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"Sky Tower"[2][3][1] (known as"Sky Building"[2][3] in the British English version ofKirby and the Rainbow Curse and the European versions ofSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate) is a theme first heard inKirby's Return to Dream Land. It was composed byHirokazu Ando.
Composition[edit]
Hirokazu Ando composed "Road to Victory" and "Sky Tower" at the same time as dark and light versions of the same tune, respectively.[4] Ando originally wrote "Sky Tower" as stage music forKirby for Nintendo GameCube, for a setting that would have been normal and bright at first but devastated and dark later on.[5] With these two light and dark versions of the stage motivating the composition of both "Sky Tower" and "Road to Victory", Ando also wrote the two tracks to serve as the root of the game's soundtrack by embodying certain common driving musical motifs, making "Sky Tower" originally quite an important track to the game.[5] The shared history and vision behind "Sky Tower" and its darker counterpart is evident in how "Supreme Ruler's Coronation - OVERLORD" transitions directly from "Road to Victory" to "Sky Tower", highlighting their similarities.
"Sky Tower" is an upbeat theme in C-sharp / D-flat major. This theme seems to have an uplifting tone to it. It first starts with an ascending piano and then goes into the first portion of the main melody. Afterwards, it goes into the second portion, which has the "Road to Victory" / "Bring On the Super Ability" motif.
The data of the originalKirby's Return to Dream Land contains an arrangement of "Sky Tower" which goes unused, featuring retro-style instrumentation. This version is composed in the key of C major, a semitone down from its typical C-sharp major. It is labeled "st_castle2" internally, while the final version is labeled "st_castle," suggesting that this alternate version was composed at a later point in development and then scrapped in favor of the original.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land[edit]
InKirby's Return to Dream Land, "Sky Tower" plays inNutty Noon - Stage 2 andNutty Noon - Stage 4, and can also be found as track 40 in theSound Test.
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]
InKirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, an arrangement of this theme is used for theNew Challenge Stages credits theme "Bye Bye Kirby, See You Tomorrow!", combined with "A New Wind for Tomorrow".
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
InKirby: Triple Deluxe, the original version of the theme is reused inOld Odyssey - Stage 7 EX. Here, it can be found as Track 75 in theJukebox.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse[edit]
InKirby and the Rainbow Curse, an arrangement of the theme can be unlocked as aTreasure inRainbow Across the Skies to be played in the game'sMusic Room as track 15. This game is where the theme gets its official English titles for the first time.
Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]
InKirby: Planet Robobot, an arrangement of the theme plays inStage 3 ofResolution Road. This theme is at a slower tempo than the previous versions, and is titled "Residential Laboratory" on theKirby: Planet Robobot Original Soundtrack. The music is re-arranged by Hirokazu Ando and can be found as Track 016 in theJukebox.
Kirby Star Allies[edit]
InKirby Star Allies, duringMorpho Knight's boss battle inGuest Star ???? Star Allies Go! and Soul Melter (EX) ofThe Ultimate Choice, if player 1 is Magolor, Morpho Knight's theme will be replaced by a medley of multiple themes fromKirby's Return to Dream Land related to Magolor, and "Sky Tower" is among them. This track is titled "Supreme Ruler's Coronation - OVERLORD" onNintendo Music.
This medley is also arranged by Hirokazu Ando. It can be found as Track 181 inJukebox after clearing Guest Star Magolor.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, the original version of the track is a default music track in this game, and can be played on anyKirby series stage, as well as Battlefield, Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield and Final Destination starting with Version 8.1.0.
Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]
InKirby's Dream Buffet, the original version fromKirby's Return to Dream Land, named"Kirby's Return to Dream Land: Memorial Song 3" in the American English version and"Kirby's Adventure Wii: Memorial Song 3" in the British English version, is unlocked for potential use in races andFree Rolling upon reachingGourmet Rank 129.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
InKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, a remastered version of "Sky Tower" plays inNutty Noon - Stage 2 andNutty Noon - Stage 4, and can be found as track 48 in theJukebox. Notably, the British English version of the game now refers to the track with its North American English title unlike inKirby and the Rainbow Curse orSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Additionally, theKirby Star Allies version from "Supreme Ruler's Coronation - OVERLORD" returns for theMagolor Soul battle inThe True Arena with an added choir and Magolor's cries for help in the second phase. A variation that fades the second phase version in after one full loop can be found in the Jukebox as track 197 after clearing The True Arena.
Also in the remake, a slower arrangement of the theme in 3/4 appears along with "Planet Popstar" and "Northeast Frost Street" in the medley "Distant, Shining, Yellow Star", arranged byYuki Shimooka. This medley plays when viewing the "Credits" cutscene in theTheater, and is accessible as track 204 in the Jukebox after clearing The True Arena.
Other appearances[edit]
InThe Sound of Kirby Café, the theme receives a string-focused acoustic arrangement inTrack 7: Sunset Tower / Sky Tower, arranged by its original composer, Hirokazu Ando.
The theme was incorporated in theKirby's Return to Dream Land Medley of theKirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert.
Additionally, the remastered version fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, paired with "The Adventure Begins" and "Ordeal Doors", is the default music used for the game's Maximus Cup inTetris 99.
- "Sky Tower" in "Kirby's Return to Dream Land Medley" from theKirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert, arranged byShogo Sakai and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
- "Sunset Tower" fromThe Sound of Kirby Café by Hirokazu Ando.
Trivia[edit]
- Kirby: Planet Robobot's title theme, "Bright Spinning Planet", features a very similar opening sequence to this track. This is mostly likely a coincidence, however, considering that Sky Tower's own arrangement in that game doesn't appear to acknowledge that at all.
Names in other languages[edit]
Sky Tower[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | スカイタワー[2][3][1] Sukai Tawā | Sky Tower |
| American English | Sky Tower[2][3][1] | - |
| British English | Sky Tower[1] Sky Building[2][3] | - - |
| Chinese | 天空塔[1] tiān kōng tǎ | Sky Tower |
| Dutch | Hemelhoge toren[1] | Sky-high tower |
| French | Tour dans le ciel[2][1] | Tower in the sky |
| German | Himmelsturm[2][1] | Sky tower |
| Italian | Torre dei cieli[2][1] | Tower of the skies |
| Korean | 스카이 타워[1] seukai tawo | Sky Tower |
| Portuguese | Arranha-céu[1] | Skyscraper |
| Spanish | Torre celestial[2][1] | Celestial tower |
Residential Laboratory[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | レジデンス・ラボラトリー rejidansu raboratorī | Residence Laboratory |
References
- ↑1.001.011.021.031.041.051.061.071.081.091.101.111.12Kirby's Return to Dream Land DeluxeJukebox
- ↑2.02.12.22.32.42.52.62.72.8Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
- ↑3.03.13.23.33.4Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- ↑"たとえば「スカイタワー」と「勝利への道」は、雰囲気は正反対ですが、実は"同じ曲の明るい版と暗い版”という"対になる曲"として同時期に作られました。" –Kirby's Return to Dream Land Sound Staff,Jun Ishikawa andHirokazu Ando (Kirby Wii Music Selection card.)
(Translation:For example, "Sky Tower" and "Road to Victory" have exact opposite atmospheres, and in truth, they were composed at the same time as "paired songs," a light version and a dark version of the same tune.) - ↑5.05.1"カービィWiiの曲なんですけれども、カービィWiiをやる前から（中略）ゲームキューブの頃に企画なって、そのころ作った曲なんですけど、（中略）これはあるステージの曲だったんですね。（中略）最初普通の明るにステージであったものが荒廃になるとすごくなんか荒らされっていて（中略） (This is a song from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, but before Return to Dream Land, at the time of planning for the GameCube was when I wrote the song [...] It was a song for a stage somewhere [...] The stage was initially ordinary and bright but then ended up in ruins and became incredibly devastated [...])
二曲が、本意図を、他の曲の元りもなっていて（中略）なんても支配的と言うか、シンボリックなフレーズとして、色んなところに使うよにして…たから本意図、この曲、なんか重要な役割があるって言うね。 (For these two songs, the original intention was for them to be the basis for other songs [...] such controlling or symbolic [musical] phrases to be used in various places. So this song, in the original vision, was supposed to play a somewhat important role.)" –Hirokazu Ando (Kirby 25th Anniversary livestream interview [13:36-15:32])
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