Editing Sparkling Stars (theme)

{{Infobox-Music
|title=Sparkling Stars
|track=<tabs>
<tab name="Kirby’s Dream Land">
[[File:KDL Sparkling.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby’s Adventure">
[[File:KA Sparkling.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby’s Pinball Land">
[[File:KPL Sparkling.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby’s Dream Land 2">
[[File:KDL2 Rainbow Drop Chamber.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby Super Star">
"Sparkling Stars":
[[File:KSS Sparkling.mp3]]<br>
"Milky Way Wishes: Sparkling Stars":
[[File:KSS MWW Sparkling Star theme.mp3]]
"Milky Way Wishes: Continue?":
[[File:KSS Milky Way Wishes Continue.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby’s Dream Land 3">
[[File:KDL3 Sparkling.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards">
[[File:K64 Goal Game theme.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land">
[[File:KNiDL Sparkling.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby: Canvas Curse">
[[File:KCC Goal Game.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby: Squeak Squad">
[[File:KSqS Sparkling.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby Super Star Ultra">
"Sparkling Stars":
[[File:KSSU Sparkling.mp3]]
"Milky Way Wishes: Sparkling Stars":
[[File:KSSU Milky Way Wishes Sparkling Star.mp3]]
"Milky Way Wishes: Continue?":
[[File:KSSU Milky Way Wishes Continue.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby Mass Attack">
[[File:KMA Goal in Sight.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby’s Return to Dream Land">
"Goal Game":
[[File:KRtDL Sparkling.mp3]]
"Dimensional Silence":
[[File:KRtDL Dimensional Silence.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby: Triple Deluxe">
"Sparkling Stars":
[[File:KTD Sparkling Star sample.mp3]]
"Last-Minute Hero":
[[File:KTD Last-Minute Hero Sparkling sample.mp3]]
</tab>
<tab name="Super Smash Bros. Ultimate">
[[File:SSBU Staff Roll - Kirby's Dream Land (Green Greens) sample.oga]]
</tab>
<tab name="Kirby and the Forgotten Land">
[[File:KatFL Stage Cleared.mp3]]
</tab>
</tabs>
|caption=Various arrangements of '''"Sparkling Stars"'''.
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' (1992)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' (2023)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''<br>''[[Kirby Super Star]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''<br>''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''<br>''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''<br>''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''<br>''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]''<br>''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''<br>''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''</small>
|composer=[[Jun Ishikawa]]
}}
"'''Sparkling Stars'''",{{ForeignTitle}}<ref>NINTENDO×JOYSOUND</ref> also called "'''Goal Game'''",<ref name="Goal Game name">''[[Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' [[Jukebox/Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Jukebox]]</ref> is a recurring theme that first appeared in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''. It serves as an ambience jingle before collecting the primary collectible of a game after defeating a [[boss]], as well as during the [[Goal Game]]. It is often followed by the "[[Kirby Dance (theme)|Kirby Dance]]" tune due to this.

Much like the rest of ''Kirby's Dream Land''{{'}}s soundtrack, this theme was composed by [[Jun Ishikawa]].

==Composition==
[[File:KRtDLD Goal Game screenshot.png|thumb|250px|Kirby prepares to jump.]]
"Sparkling Stars" is a short theme in C major. It is typically heard in high registers and almost never has a percussive bassline. It bases around four notes: a G, and then C (or A), D and E, forming a pentatonic, rapidly shifting from one note to another while gradually rising and falling in a wave-like fashion. Despite functioning as a jingle, the track usually loops indefinitely.

==Game appearances==
===''Kirby's Dream Land''===
In its debut appearance, this theme plays after defeating a [[boss]], before collecting the corresponding [[Sparkling Star]]. Additionally, it can be heard on the Continue? screen after getting a [[Game Over]].

===''Kirby's Adventure'' / ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''===
Besides reprising its role as an intermediate theme between the defeat of a boss and the collection of the [[Star Rod]] piece, this jingle plays during the [[Goal Game]] in both the original ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' and its [[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land|remake]].

===''Kirby's Pinball Land''===
In ''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]'', the piece serves as the hub area's theme. It uses percussion and modulates from F major to C major and back, thus taking significantly longer to loop than other versions.

===''Kirby's Dream Land 2''===
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'', this theme's role is analogous to ''Kirby's Adventure'', serving as the Goal Game theme and playing after a boss is defeated and Kirby finishes his dance.

A separate version of the theme can be heard in rooms with a [[Rainbow Drop]].

===''Kirby Super Star'' / ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''===
In ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and its [[Kirby Super Star Ultra|remake]], the theme reprises its main two roles after [[Spring Breeze]]'s bosses and during [[Dyna Blade (main game)|Dyna Blade]]'s Goal Game, and can also be heard in most [[Game Over]] screens and when reaching [[Dyna Blade]] in [[Revenge of Meta Knight]].

Additionally, it gains two new arrangements for [[Milky Way Wishes]]. These arrangements feature the original piece in the background as a new melody takes priority. Nonetheless, its roles are identical: one plays at the [[Fountain of Dreams]] while the other F major one can be heard in its Game Over screen. In addition, the melody used for this arrangement goes on to become the first melody of "[[Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits]]".

===''Kirby's Dream Land 3''===
''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''{{'}}s version of "Sparkling Stars" differs slightly, accenting a C rather than a G, bringing the melodic line to a third. It plays during the Goal Game and after defeating or when revisiting a boss.

===''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''===
A somewhat different track plays during the [[Bonus Game]] and after defeating a boss in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''. However, its structure and role are identical to "Sparkling Stars"' main two roles. Rather than a major pentatonic, the first 5 notes of an F major scale play up and down.

===''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror''===
In ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'', the ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' version of "Sparkling Stars" plays after a boss is defeated and while a Mirror Shard is being returned to the [[Dimension Mirror]], thus reprising its original role from ''Kirby's Dream Land''. It also plays when entering Goal Games, prior to grabbing the [[Warp Star]].

===''Kirby: Canvas Curse''===
In ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', a new and distinct version of this theme plays during the [[Dash! Jump!|Jump Game]]. This version continously rises rather than going back and forth.

Additionally, when the "Old School" sound mode is selected, the ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' arrangement plays instead.

===''Kirby: Squeak Squad''===
A fresh G major arrangement of "Sparkling Stars" can be heard in ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''{{'}}s Goal Game and before collecting a boss' [[Treasure Chest|chest]].

===''Kirby Mass Attack''===
In ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'', the theme (titled "'''Goal in Sight'''") plays when taking a shortcut to the end of a stage. Much like in ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'', this version plays in G major.

===''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' / ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''===
In ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' and its [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe|remake]], the theme, now officially referred to as "'''Goal Game'''",<ref name="Goal Game name"/> reprises its role from ''Kirby's Adventure'' and its remake, as it plays during the identical Goal Game and between defeating a boss and collecting a Part Sphere (and [[Fruit Fragment]] in [[Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler]]). Additionally, the theme plays prior to fighting [[Grand Doomer]], leading to a minor twist when Kirby attempts to collect the Mast of the [[Lor Starcutter]].

A new and eerie arrangement of the theme titled "'''Dimensional Silence'''" can be heard in [[Another Dimension]]'s platforming stages after beating the [[Sphere Doomer]] [[Mid-Boss|mid-boss]]. In the original ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', this signifies the return of color. The main distinction between this song and the original "Goal Game" is that, rather than a C major pentatonic chord, the chord is an implied C major seventh sharp fifth (C7+5); the notes are high E, C, G#, and low E. The notes also play in reverse to the original song, starting at the highest note and descending to the lowest note, and there is heavy reverb that makes the ominous chord much more apparent.

===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
In ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', the "Goal Game" version heard in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' returns for the Goal Game. A similar version plays before collecting the [[Grand Sun Stone]] after a boss fight. "Dimensional Silence" plays in [[Royal Road - Stage 5]] when the [[Miracle Fruit]] appears, after fighting [[Royal Road]]'s Revenge bosses, as well as before entering the [[Dimension Mirror]] in [[Dededetour!]]

Additionally, the theme returns in "'''Last-Minute Hero'''", which plays during the cutscene preceding the [[Hypernova]] section of the boss battle against [[Queen Sectonia]], creating a sense of false victory not unlike that for Grand Doomer.

===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
In ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', the "Goal Game" version from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' returns for the Goal Game once more. "Dimensional Silence" can also be heard in [[Patched Plains - Stage 2]], [[Access Ark - Stage 5]] and [[Access Ark - Stage 8 EX]] prior to gearing up with the [[Robobot Armor]].

===''Kirby's Blowout Blast''===
The original jingle from ''Kirby's Dream Land'' returns when the Sparkling Stars appear after [[King Dedede]]'s first boss phase. However, it quickly deforms shortly before the stars enlarge Dedede.

===''Kirby Star Allies''===
Both versions of the theme from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' return in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'': "Goal Game" for the Goal Game and "Dimensional Silence" (now titled "With the Heroes' Spears of the Heart") before picking up a [[spear of the heart]] after defeating a parallel boss.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', during the "[[Green Greens (theme)|Green Greens]]" section of "[[A New Wind for Tomorrow|Staff Credits - Kirby's Dream Land]]", "Sparkling Stars" can be heard in the background. 

===''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''===
Despite the absence of a Goal Game, ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' utilizes the theme in a remix (titled "'''Stage Cleared!'''") after defeating a boss. This remix is built around a C major pentatonic and uses marching percussion.

==Names in other languages==
===Sparkling Stars===
{{names
|ja=きらきらぼし
|jaR=kirakira-boshi
|jaM=Sparkling Stars
}}

===Goal Game===
{{Names
|ja=ゴールゲーム
|jaR=gōru gēmu
|jaM=Goal Game
|fr=Jeu de fin d'étape
|frM=End-of-stage game
|nl=Bonusspel
|nlM=Bonus Game
|it=Salta!
|itM=Jump!
|de=Bonus-Spiel
|deM=Bonus-Game
|esA=Juego extra
|esAM=Extra game
|esE=¡Salto de bonificación!
|esEM=Bonus jump!
|ptA=Salto bônus!
|ptAM=Bonus jump!
|ko=골 게임
|koR=gol geim
|koM=Goal Game
|zhTrad=終點遊戲
|zhTradR=Zhōngdiǎn Yóuxì
|zhSimp=终点游戏
|zhSimpR=Zhōngdiǎn Yóuxì
|zhM=End Goal Game
}}

===Jump Game===
{{Names
|ja=ゴールゲーム
|jaR=gōru gēmu
|jaM=Goal Game
|frE=Saut
|frEM=Jump
|de=Zielspiel
|deM=Goal game
}}

===Goal in Sight===
{{Names
|ja=やっとでゴール
|jaR=yatto de gōru
|jaM=Goal at Last
|frA=But en vue
|frAM=Goal in sight
|frE=Arrivée en vue
|frEM=Finish in sight
|it=Portale in vista
|itM=Portal in sight
|de=Ziel in Sicht
|deM=Goal in sight
|es=Meta a la vista
|esM=Goal in sight
|ko=간신히 골인
|koR=gansinhi golin
|koM=Close Goal
}}

===Dimensional Silence===
{{Names
|ja={{furi|異空|いくう}}の{{furi|静寂|せいじゃく}}
|jaR=ikū no seijaku
|jaM=Silence of Another World
|fr=Silence dimensionnel
|frM=Dimensional silence
|nl=Stilte tussen dimensies
|nlM=Silence between dimensions
|it=Quiete dimensionale
|itM=Dimensional stillness
|de=Stille der Dimensionen
|deM=Silence of Dimensions
|es=Silencio dimensional
|esM=Dimensional silence
|ptA=Silêncio dimensional
|ptAM=Dimensional silence
|ko=이공의 정적
|koR=igong-ui jeongjeog
|koM=Silence of Another World
|zhTrad=異空間的寂靜
|zhTradR=Yìkōngjiān de Jìjìng
|zhSimp=异空间的寂静
|zhSimpR=Yìkōngjiān de Jìjìng
|zhM=Another Space's Silence
}}

===Stage Cleared!===
{{Names
|ja=クリアのおと
|jaR=kuria no oto
|jaM=Clear Sounds
|frA=Niveau terminé!
|frAM=Level cleared!
|frE=Stage terminé !
|frEM=Stage cleared!
|nl=Level voltooid!
|nlM=Level cleared!
|it=Livello completato!
|itM=Level completed!
|de=Abschnitt abgeschlossen!
|deM=Stage completed!
|es=¡Fase superada!
|esM=Stage cleared!
|ko=스테이지 클리어!
|koR=seuteiji keullieo!
|koM=Stage Clear!
|zhTrad=過關之聲
|zhTradR=Guòguān zhī shēng
|zhSimp=过关之声
|zhSimpR=Guòguān zhī shēng
|zhM=Clear Sound
}}
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