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Perfect Sledding Weather
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"Perfect Sledding Weather" is a stage theme inKirby's Return to Dream Land andits remake. This theme is the 36th theme in theJukebox (44th in the remake) and was composed byJun Ishikawa.[1]
Composition[edit]
Contrary to what its name implies, "Perfect Sledding Weather" does not fit with other winter music, instead using instruments characteristic of "Raisin Ruins". The theme is in the key of C major, and has some instrumentation such as banjos and trumpets. Its structure and melody are remarkably similar to that of "Beyond the Hill". After a short intro, the melody begins with a trumpet-like instrument playing a rising tonic broken chord, followed by a brief subdominant phrase with a B-flat emphasis, and plays the same phrase twice, the second time with more harmonic support. The second part has a descending melodic major phrase, that repeats with a higher final note. A brief transition similar to the analogous one from "Beyond the Hill" ties to the third section, which uses the same motif. In this appearance, the motif has a simpler rhythmical pattern; its main distinction is the switch to dominant harmonies within the same melodic pattern, with F-sharp to emphasize. Soon after the third part finishes, the track loops.
Trivia[edit]
- This song's internal filename in the files ofKirby's Return to Dream Land is
ST_KBYW_CACTUS1, with the corresponding filename in the files ofKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe beingST_KBYW_CACTUS1_Adjust_201208. This would suggest that, as its instrumentation implies, it was indeed planned to play in a desert-themed stage at some point. - A portion of this theme is shared with "Beyond the Hill", and an unused track from this game. Parts of "Yin-Yarn" fromKirby's Epic Yarn also sound a bit similar to this motif.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゆきすべりびより yuki suberi biyori | Snow Slide Weather |
| Traditional Chinese | 滑雪天氣 huá xuě tiān qì | Skiing Weather |
| Simplified Chinese | 滑雪天气 huá xuě tiān qì | |
| Dutch | Perfect weer om te sleeën | Perfect weather for sledding |
| French | Un temps parfait pour la luge | Perfect weather for sledding |
| German | Bestes Rodelwetter | Best Sledding Weather |
| Italian | Clima invernale perfetto | Perfect winter weather |
| Korean | 스노 슬라이딩 seuno seullaiding | Snow Sliding |
| Portuguese | Clima perfeito para andar de trenó | Perfect weather for sledding |
| Spanish | Un tiempo ideal para ir en trineo | The perfect weather for sledding |
