| C-R-O-W-N-E-D | |
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Samples of "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" from Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its remake. | |
| Details | |
| Debut appearance | Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) |
| Last appearance | Kirby Air Riders (2025) |
| Other appearance(s) | Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby Star Allies Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World |
| Composer(s) | Hirokazu Ando[1] |
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"C-R-O-W-N-E-D"[2][3][4][1][5] (also parsed "CROWNED"[6]) is a musical piece composed by Hirokazu Ando,[1] which serves as the battle theme of Magolor's second form and Magolor Soul in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its remake.

"C-R-O-W-N-E-D" is a dramatic orchestral track in F minor and 4/4. It is primarily based on "Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler" while completely lacking in the latter's cheeriness. The intro starts slowly as the corresponding cutscene portrays the Master Crown; this intro is a slowed down version of the second section of "Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler", played by cellos with a heavy tremolo effect, alongside supporting strings and choir. The choir leads to the main section, where the tempo increases to a frantic rate. The ostinato accompaniment presents the main motif of the track, which soon kicks in properly with the strings. This melody is structurally identical to the main melody of "Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler", albeit in straight rhythm and inverted. In a call and response, the strings lead the melody as other instruments second it. As it comes to a resolution, a counterpoint quoting "The Adventure Begins" keeps up the pace. The melody is repeated by a flute in A-flat (G-sharp) minor; rather than a repetition in the response, said response now features the motif of "Road to Victory". This ends in a similar fashion to the first iteration.
Heroic and somewhat lyrical in character, "Four Adventurers: Cookie Country" takes the lead, at first uninterrupted by "C-R-O-W-N-E-D"'s own motifs. However, the melody of the latter returns as a counterpoint. A climactic brass minor iteration of the melody of "Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler" sounds, at first stably in A-flat minor, but then becoming tonally unstable with diminished harmonies. Continuing in this instability, "Road to Victory" joins in for its resolution in E minor.
From the newly established key, the theme repeats its structure through the "Four Adventurers: Cookie Country" segment. The motif of "Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler" comes in early as a quiet counterpart, making space for another familiar motif. Now in C minor, a resolute brass version of the rising phrase of "Green Greens" plays. This is followed by a clarinet's quote of its sister theme, "Kirby's Triumphant Return". This theme plays again with a tutti. Bells join in its resolution, and the phrase imitates the conclusion of "Road to Victory". The choir joins again with quiet string support, bridging back to F minor for the track to loop.
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, the original version of "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" is used in the boss battle with Magolor's second form in Main Mode and The Arena, and Magolor Soul in Extra Mode and The True Arena. It can be found as Music 105 in the game's Sound Test.
In Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe, "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" is arranged twice to serve as the Bonus Level music.
An arrangement of "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" can be unlocked in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse by collecting one of the Treasure Chests found in the Wonder Space stage, to then be played in the game's Music Room as track 36. It features a predominant electric guitar and electronic instruments.
In Kirby: Planet Robobot, "CROWNED: Ver. 2" from Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe is reused in Access Ark - Stage 8 EX. It can be accessed in the game's Jukebox as track 132.
There are two distinct arrangements of this theme in Kirby Star Allies.
Both the original version of "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" (here titled "CROWNED") from Kirby's Return to Dream Land and "CROWNED: Ver. 2" from Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe are playable music tracks in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for use on any Kirby series stage, Battlefield, Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield and Final Destination.
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, a remastered version of "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" sees use during the battles with Magolor's second form in Story Mode and The Arena, along with Magolor Soul in Extra Mode. It can be found as track 127 in the Jukebox after clearing Extra Mode. This arrangement has discernible changes in sound mixing compared to the Wii version's track.
Several additional partial or full arrangements of "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" appear in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe:
| "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe | |
|---|---|
| Theme | Sample |
| "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" | |
| "Judgment of the Malus Pumila" | |
| "Mistilteinn, Tree Crown without a Ruler" | |
| "Crossing into the Parallel with You" | |
| "INTERNAL STRUGGLE" | |
| "Supreme Ruler's Coronation - OVERLORD" | |
| "Deluxe Master!" | |
In Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World, "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" plays as one of the sections of "Judgment of the Malus Pumila" during the first phase of the battle against Forgo Leon in The Ultimate Cup Z EX. It also appears at the Waddle Live! Corner Stage as track 136.
In Kirby Air Riders, the original version of "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" can be unlocked as the alternate track for Galactic Nova, and is fittingly titled "Galactic Nova (Alt)".
In the Kirby 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 "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" is featured at the end of it.
The original version of the theme is included as Track 41 on the Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack.
In The Sound of Kirby Café, 王様と魔女のランデヴー/カービィシリーズ番外編メドレー (Rendezvous of the King and the Witches / Kirby Series Extra Game Medley) features "C-R-O-W-N-E-D (Reprise)" from Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe at its beginning.
In the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert, "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" is featured in the "Kirby's Return to Dream Land Medley".
The theme was performed live at the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival as part of the "Kirby Finale Battle Fest" medley, along with the "Final Boss" theme from Kirby's Adventure, "Vs. Marx", "0² Battle", "Fatal Blooms in Moonlight", and "Vagrant Counting Song of Retrospection".
The "Deluxe Master!" jingle from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe plays as the jingle for coming in 1st place on the Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe theme in Tetris 99.
The Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe version of "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" is featured in an officially licensed collection of Kirby sheet music published by Yamaha Corporation.[7]
The title "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" consists of the seven first letters of the levels in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, indicating how Magolor has crowned himself with the Master Crown:
The French, German, Latin American Spanish and Dutch translations sometimes translate "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" accordingly (again, based on the seven level names), while other times leaving the track title in English.
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | CROWNED[8][2][9][10][1][5] |
- |
| English | C-R-O-W-N-E-D[2][3][4][1][5] CROWNED[6] |
- - |
| Chinese | CROWNED[1][5] |
- |
| Dutch | C-R-O-W-N-E-D[1] P-O-P-S-T-A-R[5] |
- Acronym of the level names from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe |
| French | P-A-R-F-A-I-T[4][5] C-R-O-W-N-E-D[1] |
P-E-R-F-E-C-T - |
| German | C-R-O-W-N-E-D[4] K-R-O-E-N-E-N[1][5] |
- T-O-C-R-O-W-N |
| Italian | CORONA[4] C-R-O-W-N-E-D[1] |
CROWN - |
| Korean | CROWNED[3][1][5] |
- |
| Portuguese | C-R-O-W-N-E-D[1][5] | - |
| Latin American Spanish | C-O-R-O-N-A-R[4][1][5] | T-O-C-R-O-W-N |
| European Spanish | C-O-R-O-N-A-R[4][1] C-R-O-W-N-E-D[5] |
T-O-C-R-O-W-N - |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | CROWNED:Ver.2[3] |
- |
| English | C-R-O-W-N-E-D (Reprise)[3] CROWNED: Ver. 2[6] |
- - |
| Korean | CROWNED:Ver.2[3] |
- |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | INWARD STRUGGLE[1] |
- |
| English | INTERNAL STRUGGLE[1] | - |
| Chinese | INWARD STRUGGLE[1] |
- |
| Dutch | INNERLIJKE STRIJD[1] | INNER STRUGGLE |
| French | COMBAT INTÉRIEUR[1] | INTERNAL BATTLE |
| German | EIN KAMPF IM INNEREN[1] | A BATTLE IN THE INSIDE |
| Italian | CONFLITTO INTERIORE[1] | INTERNAL CONFLICT |
| Korean | INWARD STRUGGLE[1] |
- |
| Portuguese | LUTA INTERIOR[1] | INTERNAL BATTLE |
| Spanish | Lucha interior[1] | Internal struggle |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | デラックスマスター![1] Derakusu Masutā! |
Deluxe Master! |
| English | Deluxe Master![1] | - |
| Traditional Chinese | 豪華大師![1] háo huá dà shī! |
Deluxe Master! |
| Simplified Chinese | 豪华大师![1] háo huá dà shī! | |
| Dutch | Meesterlijk![1] | Masterful! |
| Canadian French | Virtuose deluxe![1] | Deluxe master! |
| European French | Virtuose deluxe ![1] | Deluxe master! |
| German | Deluxe-Meister![1] | Deluxe Master! |
| Italian | Maestro deluxe![1] | Deluxe master! |
| Korean | 디럭스 마스터![1] direokseu maseuteo! |
Deluxe Master! |
| Portuguese | Maestria suprema![1] | Supreme mastery! |
| Spanish | ¡Qué maestría![1] | What mastery! |
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