Rainbow Resort (theme)
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The Rainbow Resort theme first appeared in Kirby's Adventure, and is primarily associated with the level of the same name, though it does not exclusively play there. The music was composed by Hirokazu Ando.
Composition
Rainbow Resort is a generally low-energy track which plays in a 6/8 time signature. It is notable in the fact that it has appeared several times in the Kirby series since its initial composition, though not as much as the themes for Vegetable Valley or Butter Building. It becomes particularly prominent in Kirby Star Allies, which features three remixes of the theme.
Rainbow Resort's tempo, time signature, and composition are similar to that of the Grape Garden theme.
Game appearances
Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
In these games, the Rainbow Resort theme is used for Stages 5 and 6 in Orange Ocean and much of Rainbow Resort except for Stage 2 which uses the Tower of Mid-Bosses theme, Stage 3 which uses the Grape Garden theme, and Stage 6 which uses the Green Greens theme. It plays during the intro cutscene for Rainbow Resort and for the first time Kirby visits the level hub, with subsequent visits playing a different theme instead.
In Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, the Rainbow Resort theme plays at slightly more than 163 beats per minute. This version was arranged by Jun Ishikawa.[1]
Kirby Air Ride
An updated cover of the Rainbow Resort theme plays as the alternate theme for the race course Frozen Hillside. The theme can be listened to from the Checklist for Air Ride if the player manages to finish 2 laps on Frozen Hillside in under a minute and 56 seconds.
Kirby: Canvas Curse
The music that plays in Frozen Fantasy is an arrangement of the Rainbow Resort theme.
When the "Old School" sound mode is selected, the Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land arrangement plays in Cold Course and also in Frozen Fantasy.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
An arrangement of the Rainbow Resort theme can be unlocked by collecting one of the Treasure Chests found in the Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff stage, to then be played in the Music Room.
Kirby Star Allies
The theme that plays in the stages Planet Frostak and Blizzno Moon includes an arrangement of "Rainbow Resort" as its later segment. Its title in the official soundtrack is ヒャッコル寒冷地 (Frostak's Cold Land).
Starting from Version 3.0.0., a different arrangement of the theme can be heard when viewing the Friends' Getaway Celebration Picture. This version also incorporates Level 7 Map Select, the stage select theme for Rainbow Resort.
Finally, in the medley that plays in levels of Heroes in Another Dimension, "The Legend of Last World", it is the last theme featured.
Kirby's Dream Buffet
The Nightmare in Dream Land arrangement of the music, titled Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land: Memorial Song 1, can be unlocked as music that has a chance of playing during races upon reaching Gourmet Rank 102.
Other appearances
In the Kirby's Adventure soundtrack album, the theme received a vocal remix named DREAM☆DREAM.
"Rainbow Resort" is featured on the albums The Very Best of Kirby: 52 Hit Tracks (the Kirby's Adventure version) and Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack (the Nightmare in Dream Land version). An orchestral arrangement of the theme is featured on the album Kirby Wii Music Selection, as part of a medley in the track ボーナストラック：空の夢と、虹の泉で (Bonus Track: Dreaming of Skies at the Fountain of Rainbows).
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 夢と寒冷地の面[2] Yume to kanrei-chi no men 寒冷ステージ[3][4] Kanrei sutēji レインボーリゾート[5][6] Reinbō rizōto |
Dream and Cold Area Stages Cold Stage Rainbow Resort |
| Canadian French | Arc-en-ciel[6] | Rainbow |
| European French | Arc-en-ciel[5] Station de l'Arc-en-ciel[6] |
Rainbow Rainbow Station |
| German | Rainbow Resort[5] Aurora-Allee[6] |
- Aurora Avenue |
| Italian | Rainbow Resort[5] Castello Arcobaleno[6] |
- Rainbow Castle |
| Latin American Spanish | Balneario arcoíris[6] | Rainbow resort |
| European Spanish | Rainbow Resort[5] País Arco Iris[6] |
- Rainbow Country |
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