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Tilt-and-Roll Kirby (theme)
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"Tilt-and-Roll Kirby" is the theme for the sub-gamewith the same name inKirby and the Forgotten Land and itsNintendo Switch 2 Edition. It was composed byJun Ishikawa.[1]
Composition[edit]
"Tilt-and-Roll Kirby" is intentionally written to resemble "White Wafers" fromKirby's Return to Dream Land, per an explicit request to Ishikawa fromShinya Kumazaki.[2] The two themes are both in common time (4/4), and have similar melodies, instruments (with the new addition of woodwinds in "Tilt-and-Roll Kirby") and tonal peculiarities, including whole-tone movements within a Mixolydian scale. "Tilt-and-Roll Kirby", however, has shorter phrases, and plays in C and E-flat major in the first portion, and G-flat major in the middle section. This G-flat major section is also close to the second section of "Explanations" in phrasing. After it is a transitional modulating passage and quick phrase between G and A to lead back to C major.
The Extra Hard version extends every other phrase of the original "Tilt-and-Roll Kirby", leading to an irregular 10/4 (with phrases of 6 and 4 respectively). This version adds bells, a decision likewise made in "Lunch Rush! A Wave of Waddles".
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby and the Forgotten Land /Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World[edit]
"Tilt-and-Roll Kirby" plays in all three levels ofTilt-and-Roll Kirby at Normal difficulty, while "Tilt-and-Roll Kirby (Extra Hard)" plays when Extra Hard difficulty is selected. Both versions can also be listened to at theWaddle Live! Corner Stage as tracks 33 and 34; the latter after unlocking Extra Hard difficulty. In theNintendo Switch 2 Edition exclusively, "Kirby's Tilt-and-Roll Festival" may play instead for the third board on Extra Hard difficulty.
Other appearances[edit]
"Tilt-and-Roll Kirby" is part of Track 04, "Get Pumped Up! Sub-Game Medley", in theKirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival. It is the only song in the medley that does not come from a sub-game featured inMerry Magoland.
An arrangement of the aforementioned "Get Pumped Up! Sub-Game Medley" titled "Playing Jazz Fest!" appears onThe Sound of Kirby Café - Jazz Style -, once again featuring "Tilt-and-Roll Kirby". It was arranged byYuko Komiyama.
- "Tilt-and-Roll Kirby" in "Get Pumped Up! Sub-Game Medley" fromKirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival, performed by the Kirby 30th Anniversary Special Band Deluxe.
- "Tilt-and-Roll Kirby" in "Playing Jazz Fest!" fromThe Sound of Kirby Café - Jazz Style -
Names in other languages[edit]
Tilt-and-Roll Kirby[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コロコロ！タマコロカービィ Korokoro! Tama Koro Kābyi | Rumble Tumble! Roll-the-Ball Kirby |
| Chinese | 滾啊滾啊！滾球卡比 Gǔn-a Gǔn-a! Gǔn Qiú Kǎbǐ | Rolling Rolling! Roll-the-Ball Kirby |
| Dutch | Kirby aan de rol | Kirby on the roll |
| Canadian French | Roule, Kirby, roule! | Roll, Kirby, roll! |
| European French | Roule, Kirby, roule ! | Roll, Kirby, roll! |
| German | Roll, Kirby, roll! | - |
| Italian | Rotola, Kirby! | Roll, Kirby! |
| Korean | 데굴데굴! 공 굴리기 커비 Deguldegul! Gong Golligi Keobi | Rumble Tumble! Roll-the-Ball Kirby |
| Spanish | Kirby Rodabolas | Roll-the-ball Kirby |
Tilt-and-Roll Kirby (Extra Hard)[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゲキムズ！タマコロカービィ Gekimuzu! Tama Koro Kābyi | Extremely Difficult! Roll-the-Ball Kirby |
| Traditional Chinese | 激難！滾球卡比 Jī Nán! Gǔn Qiú Kǎbǐ | Incredibly Difficult! Roll-the-Ball Kirby |
| Simplified Chinese | 激难！滚球卡比 Jī Nán! Gǔn Qiú Kǎbǐ | |
| Dutch | Kirby aan de rol (extra moeilijk) | Kirby on the roll (extra hard) |
| Canadian French | Roule, Kirby, roule! (très difficile) | Roll, Kirby, roll! (very difficult) |
| European French | Roule, Kirby, roule ! (très difficile) | Roll, Kirby, roll! (very difficult) |
| German | Roll, Kirby, roll! (sehr schwer) | Roll, Kirby, roll! (very difficult) |
| Italian | Rotola, Kirby! (molto difficile) | Roll, Kirby! (very difficult) |
| Korean | 슈퍼 하드! 공 굴리기 커비 Syupeo Hadeu! Gong Gulligi Keobi | Super Hard! Roll-the-Ball Kirby |
| Spanish | Kirby Rodabolas superdifícil | Super-difficult Roll-the-ball Kirby |
References
- ↑1.01.1Waddle Live! Corner Stage
- ↑Kirby and the Forgotten Land: The Complete Soundtrack, track comments for disc 2. (Note that Kumazaki wrote all track comments for the soundtrack.) 発注時の曲イメージは、『星のカービィ Wii』の雪面のレベルマップ曲。石川にそうオーダーした結果、双方の良さと個性が合わさった1曲に。Translation: At the time of request, the 'image' for the track was the snowy level map track fromKirby's Return to Dream Land. With Ishikawa given this order, what resulted was a track that combined the good points and individual qualities of the two [soundtracks of the two games].
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