) onKirby & The Amazing Mirror Sound Plus and can be found as track 2 in the Sound Player.
Kirby: Squeak Squad[edit]
A slightly faster-paced remix of the theme in G major plays inStage 3 ofPrism Plains andStage 3 ofCushy Cloud inKirby: Squeak Squad. It can be found as track 8 in the game'sSound Room.
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]
When selectingKirby & The Amazing Mirror in theKirby's History mode inKirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, the original version of "Forest/Nature Area" plays.
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe[edit]
A remix of the theme is the second track to play during the medley heard in the normal staff credits ofTeam Kirby Clash Deluxe.
Kirby Fighters 2[edit]
Kirby Fighters 2 features a medley of "Forest/Nature Area", along with "Dark Meta Knight Appears", "Mid-Boss Battle", and "Dark Meta Knight", titled "Final Battle - Overcome the Naughty Shadow!". This theme plays when fightingShadow Kirby in the Final Chapter ofStory Mode: The Destined Rivals and on Very Hard difficulty inSingle-Handed Mode. This medley was arranged byYuki Shimooka.[1] A short rendition of "Forest/Nature Area" also plays when encountering him under these circumstances before battle. Another arrangement of the theme will play along with "Stage Begin" if the player stays in the Options menu for 86 seconds.
- Options menueaster egg
- "Final Battle - Overcome the Naughty Shadow!"
- Shadow Kirby appears jingle
Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]
The original version fromKirby & The Amazing Mirror, referred to in-game as"Kirby & The Amazing Mirror: Memorial Song 1", can be unlocked as music that has a chance of playing duringRaces upon reaching aGourmet Rank of 66 inKirby's Dream Buffet. "Final Battle - Overcome the Naughty Shadow!", referred to in-game as"Kirby Fighters 2: Bonus Song 2", can also be unlocked if the player has save data fromKirby Fighters 2 on theirNintendo Switch.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
The original track fromKirby & The Amazing Mirror is one of the songs available to play on theHalberd stage inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl.
InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, it was replaced by a new chiptune/orchestra remix of the theme, which appears as one of the default tracks of theThe Great Cave Offensive stage. While it is named after "Forest/Nature Area", it also includes a section of "City Trial: City" in its intro and it has a section of "Flame/Lava Area" at the end. This arrangement was done by Yasunori Mitsuda.
The Wii U remix also returns inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can be played on anyKirby stage, Battlefield, Final Destination, and their derivatives, much like any otherKirby track.
Other appearances[edit]
The original version of "Forest/Nature Area" was included in two compilation albums:The Very Best of Kirby: 52 Hit Tracks and theKirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack.
InThe Sound of Kirby Café, the theme was arranged byJun Ishikawa, here titled木漏れ日のティータイム／森・自然エリア (Teatime Under Sunbeams / Forest/Nature Area).
The theme was also performed live in theKirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert as part of the "Kirby & The Amazing Mirror / Kirby: Squeak Squad Medley", along with "Space Area", "Prism Plains", and "Squeak Squad Theme".
On theKirby 30th Anniversary Site, the original version of the theme plays when viewing Kirby number 29 ("Cell Phone").
- "Teatime Under Sunbeams / Forest/Nature Area" ofThe Sound of Kirby Café"
- "Forest/Nature Area" in the "Kirby & The Amazing Mirror / Kirby: Squeak Squad Medley" of theKirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 森・自然エリア[2] Mori Shizen Eria | Forest/Nature Area |
| European French | Forest/Nature Area | - |
| German | Forest/Nature Area | - |
| Italian | Forest/Nature Area | - |
| Korean | 숲/자연 에어리어 sup/jayeon eeolieo | Forest/Nature Area |
| European Spanish | Forest/Nature Area | - |
References
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- Music in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
- Music in Kirby: Squeak Squad
- Music in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
- Music in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
- Music in Kirby Fighters 2
- Music in Kirby's Dream Buffet
- 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
- Music from Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert
