Kirby ATFL - Northeast Frost Street / The Battle of Blizzard Bridge | Reacting To Video Game Music!

[@FuzHammer]

These 2 songs aren't necessarily connected but they are the first and last stage respectively of their world called Winter Horns

[@StarPunch]

Northeast Frost Street is composed by Yuuta Ogasawara, a new composer for HAL Laboratory who joined in 2018; The Battle of Blizzard Bridge is composed by Hirokazu Ando, a veteran composer who's been around for the series since 1993. Northeast Frost Street is intentionally similar to Winds across Earthfall, a song composed by Ogasawara in 2018's Kirby Star Allies; it's not identical, but the idea was to make this kind of song (a slow-paced 6/8 ballad) a recurring motif in Kirby. The Battle of Blizzard Bridge is a mini-boss rush level, and the music changes as you progress along the stage and the battles get more intense. It uses a few snippets from Running Through the New World, one of two main motifs of the game (composed by Ogasawara). In turn, this variant of the motif is used in the final boss theme, Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit, also composed by Ando (you listened to it before!).

[@minmodulation]

Is there a place where you got all this information? It's too interesting....thank you!

[@StarPunch]

@@minmodulation WiKirby, mainly! has a lot of info about the series' music. and I like your Kumiko icon by the way...!

[@icephoenix2470]

Me when the Battle of Blizzard Bridge hits you with the Two Planets motif:

[@minecrafter3448]

There’s a Roche limit motif in there? I never noticed!

[@minecrafter3448]

I heard it. Thank you internet stranger

[@tintedpalette653]

When you started doing the two songs per video I remember thinking “wow this would be perfect for northeast frost street and blizzard bridge” and clearly someone else thought the same thing cause here we are

[@VeryTallMidget83]

“Here we are!”

[@twigsyy]

cause WHAT

[@tintedpalette653]

@@twigsyy I didn’t even realize 😭

[@SnowdropHill]

AND HERE WE ARE

[@CaramelFoxSFW]

HeRe wE ArE…

[@queenigelkotte]

The first time I heard Northeast frost street I got hit with such a wave of nostalgia that I cried a little. It reminds me so much of my childhood winters in Sweden.

[@SnowdropHill]

You're comment about it sounding like a vibrant snow level is interesting because Forgotten Land takes on a very different vibe from most Kirby games. You're on the right track with the post-apocalyptic impression.

[@gwolft6996]

I am not kidding when I say that Northeast Frost Street is my favorite Kirby song AND winter song ever made, one of the most beautiful pieces I’ve ever heard

[@DoodleWill]

A big world ending alien threat? No fear? Three big fat walruses throwing snowmen at you? *FEAR!*

[@SophisticatedGoat222]

Northeast Frost Street became an instant classic when this game released, getting lots of covers from fans, and getting live orchestrated in the last official concert. It's a wonderful song that just feels so pleasant to listen to.

[@cattooma]

The battle of blizzard bridge theme is also a stage theme, and it actually uses some melodies of "two planets approach the roche limit", the final boss track that you listened to 2 years ago, you can definitely see it in the style. No green greens motif here do not worry! Haha

[@mrcloudark787]

No way two years ago..

[@softsounds8453]

@@mrcloudark787 Yeah I was just about to say this song sounds just like the final boss theme 😂😂 That opening just screamed the final boss theme

[@Ignotus519]

So in general, Kirby and The Forgotten Land is kind of the start of a new era for Kirby as a franchise, as its the first game in the series that full 3D. As such, its very conservative with how often it reuses old motifs. Off the top of my head, these are the only times in the whole game that use old motifs: 1. The opening stage of the game uses the Green Greens motif mixed with this gams main motif. 2. The invincibility theme makes its return, and is mixed with the main motif for the final quicktime event. 3. My Friend and The Setting Sun from Kirby Super Star is used in Meta Knights battle theme. 4. King Dededes Theme is remixed for his battle theme as usual, and its Masked variant is used for phase 2 of the rematch. 5. Morpho Knights motif is mixed with the main motif for his battle theme. 6. The secret HAL rooms use medleys of old motifs. Shockingly the final boss theme, Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit, doesnt use any old motifs, not even Green Greens or Kirby’s Triumphant Return, both of which frequently make appearances in the final boss tracks of the series (CROWNED uses both). Instead, it features a 3/4 version of the main motif and pretty much the entirety of Battle of Blizzard Bridge. Pretty much every other song in the game uses entirely new melodies and motifs.

[@mrcloudark787]

Triumphant Return is at least very subtle in the ending cutscene as a "Yep, Welcome back to Dreamland"

[@sanic2794]

the timed button switch theme is also a remix of the time stop spell theme from the Kirby Clash series

[@mrcloudark787]

@@sanic2794 And the Fifth Forgo Dreams level has the whole Another Dimension related theme.

[@cattooma]

Triumphant Return is in the first level theme tho

[@thatchillasian8924]

Northeast Frost Street and Battle of Blizzard Bridge are tracks that play in two levels of the same names. Both levels are found in Forgotten Land’s snow world, Winter Horns. Northeast Frost Street is an abandoned, snowy town, loosely based on London I think. Battle of Blizzard Bridge is a series of mini boss battles that take place on a huge bridge during a blizzard.

[@MRP0E]

Thanks for the shoutout! ❤ Northeast Frost Street is kind of a spiritual sequel to a song from the previous Kirby game (Kirby Star Allies) called "Blowing Wind on Earthfall", which is effectively an autumn version of this song. I hope/expect a spring version in the next Kirby game, and a summer one after that

[@labillustration]

The way I gasped when I saw that you were going to be reacting to Northeast Frost Street. One of my favorite level songs from Kirby, it just wrapped me in such a sense of wonder when I was playing it, and that lift in the song is just sublime. Glad to see you reacting to more Kirby music!

[@GBDupree]

You know its interesting how you mention that we can notice the leitmotifs because we've been listening to them since childhood. Because that is the exact reason I starting loving music in the first place. Most of my childhood I didn't really understand music, there were songs I liked sure, but I never really listened to music much on my own or noticed that songs were unique for their notes not just the general sound of them (I remember as a kid saying that I didn't really like music!). But then at some point (I think when I was around 10-ish years old) I had a Kirby song stuck in my head despite not having heard it in years and couldn't figure out which one it was, since I couldn't remember all of it, or even how I could remember the tune without hearing the actual instruments of it. So I went searching for it and rediscovered how much I enjoyed the music of the games and how much they meant for me, it was my first nolstagia trip I suppose you could say. Then I realized more properly what music was, so I could hear a remix of a song and still recognize it because it was the same tune or shared the leitmotifs of another song. I then had to get an MP3 player so I could listen to these songs more because I didn't want to forget them like I almost had. So Kirby music is really important for me for that reason. Also I hope someone recommended "Winter Wafers 6" (I'm not sure if there is a more official name for it, that's the only name I've seen) for your winter themes thing. Its also from Kirby Return to Dreamland but is completely distinct from any of the ones you've listened to, and its really great but oft forgotten since the game is older and the remaster that came out didn't seem to reignite the love for this song. This kinda makes sense as its only in 1 room of 1 stage in the game for some reason, so its hard to even hear the whole song before skipping it. Its really cool because it starts out with this music note that almost sounds like harsh whistly wind, and then has this harsh intense Bass throughout despite being a calmer song. So it portrays the beauty and harsness of winter together very well. I remember a comment on the youtube video of the song a long time ago said the song evoked the idea of nolstalgia, and how bittersweet it can be at times. I thought that was very poignant for me, given what Kirby music did for me, so the song has been one of my favorites for a long time now.

[@therighttrousers343]

Ooh, thank you, just checked out winter wafers 6, gosh what a great track. That person was right, it is a very nostalgic sounding piece even though I've never heard it before. Reminds me of space stuff with the whistling and also Ristar/Sonic with the 16-bit sounding bit.

[@HyenHks]

So happy you got to hear Battle of Blizzard Bridge! That song is truly remarkable, they just went above and beyond! Cool to hear it reminded you of one of your fave soundtracks!

[@richardp5893]

Happiest day of my life Ok after finishing watching the video what I can say about these songs is that both are stages from the same world in the game, Northeast Frost Street is the first level and Battle of Blizzard Bridge is the final level of the world, soo you go from the chillest song (pun intended) to the most intense song

[@BobzBlue]

"The Battle of Blizzard Bridge" is musically heavy foreshadowing for "Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit".

[@seekittycat]

We need to give this man more Kirby stage music pronto that's like most of the game 😂. GJ voters ❤😎

[@nathanperquin9910]

kirby boss music compilations thhrough the ages. the gradual development of the recurring character themes

[@SintaxError2]

So, for context of these songs Northeast Frost Street is played on the first stage (and I think one or two more stages) of the 4th level/world of the game, Winter Horns. It's a big, abandoned gothic town reminiscent of London, covered with snow and flooded with freezing water. You walk across this town's streets, the ceiling of the houses with harsh wind, inside an icy flooded metro (Although it doesn't play that song, it plays Metro on Ice wich is a theme I really like), etc. Battle of the Blizzard Bridge, however, plays only on the last stage of Winter Horns before the boss stage. As the tittle sugest, it takes place on a giant bridge, where you fight a miniboss gauntlet. You can go to the normal path, wich is beneath those bridges, or you can go to secret path (wich isn't very easy to find) where you fight on the bridges, and you have to fight a double battle with the minibosses (like, instead of one miniboss each round, you fight two of the same miniboss each round, I don't know how to explain it 😅). And a miniboss gauntlet level is pretty common in Kirby games, starting in Kirby's Adventure (The second game of the franchise). Personally, Winter Horns is my favourite world in Kirby ATFL. I just love all the songs in there, the ambience it has and the background. I hope you react to more Kirby themes in the future! :)

[@moonlighteh3086]

You can hear some of Two planets reach the roche limit, in the battle of blizzard bridge theme.

[@mikayel6175]

Forgotten land still has so many more amazing songs. Running through the new world. Sword of the surviving guardian. A trip to alivel mall. Welcome back, kirby. And still so much more.

[@minecrafter3448]

By my count, 35 of them

[@minecrafter3448]

Scratch that, 36

[@dr_rl123]

21:12 this is unironically how i feel alot with the recent kirby releases, alot of the musics just almost feel like they're going out of their way to completely WOW the player of a feeling of "yeah, we were cool last time, but check this out"

[@elijahdarden1275]

There is a leitmotif in the battle of blizzard bridge but it isn’t Greens greens this time it is two planets approach the Roche limit and they really aren’t trying to hide it either.

[@gatr2897]

Northeast Frost Street is probably my favorite level theme in the whole game. The sort of pause into the full orchestra at around 2:32 stopped me in my tracks when I first heard it, like Goddamn. The titular Forgotten Land is a planet in an alternate dimension that was abandoned by its inhabitants an unfathomable amount of time before Kirby showed up, so the general theme is post-apocalypse-ish. Tons of abandoned cityscapes in this game in a variety of biomes. This was my first time hearing The Battle of Blizzard Bridge since the last time I played the level so I had completely forgotten the sound of it, but man that is such a Kirby track lol. While Frost Street is a regular level, Blizzard Bridge is like a boss rush. Kirby is just peak. I love this series through and through, and that absolutely includes the music, these composers are absolute monsters. I think my top 3 most listened to video game series OSTs are Guilty Gear, Pokemon and Kirby, and those also happen to be probably my top 3 favorite series in general lol. Kirby is just so jam packed with such fun gameplay snd jamming music and surprisingly good plots, I think the series really deserves to be in the conversation when discussing the greatest videogames of all time. Edit: just wanna add I wanna squeeze in Minecraft as my 4th I can't believe I forgot it I listen to the music so much

[@DRjaffy]

Yes the continuation of Kirby!!! Jesse just to relieve you I hope you know we don't expect you to be able to notice motifs, I've been a massive kirby fan for years and they still slip past me 😅 I think that's what makes the use of kirby motifs so good is that they make motifs sound like entirely new songs. Heck there have been Kirby motifs that now have sub-motifs (if that's not real it is now). Also forgotten land has one of if not most original kirby OST's for a Kirby game. I believe there are only 3 or 4 songs that use any regular motifs.

[@rgentry9]

That's some high praise for kirby music!

[@GodOfWheatRiceBall]

I wouldn't say the background is colorful, but it sure is spectacular.

[@officertom6751]

Oh yeah, the music in this game is also really awesome! And Northeast Frost Street is a normal level in the game while the Blizzard Bridge is a boss rush on a frozen bridge. And maybe you could also react to the soundtracks "Welcome to Wondaria" and "Roar of Dedede"? These soundtracks are also very nice!

[@moonlighteh3086]

This stage is so good, the northeast frost street, it's such a well designed stage, not hard at all but the obstacles and puzzles are so good. Had to repeat the level three times because i kept missing stuff, but the music was worth it.7 Battle of blizzard bridge is also a stage but focused on a midboss rush, you fight against all the midbosses of the game as you travel through a long bridge.

[@icoriha]

As many have mentioned, "Northeast Frost Street" and "The Battle of Blizzard Bridge" are the first and last stages of the same world. And while "Northeast Frost Street" is a normal stage, "The Battle of Blizzard Bridge" is a special stage where you fight a series of bosses. So the atmosphere of the songs is completely different. And the jazzy chaos of "The Battle of Blizzard Bridge" is probably due to the influence of the music from "Ripple Star Theme" (which I requested in the past), a similar series of battle stages' song in previous titles.

[@Fuzunga]

It would have been so funny if you guys exclusively recommended Factory Inspection from Kirby 64 as a winter theme. It technically counts!

[@SacredFaerie]

The Kirby series has a history of unique ice world themes that don't match what you'd traditionally expect to hear for ice world themes. Battle of Blizzard Bridge could be considered one of those, while Northeast Frost Street more so matches the traditional idea you'd expect to be conveyed from an ice world theme. Northeast Frost Street is also the first Kirby theme you've heard that's by neither Jun Ishikawa or Hirokazu Ando, who are the big composers of Kirby. Instead, Northeast Frost Street is composed by Yuuta Ogasawara, who just joined the series in the mainline game before Forgotten Land.

[@maelstrom16]

i was wondering if northeast frost street would pop up someday. it’s without a doubt one of my favorite songs in all of video games-just so chillingly beautiful. forgotten land’s soundtrack is a goldmine.

[@jellycore1316]

YESSS MORE KIRBY And it's LEVEL THEMES AHHHH I've been really hoping for you to react to some level themes from Kirby, I was literally just thinking about that while listening to Kirby music earlier today! XD So AHHH Thank you, Jesse and requesters! I hope you enjoyed the songs! ^^

[@julien827]

because i live in an area prone to blizzards most of the common video game "winter feeling" tracks fails to capture the full picture of winter to me, yes it is beautiful but that is in addition of being very harsh and unforgivable a song like Okami's "kamui of the northern lands" is closer to how winter feels to me

[@GBDupree]

What about another Kirby song called "Winter Wafers 6". Its interesting as it's still beautiful and calm, yet has an almost harsh intense bass and the song starts with this almost windy whistling sound. This I think makes it sound closer to what you are looking for (I also hope he does a reaction to it as well because it's so good but oft forgotten since it only appears in like 1 screen of one level).

[@mrcloudark787]

YES MORE IM SO HAPPY

[@vicctretamaj]

I remember recommending you listen to Northeast frost street years ago when you first heard Forgotten Lands Final boss theme. It’s one of my absolute favorite tracks from the game filled with so many amazing songs. This song NAILS atmosphere, but in the calming chill way as opposed to more ambient atmospheric VG music. It’s just such a beautiful track that I can always find something new to enjoy Also, what you were saying about the composer, Jun Ishikawa, saying he doesn’t make his tracks with real musicians in mind, that still holds true. This song was actually written by one of the new composers to Kirby, Yuuta Ogasawara! I don’t know too much on him since he’s newer, but he’s been making these types of “vibe” tracks. The second track, Battle For Blizzard bridge, is actually handled by an old timer, Hirokazu Ando. He started with the second game in 1993, Kirby’s Adventure. He also composes most if not all the final boss themes you’ve heard thus far. Only the best for Kirby it seems. Glad to see more Kirby on your channel 🔥

[@Huy_YT]

Heyo, I got a right guess for the next VGM Vibes. Neat^-^ The first song is basicly Kirby taking a happy stroll through London in winter, honing in the winter thematic for the next levels. The second song is a miniboss rush where you fight some common minibosses in one arena after another on this frosty bridge. Kirby games are constructed very cute...until it gets suprisingly epic/horrifying. So if you hear a battle theme, you can probably imagine some sort of epic duel and if you hear anything else it's probably a fun breeze at whatever kinda stage theme Kirby is on with a bunch of food just laying around for Kirby to eat :D

[@gregbrown8881]

Kirby just blew my mind again LOL. "The Battle of Blizzard Bridge" is has that crazy chaotic vibe that most people would never expect from a game about a pink ball of fluff, but is now a hallmark of the series. This one in particular reminds me of the PlayOnline BGM that plays when you're installing updates (kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4uxiZKHg5qemtE). It's super jazzy, feels oddly out of place but also not, and you could listen to it for hours at a time without getting tired of it.

[@kaynewoolley9104]

Finally some more forgotten land music. Kirby superstar was my favorite Kirby game since it released on the snes in the early 90s but forgotten land was the one that came along and took the mantle. The soundtrack is the best Kirby soundtrack to date in my opinion and so many there were so many levels I just had to hit pause and listen to the music because I couldn’t believe what my ears were hearing

[@bakedroyal_727]

Two of my favorite Forgotten Land songs yesssssssssss

[@Gebirges]

Kirby entered XC1 in a Winter setting

[@FectoElfilis]

I *MUST* hear your reaction to Faded Dream of a Psychomeddler someday...

[@Medlyse]

Don't know if I missed it but did you ever say what favorite game soundtrack Battle on the Bridge reminded you of? It reminded me of Skullgirls with the background instruments.

[@nathanperquin9910]

honestly i think people need to make jesse hear the main theme from forgotten land before anything more so he can pick up on the constantly returning motif

[@minecrafter3448]

Masterpiece, that first one

[@baka1fred642]

speaking of snow theme, in disgaea 1 the chapiter that take place in a snowy area have the battle music being call running fire. i jsut find it funny that the snow chapiter have fire in it battle theme name

[@Guard_shroom]

YES HE FINALLY HEARS THIS BANGER

[@chrisrose4703]

if you want snow area themes, route 216 and mt coronet from pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum are two good ones

[@Bigjejipapi]

Ah yes more amazing Kirby music

[@herpderp9108]

Got another song that you should react to. Final Fantasy 14 came out with another banger called “Give It All”. From the new raid that came out about six weeks ago!

[@theexplorer1965]

Hey, I found you through listening to armored core music reactions. I've been loving it since. Have you listened to "king of number 9" which is another 20th anniversary armored core song

[@fnsiii7975]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[@minecrafter3448]

Best ost in history

[@erukizan]

kirby music is so underrated omg

[@NagaiNoArt]

YES!! Finally

[@calvinospina7307]

You could do a vgm of boss music or final bosses

[@VirgoTruck]

I get slight chrono trigger vibes from the first track 🤔 (and by extension Xenoblade)

[@BobzBlue]

:)

[@Mr.scooter-le8yo]

Yoo

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