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List of SSBU Music (Kid Icarus series)

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This is a list of music tracks pertaining to the Kid Icarus universe in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. All tracks listed here are available to play on the three Kid Icarus stages in the game: Skyworld, Reset Bomb Forest, Palutena's Temple, and, as of the 8.1.0 update, Battlefield, Small Battlefield, Big Battlefield, and Final Destination.

Title Theme - Kid Icarus[edit]

Title Theme - Kid Icarus
Track title Title Theme - Kid Icarus
Universe Kid Icarus
Debut game Kid Icarus
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Availability Default
Link [1]

Origin[edit]

Originally created for Brawl, this track is a remix of the music that would play on the Title Screen of the original NES game Kid Icarus. This track starts in simplistic fashion with flutes and a closed hi-hat, paying homage to how the track sounded originally, before breaking into a full symphonic orchestration.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Source: Kid Icarus

Arrangement: Kenji Ito

Composition: Nintendo

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: パルテナの鏡 : タイトル, Palutena's Mirror: Title

Kid Icarus Retro Medley[edit]

Kid Icarus Retro Medley
Track title Kid Icarus Retro Medley
Universe Kid Icarus
Debut game Kid Icarus
Availability Unlockable
Link [2]

Origin[edit]

This track is a medley of music pieces in Kid Icarus, retained in their original chiptune format. The track consists of the Title Screen theme, the Underworld theme, the Dungeon theme, the Stage Clear jingle, the Overworld theme, the Skyworld theme, the Palace in the Sky theme, and the Game Over jingle. These segments are ported from the Famicom version of Kid Icarus, rather than the NES version.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Source: Kid Icarus

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: パルテナの鏡 原曲メドレー, Palutena's Mirror Original Music Medley

Unlock method[edit]

Trivia[edit]

All three remixed tracks from the original Kid Icarus are integrated into this medley.

Underworld[edit]

Underworld
Track title Underworld
Universe Kid Icarus
Debut game Kid Icarus
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Availability Default
Link [3]

Origin[edit]

This track is a medley of several tracks from the original Kid Icarus, beginning with an orchestral arrangement of the music that plays in Stage 1, Underworld. Later on in the track, Reaper's Theme plays, which played whenever a Reaper spots Pit and summons Reapettes to attack him. The Game Over music is used at the end of the loop. This track returns from Brawl.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Source: Kid Icarus

Arrangement Supervisor: Shogo Sakai

Composition: Nintendo

Arrangement: HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: 冥府界, Underworld

Other uses[edit]

This track was used in Pit's character trailer on the official website and in his Classic Mode credits.

Overworld[edit]

Overworld
Track title Overworld
Universe Kid Icarus
Debut game Kid Icarus
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Availability Default
Link [4]

Origin[edit]

This track is an orchestral remix of the music that plays in the Overworld levels in Kid Icarus. A short portion of it uses the melody from "The Girl I Left Behind", an English folk song.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Source: Kid Icarus

Arrangement Supervisor: Arata Iiyoshi

Composition: Nintendo

Arrangement: GAME ARTS Co., Ltd.

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: 地上界, Surface World

Boss Fight 1 - Kid Icarus: Uprising[edit]

Boss Fight 1 - Kid Icarus: Uprising
Track title Boss Fight 1 - Kid Icarus: Uprising
Universe Kid Icarus
Debut game Kid Icarus: Uprising
Availability Default
Link [5]

Origin[edit]

This is the boss battle music from Kid Icarus: Uprising, taken directly from that game.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Source: Kid Icarus: Uprising

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: ボス戦1 (新・光神話 パルテナの鏡), Boss Battle 1 (New Light Mythology: Palutena's Mirror)

Magnus's Theme[edit]

Magnus's Theme
Track title Magnus's Theme
Universe Kid Icarus
Debut game Kid Icarus: Uprising
Availability Default
Link [6]

Origin[edit]

This is Magnus's theme, taken directly from Kid Icarus: Uprising. In that game, it plays when he is first met in Chapter 2, "Magnus and the Dark Lord", and when the player takes control of him in Chapter 18, "The Ring of Chaos".

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Source: Kid Icarus: Uprising

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: マグナのテーマ, Magna's Theme

Dark Pit's Theme[edit]

Dark Pit's Theme
Track title Dark Pit's Theme
Universe Kid Icarus
Debut game Kid Icarus: Uprising
Availability Default
Link [7]

Origin[edit]

This piece is taken directly from Kid Icarus: Uprising, where it served as Dark Pit's character theme.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Source: Kid Icarus: Uprising

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: ブラックピットのテーマ, Black Pit's Theme

Other uses[edit]

This track was used in Dark Pit's character trailer on the official website and in his Classic Mode credits.

In the Space-Pirate Ship[edit]

In the Space-Pirate Ship
Track title In the Space-Pirate Ship
Universe Kid Icarus
Debut game Kid Icarus: Uprising
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. 4
Availability Default
Link [8]

Origin[edit]

A remix of the music that plays during the Land Battle section of Chapter 8, "The Space-Pirate Ship", in Kid Icarus: Uprising. This song was rearranged by its original composer, Noriyuki Iwadare. It uses a similar orchestral style to the original track with a new rock-inspired electric guitar and drumline.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Source: Kid Icarus: Uprising

Composition Supervisor: Noriyuki Iwadare

Arrangement: Noriyuki Iwadare

Composition: TWO FIVE

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: 星賊船, Space-Pirate Ship

Hades's Infernal Theme[edit]

Hades's Infernal Theme
Track title Hades's Infernal Theme
Universe Kid Icarus
Debut game Kid Icarus: Uprising
Availability Unlockable
Link [9]

Origin[edit]

This is Hades's theme, taken directly from Kid Icarus: Uprising. In that game, it first plays when he is revealed as the true lord of the Underworld after Chapter 9 is completed.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Source: Kid Icarus: Uprising

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: ハデスのテーマ, Hades' Theme

Unlock method[edit]

Wrath of the Reset Bomb[edit]

Wrath of the Reset Bomb
Track title Wrath of the Reset Bomb
Universe Kid Icarus
Debut game Kid Icarus: Uprising
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. 4
Availability Default
Link [10]

Origin[edit]

Wrath of the Reset Bomb is a dramatic orchestral suite of the piece of the same name from Kid Icarus: Uprising, which plays during the Air Battle section of Chapter 12, "Wrath of the Reset Bomb", and serves as Viridi's character theme. This song was rearranged by its original composer, Yuzo Koshiro. The song begins exactly like the original, using the same first half heard at the start of the Air Battle segments of Chapters 12 and 18, but after it finishes, it crescendos into a new second half that's not found in the original nor any of the other soundtracks in Uprising. When played on Reset Bomb Forest, the music syncs up with the narrative of the stage—reaching a crescendo when Viridi drops the Reset Bomb and looping to the start when the stage returns to normal—though unlike Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, it will become desynchronized if the game is paused or the gameplay speed is altered.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Source: Kid Icarus: Uprising

Arrangement Supervisor: Yuzo Koshiro

Composition: Ancient-corp.

Arrangement: Ancient-corp.

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: 初期化爆弾の恐怖, Horror of the Initialization Bomb

Thunder Cloud Temple[edit]

Thunder Cloud Temple
Track title Thunder Cloud Temple
Universe Kid Icarus
Debut game Kid Icarus: Uprising
Availability Default
Link [11]

Origin[edit]

This is the song that plays during the Land Battle section of Chapter 14,"Lightning Battle" in Kid Icarus: Uprising, the stage in the game where Phosphora is fought. This track is taken directly from the original game and itself a remix of the Aerial Battle section of the same Chapter. Right before the loop ends, this song also quotes the "Underworld" theme from Kid Icarus.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Source: Kid Icarus: Uprising

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: 雷雲の庭園, Thundercloud Garden

Lightning Chariot Base[edit]

Lightning Chariot Base
Track title Lightning Chariot Base
Universe Kid Icarus
Debut game Kid Icarus: Uprising
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. 4
Availability Default
Link [12]

Origin[edit]

A remix of the music that plays during the Land Battle section of Chapter 19, "The Lightning Chariot", in Kid Icarus: Uprising. This song was rearranged by its original composer, Masafumi Takada. It has a similar symphonic style, but with a higher tempo and overlaid electric guitar.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Source: Kid Icarus: Uprising

Arrangement Supervisor: Masafumi Takada

Composition: Sound Prestige LLC

Arrangement: Sound Prestige LLC

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: 銀河の聖域, Sanctuary of the Galaxy

Destroyed Skyworld[edit]

Destroyed Skyworld
Track title Destroyed Skyworld
Universe Kid Icarus
Debut game Kid Icarus: Uprising
Arrangement debut Super Smash Bros. 4
Availability Default
Link [13]

Origin[edit]

A remix of the music played in Kid Icarus Uprising during the Land Battle section of Chapter 20: "Palutena's Temple", where (as the song title implies) Skyworld was ravaged by Underworld forces while Palutena was under the Chaos Kin's influence. Where the original theme originally used a solo horn and trumpet for the melody, the remix instead features a female vocalist, otherwise retaining its similar solemn orchestration. The female vocals are inspired by a similar short arrangement featured in the song "The Ring of Chaos", the Air Battle section of Chapter 18, during which Viridi presents to Pit the ruins of Skyworld, as well as Palutena appearing as a hologram, expressing her change of heart and attacking Pit.

Composition & Arrangements[edit]

Source: Kid Icarus: Uprising

Arrangement: Manami Kiyota

Composition: Ancient-corp. / Motoi Sakuraba

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: 崩壊エンジェランド, Destroyed Angel Land

Other uses[edit]

This track was used in Palutena's character trailer on the official website, in her Classic Mode credits and in the World of Light sub-world Temple of Light.

Trivia[edit]

  • Kid Icarus has fewer tracks in Ultimate than in Super Smash Bros. 4, as two tracks featured in previous titles do not return:
  • The Kid Icarus series is the only fighter-represented franchise to not gain any new remixes and cut songs from previous entries.
  • Kid Icarus is one of the four non-DLC universes to not have its music be used in Spirit Battles outside of its universe, followed by EarthBound, Game & Watch, and Wario.