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Unlike the [[Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert]], which exclusively had orchestrated music, this event featured a large big band-style ensemble of 35 musicians, called the "Kirby 30th Anniversary Special Band Deluxe", that performed ''Kirby'' music in a variety of genres. There was also a large LED monitor that featured gameplay footage and a real-time animated [[Kirby]]. Kirby's voice actress [[Makiko Ohmoto]] and series director [[Shinya Kumazaki]] were present as special guests. [[Neichel]] also made a surprise appearance during ''Special Live Performance: WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!'', although her identity remained anonymous due to her face being covered by a wide-brimmed hat. | Unlike the [[Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert]], which exclusively had orchestrated music, this event featured a large big band-style ensemble of 35 musicians, called the "Kirby 30th Anniversary Special Band Deluxe", that performed ''Kirby'' music in a variety of genres. There was also a large LED monitor that featured gameplay footage and a real-time animated [[Kirby]]. Kirby's voice actress [[Makiko Ohmoto]] and series director [[Shinya Kumazaki]] were present as special guests. [[Neichel]] also made a surprise appearance during ''Special Live Performance: WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!'', although her identity remained anonymous due to her face being covered by a wide-brimmed hat. | ||
Among the merchandise sold at the event were penlights — | Among the merchandise sold at the event were penlights — LED-powered glowsticks — in twelve colors. Guests were encouraged to wave their penlights at specific times during the event. The lights were synced up to each song; different colors would be highlighted at different points, such as green and white penlights being emphasized during "[[Green Greens (theme)|Green Greens]]". A radio-frequency control system<ref>The packaging of the penlight clarifies that the exact system used is Ruifan Japan's [https://ruifan.co.jp/rave/ RAVE].</ref> automatically changed the color and brightness of the penlights at the venue, including colors beyond the manually selectable twelve shades.<ref>[https://www.kirby.jp/30th-musicfest/product/#backstory 『星のカービィ 30周年記念ミュージックフェス Live Blu-ray & Live CD』特設ページ] (BACKSTORY entry #1, 2023.08.11, カービィフェスを彩った「ペンライト」のしかけを公開!; [http://web.archive.org/web/20231031194412/https://www.kirby.jp/30th-musicfest/product/#backstory Wayback Machine snapshot])</ref> The most striking use of this system not replicable outside of the Festival was rapid switching of colors through the available spectrum, used for some of the tracks assigned a "rainbow" penlight icon in the the Live Blu-ray product page's Music List.<ref>[https://www.kirby.jp/30th-musicfest/product/#musicList 『星のカービィ 30周年記念ミュージックフェス Live Blu-ray & Live CD』特設ページ] (MUSIC LIST; [http://web.archive.org/web/20231031194412/https://www.kirby.jp/30th-musicfest/product/#musicList Wayback Machine snapshot])</ref> | ||
==Blu-ray and CD release== | ==Blu-ray and CD release== | ||
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**Video footage accompanying the same medley towards the end shows results screens for Smash Ride, [[Crackity Hack]], [[Kirby Card Swipe]], and [[Kirby on the Draw]]; of these, all but Kirby Card Swipe return in Merry Magoland. This in turn means that [[Bomb Rally]] is the only Merry Magoland Sub-Game returning from a game prior to ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' that did not feature in the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival. | **Video footage accompanying the same medley towards the end shows results screens for Smash Ride, [[Crackity Hack]], [[Kirby Card Swipe]], and [[Kirby on the Draw]]; of these, all but Kirby Card Swipe return in Merry Magoland. This in turn means that [[Bomb Rally]] is the only Merry Magoland Sub-Game returning from a game prior to ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' that did not feature in the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival. | ||
*Megumi Ohara wrote "The Knights' Revenge Medley" to give the brass section a rest after the previous songs. Because the original themes in the medley were rock, very little brass was necessary for the arrangement; the only brass during the entire song is a short solo by the first trumpet during the "Morpho Knight" segment, which was specifically written to ensure that the first trumpet would have as much time as possible to rest and conserve energy for other songs. However, to her amusement, Ohara noted that the brass section still ended up being active because they were waving their penlights during the entire song.<ref name="hal blog"/> | *Megumi Ohara wrote "The Knights' Revenge Medley" to give the brass section a rest after the previous songs. Because the original themes in the medley were rock, very little brass was necessary for the arrangement; the only brass during the entire song is a short solo by the first trumpet during the "Morpho Knight" segment, which was specifically written to ensure that the first trumpet would have as much time as possible to rest and conserve energy for other songs. However, to her amusement, Ohara noted that the brass section still ended up being active because they were waving their penlights during the entire song.<ref name="hal blog"/> | ||
*In the gameplay footage of "Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler", the three [[Helper|Friends]] who venture alongside Kirby change for each song. It features regular Friends | *In the gameplay footage of "Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler", the three [[Helper|Friends]] who venture alongside Kirby change for each song. It features regular Friends for "Prelude: Into the Distant Sea of Stars" and the first movement, the [[Dream Friend]]s from Wave 1 ([[Rick & Kine & Coo]], [[Marx]] and [[Gooey]]) for the second movement, the ones from Wave 2 ([[Adeleine & Ribbon]], [[Dark Meta Knight]] and [[Daroach]]) for the third movement, the ones from Wave 3 ([[Magolor]], [[Taranza]], [[Susie]]) for the fourth movement, each of [[The Three Mage-Sisters]] for the final movement, and the Dream Friends from the base game ([[Bandana Waddle Dee]], [[King Dedede]] and [[Meta Knight]]) for "Last Friends". | ||
*A key source of inspiration for the 30th Anniversary Music Festival was the big band arrangements featured on the 2017 [[Kirby Memorial Arrangements]] CD, "Big Band Kirby" and "[[Memories (I'll Never Forget You)|I'll Never Forget You]]", and the rich possible variations on ''Kirby'' music in performance and genre that these arrangements suggested; many performers featured on these tracks returned to play in the Festival, including those on "Big Band Kirby" playing returning nostalgic phrases in "Kirby Endings".<ref>[https://www.kirby.jp/30th-musicfest/product/#backstory 『星のカービィ 30周年記念ミュージックフェス Live Blu-ray & Live CD』特設ページ] (BACKSTORY entry #7, 2023.10.31, カービィといっしょのミュージックフェス!が生まれるまで; [http://web.archive.org/web/20231031194412/https://www.kirby.jp/30th-musicfest/product/#backstory Wayback Machine snapshot])</ref> | *A key source of inspiration for the 30th Anniversary Music Festival was the big band arrangements featured on the 2017 [[Kirby Memorial Arrangements]] CD, "Big Band Kirby" and "[[Memories (I'll Never Forget You)|I'll Never Forget You]]", and the rich possible variations on ''Kirby'' music in performance and genre that these arrangements suggested; many performers featured on these tracks returned to play in the Festival, including those on "Big Band Kirby" playing returning nostalgic phrases in "Kirby Endings".<ref>[https://www.kirby.jp/30th-musicfest/product/#backstory 『星のカービィ 30周年記念ミュージックフェス Live Blu-ray & Live CD』特設ページ] (BACKSTORY entry #7, 2023.10.31, カービィといっしょのミュージックフェス!が生まれるまで; [http://web.archive.org/web/20231031194412/https://www.kirby.jp/30th-musicfest/product/#backstory Wayback Machine snapshot])</ref> | ||
*The pamphlet sold at the time of the Festival does not list the "Kirby Endings" encore on the set list; the Live Blu-ray & Live CD set does so. | *The pamphlet sold at the time of the Festival does not list the "Kirby Endings" encore on the set list; the Live Blu-ray & Live CD set does so. |