Sandy Wilds
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"Sandy Wilds" is a musical theme heard in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its remake. This theme was composed by Jun Ishikawa.
Composition[edit]
"Sandy Wilds" begins with a short intro reminiscent of the immediately preceding "Raisin Ruins" theme. It plays in the key of A minor in 4/4 and is notably similar to "Green Greens" structurally, melodically and name-wise, albeit with a Wild West theme. The first phrase features a rising tonic triad and a descent full of dotted rhythm, played first by an accordion and then with a synth. The second phrase moves more gradually and hints at major tonalities. The third part is a decorated quotation of "Kirby's Triumphant Return", which incidentally is often connected to "Green Greens". Finally, a more eerie section similar to "Green Greens"' second section with the addition of rapid fifths between G and D plays before the track loops. Some parts of the theme quote the motif of the theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (a pattern of two notes across five beats in a distinctive zigzagging pattern), which is typically used to evoke the Wild West.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
"Sandy Wilds" debuted in this game. It can be heard in the first and fourth stages of Raisin Ruins.
An arranged version as part of "Red Sands Remix" together with "Haldera Volcano" plays during the stages in the Pyred Dimension of the Magolor Epilogue. It plays a tone higher at B minor and is modified to fit within 3/4. This remix was arranged by Hirokazu Ando.[1]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 砂の荒野 Suna no kōya |
Sandy Wilderness |
| Chinese | 沙之荒野 shā zhī huāng yě |
Sandy Wilderness |
| Dutch | Zandwildernis | Sand wilderness |
| French | Désert de sable | Sandy desert |
| German | Dörrende Dünen | Drying Dunes |
| Italian | Distese desertiche | Desert plains |
| Korean | 모래 황야 molae hwang-ya |
Sandy Wilderness |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Deserto arenoso | Sandy desert |
| Spanish | Terrenos arenosos | Sandy terrains |
