Flower Fields (theme)

Flower Fields Sample of "Flower Fields" from Kirby's Epic Yarn. Details Debut appearance Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010) Last appearance Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Other appearance(s) Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn Super Kirby Clash Kirby Fighters 2 Kirby and the Forgotten Land Kirby's Dream Buffet Composer(s) Tomoya Tomita

"Flower Fields", named "Theme from Flower Fields" in the British English version, is the theme that plays in the stage with the same name, composed by Tomoya Tomita. It is the main motif of Kirby's Epic Yarn and its port.

Composition

Kirby travels through fields of flowers.

"Flower Fields" was written as the main theme of Kirby's Epic Yarn and became the basis for several other pieces in the soundtrack. In its primary appearance, "Flower Fields" is played in E major by a single piano in 4/4; however, some of its remixes use different instruments and tonalities. The melody consists of a peaceful ascending tonic triad and a short cadence, first leading to the dominant, and then establishing the subdominant A major. The following section consists of rising fourths in C-sharp minor and its relative tonalities, eventually escalating to B major, the dominant of E major. The next part of the theme slowly ascends and is interrupted by a brief yet contrasting C and D Lydian major section, and after the ascending part repeats, the melody returns to the range of the initial triad and the track loops.

Game appearances

Kirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn

"Flower Fields" is the primary theme of Kirby's Epic Yarn and its port. The full track itself plays in the eponymous stage, and segments of it can be heard in the cutscenes "Patch Land", "A Close Call", "Grumble, Grumble...", "Bon Appetit!", representing Patch Land in them.

Arrangements of the theme include:

• The title theme — an unlooping track which starts identically but slows down and transitions to a brief second section reminiscent of "Grass Land".
• The Bonus Bell jingle — a jingle in F major that plays when ringing the Bonus Bell.
• "Toy Tracks" — a faithful arrangement in C major with a tresillo bass, as well as an added intro and percussion. Plays in the stages Toy Tracks and Cocoa Station, thus representing the Train Metamortex transformation.
• "Tube Town" — a G major arrangement featuring electronic instruments, as well as a new counterpoint in Mixolydian mode. Plays in the eponymous stage.
• "Outer Rings" — a lively partial arrangement in C major featuring more instruments (primarily percussion). Plays in the Rocket segment of Stellar Way and the entirety of Outer Rings, thus representing the Rocket Metamortex transformation.

The motif also appears in several other tracks:

• "Fountain Gardens" — officially stated to be based on "Flower Fields" and a successor to what became the credits theme, its intro and conclusive sections are direct quotations of "Flower Fields", while the melody is loosely derived from it.
• "Pyramid Sands" — while mostly unique, a flute plays the motif of "Flower Fields" near the end of this track.
• "Secret Island" – a salsa-style arrangement of "Fountain Gardens", which conserves "Flower Fields" in the conclhsive section
• "Staff Credits" — heard in the credits segment of the cutscene "Until Then!". The intro is an F major version of the first section of "Flower Fields", while the rest mirrors the title theme in role.

Additionally, in Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, whipping the Flower Phonograph causes "Flower Fields" to play with additional noise effects.

A vast majority of the games' tracks share similarities with this theme, most notably "Quilty Square", "Melody Town", "Dark Manor", and "Deep-Dive Deep".

Other appearances

"Flower Fields" in "Yoshi and Cookies" from Yoshi's Woolly World.

Starting with Super Kirby Clash, "Flower Fields" represents Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn in the Past Adventures menu.

The "Flower Fields" motif also makes a musical cameo in Yoshi's Woolly World, another game composed by Tomoya Tomita, as part of the track "Yoshi and Cookies".

Names in other languages

Flower Fields

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	おはなばたけ Ohana batake	Flower fields
Canadian French	Floralies	Flower Show
European French	Champs de fleurs	Flower fields
German	Knopfknospental	Button bud valley
Italian	Campi in fiore	Blooming Fields
Korean	꽃밭 kkochbat	Flower garden
Latin American Spanish	Campos de flores	Flower fields
European Spanish	Pradera Florida	Flowery Prairie

Toy Tracks

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	おもちゃのカーニバル Omocha no kānibaru	Toy carnival
French	Cour de récréation	Playground
German	Spielzeugfeld	Toy field
Italian	Parco giochi	Toy Park (Can also be translated as "amusement park.")
Korean	장난감 축제 jangnangam chukje	Toy Festival
Latin American Spanish	Patio de juguetes	Toy playground
European Spanish	Fábrica de Juguetes	Toy Factory

Tube Town

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	でんしワールド Denshi wārudo	Electronic world
French	Village branché	High-tech village
German	Stromhausen	Electricity Havoc
Italian	Scheda madre	Motherboard
Korean	전지 타운 jeonji taun	Battery Town
Latin American Spanish	Pueblo Circuito	Circuit village
European Spanish	Circuitronia	Circuit area

Outer Rings

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ワッカせいうん Wakka seiun	Ring nebula
Canadian French	Anneaux du cosmos	Cosmos rings
European French	Anneaux cosmiques	Cosmic rings
German	Äußere Ringe	Outer Rings
Italian	Anelli esterni	Outer Rings
Korean	고리 성운 goli seong-un	Ring Nebula
Latin American Spanish	Anillos exteriores	Outer rings The name is incorrect, as the Latin American Spanish name for the Outer Rings stage is "Anillos espaciales".
European Spanish	Anillos Exteriores	Outer Rings