Gourmet Race (theme)
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Gourmet Race (also known as Get Up And Go-Urmet! and Gourmet Go Go) is a musical track that first appeared in the Gourmet Race game of Kirby Super Star, and has since reappeared in numerous titles in the Kirby series, mainly in re-orchestrated and remastered varieties. It is often associated with King Dedede, but is not his main theme. It is also commonly associated with the Fountain of Dreams.
Notable Appearances
Kirby Super Star (Ultra)
As mentioned above, this theme was used in Gourmet Race, and as such, is named after that game. It appears in stages 1 and 3, with the track for stage 2 being less well-known.
Kirby's Dream Land 3
In a higher key, the Gourmet Race theme appears in a couple stages in this title, first appearing in Sand Canyon.
Super Smash Bros. series
In Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64, this theme appears in the Dream Land stage. It is similar to the original version, though with somewhat different instrumentation.
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, an orchestrated version of the theme, with a very different tone, appears on the Fountain of Dreams stage. This particular version would later appear in the Kirby series proper, in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kirby Air Ride, and Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
The theme is used for the 100-Yard Hop Mini Game.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
This theme (here called Gourmet Go Go) appears as the theme for level 2 of Dedede's Drum Dash. It is arranged in a similar manner to the other songs in the Sub-Game.
Other Appearances
The Gourmet Race theme has been performed live several times using an orchestra, most prominently in the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestral Concert.
