Nutty Noon (theme)

Nutty Noon "Nutty Noon" "Fierce Winds" Sample of "Nutty Noon" from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Details Debut appearance Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) Last appearance Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Composer(s) Jun Ishikawa

"Nutty Noon" is a hub world theme for the level with the same name from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. It was composed by Jun Ishikawa. This theme is the 38th song in the Jukebox (46th in the remake). Additionally, the theme can be heard in the wind ambience of Nutty Noon - Stage 5 titled "Fierce Winds".

Composition

Taking to the afternoon skies.

"Nutty Noon" is a serene piece in A minor and 3/4. It features the theremin as its lead instrument, similarly to "Freezing Temple". Its whistling melody begins with a rising minor seventh, followed by a quicker descending passage. The melody repeats three times with different harmonies, and the fourth time a variation of the melody plays to diversify. This repeats, played by a brighter and more traditional theremin. The variation of the melody leads into the second, more lyrical synth section which features a slower melody with more consonant rising intervals. Each phrase of this new motif gradually descends relative to the previous. The new melody repeats with a new instrument and distant modulations. Eventually, the whistling theremin leads back into the original melody, at which point the track loops.

Trivia

• The internal name of "Nutty Noon" ("ST_KbyW_COLD1") suggests that it was originally composed for a ice-themed stage.
  • "Snowball Scuffle"'s internal name is "ST_KbyW_COLD2", which implies that it was intended to be a counterpart or alternate version of "Nutty Noon".
• An unused version of "Nutty Noon" can be found in the game's files, featuring lower-fidelity instrumentation. Its internal name is "KbyW_COLD1_forstrm" — the meaning of "forstrm" is unknown, though "strm" likely stands for "stream".

Names in other languages

Nutty Noon

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ナッツヌーン Nattsu Nūn	Nuts Noon
Traditional Chinese	寧夏暖日 níng xià nuǎn rì	Serene Summer in the Soft Sun
Simplified Chinese	宁夏暖日 níng xià nuǎn rì
Dutch	Tuttifruttitoppen	Tutti frutti tops
Canadian French	Ascension azurée	Azure ascent
European French	Ascension Azurée	Azure Ascent
German	Nussiger Nachmittag	Nutty Afternoon
Italian	Frontiera Frittella	Fritter Frontier
Korean	땅콩 하늘 Ttangkong Haneul	Peanut Sky
Brazilian Portuguese	Geosfera Goiabada	Goiabada Geosphere
Spanish	Nubes de Nata	Creamy Clouds

Fierce Winds

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ふきすさむ風かぜ fukisusamu kaze	Gusty Wind
Traditional Chinese	呼嘯的風 hū xiào de fēng	Howling Winds
Simplified Chinese	呼啸的风 hū xiào de fēng
Dutch	Stormwinden	Storm winds
French	Vents déchaînés	Raging winds
German	Stürmische Winde	Stormy Winds
Italian	Venti impetuosi	Raging winds
Korean	사납게 부는 바람 sanabge buneun balam	Fiercely Blowing Winds
Brazilian Portuguese	Ventos intensos	Intense winds
Spanish	Vientos azotadores	Whipping winds