A Battle of Friends and Bonds

A Battle of Friends and Bonds
Kirby Star AlliesKirby Fighters 2 "A Battle of Friends and Bonds 2": "Another World to Win": Various arrangements of "A Battle of Friends and Bonds".
Details
Debut appearance	Kirby Star Allies (2018)
Last appearance	Kirby's Dream Buffet (2022)
Other appearance(s)	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Kirby Fighters 2
Composer(s)	Hirokazu Ando^[1]

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"A Battle of Friends and Bonds"^[2] is the main boss battle theme of Kirby Star Allies. It was composed by Hirokazu Ando.^[1]

Composition[edit]

Battling alongside friends.

"A Battle of Friends and Bonds" is a resolute theme in A minor and 4/4. It is derived from the intro/second section of "Twinkle☆Stars". The dramatic intro uses the rhythm of said sections, and a string accompaniment related to the general intonations begins. The main section begins with a build-up based on the initial phrase in the woodwinds. Then, strings plays a more complete version of the second section of "Twinkle☆Stars", ending the third time in a precipitous passage closer to the second section of "Green Greens". A variation of this repeats with brass instrumentation, and a final rapid and dramatic fanfare, repeating several times insead of "Green Greens". The track then loops.

The more complete variant of the theme, "A Battle of Friends and Bonds 2", picks up from the end of the third section of the original. A transitional passage builds up tension and seems to prepare a modulation. The second section of "Green Greens" plays again with diminished harmonies. It becomes tonally unstable, but eventually returns to A minor again. The intro motif from "Twinkle☆Stars" comes with a strong pitched percussive basis. The string accompaniment from earlier in the theme sees an extension, and the track then loops from the first section of "A Battle of Friends and Bonds".

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby Star Allies[edit]

In Kirby Star Allies, "A Battle of Friends and Bonds" plays during the boss battles against Whispy Woods, Pon & Con and Parallel Woods (1st phase only). Additionally, the extended version ("A Battle of Friends and Bonds 2") plays throughout the latter half of Heavenly Hall and during the boss battles against Yggy Woods, Goldon & Silvox, Kracko, Twin Kracko and Parallel Twin Kracko. As of version 4.0.0, these two themes can be found in the Jukebox as track 13 and 59, respectively.

A rock remix of "A Battle of Friends and Bonds 2", titled 異空いくうをかけた戦たたかい (The Battle Another World is Gambled Upon, or Another World to Win), plays during the second phase of the battle against Parallel Woods, as well as the battle against Parallel Big Kracko. This remix was arranged by Yuuta Ogasawara. A medley consisting of "Another World to Win", "My Friend and the Sunset" and "Masked Dedede's Theme", titled 異空いくうをかけた剣王けんおうとの戦たたかい (The Sword-King Battle Another World is Gambled Upon, or Another Swordsman and King's World to Win), also arranged by Yuuta Ogasawara, plays during the second phases of the battles against Parallel Meta Knight and Parallel Dedede. These themes appear in the Jukebox as track 189 and 193, respectively.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

"A Battle of Friends and Bonds 2" appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a track that can play on Battlefield, Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield, Final Destination and any Kirby series stage. This game was the first time the track was officially named in English.

Kirby Fighters 2[edit]

In Kirby Fighters 2, a remix of "A Battle of Friends and Bonds 2" plays during the Twin Woods battle.

Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]

In Kirby's Dream Buffet, "A Battle of Friends and Bonds" appears as "Kirby Star Allies: Memorial Song 1", unlocked at Gourmet Rank 67.

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