{"id":6546,"date":"2021-11-24T17:21:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T08:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=6546"},"modified":"2021-11-24T17:21:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T08:21:32","slug":"20211124-6546","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211124-6546\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Knight\u2019s Revenge arrangement gets a nomination at the 2022 Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211124-183403\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-11-24 12:56 (JST)<br>Translated by. Nick Mosier<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On November 23, the nominees for the 64<sup>th<\/sup> annual Grammy Awards were announced. While artists like Jon Batiste, who was nominated in 11 categories, and BTS, who are up for Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance, are receiving a bulk of the attention, an arrangement of a classic song from the <em><strong>Kirby<\/strong><\/em> series has surprisingly received a nomination for Best Arrangement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the8bitbigband?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@the8bitbigband<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Button__Masher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Button__Masher<\/a> on their Grammy-nominated arrangement of Meta Knight\u2019s Revenge! It\u2019s a glorious day for VGM. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/td3108RuTv\">pic.twitter.com\/td3108RuTv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MAGFest (@MAGFest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MAGFest\/status\/1463261039680700417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The song up for the award is \u201c<strong>Meta Knight\u2019s Revenge<\/strong>.\u201d The song is from <em>Kirby Super Star<\/em>\u2019s Revenge of Meta Knight mode, which mostly takes place on the Battleship Halberd. In this mode, Kirby sets out to stop Meta Knight from taking control of Dream Land by destroying the Halberd. It\u2019s a high intensity mode with a time limit, and that feeling of rushing through the battleship is captured perfectly in the background music. It\u2019s one of many popular works from composer Jun Ishikawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Kirby Super Star<\/em> and its remake <em>Kirby Super Star Ultimate<\/em>, the songs are title \u201cBoarding the Halberd\u201d and \u201cHavoc Aboard the Halberd.\u201d However, it\u2019s common for these songs to be combined together and called \u201cMeta Knight\u2019s Revenge\u201d in many arrangements. The <em>Super Smash Bros. <\/em>series also has an arrangement titled \u201cMeta Knight\u2019s Revenge,\u201d so that\u2019s probably what most people call the originals and arrangements of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010\u30b9\u30de\u30d6\u30e9SP\u301127\uff1a\u30e1\u30bf\u30ca\u30a4\u30c8\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zLi1G67FAyc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrangement nominated for a Grammy was performed by The 8-Bit Big Band and features chiptune artist Button Masher. The arrangement preserves that frantic nature of the original, while adding a luxurious, jazzy flair. There are also a number of places where chiptune is worked into the arrangement making for a unique take on the excellent original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meta Knight&#039;s Revenge (From &quot;Kirby Superstar&quot;) (feat. Button Masher)\" width=\"1160\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E-gTlQn8wec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While it may be for an arrangement, it is interesting to see game music nominated at the Grammys. The Best Arrangement category has always been a little different, but even within it, this song sticks out. The awards presentation is scheduled to happen on January 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you\u2019re interested in official arrangements, there\u2019s also the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hallab.co.jp\/products\/kirbycafecd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Sound of Kirby Caf\u00e9<\/em><\/a> series of albums that are played at the Kirby Caf\u00e9. If you can\u2019t get enough of arranged Kirby music, give it a listen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An arrangement of the classic Kirby song &#8220;Meta Knight&#8217;s Revenge&#8221; gets a nomination at the 2022 Grammys. 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