Maritime Memory

Maritime Memory is a song performed by the Squid Sisters.

Description
Maritime Memory is a slow pop song, in fitting with the atmosphere of the credits sequence in which it plays. The song mostly acts as a much slower and calmer remix of City of Color, with Callie and Marie singing the same melody, albeit with a different backing. The main verses and chorus of City of Color remain mostly the same, with the first verse sampling Splattack! in its backing. Approximately halfway through the song, it changes to a slow electric cover of the Calamari Inkantation with what sounds like an older man rapping over it, and he continues as the Squid Sisters sing along with it. Finally, the chorus of City of Color returns, changing up a key, before the song ends.

Lyrics
The booklet included with Splatoon Live in Makuhari gives the official lyrics for Maritime Memory. The lyrics are nonsensical; the Japanese hiragana simply gives the pronunciation.

Maritime Memory (Live)
During live Squid Sisters concerts, an extended version of Maritime Memory is used. Although each performance is different due to the live bands, they retain the same strong structure. When the Calamari Inkantation section is due to play, it instead plays with no vocals or melody, and the second half of the main song's verse and chorus are repeated before continuing as normal. After this section, the outro is played before the final chorus, while the actual outro itself is extended slightly. Two recordings of this version from their first and second live concerts can be found in Splatoon Live in Makuhari.

Shooting Starfish
The song Shooting Starfish by Turquoise October samples Maritime Memory, playing Callie's vocals in reverse.

Trivia

 * Maritime Memory began a tradition of credits songs sampling other songs from their respective games by the artists that sing them. Maritime Memory samples Calamari Inkantation, while Fresh Start (from Splatoon 2) samples both Bomb Rush Blush and Tide Goes Out, and Into the Light (from the Octo Expansion) samples Color Pulse.