Music in Pikmin 4
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The music of Pikmin 4 accompanies every part of the game, from menu screens to areas to Dandori Battles.
Leitmotifs[edit]
These are small gestures that reappear throughout the game suggesting ideas or setting moods.
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 The "Pikmin motif", denoting Pikmin themselves. |
Menus[edit]
- Title Screen
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The music for a title screen has the important role of establishing what the musical style of a game will be, as a listener's first impressions of a soundtrack are likely to be made here; the title screen of Pikmin 4 immediately demonstrates its brand new emphasis on ambience and subtlety, which are two regularly occurring themes throughout rest of the game. This piece is almost entirely solo piano, with an occasional strike of a large standing bowl for bass; the piano is also notably cinematic in style and very high-fidelity. A high-pitched fanfare played by this piano briefly introduces the title of the game, and then begins the main looping section of the piece in a 6/8 time signature. While the chords are mostly consonant, occasional out-of-key notes add an uneasy feel to the piece. A minute into the loop, a delicate performance of the Pikmin motif can be heard.
- Ready to Deploy
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Plays in the character creator.
- First Day's Results
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Plays in the day results menu on the first day.
- Today's Rescue Results
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Plays in the day results menu.
- Field Guides
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Plays in the Piklopedia and Treasure Catalog.
- Dandori Preparation
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Plays in the menu before starting a Dandori Challenge or a Dandori Battle.
- Cave Results
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Plays in the cave results menu.
- Dandori Challenge Results
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Plays on the results screen for all Dandori Challenges, including the ten that make up the Trial of the Sage Leaf. This is a remix of the Challenge Mode results track from Pikmin 2.
- Nighttime Expedition Results
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Plays in the results menu after a night expedition.
- Final Rescue Results
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Plays in the final results menu for the main game. This is an arrangement of the classic "Today's Results" track.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Area Select
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Plays when the player is selecting an area in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, unless it is the first day within the mode in a single gameplay session. The first time the player is prompted to select an area after talking to Olimar (regardless of how far along they are in the Shipwreck Tale), the music for the surrounding Rescue Command Post continues playing instead. This theme derives its melody from View in Pikmin's soundtrack, but is arranged to sound more like an upbeat march.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: All Records
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Plays in the final results menu for Olimar's Shipwreck Tale. This theme is mostly identical to Voyage Complete from Pikmin, but with added instruments.
Cutscenes[edit]
- Pikmin Discovered!
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Plays when discovering Pikmin for the first time in the prologue.
- Taking Charge
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| Composer | Atsuko Asahi |
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Plays during tutorials.
- Taking on More
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Plays during tutorials.
- Must Be Fate
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Plays in the cutscene where the S.S. Beagle flies to the planet.
- Meeting Oatchi
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Plays in the cutscene introducing Oatchi.
- The Way to the Surface?
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Plays when exiting the Burrow of Beginnings.
- The Onion Takes Root
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Plays when the Red Onion activates on day 1.
- Rise and Shine
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Plays at the start of each day in the Rescue Command Post.
- Rescue Corps Meeting
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Plays during cutscenes where the Rescue Corps meet.
- Setting Out to Explore 1
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Plays when the S.S. Beagle and Onion leave the Rescue Command Post to fly to another area.
- Setting Out to Explore 2
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Plays when the S.S. Beagle and Onion leave the Rescue Command Post to fly to another area.
- Setting Out to Explore 3
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Plays when the S.S. Beagle and Onion leave the Rescue Command Post to fly to another area.
- Small Discovery
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Plays during cutscenes where something is discovered.
- New Discovery
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Plays during cutscenes where something is discovered.
- Big Discovery
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Plays during cutscenes where something is discovered.
- An Abnormality!
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Plays during cutscenes where something is discovered.
- Meeting the Red Pikmin
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Heard when the first Red Pikmin is plucked. In Pikmin 4, each new type of Pikmin that is discovered will introduce itself with its own variation of the Pikmin 2 motif. Each of these variants is identical in structure, with various acoustic instruments like clarinet, violins, and a shaker making up the accompaniment (a glockenspiel also helps invoke the Pikmin as a whole). The motif, however, will be played on an instrument that is characteristic of the Pikmin it is associated with. Red Pikmin, for example, use a synthesizer for their theme.
After each of the Pikmin discovery themes (except for the Glow Pikmin), a loop will play, which is a simple, quirky waltz on pizzicato violins loops during the Rescue Corps members' discussion on the newly discovered Pikmin type, with some more brief references to the Pikmin 2 motif played on an alto recorder.
- Meeting the Blue Pikmin
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Heard when the first Blue Pikmin is discovered. As with the other Pikmin types, this arrangement of the track features an instrument that is characteristic of Blue Pikmin and the water they inhabit. This instrument is a synthesizer with a low-pass filter and vibrato; the vibrato invokes a sort of gargling or bubbling, while the filtering of higher frequencies mimics the effect that water has on submerged sound.
- Meeting the Yellow Pikmin
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Heard when the first Yellow Pikmin is discovered. Accenting this Pikmin's electrical capabilities is the sound of a singing Tesla coil, playing the Pikmin 2 motif.
- Meeting the Purple Pikmin
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Heard when the first Purple Pikmin is discovered. This arrangement of the motif is performed on timpani, a choice likely influenced by this instrument's reoccurring usage as the sound effect for the Purple Pikmin's thud.
- Meeting the White Pikmin
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Heard when the first White Pikmin is discovered. A noisy, wind-like synthesizer is featured, perhaps as a nod to the plumes of toxic fumes that White Pikmin boast an immunity to.
- Meeting the Rock Pikmin
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Heard when the first Rock Pikmin is discovered. This version of the theme is played on an indistinct, pitched metallic drum. This instrument's hard attack is reflective of the Rock Pikmin's sturdy nature.
- Meeting the Winged Pikmin
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Heard when the first Winged Pikmin is discovered. These small fluttering Pikmin are scored with a piccolo, which also chooses to accent the theme's finish with a high trill.
- Meeting the Ice Pikmin
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Heard when the first Ice Pikmin is discovered. This arrangement of the Pikmin 2 motif is played on high synth bells, referencing the Ice Pikmin's crystalline appearance, as well as their frost.
- An Onion Matures
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Plays when an Flarlic fuses with the main Onion.
- Onion Fuse
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Plays when an Onion fuses with the main Onion.
- Before Nightfall
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Plays during the sunset cutscene at the end of each day.
- Expanding the Rescue Command Post
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Plays in cutscenes where a new section of the Rescue Command Post becomes available.
- Sun-Speckled Terrace (Flyover)
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Plays in the introduction cutscene when the Sun-Speckled Terrace is first visited.
- Blossoming Arcadia (Flyover)
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Plays in the introduction cutscene when the Blossoming Arcadia is first visited.
- Serene Shores (Flyover)
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Plays in the introduction cutscene when the Serene Shores is first visited.
- Hero's Hideaway (Flyover)
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Plays in the introduction cutscene when the Hero's Hideaway is first visited.
- Giant's Hearth (Flyover)
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Plays in the introduction cutscene when the Giant's Hearth is first visited.
- Primordial Thicket (Flyover)
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Plays in the introduction cutscene when the Primordial Thicket is first visited.
- Into the Cave
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Plays when a cave is entered. A new rendition of the equivalent theme in Pikmin 2, it is a new arrangement of the Hocotate motif, also setting an adventurous mood for exploration.
- Waterwraith Appears
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Heard when the Waterwraith first appears, in the background of an introductory cutscene. Like Pikmin 2, the cutscene begins with the normal Pikmin 2 boss battle intro, but then lapses into a looping music bed as Collin warns of the Waterwraith's threat. This bed contains echoing textures of dissonant marimba, percussive underpinnings from a gong and bell, and most importantly, atonal drones from a double bass with extension. The combined effect sounds quite alien, like the mood set by the Waterwraith.
- All Pikmin Lost!
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Plays when a Pikmin extinction occurs.
- Escape to the Surface
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Plays when exiting a cave.
- Back on the Surface
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Plays when arriving on the surface after exiting a cave.
- Leafling Encounter
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Plays when encountering a leafling.
- Leafling Chase
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Plays when entering a Dandori Challenge cave.
- Dandori, Dandori
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Plays when a leafling speaks before a Dandori Challenge.
- The Mysterious Leafling
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Plays when encountering the Olimar leafling.
- Heading into Dandori Battle
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Plays when entering a Dandori Battle cave.
- Dandori Training
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Plays when the Olimar leafling speaks before a Dandori Battle.
- Dandori Battle Victory
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Plays after a successful Dandori Battle.
- Dandori Battle Failure
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Plays after an unsuccessful Dandori Battle.
- Nighttime Exploration 1
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Plays when the S.S. Beagle leaves the Rescue Command Post in the evening to fly to an area at night.
- Nighttime Exploration 2
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Plays when the S.S. Beagle leaves the Rescue Command Post in the evening to fly to an area at night.
- Nighttime Exploration 3
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Plays when the S.S. Beagle leaves the Rescue Command Post in the evening to fly to an area at night.
- Meeting the Glow Pikmin
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Heard when the first Glow Pikmin is discovered during a night expedition. This variant of the Pikmin discovery theme takes an uneasy turn due to the unique circumstances it takes place in, and is scored on a theremin to play upon this Glow Pikmin's ghostly appearance. Despite this, a glockenspiel reassures the player that this species of Pikmin is still a friendly one. Similar to the other discovery themes, a loop immediately follows, but with the glockenspiel taking the place of the recorder this time.
- Lumiknoll Breaks
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Plays when a Lumiknoll loses all its health during a night expedition.
- Player Down
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Plays when the leader loses all of their health.
- Commence Leafling Treatment
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Plays during the leafling curing cutscene before the leafling is cured.
- Leafling Treatment Complete
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Plays during the leafling curing cutscene after the leafling is cured.
- Moss the Guard Dog
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Plays in the cutscene introducing Moss in the Hero's Hideaway.
- Pikmin Kidnapped
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Plays when Moss steals Pikmin from the player.
- Olimar's Shelter?
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Plays when the bunker in the Hero's Hideaway is opened.
- Final Test of Skill
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Plays when the Olimar leafling speaks before the battle in Leafy Showdown.
- Olimar Defeated?
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Plays when the player wins the battle in Leafy Showdown.
- Olimar Rescue Mission: Complete!
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Plays in the "Olimar's Been Rescued!" cutscene.
- Credits
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Plays during the credits.
- A New Mission
| A New Mission | |
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Plays when a new mission is given to the player.
- Main Missions: A Step Forward
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Plays when part of a main mission is completed.
- Main Missions: Clear!
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Plays when a main mission is completed.
- Ancient Sirehound Appears
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Plays when the Ancient Sirehound appears.
- Louie Secured
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Plays when Louie is recovered.
- Return from the Cavern for a King
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Plays when exiting the Cavern for a King.
- Oatchi Cured
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Plays in the cutscene where Oatchi is cured.
- Mission Complete! Prepare to Return Home
| Mission Complete! Prepare to Return Home | |
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Plays during the ending cutscene.
- Back to Where We Belong
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Plays during the ending cutscene.
- So Long, Pikmin
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Plays during the ending cutscene.
- Finale
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Plays during the ending cutscene.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Ship Parts Recovered
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Plays when the first ship part is collected in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Ship Powered Up
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Plays when the S.S. Dolphin has enough ship parts to access another area.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Meeting Moss
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Plays when meeting Moss in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: The Last Push
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Plays in the Hero's Hideaway in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Strange Pikmin Behavior
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Plays in the Hero's Hideaway in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Gildemander Appears
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Plays in the Hero's Hideaway in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: The Pikmin Are Restored
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Plays in the Hero's Hideaway in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Ship Complete
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Plays when all ship parts are collected in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: So Long, Pikmin!
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Plays in an ending cutscene of Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Successful Escape?
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Plays in an ending cutscene of Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Failed Escape
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Plays in an ending cutscene of Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Life as a Leafling
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Plays in the ending cutscene of Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: How It Happened
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Plays in a cutscene in the Rescue Command Post after Olimar's Shipwreck Tale is completed.
- Sage Leaf's Cave
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Plays when the Trial of the Sage Leaf is discovered.
- Trial of the Sage Leaf
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Plays during dialogue cutscenes with the Sage Leaf. This short theme uses the leitmotif of the "leafling spotted" jingle, but is greatly slowed down and uses different instruments to emphasize the Sage Leaf's ostensibly older age.
Areas[edit]
- Rescue Command Post
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The theme of the Rescue Command Post is one with short snippets of melody which sets the mood to prepare for an expedition and talk with the rescued castaways.
- Sun-Speckled Terrace
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The base layer of the Sun-Speckled Terrace's theme is very sparse, with various piano notes, some of which are repeated for a while or have a delay effect.
- Blossoming Arcadia
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The Blossoming Arcadia's theme is quite calming and peaceful. Mostly in a slow triple meter, this piece hangs around F major and features lush strings above bouncy mallet percussion, with flutes playing a simple supportive ostinato between the two.
- Serene Shores
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The music of the Serene Shores uses lots of space and is more textural rather than melodic; pedal steel guitar swells make up one of these textures. It plays in a moderate 12/8 time, with a shekere accenting the second beat of every measure.
- Hero's Hideaway
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The Hero's Hideaway theme is very lively, with various piano notes, pots and pans clanging, and an accordion, some of which are repeated for a while. Being noticed by and battling Moss will add some additional layers to the music.
- Giant's Hearth
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The music of the Giant's Hearth makes strong use of acoustic guitar. The presence of slide guitar particularly is reminiscent of Southern country music, further accented by the outdoor fire pit and camp equipment.
- Primordial Thicket
| Primordial Thicket | |
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The theme of the Primordial Thicket combines low woodwind sounds with both pitched and non-pitched percussion to drive motion forward. A bright-sounding aerophone carries the tune above the other instruments.
Caves[edit]
- Spelunking
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Plays in the majority of cave sublevels in the game.
- Cave Exploration (Toy Box)
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Plays in toybox-themed sublevels.
- Cave Exploration (Engulfed Castle)
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Plays in sublevels 1 to 4 of the Engulfed Castle, before the Waterwraith appears.
- Cave Exploration (Waterwraith)
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Plays in sublevels 1 to 4 of the Engulfed Castle, after the Waterwraith appears. In 5/4 time signature and including a full string section and brass stabs, the soundtrack is reminiscent of thriller soundtracks with #9 chords and tri-tones in the bass. The music now conveys a great intensity and sense of urgency, and is not dynamic since there is no way to attack the Waterwraith at this time.
- Cave Exploration (Safe)
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Plays in the 3 rest sublevels of the Cavern for a King: sublevels 6, 12, and 19.
Bosses[edit]
- Battling a Strong Creature
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A boss battle theme often used for bosses found in caves. This theme is played on African percussion instruments. Like the previous boss theme, each type of boss will add its own instrument to the music.
- Strong Creature Defeated
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A short jingle that plays after a boss that uses the Battling a Strong Creature theme is defeated.
- Battling a Stronger Creature
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A boss battle theme often used for bosses found aboveground. This song is organized as a drumline cadence, with the base theme being played exclusively on percussion instruments found in a marching band. When the boss is defeated, a "boss defeated" cue plays.
For every type of boss, a unique layer of pitched instruments that is characteristic of the creature will be added to the music:
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Burrowing Snagret | Adds an organ and pitched didgeridoo sample. When the Burrowing Snagret retreats underground, the entire theme is also put through a low-pass filter. |
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Crusted Rumpup | Adds a repetitive sawtooth synthesizer. |
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Porquillion | Adds a thumb piano and several pitched shaker samples. |
- Stronger Creature Defeated
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A short jingle that plays after a boss that uses the Battling a Stronger Creature theme is defeated.
- Battling an Even Stronger Creature
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A boss battle theme that plays in boss fights against the largest bosses.
When the Waterwraith appears on the Engulfed Castle's final sublevel, the normal boss theme plays as long as the Waterwraith has its rollers; the special attack cue chimes in whenever the Waterwraith shakes Pikmin off. But when the rollers are defeated, the music suddenly shifts to an abstract theme with crotales signaling that the threat of this boss has been nullified. Further attacking the Waterwraith will add various Latin percussion instruments to the music.
- Even Stronger Creature Defeated
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A short jingle that plays after a boss that uses the Battling an Even Stronger Creature theme is defeated.
- Groovy Long Legs Battle
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This theme can be heard when battling the Groovy Long Legs at the last sublevel of Below-Grade Discotheque. It is played by techno noises and an air-horn. It also plays a "boss defeated" cue when the enemy is defeated. Uniquely, it is the only boss theme that plays when engaging a boss in the Piklopedia, supplementing the idea that the Groovy Long Legs itself is producing the music.
- Giant Breadbug Battle
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| Composer | Kazumi Totaka |
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This theme can only be heard when battling the two Giant Breadbugs on the last sublevel of the Plunder Palace. It is identical to the theme heard in Pikmin 2. Unlike in that game however, this theme will stop playing after both of the Giant Breadbugs have been defeated.
- Smoky Progg Battle
| Smoky Progg Battle | |
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This theme can be heard when battling the Smoky Progg.
- Ancient Sirehound Battle
| Ancient Sirehound Battle | |
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Heard when battling the Ancient Sirehound in the last sublevel of Cavern for a King. It prominently features electric guitar, and has multiple variants that play in the different phases of the battle.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Battling a Strong Creature
| Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Battling a Strong Creature | |
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| Composer | Atsuko Asahi |
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This boss theme is heard when battling any boss as Olimar, such as during the prologue, or during Olimar's Shipwreck Tale. This is the same song used for mid-bosses in Pikmin 3, which is itself a rendition of the one used for most bosses in Pikmin 2.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Strong Creature Defeated
| Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Strong Creature Defeated | |
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| Composer | Atsuko Asahi |
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A short jingle that plays after a boss that uses the Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Battling a Strong Creature theme is defeated.
Night expeditions[edit]
- Nighttime Expedition
| Nighttime Expedition | |
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Plays during night expeditions.
Dandori Challenge[edit]
- Dandori Challenge 1
| Dandori Challenge 1 | |
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Plays in Dandori Day Care, Test Tubs, Ice-Cross Course, Hefty Haulway, and Oasis of Order.
- Dandori Challenge 2
| Dandori Challenge 2 | |
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| External links | |
Plays in Hotshock Canyon, Rockaway Cellars, Aerial Incinerator, Strategic Freezeway, Planning Pools, Toggle Training, and Cliff-Hanger's Hold.
- Dandori Challenge Overtime
| Dandori Challenge Overtime | |
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Plays when using the overtime feature in a Dandori Challenge.
- Dandori Challenge (Sage Leaf)
| Dandori Challenge (Sage Leaf) | |
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Plays in all ten stories of the Trial of the Sage Leaf. This theme departs in style from both typical cave music and other Dandori Challenge songs, with a fast pace and heavy use of electronic and percussive instruments. It samples some parts of the cave tracks.
Dandori Battle[edit]
- Dandori Battle (Toy Box)
| Dandori Battle (Toy Box) | |
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Plays in Trial Run, Battle in a Box, and Final Battle, all of which are set in toybox-like environments.
- Dandori Battle (Sandbox)
| Dandori Battle (Sandbox) | |
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Plays in Dandori Castle, Hot Sandy Duel and, in Dandori Battle mode, Leafy Showdown. All of these stages are set in sandbox-like environments.
- Dandori Battle vs. Olimar?
| Dandori Battle vs. Olimar? | |
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Plays in Leafy Showdown in Story Mode only. This track shares similarities with The Final Trial's theme.
Olimar's Shipwreck Tale[edit]
In general, the area themes in the prologue assume an energetic style compared to the quieter tracks used in the main game. This change in music contributes to a greater degree of urgency in the mode, where Olimar has little time for leisurely exploration during the fifteen days he has to collect his lost ship parts.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Sun-Speckled Terrace
| Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Sun-Speckled Terrace | |
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The theme for the Sun-Speckled Terrace is reminiscent of The Impact Site's main theme from Pikmin, however it still primarily uses the same instruments of the story mode theme for this area.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Sun-Speckled Terrace (Evening)
| Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Sun-Speckled Terrace (Evening) | |
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The sunset version of Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Sun-Speckled Terrace.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Blossoming Arcadia
| Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Blossoming Arcadia | |
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The theme for Blossoming Arcadia is reminiscent of The Forest of Hope's main theme from Pikmin.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Blossoming Arcadia (Evening)
| Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Blossoming Arcadia (Evening) | |
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The sunset version of Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Blossoming Arcadia.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Serene Shores
| Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Serene Shores | |
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The theme for the Serene Shores is reminiscent of The Distant Spring's main theme from Pikmin, using similar instruments to play similar parts from The Distant Spring in combination with the story mode theme, as if both tracks are being mixed together.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Serene Shores (Evening)
| Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Serene Shores (Evening) | |
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The sunset version of Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Serene Shores.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Hero's Hideaway
| Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Hero's Hideaway | |
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This area theme reuses many sounds from the its main story mode counterpart; it even uses a melody similar to the one heard during the game's initial tutorial with Captain Olimar. Unlike the other area themes, its melody does not clearly resemble any track from Pikmin.
- Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Hero's Hideaway (Evening)
| Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Hero's Hideaway (Evening) | |
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The sunset version of Olimar's Shipwreck Tale: Hero's Hideaway.
Miscellaneous[edit]
- Pikmin Hide-and-Seek
| Pikmin Hide-and-Seek | |
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Plays in the Hero's Hideaway during the game's prologue.
- Restart the S.S. Shepherd
| Restart the S.S. Shepherd | |
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Plays in the Rescue Command Post during the tutorial on day 1.
- Chasing after Moss
| Chasing after Moss | |
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Plays when Moss is running away from the player in the Hero's Hideaway.
- Mechanical Harp: Memory Song
| Mechanical Harp: Memory Song | |
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The song played by the Mechanical Harp (Memory Song). It is a music box arrangement of Pikmin 3's title screen theme.
- Mechanical Harp: Lullabies
| Mechanical Harp: Lullabies | |
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The song played by the Mechanical Harp (Lullabies). It is a music box arrangement of Piranha Plant's Lullaby from Super Mario 64.
- Mechanical Harp: Windmills
| Mechanical Harp: Windmills | |
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The song played by the Mechanical Harp (Windmills). It is a music box arrangement of the Song of Storms from the The Legend of Zelda series.
- Pikmin Tune 1
| Pikmin Tune 1 | |
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A song that Pikmin occasionally sing in areas. An original song, called "Hum with the Pikmin" in a trailer using the song.
- Pikmin Tune 2
| Pikmin Tune 2 | |
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| External links | |
A song that Pikmin occasionally sing in areas. An arrangement of Pikmin 2's Awakening Wood theme.
- Pikmin Tune 3
| Pikmin Tune 3 | |
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| External links | |
A song that Pikmin occasionally sing in areas. An arrangement of Pikmin 3's Garden of Hope theme.
- Pikmin Tune 4
| Pikmin Tune 4 | |
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A song that Pikmin occasionally sing in areas. A refrain from the Cave Exploration (Waterwraith) theme.
- Pikmin Tune 5
| Pikmin Tune 5 | |
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A song that Pikmin occasionally sing in areas. An arrangement of Dandori Battle vs. Olimar?
- Pikmin Tune 6
| Pikmin Tune 6 | |
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| External links | |
A song that Pikmin occasionally sing in areas. An arrangement of Pikmin 2's Title screen theme.
Enemy mixes[edit]
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Whenever the player is near an enemy in the main story, that enemy will add a new layer of instruments to the music. However, there is not one singular enemy mix per song; rather, there is a unique enemy mix tied to every single type of enemy in the game. The instruments that are added are often characteristic of the creature they are associated with, and some few enemies may also have several different enemy mixes, depending on the enemy's current state.
| Icon | Name | Description |
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Anode Beetle | A percussive, chirp-like synthesizer and a stylophone-like sound are added when nearby. |
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Anode Dweevil | A shaker and singing Tesla coil are added when nearby. |
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Breadbug | The Giant Breadbug theme's combat mix from Pikmin 2 is added when nearby. The melody of that song is also referenced on an additional synthesizer with quick portamento. |
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Doodlebug | A pulsating, buzzing synthesizer and xylophone are added, while a comical, high-pitched sawtooth synthesizer plays the sound of the Doodlebug's flatulence. |
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Honeywisp | Two synthesizers resembling a bell tree and an oscillating flute are added, mimicking the floating Honeywisp. |
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Iridescent Flint Beetle | A glass marimba and a resonating synthesizer with a very quick release time are added, playing rapid sequences of random notes from the pentatonic F major scale. |
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Iridescent Glint Beetle | Identical to the Iridescent Flint Beetle's enemy mix, but the release time of the synthesizer has been lengthened. |
Minor jingles[edit]
- Obstacle removed
Heard when an obstacle, such as a gate or bridge, is overcome. It is similar to the same jingle in previous games, filling a similar purpose.
Trivia[edit]
- When there are no more days remaining in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, the main area themes speed up and their respective sunset themes are slowed down.
| Music | |
|---|---|
| Soundtracks | Pikmin • Pikmin 2 • Pikmin 3 • Pikmin 4 • Hey! Pikmin • Pikmin Bloom • Pikmin Adventure |
| Releases | Ai no Uta • Namida Ga Afureta • Pikmin Dance • Pikmin World • Tane no Uta • Song of Hey! Pikmin • Nintendo Music |