Green Greens (theme)
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Green Greens is among the first pieces of music composed for the Kirby series, first appearing as the theme for the Green Greens stage in Kirby's Dream Land, and reappearing in several games since then. It has been remixed, re-orchestrated, and remastered several times throughout the series, including being incorporated into other themes and tracks. Even as such, however, it can often still be heard in its original form in many titles, particularly as an easter egg in HAL Rooms, or in trailers for the games.
This theme has become associated with Kirby as a character, and is often paired with the ending theme for Milky Way Wishes.
Game Appearances
Kirby's Dream Land
As mentioned above, the Green Greens theme is the stage music for Green Greens, from which it gets its name. This original version was composed by Jun Ishikawa, who has since gone on to compose much of the music for the series.
Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
In Adventure and its remake, the original version of the theme reappears in throwback stage Rainbow Resort - Stage 6.
In Nightmare in Dream Land, an energetic remix of the Green Greens theme plays in the Kirby's Air Grind Sub-game.
Kirby's Pinball Land
The Green Greens theme is reused in the Poppy Brothers' Land Pinball Land.
Kirby Super Star (Ultra)
A new arrangement of the Green Greens theme plays in the Green Greens stage of Spring Breeze.
This theme was also incorporated into The Great Cave Offensive theme for the Crystal and Garden areas. This version is notable for being a slower paced version when compared to the original, and also for featuring an extended melody that would later be used in multiple other remixes of the theme.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
On the Green Greens stage, an orchestral version of the Green Greens theme plays, which incorporates the end theme of Milky Way Wishes into it. This particular version of the theme would later reappear in Kirby Air Ride, and much later, Kirby: Planet Robobot and Kirby Star Allies.
Kirby Air Ride
A remix of the Green Greens theme plays when the "Out of Control Machines" event is in effect in the City Trial mode. This remix, named City Trial: Rowdy Charge Tank, is notably similar to the "Kirby's Air Grind" version from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn
The Green Greens theme makes a full reappearance in the Whispy's Forest stage. It is rearranged using instrumentation similar to other tracks in the game, with piano being the most prominent instrument used.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
In Dedede's Drum Dash, Green Greens serves as the theme of the first stage, played using the instrumentation common among the themes for this Sub-Game.
Kirby Star Allies
The Green Greens theme makes multiple appearances in Star Allies:
- The theme of first level of the game, Green Gardens, is a simple arrangement of the theme, notably very similar to the "Re: Green Greens" version from Kirby: Planet Robobot, just with different instrumentation. This version is arranged by Hirokazu Ando.
- The original version from Kirby's Dream Land is reused in Extra Eclair.
- The theme of the final level, The Divine Terminus, is a slow-paced, sinister sounding remix of the Green Greens theme, that predominantly features violins. This version is also arranged by Hirokazu Ando. In the Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack, it is called 夢と新緑の残痕地 (Land of Dreams and Greenery’s Remains).
- The theme of the fourth phase of the battle against Void Termina opens up with an electric guitar cover of the Green Greens theme. This track is arranged by Hirokazu Ando once again, and is called 組曲:星羅征く旅人 第四楽章:生誕の希望 (Suite: The Star Conquering Traveler - Fourth Movement: Hope of Birth) in the Original Soundtrack.
- When battling against Void, a variation of this track plays, which features the Green Greens theme even more, going as far as to feature the original version of the track in chiptune. This version is called 組曲:星羅征く旅人 最終楽章:煌めき星 (Suite: The Star Conquering Traveler - Final Movement: Sparkling Star) in the Original Soundtrack.
- At the very end of Extra Planet δ, a Big Switch can be pressed to make a giant golden statue of Kirby appear in the background. As the statue rises, the player's controller (if it has HD Rumble) will rumble in a way that it actually plays the first portion of the Green Greens theme, entirely separate from the game's audio.
Other Appearances
The theme has been performed live using an orchestra, most prominently in the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert, as part of the opening theme Kirby's 25th Anniversary: Grand Opening, and of the Kirby Super Star Medley, due to it featuring the "Crystal Field Area" version of the theme.
The Green Greens theme has also appeared in The Sound of Kirby Café in Track 1: Fresh Green Café Terrace / Green Greens, and in The Sound of Kirby Café 2 in Track 15: GREEN WARMTH.
- Music
- Music in Kirby's Dream Land
- Music in Kirby's Adventure
- Music in Kirby's Pinball Land
- Music in Kirby Super Star
- Music in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- Music in Kirby Air Ride
- Music in Kirby: Canvas Curse
- Music in Kirby: Squeak Squad
- Music in Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Music in Kirby's Epic Yarn
- Music in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
- Music in Kirby's Dream Collection
- Music in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
- Music in Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe
- Music in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
- Music in Kirby: Planet Robobot
- Music in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
- Music in Kirby's Blowout Blast
- Music in Kirby Star Allies
- Music in Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn
- Music in Super Kirby Clash
- Music in Super Smash Bros. series
- Music in Kirby Café