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"Kirby Collecting" is the title theme with one of the primary motifs ofKirby Mass Attack. It was composed byShogo Sakai.

Composition[edit]

"Kirby Collecting" is a jolly theme in E major and 4/4. It has a triumphant intro based on one ofKirby Mass Attack's main motifs; specifically, alternating dominant and tonic from "Green Grounds". The melody is played by a vocal synth and consists of a rising tonic triad in second inversion, which holds at a high note and descends with an arpeggio. The melody plays twice, and the second time it shifts to minor harmonies, adding character to this part. It features the close F-sharp and C-sharp minor before heading for dominant, which returns to the tonic with bright accidentals that support the tonic. This all repeats. However, rather than ending on tonic directly, a shift to B minor occurs. Here, the meter changes to 7/4, causing the beginning of each new phrase to start sooner than it would at 4/4. This phrase features a descending sixth and stepwise motion up, first in B minor, then A major, then B minor once more. This section repeats, and concludes in a dominant passage before the track loops.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby Mass Attack[edit]

InKirby Mass Attack, "Kirby Collecting" can be heard as the title screen theme. It has several arrangements throughout the game:

• "Meadow Breeze" - A more ornamented banjo and accordion arrangement. Plays in thefirst,second andninth stages ofGreen Grounds, thefifth andseventh stages ofSandy Canyon, thefirst,second andfourth stages ofDedede Resort, and in theRainbow Bubble (and secret button) areas at the end of each stage.
• "Underground" - A dramatic minor version. Plays exclusively inGreen Grounds - Stage 4.
• "Lovely Oasis" - Partial arrangement based on the latter part of the melody. Plays inSandy Canyon - Stage 1.
• Thepachinko theme - Playful partial arrangement based on the primary motif. Heard inDedede Resort - Stage 2 as the pachinko mini-game's theme.
• "Surfing Stars" - Partial arrangement based on the "Green Grounds" intro, descending phrase, and virtuosic part of "Meadow Breeze". Heard inDedede Resort - Stage 3 as the surfing mini-game's theme.
• "Invincible Candy" - Partial arrangement based on the primary motif. Heard when consumingInvincible Candy specifically.
• "Game Over" - Sad partial arrangement based on the 7/4 section. Plays at theGame Over screen.
• "Staff Collection" - A slow C major piano arrangement. Serves as the theme for thestaff credits viewed from the file select.
• "Staff Pond" - A fast version modified to fit 4/4 entirely. Plays during the fishing mini-game staff credits.
• "Good Memories" - A jazzy rendition. Plays during the roll call exclusive to the Japanese version.
• "Well Played" - Partial arrangement that utilizes the intro and subsequent harmonic progressions. Plays in the congratulatory screens for finishing theChecklist and getting100% completion.
• Anunused track - Partial arrangement based on the primary motif. An unused track likely intended to play after defeating a boss.

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]

InKirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, "Kirby Collecting" can be heard when viewingKirby Mass Attack inKirby's History.

Other appearances[edit]

"Meadow Breeze" appears on theKirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack as track 35.

Together with "Fun Castle", "Meadow Breeze" specifically is featured in the "Happy Castle in the Grasslands" medley from theKirby Memorial Arrangements, the second CD of theKirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert 2-CD set. This medley was arranged byHirokazu Ando.

Trivia[edit]

• In the Japanese and Korean versions, "Kirby Collecting" is named directly after the game's title in those languages (あつめて！カービィ and모여라! 커비 respectively). The consistency between game-title and song-title is lost in every other language, which instead use more-or-less literal translations of the Japanese song title, rather than adapting them to the game's localized name.
  • The song "Staff Collection" parallels the game's title as well, being calledあつまれ！かんけいしゃ (Gather! Staff) in Japanese and모여라! 만든 사람들 (Gather! Creators) in Korean. In most of the other languages, with the reference to the game's title lost in the original song's name, the name of "Staff Collection" mirrors the name of "Kirby Collecting" instead.

Names in other languages[edit]

Kirby Collecting

Meadow Breeze

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• Music in Kirby Mass Attack
• Music in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
• Music in Kirby Memorial Arrangements

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