The Adventure Begins
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- This article is about the theme from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. For the theme from Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, see The Adventure Begins (theme from Kirby and the Rainbow Curse).
The Adventure Begins is a theme from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. This theme includes various of the main motifs of its game, and has been either remixed or brought back in other games.
Composition
The Adventure Begins seems to have a rather triumphant tone to it. This 4/4 song in F major also has other motifs as well, one of them being the popular "Green Greens" motif.
Game appearances
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
This theme plays in the first, second and third stages of Cookie Country. It also plays at the very start of Nutty Noon's first stage.
Kirby Triple Deluxe
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, a shorter version of this theme can be heard in Royal Road - Stage 7 EX. This version is simply called "The Adventure Begins/Original Short ver." in Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack. Interestingly, this name and its filename ("GCK_plants") implies that this version was originally meant to be used for Kirby for Nintendo GameCube.
Super Smash Bros. series
The original version from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, named "The Adventure Begins (Kirby's Adventure Wii)" in the European language versions, appears as a music track that can play on The Great Cave Offensive stage. It also appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate under its original name in all versions as a track that can play on Battlefield, Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield, Final Destination and all Kirby series stages.
Kirby's Blowout Blast
A remix of this theme, called "The Adventure Begins/amiibo Special ver." in Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack, plays in the lobby when the Kirby amiibo is scanned. This version is in C major and is a bit slower than the original.
Kirby Star Allies
In Extra Planet α, the original version of this song can be heard.
"The Adventure Begins / amiibo Special ver." can also be heard in the main menu of Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!. When Guest Star ???? is cleared with all Friends and Dream Friends, the music changes to "The Adventure Begins / Original Short Ver."
Kirby's Dream Buffet
The original version of this song, titled "Kirby's Return to Dream Land: Memorial Song 1" in American English and "Kirby's Adventure Wii: Memorial Song 1" in British English, is unlocked for use in Races and Free Rolling upon reaching Gourmet Rank 51.
Other appearances
The theme was performed live in the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert, as part of the "Kirby's Return to Dream Land Medley."
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ぼうけんのはじまり Bōken no hajimari |
Beginning of the Adventure |
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