"Welcome Your New Overlord"^[2] is a musical piece composed byJun Ishikawa^[1] and serves as the battle theme ofMagolor'sfirst battle inKirby's Return to Dream Land.

Composition[edit]

"Welcome Your New Overlord" is an energetic fast-paced track, predominantly featuring synthesized instruments, in contrast to its sister track, "C-R-O-W-N-E-D", which is slower-paced and more orchestrated. Its composition bears similarities to some past Kirby tracks, such as "Vs. Dark Matter" and "Squeak Squad Theme".

Its intro is fairly slow compared to the rest of the track, with a notable absence of percussion apart from a gong at the start, until it returns and intensifies to conclude the intro. Following this, eight bars establish the main melody, which is repeated with different instruments and percussion, as well with an addition of a countermelody, for the following eight bars. The melody then completely changes for the next sixteen bars, which follow a similar structure of the previous sixteen: eight bars establish a new melody, which is followed by eight bars of this melody with different instruments. The track then has a small transition section of four bars, followed by a much lighter section, with way less instruments than previous ones, backed up by quieter percussion and featuring a piano playing a very simple melody. A synth flirts for a couple notes during the first eight bars, until it eventually joins the piano melody for the last six bars of this section. The track then has yet another short transition section of two bars to lead up for its final section, the climax of the track, that brings back the instruments of previous sections and is led by an electric guitar playing a melody full of long notes. It's accompanied by a countermelody that eventually takes over after the guitar stops playing, during the last bars of the track, which leads up to its loop.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Return to Dream Land[edit]

"Welcome Your New Overlord" debuts inKirby's Return to Dream Land, playing during the boss battles against Magolor's first form in Story Mode,The Arena, Extra Mode, andThe True Arena. It can be found as Music 103 in theSound Test after clearing Extra Mode 100%.

Kirby Star Allies[edit]

The original version of "Welcome Your New Overlord" plays when viewing the "FIGHT FOR THE CROWN!"Celebration Picture. It can be found as Track 147 in the game's Jukebox.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

InKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, a remastered version of "Welcome Your New Overlord" plays during the boss battles against Magolor's first form in Story Mode, The Arena, Extra Mode, and The True Arena. Unlike in prior titles, the theme has a new electric guitar solo overlaid on top of the original one in the last section, just before it loops. The track can be found as Track 125 in theJukebox after clearing Extra Mode for the first time.

Additionally, the opening notes of the track are also incorporated into the tracks "Judgment of the Malus Pumila" and "Settling a Score - Atone for One's Misdeeds!", with the latter being arranged to sound like "The World to Win". Portions of the composition can also be heard in "Hot! Elemental Boss Battle".

Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World[edit]

InKirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World, "Welcome Your New Overlord" plays as one of the sections of "Judgment of the Malus Pumila" during the first phase of the battle againstForgo Leon inThe Ultimate Cup Z EX. It also appears at theWaddle Live! Corner Stage as track 136.

Other appearances[edit]

In theKirby Wii Music Selection CD, the bonus trackボーナストラック：サイゴノタタカイ (Bonus Track: Last Battle) is a medley of themes related to the final battle against Magolor, and "Welcome Your New Overlord" is among them. This arrangement features the track in a more orchestrated fashion.

Etymology[edit]

"Welcome Your New Overlord" is part of Magolor's dialogue in theTheater movie "Let Me Explain Everything": "Prepare to bow, Popstar! Welcome your new overlord!" This is also true of the original Japanese name "支配しはいしてアゲルヨォ".^[3] As such, much like the rest of Magolor's dialogue in the Japanese version of the games he appears in, it is written with some words inkatakana where one would normally usehiragana. In this case specifically, "アゲルヨォ" is used instead of "あげるよぉ".

The Japanese name can have multiple translations to English, such as "Bow Down to Me", "Fall Under My Rule", or "I Will Rule Over You". The name "Under My Control" was the most commonly-used English translation for the Japanese title untilKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe confirmed its official English name.

All other foreign language translations of the name also directly quote Magolor's dialogue at the end of the same cutscene, except for the Latin American and European Spanish versions, which instead simply translate the English name.

Names in other languages[edit]

References

• Music in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
• Music in Kirby Star Allies
• Music in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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