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- "Prologue" redirects here. For the theme from Samus Returns, see Theme of Samus.
Samus Arrives, alternatively named Prologue[1] (プロローグ),[2] is a theme in Metroid Prime. It was composed by Kenji Yamamoto.
Description[]
It is heard at the beginning of the game, as Samus Aran is landing her Gunship on the Frigate Orpheon. The theme begins slow, before breaking into a partial remix of the Theme of Samus when Samus's Gunship appears. The theme ends a few seconds after Samus steps out onto the Exterior Docking Hangar, and leads into the Samus Appears Jingle; on the Metroid Prime & Fusion Original Soundtracks and Nintendo Music app, the appearance fanfare is merged into the Prologue track, while also appearing as a separate track. After this fanfare, she becomes playable for the first time in 3D.
Samus Arrives also plays briefly in the Special Ending of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes as Samus's Gunship is leaving Aether. This version starts with the Theme of Samus, and then transitions to a low choir singing The Luminoth.
Samus Arrives is unlockable at random in the Soundtrack Gallery of Metroid Prime Remastered. There, it is accompanied by an image of the Exterior Docking Hangar.
The theme from Metroid Prime can be heard here: [1]. The theme from Echoes can be heard here: [2]
Trivia[]
- The prototype version of Samus Arrives from Metroid Prime sounded softer and more somber in tone: [3]
- Samus Arrives was originally accompanied by an unknown female narrator recounting the Zero Mission "10 years ago" and Samus's detection of the Orpheon distress signal. This voiceover is unused, but still accessible in the internal files. The non-NTSC Gamecube versions and New Play Control! versions of Metroid Prime accompany Samus Arrives with an unknown male narrator speaking about the legend of Samus Aran;[3] this narration is an optional feature in Metroid Prime Remastered.
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