Northeast Frost Street (theme)

Northeast Frost Street Kirby and the Forgotten LandKirby’s Return to Dream Land DeluxeKirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival Various arrangements of "Northeast Frost Street". Details Debut appearance Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) Last appearance Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Composer(s) Yuuta Ogasawara

"Northeast Frost Street" is the stage music for the stage with the same name that first appeared in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. It was composed by Yuuta Ogasawara.

Composition

Exploring the frosty streets of the North.

"Northeast Frost Street" is a mysterious track in A minor, written as a waltz through a winter wonderland. It's somewhat similar in composition to "Wind Blowing on Earthfall" from Kirby Star Allies, which was also composed by Yuuta Ogasawara, and this was an intentional decision. The first half of the track introduces the melody with lead instruments like flutes and electric guitars. This melody continuously sways from A minor to C major and back, which occurs several times throughout the section. The final switch ends on an elevated suspense, readying the following section. The second half of the track is more powerful and sweeping, with plenty of stringed instruments taking charge alongside a key change to C minor and E-flat major. A lyrical solo guitar passage nearing three quarters brings out the most in the minor harmonies. After it plays two times, the melody is carried higher to the distant G-flat major. After this peak, it returns to the original key, where the track loops.

Game appearances

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, "Northeast Frost Street" plays in the Winter Horns stages Northeast Frost Street and Windy, Freezing Seas. It can be listened to at the Waddle Live! Corner Stage as track 45.

Kirby's Dream Buffet

In Kirby's Dream Buffet, "Northeast Frost Street", named "Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Memorial Song 3" in-game, is unlocked as a music track that can play occasionally during races and Free Rolling after reaching Gourmet Rank 110.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, a D-flat major arrangement of "Northeast Frost Street" is combined with "Planet Popstar" and "Sky Tower" in the medley "Distant, Shining, Yellow Star", which plays when watching the "Credits" cutscene in the Theater. It was arranged by Yuki Shimooka, and can be listened to in the Jukebox as track 204.

Other appearances

In the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival, "Northeast Frost Street" was arranged as part of the "Kirby Through the Years: 2005-2022" medley, as the final track of those selected. The medley was conducted by Yuuta Ogasawara.

"Northeast Frost Street" is featured in an officially licensed collection of Kirby sheet music published by Yamaha Corporation.

Trivia

• "Northeast Frost Street" is Shinya Kumazaki's favorite theme composed by Yuuta Ogasawara for Kirby and the Forgotten Land; he described and commented on the theme's "Kirby-like" atmosphere it establishes in its corresponding stage.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	北きたのホワイトストリート Kita no Howaito Sutorīto	Northern White Street
Traditional Chinese	北邊的白色街道 Běibian de Báisè Jiēdào	Northern White Street
Simplified Chinese	北边的白色街道 Běibian de Báisè Jiēdào
Dutch	Noordelijke Vorststraat	Northern Frost Street
Canadian French	Route glacée du nord	Frozen street of the north
European French	Route glacée du grand nord	Frozen street of the far north
German	Nördliche Froststraße	Northern Frost street
Italian	Strada nordica innevata	Snowy northern street
Korean	북쪽 화이트 스트리트 Bukjjok Hwaiteu Seuteuriteu	Northern White Street
Spanish	Calle Nívea Nordeña	Northern Snowy Street "Nordeña" is derived from "nórdico" (nordic) and "norteña" (northern).