Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert
The Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert was a series of concerts held across Japan in the year 2017 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Kirby series. A live recording of the second concert - along with a second set of bonus tracks - was then released as a two-CD set on December 20th, 2017.
Composition of the concert (and the tracks on the second disk) was done by Shogo Sakai, Megumi Ohara, Jun Ishikawa, and Hirokazu Ando.
Concerts
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Two separate concerts were performed, though of the same suite. The first was performed in Tokyo on April 16th, 2017. The second was performed in Osaka on June 18th the same year. The second concert was the one from which the CD version was derived.
Both concerts featured - in addition to the orchestra - a video display which showed gameplay snippets from the games the music was taken from and commentary in-between performances by the staff.
CD Set
On December 20th, 2017 - the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert was released as a 2-CD set for purchase in Japan. As of now, this set has not been made officially available in any other regions. The first disk consists of the full suite as performed in the concert. The second disk consists of bonus music and orchestrations which were not part of the concert proper.
Track List
Disk 1
Disk 2
| Track # | Title | Length | Game(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Big Band! Kirby | 2:52 | Kirby's Dream Land | Based on the credits theme for Kirby's Dream Land, Float Islands (theme) and Kabula's Theme. |
| 02 | Take off!! | 2:37 | Kirby Super Star/Kirby Super Star Ultra | Based on Boarding the Halberd (see track page for lyrics). |
| 03 | Plump Up a Fluffy Pillow | 3:45 | Kirby's Adventure/Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | A re-instrumentation of the Kirby's Adventure Medley from Disk 1. |
| 04 | Sparkling ☆ Rolling | 2:29 | Kirby's Star Stacker/Kirby's Super Star Stacker | Based on the Insane round theme from both games. |
| 05 | Spun Yarn Story | 3:05 | Kirby's Epic Yarn | A medley consisting of Fountain Gardens (theme), Big-Bean Vine (theme), Snowy Fields (theme), and Dream Land Select. |
| 06 | Driving Star | 3:40 | Kirby Air Ride | A Medley consisting of the main menu theme from Kirby Air Ride, Water (theme), and Frozen Hillside (theme). |
| 07 | Apple Juice Song | 3:02 | Kirby: Battle Royale | Based on the Apple Scramble (theme) (see track page for lyrics). |
| 08 | Grasslands Fun Castle | 2:27 | Kirby Mass Attack | Based on the title theme and Castle Dedede theme for Kirby Mass Attack. |
| 09 | Beyond the Forest and Desert | 4:11 | Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby's Dream Land 3, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards | Medley consisting of the Big Forest (theme), Sand Canyon 1, and Aqua Star (theme). |
| 10 | Seven Color Bridge Building | 2:38 | Kirby and the Rainbow Curse | TBD |
| 11 | Eternal Dream | 3:32 | Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Based on Fatal Blooms in Moonlight (see track page for lyrics). |
| 12 | We Won't Forget Our Memories with You | 4:57 | Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kirby: Planet Robobot | Based on Magolor's Theme and The Noble Haltmann. |
| TOTAL LENGTH | 39:15 |
Trivia
- Masahiro Sakurai and Makiko Ohmoto were both featured guests at the concerts. Makiko herself participated in bonus commentary between tracks, performed a rendition of The Noble Haltmann, and demonstrated Kirby's voice live.
