Games That Feature Green Greens
Compiling track titles and descriptions past Mass Attack heavily in progress. The actual thing I'm compiling this list for is probably going to be monstrously big...
Versions that are completely identical to already featured versions will be omitted.
versions not included (because they're not from games):
super star ultra OST bonus remix medley
chamber music
sound of kirby cafe
anniversary concert
eki melo
3ds themes
versions that only quote green greens will be underlined, but not bolded
Versions that are completely identical to already featured versions will be omitted.
versions not included (because they're not from games):
super star ultra OST bonus remix medley
chamber music
sound of kirby cafe
anniversary concert
eki melo
3ds themes
versions that only quote green greens will be underlined, but not bolded
25 Games
Green Greens
Composed and arranged by Jun Ishikawa
Composed and arranged by Jun Ishikawa
Staff Roll (Rainbow Route 6)
Arranged by Hirokazu Ando
Almost completely identical to the original except for being transposed down a semitone
Arranged by Hirokazu Ando
Almost completely identical to the original except for being transposed down a semitone
Green Greens
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa (probably)
Possibly one of the most iconic versions of the song. Fairly one-to-one
Crystal Field
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa (probably)
The first significant shakeup. Changes in form and structure; introduces Kirby's Triumphant Return in the context of Green Greens
(Taking Over The Halberd quotes Triumphant Return. Consider writing about that)
Kirby's Triumphant Return
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa (probably)
The Triumphant Return melody basically no musical content in common with Green Greens aside from some similar ideas, but somewhat inseparable from Green Greens moving forward - including a quote here
Staff Roll
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa (probably)
An interesting change in order - Kirby's Triumphant Return comes before Green Green's B section. It makes for smoother transitions in the context of the full piece, but otherwise also solidifies Triumphant Return's relationship with Green Greens
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa (probably)
Possibly one of the most iconic versions of the song. Fairly one-to-one
Crystal Field
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa (probably)
The first significant shakeup. Changes in form and structure; introduces Kirby's Triumphant Return in the context of Green Greens
(Taking Over The Halberd quotes Triumphant Return. Consider writing about that)
Kirby's Triumphant Return
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa (probably)
The Triumphant Return melody basically no musical content in common with Green Greens aside from some similar ideas, but somewhat inseparable from Green Greens moving forward - including a quote here
Staff Roll
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa (probably)
An interesting change in order - Kirby's Triumphant Return comes before Green Green's B section. It makes for smoother transitions in the context of the full piece, but otherwise also solidifies Triumphant Return's relationship with Green Greens
Kirby Lost
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa
Yes, the only time you hear Green Greens in this game is when Kirby loses a life. It's weird. This is literally the only time the death jingle is Green Greens.
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa
Yes, the only time you hear Green Greens in this game is when Kirby loses a life. It's weird. This is literally the only time the death jingle is Green Greens.
Green Greens
Arranged by Hirokazu Ando
Ando's love for virtual orchestras began here. After struggling with the orchestral sound direction of Melee, under Sakai's guidance, somehow he pulled through with the most convincing fake orchestral in the entire game. You can tell he likes it too, because it shows up in Star Allies as a 100% Menu theme.
Introduces a new intro section used by some other versions. Leads into Kirby's Triumphant Return more directly than in Crystal Field
Apparently used in the anime too?
Arranged by Hirokazu Ando
Ando's love for virtual orchestras began here. After struggling with the orchestral sound direction of Melee, under Sakai's guidance, somehow he pulled through with the most convincing fake orchestral in the entire game. You can tell he likes it too, because it shows up in Star Allies as a 100% Menu theme.
Introduces a new intro section used by some other versions. Leads into Kirby's Triumphant Return more directly than in Crystal Field
Apparently used in the anime too?
Rowdy Charge Tank
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa
EUROBEAT \o/
Arpeggiated main melody over a slower countermelody, even more background arpeggios, liberal use of cutoff filters, slight changes including a modulation to F that hints at a resolution in D before faking out back to C
Drag Race
Arranged by Hirokazu Ando
Similar in style to Battlefield from Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Somewhat in Ando style, chooses to resolve less often, staying on dominant chords at the ends of sections
A lot of 3+3+2 rhythms moving in seconds, especially near the end of the loop.
Featured in parts of the anime!
Green Greens
Arranged by Hirokazu Ando
It's just a lower quality version of the Melee arrangement with slightly worse instrumentation. Nothing to see here.
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa
EUROBEAT \o/
Arpeggiated main melody over a slower countermelody, even more background arpeggios, liberal use of cutoff filters, slight changes including a modulation to F that hints at a resolution in D before faking out back to C
Drag Race
Arranged by Hirokazu Ando
Similar in style to Battlefield from Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Somewhat in Ando style, chooses to resolve less often, staying on dominant chords at the ends of sections
A lot of 3+3+2 rhythms moving in seconds, especially near the end of the loop.
Featured in parts of the anime!
Green Greens
Arranged by Hirokazu Ando
It's just a lower quality version of the Melee arrangement with slightly worse instrumentation. Nothing to see here.
Green Greens (Rainbow Route 6)
Arranged by ??? (Ishikawa, Ando, Ikegami, Sakai)
A slower, half-baked, somewhat inferior version of the Super Star rendition with awkward voicing changes. I've never liked this version.
Kirby's Air Grind
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa (probably)
Rowdy Charge Tank on the GBA's sound hardware! It's shorter and simpler, but it still gets the idea across surprisingly well. I wonder if this says anything about the samples chosen (likely mainly by Ishikawa) for the GBA/DS games?
Arranged by ??? (Ishikawa, Ando, Ikegami, Sakai)
A slower, half-baked, somewhat inferior version of the Super Star rendition with awkward voicing changes. I've never liked this version.
Kirby's Air Grind
Arranged by Jun Ishikawa (probably)
Rowdy Charge Tank on the GBA's sound hardware! It's shorter and simpler, but it still gets the idea across surprisingly well. I wonder if this says anything about the samples chosen (likely mainly by Ishikawa) for the GBA/DS games?
The Hero of Dream Land (Gamble Galaxy 3)
Arranged/composed by ??? (Ishikawa, Ando, Ikegami, Sakai)
I think this one is a Sakai, but we don't have proof. A relatively early example of transforming the Green Greens melody like a motif around a whole new composition! The B section has some really nice voicings
Arranged/composed by ??? (Ishikawa, Ando, Ikegami, Sakai)
I think this one is a Sakai, but we don't have proof. A relatively early example of transforming the Green Greens melody like a motif around a whole new composition! The B section has some really nice voicings
The below arrangements are of other compositions, and happen to quote Green Greens in passing.
Butter Building
Composed by Hirokazu Ando
Arranged by Jun Fukuda
Inserts the B section really jarringly at the loop point of Butter Building as an orchestral break in the middle of the rest of the guitar and synth-heavy arrangement.
The Legendary Air Ride Machine
Composed and arranged by Shogo Sakai
A much more tasteful insertion of the A section of Green Greens, partly because of how their melodies share rhythmic ideas, and partly how smoothly it transitions into Gourmet Race.
It's all rendered on trumpets and brass! Really makes it sound like a heroic anthem or fanfare, doesn't it?
Butter Building
Composed by Hirokazu Ando
Arranged by Jun Fukuda
Inserts the B section really jarringly at the loop point of Butter Building as an orchestral break in the middle of the rest of the guitar and synth-heavy arrangement.
The Legendary Air Ride Machine
Composed and arranged by Shogo Sakai
A much more tasteful insertion of the A section of Green Greens, partly because of how their melodies share rhythmic ideas, and partly how smoothly it transitions into Gourmet Race.
It's all rendered on trumpets and brass! Really makes it sound like a heroic anthem or fanfare, doesn't it?
Heavy Lobster
Composed by Jun Ishikawa (probably)
I think this theme makes a lot more sense from the point of view of Meta Knight's crew. Hearts racing, the entire ship at stake, the Heavy Lobster deployed against their own ship in one desperate shot against the demon whose theme looms ominously in the distance.
Ishikawa probably didn't think like that about this theme (if it was him, anyway, which I believe it was), but it's a fun way to explore the question of "why is Green Greens' melody here?"
Composed by Jun Ishikawa (probably)
I think this theme makes a lot more sense from the point of view of Meta Knight's crew. Hearts racing, the entire ship at stake, the Heavy Lobster deployed against their own ship in one desperate shot against the demon whose theme looms ominously in the distance.
Ishikawa probably didn't think like that about this theme (if it was him, anyway, which I believe it was), but it's a fun way to explore the question of "why is Green Greens' melody here?"
Green Greens (Whispy's Forest)
Arranged and performed by Hirokazu Ando
A series-defining moment. The live melodica, keyboard flute and bass guitar go on to become staples of the soundtracks one way or another, especially finding a place to call home in various spinoffs like Dedede's Drum Dash and remix albums like The Sound of Kirby Café 2.
It's a fairly intricate arrangement, going through two renditions of the original two-section loop before tying Triumphant Return in for the first time in nine years.
If you think about it, it's actually pretty similar to the Melee version in form, except for the opening. This one might be my favorite.
Arranged and performed by Hirokazu Ando
A series-defining moment. The live melodica, keyboard flute and bass guitar go on to become staples of the soundtracks one way or another, especially finding a place to call home in various spinoffs like Dedede's Drum Dash and remix albums like The Sound of Kirby Café 2.
It's a fairly intricate arrangement, going through two renditions of the original two-section loop before tying Triumphant Return in for the first time in nine years.
If you think about it, it's actually pretty similar to the Melee version in form, except for the opening. This one might be my favorite.
Rainbow Riches
Arranged by Shogo Sakai
This one's interesting. The A section's in 3/4 and scored like a piece of classical music or national anthem, and then the B section's a lighter shade of orchestral back in 4/4.
Eerie Island
Arranged by Shogo Sakai
It's the Melee opening! Almost! It's written like real march, down to the slightly loose unquantized time feel.
It seems based on the Melee arrangement for the most part, although it loops after the first A section.
Down to One
Arranged by Shogo Sakai
Starting with Triumphant Return! It's kind of like Kirby's very own Love Theme. This might be the most straight-up reharmonization the theme has seen up to this point; the A section alone feels like how a jazz pianist might interpret the melody... or maybe I'm just a weirdly Sakai-influenced pianist.
Arranged by Shogo Sakai
This one's interesting. The A section's in 3/4 and scored like a piece of classical music or national anthem, and then the B section's a lighter shade of orchestral back in 4/4.
Eerie Island
Arranged by Shogo Sakai
It's the Melee opening! Almost! It's written like real march, down to the slightly loose unquantized time feel.
It seems based on the Melee arrangement for the most part, although it loops after the first A section.
Down to One
Arranged by Shogo Sakai
Starting with Triumphant Return! It's kind of like Kirby's very own Love Theme. This might be the most straight-up reharmonization the theme has seen up to this point; the A section alone feels like how a jazz pianist might interpret the melody... or maybe I'm just a weirdly Sakai-influenced pianist.
A Visitor From Afar
quoted at first display of heroism (when the gang decide to investigate the falling lor starcutter)
The Adventure Begins
(Wii Channel)
Lor Starcutter
Super Ability (Super Ability VS Boss/Grand Doomer)
Looming Darkness (Dimensional Rift)
Grape Garden
Let Me Explain Everything
Final Battle (Final Battle EX)
CROWNED
Each To His Own World
Played when it turns out they're racing against a rapidly collapsing dimension
Return to Dream Land (Staff Roll)
Noticeably left untouched until all the RtDL motifs had their time, mostly used in the end
Green Greens (HAL Room)
notably note-for-note identical to the super star version except for octave changes
True Arena
quoted at first display of heroism (when the gang decide to investigate the falling lor starcutter)
The Adventure Begins
(Wii Channel)
Lor Starcutter
Super Ability (Super Ability VS Boss/Grand Doomer)
Looming Darkness (Dimensional Rift)
Grape Garden
Let Me Explain Everything
Final Battle (Final Battle EX)
CROWNED
Each To His Own World
Played when it turns out they're racing against a rapidly collapsing dimension
Return to Dream Land (Staff Roll)
Noticeably left untouched until all the RtDL motifs had their time, mostly used in the end
Green Greens (HAL Room)
notably note-for-note identical to the super star version except for octave changes
True Arena
Walking to a Flowery Coup!
Green Greens (World Map)
Fine Fields Prairie
Dark Clouds
same melody notes as green greens' b section. i'm not kidding, i had to speed it up
Sun Stone Get
Spinning Jungle
Revenge of the Enemy
She Who Holds The Stars
The World to Win / Soul of Sectonia / Midnight Moonlight (Forever-Sleeping Flower)
FLOWERED
One of the Miracles
Green Greens (Dededetour)
Staff Roll 2
Green Greens (World Map)
Fine Fields Prairie
Dark Clouds
same melody notes as green greens' b section. i'm not kidding, i had to speed it up
Sun Stone Get
Spinning Jungle
Revenge of the Enemy
She Who Holds The Stars
The World to Win / Soul of Sectonia / Midnight Moonlight (Forever-Sleeping Flower)
FLOWERED
One of the Miracles
Green Greens (Dededetour)
Staff Roll 2
great cave offensive
green greens ver 2
green greens ver 2
opening
main menu
learn the controls
more
main menu
learn the controls
more
HOLY FUCK WHAT KIND OF MASOCHISTIC QUEST HAVE I UNDERTAKEN
