Cloudy Park — Kirby's Dream Land 3 (SMW 2: Yoshi's Island Soundfont)
165historically this has been my second-least favorite track in this game, right behind Grass Land 3. but for no reason at all (I can't even remember how I got this idea), I thought the gentle nature of this track would suit Yoshi's Island quite well, and I think it turned out to be true. it's just unfortunate that the trumpet and string samples are looped quite short, so the higher notes sound really weird, especially for the string towards the end of the loop. but the string goes high in the original game too, so in maintaining its spirit, I left it alone here too
what I like about this part of the game tho is that it's really thematically consistent. I was playing this a couple days ago and I noticed how all the levels take place in the sky, often with windy sections and clouds blocking your view of the level. all the heart star challenges are decent too without being too frustrating or obscure. I know video game worlds typically are consistent to their settings but this one just particularly stood out to me idk
(and the surprise Ripple Field 1 music in stage 3? absolutely beautiful)