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Ruins Area
| Ruins Area | |
|---|---|
Sample of "Ruins Area" from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. | |
| Details | |
| Debut appearance | Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (2004) |
| Last appearance | Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (2015) |
| Other appearance(s) | Kirby: Squeak Squad |
| Composer(s) | Hironobu Inagaki or Atsuyoshi Isemura |
"Ruins Area" is a theme from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror that plays in most areas of Radish Ruins.
Composition[edit]
"Ruins Area" is a resolute theme in D-flat/C-sharp Mixolydian and 4/4. It is percussive in nature, as it has a strong march-like ostinato on the tonic accentuated by a bass drum throughout the majority of the track. This rhythmical pattern is shared with "Flame/Lava Area". The melody starts with a bright trumpet-like timbre, circling in a pattern somewhat resemblant of "Forest Stage" while highlighting the aspects of Mixolydian mode. First heard solo, the melody gains a second part as harmonic support fifths and sixths apart. Following this is a higher-pitched variant of the melody based on its initial rising intonation. Like the original melody, it also gains a harmonic second part. The whole section repeats with an added quivering vibrato. The following second section sees a change in rhythm, which is also reflected in the percussion. This section's melody is a slowed down version of the first section's descending phrase. Unlike the previous section, here the harmonic support starts from the get-go. Loosening from this climax, the melody resolves upwards. The percussion returns to normal, signifying the track's loop point.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror[edit]
In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, "Ruins Area" plays in a majority of the areas in Radish Ruins. It appears as track 9 in the Sound Player.
Kirby: Squeak Squad[edit]
In Kirby: Squeak Squad, a remix of "Ruins Area" in C Mixolydian plays in Nature Notch - Stage 4, Jam Jungle - Stage 3, Jam Jungle - Secret and Vocal Volcano - Stage 3. This version is track 28 in the game's Sound Player.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse[edit]
In Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, an arrangement of the theme with Middle Eastern instrumentation titled "Dig and Dash" plays while at the surface in the eponymous stage, and can be found as track 64 in the Music Room.
Names in other languages[edit]
Ruins Area[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 遺跡エリア[1] iseki eria |
Ruins Area |
Dig and Dash[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 掘って，進んで Hotte, susunde |
Dig and Dash |
| English | Dig and Dash | - |
| French | Excavation rapide | Fast excavation |
| German | Das rasante Graben | The rapid digging |
| Italian | Scavi frettolosi | Hasty digging |
| Latin American Spanish | Cavando rápido | Fast digging |
| European Spanish | Excavación veloz | Fast digging |
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