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"Snowball Scuffle"[2][1] is a theme that originated from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, where it plays in the first and third stages of White Wafers. It was composed by Jun Ishikawa.
Composition[edit]
"Snowball Scuffle" is a cheery theme in C major with a time signature of 4/4. It uses instruments heard in "Shiver Star" from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, such as glockenspiel and sleigh bells, that create a wintery atmosphere. Both have similar harmonic accompaniments consisting of repeated chord stabs played by trumpets.
"Snowball Scuffle" structurally resembles "Beyond the Hill". Its first section features a melody beginning with a glockenspiel rising octave that follows with a small rise and slow descent, with subdominant harmonies dominating. It repeats with slight variations, which are toned down due to the nature of the instrument. A clarinet plays the melody again and gradually leads to a transitional melody, that is heard first by string-like instruments and then the original glockenspiel, transitioning through different tonalities, such as E flat major, B flat minor, G minor. The melody takes a turn resembling the final portion of "Beyond the Hill" that leads to a loop, but prior to reprising this function it resolves to G minor. With some tweaks, the melody passes through harmonies that lead it back to the original C major, at which point the track loops.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
"Snowball Scuffle" first appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and reappears in its remake, playing in Stage 1 and the first portion of Stage 3 of White Wafers. It can be found in the original game's Sound Test as music 32 and in the remake's Jukebox as track 40.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse[edit]
An arrangement of this theme can be unlocked by collecting one of the Treasure Chests found in the stage The Haunted Ship, to then be played in the Music Room as track 12. It is largely similar to the original but is somewhat more mellow thanks to the added strings and echoing effect.
Other appearances[edit]
The theme received a Christmas-themed remix in The Sound of Kirby Café 2, being present in the track 聖夜のシュガーホワイト (Sugar White Holy Night), with "Air Ride: Frozen Hillside". It was arranged by Shogo Sakai.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゆきがっせん[3][2][1] Yukigassen |
Snowball Fight |
| English | Snowball Scuffle[2][1] | - |
| Chinese | 打雪仗[1] dǎ xuě zhàng |
Snowball Fight |
| Dutch | Sneeuwbalsmijtpartij[1] | Snowball throwing party |
| French | Bataille de boules de neige[2][1] | Snowball fight |
| German | Schneeballschlacht[2][1] | Snowball fight |
| Italian | Baruffa a palle di neve[2][1] | Snowball fight |
| Korean | 눈싸움[1] nunssaum |
Snowball Fight |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Guerra de bolas de neve[1] | Snowball war |
| Latin American Spanish | Escaramuza con bolas de nieve[2] Batalla de bolas de nieve[1] |
Snowball scuffle Snowball fight |
| European Spanish | Batalla de bolas de nieve[2][1] | Snowball fight |