Editing Music in Pikmin 3

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{{DISPLAYTITLE: Music (''Pikmin 3'')}}

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The '''music''' of [[Pikmin 3|''Pikmin 3'']] accompanies every mode of the game, from themes and cues during gameplay to scores of cutscenes and menus, in order to enhance the various moods of the game and to direct gameplay. Generally, the textural style of the music reflects either the technology of [[Koppai]], the scenic environment of [[PNF-404]], or the progression of the story and the quirky nature of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. In the spirit of compositions for Pikmin, this installment of the series features dynamic music that adapts to what occurs in the game, using parameters such as what tasks Pikmin are carrying out, the time of [[day]], and the weather in a particular [[area]]. Between gameplay, pre-rendered cutscenes are scored by a Hollywood-style orchestra, and in-game cutscenes are textured by varied loops and cues of music. Compared with the music of the previous games, this game's music is much more atmospheric and ethereal; melody is only germane in establishing [[wikipedia:Leitmotif|leitmotifs]] in the game.

The soundtrack to ''Pikmin 3'' was composed by Asuka Hayazaki, Atsuko Asahi, and Hajime Wakai, under no official name. Like the previous soundtracks in the series, all the sounds are synthesized or samples attempting to mimic real instruments. This installment of the series features the most advanced sound technology yet, producing very realistic representations of real instruments. However, unlike [[Music (Pikmin 2)|the music in the previous game]], this game's music is all pre-rendered, not played note-by-note in real time; this allows for new instruments, new textures, and new experimentation with sound, at the cost of a less flexible soundtrack.

==Leitmotifs==
These are small gestures that reappear throughout the game suggesting ideas or setting moods.

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[[File:Koppaite Theme.png|thumb|300px|center|[[File:KoppaiMotif.ogg]] The "Koppaite motif", denoting [[Koppai]], its technology, and/or the mission of collecting fruit.]]
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[[File:Pikmin 2 Theme.png|thumb|300px|center|[[File:Pikmin2Motif.ogg]] The "''[[Pikmin 2]]'' motif", denoting Pikmin themselves.]]
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[[File:Success and Adventure Motif.png|thumb|300px|center|[[File:SuccessMotif.ogg]] The "success motif", denoting a success or setting a victorious mood.]]
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==Menus==
;''Main menu'':
{{infobox track
|name=Main Menu
|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXdNLpOrwFQ&index=1&list=PLz5gUls4mkX8JUFzdNYPyF5Rudaz3rVQk
}}

{{clear}}
;''Day select'':
{{infobox track
|name=Day select
|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zodgKRmnikY&index=3&list=PLz5gUls4mkX8JUFzdNYPyF5Rudaz3rVQk
}}

{{clear}}
;''Today's report'':
{{infobox track
|name=Today's report
|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-9H2CXpfUE&list=PLz5gUls4mkX8JUFzdNYPyF5Rudaz3rVQk&index=11
}}

{{clear}}
;''S.S. Drake'':
{{infobox track
|name=S.S. Drake
|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPNb0xEXQPY&index=4&list=PLz5gUls4mkX8JUFzdNYPyF5Rudaz3rVQk
}}

{{clear}}
;''Mission Mode menu'':
{{infobox track
|name=Mission Mode
|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKjP2xNLImg&list=PLz5gUls4mkX8JUFzdNYPyF5Rudaz3rVQk&index=30
}}

{{clear}}
;''Bingo Battle menu'':
{{infobox track
|name=Bingo Battle menu
|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25BnJVcVuKI&index=32&list=PLz5gUls4mkX8JUFzdNYPyF5Rudaz3rVQk
}}

{{clear}}
==Cutscenes==
;''Loading screen'':
{{infobox track
|name=Loading screen
|link=http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/pikmin-3/001-loading-screen.mp3
}}

{{clear}}
;''Prologue'':
{{infobox track
|name=Prologue
|link=http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/pikmin-3/002-prologue.mp3
}}

{{clear}}
;''Captain Charlie's introduction'':
{{infobox track
|name=Prologue
|link=http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/pikmin-3/004-captain-charlie-s-introduction.mp3
}}

{{clear}}
;''Captain Charlie's introduction'':
{{infobox track
|name=Captain Charlie's introduction
|link=http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/pikmin-3/004-captain-charlie-s-introduction.mp3
}}

{{clear}}
;''Peculiar discovery'':
{{infobox track
|name=Peculiar discovery
|link=http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/pikmin-3/005-finding-a-new-type-of-pikmin....mp3
}}

{{clear}}
;''Tutorial'':
{{infobox track
|name=Tutorial
|link=http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/pikmin-3/006-tutorial-time-.mp3
}}

{{clear}}
;''Charlie's cliffhanger'':
{{infobox track
|name=Charlie's cliffhanger
|link=http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/pikmin-3/007-captain-charlie-captured-.mp3
}}

{{clear}}
;''Alph awakens'':
{{infobox track
|name=Alph awakens
|link=http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/pikmin-3/008-alph-awakens.mp3
}}

{{clear}}
;''Red Pikmin encounter'':
{{infobox track
|name=Red Pikmin encounter
|link=http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/pikmin-3/010-a-red-pikmin-.mp3
}}

{{clear}}
==Areas==
===Alph's Crash Site===
===Garden of Hope===
===Distant Tundra===
===Tropical Wilds===
===Twilight River===
===Formidable Oak===
===Caves===
==Bosses==
==Bingo Battle==
==Mission Mode==
==Minor jingles==
==Trivia==
==See also==
*[[Music]]
*[[Music (Pikmin)|Music (''Pikmin'')]]
*[[Music (Pikmin 2)|Music (''Pikmin 2'')]]