Air Ride: Celestial Valley
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"Air Ride: Celestial Valley" (capitalized as "Air Ride: CELESTIAL VALLEY" in the Sound Test) is the theme for the course with the same name from Kirby Air Ride. It was composed by Hirokazu Ando.[1]
Composition
"Air Ride: Celestial Valley" is a theme in D minor and 4/4. This track notably features many wind instruments, giving it an airy feel. It starts with a dominant fanfare as an intro. The main melody features a short rising phrase from D to A, passed on among the woodwinds (from an alto clarinet to flute) and a punctuated response from the brass, all with a guitar accompaniment. The phrase plays a second time resolving differently, and the first section repeats. Marked with a transitional cymbal roll, the second section enters on an offbeat, with the melody played by a whistling piccolo instrument and lower, warmer brass. The third section follows with chords, first slowly from an organ, and then quicker and with syncopation with the previous instruments and the low piano registers. They reach dominant, and final triumphant triplets lead back to the first section, from which the track loops.
Game appearances
Kirby Air Ride
In its debut appearance, the theme plays in the Celestial Valley Air Ride race course. It can be unlocked in the Sound Test by completing the Checklist objective "Free Run: CELESTIAL VALLEY Finish 1 lap in under 00:57:00!".
Kirby: Planet Robobot
In Kirby: Planet Robobot, "Air Ride: Celestial Valley" serves as the music for Level 3 of Kirby 3D Rumble.
Other appearances
This theme was included on the Kirby's Airride Business trip Sound Test and The Very Best of Kirby: 52 Hit Tracks.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | エアライド：ヴァレリオン Earaido: Varerion |
Air Ride: Vallerion |
| European French | Air Ride: CELESTIAL VALLEY | - |
| German | AIR RIDE: CELESTIAL VALLEY | - |
| Italian | Air Ride: CELESTIAL VALLEY | - |
| European Spanish | AIR RIDE: CELESTIAL VALLEY | - |
References
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