If you watched Kirby Air Riders Direct #2 and heard that beautiful Milky Way Wishes credits remix near the end (around 59:46), it’s totally normal to assume:
“Okay, cool, this track must be somewhere in the game. Where do I unlock it?”
But then you boot up Kirby Air Riders… check races, Road Trip, Music Player… and nothing obvious says “Milky Way Wishes Credits”.
This article is a deep-dive into that exact question:
Where is the Milky Way Wishes credits theme in Kirby Air Riders, and does that Direct remix actually exist in-game (yet)?
I’ll walk through what is still a mystery, and what you can realistically try yourself in the game right now.
Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits – what this theme actually is
Before we talk about “Where is Milky Way Wishes credits in Kirby Air Riders”, we should be clear what we’re even hunting for.
Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits in Kirby Super Star
The song people mean when they say “Milky Way Wishes credits” is the track officially known as “Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits”. It’s the ending theme of Kirby Super Star, playing over the credits after you clear the Milky Way Wishes mode. It’s one of the “big” Kirby ending themes, along with things like “A New Wind for Tomorrow” from Kirby’s Dream Land
According to WiKirby, this theme:
- Debuted in Kirby Super Star (1996)
- Reappeared in several games, like Kirby Super Star Ultra, Kirby Star Allies, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Has its latest appearance listed as Kirby Air Riders (2025)
So, we know for sure:
Some form of Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits is canonically present somewhere in Kirby Air Riders’ soundtrack. The question is just where and in what arrangement.
Kirby Air Riders music systems: Music Player, My Music, and reused themes
To understand where Milky Way Wishes credits might hide, we should look at how Kirby Air Riders handles music in general.
Kirby Air Riders is full of legacy Kirby music
Kirby Air Riders is a new Switch 2 game (released 20 November 2025) that builds on Kirby Air Ride and adds more modes, more tracks, and a huge amount of music.
Nintendo and press coverage highlight that:
- The soundtrack includes music from previous Kirby games and even Super Smash Bros., not just brand-new tracks.
- The game brings back the “My Music” style feature, inspired by Smash Ultimate, where you can choose what music plays and how often.
- There’s an in-game Music Player, where you can just listen to unlocked songs, separate from racing or Road Trip.
WiKirby pages for multiple older themes (like Vegetable Valley, Float Islands, etc.) already mention new Kirby Air Riders arrangements and say that their information comes from the Kirby Air Riders Music Player itself.
So there is strong evidence that:
- A lot of classic themes are in the Music Player / My Music lists
- Exact track titles in Air Riders don’t always match the “fan name” (for example, some themes get new names when used as alternates on certain courses)
That’s important, because the Milky Way Wishes credits arrangement might not literally be called
“Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits” in the in-game menu.
The Milky Way Wishes credits remix in Kirby Air Riders Direct #2
Now let’s talk about the track that caused the confusion.
What players heard in the Direct
In Kirby Air Riders Direct #2 (October 23, 2025), the last segment of the presentation (around 59:46, ) uses what sounds like a new remix of the Milky Way Wishes credits theme on top of highlight footage of the game.
- Every other song played in the Direct so far has shown up in the final game
- This one specific Milky Way Wishes credits remix is the only track the user can’t locate in-game
- They assume, logically, that it must be a “secret song” somewhere in Kirby Air Riders
So the intent is:
“I know this remix exists because it plays in the Direct. Where is it in the game, and how do I unlock it?”
Totally fair question.
Is the Milky Way Wishes credits remix actually in Kirby Air Riders right now?
1. WiKirby confirms Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits appears in Kirby Air Riders
The WiKirby article for “Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits” lists its “Last appearance” as Kirby Air Riders (2025).
This means at least one of these is true:
- The original Milky Way Wishes credits theme (or something very close) is
- Used as a track in My Music / Music Player,
- Or used in an ending / staff roll of Kirby Air Riders,
- Or appears in some special context (like a celebration medley, boss theme medley, etc.) that the wiki editors have verified.
However, WiKirby does not yet document exactly where in the game you hear it or what the in-game track name is.
2. The in-game music lists are not fully documented yet
As of late November 2025:
- Many guides (for example, Game8’s “List of all Sounds and Music in Kirby Air Riders”) openly say the section is “still a work in progress” and will be updated after more data is collected.
- The “Music in Kirby Air Riders” category on WiKirby exists, but a lot of detailed pages are still being expanded.
- A thread on VGMdb even complains that the music player in Air Riders doesn’t show individual composer credits per song, unlike Smash’s detailed music player, which also makes cataloguing harder
So the community simply hasn’t mapped every single track and unlock condition yet, especially the more obscure or late-game songs.
3. No public, reliable source pinpoints a “Milky Way Wishes credits remix” location
After searching through:
- Reddit posts about Air Riders music and “Where is Milky Way Wishes credits?”
- WiKirby articles and categories for Music in Kirby Air Rider
- OST discussions and playlists linked to Nintendo Music and fan uploads
there is currently no solid, documented answer like:
“Clear X mode on Y difficulty and you’ll unlock track Z, which is the Milky Way Wishes credits remix from the Direct.”
So from a research point of view, the situation right now is:
We know Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits exists in some form in Kirby Air Riders, but
the community has not yet identified or agreed on where the specific Direct #2 remix appears in normal gameplay.
Is Milky Way Wishes credits hidden in the Music Player or My Music?
Even though nothing is definitively confirmed, we can still make a reasonable, clearly-labeled guess based on patterns.
Likely candidate: “Staff Credits – Kirby’s Dream Land” style medley
A lot of later Kirby content and especially Smash Bros. Ultimate use a medley called “Staff Credits – Kirby’s Dream Land”, which combines multiple classic ending themes, including Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits.
In WiKirby’s navigation footer for Kirby music, we see that for Kirby Air Riders, one of the reused themes listed is exactly this Smash-style track:
Staff Credits – Kirby’s Dream Land (A New Wind for Tomorrow • Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits) … under Music in Kirby Air Riders
This suggests that in Kirby Air Riders, the Milky Way Wishes credits music is not a standalone track, but part of a larger staff-credits medley used somewhere in the game, probably:
- As a race/stage BGM option via My Music, or
- As a Music Player track you can listen to once unlocked, under a medley title like “Staff Credits – Kirby’s Dream Land” rather than “Milky Way Wishes credits”.
So if you’re scrolling the Music Player looking for the exact phrase “Milky Way Wishes credits”, you might actually be missing it because the track is grouped under a different name.
Again: this is strongly suggested by WiKirby’s linkage, but not yet fully confirmed with precise in-game screenshots or unlock info.
Could the Direct’s Milky Way Wishes credits remix be “promotional only”?
There is also a non-zero chance that the remix you heard at 59:46 in Air Riders Direct #2 is:
- A special cut / edit made just for the presentation
- An orchestrated or extended version that differs slightly from the in-game track
- Or even an arrangement that’s intended for Nintendo Music app but not directly used in gameplay (or not yet enabled in the base game)
Nintendo has done this before with various trailers where:
- Trailer versions of songs include long intros, different mixing, or custom transitions
- The in-game version is shorter, looped differently, or broken into multiple BGM tracks
So it’s completely possible that:
- The core Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits arrangement is in your copy of Kirby Air Riders,
- But the exact cut / mix used in the Direct is not replicated 1:1 in any regular race, credits, or Music Player entry.
That would explain why every other Direct track is easy to find, but this one feels “missing” even though WiKirby says the theme is there.
Practical checklist: what you can actually try in your game
Even though we don’t have a confirmed “do this, get that song” recipe, here is a practical step-by-step path you can follow to maximize your chances of finding any Milky Way Wishes credits arrangement in Kirby Air Riders.
1. Explore the Music Player thoroughly
From WiKirby’s descriptions of Kirby Air Riders menus, we know the game has an area with things like Music Player, My Music, Movies, My Machine, Online, Paddock (Garage) and more.
In the Music Player, try:
- Sorting or scrolling all the way through the list
- Checking tracks with names like:
- “Staff Credits – Kirby’s Dream Land”
- Anything with words like “Ending”, “Staff Roll”, “Memorial”, or “Kirby Memorial Ending”
- Letting tracks play long enough, because the Milky Way Wishes part might only appear in the second half of a medley
2. Unlock late-game content first
Because WiKirby marks some classic themes as alternate tracks for specific courses or as Road Trip themes (for example, “Floria Fields (Alt)” and “Float Islands” arrangements), it’s very possible that ending/credits-themed music is gated behind deeper progress.
So if you haven’t yet, try:
- Clearing Road Trip including harder routes / “true ending” routes, since credits and big medleys often show up there
- Completing any checklists / mission boards that mention music unlocks
- Finishing the main story content in all modes (Air Ride, City Trial variants, etc.)
The more of the game you clear, the more My Music and Music Player slots you’re likely to unlock.
3. Check My Music settings for course BGMs
Since Kirby Air Riders uses a Smash-like My Music system, some tracks can be:
- Assigned to specific courses / stadium events
- Toggled in or out via frequency sliders, not obviously labelled as “secret songs”
On any course that feels “final-ish” or “celebration-like”, open My Music and:
- Look through every track on that stage’s list
- Again, focus on medley-style names or titles referencing Dream Land, ending themes, or credits
It’s completely possible that the Milky Way Wishes credits medley is just one of the options there.
4. Keep an eye on Nintendo Music app updates
Seven tracks from Kirby Air Riders were added to the Nintendo Music app during the first Direct, and more can be added over time.
Sometimes, tracks used heavily in promos show up there first, or in fuller versions than in game. So if you’re a Switch Online subscriber with access to Nintendo Music:
- Check under Kirby Air Riders for:
- Any track called “Staff Credits – Kirby’s Dream Land”
- Anything explicitly mentioning Milky Way Wishes or “Memorial Ending”
- Compare what you hear there with what’s available in your in-game Music Player
Even if it doesn’t solve the mystery of where to hear it during gameplay, it can at least confirm that the same arrangement exists officially.
What the community knows (and doesn’t) right now
Putting all the research together, here’s the cleanest summary for the question:
“Where is Milky Way Wishes credits in Kirby Air Riders?”
- Yes, Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits is part of Kirby Air Riders’ wider music pool.
WiKirby explicitly lists Kirby Air Riders as its latest appearance, and other pages list Smash-style medleys including it under “Music in Kirby Air Riders”. - However, the exact in-game location and unlock method for the specific Direct #2 remix are not publicly documented yet.
Current guides and databases admit that music lists are incomplete, and no reliable source gives a step-by-step for unlocking a track literally labelled “Milky Way Wishes credits”. - The most likely scenario (based on how Kirby and Smash reuse ending themes) is:
- The remix you heard is either:
- Part of “Staff Credits – Kirby’s Dream Land” or a similar medley in My Music / Music Player, or
- Used in a staff roll / special ending scene you haven’t triggered yet
- The Direct may use a slightly edited version of that track, making it hard to recognize when you finally hear it in full.
- The remix you heard is either:
- There’s no strong evidence right now that it’s a “missing” or “cut” track, just that:
- It is hard to identify,
- And the community hasn’t fully reverse-engineered the music player yet, since the game only just released.
Final answer in simple words
If you’re searching for a secret Milky Way Wishes credits song in Kirby Air Riders because you heard it in Air Riders Direct #2, here’s the honest, current state:
- The Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits theme (or a medley containing it) does exist in Kirby Air Riders’ music lineup.
- Right now, no one has a confirmed, detailed answer for “go here, do this, and you’ll unlock that exact Direct remix as a named track”.
- Your best bet is to:
- Clear as much content as possible (especially story / Road Trip endings),
- Explore the Music Player and My Music for medleys like “Staff Credits – Kirby’s Dream Land”,
- And keep an eye on community updates, since wikis and guides are still being updated with full music lists.