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(Okay it's about time this became a thing. I'm still working on it, sorry for the absence of an Infobox, it's temporary I swear!)
 
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'''Flower Fields''' is the piece that plays in the [[Flower Fields|stage with the same name]]. It is the most notable use of the main theme of ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' and its [[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn|remake]], sounding both at the title screen and in the end credits.
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|caption=Various arrangements of '''"Flower Fields"''' from ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''.
|game1=''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' (2010)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''<br>''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''<br>''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]''<br>''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''</small>
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' (2023)
|composer=[[Tomoya Tomita]]<ref>[https://www.heypoorplayer.com/2017/03/17/tomoya-tomita-interview/ Interview with Tomoya Tomita]</ref>
}}
'''"Flower Fields"''', named '''"Theme from Flower Fields"''' in the British English version, is the piece that plays in the [[Flower Fields|stage with the same name]]. It is the most notable use of the main theme of ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' and [[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn|its port]], sounding both at the title screen and in the end credits.


==Composition==
==Composition==
In its primary appearance, "Flower Fields" is played in E major by a single piano; however, some of its remixes use different instruments and tonalities. The melody consists of an ascending tonic triad and a short cadence, first leading to the dominant, and then establishing E major again. The following section consists of growing intervals, more often than not with a shared note, primarily thirds and fourths or their inversions. The final part of the theme is a slowly ascending passage, and after it returns to the range of the initial triad, the track loops.
[[File:KEY Pendulum Kirby.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Kirby]] travels through fields of flowers.]]
"Flower Fields" was written as the main theme of ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'' and became the basis for several other pieces in the soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite|I then took the main theme I wrote—heard in Flower Fields—and gave it a slightly richer arrangement. That’s how Fountain Gardens came to be.|Tomoya Tomita|[https://www.heypoorplayer.com/2017/03/17/tomoya-tomita-interview/ Hey Poor Player interview]}}</ref> In its primary appearance, "Flower Fields" is played in E major by a single piano in 4/4; however, some of its remixes use different instruments and tonalities. The melody consists of a peaceful ascending tonic triad and a short cadence, first leading to the dominant, and then establishing the subdominant A major. The following section consists of rising fourths in C-sharp minor and its relative tonalities, eventually escalating to B major, the dominant of E major. The next part of the theme slowly ascends and is interrupted by a brief yet contrasting C and D Lydian major section, and after the ascending part repeats, the melody returns to the range of the initial triad and the track loops.


The version used in the credits has generally richer harmonies and plays in F major.
Among some notable differences in the other versions are the following:
*The version in the title screen has a second section similar to "[[Grass Land (theme from Kirby's Epic Yarn)|Grass Land]]"
*"Toy Tracks" has a short introductory section. This version utilizes percussion and has a syncopated bass line. It plays in C major.
*"Tube Town" utilizes electronic instruments. The second theme dominates here while the primary one plays quietly in G major.
*"Outer Rings" plays in C major. It uses percussion and is livelier in character.
*The version used in the credits has generally richer harmonies and plays in F major. Much like the title screen music, its slower middle section is reminiscent of other themes used in the game.


==Game appearances==
==Game appearances==
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The direct remixes and arrangements of "Flower Fields" play in the following areas and stages:
The direct remixes and arrangements of "Flower Fields" play in the following areas and stages:
*Title screen
*Title screen
*"Patch Land" (cutscene)
*"A Close Call" (cutscene)
*[[Flower Fields]]
*[[Flower Fields]]
*"Grumble, Grumble..." (cutscene)
*[[Toy Tracks]]
*[[Toy Tracks]]
*"Bon Appetit!" (cutscene)
*[[Cocoa Station]]
*[[Tube Town]]
*[[Tube Town]]
*[[Stellar Way]] ([[Rocket]] segment)
*[[Outer Rings]]
*[[Outer Rings]]
*Staff Credits
*Staff Credits ("Until Then!" cutscene)
*Using the [[Goal Game#Kirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn|Bonus Bell]]
 
In ''Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn'', [[Yarn Whip|whipping]] the [[Furniture#Devilish Mode items|Flower Phonograph]] causes "Flower Fields" to play with additional noise effects.


A vast majority of the games' tracks are similar to this theme, most notably:
A vast majority of the games' tracks are similar to this theme, most notably:
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*"[[Fountain Gardens (theme)|Fountain Gardens]]"
*"[[Fountain Gardens (theme)|Fountain Gardens]]"
*"[[Melody Town (theme)|Melody Town]]"
*"[[Melody Town (theme)|Melody Town]]"
*"[[Dark Manor (theme)|Dark Manor]]"<!--it's not a very important theme, so I might consider merging-->
*"[[Dark Manor (theme)|Dark Manor]]"
 
===Other appearances===
Starting with ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', "Flower Fields" represents ''Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn'' in the [[Past Adventures]] menu.
 
The "Flower Fields" motif also makes a musical cameo in ''[[mariowiki:Yoshi's Woolly World|Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', another game composed by Tomoya Tomita, as part of the track "Yoshi and Cookies".


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
===Flower Fields===
{{Names
|ja=おはなばたけ
|jaR=Ohana batake
|jaM=Flower fields
|frA=Floralies
|frAM=Flower Show
|frE=Champs de fleurs
|frEM=Flower fields
|ko=꽃밭
|koR=kkochbat
|koM=Flower garden
|esA=Campos de flores
|esAM=Flower fields
|esE=Pradera Florida
|esEM=Flowery Prairie
|it=Campi in fiore
|itM=Blooming Fields
|de=Knopfknospental
|deM=Button bud valley
}}
===Toy Tracks===
{{Names
|ja=おもちゃのカーニバル
|jaR=Omocha no kānibaru
|jaM=Toy carnival
|fr=Cour de récréation
|frM=Playground
|ko=장난감 축제
|koR=jangnangam chukje
|koM=Toy Festival
|esE=Fábrica de Juguetes
|esEM=Toy Factory
|de=Spielzeugfeld
|deM=Toy field
|esA=Patio de juguetes
|esAM=Toy playground
|it=Parco giochi
|itM=Toy Park<br><small>(Can also be translated as "amusement park.")</small>
}}
===Tube Town===
{{Names
|ja=でんしワールド
|jaR=Denshi wārudo
|jaM=Electronic world
|fr=Village branché
|frM=High-tech village
|it=Scheda madre
|itM=Motherboard
|de=Stromhausen
|deM=Electricity Havoc
|esE=Circuitronia
|esEM=Circuit area
|esA=Pueblo Circuito
|esAM=Circuit village
|ko=전지 타운
|koR=jeonji taun
|koM=Battery Town
}}
===Outer Rings===
{{Names
|ja=ワッカせいうん
|jaR=Wakka seiun
|jaM=Ring nebula
|frA=Anneaux du cosmos
|frAM=Cosmos rings
|frE=Anneaux cosmiques
|frEM=Cosmic rings
|it=Anelli esterni
|itM=Outer Rings
|de=Äußere Ringe
|deM=Outer Rings
|esA=Anillos exteriores
|esAM=Outer rings<br><small>The name is incorrect, as the Latin American Spanish name for the [[Outer Rings]] stage is "Anillos espaciales".
|esE=Anillos Exteriores
|esEM=Outer Rings
|ko=고리 성운
|koR=goli seong-un
|koM=Ring Nebula
}}


{{ref}}


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[[Category:Music in Kirby's Epic Yarn]]
[[Category:Music in Kirby's Epic Yarn]]
[[Category:Music in Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]
[[Category:Music in Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]
[[Category:Music in Super Kirby Clash]]
[[Category:Music in Kirby Fighters 2]]
[[Category:Music in Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]
[[Category:Music in Kirby's Dream Buffet]]
[[Category:Music in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]

Revision as of 20:05, 9 April 2024

Flower Fields
Various arrangements of "Flower Fields" from Kirby's Epic Yarn.
Details
Debut appearance Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010)
Last appearance Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
Other appearance(s) Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn
Super Kirby Clash
Kirby Fighters 2
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Kirby's Dream Buffet
Composer(s) Tomoya Tomita[1]
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"Flower Fields", named "Theme from Flower Fields" in the British English version, is the piece that plays in the stage with the same name. It is the most notable use of the main theme of Kirby's Epic Yarn and its port, sounding both at the title screen and in the end credits.

Composition

Kirby travels through fields of flowers.

"Flower Fields" was written as the main theme of Kirby's Epic Yarn and became the basis for several other pieces in the soundtrack.[2] In its primary appearance, "Flower Fields" is played in E major by a single piano in 4/4; however, some of its remixes use different instruments and tonalities. The melody consists of a peaceful ascending tonic triad and a short cadence, first leading to the dominant, and then establishing the subdominant A major. The following section consists of rising fourths in C-sharp minor and its relative tonalities, eventually escalating to B major, the dominant of E major. The next part of the theme slowly ascends and is interrupted by a brief yet contrasting C and D Lydian major section, and after the ascending part repeats, the melody returns to the range of the initial triad and the track loops.

Among some notable differences in the other versions are the following:

  • The version in the title screen has a second section similar to "Grass Land"
  • "Toy Tracks" has a short introductory section. This version utilizes percussion and has a syncopated bass line. It plays in C major.
  • "Tube Town" utilizes electronic instruments. The second theme dominates here while the primary one plays quietly in G major.
  • "Outer Rings" plays in C major. It uses percussion and is livelier in character.
  • The version used in the credits has generally richer harmonies and plays in F major. Much like the title screen music, its slower middle section is reminiscent of other themes used in the game.

Game appearances

Kirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn

"Flower Fields" is the primary theme of Kirby's Epic Yarn and its remake.

The direct remixes and arrangements of "Flower Fields" play in the following areas and stages:

In Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, whipping the Flower Phonograph causes "Flower Fields" to play with additional noise effects.

A vast majority of the games' tracks are similar to this theme, most notably:

Other appearances

Starting with Super Kirby Clash, "Flower Fields" represents Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn in the Past Adventures menu.

The "Flower Fields" motif also makes a musical cameo in Yoshi's Woolly World, another game composed by Tomoya Tomita, as part of the track "Yoshi and Cookies".

Names in other languages

Flower Fields

Language Name Meaning
Japanese おはなばたけ
Ohana batake 		Flower fields
Canadian French Floralies Flower Show
European French Champs de fleurs Flower fields
German Knopfknospental Button bud valley
Italian Campi in fiore Blooming Fields
Korean 꽃밭
kkochbat 		Flower garden
Latin American Spanish Campos de flores Flower fields
European Spanish Pradera Florida Flowery Prairie

Toy Tracks

Language Name Meaning
Japanese おもちゃのカーニバル
Omocha no kānibaru 		Toy carnival
French Cour de récréation Playground
German Spielzeugfeld Toy field
Italian Parco giochi Toy Park
(Can also be translated as "amusement park.")
Korean 장난감 축제
jangnangam chukje 		Toy Festival
Latin American Spanish Patio de juguetes Toy playground
European Spanish Fábrica de Juguetes Toy Factory

Tube Town

Language Name Meaning
Japanese でんしワールド
Denshi wārudo 		Electronic world
French Village branché High-tech village
German Stromhausen Electricity Havoc
Italian Scheda madre Motherboard
Korean 전지 타운
jeonji taun 		Battery Town
Latin American Spanish Pueblo Circuito Circuit village
European Spanish Circuitronia Circuit area

Outer Rings

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ワッカせいうん
Wakka seiun 		Ring nebula
Canadian French Anneaux du cosmos Cosmos rings
European French Anneaux cosmiques Cosmic rings
German Äußere Ringe Outer Rings
Italian Anelli esterni Outer Rings
Korean 고리 성운
goli seong-un 		Ring Nebula
Latin American Spanish Anillos exteriores Outer rings
The name is incorrect, as the Latin American Spanish name for the Outer Rings stage is "Anillos espaciales".
European Spanish Anillos Exteriores Outer Rings


References

  1. ↑ Interview with Tomoya Tomita
  2. ↑ "I then took the main theme I wrote—heard in Flower Fields—and gave it a slightly richer arrangement. That’s how Fountain Gardens came to be." –Tomoya Tomita (Hey Poor Player interview)
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