Taranza, the Master of Puppetry
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"Taranza, the Master of Puppetry"[2] is the musical piece associated with Taranza. Its leitmotif plays during situations associated with him, such as cutscenes.
Composition
"Taranza, the Master of Puppetry" is a slow-paced, minor-key theme set in 4/4 time. It bears a great resemblance to King Dedede's Theme, fitting the relationship between the two characters, but it diverges further as its melody progresses.
Game appearances
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Taranza's theme first appears in this game during the theme for the opening cutscene, "Waking to a flowery coup!", in which it plays while Taranza abducts King Dedede. For this cutscene, the song has a driving, synthetic bassline and uses brass instruments primarily. It is later seen in a more elaborate, fleshed-out manner in the cutscene titled "Taranza, the master of puppetry", which plays prior to the Masked Dedede fight. This version begins with a focus on strings and woodwinds, but introduces a heavy brass section near the end, increasing the tension.
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
The variation of Taranza's theme from "Waking to a flowery coup!" is expanded upon to become Dark Taranza's battle theme in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe. It includes it original refrain with "Green Greens" so as to distinguish it as a standalone track.
Kirby Star Allies
In Kirby Star Allies, "Taranza, the Master of Puppetry" is used as Taranza's personal Dream Friend jingle, as well as the theme for his Pseudo HAL Room. In both cases, the theme is rearranged by Jun Ishikawa[3] and features accordion and viola, giving it a somewhat more refined air.
Other appearances
An arrangement of Taranza's theme appears on the Kirby: Triple Deluxe soundtrack as part of the track "Dreams and Disappearing Kings", which is largely a rearrangement of "Waking to a flowery coup!" The theme also appears in the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert as part of the the track "Kirby: Triple Deluxe Medley", where it used to precede "Fatal Blooms in Moonlight". The orchestral version of this song is very similar to the "Taranza, the master of puppetry" variation, and was arranged by Shogo Sakai.
