Kirby Musical Bytes - Moonstruck Blossom

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KIRBY - Kills Bugs Dead
Kirby by Nintendo and HAL Laboratories
Composed by Hirokazu Ando
Footage by BossBattleChannel ( • Kirby: Triple Deluxe B... )
Queen Sectonia: OstaraVA ( / @ostarava ) (cstng.cc/agejo...)
Taranza: Kyle Wright (bit.ly/KyleWright)
Art by Linda Roethlin (ko-fi.com/lroe...)
Lyrics by Junebird24 ( / @junebird24 ) and Alex Beckham
Mix by Stelyos (bit.ly/stelyos)

[@sorrel_leaf_vespers]

The contrast between Sectonia's powerful and authoritative voice and Taranza's soft and mournful tone is everything to me, Ostara and Kyle KILLED IT with this one!

[@lionman8295]

Agreed!

[@lesliewilliams9273]

For real

[@a_shiggy_person]

"Is there a trace of the face i once loved?" Wow, that line hit hard for me. The characterization of Taranza was perfect! The small hope, the saddnes, the regret... PERFECT!!!

[@SonovaDragon]

It was amazing!

[@icesword8892]

Indeed honestly I can relate

[@bradleyadams5252]

The lyric of "all feed the monarchy" really sums up Sectonia's fall. From a beautiful queen to madned parasite to enternal slumber at the hands (?) of Kirby, hero of dreamland.

[@tylergaming101]

Nubs probably

[@Blue_God_58824]

@@tylergaming101Lumps if I dare say

[@spidey5108]

"If you'd dare defy this glorious dream-" Nice continuity. The references to Soul of Sectonia were seamless, too.

[@napstablook0493]

“Mirror, Mirror On The Wall. Who's The Fairest Of Them All?” What a perfect introduction!

[@rladylisalila]

Indeed! The fact as well that this came out on the same day as the Snow White trailer... Lol

[@Waddleboyadvance7187]

Dark meta knights doing that monkey plush meme you know the one

[@junebird24]

Thank you so much for the comment! I thought it suited her character well and it's one of my personal favorite lyrics :))

[@Neonclown_7]

Dark Meta Knight looking at her from the Dimension Mirror like saying ”What is this b*tch yapping about...”

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

The way she said "AAAAALL!" Was truly beautiful.

[@TentaCole]

“Your world is a pitiful husk, and I, the embalmer!” “Behold the beauteous art of the flower. / Scream to the night as your worlds I devour!” This whole cover was great, but those two (three?) lines from Sectonia were especially good. A perfect way to capture her descent into madness and to portray the intensity of that final phase!

[@MrFlame-zk5cy]

The operatic tone of Sectonia and the smooth sorrowful sound of Taranza mix so beautifully. Ostara and Kyle were INCREDIBLE here.

[@bluestar3144]

0:08 I belive this is the real sectonia speaking to taranza one last time, She is saying her last words, she knows there's no saving her, all she asks him is be forgiven for what she did, forget her so not to mourn her, and go out and live his life happy. As for her she'll forever miss taranza.

[@junebird24]

As one of the writers for MB, I can confirm that's exactly what it means! :) I wanted that part to represent a last goodbye from her as the last traces of Sectonia's true self dissapear. Thank you for watching!

[@torrellax5524]

⁠@@junebird24Could you please explain what she meant by “All life is destined for us” She only cares about herself so “us” wouldn’t make sense 😅

[@junebird24]

​@@torrellax5524Thank you for the comment! Unfortunately i couldn't tell you the exact answer because I didn't write the second half :') (I haven't beaten TDX's true arena and wanted to avoid spoilers so I know very little about it)

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

That is so sad.

[@TwiliXgirl]

⁠@@torrellax5524 In some media, royalty sometimes refers to themselves in plural. Like saying We instead of I, or Us instead of Me. Maybe that’s what they’re doing with that part?

[@vane2148]

I’ve had this Taranza profile picture for years now, I think you can guess how pleasantly surprised I was when I saw Man on the Internet cover Moonstruck Blossom!! The vocals are amazing, Taranza’s voice is smooth while Sectonia’s is powerful and elegant.. perfectly fitting! Kirby fans will find this cover DELICIOUS

[@abathur4216]

As a Kirby fan, I also was surprised by this and I think i won't need white paint for a while after listening to this.

[@Makaroni_the_awesome]

As a fellow kirby fan I can agree that this is AMAZING

[@brentwhittington7350]

1:45 They both knew what had to be done...and even still Taranza called out one last time, to the heart inside of the monster Sectonia had become. A silent plea, but one that held the desperate hope of a desperate heart. A plea that was followed by a request to Kirby, "Destroy the monster I created, and set free the woman I love." Knowing there was only one way for Sectonia to be free, and that was for her to be put in an “eternal sleep”

[@FennecWitch]

These vocals have genuinely blown me away. Between Kyle having the smoothest vocal run I've ever heard at 2:02 and Ostara jumping up a full octave at the end to a G6! Holy shit, well done

[@aidanmoore8751]

Seriously this gave me chills...like WOW.

[@ConfidentNHandsome]

Absolutely Amazing!

[@Mew14484]

I love the reference to Soul of Sectonia's second phase pause screen text at 1:57 "After countless times parasitizing and possessing, which one was my real form...? I can no longer remember. There was a voice calling out to me, but I cannot hear it anymore. Before dawn breaks, bring me... eternal sleep... " Always has been my favorite part of the lore of Triple Deluxe.

[@junebird24]

Im so glad someone caught that!😉 I spent a lot of time scouring through the lore to add lots of references! Thank you 💖

[@Angninjin22]

​​@@junebird24 oh you did it great!The eternal sleep part is my favorite line from Taranza here, well every line is exceptional.

[@QueenCreeps]

I remember getting this game for free on 3DS, this game has some of my favourite songs for the console 💖

[@NathanTheGameGuy]

HOW DID YOU GET IT FOR FREE???

[@acer1kylesf]

hshop ;)

[@sperryyoungerjr.3985]

Back when I was in Middle School, I used to listen to the songs with my 3DS closed and do other tasks or fall asleep to the songs. These two Sectonia boss themes, the main boss theme, the circus theme, the world 6 level theme(hope that one gets a lyrical song in the future), the Nutty Noon theme from RtD, the 100% completion theme, the Looming Darkness theme also from RtD, the Keychain collection theme, and many other songs from Triple Deluxe. I still have that copy of Triple Deluxe from back in 2014.

[@ConfidentNHandsome]

​@@sperryyoungerjr.3985sounds dreamy

[@QueenCreeps]

@@NathanTheGameGuy Nintendo was doing this deal at the time where if you registered your 3DS on your account, you got to choose a game for free. One of them was Triple Deluxe ^^

[@Moss_Dude]

You don't get to sing to _Kirby_ about how good you are at devouring

[@user-gameshow52]

Kirby will be BETTER

[@Officially_Unofficial-1]

Especially in triple deluxe with hypernova

[@Bub8les]

Man, everything is near perfection. The art, lyrics, and those VOCALS!!

[@Glamurina]

And that's not even the worst thing to come out of that mirror

[@bradleyadams5252]

What, dark meta knight? He's friendly one you get to know him!

[@abathur4216]

what then ? Dark Mind ? he didn't seem that powerfull for a mirror Dark Matter/0 ...

[@yoshikamekking1723]

​​@@abathur4216 I'd say the worst is Dark Taranza, the manifestation of the desperation of someone in grief, looking exactly like her once loved "friend" now puppeteering him and putting all the land in terror.

[@abathur4216]

@@yoshikamekking1723 hoooo yeah forgot he existed. but he's from Team Kirby Clash deluxe so he's not from our mirror ... don't think that counts then ...

[@yoshikamekking1723]

@@abathur4216 Then what's the worst? what's worse than a once kind girl wich was gifted a mirror from his "friend" for her to look at her beauty wich turned out to slowly corrupt her into a heartless monster controlling his "friend" and enslaving the kingdom? only Dark Taranza pops up in my mind

[@CeHee123]

The sad thing about the title. Moonstruck means unable to think clearly, often because of love. Taranza was moonstruck while doing her bidding, hoping she would return to herself. Now Sectonia can't think straight because of the gift he gave her.

[@Neonclown_7]

Unfortunately, that's not the official name of the song. It's just the fan made-up name. The official name is ”Fatal Blooms In Moonlight”

[@CeHee123]

@Neonclown_7 they're both official. They just change the name in the localisation. It was the same for Return to Dreamland Under My Control/Welcome Your New Overlord.

[@jclkaytwo]

@@CeHee123 that's false info. "under my control" was never official. return to dream land's soundtrack never got an official english release in any form until deluxe's music player. both moonstruck blossom and under my control were fan translations of their japanese titles.

[@ConfidentNHandsome]

That's just sad, i thought Moonstruck was just because of the moon in the background

[@Neonclown_7]

@@jclkaytwo Exactly. Idk why so many people insist in calling them by those names when they already have official names.

[@Rickardo_Astley]

Taranza’s lyrics perfect describe how he didn’t mean for the mirror to corrupt his friend sectionia and how bad he feels for it as he grieves about it meanwhile sectonia is singing like a crazed tyrant obsessed with themselves

[@ominimonzwartalterb5526]

For a land of dreamsz rhere are few happy endings for the corrupted and thwir loved ones

[@purrrduck]

@@ominimonzwartalterb5526that actually isn’t that true anymore. The three mage sisters got a happy ending, Leon got a happy ending, magalor got a happy ending. The only two who was corrupted and ended with a bad ending is haltman and sectonia. Everyone else who died from Kirby deserved it.

[@GreenieShyGuy9904]

@@purrrduck yeah, what makes it worse for Taranza tho is even by the time of Star Allies he STILL hasn’t been able to move on, At least Susie seems like she’s mostly moved on by now and seems to be holding up well, but poor Taranza just can’t catch a break

[@purrrduck]

@@GreenieShyGuy9904 true. At least most get a happy ending. Sure taranza got an absolutely terrible ending but at least he still has…yeah I really can’t think of a silver lining. He just got nothing but depression. Damn…

[@GreenieShyGuy9904]

@@purrrduck yep, dangit HAL why can’t you give him a happy ending already ;-; it’s been over 10 years now.

[@GandalfTheTsaagan]

Sectonia and Taranza are some of the most tragic characters of the Kirby franchise. Imagine unknowingly gifting an cursed eldritch artifact to the love of your life?

[@Neonclown_7]

Dark Meta Knight was like *”We do a lil' trollin”*

[@GreenieShyGuy9904]

Yeah, all of Kirby’s other villains turned friends got their happy endings (well other than Susie, but even then she seems to have mostly moved on from haltman’s death by now), why can’t Taranza have his happy ending already ;-;

[@Okmanperson]

​@@GreenieShyGuy9904since return to dreamland deluxe gave magalore a happy ending, then Nintendo has the ability to make a triple deluxe x2 or smth and give taranza a playable side story. Idk i just want him to be happy😔

[@ChaosandOrder-d5y]

You know, sometimes I wonder if there was something that Kirby could have done to uncorrupt Sectonia.

[@DoJayMi]

If I had a nickel for how many times Nintendo characters accidentally gifted an eldritch mirror to their lovers only for them to be twisted into horrific monsters... I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@Blue_God_58824]

1:50 WHY IS HE SPITTING BARS?!🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🌸🌸🌸🐝🐝🐝🕷️🕷️🕷️🐧🐧🐧🩷🩷🩷

[@skywas_neverhere]

From all the kirby musical bytes this is truly my favorite 2nd place would be star dream tho leaving that behind I love your work started listening for in the final (M&L BIS) and fell in love with your music thanks for everything!

[@NathanTheGameGuy]

3:34 Imagine if Kirby inhaled the lyrics too. Would've made it hard to read what they're saying, but still.

[@taghreedali1948]

I get what you’re saying. the health bar eaten as well as the lyrics

[@marrqi7wini54]

@@NathanTheGameGuy The lyrics power surpass even that of Kirby. Respect the lyrics!

[@claragemheart581]

@@marrqi7wini54Lyrics for smash

[@superdimentiobrolyX]

for some reason this one didnt hit with me right away but i keep coming back, now i think its possibly the most beautiful cover on this channel

[@snowyvul]

moonstruck blossom is one of my favorite songs in this entire franchise and yeah i get what you mean i was elated when it came out but now im really starting to appreciate every detail they crammed into this im addicted to singing taranzas parts

[@krowking123]

Agreed!

[@lesliewilliams9273]

Same with me!

[@smackjack78]

Wow. Those were some of the strongest vocals I’ve heard on the channel. The contrast of Kyle’s calmer Taranza voice with Ostara’s crazed and obsessed Sectonia all backed to one of the best combinations of final boss tracks in the Kirby series was all superb. Now my heart yearns for something like this for Planet Robobot given its crazy finale. But for now, bravo!

[@mangaman1728]

I think the saddest part is after mirror mirror on the wall part the line she speaks after is basically her last words sane, her final cry to put her out of her pain and telling teranza she forgives him and to not sulk for her. To live his life without guilt.

[@blademasterzero]

The fact that this is actually one of the few Kirby villains that Kirby had no chance at redeeming is always something that gets me here. Regardless of taranza’s feelings here which typically in these stories would mean that everything would be ok and have a happy ending, Kirby doesn’t have the option to bring the original sectonia back. All he can do is mercy kill the husk she became

[@ITzaMii_]

NO WAY!!! AND SOUL OF SECTONIA TOO?! I was expecting Meta Knight's Revenge, you REALLY didn't need to drop such a beautiful bomb on us. Kyle Wright and OstaraVA portray Taranza and Sectonia. I love how the lyrics explain their story in a subtle way and love how the lyrics feel Shakespeare adjacent it fits really well with the whole Romeo and Juliet thing. I love that Sectonia never realises she's gone insane like other takes I've seen on this song, it's genuinely chilling having Taranza realise the person she used to be is completely gone and death is her only chance at peace now. Also, Taranza being the one singing during the vocal parts of the song is actually kinda genuine ngl. Also, also, 1:39 IS HE SINING THE MELODY OF THE GUITAR SOLO OF THE GAMETAL REMIX, OH MY GOD!!!!!

[@qykolas]

The gametal solo fits perfectly and I love it

[@Catman8274]

I am so glad that I am not the only one who noticed that.

[@junebird24]

😉 (it's a reference indeed!)

[@ITzaMii_]

​@@junebird24 Thanks for clarifying! You and Alex cooked so much here, great stuff!!

[@thesaviourfromheavensunwuk9639]

0:06 nice on that "mirror mirror of the wall who's the fairest of them all" classic

[@ConfidentNHandsome]

It sounds SO STRONG

[@IZRthe1st]

Magic mirror*

[@themostcertified4377]

Ok the lines at like 2:32 have had me replaying it SOOO many times, I don’t know why but it’s so good

[@nozominous2956]

THE HIGH NOTES ARE ACTUALLY INSANE GJ TO BOTH VOICR ACTORS

[@Marshadow01]

I feel so bad for taranza. He gave sectonia the mirror, not realizing it held evil within, and was forced to watch as something that was intended to be a gift turned her into a beauty obsessed tyrant that he was eventually forced to put down with Kirby and dededes help And thanks to star allies, we know he’s still not over it, someone give this guy a break

[@GreenieShyGuy9904]

Yeah, All the other villains turned friends got their happy endings (except for Susie but even then she seems like she’s moved on by now), but poor Taranza just cannot catch a break.

[@reicho3034]

I think the golden Dimension Mirror is a cautionary tale.😥 Despite the immense beauty of its outward appearance, beneath the surface of this mirror lies an ugly, corrupted, and terrifying evil. It once housed Dark Mind and Dark Meta Knight, twisted versions of past characters with Dark Mind being a fusion of Nightmare Wizard and Zero. When Taranza gifted the mirror to Sectonia, he had no idea of its true nature until it was too late and Sectonia became a reflection of the Dimension Mirror itself, a shallow, beautiful exterior that concealed something truly terrifying.

[@Mathéoclairdelalune]

@@reicho3034 the dimensionnal mirror of TDX is a mirror from the mirror world, not the mirror that leads to it As for Dark Mind, he isn’t a fusion of two beings. But a reflection of (probably) Dark matter swordman (so the first we see) given it’s a complete opposite of a sword user, magic. And they both have a human like form and then become a ball with a big eye Dark matter that posses, dark mind corrupts the mind, the spirit Dark meta knight being the possible host of the remaining energy and powers that dark mind has

[@KingofLalaland]

“HoW dArE i DaRe tO dReAm” (A madman trying to convince himself that he isn’t crazy) “How dare you defy this glorious dream” (A broken woman trying to convince herself that this is what she wants) “I DARE NOT DREAM” (Why should the god of despair even try to dream?)

[@qykolas]

I never made that connection between the keebo songs, btw the Marx line is "at least i dared to dream" and "why should you be the only one to dream

[@gamerush6263]

@KingofLalaland adding onto this, Star dream says "You dare challenge perfection?"

[@ConfidentNHandsome]

Hmm, there seems to be a huge connection with these final bosses, and them. DARING something, usually a Dream.​@@gamerush6263

[@MAKSUDTAGHIYEV]

Correction:marx said :"why should you be the only one to dream" and "at least i dared to dream" I think this represents marx calling kirby out on how all he does is protect SOME dreams but not ALL dreams Everyone has a dream even some "odd" ones, but still it's their dreams and hopes and beleves, what right does he have to deside who's dream will come true and who's won't

[@fedethegreat88]

​@@gamerush6263Or, more fittingly, "Noble Haltman, you sold us your dreams!" and "A new dream for time and space"

[@SillyEye]

“Mirror, mirror on the wall… Who is the Fairest of… them ALLLLLL~~~~” Damn.

[@superbloops872]

One could say it started of on a HIGH NOTE. =)

[@Magne_Sium]

"Dark Meta Knight." - Magic Mirror (totally not DMK)

[@nedstar55]

This song is really amazing it really shows Taranza’s sadness about Sectonia. While Sectonia at first is more elegant until she fell into insanity thanks to the dimensional mirror.

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

Sectonia has such a beautiful voice for a Wasp Queen turned flower monster. I could hear her operatic singing for hours.

[@jennyevef]

The segment at 1:38 seems to be a reference to GaMetal's cover, since the melody isn't present in the original song at all, but it's in GaMetal's cover of this song at the same point.

[@nightmare_eclipse4933]

That ending high note tho its insanely amazing

[@NeoPopBros]

I am legit blown away. Really blown away! Given Triple Deluxe has some of my favorite soundtrack in the series, no one has ever set such a high bar on this game's final battle, but you, Kyle, and Ostara broke that barrier beyond repair! This goes hard and has no reason not to! Amazing job!

[@vanessasandoval96]

Can Man On the Internet make a Halland with lyrics of Smash Bros Ultimate

[@NeoPopBros]

@@vanessasandoval96 Don't ask me that question. I'm not on the team.

[@vanessasandoval96]

@@NeoPopBros sorry

[@CalixTheDog686]

1:51 this part hits ungodly hard

[@aidanmoore8751]

Ok...those vocals are AMAZING!!! I mean this gave me chills...like WOW.

[@BagelsNSyrup]

This is weird to say but this cover actually brought me to tears. Moonstruck Blossom is my absolute favorite song of all time and I am so glad you guys gave Sectonia and Taranza the justice they deserve. ❤

[@vanessasandoval96]

I wish man on the internet would more video games 🎮 songs with lyrics Porky Minch theme

[@GabeD_Moon]

Theres nothing wrong with crying to music that touches you heart

[@junebird24]

Thank you so much for the comment! 💖Also it's not weird at all, I specifically was writing MB to be very emotional :)

[@BagelsNSyrup]

@@junebird24You and Alex did a phenomenal job with the lyrics 😊

[@castform5032]

Whoever voiced Taranza did a great job his sorrowful tone and the lyrics are just perfect chefs kiss

[@arieljason6713]

Me: hears Ostara's singing "Oh my god this belongs in a movie theater." Me: Hears Kyle's singing "Oh my god this belongs in a stage musical as well." Me: Hears them both singing in union: *"HOLY SH!T THIS BELONGS ON BROADWAY"*

[@clickwatchlaughzoobapictur5413]

Yep

[@SuperShadowsGirl]

HOLY CRAP, THIS WAS THE GREATEST THING I COULD HAVE POSSIBLY WOKEN UP TO! MY FAVORITE KIRBY SONG BEAUTIFULLY COVERED AND GIVEN LIFE!!! Man, I could feel the heartbreak that Taranza was feeling while he sang! Just super well done, everyone!!!

[@runicebony1495]

Well, now I know what to listen to when I create glorious, regal, and yet tyrannical characters. Gonna put this on repeat!

[@castform7]

I love the opening to this. I interpret it as Sectonia (the real one hidden deep inside, not consumed by vanity) singing about her unfortunate fate before getting taken over by the aggressive husk that now controls her and will fight to her final breath. Moonstruck and World to Win (yes I know this is specifically Soul of Sectonia) are some of my favourite songs in the franchise so hearing Sectonia and Taranza sing beautifully is exactly what I wanted/needed.

[@junebird24]

You got it! :) The intro is real Sectonia singing her final goodbyes before ultimately succumbing into the power hungry queen we're familiar with

[@GreenieShyGuy9904]

@@junebird24 man, that’s just depressing, it doesn’t help that taranza just can’t seem to catch a break in this franchise whenever he shows up.

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

2:45 interesting another parallel between Sectonia and Haltmann is the Here beneath moon and stars line, hmmmm Moonstruck Blossom and Star Dream (the Official name is Mind in a Program btw)

[@rolandofabrizziozuritacaba745]

More interesting, we hear that line with the Green Greens leitmotif

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

@@rolandofabrizziozuritacaba745 indeed

[@rafaelrivera7594]

Wrong, The Official Name is actually "Vs. Star Dream" Mind In a Program is the Name of the Level, NOT the theme.

[@coreytaylor8151]

This was one I'd hoped you would do because these are my two favorite Kirby characters, especially Taranza when you take into account his full story.(Team Kirby Clash Deluxe is now the canon sequel to this game) This is perfect. The calm but mournful Taranza, contrasting with Sectonia's crazed voice and desire of control, all while slipping nods to hard mode lore, including the "Taranza's cries can no longer reach her" and the term "Eternal Sleep." So perfect, can't wait to see what's next.

[@chaireatingwheels]

god I don’t even play the Kirby games, but I’ve been SMITTEN with this track ever since I heard a jazz arrangement on SoundCloud. Wonderful job as always!

[@morphstarchangeling8024]

I see at 2:53 that you're keeping up the running theme of dreams being included in the lyrics like the other final bosses you've done lyrical covers for. Marx: How dare I dare to dream 02: I dare not dream this video: Then we must stand to protect the dreaming/If you'd dare to defy this glorious dream.

[@lasagna3289]

Specifically stuff about daring snd dreaming! "How dare I dare to dream" "I dare not dream" "If you'd dare to defy this glorious dream"

[@TheMegaMarshtomp]

It's almost like the whole series takes place in a... Land of Dreams...

[@vespacito3950]

"Here beneath moon and stars..." One hell of a callback.

[@maksumnoiz136]

Max P. Haltmann: Trapped in a hell of revolving numbers. I lost sight of my dream, In a bed of dollars I resigned to slumber!

[@nouche]

That might just be bringing us one step closer to the limit being approached by a bunch of planets or something :3

[@GalvyTheTom]

Only a star could dream of such things… Though not a mind in a program.

[@boots1070]

A star dreaming would only lead to a superNOVA which could wipe out all living things though. :(

[@numerousbees12]

:3

[@agunguskangan494]

How bout a gourmet buffet?

[@qykolas]

I cant stress how good this song is, after begging both moti and juno to cover it for years, this made it all worth it and decimated my expectations, both june and Alex did so good with the lyrics, making every line feel poetic and beautiful, and whoever wrote the "friendship turned to grief no relief holding onto belief beyond reason" and "forget forgive go on and live forever ill be berift" is better than Disney at musical style song writing, also nobody got name dropped!(Im weird, when any name is said it kills the mood for me, like in zero lab when they say pokemon). Also the references! The gametal solo especially is so good! The voicing is so good as well, Ostara has an infinite vocal range, and Kyle has the same kind of beautiful voice as Steel, which is insane, and i cant tell which i like better

[@qykolas]

Wow, I just wrote a paragraph

[@junebird24]

Thank you so much for the paragraph, the support means a ton!🥺💖 Comments like these make the writing process all the more worth it! (Also if you're curious, I wrote the "friendship turned to grief" portion, and Alex wrote the "forget forgive" portion!) I'm very happy with how the final result turned out!☺️

[@tripplec6798]

Gosh this song is such an emotional punch to the gut. Taranza just wanted to do something nice and it backfired it the worst most horrid way possible. Him accepting that the one he loved is gone and needs to be put out of her misery just makes this emotional fight all the more somber now I think about it. It's not just a fight to save Popstar and the land above but to also put a corrupted soul to rest.

[@Blue_God_58824]

Taranza’s soft voice is a great contrast to OH GOD MY EARS

[@nintendex9288]

I made a comment on the Ai Sada and Turo video about Ostara being perfect for Sectonia in the upcoming Kirby Music Bytes and low and behold here she is being the perfect Sectonia lol.

[@vanessasandoval96]

Can Man on the Internet make more Mario Kart tracks with lyrics Wario Gold Mine Tick Tock Clock ⏰ Singapore Speedway Rosalina Ice World

[@Tripleseven09]

This means we are most likely going to get a full Star Dream, holy---

[@nathanl.6225]

Oh I need that

[@kodawanberg6887]

YES ​@@nathanl.6225

[@Boss-mw1jv]

Oooooooooo

[@penguinlord6089]

I NEED IT I NEEED ITTTTT

[@trainerlsw]

FULL STAR DREAM LET IT HAPPEN

[@HuskyVampire]

3:16 - 3:26 scratches my brain in the best way possible As someone who grew up on this game, and these two songs being my favorite songs from all of Kirby, I LOVE this

[@hiveling-111]

3:34 I just realized that Kirby is so powerful, her health bar is torn off the screen

[@Mathéoclairdelalune]

Meganova kirby is really powerfull after all

[@genius31415]

Everyone goes on about Taranza's evil acts, but give the guy a break, this is who he has to deal with!

[@Atlus241]

0:01 “Mirror Mirror On The Wall. Who’s The Fairest Of Them *ALLLLLL~~~~*

[@Xellerator101]

Best part

[@supasunotchi3355]

Sectonia shaking makes the singing. It’s actually really funny.

[@penitente3337]

Thank you for reminding me the wonders of 3ds Kirby games, beautiful cover for a beautiful song! I didn't expect Kirby Musical Bytes, this gave me life! Hoping we get a full version of Soul 0 System, I've always wished to see that Songtober cover completed! Great work!

[@gible-nible]

There's so many things I adore about this (Sectonia and Taranza's INCREDIBLE vocal performances, the art, the clever references in the lyrics that fit so well), but the line that stuck out to me the most was "here beneath the moon and stars lies the one I adored, now reduced to an animal screaming" Like oh my god, that is such a perfectly GUT-WRENCHING way to phrase what happened to Sectonia. The old her is effectively dead and gone, morphed into a beautiful caricature of a "perfect" ruler, and then into, well… a screaming animal. Plant-animal(?) hybrid, but details. You guys knocked this out of the park!

[@benlewis5136]

This brings me joy. Sectonia is one of my favourite kirby villains. and moonstruck blossom/world to win is one of my favourite kirby final boss themes! honestly i hope we get a full version of star dream someday (as the songtober cover slaps)

[@Lorinato]

1:24 "Chasing ephemeral fantasies" my favorite part

[@magolord7596]

Woah, the voice actress for Sectonia was perfect, and this whole got perfectly the story of Taranza and Sectonia, well done !

[@Chara_Dreemurr1]

Is that power truly under your control or does it have you hung by strings?

[@CeHee123]

My first Kirby game. Sectonia will always be one of my favourite villains in the series. This song is beautiful, epic and meloncholy at the same time.

[@archmagemc3561]

I was waiting for this one form you. Glad you didn't disappoint. And good on you for doing Sectonia more like an opera singer, her official song on the kirby soundtrack has her doing just that in japanese. How do you not have more than 500k subs? Thats just criminal. you need way more.

[@chaser3067]

YEARS. I was hoping for you to make a video of Moonstruck Blossom for YEARS. And I am NOT disappointed! The voices for Taranza and Sectonia did SO GOOD in this, great work! As someone who's been a Kirby fan for a millennia, I can't wait to see where the rest of this Musical Bytes goes (Hopefully Void 👀). 0:58 And don't think I didn't notice the "Dare to Dream" pattern from your other Kirby videos.

[@qykolas]

My wish list: Roche limit Star dream Void Crowned Factory inspection Morpho

[@Khrisb1237]

Roche limit, Crowned, and Void Termina were covered by Juno Songs if you want to check them out. Everything else was covered as of now on your list accept factory inspection, you must be pretty happy

[@zebbo]

UTTER SLAY!!!!! One of my new favorites for sure!!!! Absolutely fantastic job on both sides!!!! Some of those notes are CRAZY

[@sander303]

This was the song I'd hope you guys would cover the most and oh my GOD ITS ACTUALLY HERE I didnt even think you guys would do it compared to stuff like CROWNED or Mind In a Program but Im so glad its here now

[@MrJ-u6h]

Taranza's final words and offering can no longer reach her ears. The former queen has become a pitiable husk in the throes of madness after losing everything. She has consumed the world, and all she has left to cling to is her vanity.

[@Agent-9.0]

Man, I am so hyped for the new collection of Kirby bits. I also really hope for a cover of Star Dream, or Mind In A Programm. But Anyways keep up the great work!

[@KnightOfDreamland]

Kyle, you absolutely blew it out of the park! Your voice was perfect to represent Taranza and the lyrics, man the lyrics, they're beyond belief! Congrats to everyone that contributed to this Lyrics video, definitely one of my favorite lyrics video.

[@sunsetter4940]

Sometimes less is more but every lyric adds beautifully to this narrative. Funny story time: i once had a two month grudge against the kirby franshise (spent too much storage on kirby tabs and downloaded photos, it crashed my whole ass device) but then I felt like listening to M.B and that washed away pretty quickly XD

[@Moonshine568]

Im surprised this theme hasn't been used for covers before, Thank you for bringing your beautiful voices to this ☺️

[@milk_choc7889]

Fun fact: Fatal Blooms in Moonlight actually has an official lyrical cover (Eternal Dream), which also features fancy words and wordplay like this one (amazing job on the lyrics btw, wow)

[@junebird24]

Eternal Dream was heavily referenced during the writing process for that very reason! :) Some of the parts of MB directly reference the English translation of Eternal Dream. Thank you for the comment!

[@taghreedali1948]

@@junebird24 I can tell that you are a Kirby nerd and I respect that

[@Avathestarwarrior]

Love Ostara's (Sectonia) high and very royalish (?) voice as well as Kyle's (Taranza) melancholic and mournful tone... It fitted each character very well

[@reddo4079]

This game made my fears of bees worse…this song is fire though

[@supasunotchi3355]

There’s already a timed, wow! It says 3 days ago. If you see this, what’s your favorite part? Mine’s 0:20.

[@Xellerator101]

definitely 1:39

[@CampReality]

Personally? 1:50

[@supasunotchi3355]

@@CampReality Yeah? Nice.

[@AlejandroMartinez-fw3gt]

... Perfect.. simply perfect I played this game more times than I remember and this song always gets me

[@taghreedali1948]

“Hoping for a miracle beyond reason” just shows how desperate Taranza is after all of this. He doesn’t care if the ability to bring her back is impossible or could risk his life. All he wants is to see Joronia again

[@junebird24]

Fun fact- that phrase is a reference to Taranza's Guest Star pause screen in Star Allies!

[@Etoilime]

I literally screamed seeing this on your channel, seems like I got past the notification!! Sectonia's probably one of my favorite characters ever and seeing a cover of two of her themes makes me so happy!! I got chills the whole time watching :D

[@KipperTheNinja]

I think every Kirby game is so good there isn't a single bad pick even Kirby star allies isn't that bad they are all so good games the Kirby series rocks!!!

[@Taypokemon]

Oh the memories of my first Kirby game, I’m glad it could finally get a lyrical adaptation.

[@jairopadilla7131]

OMG DUDE MOTI. I NEVER EXPECTED THIS I WANTED THIS SO MICH BRO TYSM FOR MAKING THIS! I can tell there was a lot of care put into this like other vids on behalf of everybody else tysm

[@ConfidentNHandsome]

This game means so much for me, it is so nostalgic! I remember playing it on my 3ds! And this song lyrics just Enhances That! The voice Actor for Sectonia Destroyed It!!!

[@erkantiryaki5542]

2:10 I love that it seems like she says bumblebee

[@ScorbunGame]

Can we agree that Taranza needs a hug?

[@theenderkirby]

And a lot of support

[@GreenieShyGuy9904]

He needs cookies too, poor guy just can’t catch a break in this franchise.

[@metalhand333]

2 Hugs, for his four (arms?) Hands

[@taghreedali1948]

Hey that’s my comment!

[@Raincloud5137]

Not just one, many hugs

[@venomasmark14]

I was discussing Taranza with my friend last night. And everything about him just makes me sad, like i've sat here and been moved to tears because of a spider who misses his friend. He stole the Dimension Mirror somehow for his friend as a gift. It slowly corrupted her heart and soul, and the whole time he stuck by her side doing her bidding. Not because he's evil, but because he thought she was still the same friend he had always known, and was only awoken to the fact she was no longer herself when she blasted him into the distance. I cant even begin to imagine if we saw more of him during a little behind the scenes part of TD being him at war with himself. Continue to defend his now lost friend, or help Kirby put her to her eternal rest. Its depressing when you realize he understood the best thing for her was to put her down. I didnt want this man, i just wanted to kill eldritch abominations, not see a man go through the worst emotional trauma of his whole life.

[@junebird24]

Like honestly were the devs ok when they made Triple Deluxe and Robobot back to back

[@venomasmark14]

@@junebird24 The Devs of Return to Dreamland onward: "Yknow what Kirby doesn't have enough of? Heart breaking and devastating lore...let's make a man miss his only friend who he inadvertently caused the corruption of, let's have a daughter watch her own father give up his life in an attempt to gain her back even though she's been there the whole time, and yknow what? For good measure: Let's make the origin of Kirby be known to everyone, and make it play Green Greens to *really* hit you in the gut."

[@taghreedali1948]

You don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for a proper lyrical cover of Triple deluxe’s music. The one from Internet remix all those years ago was just what I wanted, but didn’t feel as ambitious or lore accurate as I wanted it to be. This however is a huge improvement to that and I love it! I hope more songs from the 3DS kirby games get the same treatment in the future❤

[@INFINITE021]

This is so good! I’ve wanted this song for so long and you all did it perfectly! The contrast between Sectonia and Taranza is my favorite part

[@Soundwave342]

KIRRRBYYY WE’RE FINALLY GETTING SOME KIRBY SONGS AND THEY’RE ABSOLUTELY FIRE

[@2cut-]

i love this part 2:43~2:56

[@Mathéoclairdelalune]

All of Taranza’s parts are awesome

[@owengonzalez6819]

I was taken aback by Kyle’s and Ostara’s performances; they both did incredibly in this already dynamic piece. One thing I’ll say is that the correctly translated name of the song is Fatal Blooms in Moonlight. It’s not a huge deal; mistranslations and name changes happen to lots of Kirby songs. Regardless, this song and performances are astounding! Amazing work; can’t wait to see what Kirby songs come next!

[@milk_choc7889]

This one's a name change, Moonstruck was official. the fan name for this one was FLOWERED

[@Herdas]

This is one of the games I hold dearest to my heart. Thank you for making this.

[@trinstonmichaels7062]

Kirby the series that can make you sad if you know the lore.

[@taghreedali1948]

Can we all agree that Taranza deserves a hug?

[@TheRealSuperKirby]

What can i say that hasnt been said already? Incredible work.

[@taghreedali1948]

Says the kirby lore enthusiast

[@lhsbandfreak11]

3:42 "Well...I've seen enough hentai to know where this is gonna go" In all seriousness though, I was left in tears after listening to this. Fantastic job!

[@CarloftheBells]

Hearing Kyle's and Ostara's voices in the same song is such a treat !!! ❤❤❤ Another certified banger ! 🎉