Gourmet Race (theme)

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This article is about the musical theme for Gourmet Race. For the main game in Kirby Super Star and its remake, see Gourmet Race.

"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. It has since reappeared many times in the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series, mainly in re-orchestrated and remastered versions. It is sometimes associated with King Dedede, but is not his main theme. Moreover, since its usage in Super Smash Bros. Melee, the theme is sometimes associated with the Fountain of Dreams.

Composition

The offbeat rhythm of ska music gave Jun Ishikawa the flash of inspiration he needed to complete the Gourmet Race theme.

The original version of "Gourmet Race" is set in the key of C minor (or E♭ major) at a tempo of around 186 beats per minute. It is set in 4/4 time, but has a marching rhythm similar to a galop. The instrumentation focuses heavily on brass instruments, and blends classical music with ska to create an upbeat sound.

According to composer Jun Ishikawa, the direction he was given for composing the piece was "a song in the vein of an athletic meet". The first thing that came to his mind was a song like "Csikós Post" by Hermann Necke, which is commonly played at athletic festivals in Japan. However, he had difficulty connecting the song to the style he had established for Kirby music. He eventually had the idea to make it more fitting with Kirby by incorporating a ska rhythm, and after this, he finished the melody in a flash of inspiration.

Game appearances

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra

In Kirby Super Star and its remake Kirby Super Star Ultra, the theme is used in two of the three stages of Gourmet Race, and as such, is named after that game. It appears in Pumpkin Grand and Onion Garden, while Corn Hall instead uses a different theme.

The original version is titled "Get Up and Go-Urmet!" in the Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack.

Another theme with a similar melody appears in this title as well: the Peanut Plains theme.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

A version of the Gourmet Race theme in a higher key appears in a few stages in Kirby's Dream Land 3, first appearing in Sand Canyon - Stage 2.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

An arrangement of the Gourmet Race theme is used for the 100-Yard Hop Sub-Game in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

In Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, an arrangement of the Gourmet Race theme based on the "The Fountain of Dreams" version from Super Smash Bros. Melee plays when battling King Dedede in the Fountain of Dreams.

Kirby Air Ride

In Kirby Air Ride, an arrangement of the Gourmet Race theme based on the "The Fountain of Dreams" version from Super Smash Bros. Melee can be unlocked as an alternate track for Nebula Belt. It is arranged by Hirokazu Ando.

Kirby: Canvas Curse

An arrangement of "Gourmet Race" plays in Paint Panic in Kirby: Canvas Curse. It is arranged by Jun Ishikawa.

The staff credits theme of this game is also an arrangement of "Gourmet Race", but in major key and slower paced.

When playing with the old school sound turned on, Drawcia's theme is replaced by the Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land arrangement of the theme.

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

An arrangement of "Gourmet Race" plays in Castle Dedede in Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn. This version is slower paced when compared to the original, but not as slow as the "Fountain of Dreams" version.

In Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn exclusively, a medley of "Gourmet Race" and "King Dedede's Theme" is used for the Dedede Gogogo Sub-Game.

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

In Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, the Gourmet Race theme is heard when selecting three of the games in the Kirby's History mode:

• Kirby Super Star plays the original version.
• Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land plays its "Fountain of Dreams" version.
• Kirby: Canvas Curse plays its Paint Panic version.

In addition, the Paint Panic remix also has a chance of playing during the Normal Challenge of Last Land in the New Challenge Stages mode, and, in the North American release only, the player can choose to hear an orchestral medley of the Gourmet Race theme and the Green Greens theme at the final stop (representing the year 2012) of Kirby's History.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, the theme, here called "Gourmet Go Go", appears as the theme for level 2 of Dedede's Drum Dash, arranged in a similar manner to the other songs in the Sub-Game. This theme is also the title screen music for Dededetour!.

The Kirby Air Ride arrangement of the theme is also reused in Royal Road - Stage 8 EX, playing when Kirby has the Hypernova ability.

Kirby Fighters Deluxe

The 100-Yard Hop version of the Gourmet Race theme from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is reused in Kirby Fighters Deluxe for the first part of the Team DDD battle in the Easy, Normal, and Hard difficulties. In Very Hard difficulty, the battle instead uses the version of the theme from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land; this version is also used when battling on the Fountain of Dreams in Multiplayer or Training mode.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

In Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, the Gourmet Race theme is the second song featured in the unlockable Music Room track "Kirby Medley". This track can be unlocked by collecting one of the Treasure Chests found in the Burning Secrets stage.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

In Kirby: Planet Robobot, the theme "Sky-High and Smitten", used in certain stages of Rhythm Route, is a loose arrangement of the Gourmet Race theme in a funky jazz fusion style. It is arranged by Jun Ishikawa.

The Paint Panic version of the theme from Kirby: Canvas Curse is reused in Gigabyte Grounds - Stage 7 EX.

Kirby Star Allies

In Kirby Star Allies, an arrangement of "Gourmet Race" plays while viewing the "Crazy Mischief in the Stars" Celebration Picture, added in version 2.0.0. This version is based on the "Gourmet Race (Brass Band Version)" arrangement that previously appeared as part of the "Kirby: Sweet Gourmet Race" Nintendo 3DS Theme, and is arranged by Hirokazu Ando.

Kirby Fighters 2

In Kirby Fighters 2, the Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land version of the Gourmet Race theme is reused for the Fountain of Dreams Battle Stage, and receives a new remix as a secret song, arranged by Kiyoshi Hazemoto.

The Gourmet Go Go Battle Stage reuses the "Crazy Mischief in the Stars" arrangement of the theme from Kirby Star Allies, but features a new remix of the Corn Hall theme as its secret song instead of a remix of the "Gourmet Race" theme.

Kirby's Dream Buffet

The Fountain of Dreams Secret Song from Kirby Fighters 2, named "Kirby Fighters 2: Memorial Song 1" in-game, can be unlocked in Kirby's Dream Buffet as a song for races and Free Rolling upon reaching Gourmet Rank 20.

The arrangement from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, named "Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land: Memorial Song 2" in-game, can be unlocked as a song for races and Free Rolling upon reaching Gourmet Rank 122.

A chiptune arrangement of the Gourmet Race theme is featured alongside "Alternate Corkboard" and "Kirby's Dream Buffet" as part of a track titled "Kirby's Ultra-Gourmet Memories". It can be unlocked by collecting all Character Treats and plays in the Character Treats collection.

A brand-new arrangement of the Gourmet Race theme also has a chance of playing on any Battle Royale stage. This arrangement is also included alongside "I'm a Hungry Pink Puffball!" and "On a Fun Drive with You" in the medley that plays during the staff credits.

The Tetris 99 theme based on Kirby's Dream Buffet includes two of the game's arrangements of the Gourmet Race theme: the Battle Royale arrangement is used along with "Rolling-Quartet Jazz Band" when 50-11 players are left, while "Kirby's Ultra-Gourmet Memories" is used on the results screen after coming in 1st place.

Super Smash Bros. series

Dream Land / Gourmet Race (64)

In the first Super Smash Bros. game, an arrangement of the Gourmet Race theme (titled "Dream Land Stage") is used for the Dream Land stage. It is similar to the original version, though with somewhat different instrumentation. It is arranged by Hirokazu Ando.

This version returns in Super Smash Bros. Melee under the name "Dream Land N64", in which it again plays in the Dream Land stage and is also used for the battle against Giant Kirby in Adventure Mode. It returns again in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, under the name "Dream Land" (American English) / "Gourmet Race (64)" (British English), again playing in the Dream Land (64) stage, which returns as DLC; the theme is unlocked by downloading the stage. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, this version of the theme returns again under the name Gourmet Race (64), and it can play in any Kirby series stage, as well as Battlefield, its derivatives, Final Destination, and the area in Adventure Mode: World of Light based on the Gourmet Race game from Kirby Super Star.

The Fountain of Dreams / Gourmet Race (Melee)

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, a slower-paced orchestral version of the Gourmet Race theme with a much more dramatic tone, titled "Fountain of Dreams", is used in the Fountain of Dreams stage. It can also play in the Green Greens stage in Adventure Mode and is one of Kirby's credits themes. It is arranged by Tadashi Ikegami.

This version reappears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as one of the themes that can play on the Green Greens stage, under the name "Fountain of Dreams (Melee)", and it has a random chance of being unlocked when the player collects a CD. It returns again in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U under the name "The Fountain of Dreams" (American English) / "Gourmet Race (Melee)" (British English), in which it can play in the DLC stage Dream Land (64) and is unlocked upon downloading that stage. It returns once again in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate under the name "Gourmet Race (Melee)" and can play in any Kirby series stage, as well as Battlefield, its derivatives, and Final Destination.

Gourmet Race (Brawl)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a heavy metal version of the Gourmet Race theme appears under the name "Gourmet Race". It can play in the Halberd stage, and it is also used in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary when fighting the false versions of Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, and Olimar in The Great Maze. It is arranged by Motoi Sakuraba.

This version reappears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, again playing in the Halberd stage. It is again named "Gourmet Race", though in the British English version, downloading the DLC stage Dream Land (64) causes its name to change to "Gourmet Race (Brawl)". It returns again in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate under the name "Gourmet Race (Brawl)" and can play in any Kirby series stage, as well as Battlefield, its derivatives, and Final Destination.

Other appearances

The version of the Gourmet Race theme from Super Smash Bros. Melee is included in the Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Sound Plus album, and the original version of Gourmet Race from Kirby Super Star is included in its companion album The Very Best of Kirby: 52 Hit Tracks

The Gourmet Race theme has been performed live several times by orchestras, most prominently in the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert as part of the Kirby Super Star Medley. It also appeared in the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival as part of the Go Go! Kirby Race Medley (along with "Outlaw Driver", "Circuit Speedway", "Top Ride: Grass", and "City Trial: City").

Kirby Pupupu Train features two versions of the Gourmet Race theme, both included in the Kirby Pupupu Train Eki-melo Collection. One is an acoustic version that also features the Green Greens theme titled "グリーングリーンズ～激突!グルメレース/KIRBY PUPUPU TRAIN Ver." (Green Greens ~ Gourmet Race / Kirby Pupupu Train Ver.). The other, based on the "Fountain of Dreams" version, is a short jingle titled 夢の泉駅 (Fountain of Dreams Station).

The theme was also featured in The Sound of Kirby Café, in Track 3: Gourmet! Carnival / Gourmet Race, and in The Sound of Kirby Café 2, in Track 9: Bright of Dream.

In the Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack, the theme appears in both track 43, titled "Electro Kirby", and track 44, titled "Gourmet Race to Green Greens: Chamber Music". In the former, part of the song is featured in the background from 0:56 to 1:13, while in the latter, the whole song is featured, played alongside the Green Greens theme in a chamber music style, as the name of the track suggests.

A tango arrangement of the theme appears in 監修 日本常識力検定協会 いまさら人には聞けない 大人の常識力トレーニングDS (General Knowledge Training), a game developed by HAL Laboratory. It specifically appears in a quiz in which the player is tasked with identifying the genre of a specific song.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	激突げきとつ！グルメレース gekitotsu! gurume rēsu 夢ゆめの泉いずみ yume no izumi プププランド （旧） pupupu rando (kyū) グルメレース gurume rēsu プププランド pupupu rando	Crash! Gourmet Race Fountain of Dreams Pupupu Land (Old) Gourmet Race Pupupu Land
Chinese	Gourmet Race	-
Dutch	Gourmet Race	-
Canadian French	Rallye Exquis Dream Land The Fountain of Dreams Gourmet Race	Exquisite Rally - - -
European French	Rallye Exquis Pays des rêves Gourmet Race	Exquisite Rally Land of dreams -
German	Formel Mampf Dream Land Gourmet Race	Formula Munch - -
Italian	Gara dei Buongustai Dream Land Gourmet Race	Gourmet Race - -
Korean	대결! 음식 레이스 daegyeol! eumsig leiseu Dream Land Gourmet Race	Battle! Food Race -
Brazilian Portuguese	Get up and Go-urmet!	-
European Portuguese	Gourmet Race	-
Russian	Gourmet Race	-
Latin American Spanish	Carrera gourmet Dream Land The Fountain of Dreams Gourmet Race	Gourmet race - - -
European Spanish	Carrera gourmet Dream Land Gourmet Race	Gourmet race - -