Costumes & Colors – Kirby’s Dream Buffet

About game/music

This is “Costumes & Colors” from the competitive action game “Kirby’s Dream Buffet” (2022 NS), developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.

In this game, small Kirbys roll along a racing course made of cake, chocolate, etc., using copy abilities to compete with each other for the number of strawberries they have eaten.

This song is played on the screen where you can view the colors and costumes of Kirby that you have unlocked.

Analyzing

bar 2~5

• The 5th of I rises by a semitone.
• I think it is the root form of the common cliche (I-I+-I6-I7 = I-III+-vi-I7)

bar 7

• iv in major key (other Tabs include this)
  • Nostalgic, romantic, or “good old days”-feeling.
  • Typically used following IV.
  • One of the subdominant minor chords, which have b6th of main key.
  • It’s borrowed mostly from parallel minor, but also from Mixolydian b6 or Harmonic Major (in this case, ivM7)
  • examples;
    • Continent (Sakura) – Crystarise
    • Bloom – Outro – ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
    • The King Lost in Time – Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City
    • Lonely Rolling Star – Katamari Damacy
    • Candy Constellation – Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
    • Big-Bean Vine – Kirby’s Epic Yarn
    • Costumes & Colors – Kirby’s Dream Buffet
    • Super Bell Subway – Mario Kart 8
    • Shopping in Wakeport – Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
    • Badges – Pikmin Bloom
    • Bye Bye There! – Pizza Tower
    • Dewford Town – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Rustboro City – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Fortree City – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Abandoned Ship – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Valor Lakefront – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
    • Hearthome City – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
    • Canalave City – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
    • National Park – Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Cianwood City – Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Route 26 – Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Pewter City – Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Castelia City – Pokémon Black2/White2
    • Marine Tube – Pokémon Black2/White2
    • Iki Town (Day) – Pokémon Sun/Moon
    • Cobalt Coastlands – Pokémon Legends: Arceus
    • Levincia – Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
    • Clear Breeze – Skullgirls
    • Wave Ocean – Sonic the Hedgehog(2006)
    • Magical Snow Day – Sonic Runners
    • Oh! One True Love – Undertale
    • Temmie Village – Undertale

bar 11

• I-I7 or i-I7 (other TABs include this)
  • After resolving to the tonic, it leads smoothly to the following IV (or iv)
  • I7 is sometimes replaced by a diminished 7th chord (#Io7 or other)
  • examples;
    • Boat Buds – A Short Hike
    • Thrash Machine – DELTARUNE Chapter 1
    • Dogcheck – DELTARUNE Chapter 1
    • Xeno Arcadia – Hylics 2
    • Costumes & Colors – Kirby’s Dream Buffet
    • SNES Donut Plains 3 – Mario Kart 8
    • Actor’s Anteroom – MELTY BLOOD Actress Again Current Code
    • Ideal and the Real – Persona 5 Royal
    • Raise the Hoof – Pocket Card Jockey
    • Jazz Racing Jam – Pocket Card Jockey
    • Rustboro City – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Valor Lakefront – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
    • Canalave City – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
    • Cianwood City – Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Pewter City – Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Floccesy Town – Pokémon Black2/White2
    • Castelia City – Pokémon Black2/White2
    • Iki Town (Day) – Pokémon Sun/Moon
    • Route 10 on Ula’ula Island – Pokémon Sun/Moon
    • Battle! (Bede) – Pokémon Sword/Shield
    • Levincia – Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
    • Guest Book – Tomodachi Life

bar 18

• bVI7
  • There are two views, but I’m not sure.
    • tritone substitution of II7
    • subdominant minor as a variant of bVImaj7