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Ending (エンディング)[1] is a music theme from Metroid Fusion. It was composed by Minako Hamano and Akira Fujiwara.
Description[]
Ending plays over the staff credits for Fusion. It continues playing as Samus Aran poses against a starry backdrop in her "Omega Suit" and (if the player was fast enough) Casual Outfit, followed by the ending screen displaying the player's clear time and item percentage. It also plays when viewing the Gallery of endings in the Japanese version of the game.
Ending begins with a triumphant and uplifting orchestral march, following the footsteps of the credits music from Super Metroid. It shares its melody with other Fusion songs such as Facing a Huge Reaction; this melody could therefore be considered the main leitmotif for Fusion as a whole. Ending then progresses to a slow, calm, and serene interlude performed by strings, similar to the Epilogue theme that plays during the final cutscene showing the Dachoras and Etecoons aboard the Starship. After the credits, the theme continues with another march that starts with the melody of Last Instructions but is slightly darker in tone, arranged similarly to Sector 3 Restore the Cooling Installation Timer Mission. Ending ends with a slow and foreboding reprise of the Sector 1 theme as it fades to silence, perhaps representing the danger and uncertainty of Samus Aran's future.
Ending can be heard here: [1]
In a prototype build of Fusion, Ending's reprise of Last Instructions ended on a different chord, and the Sector 1 theme did not receive a reprise.[2] This version can be heard here: [2]
References[]
- ^ Metroid Prime & Fusion Original Soundtracks
- ^ Proto:Metroid Fusion/0911 Prototype. The Cutting Room Floor (6 August 2017). Retrieved on 30 December 2018.