Freezing Temple
| ||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||||
"Freezing Temple" is an ice stage theme from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. It was composed by Jun Ishikawa.[1]
Composition[edit]
"Freezing Temple" is a rather wistful piece in G major and 4/4. It prominently features a theremin, modified to resemble a whistle or wind and in itself illustrating the aurora borealis prominent in the visuals. It starts with basic harmonies and a melody that slowly reaches up (an octave) and down. Once the melody concludes and sets the key, a stronger percussive accompaniment backs up the melody, which repeats over and over, first with the same whistling theremin, followed by a more classical one. Before this finishes with a hopeful major resolution, the higher-pitched, whistling sound plays a sadder, descending minor variation of the melody. It modulates through several distant tonalities before abruptly returning to G major and looping.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its remake, "Freezing Temple" plays in all well-lit rooms of White Wafers - Stage 5, as well as in the later portions of White Wafers - Stage 4. Additionally, the third area of Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler, Poseiblu Dimension, features a medley of "Freezing Temple" and "A Stroll on the Ocean Floor" titled "Blue Blizzard Remix".
Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]
In Kirby: Planet Robobot, "Freezing Temple" plays in specific areas of Overload Ocean - Stage 7 EX.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フリージング・テンプル furījingu tenpuru |
Freezing Temple |
| Traditional Chinese | 極冷‧神殿 jí lěng‧shén diàn |
Extremely Cold Temple |
| Simplified Chinese | 极冷·神殿 jí lěng·shén diàn | |
| Dutch | Bevroren tempel | Frozen temple |
| French | Temple givré | Frost-covered temple |
| German | Klirrend kalter Tempel | Bitterly cold Temple |
| Italian | Tempio di ghiaccio | Ice Temple |
| Korean | 프리징 템플 peulijing tempeul |
Freezing Temple |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Templo gelado | Icy temple |
| Spanish | Templo helado | Icy temple |
References
| ||||||||||||||||||||
