Color Pulse

Color Pulse is a song performed by Off the Hook.

Description
Color Pulse is an energetic pop song, prominently featuring Pearl rapping whilst Marina sings. After the intro, Marina sings as Pearl intercuts with a few lines, before rapping her own verse, whilst Marina harmonises in the background with the same lines as the first section. Marina then sings a section, which she repeats with the final line slightly changed before the song is looped again. During Splatfests, Off the Hook perform this song at Deca Tower in Inkopolis Square. It can also be heard in Squid Beatz 2 after hearing it during a Splatfest.

Lyrics
The booklet included with Splatune 2 gives the official lyrics for Color Pulse. The lyrics are nonsensical; the Japanese hiragana simply gives the pronunciation.

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This version has the vocals and a lot of the instruments taken out for a simpler version. It is played immediately after the player presses and  on the start screen during a Splatfest and plays during Inkopolis News, replacing the regular Inkopolis News song. After the news segment ends, the regular song starts to be performed.

Color Pulse (Live)
During live performances, an extended version of Color Pulse is used. Although each performance is slightly different due to the live bands, they retain the same strong structure. The main difference from the regular version is a new break from Marina, as she scratches the beat on her set containing samples of various Inkling sound effects, and immediately afterwards a new melody is subtly laid on the beat. It now has a definite ending to the song, repeating the intro. A recording of this version from their first live concert at Haikaraibu at Tokaigi 2018 can be found in Octotune.

Splatfest theme announcement jingle
An short altered section of Color Pulse is played when an upcoming Splatfest is announced.

Splatfest final result jingle
A similar shortened section of the intro, is played when the winners of a Splatfest are announced.

MC.Princess radio theme
When Cap'n Cuttlefish first receives communication from Off the Hook in the Octo Expansion, the music that plays while Pearl is speaking, contains the first note of Color Pulse at the start.

The Plan
The Plan at one point samples the segue from the introduction to the main part of Color Pulse.

Hyperbomb sound effect
Shooting a hyperbomb will play the first notes of Color Pulse when activated, with the glissando replacing the normal audio cue for standard s, and the actual explosion serving as the orchestra hit.

Into the Light
As another song by Off the Hook, near the ending of Into the Light, the tune of Color Pulse plays before returning to the main melody.

Trivia

 * Despite the fact that the name of City of Color was changed to City of Colour in Europe to suit regional spelling differences, Color Pulse is not renamed Colour Pulse for European regions.