Songtober - Star Dream

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One Month. 31 Days. 31 Songs. Minimal Polish.

Time to fight the CEO of Capitalism

Kirby Planet Robobot - Nintendo/HAL Laboratory
Composers - Jun Ishikawa, Hirukazu Ando

[JunoSongs]

Kirby is a fun, kid-friendly game series with cute characters and a charming story

[logandamudkip]

Its fascinating seeing what parts made it to the full version and which parts got cut.

[le_chef-Klown]

This scarily matches the lore of Haltmann's very existence being ripped apart. I love it!

[dragonmaster]

“Star dream once was created for peace and prosperity by a desperate man to save his daughter. Unfortunately that never came to be, and now that man is gone forever. However, as Kirby fights the core of Star dream, in the distance he can hear the regrets of a ceo who blamed himself for not seeing the truth. As Kirby hears this, he realizes the truth behind haltmann, feeling pity for him. He decides the only way to put him at rest and peace is to destroy his life’s work.”

[ChristopherMoom]

As ironic as it is to say this, I can tell you put your heart and soul into this cover, despite its short length

The inclusion of Haltmann's scream was a surprise, and his section in general was pretty great

It's awesome seeing my favorite game ever get this kind of love

[justinmontana]

For anyone else curious, the Gini Coefficient is a kind of economic measurement used to measure the inequality of wealth in a nation. Appropriate to be mentioned by the ultimate space capitalist.

[bardssinisterstories]

I desperately want the full Star Dream theme (all the phases) lyricized by the Man himself, christ that would be awesome!

[thescughive]

Dear god Haltmann's section gave me goosebumps. Its terrifying to imagine his side and I think you captured it in a haunting light. He finally might've realized it was her and then was killed by his own greed.

[commandervanilla]

haltmanns part chilled me to the bone.. honestly scary to think about his side of the final fight

[lullabye]

“Only file left is hate” IS SUCH A GOOD LINE

[gamerlunayt]

"Kirby was once a kid-friendly series filled to the brim with adorable characters and not-so complex stories."
Now look where we are.

[TheInvisibleCactusYT]

Even with minimal polish, songtober must have taken hours of work and dedication.
Only true musical artists care that much!

[nerdtopiaball]

man of the internet: okay it’s songtober, the song doesn’t need to hit hard
Also man of the internet:

[elistewart]

I see Kirby is trying to reach Haltmann, just like with Juno's cover for C.R.O.W.N.E.D where we see Kirby trying to reach for Magalor.

[nullfleet]

Holy FUCK those haltman lyrics hit real sudden- Gave me actual goosebumps-

[MasterSquirrel]

A short, but great cover, even in a pre-polish state. Definitely a worthy tribute to the HWC’s “Heart and Soul.”

And real talk: Haltmann has remained the best modern Kirby villain to this day. Magolor, Hyness, you’re awesome, but you just can’t beat the prez-mann with the mechanization plan ;)

[ultimate_metalsonicoverlor]

A Kirby song vocalized? BY the Internet man himself? HELL FUCKING YESSSS

[IronKnuckleKO]

TRAPPED IN A HELL OF REVOLVING NUMBERS~

I badly need a full cover of Haltmann's verse. I love it so much.

[spidey]

I feel a connection to what went wrong with Kirby's lore directly to myself as the player. Although without it, these lines are still bone-chilling, especially since Star Dream gained twisted humanity of sorts by absorbing Haltmann (apparent in its voice's tone, so good job). It _can_ feel and think now. And it isn't happy. Anyways, to pick back up on "the connection":
"Tamper not with forces that you cannot hope to understand." Me playing the Story Mode with completely fresh eyes like Kirby, "saving the world" against who knows what. Often leads to eleventh hour monstrosities made from the player and protagonist's own actions (Nightmare or Magolor, anyone?).
"Haltmann's greatest error was his failed attempt to wield god's hand." Me playing the Extra modes trying my best to master Kirby's abilities, so I can beat the game where other characters failed to control themselves amongst the world of monsters beyond control. Often means finding out how things went so wrong in Story Mode, and subsequently failing to resolve the issue beyond destroying it entirely by fighting as Kirby (Sectonia and, well, _this_ guy, anyone?).
Edit: Holy s***, Haltmann's voice is even creepier and more tragic than in-game. Nice work.

[tonysonic]

I love Haltmann's part. It's quite majestic and fits with the tone of his story.