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- This article is about the theme from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. For other uses of Ruins, see Ruin.
"Ruins" is a musical track from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. It plays within Rock Star - Stage 2 and Aqua Star - Stage 4.
Composition
"Ruins" has an odd time signature compared to most songs in the Kirby series. It runs at roughly 228 beats per minute with the following repeating pattern - 3/6, 3/6, 3/6, 3/8. That is to say, each main measure uses four bars; the first three of which use a 3/6 time signature, and the last of which uses 3/8. In simpler terms, this is notated as 45/24 or 9/4, meaning that if each beat is counted as a quarter note, there are 9 beats per measure.
The song's measures do not deviate from each-other, repeating the chorus with various levels of instrumentation and additional melody. The song is notable for its use of bell sounds and a synthetic choir for backup. One of the main instruments is a synthetic low flute-like sound similar in tone to Middle-Eastern instruments such as the Ney.
