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Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival
The Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival (also written as Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Fest.) was a music festival that happened on August 11th, 2022, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Kirby series. Initially only a single performance at 18:00 JST, an extra performance at 12:30 JST was added due to high demand.[1] It was held at the Tokyo Garden Theater and the evening performance was livestreamed for free worldwide, and an archive of the livestream was up until August 31st, 2022, 18:00 JST.[2]
Unlike the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert, which exclusively had orchestrated music, this event featured a large big band-style ensemble of 35 musicians, called the "Kirby 30th Anniversary Special Band Deluxe", that performed Kirby music in a variety of genres. There was also a large LED monitor that featured a moving Kirby, and Kirby's voice actress Makiko Ohmoto was present as a special guest. Neichel also made a surprise appearance during Special Live Performance: WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD!, although with her face covered by a hat.
On August 11th, 2023 (the one-year anniversary of the event), a Blu-ray and CD release of the music festival was announced. Titled the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival Live Blu-ray and Live CD, the set is priced at ¥8,800 (roughly $60 USD) and will be released on October 31st, with preorders to run until August 31st. As with the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert's release, the CD only includes the songs, while the Blu-ray features the entire performance including the interludes and commentary between songs; unlike that release, however, there is no option to buy them separately.
The Blu-ray also includes the option to switch between the pre-recorded footage from the LED monitor and the live performance footage. Pre-ordering the set directly from the Kirby Portal website includes a replica of the ID card used by staff members during the concert.
Track list[edit]
The following is a list of tracks that were performed at the concert. They were arranged by Megumi Ohara, Yuuta Ogasawara, Shogo Sakai and Yuki Shimooka.[3] Names of songs present in the tracks, as well as specific arranger credits for some tracks, are taken from the festival's official pamphlet unless indicated otherwise.
| Tracks performed at the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | English title | Japanese title | Conductor | Description |
| 01 | Green Greens ~ Running Through the New World | グリーングリーンズ〜新世界をかけぬけて Green Greens ~ Running Through the New World |
Megumi Ohara | Consists of "Green Greens", "Running Through the New World", and "Kirby Dance". |
| 02 | Kirby Through the Years: 1993-2004 | メモリアルカービィフェス：1993〜2004 Memorial Kirby Fest: 1993~2004 |
Yuuta Ogasawara | Consists of "Drawing Song", "Title Screen" from Kirby's Adventure, "Grass Land" from Kirby's Dream Land 2, "Peanut Plains", "Candy Mountain", "The Last Iceberg", "Heading for 0²", and "Ending" from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. |
| 03 | Beyond the 25th Anniversary
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Megumi Ohara | Consists of "Twinkle☆Stars", "Opening Movie" from Kirby Battle Royale, "Let Battle Commence!", "The Heroes' Challenge! Quest Board / Story Quest" from Super Kirby Clash, "The Battle of Deeply Bonded Allies", and "A Great Battle for Tomorrow". Arranged by Yuki Shimooka. | |
| 04 | Get Pumped Up! Sub-Game Medley | わいわい！サブゲームフェス Loud! Sub-Game Fest |
Megumi Ohara | Consists of "Samurai Kirby", "Egg Catcher", "Checkerboard Chase", "Smash Ride", "Tilt-and-Roll Kirby", and the Sub-Game congratulations theme. |
| 05 | The Knights' Revenge Medley | 騎士達の逆襲フェス The Knights' Revenge Fest |
Megumi Ohara | Consists of "Revenge of Meta Knight: Title", "VS. Meta Knight", "Dark Meta Knight", "The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy", and "Morpho Knight". Arranged by Megumi Ohara.[4] |
| 06 | Kirby Through the Years: 2005-2022 | メモリアルカービィフェス：2005〜2022 Memorial Kirby Fest: 2005~2022 |
Yuuta Ogasawara | Consists of "Opening" from Kirby: Canvas Curse, "Squeak Squad: Title", "Heavy Lobster", "Fly, Kirby!", "The World to Win", and "Northeast Frost Street". |
| 07 | King Dedede Medley | ハル研ドリームバンドによるデデデ大王フェス King Dedede Fest by the HAL Laboratory Dream Band |
N/A | Consists of "Macho of Dedede", "VS. Robo Dedede", and "Masked Dedede's Theme" (arranged to sound like "Masked and Wild: D.D.D."). Performed by the HAL Laboratory Dream Band. Arranged by Yuuta Ogasawara. |
| 08 | Go Go! Kirby Race Medley | 激突！カービィのレースフェス Clash! Kirby's Race Fest |
Megumi Ohara | Consists of "Gourmet Race", "Outlaw Driver", "Circuit Speedway", "Top Ride: Grass", and "City Trial: City". |
| 09 | Kirby Finale Battle Fest | カービィのクライマックスバトルフェス Kirby's Climax Battle Fest |
Megumi Ohara | Consists of "Final Boss" from Kirby's Adventure, "Vs. Marx", "0² Battle", "C-R-O-W-N-E-D", "Fatal Blooms in Moonlight", and "Vagrant Counting Song of Retrospection". Arranged by Megumi Ohara.[4] |
| 10 | Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler | 組曲：星羅征く旅人 Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler |
Megumi Ohara | Consists of "Prelude: Into the Distant Sea of Stars", all five movements of "Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler", and "Last Friends". Arranged by Megumi Ohara. |
| 11 | Special Live Performance: Green Tree Memories ~ WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD! | スペシャルライブ：グリーンツリーメモリーズ〜WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD！ Special Live: Green Tree Memories ~ WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD! |
Yuuta Ogasawara | Live performance of the Japanese version of "Green Tree Memories from Kirby" sung by Makiko Ohmoto, followed by "Welcome to the New World!" sung by Neichel and Makiko Ohmoto. The first half of "Welcome to the New World!" is sung in the New World language, while the second half is sung in Japanese. |
| 12 / Encore | Kirby Endings | 星のカービィ メモリアルエンディング Kirby of the Stars Memorial Ending |
Shogo Sakai | Consists of "Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits", "Project K-64", "Ending" from Kirby: Squeak Squad, "Return to Dream Land", "Soaring Determination: No Night is Eternal", and "A New Wind for Tomorrow". The last in particular uses the same arrangement as in "Big Band Kirby", but in a lower key. |
Staff[edit]
The following is a list of staff who appeared at the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival, as given on the official website:
| Performers of the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival | |
|---|---|
| Position | Performer(s) |
| PLAYER | Kirby 30th Anniversary Special Band Deluxe |
| Violin | DAISUKE KADOWAKI SENA OSHIMA OSAMU IYOKU KANO TAJIMA NATSUMI OKIMASU TAKAO FURIHATA DAISUKE YAMAMOTO YOKO FUJINAWA YUKI NAKAJIMA HIKARI TAKAHASHI |
| Viola | TOMOKO SHIMAOKA REIICHI TATEIZUMI |
| Cello | YOSHIE FURUKAWA MASABUMI SEKIGUCHI |
| AltoSax | MASATO HONMA SHINSUKE TSUJINO |
| TenorSax | KEI SUZUKI AYU TAKAO |
| BaritoneSax | NAOYA TAKEMURA |
| Trumpet | LUIS VALLE MITSURU TANAKA TEPPEI KAWAKAMI HITOMI NIIDA |
| Trombone | TOMOKI MITSUKA MASAHITO KAWAHARA YUSUKE ENOMOTO |
| Bass Trombone | KATSUHISA ASARI |
| Keyboard | MASUMI KONISHI mameco |
| Electric Bass | SHIGEKI SERIZAWA |
| Drums | NOMURA RYOHEI |
| Guiter | MASAAKI HIROSE |
| Latin Percussion | MASAO FUKUNAGA |
| Classical Percussion | MAYUKO YAMAGUCHI |
| Manipulator | KOYO IKEDA |
| MC | YUKA SAKURANO |
| SPECIAL GUEST | MAKIKO OHMOTO |
The festival also featured a special performance by the Kirby sound staff recorded at the Kirby Café: Jun Ishikawa on keyboard, Hirokazu Ando on bass, Yuuta Ogasawara on drums, Tadashi Ikegami on saxophone, Megumi Ohara on keyboard and flute, and Shogo Sakai on guitar. Additionally, Shinya Kumazaki appeared to provide commentary, where he presented a trailer for Kirby's Dream Buffet and an announcement for a Japanese Blu-Ray re-release of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. Lastly, Neichel made an appearance to sing "Welcome to the New World!" as a duet with Makiko Ohmoto.
Trivia[edit]
- Apart from Tilt-and-Roll Kirby, every single Sub-Game whose music featured in "Get Pumped Up! Sub-Game Medley" ("わいわい！サブゲームフェス" in Japanese) returns in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe as part of Merry Magoland (わいわいマホロアランド in Japanese—note in particular the shared use of waiwai, an ideophone suggesting a noisy bustling atmosphere).
- Video footage accompanying the same medley towards the end shows results screens for Smash Ride, Crackity Hack, Kirby Card Swipe, and Kirby on the Draw; of these, all but Kirby Card Swipe return in Merry Magoland. This in turn means that Bomb Rally is the only Merry Magoland Sub-Game returning from a game prior to Kirby's Return to Dream Land that did not feature in the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Artwork of Kirby
Artwork of Elfilin
Artwork of Waddle Dee
Artwork of King Dedede
Artwork of Meta Knight
Artwork of Magolor
Artwork of Marx
Wallpapers[edit]
Wallpaper of Kirby
Wallpaper of Elfilin
Wallpaper of King Dedede
Wallpaper of Meta Knight
Wallpaper of Magolor
Wallpaper of Marx
Wallpaper of Chef Kawasaki
Wallpaper of Waddle Dees
Photos[edit]
Entrance
Advertisements promoting the festival
Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Fest.
Cardboard cut-outs at the venue
The screen that showed the game footage and Kirby
The theater, filled entirely with people
Makiko Ohmoto singing
Neichel singing
Merchandise[edit]
Glowsticks
Pamphlet
Kirby Mascot Plush
Muffler Towel with Pockets
T-Shirt
2WAY Tote Bag
Neon Acrylic Keychain Collection
Clear File
Rubber Wristband
Memorial Tumbler
Blu-ray and CD set to be released in 2023
Videos[edit]
Introduction video.
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Video showing preparations for the festival, featuring Yuuta Ogasawara and Megumi Ohara.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 星のカービィ 30周年記念ミュージックフェス Hoshi no kābyi 30 shūnenkinen myūjikkufesu |
Kirby of the Stars 30th Anniversary Commemorative Music Festival |
| Traditional Chinese | 星之卡比30週年紀念Music Fest[5] Xīng zhī Kǎbǐ 30 Zhōunián Jìniàn Music Fest |
Kirby of the Stars 30th Anniversary Commemorative Music Festival |
| Simplified Chinese | - - | |
| Korean | 별의 커비 30주년 기념 뮤직 페스티벌[6] byeol-ui keobi 30 ju-nyeon gi-nyeom myujig peseutibeol |
Kirby of the Stars 30th Anniversary Commemorative Music Festival |
| Russian | Музыкальный фестиваль к 30-летию Кирби Muzykal'nyy festival' k 30-letiyu Kirbi |
Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival lit. Musical festival for Kirby's 30th anniversary |
| Spanish | Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival[7] | - |
External links[edit]
- Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival main site (English)
- Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival main site (Japanese)
- Original link of the livestream, now a private video
- product page for the Live Blu-ray and Live CD set
References
- ↑ Official Kirby Twitter post
- ↑ Kirby_JP Twitter post
- ↑ Nintendo Dream Web article about the Music Festival
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 HAL Laboratory blog interview
- ↑ 「星之卡比30週年」的Music Fest將於8月11日舉辦。. Nintendo HK. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ↑ Nintendo of Korea Twitter post
- ↑ Nintendo España Twitter
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