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Sandy Wilds

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Sandy Wilds
https://wikirby.com/wiki/File:Sandy_Wilds_sample_KRtDL.oga
Sample of"Sandy Wilds" fromKirby's Return to Dream Land.
Details
Debut appearanceKirby's Return to Dream Land (2011)
Last appearanceKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
Composer(s)Jun Ishikawa[1]
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"Sandy Wilds" is a musical theme heard inKirby's Return to Dream Land andits remake. This theme was composed byJun Ishikawa.

Composition[edit]

Fire Kirby burns his way through the scorching desert.

"Sandy Wilds" begins with a short intro reminiscent of the immediately preceding "Raisin Ruins" theme. It plays in the key of A minor in 4/4 and is notably similar to "Green Greens" structurally, melodically and name-wise, albeit with a Wild West theme. The first phrase features a rising tonic triad and a descent full of dotted rhythm, played first by an accordion and then with a synth. The second phrase moves more gradually and hints at major tonalities. The third part is a decorated quotation of "Kirby's Triumphant Return", which incidentally is often connected to "Green Greens". Finally, a more eerie section similar to "Green Greens"' second section with the addition of rapid fifths between G and D plays before the track loops. Some parts of the theme quote the motif ofthe theme fromThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly (a pattern of two notes across five beats in a distinctive zigzagging pattern), which is typically used to evoke the Wild West.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Return to Dream Land[edit]

"Sandy Wilds" debuted in this game. It can be heard in thefirst andfourth stages ofRaisin Ruins.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

https://wikirby.com/wiki/File:KRtDLD_Red_Sands_Remix_sample.mp3
"Sandy Wilds" in "Red Sands Remix" fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe byHirokazu Ando.

Besides reprising its role from the original game, inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, an arranged version as part of"Red Sands Remix" together with "Haldera Volcano" plays during the stages in thePyred Dimension of theMagolor Epilogue. It plays a tone higher at B minor and is modified to fit within 3/4. This remix was arranged byHirokazu Ando.[1]

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaning
Japanese砂すなの荒野こうや
Suna no kōya		Sandy Wilderness
Chinese沙之荒野
shā zhī huāng yě		Sandy Wilderness
DutchZandwildernisSand wilderness
FrenchDésert de sableSandy desert
GermanDörrende DünenDrying Dunes
ItalianDistese deserticheDesert plains
Korean모래 황야
molae hwang-ya		Sandy Wilderness
Brazilian PortugueseDeserto arenosoSandy desert
SpanishTerrenos arenososSandy terrains


References

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Music inKirby's Return to Dream Land andKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Menu themes
Stage themes
The Adventure Begins •Exploring the Cave •Woods Wayfarer •Crystal Dungeons •Beyond the Hill •Battle on the Horizon •Sandy Wilds •Sunny with a Chance of Oasis •Exotic Pyramid •Vestiges of the Ancients •Crow in the Shadows •Happy Mambo •Summer Sands and Cool Waves •Seabed Diving •Water Sliders •A Stroll on the Ocean Floor •Snowball Scuffle •On the Path of Frosty Roadblocks •Slippery Steps •Tumbling Ice •Perfect Sledding Weather •Freezing Temple •Sky Waltz •Sky Tower •Dreaming of Clouds •The Birthplace of Steel •Sounds of Scrap •Techno Factory •Rush on the Railway Coaster •Into the Underground Waterway •Underworld •Pressure Panic •Haldera Volcano •Limitless Power •Another Dimension •Green Winds Remix •Red Sands Remix •Blue Blizzard Remix •Ordeal Doors •Onward to a Pain My Heart Knows Well
Boss themes
Sub-game and Magoland themes
Cutscene and credits themes
Special themes
Themes for Past Adventures