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===''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''=== | ===''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''=== | ||
A remix of "Another Dimension" in a | A remix of "Another Dimension" in a faster pace and in a more orchestrated fashion, with elements of [[Running Through the New World]], is used in the [[Forgo Zone]] stage of [[Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams]]. It is remixed by [[Hirokazu Ando]] and titled '''"Scattered Souls across Isolated Isles"''' at the [[Waddle Live! Corner Stage]], where it is found as track 83. | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
Revision as of 08:04, 9 March 2023
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- This article is about the musical theme for Another Dimension's platforming stages in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. For the musical theme for the Another Dimension level that is often referred to by the same name, see "Fly, Kirby!".
"Another Dimension" is a musical theme from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Prior to Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe confirming the English name of the track, it was often referred to by the conjectural name "Looming Darkness" by English-speaking fans.
Composition
The "Another Dimension" theme is characterized by a fast-paced melody set at 165 beats per minute, based in the key of C with the Lydian scale. The rhythm and bassline are repetitive and urgent, and the melody consists of simple musical ideas that are repeated and elaborated upon as the song continues. It also modulates upwards to D, then D flat, then E, and finally E flat before looping. In terms of instrumentation, it utilizes many of the classic sound samples used by older Kirby games like Kirby Super Star and Kirby: Squeak Squad. Musical fragments from "Green Greens" are also present, particularly in the second section.
Game appearances
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Jun Ishikawa's original arrangement of the theme makes its first appearance in this game, playing in all of the Another Dimension stages accessed after using a Super Ability to open up a dimensional rift. The stages feature looming walls of darkness that threaten to crush Kirby and company if they are not fast enough, so the song gives a fittingly tense atmosphere.
Additionally, in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe's Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler, "Scattered Souls across Isolated Isles" from Kirby and the Forgotten Land is heard in the stages with the looming walls of darkness. A new arrangement is also used for the various skill specific stages scattered throughout, and is called "Ordeal Doors" and arranged by Yuki Shimooka. It also plays in the rest area before Electricky Dooter, Fiery Puffer, Hydriath, Rampaging Doomers and Crowned Doomer in The True Arena.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
The original theme reappears here, unaltered, as one of the songs used in Royal Road - Stage 7 EX, featuring primarily in the segments representing Old Odyssey and Wild World.
Kirby Star Allies
"Another Dimension" is again reused in this game, appearing in the room in Extra Planet α where walls threatens to crush Kirby and his friends. The song also features in Magolor's Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! run during the grayscale areas representing the Another Dimension stages from the original game.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
A remix of "Another Dimension" in a faster pace and in a more orchestrated fashion, with elements of Running Through the New World, is used in the Forgo Zone stage of Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams. It is remixed by Hirokazu Ando and titled "Scattered Souls across Isolated Isles" at the Waddle Live! Corner Stage, where it is found as track 83.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | アナザーディメンション[3] Anazā Dimenshon |
Another Dimension |
| Traditional Chinese | 異次元空間 yì cì yuán kōng jiān |
Another Dimension Space |
| Simplified Chinese | 异次元空间 yì cì yuán kōng jiān | |
| Dutch | Andere dimensie | Another dimension |
| French | Dimension parallèle | Parallel dimension |
| German | Eine andere Dimension | Another Dimension |
| Italian | Un'altra dimensione | Another dimension |
| Korean | 또 하나의 세계 tto hanaui segye |
Another World |
| Portuguese | Dimensão paralela | Parallel Dimension |
| Spanish | Dimensión paralela | Parallel dimension |
References
- ↑ Kirby: Triple Deluxe Jukebox
- ↑ Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Jukebox
- ↑ Kirby Wii Music Selection
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