Invincible Candy (theme from Kirby's Dream Land): Difference between revisions

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The '''"Invincible Candy"'''<ref name="ma">''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' [[Jukebox/Kirby Mass Attack|Sound Player]]</ref><ref name="fl">''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' [[Jukebox/Kirby and the Forgotten Land|Corner Stage]]</ref> themes, also referred to as '''"Invincible!"'''<ref name="rc">''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'' [[Jukebox/Kirby and the Rainbow Curse|Music Room]]</ref> and '''"Invincible"''',<ref name="td">''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe Soundtrack]]</ref><ref name="pr">''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> refers to a set of short musical arrangements spread across the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] that play when [[Kirby]] or one of his friends eats an [[Invincible Candy]]. The original theme from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' was composed by [[Jun Ishikawa]].

In most variations of the theme, a high tempo and swift beat are used to convey the speed and power granted by the Invincible Candy, as the player only has invincibility for a few moments before Kirby returns to mortality. The main motif is a four-bar melody that repeats until the invincibility wears off. Most titles simply loop their version of the four-bar melody with no variation, although starting in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', some notes in the song are altered when the melody repeats, making the loop slightly longer. This practice comes to a head in ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'', where the song doesn't loop until after 16 bars (four variants) have played.

While most games in the series use the same motif, the Invincible Candy themes in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' and ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' are entirely original songs, with the latter being composed by [[Shogo Sakai]]. The Invincible theme in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' similarly uses a four-bar melody, using a more powerful tone than speedy. On the other hand, in contrast with most previous Invincible Candy themes, ''Kirby Mass Attack'' uses an eight-bar melody playing at a noticeably lower tempo. This version of the Invincible Candy theme goes for a more chipper and calm tone, compared to the more frantic and speedy tone that most other Invincible Candy themes display, most likely to coincide with the calmer nature of ''Kirby Mass Attack''.

==Trivia==

*An unnamed and unreleased music track used in a number of episodes of the Japanese run of ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'', including [[Dedede's Pet Threat]] and [[Waddle While You Work]], features a slowed-down lighthearted variation on the Invincible Candy motif.

|ja=無敵状態<ref>''[[Kirby's Adventure (soundtrack)]]''</ref><br>''Muteki jōtai''<br>むてきのキャンディだ<ref name="ma"/><br>''Muteki no kyandi da''<br>むてきだ！<ref name="rc"/><br>''Muteki da!''<br>無敵<ref name="td"/><ref name="pr"/><ref>''[[Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack]]''</ref><br>''Muteki''<br>むてきキャンディー<ref name="fl"/>