King Dedede's Theme
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King Dedede's Theme (also known as the Tower of Midbosses theme, or just Dedede's Theme for short) is a musical track that first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land, and has reappeared in several titles since, with several changes, rearrangements and remixes along the way. As the name implies, the theme is associated with King Dedede, though this was not strictly the case until later in the Kirby series.
Notable Appearances
Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby's Dream Land
In Kirby's Dream Land, this theme first appears during the final boss fight with King Dedede in the boxing ring on Mt. Dedede.
Compared to later iterations of the track, it is relatively simple, with only the first section of the song on loop.
Kirby's Dream Land 2
in Kirby's Dream Land 2, the same track from Kirby's Dream Land would be used again for King Dedede's fight at the end of Dark Castle.
Kirby Super Star
In Kirby Super Star, the final boss fight with King Dedede on Mt. Dedede in Spring Breeze is where Dedede's Theme first got its second section and became the full theme, which has persisted to the present.
It also plays during King Dedede's fight in The Arena.
Kirby's Dream Land 3
In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Dedede's Theme is remixed and appears during the boss fight with King Dedede at the end of Iceberg.
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Though not appearing in Kirby's Adventure or during the bos fight with King Dedede in the remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, a remix of his theme can still be heard in Stage 2 (the Mid-Boss Tower) of Rainbow Resort.
This remix is titled Tower of Midbosses (Track 17) in Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack.
Kirby Super Star Ultra
King Dedede's Theme
In Kirby Super Star Ultra, King Dedede's Theme is remixed with Nintendo DS sound chip, similar to other remixed soundtracks.
It still plays during the boss fight with King Dedede in Mt. Dedede of Spring Breeze and The Arena.
Masked Dedede's Theme
In Kirby Super Star Ultra's Revenge of the King, Dedede's Theme is remixed to create the specific version associated with Masked Dedede.
Masked Dedede's theme is titled The Masked King (Track 29) in Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack. It's arranged in a much faster tempo than the original version.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
In Kirby Triple Deluxe's This theme serves as the music for Level 3 of Dedede's Drum Dash, with instrumentation similar to the other tracks. It can also be heard in the rest areas of DededeTour!.
Kirby's Dream Land 3 version of his theme appears in Dedede Arena stage of Kirby Fighters.
Masked Dedede's theme is remixed and titled Dedede's Royal Payback in Triple Deluxe Soundtrack. This version plays during the following two fights in Royal Road:
- Masked Dedede's Revenge, in Story Mode and The Arena (the first phase, simply called Masked Dedede, plays the theme Revenge of the Enemy);
- Shadow Dedede, in DededeTour! and The True Arena.
Kirby Fighters Deluxe
In Kirby Fighters Deluxe, a new melody called History of Dedede appears in the final battle against Dedede when the 'Very Hard' difficulty is selected.
For details of 'History of Dedede', see History of Dedede (theme).
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Dedede Clones & D3: an orchestral mashup of Dedede's Theme and Revenge of Meta Knight Ending Theme.
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
King D-Mind (second phase): an orchestral mashup of Dark Mind's Theme and Dedede's Theme.
Kirby's Blowout Blast
King Dedede/Giant King Dedede/Giant Masked Dedede
Kirby Star Allies
Macho of Dedede
In Kirby Star Allies, a new remix of Dedede's Theme plays during his boss fight. It's arranged by Hirokazu Ando and titled Macho of Dedede[1]. It's an orchestral arrangement of Dedede's Theme, featuring notable use of bass guitar. This version adds an additional section before his regular two sections.
Macho of Dedede can be found as Music 016 in Kirby Star Allies Sound Room.
History of Dedede
History of Dedede from Kirby Fighters Deluxe reappears and replaces Macho of Dedede during his boss fight on 'Soul Melter' difficulty of The Ultimate Choice.
Other Appearances
King Dedede's theme has been performed live in the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert.
In addition, elements of this theme can be heard in other tracks, such as the Taking Over the Halberd theme, and Taranza's Theme.
See Also
- Gourmet Race (theme): another theme song often associated with King Dedede.
References
- ↑ Nintendo DREAM magazine, May 2018 Issue, pg.26
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