Flower Fields (theme)
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"Flower Fields" 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 remake, sounding both at the title screen and in the end credits.
Composition
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 noatble 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 lievlier 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:
- Title screen
- "Patch Land" (cutscene)
- "A Close Call" (cutscene)
- Flower Fields
- "Grumble, Grumble..." (cutscene)
- Toy Tracks
- "Bon Appetit!" (cutscene)
- Tube Town
- Outer Rings
- Staff Credits ("Until Then!" cutscene)
A vast majority of the games' tracks are similar to this theme, most notably:
Other
In Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, "Flower Fields" plays when viewing Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn in the Past Adventures menu.
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 (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 |
| 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 |
| Spanish | Anillos Exteriores | Outer Rings |
