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The main theme of the game, heard in the main menu. This fluent, swirling demonstration of the music program's aptitude continues the tradition of main themes being waltzes, although this one is the longest and most complex of the three. A harp and glockenspiel are most prominent with the melody (a transformation of the ''Pikmin 2'' motif into a scalar gesture), along with one grand flourish in the harp when the melody returns. Strings provide harmonies and interest using pizzicato and small divisi solos. Finally, the small sounds kalimba and marimba distinguish this as a Pikmin theme. The whole theme definitely plays the natural beauty of PNF-404; when it concludes, birdsong and rushing water sounds fade in, while the ensemble drones quietly around F major and its progression, a few instruments playing the ''Pikmin 2'' motif here and there. | The main theme of the game, heard in the [[main menu]]. This fluent, swirling demonstration of the music program's aptitude continues the tradition of main themes being waltzes, although this one is the longest and most complex of the three. A harp and glockenspiel are most prominent with the melody (a transformation of the ''Pikmin 2'' motif into a scalar gesture), along with one grand flourish in the harp when the melody returns. Strings provide harmonies and interest using pizzicato and small divisi solos. Finally, the small sounds kalimba and marimba distinguish this as a Pikmin theme. The whole theme definitely plays the natural beauty of PNF-404; when it concludes, birdsong and rushing water sounds fade in, while the ensemble drones quietly around F major and its progression, a few instruments playing the ''Pikmin 2'' motif here and there. | ||
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Heard | Heard in the [[day selection menu]] and [[saved game selection menu]]. The mood of this composition switches drastically from the main menu's, as the spatial view of PNF-404 and the focus on the Koppaite explorers demands a theme regarding Koppai. As such, the music is highly synthezised, with drones in synth string bass, oscillating harmonic accents, and spacey background sound effects over a bed of very shimmery overtone sounds and one panning drum-machine cowbell. The melody in this ballad-like drone is difficult to make out, but it begins as a development of the ''Pikmin 2'' motif. One of the instruments playing the melody (especially discernible at the end of the loop) is a cymbalesque synthesizer that first debuted in [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']] in [[Music in Pikmin#The Distant Spring|The Distant Spring's theme]]. It will recur throughout the music of this game; it is a sound unique to the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]]. | ||
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Heard after the [[S.S. Drake]] takes off at the end of a [[day]]. This theme is a remaster of the [[Music in Pikmin#Today's Results|"today's report" theme]] of the previous two games. The bass-string drone is much more prominent in this version, which shows off the tune's progression of harmonies over a C bass. Also to note in this new version is a new oscillating chip-tone sound effect that accrues volume at the end of each measure. Some of the instruments in the mix have undergone a makeover, most particularly the arpeggiating instrument that in the first two games was more prominent; in this version it is a sound with low attack, making it sound like it is dragging. The main melodic instrument is still the same, however; it plays the separation of the spaceship from the natural ground environment. | Heard after the [[S.S. Drake]] takes off at the end of a [[day]], during the [[day results menu]]. This theme is a remaster of the [[Music in Pikmin#Today's Results|"today's report" theme]] of the previous two games. The bass-string drone is much more prominent in this version, which shows off the tune's progression of harmonies over a C bass. Also to note in this new version is a new oscillating chip-tone sound effect that accrues volume at the end of each measure. Some of the instruments in the mix have undergone a makeover, most particularly the arpeggiating instrument that in the first two games was more prominent; in this version it is a sound with low attack, making it sound like it is dragging. The main melodic instrument is still the same, however; it plays the separation of the spaceship from the natural ground environment. | ||
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Heard | Heard inside the [[S.S. Drake]] during the [[area selection menu]]. Perhaps the most synthetic theme in the game, this track entirely plays to the technology and environment of the S.S. Drake's interior. A simple melody in a sine-wave synthesizer plays as pad strings and rotary synthesizers evolve beneath it. An echoing drum machine eventually enters the mix, along with some sound effects that might resemble spaceship computer sounds. When addressing "space" themes in this game, sound effects that rise or fall chromatically seem to be popular; they occur in a majority of the menu themes. | ||
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Heard | Heard in the [[Mission Mode menu]]. This menu has a spatial background, but the menu itself does not necessarily suggest space. Thus the theme is not synthesized to the same degree as the S.S. Drake theme, for example. A synthetic bass, elaborate percussion, and chromatic sound effects form the foundation, but a rousing string section, trumpets, and glockenspiel and xylophone dominate the melody. These more recognizable instruments aid the excitement of preparing for a Mission Mode stage. | ||
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Heard | Heard in the [[Side Stories menu]]. This theme shares the same chord progression as the Mission Mode menu and Bingo Battle menu themes, but is at a slower pace, and has instrumentation very similar to the day selection menu theme. This makes it a hybrid of the menu themes of Story Mode and the alternative game modes, emphasizing how the [[Side Stories]] are a hybrid of the 2 game styles. The theme also has a strong drumbeat and many light percussion elements in the background to add to the theme of space. This theme is exclusive to ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''. | ||
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Heard | Heard in the [[Bingo Battle menu]]. This menu is very similar to the Mission Mode menu; in fact, this theme is the same theme, in the same key, merely played with half-time percussion. This time however, a fanfare announces the theme, and it is accented by trumpets, a tuba, a military percussion, again over a synthesized music bed and sound effects. The whole mood still captures the space background, but feels much more like an appropriate preparation for battle. | ||
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Heard during the results menu of a Mission mode stage, regardless of the results themselves. This is the [[Music in Pikmin 2#Challenge Mode results|Challenge Mode results]] theme from {{p2}}; nothing was changed about it before it was used in this game. Using complex gestures in synthesized bass, marimba, and snare drum, this composition definitely conveys the relay of information. The melody, in a different meter and over a different harmonic progression, is the main motif from the "today's report" menu theme, again stating that this menu is the end of the mission. | Heard during the [[Challenge results menu|results menu]] of a Mission mode stage, regardless of the results themselves. This is the [[Music in Pikmin 2#Challenge Mode results|Challenge Mode results]] theme from {{p2}}; nothing was changed about it before it was used in this game. Using complex gestures in synthesized bass, marimba, and snare drum, this composition definitely conveys the relay of information. The melody, in a different meter and over a different harmonic progression, is the main motif from the "today's report" menu theme, again stating that this menu is the end of the mission. | ||
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Heard during the results menu of a Side Stories mission. This theme is exclusive to ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''. | Heard during the results menu of a Side Stories mission. This shares some similarities to the Mission Mode results theme, such as the driving snare drum rhythm and the sound of the bass synth, but has many differences. The theme uses 4/4 time instead of 3/4 time, and features complex percussion patterns. Strong emphasis is placed on the beat, with a short ostinato repeating throughout most of the song. The melody, played on a brass-like synth, prominently uses the {{w|Tresillo (rhythm)|Tresillo rhythm}}. Interestingly, [[The President]] indicates that he composed the song in the dialog box when the player gets a platinum medal. This theme is exclusive to ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''. | ||
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Heard after selecting the game from the Wii U menu, when it is [[loading]]. A theme rather dissimilar from anything else in the game, this quiet theme merely wanders in a simple waltz using instruments that are similar to real instruments but that have synthesized distinctions. The percussion is bottle-like, the melody is ocean-harp-like, and the string drone late in the tune is violin-like, but they all have intended differences from the real sound. | Heard after selecting the game from the Wii U menu, when it is [[loading]]. A theme rather dissimilar from anything else in the game, this quiet theme merely wanders in a simple waltz using instruments that are similar to real instruments but that have synthesized distinctions. The percussion is bottle-like, the melody is ocean-harp-like, and the string drone late in the tune is violin-like, but they all have intended differences from the real sound. This theme is not in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''. | ||
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