Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff (theme)

Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff "Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff": "The Wild Red Yonder": "Fly to the Exit!": Various arrangements of "Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff". Details Debut appearance Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (2015) Composer(s) Megumi Ohara or Shogo Sakai

This article is about the theme that primarily plays in the stage of the same name from Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. For the stage itself, see Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff.

"The Wild Red Yonder (theme)" redirects here. For information about the stage of the same name where such theme is played, see The Wild Red Yonder.

"Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff" is a theme from Kirby and the Rainbow Curse which plays in the stage of the same name. It largely serves as a leitmotif associated with Kirby Rocket, though it also appears in a minor key arrangement as the stage theme for The Wild Red Yonder.

Composition

"Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff" plays in the eponymous stage where it is first heard, and is often associated with the Kirby Rocket.

"Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff" is a fast-paced rock song which is primarily associated with the Kirby Rocket transformation. It is composed in the key of E major and plays at 170 beats per minute with a 4/4 time signature. Much of the song is played with instruments like electric guitars, synthesizers, and piano, while the second section is slightly shorter and features a prominent saxophone solo.

Though "Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff" appears to be the primary arrangement of the theme, due to being composed in major key and heavily associated with the Kirby Rocket transformation, it first appears in-game as "The Wild Red Yonder"; it is unclear which arrangement was created first. Regardless, "The Wild Red Yonder" is an epic-sounding orchestral song that is set to the key of E minor, the parallel to "Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff", and it plays at 144 beats per minute with a 4/4 time signature. The melody of the song is prominently played by brass instruments, and halfway through the first section the song is also accompanied by a choir in the background as well as harp. The second and last section is played by a combination of brass and string instruments before ending with crash cymbals as the song loops.

Game appearances

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

The Bastron opens fire on Kirby.

So far, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is the first and only game where "Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff" appears. It plays in both the eponymous stage and Back to the Battleship. "The Wild Red Yonder", meanwhile, plays throughout the stage of the same name.

Additionally, a more intense and faster arrangement known as "Fly to the Exit!" plays throughout the Bastron's escape sequence in both of the aforementioned stages. It is an arrangement that largely follows on "The Wild Red Yonder" in terms of structure and key, but is played at a faster 180 beats per minute. The entirety of the song is primarily played on electric guitars and riffs, much like "Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff".

All three of the aforementioned songs can be unlocked in the Music Room by completing Sky-High Whispy Woods for the first time, and the songs can be found as tracks 88 ("The Wild Red Yonder"), 89 ("Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff"), and 91 ("Fly to the Exit!") respectively.

The minor-key second section (which most closely resembles the "Fly to the Exit!" arrangement in terms of tempo) is used as a leitmotif for the song "Dark Crafter Battle", representing the Kirby Rocket transformation being used in the final battle against Dark Crafter. It is played in C minor, and is played at 176 beats per minute to match with the rest of the song.

Names in other languages

Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	飛とべ！カービィロケット！ Tobe! Kābyi Roketto!	Fly! Kirby Rocket!
French	Décollage de Kirby Fusée	Rocket Kirby's takeoff
German	Raketen-Kirby hebt ab	Rocket-Kirby takes off
Italian	Kirby Razzo: decollo!	Kirby Rocket: Take Off!
Spanish	El despegue de Kirby cohete	Kirby Rocket's takeoff

The Wild Red Yonder

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	大空おおぞらを 炎ほのおにそめて Ōzora o honō ni somete	Through the Sky Dyed in Flames
French	L'assaut du Bastron	The assault of the Bastron
German	Wilde rote Ferne	Wild red distance
Italian	Nel rosso dipinto di rosso	In the red painted red Possibly a reference to the popular Italian song "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (In the blue, painted blue).
Spanish	Un cielo carmesí	A crimson sky

Fly to the Exit!

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	出口でぐちをめざして deguchi wo mezashite	Aim for the Exit
French	Vers la sortie!	Towards the exit!
German	Fliege zum Ausgang!	Fly to the Exit!
Italian	Vola verso l'uscita!	Fly to the exit!
Spanish	¡Vuela hacia la salida!	Fly towards the exit!