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|Consists of "[[Green Greens (theme)|Green Greens]]", "[[Running Through the New World]]", and "[[Kirby Dance (theme)|Kirby Dance]]".<br>The "Green Greens" portion of this track was one of the first arrangements for the Festival, created by Megumi Ohara as a demo during the Festival's initial planning. Its high level of completion and conviction persuaded the staff to keep as much of the original demo arrangement as possible.<ref name="kumazaki_halblog"/>
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|'''メモリアルカービィフェス:1993〜2004'''<br>''Memorial Kirby Fest: 1993~2004''
|'''メモリアルカービィフェス:1993〜2004'''<br>''Memorial Kirby Fest: 1993~2004''
|Yuuta Ogasawara
|Yuuta Ogasawara
|Consists of "[[Drawing Song]]", "[[Title Screen / Demo|Title Screen]]" from ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', "[[Grass Land (theme from Kirby's Dream Land 2)|Grass Land]]" from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'', "[[Peanut Plains (theme)|Peanut Plains]]", "[[Candy Mountain (theme)|Candy Mountain]]", "[[The Last Iceberg]]", "[[Heading for 0²]]", and "[[Ending (theme from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror)|Ending]]" from ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''.
|Consists of "[[Drawing Song]]", "[[Title Screen / Demo|Title Screen]]" from ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', "[[Grass Land (theme from Kirby's Dream Land 2)|Grass Land]]" from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'', "[[Peanut Plains (theme)|Peanut Plains]]", "[[Candy Mountain (theme)|Candy Mountain]]", "[[The Last Iceberg]]", "[[Heading for 0²]]", and "[[Ending (theme from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror)|Ending]]" from ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''.<br>Arranged by Yuuta Ogasawara.<ref name="kumazaki_halblog"/>
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|colspan=2 |{{center|'''Beyond the 25th Anniversary'''}}
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|Megumi Ohara
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|Consists of "[[Twinkle☆Stars]]", "Opening Movie" from ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'', "[[Let Battle Commence!]]", "[[The Heroes' Challenge! Quest Board|The Heroes' Challenge! Quest Board / Story Quest]]" from ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', "[[Kirby Fighters 2: The Destined Rivals|The Battle of Deeply Bonded Allies]]", and "[[A New Wind for Tomorrow|A Great Battle for Tomorrow]]".<br>Arranged by [[Yuki Shimooka]].
|Consists of "[[Twinkle☆Stars]]", "Opening Movie" from ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'', "[[Let Battle Commence!]]", "[[The Heroes' Challenge! Quest Board|The Heroes' Challenge! Quest Board / Story Quest]]" from ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', "[[Kirby Fighters 2: The Destined Rivals|The Battle of Deeply Bonded Allies]]", and "[[A New Wind for Tomorrow|A Great Battle for Tomorrow]]".<br>Arranged principally by [[Megumi Ohara]] with contributions by [[Yuki Shimooka]].<ref name="kumazaki_halblog">[https://www.hallab.co.jp/blog/detail/4918/ 『星のカービィ 30周年記念ミュージックフェス Live Blu-ray & Live CD』の仕事 ゼネラルディレクター編] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20231123031756/https://www.hallab.co.jp/blog/detail/4918/ Wayback Machine snapshot])</ref>
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|'''メモリアルカービィフェス:2005〜2022'''<br>''Memorial Kirby Fest: 2005~2022''
|'''メモリアルカービィフェス:2005〜2022'''<br>''Memorial Kirby Fest: 2005~2022''
|Yuuta Ogasawara
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|Consists of "[[Opening (theme from Kirby: Canvas Curse)|Opening]]" from ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', "[[Squeak Squad: Title]]", "[[Heavy Lobster (theme)|Heavy Lobster]]", "[[Fly, Kirby!]]", "[[The World to Win]]", and "[[Northeast Frost Street (theme)|Northeast Frost Street]]".
|Consists of "[[Opening (theme from Kirby: Canvas Curse)|Opening]]" from ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', "[[Squeak Squad: Title]]", "[[Heavy Lobster (theme)|Heavy Lobster]]", "[[Fly, Kirby!]]", "[[The World to Win]]", and "[[Northeast Frost Street (theme)|Northeast Frost Street]]".<br>The staff had difficulty deciding between "[[Wind Blowing on Earthfall]]" and "Northeast Frost Street" as the final mood-heightening track, deciding ultimately on the more recent of the two.<ref name="kumazaki_halblog"/>
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|'''スペシャルライブ:グリーンツリーメモリーズ〜WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!'''<br>''Special Live: Green Tree Memories ~ WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!''
|'''スペシャルライブ:グリーンツリーメモリーズ〜WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!'''<br>''Special Live: Green Tree Memories ~ WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!''
|Yuuta Ogasawara
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|Live performance of the Japanese version of "[[Green Tree Memories from Kirby]]" sung by [[Makiko Ohmoto]], followed by "[[Welcome to the New World!]]" sung by [[Neichel]] and Makiko Ohmoto. The first half of "Welcome to the New World!" is sung in [[Fictional languages in the Kirby series#Kirby and the Forgotten Land|the New World language]], while the second half is sung in Japanese.
|Live performance of the Japanese version of "[[Green Tree Memories from Kirby]]" sung by [[Makiko Ohmoto]], followed by "[[Welcome to the New World!]]" sung by [[Neichel]] and Makiko Ohmoto. The first half of "Welcome to the New World!" is sung in [[Fictional languages in the Kirby series#Kirby and the Forgotten Land|the New World language]], while the second half is sung in Japanese after Ohmoto joins in.<br>Arranged by Yuuta Ogasawara.<ref name="kumazaki_halblog"/>
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|'''{{furi|星|ほし}}のカービィ メモリアルエンディング'''<br>''Kirby Memorial Ending''
|'''{{furi|星|ほし}}のカービィ メモリアルエンディング'''<br>''Kirby Memorial Ending''
|[[Shogo Sakai]]
|[[Shogo Sakai]]
|Consists of "[[Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits]]", "[[Project K-64]]", "[[Ending (theme from Kirby: Squeak Squad)|Ending]]" from ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'', "[[Return to Dream Land (theme)|Return to Dream Land]]", "[[Welcome to the New World!|Soaring Determination: No Night Is Eternal]]", and "[[A New Wind for Tomorrow]]". The last in particular uses the same arrangement as in [[Kirby Memorial Arrangements|"Big Band Kirby"]], but in a lower key.
|Consists of "[[Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits]]", "[[Project K-64]]", "[[Ending (theme from Kirby: Squeak Squad)|Ending]]" from ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'', "[[Return to Dream Land (theme)|Return to Dream Land]]", "[[Welcome to the New World!|Soaring Determination: No Night Is Eternal]]", and "[[A New Wind for Tomorrow]]". The last in particular uses the same arrangement as in [[Kirby Memorial Arrangements|"Big Band Kirby"]], but in a lower key.<br>The medley ends underscored heavily by synths, an intentional choice to recall the use of a Game Boy sample at the end of "Bye Bye Kirby, See You Tomorrow!" from the ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' staff roll.<ref name="kumazaki_halblog"/>
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Revision as of 11:33, 16 December 2023

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Key art for the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival.

The Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival (also written as Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Fest.) was a music festival that happened on August 11th, 2022, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Kirby series. Initially only a single performance at 18:00 JST, an extra performance at 12:30 JST was added due to high demand.[1] It was held at the Tokyo Garden Theater and the evening performance was livestreamed for free worldwide, and an archive of the livestream was up until August 31st, 2022, 18:00 JST.[2]

Unlike the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert, which exclusively had orchestrated music, this event featured a large big band-style ensemble of 35 musicians, called the "Kirby 30th Anniversary Special Band Deluxe", that performed Kirby music in a variety of genres. There was also a large LED monitor that featured gameplay footage and a real-time animated Kirby. Kirby's voice actress Makiko Ohmoto and series director Shinya Kumazaki were present as special guests. Neichel also made a surprise appearance during Special Live Performance: WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!, although her identity remained anonymous due to her face being covered by a wide-brimmed hat.

Among the merchandise sold at the event were penlights — battery-powered LED glowsticks, unlike the chemical light sticks used for the 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert — advertised as lighting up in twelve colors. Guests were encouraged to wave their penlights in specific ways at specific times during the event, with cues provided by Kirby through the LED monitor. A radio-frequency control system[3] automatically changed the color and brightness of the penlights at the venue in sync with each song, including colors beyond the manually selectable twelve shades.[4] The system accentuated different points of the concert with different colors, such as green and white during "Green Greens". The most striking use of this system not replicable outside of the Festival was rapid switching of colors through the available spectrum, used for some of the tracks assigned a "rainbow" penlight icon in the the Live Blu-ray product page's Music List.[5]

Blu-ray and CD release

Promotional image of the Blu-ray and CD set

On August 11th, 2023 (the one-year anniversary of the event), a Blu-ray and CD release of the music festival was announced. Titled the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival Live Blu-ray and Live CD, the set is priced at ¥8,800 (roughly $60 USD) and was released on October 31st. As with the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert's release, the CD only includes the songs, while the Blu-ray features the entire performance including the interludes and commentary between songs; unlike that release, however, there is no option to buy them separately. The Blu-ray also includes the option to switch between two different cameras, one that focuses on the musicians and the live performance, another that focuses on the gameplay footage (often directly showcasing it in full) and the audience. Pre-ordering the set before the end of August 31st, 2023 included a replica of the ID card used by staff members during the concert.

Track list

The following is a list of tracks that were performed at the concert. They were arranged by Megumi Ohara, Yuuta Ogasawara, Shogo Sakai and Yuki Shimooka.[6] Names of songs present in the tracks, as well as specific arranger credits for some tracks, are taken from the festival's official pamphlet unless indicated otherwise.

Tracks performed at the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival  
No. English title Japanese title Conductor Description
01 Green Greens ~ Running Through the New World グリーングリーンズ〜新世界しんせかいをかけぬけて
Green Greens ~ Running Through the New World
Megumi Ohara Consists of "Green Greens", "Running Through the New World", and "Kirby Dance".
The "Green Greens" portion of this track was one of the first arrangements for the Festival, created by Megumi Ohara as a demo during the Festival's initial planning. Its high level of completion and conviction persuaded the staff to keep as much of the original demo arrangement as possible.[7]
02 Kirby Through the Years: 1993-2004 メモリアルカービィフェス:1993〜2004
Memorial Kirby Fest: 1993~2004
Yuuta Ogasawara Consists of "Drawing Song", "Title Screen" from Kirby's Adventure, "Grass Land" from Kirby's Dream Land 2, "Peanut Plains", "Candy Mountain", "The Last Iceberg", "Heading for 0²", and "Ending" from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
Arranged by Yuuta Ogasawara.[7]
03
Beyond the 25th Anniversary
Megumi Ohara Consists of "Twinkle☆Stars", "Opening Movie" from Kirby Battle Royale, "Let Battle Commence!", "The Heroes' Challenge! Quest Board / Story Quest" from Super Kirby Clash, "The Battle of Deeply Bonded Allies", and "A Great Battle for Tomorrow".
Arranged principally by Megumi Ohara with contributions by Yuki Shimooka.[7]
04 Get Pumped Up! Sub-Game Medley わいわい!サブゲームフェス
Bustling! Sub-Game Fest
Megumi Ohara Consists of "Samurai Kirby", "Egg Catcher", "Checkerboard Chase", "Smash Ride", "Tilt-and-Roll Kirby", and "Congratulations!".
05 The Knights' Revenge Medley 騎士ナイトたち逆襲ぎゃくしゅうフェス
The Knights' Revenge Fest
Megumi Ohara Consists of "Revenge of Meta Knight: Title", "VS. Meta Knight", "Dark Meta Knight", "The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy", and "Morpho Knight".
Arranged by Megumi Ohara.[8]
06 Kirby Through the Years: 2005-2022 メモリアルカービィフェス:2005〜2022
Memorial Kirby Fest: 2005~2022
Yuuta Ogasawara Consists of "Opening" from Kirby: Canvas Curse, "Squeak Squad: Title", "Heavy Lobster", "Fly, Kirby!", "The World to Win", and "Northeast Frost Street".
The staff had difficulty deciding between "Wind Blowing on Earthfall" and "Northeast Frost Street" as the final mood-heightening track, deciding ultimately on the more recent of the two.[7]
07 King Dedede Medley by HAL Laboratory Dream Band ハルけんドリームバンドによるデデデ大王だいおうフェス
King Dedede Fest by the HAL Laboratory Dream Band
N/A Consists of "Macho of Dedede", "VS. Robo Dedede", and "Masked Dedede's Theme" (arranged to sound like "Masked and Wild: D.D.D."). Performed by the HAL Laboratory Dream Band (Jun Ishikawa on keyboard, Hirokazu Ando on bass, Yuuta Ogasawara on drums, Tadashi Ikegami on saxophone, Megumi Ohara on keyboard and flute, and Shogo Sakai on guitar).
Arranged by Yuuta Ogasawara.
08 Go Go! Kirby Race Medley 激突げきとつ!カービィのレースフェス
Crash! Kirby's Race Fest
Megumi Ohara Consists of "Gourmet Race", "Outlaw Driver", "Circuit Speedway", "Top Ride: Grass", and "City Trial: City".
09 Kirby Finale Battle Fest カービィのクライマックスバトルフェス
Kirby's Climax Battle Fest
Megumi Ohara Consists of "Final Boss" from Kirby's Adventure, "Vs. Marx", "0² Battle", "C-R-O-W-N-E-D", "Fatal Blooms in Moonlight", and "Vagrant Counting Song of Retrospection".
Arranged by Megumi Ohara.[8]
10 Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler 組曲くみきょく星羅征せいらゆ旅人たびびと
Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler
Megumi Ohara Consists of "Prelude: Into the Distant Sea of Stars", all five movements of "Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler", and "Last Friends".
Arranged by Megumi Ohara.
11 Special Live Performance: Green Tree Memories ~ WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD! スペシャルライブ:グリーンツリーメモリーズ〜WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!
Special Live: Green Tree Memories ~ WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!
Yuuta Ogasawara Live performance of the Japanese version of "Green Tree Memories from Kirby" sung by Makiko Ohmoto, followed by "Welcome to the New World!" sung by Neichel and Makiko Ohmoto. The first half of "Welcome to the New World!" is sung in the New World language, while the second half is sung in Japanese after Ohmoto joins in.
Arranged by Yuuta Ogasawara.[7]
12 / Encore Kirby Endings ほしのカービィ メモリアルエンディング
Kirby Memorial Ending
Shogo Sakai Consists of "Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits", "Project K-64", "Ending" from Kirby: Squeak Squad, "Return to Dream Land", "Soaring Determination: No Night Is Eternal", and "A New Wind for Tomorrow". The last in particular uses the same arrangement as in "Big Band Kirby", but in a lower key.
The medley ends underscored heavily by synths, an intentional choice to recall the use of a Game Boy sample at the end of "Bye Bye Kirby, See You Tomorrow!" from the Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition staff roll.[7]

Staff

The following is a list of staff who appeared at the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival, as given on the official website:

Performers of the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival  
Position Performer(s)
PLAYER Kirby 30th Anniversary Special Band Deluxe
Violin DAISUKE KADOWAKI
SENA OSHIMA
OSAMU IYOKU
KANO TAJIMA
NATSUMI OKIMASU
TAKAO FURIHATA
DAISUKE YAMAMOTO
YOKO FUJINAWA
YUKI NAKAJIMA
HIKARI TAKAHASHI
Viola TOMOKO SHIMAOKA
REIICHI TATEIZUMI
Cello YOSHIE FURUKAWA
MASABUMI SEKIGUCHI
AltoSax MASATO HONMA
SHINSUKE TSUJINO
TenorSax KEI SUZUKI
AYU TAKAO
BaritoneSax NAOYA TAKEMURA
Trumpet LUIS VALLE
MITSURU TANAKA
TEPPEI KAWAKAMI
HITOMI NIIDA
Trombone TOMOKI MITSUKA
MASAHITO KAWAHARA
YUSUKE ENOMOTO
Bass Trombone KATSUHISA ASARI
Keyboard MASUMI KONISHI
mameco
Electric Bass SHIGEKI SERIZAWA
Drums NOMURA RYOHEI
Guiter MASAAKI HIROSE
Latin Percussion MASAO FUKUNAGA
Classical Percussion MAYUKO YAMAGUCHI
Manipulator KOYO IKEDA
MC YUKA SAKURANO
SPECIAL GUEST MAKIKO OHMOTO

Interludes included commentary from the MC joined by Shinya Kumazaki, Makiko Ohmoto, Yuuta Ogasawara, Megumi Ohara, and Shogo Sakai at different times. During one interlude, Kumazaki presented an overview trailer for Kirby's Dream Buffet and an announcement for a Japanese Blu-ray re-release of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. Not listed in the website's list of performers is Neichel, who made an appearance to sing "Welcome to the New World!" as a duet with Makiko Ohmoto.

Trivia

  • Apart from Tilt-and-Roll Kirby, every single Sub-Game whose music featured in the "Get Pumped Up! Sub-Game Medley" ("わいわい!サブゲームフェス" in Japanese) returns in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe as part of Merry Magoland (わいわいマホロアランド in Japanese—note in particular the shared use of waiwai, an ideophone suggesting a noisy bustling atmosphere).
  • Megumi Ohara wrote "The Knights' Revenge Medley" to give the brass section a rest after the previous songs. Because the original themes in the medley were rock, very little brass was necessary for the arrangement; the only brass during the entire song is a short solo by the first trumpet during the "Morpho Knight" segment, which was specifically written to ensure that the first trumpet would have as much time as possible to rest and conserve energy for other songs. However, to her amusement, Ohara noted that the brass section still ended up being active because they were waving their penlights during the entire song.[8]
  • In the gameplay footage of "Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler", the three Friends who venture alongside Kirby change for each song. It features regular Friends (Poppy Bros. Jr., Burning Leo, and Chilly) for "Prelude: Into the Distant Sea of Stars" and the first movement, the Dream Friends from Wave 1 (Rick & Kine & Coo, Marx and Gooey) for the second movement, the ones from Wave 2 (Adeleine & Ribbon, Dark Meta Knight and Daroach) for the third movement, the ones from Wave 3 (Magolor, Taranza, Susie) for the fourth movement, each of The Three Mage-Sisters for the final movement, and the Dream Friends from the base game (Bandana Waddle Dee, King Dedede and Meta Knight) for "Last Friends".
  • A key source of inspiration for the 30th Anniversary Music Festival was the big band arrangements featured on the 2017 Kirby Memorial Arrangements CD, "Big Band Kirby" and "I'll Never Forget You", and the rich possible variations on Kirby music in performance and genre that these arrangements suggested; many performers featured on these tracks returned to play in the Festival, including those on "Big Band Kirby" playing returning nostalgic phrases in "Kirby Endings".[9]
  • The pamphlet sold at the time of the Festival does not list the "Kirby Endings" encore on the set list; the Live Blu-ray & Live CD set does so.
    • The pamphlet included with the Live Blu-ray & Live CD set also includes lyrics for "Green Tree Memories with Kirby", which the Festival pamphlet does not.

Gallery

Artwork

Wallpapers

Photos

Merchandise

Videos

Introduction video.
Video showing preparations for the festival, featuring Yuuta Ogasawara and Megumi Ohara.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 星のカービィ 30周年記念ミュージックフェス
Hoshi no kābyi 30 shūnenkinen myūjikku fesu
Kirby of the Stars 30th Anniversary Commemorative Music Fest
Traditional Chinese 星之卡比30週年紀念Music Fest[10]
Xīng zhī Kǎbǐ 30 Zhōunián Jìniàn Music Fest
Kirby of the Stars 30th Anniversary Commemorative Music Fest
Simplified Chinese -
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Korean 별의 커비 30주년 기념 뮤직 페스티벌[11]
byeol-ui keobi 30 ju-nyeon gi-nyeom myujig peseutibeol
Kirby of the Stars 30th Anniversary Commemorative Music Festival
Russian Музыкальный фестиваль к 30-летию Кирби
Muzykal'nyy festival' k 30-letiyu Kirbi
Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival
lit. Musical festival for Kirby's 30th anniversary
Spanish Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival[12] -


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