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Gourmet Race (theme)
| Gourmet Race | |
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Sample of "Gourmet Race" from Kirby Super Star. | |
| Details | |
| Debut appearance | Kirby Super Star (1996) |
| Last appearance | Kirby Air Riders (2025) |
| Other appearance(s) | Kirby's Dream Land 3 Super Smash Bros. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Super Smash Bros. Melee Kirby: Canvas Curse Super Smash Bros. Brawl Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby's Epic Yarn Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Kirby: Triple Deluxe Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby Star Allies Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn Kirby Fighters 2 Kirby's Dream Buffet |
| Composer(s) | Jun Ishikawa[1] |
"Gourmet Race"[2], also known as "Get Up and Go-urmet!"[3] and "Gourmet Go Go"[4], is a musical track that first appeared in the Gourmet Race game of Kirby Super Star. It has since reappeared many times in the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series, mainly in re-orchestrated and remastered versions. It is sometimes associated with King Dedede, but is not his main theme.
Composition[edit]
The original version of "Gourmet Race" is set in the key of C minor (which shifts to E♭ major in the final segment) at a tempo of around 186 beats per minute. It is set in 4/4 time, but has a marching rhythm similar to a galop. The instrumentation focuses heavily on brass instruments, and blends classical music with ska to create an upbeat sound. The second section of this theme is a major version of "Peanut Plains".
According to composer Jun Ishikawa, the direction he was given for composing the piece was "a song in the vein of an athletic meet". The first thing that came to his mind was a song like "Csikós Post" by Hermann Necke, which is commonly played at athletic festivals in Japan. However, he had difficulty connecting the song to the style he had established for Kirby music. He eventually had the idea to make it more fitting with Kirby by incorporating a ska rhythm, and after this, he finished the melody in a flash of inspiration.[1]
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra[edit]
In Kirby Super Star and its remake Kirby Super Star Ultra, the theme is used in two of the three stages of Gourmet Race, and as such, is named after that game. It appears in Pumpkin Grand and Onion Garden, while Corn Hall instead uses a different theme.
The original version is titled "Get Up and Go-urmet!" in the Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack.
Kirby's Dream Land 3[edit]
A version of "Gourmet Race" in F minor appears in a few stages in Kirby's Dream Land 3, first appearing in Sand Canyon - Stage 2. It also plays during the Jumping Sub-Game.
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[edit]
An arrangement of "Gourmet Race" is used for the 100-Yard Hop Sub-Game in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Kirby: Canvas Curse[edit]
An arrangement of "Gourmet Race" plays in Paint Panic in Kirby: Canvas Curse. It is arranged by Jun Ishikawa.[5]
The staff credits theme of this game is also an arrangement of "Gourmet Race", but in major key and slower paced.
Kirby's Epic Yarn[edit]
An arrangement of "Gourmet Race" plays in Castle Dedede in Kirby's Epic Yarn. This version is slower paced when compared to the original, but not as slow as the "Fountain of Dreams" version.
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]
In Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, "Gourmet Race" is heard when selecting two of the games in the Kirby's History mode:
- Kirby Super Star plays the original version.
- Kirby: Canvas Curse plays its Paint Panic version.
In addition, the Paint Panic version also has a chance of playing during the Normal Challenge of Last Land in the New Challenge Stages mode, and, in the North American release only, the player can choose to hear an orchestral medley of "Gourmet Race" and "Green Greens" at the final stop (representing the year 2012) of Kirby's History. This medley, titled "Gourmet Race to Green Greens: Chamber Music", also has an opening based on that of "Fountain of Dreams" from Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, the theme, here called "Gourmet Go Go", appears as the theme for level 2 of Dedede's Drum Dash, arranged in a similar manner to the other songs in the Sub-Game. This theme is also the title screen music for Dededetour.
Kirby Fighters Deluxe[edit]
The 100-Yard Hop version of "Gourmet Race" from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is reused in Kirby Fighters Deluxe for the first part of the Team DDD battle in the Easy, Normal, and Hard difficulties.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse[edit]
In Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, "Gourmet Race" is the second song featured in the unlockable Music Room track "Kirby Medley". This track can be unlocked by collecting one of the Treasure Chests found in the Burning Secrets stage.
Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]
In Kirby: Planet Robobot, the theme "Sky-High and Smitten", used in certain stages of Rhythm Route, is reminiscent of "Gourmet Race", but in a funky jazz fusion style. It is arranged by Jun Ishikawa.[5]
The "Paint Panic" version of the theme from Kirby: Canvas Curse is reused in Gigabyte Grounds - Stage 7 EX.
Kirby Star Allies[edit]
In Kirby Star Allies, an arrangement of "Gourmet Race" plays while viewing the "Crazy Mischief in the Stars" Celebration Picture, added in version 2.0.0. This version is based on the "Gourmet Race (Brass Band Version)" arrangement that previously appeared as part of the "Kirby: Sweet Gourmet Race" Nintendo 3DS Theme, albeit now with traces of "Title Screen" from Kirby's Dream Land 2; it was arranged by Hirokazu Ando.
Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn[edit]
In Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, the "Gourmet Race" arrangement for the Castle Dedede stage plays the same role as the original game.
Additionally, an arranged medley of "Gourmet Race" and "King Dedede's Theme" is used for the Dedede Gogogo Sub-Game. It was arranged by either Akihiro Juichiya or Soshiro Hokkai.[6]
Kirby Fighters 2[edit]
In Kirby Fighters 2, the Gourmet Go Go Battle Stage reuses the "Crazy Mischief in the Stars" arrangement of the theme from Kirby Star Allies, but features a new version of "Corn Hall" as its secret song instead of the main "Gourmet Race" theme.
Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]
A brand-new arrangement of "Gourmet Race", named "Dream Buffet Race"[7], also has a chance of playing on any Battle Royale stage. This arrangement was done by Hirokazu Ando.[8][9] "Dream Buffet Race" is also included alongside "I'm a Hungry Pink Puffball!" and "On a Fun Drive with You" in the staff credits theme, "Chefs of the Dream Buffet".
A chiptune arrangement of "Gourmet Race" is featured alongside "Hidden Corkboard" and "I'm a Hungry Pink Puffball!" as part of a track titled "Kirby's Ultra-Gourmet Memories". It can be unlocked by collecting all Character Treats and plays in the Character Treats collection.
The Tetris 99 theme based on Kirby's Dream Buffet includes two of the game's arrangements of "Gourmet Race": "Dream Buffet Race" is used along with "Rolling-Quartet Jazz Band" when 50-11 players are left, while "Kirby's Ultra-Gourmet Memories" is used on the results screen after coming in 1st place.
Kirby Air Riders[edit]
A new orchestral arrangement of "Gourmet Race" serves as the theme for the Gourmet Race Stadium in the City Trial mode for Kirby Air Riders. This version is appropriately titled "Stadium: Gourmet Race".
An extended version of the theme has a chance to play in City Trial, which incorporates a new arrangement of its sister theme "Corn Hall" into a medley. This version is similar in instrumentation to the "Fountain of Dreams" arrangement from Super Smash Bros. Melee, but with the pacing and energy of the original. This arrangement is made to fill the length of a typical 5-minute City Trial match, reaching its crescendo right as the "30 seconds remaining" warning appears and finishing right as the match concludes. To accomplish this effect, pausing the game while the song is playing during a 5-minute match will cause it to pause as well. To unlock this track for use in City Trial, the player must purchase it from the Miles Shop after completing the following Checklist task: City Trial: Stadium Play 16 different kinds of Stadium contests.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros.[edit]
In the first Super Smash Bros. game, an arrangement of "Gourmet Race" (titled "Dream Land Stage") is used for the Dream Land stage. It is similar to the original version, though with somewhat different instrumentation. It is arranged by Hirokazu Ando.
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
- Main article: Fountain of Dreams (theme)
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, a slower-paced orchestral version of "Gourmet Race" with a much more dramatic tone, titled "Fountain of Dreams", is used in the Fountain of Dreams stage. It can also play in the Green Greens stage in Adventure Mode and is one of Kirby's credits themes. It is arranged by Tadashi Ikegami. This version would go on to appear in several other games, both in the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series.
In addition, the arrangement from Super Smash Bros. returns under the name "Dream Land N64", again playing in the Dream Land stage and also being used for the battle against Giant Kirby in Adventure Mode.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a heavy metal version of the theme appears, simply titled "Gourmet Race". It can play in the Halberd stage, and it is also used in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary when fighting the false versions of Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, and Olimar in The Great Maze. It is arranged by Motoi Sakuraba. A brief portion of the song is also included in the arrangement of "The Legendary Air Ride Machine" by Shogo Sakai.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, the Super Smash Bros. arrangement returns under the name "Dream Land" (American English) / "Gourmet Race (64)" (British English), again playing in the Dream Land (64) stage, which returns as DLC; the theme is unlocked by downloading the stage. The Super Smash Bros. Brawl arrangement also returns, again playing in the Halberd stage. It is again named "Gourmet Race", though in the European versions, downloading the DLC stage Dream Land (64) causes its name to change to "Gourmet Race (Brawl)".
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Super Smash Bros. arrangement returns again under the name "Gourmet Race (64)", and it can play in any Kirby series stage, as well as Battlefield, its derivatives, Final Destination, and the area in Adventure Mode: World of Light based on the Gourmet Race game from Kirby Super Star. The Super Smash Bros. Brawl arrangement also returns, under the name "Gourmet Race (Brawl)", and it can also play in any Kirby series stage, as well as Battlefield, its derivatives, and Final Destination.
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"Dream Land Stage" from Super Smash Bros. by Hirokazu Ando.
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"Gourmet Race" from Super Smash Bros. Brawl by Motoi Sakuraba.
Other appearances[edit]
A medley of Kirby Super Star music was performed live at the Japanese concert GAME MUSIC CONCERT 5 by Symphony Orchestra in 1995, later released on CD in 1996. The event was officially sponsored by Nintendo. This medley was the first performance of the concert and included "Gourmet Race", as well as "Vs. Marx" and "Kirby's Triumphant Return". It was arranged by Akira Miyagawa and conducted by Hiroshi Miyagawa.
Since then, the Gourmet Race theme has been performed live several times by orchestras, most prominently in the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert as part of the "Kirby Super Star Medley". It also appeared in the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival as part of the "Go Go! Kirby Race Medley" (along with "Outlaw Driver", "Circuit Speedway", "Top Ride: Grass", and "City Trial: City").
The original version of Gourmet Race from Kirby Super Star is included in the compilation album The Very Best of Kirby: 52 Hit Tracks.
Kirby Pupupu Train features an acoustic version of the theme that also features "Green Greens" titled "グリーングリーンズ～激突!グルメレース/KIRBY PUPUPU TRAIN Ver." (Green Greens ~ Gourmet Race / Kirby Pupupu Train Ver.), included in the Kirby Pupupu Train Eki-melo Collection.
The theme was also featured in The Sound of Kirby Café, in track 3: "Gourmet World! Carnival / Gourmet Race". Unlike the original theme, the whole song is in major key instead of just the final segment.
In the Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack, the theme appears in both track 43, titled "Electro Kirby", and track 44, titled "Gourmet Race to Green Greens: Chamber Music". In the former, part of the song is featured in the background from 0:56 to 1:13, while in the latter, the whole song is featured, played alongside the Green Greens theme in a chamber music style, as the name of the track suggests.
The theme was performed as part of a big band medley of various Kirby tracks by the Nintendo Special Big Band (which also featured "Green Greens", "The Legendary Air Ride Machine", and "Boarding the Halberd") at Nintendo Switch Experience, a 2017 hands-on event which ran from January 14th–15th.
A tango arrangement of the theme appears in 監修 日本常識力検定協会 いまさら人には聞けない 大人の常識力トレーニングDS (General Knowledge Training),[10] a game developed by HAL Laboratory. It specifically appears in a quiz in which the player is tasked with identifying the genre of a specific song.
"Gourmet Race" is one of three Kirby songs included as a demo in the Kirby Otamatone Melody, an officially-licensed music toy.
"Dream Buffet Race" from Kirby's Dream Buffet is featured in an officially licensed collection of Kirby sheet music published by Yamaha Corporation.[11] Notably, the back of the sheet music book refers to the theme as "Gourmet Race" in both English and Japanese.
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"Gourmet Race" in the Kirby medley from GAME MUSIC CONCERT 5, arranged by Akira Miyagawa.
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"Gourmet World! Carnival" from The Sound of Kirby Café by Jun Ishikawa.
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"Gourmet Race" in "Kirby Super Star Medley" from the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert, arranged by Shogo Sakai and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
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"Green Greens ~ Gourmet Race / Kirby Pupupu Train Ver." from the Kirby Pupupu Train Eki-melo Collection.
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"Gourmet Race" in "Go Go! Kirby Race Medley" from the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival, performed by the Kirby 30th Anniversary Special Band Deluxe.
Video gallery[edit]
Video of the Kirby Otamatone Melody performing "Gourmet Race"
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Names in other languages[edit]
Gourmet Race[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 激突！グルメレース[2][4][12] gekitotsu! gurume rēsu グルメレース[13] gurume rēsu |
Crash! Gourmet Race Gourmet Race |
| English | Gourmet Race[2][13][12] Get Up and Go-urmet![3] Gourmet Go Go[4] |
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| Traditional Chinese | 激烈衝突！美食比賽[12] jī liè chōng tú! měi shí bǐ sài |
Intense conflict! Gourmet Competition |
| Simplified Chinese | 激烈冲突！美食比赛[12] jī liè chōng tú! měi shí bǐ sài | |
| Dutch | Gourmet Race[14] Hapjesparkoers[12] |
- Snack parkour |
| French | Rallye Exquis[13][4][12] | Exquisite Rally |
| German | Formel Mampf[13][4][12] | Formula Munch |
| Italian | Gara dei Buongustai[13][4][12] | Gourmet Race |
| Korean | 대결! 음식 레이스[15][4][12] daegyeol! eumsig leiseu 음식 레이스[13] eumsig leiseu |
Battle! Food Race Food Race |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Get up and Go-urmet![14] Corrida Gourmet[12] |
- Gourmet Race |
| European Portuguese | Gourmet Race[14] | - |
| Russian | Gourmet Race[14] |
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| Spanish | Carrera gourmet[13][4][12] | Gourmet race |
Dream Land N64[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | プププランド （旧）[16] pupupu rando (kyū) |
Pupupu Land (Old) |
| English | Dream Land N64[16] | - |
| European French | Dream Land[16] | - |
| German | Dream Land N64[16] | - |
| Italian | Dream Land N64[16] | - |
| European Spanish | Dream Land[16] | - |
Dream Land[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | プププランド pupupu rando |
Pupupu Land |
| American English | Dream Land | - |
| British English | Gourmet Race (64) Dream Land |
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Paint Panic[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ペイントパニック peinto panikku |
Paint Panic |
| English | Paint Panic | - |
| European French | Défi Pinceau ! | Brush Challenge! |
| German | Pinselpanik | Brush panic |
| Italian | Pennello Pazzo | Mad Paintbrush |
| European Spanish | Lápiz Loco | Crazy Pencil |
Crazy Mischief in the Stars[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 星空のいたずらパニック[17][18] Hoshizora no itazura panikku |
Mischief Panic in the Starry Sky |
| English | Crazy Mischief in the Stars[18] | - |
Dream Buffet Race[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | Gourmet Fest Race[7] |
- The name is a combination of "Gourmet Race" and "Gourmet Fest", the name of Kirby's Dream Buffet in Japanese. |
| English | Dream Buffet Race[7] | - |
Stadium: Gourmet Race[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スタジアム：グルメレース sutajiamu: gurume rēsu |
Stadium: Gourmet Race |
| English | Stadium: Gourmet Race | - |
| Traditional Chinese | 體育場：美食比賽 tǐ yù cháng: měi shí bǐ sài |
Stadium: Gourmet Competition |
| Simplified Chinese | 体育场：美食比赛 tǐ yù cháng: měi shí bǐ sài | |
| Dutch | Stadion: Hapjesparkoers | Stadium: Snack parkour |
| French | Stade : Rallye Exquis | Stadium : Exquisite Rally |
| German | Stadion: Formel Mampf | Stadium: Formula Munch |
| Italian | Stadio: Gara dei Buongustai | Stadium: Gourmet Race |
| Korean | 스타디움: 음식 레이스 seutadium: eumsik reiseu |
Stadium: Food Race |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Estádio: Corrida Gourmet | Stadium: Gourmet Race |
| Spanish | Estadio: Carrera gourmet | Stadium: Gourmet race |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jun Ishikawa Interview from the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert Pamphlet (translation by Gigi)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Super Smash Bros. series
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Dedede's Drum Dash
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kirby: Planet Robobot Jukebox
- ↑ Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn staff credits; these staff members are credited under "Music and Sound Effects" in the port's staff roll, while the original staff of Kirby's Epic Yarn credited former Good-Feel member Tomoya Tomita and sound designers Jun Ishikawa, Hirokazu Ando, and Tadashi Ikegami.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Nintendo Music listing for Kirby's Dream Buffet
- ↑ Note color in internal data of Kirby's Dream Buffet
- ↑ Yamaha Sheet Music Store
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Nintendo-3DS/Vol-6-Nintendo-3DS-Pre-installed-Software/6-Frustration-Then-Face-Raiders/6-Frustration-Then-Face-Raiders-223992.html
- ↑ Yamaha Sheet Music Store - Product KB24-6208 "ピアノで楽しむ 星のカービィ ～ゲーム音楽セレクション～" ("Fun with Piano: Kirby of the Stars ～Game Music Selection～")
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 Kirby Air Riders
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 The Kirby: Sweet Gourmet Race Nintendo 3DS Theme
- ↑ Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Super Smash Bros. Melee
- ↑ Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Nintendo Music listing for Kirby Star Allies
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- Music in Kirby Super Star
- Music in Kirby's Dream Land 3
- Music in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
- Music in Kirby: Canvas Curse
- Music in Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Music in Kirby's Epic Yarn
- Music in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
- Music in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
- Music in Kirby Fighters Deluxe
- Music in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
- Music in Kirby: Planet Robobot
- Music in Kirby Star Allies
- Music in Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn
- Music in Kirby Fighters 2
- Music in Kirby's Dream Buffet
- Music in Kirby Air Riders
- Music in Super Smash Bros.
- Music in Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Music in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Music in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
- Music in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Music in Kirby Café
- Music in Kirby Pupupu Train
- Music from Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert
- Music from Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival
