Ruins

Ruins First 30 seconds of "Ruins" from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Details Debut appearance Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000) Composer(s) Jun Ishikawa

This article is about the theme from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. For other uses of Ruins, see Ruin.

"Ruins" is a musical track from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. It plays within Rock Star - Stage 2 and Aqua Star - Stage 4.

Composition

"Ruins" has an odd time signature compared to most songs in the Kirby series. It runs at roughly 228 beats per minute with a time signature that can be notated as a repeating measure consisting of thirteen bars of 6/8, though the melody follows a structure resembling eight bars of 9/4 plus one of 6/8. The song's measures do not deviate from each-other, repeating the chorus with various levels of instrumentation and additional melody. The song is notable for its use of bell sounds and a synthetic choir for backup. One of the main instruments is a synthetic low flute-like sound similar in tone to Middle-Eastern instruments such as the Ney.