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This is a list of music tracks placed in the {{uv|Kirby}} category by the [[Sound Test]] of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
This is a list of music tracks placed in the {{uv|Kirby}} category by the [[Sound Test]] of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
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===Composition & Arrangements===
===Composition & Arrangements===
Arrangement: Noriyuki Iwadare,
Arrangement: Noriyuki Iwadare


Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
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This remix is an orchestrated version of the music that played in ''Kirby Air Ride'' when a player fully assembled the [[Dragoon]] or {{s|wikirby|Hydra}}. During the bridge, the orchestra also plays brief snippets of ''Green Greens'' and ''Gourmet Race''.
This remix is an orchestrated version of the music that played in ''Kirby Air Ride'' when a player fully assembled the [[Dragoon]] or {{s|wikirby|Hydra}}. During the bridge, the orchestra also plays brief snippets of ''Green Greens'' and ''Gourmet Race''.
===Composition & Arrangements===
===Composition & Arrangements===
Arrangement Supervisor: Shogo Sakai,
Arrangement Supervisor: Shogo Sakai


Composer and Arranger: HAL Laboratory, Inc.  
Composer and Arranger: HAL Laboratory, Inc.  


Japanese title: {{ja|伝説のエアライドマシン|Densetsu no Earaido Mashin}}, ''Legendary Air Ride Machine''
Japanese title: {{ja|伝説のエアライドマシン|Densetsu no Earaido Mashin}}, ''Legendary Air Ride Machine''
===Trivia===
*This arrangement of the song would later become the basis of the final section of ''Kirby Air Ride Medley'', a song played at the {{s|wikirby|Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert}}.
===How To Unlock===
===How To Unlock===
The [[CD]] containing this track is unlocked by clearing [[Event 13: Dragoon Strike]] on any difficulty.  
The [[CD]] containing this track is unlocked by clearing [[Event 13: Dragoon Strike]] on any difficulty.  
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===Composition & Arrangements===
===Composition & Arrangements===
Arrangement: Motoi Sakuraba,
Arrangement: Motoi Sakuraba


Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.  
Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.  
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Japanese title:{{ja|激突!グルメレース|Gekitotsu! Gurume Rēsu}}, ''Crash! Gourmet Race''
Japanese title:{{ja|激突!グルメレース|Gekitotsu! Gurume Rēsu}}, ''Crash! Gourmet Race''
===Other Uses===
===Other Uses===
This track plays when fighting [[False character|False]] Kirby, False Meta Knight, and False King Dedede in [[The Great Maze]], and, unusually, False {{SSBB|Olimar}}, despite him not being related in any way to the ''Kirby'' universe.
This track plays when fighting [[False character|False]] Kirby, Meta Knight, and King Dedede in [[The Great Maze]], and, unusually, {{SSBB|Olimar}}, despite him not being related in any way to the ''Kirby'' universe.


==Butter Building==
==Butter Building==
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===Composition & Arrangements===
===Composition & Arrangements===
Arrangement: Jun Fukuda,
Arrangement: Jun Fukuda


Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
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===Composition & Arrangements===
===Composition & Arrangements===
Arrangement Supervisor: Yoko Shimomura,
Arrangement Supervisor: Yoko Shimomura


Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.,
Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.


Arranger: Midiplex Co., Ltd.  
Arranger: Midiplex Co., Ltd.  
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===Origin===
===Origin===
This arrangement is a fast-paced techno-based remix of the music that plays in ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby: Squeak Squad}}'' when encountering a member of the {{s|wikirby|Squeaks}}. It also includes an extended opening and a different loop.
This arrangement is a fast-paced techno-based remix of the song "Squeak Squad Appears!" that plays in ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby: Squeak Squad}}'' when encountering a member of the {{s|wikirby|Squeaks}}; the name "Squeak Squad Theme" refers to the Japanese title. It also includes an extended opening and a different loop.


===Composition & Arrangements===
===Composition & Arrangements===
Arrangement: Hirokazu Tanaka, ex,
Arrangement: Hirokazu Tanaka


Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.  
Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.


Japanese title: {{ja|ドロッチェ団のテーマ|Dorocche-dan no Tēma}}, ''Dorocche Gang's Theme''
Japanese title: {{ja|ドロッチェ団のテーマ|Dorocche-dan no Tēma}}, ''Dorocche Gang's Theme''
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===Origin===
===Origin===
An electric guitar-based remix of the music that would play when fighting the boss [[Marx]] in the ''Kirby Super Star'' sub-game ''{{s|wikirby|Milky Way Wishes}}''. Near the end of the song, the "Kirby's Triumphant Return" theme plays before looping.
An electric guitar-based remix of the music that would play when fighting the boss [[Marx]] in the ''Kirby Super Star'' sub-game {{s|wikirby|Milky Way Wishes}}. Near the end of the song, the "Kirby's Triumphant Return" theme plays before looping. This part of the song has also been remixed and lengthened, and its inclusion makes this version of Marx's battle theme original.


===Composition & Arrangements===
===Composition & Arrangements===
Arrangement Supervisor: Yasunori Mitsuda,
Arrangement Supervisor: Yasunori Mitsuda
   
   
Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.,
Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
   
   
Arranger: PROCYON STUDIO CO., LTD.  
Arranger: PROCYON STUDIO CO., LTD.  
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===Origin===
===Origin===
This track is another electric guitar-based remix, this time of the music that plays in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' when the player fights the true final boss, 0². This remix features an original opening, and is generally faster-paced than the original track.
This track is another electric guitar-based remix, this time of the music that plays in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' when Kirby and Ribbon fight the true final boss, 0². This remix features an original opening, and is generally faster-paced than the original track.


===Composition & Arrangements===
===Composition & Arrangements===
Arrangement: Koji Hayama,
Arrangement: Koji Hayama


Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
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===Composition & Arrangements===
===Composition & Arrangements===
Arrangement Supervisor: Kentaro Ishizaka,
Arrangement Supervisor: Kentaro Ishizaka


Composer and Arranger: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Composer and Arranger: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
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The CD containing this track is unlocked after ten Brawls are held on the [[Halberd]] stage.
The CD containing this track is unlocked after ten Brawls are held on the [[Halberd]] stage.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Checker Knights is owned by an organization rather than the owner of the IPs. This trait is shared with the music from ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', and later, ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'', the ''Dragon Quest'' series, the ''Culdcept'' series, ''Soma Bringer'', and ''Style Savvy: Styling Star'', as well as both versions of "{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Ai No Uta}}" and "{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Tane No Uta}}".
*Checker Knights is owned by an organization rather than the owner of the IPs. This trait is shared with the music from ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', as well as "{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Ai No Uta}}", "{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Ai No Uta (French Version)}}". , "{{SSBBMusicLink|Pikmin|Tane No Uta}}" and later, ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'', the ''Dragon Quest'' series, the ''Culdcept'' series, ''Soma Bringer'', and ''Style Savvy: Styling Star'',.
**It, alongside the two aforementioned are the first songs in the ''Super Smash Bros'' series to not originate from a video game, succeeded by songs from ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''.
**It, alongside the two aforementioned are the first songs in the ''Super Smash Bros'' series to not originate from a video game, succeeded by songs from ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''.
***Despite this, the track lists its origins as ''Kirby Air Ride''.
***Despite this, the track lists its origins as ''Kirby Air Ride''.

Latest revision as of 17:40, July 27, 2024

This is a list of music tracks placed in the Kirby category by the Sound Test of Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Meta Knight's Revenge[edit]

Meta Knight's Revenge
Track title Meta Knight's Revenge
Universe Kirby
Debut game Kirby Super Star
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Stage of usage Halberd
Availability Default
Link [1]

Origin[edit]

This track is a jazz-based remix of "Boarding the Halberd" and "Havoc Aboard the Halberd", two major themes played in Kirby Super Star's Revenge of Meta Knight sub-game. The latter theme also incorporates "Kirby's Triumphant Return" from the main game of Kirby Super Star, which is played as the Galactic Nova explodes after Marx is sent flying into it.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Arrangement: Noriyuki Iwadare

Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Japanese title: メタナイトの逆襲, Meta Knight's Counterattack

Other Uses[edit]

This track plays during the roll call when Meta Knight clears Classic or All-Star modes. It will also play in The Battlefield Fortress during the Ambush, the whole of The Battleship Halberd Exterior, and the recreated sections of the Halberd in The Great Maze in the Subspace Emissary.

The Legendary Air Ride Machine[edit]

The Legendary Air Ride Machine
Track title The Legendary Air Ride Machine
Universe Kirby
Debut game Kirby Air Ride
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Stage of usage Halberd
Availability Unlockable
Link [2]

Origin[edit]

This remix is an orchestrated version of the music that played in Kirby Air Ride when a player fully assembled the Dragoon or Hydra. During the bridge, the orchestra also plays brief snippets of Green Greens and Gourmet Race.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Arrangement Supervisor: Shogo Sakai

Composer and Arranger: HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Japanese title: 伝説のエアライドマシン, Legendary Air Ride Machine

Trivia[edit]

How To Unlock[edit]

The CD containing this track is unlocked by clearing Event 13: Dragoon Strike on any difficulty.

Gourmet Race[edit]

Gourmet Race
Track title Gourmet Race
Universe Kirby
Debut game Kirby Super Star
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Stage of usage Halberd
Availability Default
Link [3]

Origin[edit]

This track is a metal-based remix of main theme of the Gourmet Race sub-game in Kirby Super Star, which is a recurring theme throughout the Kirby franchise.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Arrangement: Motoi Sakuraba

Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Japanese title:激突!グルメレース, Crash! Gourmet Race

Other Uses[edit]

This track plays when fighting False Kirby, Meta Knight, and King Dedede in The Great Maze, and, unusually, Olimar, despite him not being related in any way to the Kirby universe.

Butter Building[edit]

Butter Building
Track title Butter Building
Universe Kirby
Debut game Kirby's Adventure
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Stage of usage Halberd
Availability Default
Link [4]

Origin[edit]

An acoustic and electric guitar-based remix of the theme for the third world of Kirby's Adventure. This track also features parts of Green Greens and the title screen music from Kirby's Dream Land.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Arrangement: Jun Fukuda

Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Japanese title: バタービルディング, Butter Building

Other Uses[edit]

This track plays during the roll call when Classic or All-Star mode is completed using Kirby.

King Dedede's Theme[edit]

King Dedede's Theme
Track title King Dedede's Theme
Universe Kirby
Debut game Kirby's Dream Land
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Stage of usage Halberd
Availability Unlockable
Link [5]

Origin[edit]

This is a remix of the music that typically plays when Kirby battles King Dedede, starting from Kirby's Dream Land. It bears the closest resemblance to the version found in Kirby's Dream Land 3. The first loop heavily uses techno beats, while the second uses much lower tones, slowly building up with brass.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Arrangement Supervisor: Yoko Shimomura

Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Arranger: Midiplex Co., Ltd.

Japanese title: デデデ大王のテーマ, Great King Dedede's Theme

Other Uses[edit]

This track plays during the roll call when King Dedede clears Classic or All-Star modes. A small extract of the track also plays during King Dedede's introduction in The Subspace Emissary.

How To Unlock[edit]

The CD containing this track is unlocked by clearing Event 15: The Hammer of the King on any difficulty.

Squeak Squad Theme[edit]

Squeak Squad Theme
Track title Squeak Squad Theme
Universe Kirby
Debut game Kirby: Squeak Squad
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Stage of usage Halberd
Availability Unlockable
Link [6]

Origin[edit]

This arrangement is a fast-paced techno-based remix of the song "Squeak Squad Appears!" that plays in Kirby: Squeak Squad when encountering a member of the Squeaks; the name "Squeak Squad Theme" refers to the Japanese title. It also includes an extended opening and a different loop.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Arrangement: Hirokazu Tanaka

Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Japanese title: ドロッチェ団のテーマ, Dorocche Gang's Theme

Trivia[edit]

  • In PAL versions of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, this track is named Mouse Attack Theme to correspond with the localized name of the game the music piece originates from, that being Kirby: Mouse Attack.

How To Unlock[edit]

Pick up a random CD containing this track.

Vs. Marx[edit]

Vs. Marx
Track title Vs. Marx
Universe Kirby
Debut game Kirby Super Star
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Stage of usage Halberd
Availability Unlockable
Link [7]

Origin[edit]

An electric guitar-based remix of the music that would play when fighting the boss Marx in the Kirby Super Star sub-game Milky Way Wishes. Near the end of the song, the "Kirby's Triumphant Return" theme plays before looping. This part of the song has also been remixed and lengthened, and its inclusion makes this version of Marx's battle theme original.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Arrangement Supervisor: Yasunori Mitsuda

Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Arranger: PROCYON STUDIO CO., LTD.

Japanese title: vs.マルク, vs. Marx

How To Unlock[edit]

Pick up a random CD containing this track.

0² Battle[edit]

0² Battle
Track title 0² Battle
Universe Kirby
Debut game Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Stage of usage Halberd
Availability Unlockable
Link [8]

Origin[edit]

This track is another electric guitar-based remix, this time of the music that plays in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards when Kirby and Ribbon fight the true final boss, 0². This remix features an original opening, and is generally faster-paced than the original track.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Arrangement: Koji Hayama

Composer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Japanese title: ゼロツー戦, Zero Two Battle

How To Unlock[edit]

The CD containing this track is unlocked when 5,000 coins are collected in coin battles.

Boss Theme Medley[edit]

Boss Theme Medley
Track title Boss Theme Medley
Universe Kirby
Debut game Various
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Stage of usage Halberd
Availability Default
Link [9]

Origin[edit]

This remix is a collection of boss battle themes from across the Kirby series. It starts with the standard boss theme of Kirby's Adventure, before progressing to, in order, Kirby's Dream Land 2's boss theme, then the boss theme of Kirby Super Star, the mini-boss theme of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, a recurring theme from the Kirby series best known as "The Arena" from Kirby's Adventure, and ending on the standard boss theme from Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Arrangement Supervisor: Kentaro Ishizaka

Composer and Arranger: HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Japanese title: ボスのテーマメドレー, Boss Theme Medley

Checker Knights[edit]

Checker Knights
Track title Checker Knights
Universe Kirby
Debut game Kirby Air Ride
Stage of usage Halberd
Availability Default
Link [10]

Origin[edit]

This song was originally used in the Japanese version of the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime, under the name Strong Star Warrior. However, it was reused as the theme of the Checker Knights course in Kirby Air Ride, essentially unchanged other than being modified to loop. The Brawl version of this track loops similarly to the Air Ride version, but with higher audio quality comparable to the original Strong Star Warrior.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Composition Copyright Akira Miyagawa.

Japanese title: チェックナイト, Check Knight

Forest/Nature Area[edit]

Forest/Nature Area
Track title Forest/Nature Area
Universe Kirby
Debut game Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Stage of usage Halberd
Availability Default
Link [11]

Origin[edit]

This track is an upbeat, melodious tune, directly ported from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, where it originally played in the game's early forest-based areas. It is one of few tracks in Brawl to be directly taken from a handheld game.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Composition and arrangements Copyright Nintendo.

Japanese title: 森・自然エリア, Forest/Natural Area

Frozen Hillside[edit]

Frozen Hillside
Track title Frozen Hillside
Universe Kirby
Debut game Kirby Air Ride
Stage of usage Halberd
Availability Unlockable
Link [12]

Origin[edit]

This track was created to play in the Frozen Hillside course of Kirby Air Ride. The track in Brawl is a direct port of said music piece.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Composition and arrangements Copyright Nintendo.

Japanese title: コルダ, Colda

Other Uses[edit]

This track plays in the second part of The Glacial Peak, along with its recreation in The Great Maze in The Subspace Emissary.

How To Unlock[edit]

The CD containing this track is unlocked after ten Brawls are held on the Halberd stage.

Trivia[edit]

  • Checker Knights is owned by an organization rather than the owner of the IPs. This trait is shared with the music from Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, as well as "Ai No Uta", "Ai No Uta (French Version)". , "Tane No Uta" and later, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, the Dragon Quest series, the Culdcept series, Soma Bringer, and Style Savvy: Styling Star,.
    • It, alongside the two aforementioned are the first songs in the Super Smash Bros series to not originate from a video game, succeeded by songs from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.
      • Despite this, the track lists its origins as Kirby Air Ride.