Gourmet Race

"Gourmet Race" (also known as "Fountain of Dreams" and "Paint Panic") is a frequently ripped track from and a minor meme on the SiIvaGunner channel.
== Summary ==
"Gourmet Race" is a track composed by Kirby series' long time composer Jun Ishikawa and was first used in Kirby Super Star in the mini-game "Gourmet Race""Gourmet Race" on the Kirby Wiki. It appeared in this mode's first and third levels, Pumpkin Grand and Onion Garden, while the second one, Corn Hall, features "Hilltop Chase" (which is usually omitted). It is an upbeat ska piece playing while Kirby and King Dedede compete in the titular event, a mix between a race and an "all-you-can-eat" competition.
This track has been reused in numerous other Kirby games, usually for mini-games or Dedede related levels, as well as the Super Smash Bros. series, being the theme of Dream Land in the original one and of Fountain of Dreams in in an orchestral rendition. These appearances grandly contributed to the mainstream popularity of the song, even paying homage to Melee by using a chiptune version of the orchestral rendition for the fight against King Dedede on the Fountain of Dreams. The track's trumpets are usually associated with Dedede, and the flutes are usually associated with Kirby.
== Rips ==
There are currently high quality rips of "Gourmet Race" on the channel, with most of them coming from Kirby Super Star. Two fusion collabs of the song have been released, the Gourmet Race Fusion Collab in 2016 (being more mashup / meme focused), and the High-Quality Gourmet Race Fusion Collab in 2021 (being more focused on original arrangements).
Notably, several "Gourmet Race" rips have the same joke.
* Three rips from Kirby Super Star feature Soulja Boy.
* Three rips from feature Chip tha Ripper.
* Gourmet Race - Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Dream Land (Original Mix) - Super Smash Bros., and Dream Land (Unfinished Version) - Super Smash Bros. feature Snoop Dogg.
* Gourmet Race (Alternate Mix) - Kirby Super Star and Dream Land - Super Smash Bros. feature the "Falcon Punch" MAD remix of the song.
Similarly to "Mt. Dedede", the track is commonly associated with the "King Dedede Army" comment meme.
== External links ==
* "Gourmet Race Evolution" - YouTube
* Rips featuring - YouTube playlist by Aidan Zamboni.
== References ==
Category:Frequently ripped tracks
Category:Memes