"Gorgeous-Go-Round"^[2] is a stage theme fromKirby: Planet Robobot heard in the casino areas of thefourth stage ofResolution Road and thesecond stage ofRhythm Route. It was composed byJun Ishikawa, and can also be listened to in the game'sJukebox as Track 017.^[1] The name of the track is a pun on "merry-go-round", referring to the spinning roulette wheels in the casino areas.

Composition[edit]

"Gorgeous-Go-Round" is a lively and goofyhonky-tonk piece in C Mixolydian mode and 2/4. It has a short intro remotely and coincidently similar to that of "Slippery Steps" that ends in an repeated iteration of a dominant chord and a glissando. The melody consists of a rising minor seventh from the tonic, a gradual descent, and fixation on repeated B-flat and C; this melody (and particularly its conclusion) is remarkably similar to "Stage: Comical". Each iteration of the melody is played by a different instrument: a honky-tonk piano, trumpet, flute and synthesizer. Between each two iterations there is an extension of the melody's final portion that can be seen as the peak of each section, ending in more dominant chords. After the second peak comes an improvisational passage where 3 different instruments (among which is a newly joined clarinet) build upon one another. This section and the next are somewhat reminiscent of the analogous improvisational passage in "Ripple Star", albeit while keeping the playful character. Following up is a drum solo with occasional piano chords forming a plagal sequence. After a while, the extended final melodic portion returns in its full glory before the track loops.

Names in other languages[edit]

References

• Music in Kirby: Planet Robobot

• Articles which list Japanese names