Gourmet Race (theme)

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Gourmet Race (theme) File:Gourmet Race Theme cut.ogg First 30 seconds of Get Up and Go-Urmet! from the Dream Collection CD. Details Debut appearance Kirby Super Star Last appearance Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn Other appearance(s) Kirby's Dream Land 3 Super Smash Bros. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Super Smash Bros. Melee Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby Air Ride Kirby: Canvas Curse Super Smash Bros. Brawl Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby's Epic Yarn Kirby: Triple Deluxe Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby Star Allies Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Composer(s) Jun Ishikawa & Dan Miyakawa

Gourmet Race (also known as Get Up and Go-Urmet! and Gourmet Go Go) is a musical track that first appeared in the Gourmet Race game of Kirby Super Star, and has since reappeared in numerous titles in the Kirby series, mainly in re-orchestrated and remastered varieties. It is often associated with King Dedede, but is not his main theme. It is also commonly associated with the Fountain of Dreams.

Game Appearances

Kirby Super Star (Ultra)

As mentioned above, this theme is used in Gourmet Race, and as such, is named after that game. It appears in stages 1 and 3, with the track for stage 2 being less well-known.

The original version is titled Get Up and Go-Urmet! (Track 8) in Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack Track.

A theme with a similar melody appears in this title as well - the Peanut Plains theme.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

In a higher key, the Gourmet Race theme appears in a couple stages in this title, first appearing in Sand Canyon.

Super Smash Bros. series

Dream Land / Gourmet Race (64)

In Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo 64, this theme appears in the Dream Land stage. It is similar to the original version, though with somewhat different instrumentation. It's arranged by Hirokazu Ando.

This version is titled Dream Land (American English) / Gourmet Race (64) (British English) when Dream Land returns as a DLC stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, this version is titled Gourmet Race (64) and can be played on any of the Kirby series' stages in the game.

The Fountain of Dreams / Gourmet Race (Melee)

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, a slower paced orchestral version of the theme, with a very different tone, appears on the Fountain of Dreams stage. It's arranged by Tadashi Ikegami.

This particular version, titled The Fountain of Dreams (American English) / Gourmet Race (Melee) (British English), would later appear in the Kirby series proper, starting with Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

This version reappears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In the former, it can only be played in the Dream Land stage.

Gourmet Race (Brawl)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a heavy metal version of the theme appears as a default theme for the Halberd stage. It's arranged by Motoi Sakuraba.

This version along with the Halberd stage reappear in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, titled Gourmet Race (American English) / Gourmet Race (Brawl) (British English).

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

A remix of the theme is used for the 100-Yard Hop Mini Game.

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

A remix of Gourmet Race based on the The Fountain of Dreams version from Super Smash Bros. Melee plays when battling King Dedede in the Fountain of Dreams.

Kirby Air Ride

An arrangement of Gourmet Race based on the The Fountain of Dreams version from Super Smash Bros. Melee can be unlocked as an alternate track for Nebula Belt.

Kirby: Canvas Curse

A remix of Gourmet Race plays in Paint Panic. It is arranged by Jun Ishikawa.

Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn

An arrangement of Gourmet Race plays in Castle Dedede.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

This theme (here called Gourmet Go Go) appears as the theme for level 2 of Dedede's Drum Dash. It is arranged in a similar manner to the other songs in the Sub-Game. This theme is also the title screen music for DededeTour!.

The Kirby Air Ride arrangement of The Fountain of Dreams is also reused in Royal Road - Stage 8 EX, playing when Kirby has the Hypernova Copy Ability.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

In the unlockable track Kirby Medley, Gourmet Race is the second song to be featured.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

The Paint Panic version from Kirby: Canvas Curse is reused in Gigabyte Grounds - Stage 7 EX.

Kirby Star Allies

Starting from version 2.0.0, an arrangement of Gourmet Race plays while viewing the "Crazy Mischief in the Stars" Celebration Picture. This version is arranged by Hirokazu Ando.

Other Appearances

The Gourmet Race theme has been performed live several times using an orchestra, most prominently in the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert.