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Another Dimension (theme)
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Unused version: Samples of "Another Dimension" from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. | |
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| Debut appearance | Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) |
| Last appearance | Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World (2025) |
| Other appearance(s) | Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby Star Allies Kirby and the Forgotten Land Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe |
| Composer(s) | Jun Ishikawa[1] |
- This article is about the musical theme for Another Dimension's platforming stages, and should not be confused with the similarly-named "Another Domination" used for the Crowned Doomer battle.
- "Ordeal Doors" redirects here. For information about the stage type, see Ordeal Door.
"Another Dimension"[1] is a musical theme originating in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, composed by Jun Ishikawa.[1]
Composition[edit]
"Another Dimension" is characterized by a repetitive bassline giving a sense of urgency, set at 165 beats per minute. Besides the bassline, a syncopated subdominant chord ostinato adds tension to the piece. In terms of instrumentation, this track utilizes many of the classic sound samples used by older Kirby games like Kirby Super Star and Kirby: Squeak Squad. The melody is primarily in C minor with a strong subdominant basis. It consists of a simple musical phrase that is repeated and elaborated upon as the piece continues. The first section remains in C minor, and can be split into two segments based on prevalent function and instrument. The second section features a major variation of the theme, first in C major and then again in B major. The major is quick to shift to B minor in the following descending passage, which ends in rapid descending modulation. The track then loops.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land[edit]
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, "Another Dimension" plays in all of the Another Dimension segments accessed after using a Super Ability to open up a dimensional rift, fittingly adding tension. The theme appears as track 69 in the game's Sound Test.
The data of the game contains an additional arrangement of "Another Dimension" which goes unused, featuring more retro-style instrumentation at a slower 158 BPM. The track is named KbyW_CONGA1, lacking the ST_ at the beginning that the final track's filename has.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
The original theme reappears in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, unaltered, as one of the songs used in Royal Road - Stage 7 EX, featuring primarily in the segments representing Old Odyssey and Wild World. In the Jukebox, it appears as track 81.
Kirby Star Allies[edit]
"Another Dimension" is again reused in Kirby Star Allies, appearing in the Planet Misteen-inspired areas in Extra Planet α where walls threaten to crush Kirby and his friends. The theme also features in Magolor's Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! run during the grayscale areas representing the Another Dimension stages from the original game. It can be found in the Jukebox as track 094.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land / Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World[edit]
A remix of "Another Dimension" in a faster pace and in a more orchestrated fashion, with elements of "Running Through the New World", is used in the Forgo Zone stage of Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams. It is remixed by Hirokazu Ando and titled "Scattered Souls across Isolated Isles" at the Waddle Live! Corner Stage, where it is found as track 83.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
"Another Dimension" in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
"Ordeal Doors" by Yuki Shimooka.
The theme as heard in "Hot! Elemental Boss Battle" by Yuki Shimooka.
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, "Another Dimension" reprises its role from the original Wii game, now appearing as track 119 in the Jukebox.
Additionally, in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler, "Scattered Souls across Isolated Isles" plays in the stages with the looming walls of darkness, and can be found as track 180 in the Jukebox after clearing Magolor Epilogue.
A new arrangement in E minor is also used for the various Ordeal Door stages scattered throughout, which is likewise called "Ordeal Doors", and arranged by Yuki Shimooka. It also plays in the rest area before Electricky Dooter, Fiery Puffer, Hydriath, Rampaging Doomers and Crowned Doomer in The True Arena. This arrangement appears in the Jukebox as track 176 after clearing Magolor Epilogue.
Finally, a short segment of "Another Dimension" appears in "Hot! Elemental Boss Battle".
Other appearances[edit]
The "Ordeal Doors" version of the theme, paired with "The Adventure Begins" and "Sky Tower", is the default music used for the Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Maximus Cup in Tetris 99.
Names in other languages[edit]
Another Dimension[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | アナザーディメンション[2][1] Anazā Dimenshon |
Another Dimension |
| English | Another Dimension[1] | - |
| Traditional Chinese | 異次元空間[1] yì cì yuán kōng jiān |
Another Dimension Space |
| Simplified Chinese | 异次元空间[1] yì cì yuán kōng jiān | |
| Dutch | Andere dimensie[1] | Another dimension |
| French | Dimension parallèle[1] | Parallel dimension |
| German | Eine andere Dimension[1] | Another Dimension |
| Italian | Un'altra dimensione[1] | Another dimension |
| Korean | 또 하나의 세계[1] tto hanaui segye |
Another World |
| Portuguese | Dimensão paralela[1] | Parallel Dimension |
| Spanish | Dimensión paralela[1] | Parallel dimension |
Scattered Souls across Isolated Isles[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ソウル散る忘失の絶島で[3][1] sōru chiru bōshitsu no zettō de |
Scattered Souls across the Isolated Isles |
| English | Scattered Souls across Isolated Isles[3][1] | - |
| Traditional Chinese | 在靈魂散落的忘卻絕島[3][1] zài líng hún sàn luò de wàng què jué dǎo |
Souls Scattered across the Forgotten Isolated Isles |
| Simplified Chinese | 在灵魂散落的忘却绝岛[3][1] zài líng hún sàn luò de wàng què jué dǎo | |
| Dutch | Zielen verspreid over de Isolatia-eilanden[3][1] | Souls scattered across the Isolated isles |
| French | Âme éparpillée dans les îlots isolés[3][1] | Scattered soul in the isolated isles |
| German | Die zerrissene Seele auf den isolierten Inseln[3][1] | The Torn Soul on the Isolated Isles |
| Italian | Frammenti di anima fra isole da sogno[3][1] | Soul fragments between dream islands |
| Korean | 소울이 흩어진 망각의 외딴섬에서[3][1] Souri Heuteojin Manggak-ui Oettanseomeseo |
Scattered Souls across the Isolated Isles |
| Portuguese | Fragmentos de alma espalhados por ilhas solitárias[1] | Soul fragments scattered across lonely islands |
| Spanish | Alma esparcida por las islas solitarias[3][1] | Soul scattered across the solitary islands |
Ordeal Doors[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トライアルドアーズ[1] toraiaru doāzu |
Trial Doors |
| English | Ordeal Doors[1] | - |
| Traditional Chinese | 審判之門[1] shěn pàn zhī mén |
Trial Door |
| Simplified Chinese | 审判之门[1] shěn pàn zhī mén | |
| Dutch | Beproevingsdeuren[1] | Testing doors |
| Canadian French | Portes d'épreuve[1] | Doors of ordeals |
| European French | Portes épreuve[1] | Ordeal doors |
| German | Feuerproben-Türen[1] | Ordeal Doors |
| Italian | Porte della prova[1] | Doors of trial |
| Korean | 트라이얼 도어즈[1] teulaieol do-eojeu |
Trial Doors |
| Portuguese | Portas da provação[1] | Doors of ordeal |
| Spanish | Puertas peligrosas[1] | Dangerous doors |
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Jukebox
- ↑ Kirby Wii Music Selection
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 Waddle Live! Corner Stage
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