Patch Castle (theme)
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"Patch Castle" (named "Theme from Patch Castle" in the British English version) is a theme from Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn that plays in the stage with the same name. It was composed by Tomoya Tomita.[1]
Composition[edit]
"Patch Castle" is a serene piece in A-flat major and 4/4. It is played by a solo piano, which utilizes a simplistic Alberti bass characteristic of Classical era music. The melody is sweet and likewise simple. It begins on an offbeat leading to a C. The first phrase uses a G-flat to develop the melody until it returns to dominant, while the second phrase reaches to a high D-flat, followed by a perfect cadence. The second section begins in C-flat major, inverting the opening phrase and shortening it. A variation of the phrase follows, leading into E-flat major, the dominant to A-flat. The track loops after a brief suspense.
Many structural and melodic elements of "Patch Castle" carry over to "Mushroom Run", in particular the (inverted) melody's intonations and characteristics of the middle section.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | フラッフのおしろ Furaffu no Oshiro |
Prince Fluff's Castle |
| French | Château PonPon | Prince Fluff's Castle |
| German | Stoffschloss | Fabric Castle |
| Italian | Castello di Toppa | Patch Castle |
| Korean | 플러프왕자의 성 Peulleopeu Wangja ui Seong |
Prince Fluff's Castle |
| Latin American Spanish | Palacio Hilvanado | Basting Palace The use of "hilvanado" is a play on "Hilván" (Prince Fluff's Spanish name) |
| European Spanish | Castillo Textilia | Textil Castle |
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