Game Over (theme from Kirby's Dream Land)

Game Over Kirby’s Dream LandKirby’s Pinball LandKirby’s Dream Land 3Kirby Tilt ’n‘ TumbleKirby’s Blowout Blast Various arrangements of "Game Over". Details Debut appearance Kirby's Dream Land (1992) Last appearance Kirby Star Allies (2018) Other appearance(s) Kirby's Pinball Land Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Kirby's Blowout Blast Composer(s) Jun Ishikawa

"Game Over" is a recurring jingle from Kirby's Dream Land that plays when Kirby runs out of lives and gets a Game Over. It was composed by Jun Ishikawa.

Composition

Kirby is out of lives.

"Game Over" is a moderately short jingle in C major and swung 4/4. It progresses through the main harmonic functions (sub-dominant, dominant and tonic), albeit tinged with minor harmonies stemming from seventh chords. The melody takes a rising turn up a seventh while backed by an elaborate counterpoint, and ends in a descending passage leading back to the original height in time with a now steady harmonic accompaniment.

Game appearances

Kirby's Dream Land

In Kirby's Dream Land, the jingle plays when Kirby runs out of lives and gets a Game Over. It can be found as track 03 in the Sound Test.

Kirby's Pinball Land

In Kirby's Pinball Land, "Game Over" can be heard after the score is calculated when the last Kirby Ball falls out of the board.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, an arrangement of this jingle plays when getting a Game Over exclusively in the Main Mode, as the Boss Butch Game Over uses "Entrance" instead. "Game Over" appears as track 22 in the Sound Test.

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

In Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, "Game Over" plays when Kirby runs out of lives, being the same regardless of the way he gets a Game Over and what the picture on the the screen is.

Kirby's Blowout Blast

In Kirby's Blowout Blast, "Game Over" appears after Kirby is KO'd and "Done In" plays. The arrangement from this game was done by Jun Ishikawa, the composer of the original jingle.

Kirby Star Allies

In Kirby Star Allies, the version of "Game Over" from Kirby's Blowout Blast plays when receiving a Game Over in Story Mode, Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!, or Heroes in Another Dimension. It can be found as track 070 in the Jukebox.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ゲームオーバー gēmu ōbā	Game Over