Frantic Aspic

Frantic Aspic

Frantic Aspic

Artist	ω-3
Composer	Ryo Nagamatsu The cellist (in-game)
Cello	Seigen Tokuzawa The cellist (in-game)
Timpani	The timpanist (in-game)
DJ	The DJ (in-game)
Game	Splatoon 2 Splatoon 3
Heard in Splatoon 2	Salmon Run waves (during wildcard rotations) Squid Beatz 2
Heard in Splatoon 3	Salmon Run waves (during wildcard rotations) Jukebox
Album	Splatoon 2 Live in Makuhari -Tentalive- Splatune 3
Track list no.	50 (Squid Beatz 2) 20 (Splatoon 2 Live in Makuhari -Tentalive-) 32 (Splatune 3 Disc 1)
Genre	Experimental war march
BPM	142
Key signature	D Minor
Time signature	7/8 and 5/4
Length	1:26
Audio file

Frantic Aspic is a song performed by ω-3.

Description

Frantic Aspic is a choppier and less rhythmic song than Deluge Dirge that focuses more on the cello than the others. It plays during Salmon Run wildcard rotations in both Splatoon 2 (since Version 4.0.0) and Splatoon 3. The start of the piece features fast-paced cello and timpani notes playing at the same time. The song has a heavy emphasis on syncopating drum rhythms, making the piece seem very disorienting, which is a common trope of ω-3's music. The constantly changing time signature and fast tempo also contribute to this. Further on, there is a timpani solo, followed by a cello solo that plays the same rhythm, which then combines with a synthesizer solo. The song was added to Squid Beatz 2 in Version 4.0.0 (the update that added it to Splatoon 2) and is unlocked after being heard in-game, with a maximum score of 150 on Normal difficulty and 323 on Hard difficulty.

Artists

Seigen Tokuzawa

Etymology

Frantic could refer to the song's fast tempo and hard-to-recognize time signature, as well as the Wildcard Rotation waves where it plays, in which the players are likely frantic due to randomized loadouts. Aspic is a food which is a savory jelly made with meat stock and is set in a mold. Fish is a common ingredient used in aspic.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	鼕々 Tōtō	Rataplan^[a]
German	Frantic Aspic	Same as English

Translation notes

↑ The drum-like sounds from a rushing torrent

Music of Splatoon 2

General	Inkoming! (Cloud Demo) • Inkopolis News • New You • Without a Dop Doubt • The Shoal • Dubble Bath (DIY Remix) • Inkopolis Memorial Mixtape

Battle	Opening (Wet Floor) • Inkoming! • Rip Entry • Undertow • Don't Slip • Endolphin Surge • Shipwreckin' • Fins & Fiddles • Seafoam Shanty • Broken Coral • Riptide Rupture • Blitz It! • Wave Prism • Seasick • Kinetosis • Chopscrewey • Entropical • Now or Never! (Wet Floor) • Turf Master • Ink Another Day

Splatfest	Color Pulse • Opening (Off the Hook) • Ebb & Flow • Acid Hues • Muck Warfare • Now or Never! (Off the Hook) • Fest Zest • Party's Over • Ink Me Up • Now or Never! (Squid Sisters)

Salmon Run	Happy Little Workers • Surge & Submerge • Deluge Dirge • Fishing Frenzy • Frantic Aspic • Ever Further

Octo Canyon	Low Tide • Octo Canyon • Octo Eight-Step • The Girl from Inkopolis • Buoyant Boogie • Shooting Starfish • Tentacular Circus • Cephaloparade • Octoling Rendezvous • Octarmaments • Onward! • R.I.P. • Bomb Rush Blush (DJ Octavio) • Tidal Rush • Spicy Calamari Inkantation • Fresh Start

Octo Expansion

Cap'n Cuttlefish's Theme (Octo) • Player Editor • Telephone's Theme • Inside the Deepsea Metro Subway Car • #0 shell • #5 thirsty • #1 progress • #6 frisk • #4 dunno • #2 ripped • #9 party • #8 regret • #14 crush • #13 shade • #16 salty • #12 awake • #11 above • TEST PASSED! • #19 bless • Thang Obtained • Completion • Nasty Majesty • Shark Bytes • Splattack! (Octo) • Actually It's Commander Tartar's Theme • The Plan • Last Battle Opening • Fly Octo Fly ~ Ebb & Flow (Octo) • Into the Light • Calamari Inkantation • Ebb & Flow (Demo) • #$@%* Dudes Be #$@%* Sleepin

Squid Beatz 2 only	Splattack! • Seaskape • Shellfie • Split & Splat • Hooked • Sucker Punch • Bomb Rush Blush • Tide Goes Out

Musicians	Wet Floor • Bottom Feeders • Ink Theory ^{(Yoko • Oonie • Kitamura)} • Chirpy Chips ^(Harmony) • Diss-Pair ^(Quinn) • SashiMori • Grizzco Industries • ω-3 • Off the Hook ^{(Pearl • Marina)} • Turquoise October • DJ Octavio • Squid Sisters ^{(Callie • Marie)} • Dedf1sh • DJ Real Sole • Bob Dub

Soundtracks	Squid Beatz 2 • Splatune 2 • Octotune • Splatoon 2 Live in Makuhari

Live performances	Haicalive at Tokaigi 2018 • Off the Hook Concert at Polymanga 2018 • Haicalive at Chokaigi 2018 • Tentalive at Tokaigi 2019 • Haicalive Kyoto Mix

Music of Splatoon 3

General	What's Your Style? • Clickbait (Splash Sessions Demo) • Anarchy Splatcast • Dripping with Style • Lookin' Fresh • New You • The Shoal

Battle

Opening (C-Side) • Clickbait • Headhammer • Triple Dip • Paintscraper • Splattack! (C-Side) • Sea Me Now • Sandy Side Up • Candy-Coated Rocks • Tentacle to the Metal • Ska-BLAM • Three-Horn Circus • Rockagilly Blues • Ripstop & Go • Aquasonic • Slopping Spree • No Quarters • Shifting Stars • No Plan Survives • Now or Never! (C-Side) • Rinse/Repeat • Learning Curve

Splatfest

Anarchy Poisons • Anarchy Rainbow • City of Color (2023) • Tomorrow's Nostalgia Today • Color Pulse (2024) • We're So Back • Soak & Stomp • Deepers Creepers • Yule Tide • Opening (Deep Cut) • Fins in the Air • Till Depth Do Us Part • Liquid Sunshine • Big Betrayal • Suffer No Fools • Now or Never! (Deep Cut) • Ego Overboard • Still Swimmin' • Daybreaker Anthem • Maritime Memory • Into the Light

Salmon Run	Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Mix • Surge & Submerge • Deluge Dirge • Fishing Frenzy • Frothy Waters • Toxic Anoxic • Frantic Aspic • Not Bad (Do Better) • Bait & Click (Mutation) • Bait & Click

Tableturf Battle	Tableturf Level Selection • Tableturf Deck Selection • Tableturf Main Theme • Tableturf Three Turns Remaining • Tableturf Win Theme • Tableturf Loss or Draw Theme • Tableturf Card List