Editing Coo's Theme

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Unlockable remix:
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|caption=30 seconds of '''"Coo's Theme"''' from various ''Kirby'' media.
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' (1995)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'' (2020)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' ([[Kirby Fighters]])<br>''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]''<br>''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''</small>
|composer=[[Tadashi Ikegami]]<ref name=25th>[[Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert]] pamphlet interview</ref>
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'''"Coo's Theme"'''<ref name="ost">''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack]]'', ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'' [[Jukebox/Kirby and the Rainbow Curse|Sound Room]]</ref> is the musical piece associated with [[Coo]] which plays whenever [[Kirby]] is riding on him through normal stages in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''. It was composed by [[Tadashi Ikegami]].<ref name=25th/>

==Composition==
[[File:KDL2 Big Forest 1-5.png|thumb|left|Coo carrying Kirby through the skies of [[Big Forest]].]]
"Coo's Theme" is characterized by fast percussion paired with a steady main melody containing several long-held notes. The song can be said to bear a more "serious" tone than either [[Rick's Theme]]" or "[[Kine's Theme]]". The song itself is fairly quick, and runs in a 4/4 time signature with two main verses of equal length and an introductory non-looping verse which is half the length of one of the main verses.

==Game appearances==
===''Kirby's Dream Land 2''===
"Coo's Theme" first appeared in this game, along with the character it is named for. The song plays whenever Kirby is paired with Coo while in a standard stage, and overrides the stage's main theme. The song does not play in boss stages, [[Bonus Chance]]s, or [[level hub]]s.

===''Kirby Fighters'' series===
"Coo's Theme" is heard in the [[Coo's Forest]] [[Battle Stage]] in [[Kirby Fighters]], ''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'', in a paired medley with "Rick's Theme". This version is titled "[[Four-Way Fight in Coo's Forest]]" in the ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe Soundtrack]]'', and arranged by Hirokazu Ando.<ref>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' [[Jukebox]]</ref> In ''Kirby Fighters 2'', a rearrangement of this medley can be unlocked as the stage's secret song when [[Fighters Rank]] 76 is obtained.

===''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''===
A slow and calm remix of "Coo's Theme" plays in the [[Deploy the Kirby Tank!]] stage in [[Yellow Dunes]], when Kirby doesn't have the [[Kirby Tank]] transformation. This version is named '''"Crossing the Sands"'''.

A different remix of the theme can be unlocked and then played in the [[Jukebox|Music Room]]. It features a longer intro, and the main melody is played two times, each one with different instrumentation.

==Other appearances==
"Coo's Theme" can be heard at the end of the track "Kirby's Dream Land 2 Animal Friends Medley" from the [[Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert]]. It is once again paired with "Rick's Theme" and "Kine's Theme". Notably, this version of the song is characterized by its loudness, focusing primarily on high strings, and has a new ending verse to cap off the track. The medley is arranged by [[Shogo Sakai]].

A short remix of this theme was featured in [[Kirby Pupupu Train]], and it is included on the ''[[Kirby Pupupu Train Eki-melo Collection]]'' under the name '''ビッグフォレスト駅''' (''[[Big Forest]] Station'').

==Names in other languages==
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|ja=クーのテーマ<ref name="ost"/>
|jaR=Kū no tēma
|jaM=Coo's Theme
|es=Tema de Coo<ref name="KatRC">''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'' Sound Room</ref>
|esM=Coo's Theme
|fr=Thème de Coo<ref name="KatRC"/>
|frM=Coo's Theme
|de=Coos Thema<ref name="KatRC"/>
|deM=Coo's Theme
|it=Tema di Coo<ref name="KatRC"/>
|itM=Coo's Theme
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[[Category:Music in Kirby Pupupu Train]]
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