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'''Music''' in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]] accompanies every part of each game, from ambient music during gameplay and [[menu]]s, to pre-rendered cutscene scores, to minor jingles for small events. The style is quite unique and extremely varied across the games, featuring many different instruments and textures that reflect the game environments on [[PNF-404]] and beyond. Most notably, much of the music is dynamic: gameplay events and parameters can add or subtract elements from the music. For example, entering [[combat]] will bring a new intense percussion track into the mix, and the passage of [[Day#Sunset|sunset]] thins the music down to a quiet, peaceful rendition. [[Boss]]es in the games have their own themes, and [[Canon|non-canonical]] game modes (such as [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode]] or [[Bingo Battle]]) have a different, less serious compositional style, to reflect the different structures and styles of gameplay. Overall, music gives the games more character and interest, and can even help direct the player's attention to important in-game elements. | '''Music''' in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]] accompanies every part of each game, from ambient music during gameplay and [[menu]]s, to pre-rendered cutscene scores, to minor jingles for small events. The style is quite unique and extremely varied across the games, featuring many different instruments and textures that reflect the game environments on [[PNF-404]] and beyond. Most notably, much of the music is dynamic: gameplay events and parameters can add or subtract elements from the music. For example, entering [[combat]] will bring a new intense percussion track into the mix, and the passage of [[Day#Sunset|sunset]] thins the music down to a quiet, peaceful rendition. [[Boss]]es in the games have their own themes, and [[Canon|non-canonical]] game modes (such as [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode]] or [[Bingo Battle]]) have a different, less serious compositional style, to reflect the different structures and styles of gameplay. Overall, music gives the games more character and interest, and can even help direct the player's attention to important in-game elements. | ||
The music in the series is often synthetic, using either samples of real instruments or synthesizers mimicking them and producing other sounds. The games feature | The music in the series is often synthetic, using either samples of real instruments or synthesizers mimicking them and producing other sounds. The soundtracks of the games feature different composers: | ||
*''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' | *''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''{{'s}} soundtrack is composed by Hajime Wakai. | ||
*''[[Pikmin 2]]'' | *''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} soundtrack is composed by Hajime Wakai and Kazumi Totaka. | ||
*''[[Pikmin 3]]'' | *''[[Pikmin 3]]''{{'s}} soundtrack is composed by Asuka Hayazaki, Atsuko Asahi, and Hajime Wakai. The additional music in ''[[Pikmin 3 Deluxe]]'' was composed by Soshi Abe and Babi. | ||
*''[[Pikmin 4]]'' | *''[[Pikmin 4]]''{{'s}} soundtrack is composed by Asuka Hayazaki, Kenta Nagata, and Soshi Abe. | ||
*''[[Hey! Pikmin]]'' | *''[[Hey! Pikmin]]''{{'s}} soundtrack is composed by Kento Hasegawa and Masato Kouda. | ||
*''[[Pikmin Bloom]]'' | *''[[Pikmin Bloom]]''{{'s}} soundtrack is composed by Masato Kouda{{cite web|https://twitter.com/mtocoda/status/1455126250905686019|Twitter post|Twitter}}. | ||
Although Hajime Wakai has not actively worked on recent ''Pikmin'' titles, his work can be considered some of the most influential to the series. | Although Hajime Wakai has not actively worked on recent ''Pikmin'' titles, his work can be considered some of the most influential to the series. | ||