Editing Rick's Theme

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|caption=First 30 seconds of '''Rick'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 Star Allies]]''</small>
|composer=[[Hirokazu Ando]]<ref name=25th>[[Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert]] pamphlet interview</ref>
}}
'''Rick's Theme'''{{ForeignTitle}}<ref name="ninmobile">Nintendo Mobile</ref> is the musical piece associated with [[Rick]] which plays whenever [[Kirby]] is riding on him through normal stages in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''. It was composed by [[Hirokazu Ando]].<ref name=25th/>

==Composition==
[[File:KDL2 Grass Land 3-7.png|thumb|left|160px|[[Rick]] bounces [[Kirby]] with a [[Parasol|parasol]].]]
Rick's Theme is characterized by a fast tempo and upbeat instrumentation. There are two main verses to the song, with the second part being only half as long as the first. The song runs on a 4/4 time signature.

==Game appearances==
===''Kirby's Dream Land 2''===
Rick's Theme first appeared in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'', along with the character it is named for. The song plays whenever Kirby is paired with Rick 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===
Rick'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  [[Coo's Theme]] here. 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 Star Allies''===
A small portion of Rick's Theme is used as the theme for [[Animal Friend|Rick & Kine & Coo]]'s [[Dream Friend]] appearance. This version is also arranged by Hirokazu Ando.

==Other appearances==
Rick's Theme can be heard at the beginning of the track "Kirby's Dream Land 2 Allies Medley" from the [[Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert]]. It is once again paired with [[Kine's Theme]] and Coo's Theme. Here, the song is played at a slow tempo with plucked strings. The medley is arranged by [[Shogo Sakai]].

A short remix of this theme was featured in [[Kirby Pupupu Train]], and it is included in [[Kirby Pupupu Train Eki-melo Collection]] under the name '''グラスランド駅''' (''[[Grass Land (Kirby's Dream Land 2)|Grass Land]] Station'').

==Trivia==
*Rick's Theme is the only one of the three Animal Friend themes that has not been remixed in its entirety by itself — all of its remixes are either paired with another Animal Friend theme or truncated into a jingle.

==Names in other languages==
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|ja=リックのテーマ<ref name="ninmobile"/>
|jaR=rikku no tēma
|jaM=Rick's Theme
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[[Category:Music in Kirby's Dream Land 2]]
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[[Category:Music in Kirby Pupupu Train]]
[[Category:Music from Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert]]