Select (theme from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land)
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- This article is about the select theme from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, and should not be confused with the similarly-named select theme from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
"Select"[Japanese title] is the File Select theme from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. It was composed by Jun Ishikawa.[1]
Composition[edit]
"Select" is a short and generally high-pitched theme in G-flat (F-sharp) major and 4/4. It lasts only four bars. The first two follow the same melodic pattern and do not venture outside the tonic, whereas the following two bars, lead by a rising motif not unlike the one heard in "Vegetable Valley" and other tracks of the game, have a minor tone due to the use of a lowered leading tone. These two bars start high and gradually descend until reaching the initial pitch, at which point the track loops.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]
In Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, "Select" plays during the newly added File Select of the game.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror[edit]
In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, the original version of this theme reprises its function, playing during the File Select.
Kirby: Canvas Curse[edit]
In Kirby: Canvas Curse, the original version of "Select" plays in the main menu when the Old School option is on.
Kirby Fighters 2[edit]
In Kirby Fighters 2, a remix of the "Select" theme plays in the options menu. Incidentally, after playing for exactly 86 seconds, it slows down and transitions to "Start Stage", followed by "Forest/Nature Area". After this ends, the track returns to "Select".
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, an arrangement of the theme can be heard as "Bomb Rally - Title", which plays prior to the Sub-Game with the same name. The original "Select" is used as "Bomb Rally - Title (Secret Song)" under the same conditions.
Names in other languages[edit]
Select[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | セレクト[2] serekuto |
Select |
Bomb Rally - Title[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 爆裂ボンバーラリー：タイトル bakuretsu bonbā rarī: taitoru |
Explosive Bomber Rally: Title |
| Traditional Chinese | 爆裂炸彈接力：標題 bào liè zhà dàn jiē lì: biāo tí |
Explosive Bomb Relay: Title |
| Simplified Chinese | 爆裂炸弹接力：标题 bào liè zhà dàn jiē lì: biāo tí | |
| Dutch | Bomtennis - Titel | Bomb tennis - Title |
| French | Passe la bombe - Titre | Pass the bomb - Title |
| German | Bomblett: Hauptthema | Bomblette: Main theme |
| Italian | Bomba pazza: titolo | Crazy bomb: title |
| Korean | 폭렬 봄버 랠리: 타이틀 pogryeol bombeo raelri: taiteul |
Explosive Bomber Rally: Title |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Bomba Quente: título | Hot Bomb: title |
| Latin American Spanish | Tenis bomba: título | Bomb tennis: title |
| European Spanish | Tenis-bomba: título | Bomb-tennis: title |
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