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Ripple Field 3

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Ripple Field 3
Sample of "Ripple Field 3" from Kirby's Dream Land 3.
Details
Debut appearanceKirby's Dream Land 3 (1997)
Last appearanceKirby: Planet Robobot (2016)
Other appearance(s)Kirby: Canvas Curse
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
Composer(s)Jun Ishikawa
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"Ripple Field 3"[conjectural title] is a stage theme from Kirby's Dream Land 3 that was composed by Jun Ishikawa. This is the third stage theme that originated from the Ripple Field level in said game.

Composition[edit]

Kirby and Gooey swim in a murky, underwater cave.

"Ripple Field 3" is set in G Mixolydian mode. This theme appears to have a rather natural and cave-ish feel to it, and has instrumentation such as wave like sounds and a flute-like instrument.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Dream Land 3[edit]

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, this theme can be heard in Stage 5 of Ripple Field, along with the third stage of Sand Canyon and the fifth stage of Iceberg. It can also be found as BGM 16 in the game's Sound Test.

Kirby: Canvas Curse[edit]

"Ghost Grounds" from Kirby: Canvas Curse by Jun Ishikawa.

In Kirby: Canvas Curse, a techno remix of this theme can be heard in the level Ghost Grounds. It was arranged by the original composer, Jun Ishikawa,[1] and can be found in the Sound Test as music 06.

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]

In Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, aside from being in its origin game, this theme can be heard in the second level of New Challenge Stages, known as Apricot Atrium.

Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]

In Kirby: Planet Robobot, "Ghost Grounds" from Kirby: Canvas Curse is reused in Resolution Road - Stage 6 EX and can be found in the Jukebox as track 112.

Names in other languages[edit]

Ghost Grounds[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゴーストグラウンド
Gōsuto guraundo
Ghost Ground
English Ghost Grounds -
European French Terre Terrifiante Terrifying Land
German Geister-Grund Ghost-Ground
Italian Sentiero Spettrale Spectral Trail
European Spanish Fosa Fantasmal Phantasmal Trench
"Fosa" can be translated as pit, trench, or grave

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