Music in Pikmin Adventure

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The music of Pikmin Adventure is a collection of re-orchestrations of music from the Pikmin series and new tracks composed specifically for the attraction. The music accompanies every aspect of the attraction, from gameplay to inter-gameplay cutscenes. The soundtrack also honors the Pikmin series' norm of dynamically changing depending on gameplay events, even though the events of this attraction are greatly simplified. Specifically, an electronic drum track is added when enemies are nearby, and sometimes the tempo and key of a theme depend on how much time is remaining in a timed challenge. The music's mood is generally not nearly as serious as the canonical stories' soundtracks (because the themes must exist in the dual diegesis of Pikmin's canon and Nintendo Land frivolity), but the realism of the synthetic instruments used is unrivaled, even by the sound technology used for Pikmin 3.

The soundtrack to Nintendo Land was composed by Ryo Nagamatsu. Hajime Wakai handled sound design.

It should be noted that, even if the original music used to create this derivative work has an official name, there are no known official titles for the soundtrack to Pikmin Adventure. All titles here are conjectural. The following motif should also be noted; it is used very often in the game.

The "Pikmin 2 motif", denoting Pikmin themselves.

Areas

Stage intro

Stage intro
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Heard as a loop before the beginning of a stage. An augmented intro and tubular bell chime (similar to the chime at the canon games' sunset) progresses to a loop in E♭ in strings and penny whistle (playing the Pikmin 2 motif). A double bass carries the theme, making the mood very strong and setting confidence for the level ahead.

Tutorial stage

Tutorial stage
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Heard during the tutorial, during which the guide Monita explains how to play. This is a re-orchestration of The Impact Site's theme, using an instrumentation more suitable to Nintendo Land. The only noticeable differences between the two scores is a flexatone sound effect in the intro and a few subtle differences among the bass and harmonies; otherwise the piece is very true to the original, and still serves very well as a simple, understandable tutorial theme.

Spring area

Spring area
External links	Link Drum version
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The theme to the first four stages of Pikmin Adventure, set in a garden-like spring environment. This is an original composition based on the Pikmin 2 motif, first in fipple flute and then in in bagpipes. The progression is very simple, suggesting an easy first few stages, but also a faster tempo and generally more intense than any original Pikmin series area music, suggesting the faster and more intense pace of Pikmin Adventure.

Summer area

Summer area
External links	Link Drum version
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The theme to stages 5-8, set in a tropical summer environment. This is a re-orchestration of The Forest Navel's theme, replacing the guitar with a sitar, adding a fipple flute part, and clearing up most of the sound. This theme does not exactly draw as much intensity as the last theme (as was the intention of the original area theme), but The Forest Navel has one of the simpler themes of the Pikmin series, allowing this new rendition to standby for the players getting used to gameplay.

Autumn area

Autumn area
External links	Link Drum version
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The theme to stages 9-12, set in a barren autumn environment. This original composition takes on a more somber and natural mood in changing meters, using overtone flute and rudimentary percussion to create a more rugged atmosphere. This aids the smooth transition of gameplay difficulty, and the new, less varied color scheme of the new area.

Winter area

Winter area
External links	Link Drum version
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The theme to stages 13-16, set in a snowy winter environment. This is quite a complex re-orchestration of the Valley of Repose's theme, adding an improvisational xylophone part, a harmonic clarinet part, and a beat in electronic drums to keep rhythm similarly to the other themes. The whole theme has many streams of musical information, which actually directs the player's attention away from discerning the music and toward focal gameplay (a common technique in Pikmin music). One can hear the enemy mix in this rendition, played on marimba, even when no enemies are present, meaning it is merely for harmonic aesthetics.

Underground

Underground
External links	Link Drum version
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Heard in any dark underground section of a stage. This is an original composition featuring tuned gongs (a popular instrument in the later Pikmin 3), vibraphone, and flute over another electronic beat. The piece is quite avant-garde, having no easily defined key, although the dominant-tonic function at the end of the loop suggests the piece gravitates around C. The melody is fully chromatic and functions rather independently of the established harmony, reflecting the loose and mysterious form of caves that is only revealed in small circles of light.

Bosses

Mid-boss battle

Mid-boss battle
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Bulblord/Grand Bulblord appears

Bulblord/Grand Bulblord appears
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Large-mouth Wollywog/Translucent Wollywog appears

Large-mouth Wollywog/Translucent Wollywog appears
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Emperor Pinchipede/Monochromatic Pinchipede appears

Emperor Pinchipede/Monochromatic Pinchipede appears
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Bladed Beeb/Greater Studded Beeb appears

Bladed Beeb/Greater Studded Beeb appears
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Boss battle

Boss battle
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Boss defeated

Boss defeated
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Other music

To do: Find links, if any exist, to the two possible victory cues. Care to do so?

Pikmin Adventure gate

Pikmin Adventure gate
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Game over

Game over
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End of day

End of day
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Battle

Battle
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Battle over

Battle over
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See also

• Pikmin Adventure
• Nintendo Land
• Music (Pikmin)
• Music (Pikmin 2)