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|image = Octoplush.png | |image = Octoplush.png | ||
|artist = [[Octoplush]] | |artist = [[Octoplush]] | ||
|in s3 = {{RotMMission|01|01}} [[Get to Know Alterna, Your Only Choice]] <br> {{RotMMission|02|02}} [[Absorbency and You]] <br> {{RotMMission|03|01}} [[Climbing the Corporate Splatter]] <br> {{RotMMission|04|02}} [[Octohoppers Don't Have a Sense of Humor (and They Hate Puns)!]] <br> {{RotMMission|05|03}} [[Uh-Oh! Too Many Snipers!]] <br> {{RotMMission|05|04}} [[Barriers! They've Got You Covered]] <br> {{RotMMission|06|03}} [[Torture Tour]] <br> {{RotMMission|00|00}} [[After Alterna]] (Section 2) | |in s3 = {{RotMMission|01|01}} [[Get to Know Alterna, Your Only Choice]] <br> {{RotMMission|02|02}} [[Absorbency and You]] <br> {{RotMMission|03|01}} [[Climbing the Corporate Splatter]] <br> {{RotMMission|04|02}} [[Octohoppers Don't Have a Sense of Humor (and They Hate Puns)!]] <br> {{RotMMission|05|03}} [[Uh-Oh! Too Many Snipers!]] <br> {{RotMMission|05|04}} [[Barriers! They've Got You Covered]] <br> {{RotMMission|06|03}} [[Torture Tour]] <br> {{RotMMission|00|00}} [[After Alterna]] (Section 2)<br>[[Jukebox]] | ||
|genre = Electronic | |album = {{Splatune 3}} | ||
|track no. = 14 (''Splatune 3'' Disc 2) | |||
|genre = Electronic<br>Breakbeat | |||
|bpm = 180 | |bpm = 180 | ||
|key = A minor | |key = A minor | ||
|time signature = | |time signature = Irregular | ||
|length = 2:44 | |length = 2:44 | ||
|audio = [[File: | |audio = [[File:RotM Nine Out of Tension.mp3]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Nine Out of Tension''''' is a song by [[Octoplush]]. | '''''Nine Out of Tension''''' is a [[Music|song]] by [[Octoplush]]. | ||
== Description== | |||
''Nine Out of Tension'' is a fast-paced electronic song making use of breakbeats, shifting time signatures, syncopation, and a variety of samples. | |||
The song primarily makes use of three groups of 4/4 time plus one group of 3/4 time to make up a phrase (4+4+4+3). In the last section of the song, the groupings change to 4+3+4+4. | |||
The bass in the song is similar to the 'octo' bass used in ''[[Crater Eighters Routine]]'', sounding like a deep voice with a burpy tone to it. At the start of the song, the bass plays a fast moving [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostinato ostinato] pattern that repeats throughout the song over an explosive breakbeat. Overtime the bass experiences changes in its resonance, both increasing and decreasing at different set times. Various samples are inserted in the background, some musical and some not, similar to ''[[Tentacular Circus]]''. During the 3/4 bar at the end of each phrase, the instrumentation plays some type of syncopated or triplet fill before returning back to its core bass and breakbeat combo for the subsequent 4/4 bar. | |||
At the 0:10 mark, a gated, stuttering synth plays a simple melody overtop the instrumentation with a light digital keyboard plays chords underneath. At the 0:20 mark, the stuttering synth is replaced with an 8-bit-esque synth playing a slightly faster melody. At the 0:30 mark, the instrumentation from the beginning of the song is brought back, this time with a thin synth playing chords underneath. 0:40 to 1:00 is similar to 0:10 to 0:30, with a slightly altered melody line and different synths. At the 1:00 mark, the groupings of the time signature are altered and the breakbeats are interrupted with multiple syncopated synth stabs with a cymbal hit on each instance. The song then loops back to the beginning at 1:10 with the only difference being that the introduction section features synths playing chords underneath. | |||
== Other versions == | |||
=== ''Nine Out of Tension'' (September 2021 Direct) === | |||
''Nine Out of Tension'' was first heard in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4ngPsn5d5A reveal trailer] for ''Splatoon 3''{{'s}} [[Return of the Mammalians|Hero Mode]] in the [[Nintendo Direct#Nintendo Direct: 23 September 2021|September 2021 Direct]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/Z4ngPsn5d5A {{YT}} ''Splatoon 3'' – "Return of the Mammalians" – Nintendo Switch]</ref> The song starts playing about 53 seconds in, after a static noise interrupting ''[[Clickbait]]''. This version of the song is faster at a bpm of 190 compared to a bpm of 180 of the one heard in-game. | |||
{{MediaLoader|file=File:Nine out of Tension Trailer Version Splatoon 3.mp3|name=Nine Out of Tension (September 2021 Direct)}} | |||
== Trivia == | |||
* This song could be considered the main theme of [[Return of the Mammalians]], as it plays in the mode's reveal trailer and in the first level of [[Alterna]]. | |||
* This song samples parts of [[Tentacular Circus]]. | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The title is a pun on the phrase 'nine out of ten', which is generally used as a high-up level on a scale, with the highest generally being 'ten out of ten'. | |||
===Names in other languages=== | |||
The name of the song is the same in all languages. However, it is capitalized differently in the English localization of ''Splatoon 3'', with the "O" in "Out" being uppercase, while it is lowercase in all other localizations, including in {{Splatune 3}}. | |||
{{Localized name | |||
|color=Splatoon 3 | |||
|Internal=BGM_Mission_Stage_Alterna_01 | |||
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}} | |||
== References == | |||
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{{Navbox/S3 Music}} | {{Navbox/S3 Music}} | ||
[[Category:Music]] | |||
[[Category:Splatoon 3 music]] | |||
[[Category:Octoplush songs]] | |||
[[Category:Return of the Mammalians music]] | [[Category:Return of the Mammalians music]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:00, 15 March 2024
| Artist | Octoplush |
| Game | Splatoon 3 |
| Heard in Splatoon 3 |
0101 Get to Know Alterna, Your Only Choice 0202 Absorbency and You 0301 Climbing the Corporate Splatter 0402 Octohoppers Don't Have a Sense of Humor (and They Hate Puns)! 0503 Uh-Oh! Too Many Snipers! 0504 Barriers! They've Got You Covered 0603 Torture Tour 0000 After Alterna (Section 2) Jukebox |
| Album | Splatune 3 |
| Track list no. | 14 (Splatune 3 Disc 2) |
| Genre | Electronic Breakbeat |
| BPM | 180 |
| Key signature | A minor |
| Time signature | Irregular |
| Length | 2:44 |
| Audio file |
Nine Out of Tension is a song by Octoplush.
Description
Nine Out of Tension is a fast-paced electronic song making use of breakbeats, shifting time signatures, syncopation, and a variety of samples.
The song primarily makes use of three groups of 4/4 time plus one group of 3/4 time to make up a phrase (4+4+4+3). In the last section of the song, the groupings change to 4+3+4+4.
The bass in the song is similar to the 'octo' bass used in Crater Eighters Routine, sounding like a deep voice with a burpy tone to it. At the start of the song, the bass plays a fast moving ostinato pattern that repeats throughout the song over an explosive breakbeat. Overtime the bass experiences changes in its resonance, both increasing and decreasing at different set times. Various samples are inserted in the background, some musical and some not, similar to Tentacular Circus. During the 3/4 bar at the end of each phrase, the instrumentation plays some type of syncopated or triplet fill before returning back to its core bass and breakbeat combo for the subsequent 4/4 bar.
At the 0:10 mark, a gated, stuttering synth plays a simple melody overtop the instrumentation with a light digital keyboard plays chords underneath. At the 0:20 mark, the stuttering synth is replaced with an 8-bit-esque synth playing a slightly faster melody. At the 0:30 mark, the instrumentation from the beginning of the song is brought back, this time with a thin synth playing chords underneath. 0:40 to 1:00 is similar to 0:10 to 0:30, with a slightly altered melody line and different synths. At the 1:00 mark, the groupings of the time signature are altered and the breakbeats are interrupted with multiple syncopated synth stabs with a cymbal hit on each instance. The song then loops back to the beginning at 1:10 with the only difference being that the introduction section features synths playing chords underneath.
Other versions
Nine Out of Tension (September 2021 Direct)
Nine Out of Tension was first heard in the reveal trailer for Splatoon 3's Hero Mode in the September 2021 Direct.[1] The song starts playing about 53 seconds in, after a static noise interrupting Clickbait. This version of the song is faster at a bpm of 190 compared to a bpm of 180 of the one heard in-game.
Trivia
- This song could be considered the main theme of Return of the Mammalians, as it plays in the mode's reveal trailer and in the first level of Alterna.
- This song samples parts of Tentacular Circus.
Etymology
The title is a pun on the phrase 'nine out of ten', which is generally used as a high-up level on a scale, with the highest generally being 'ten out of ten'.
Names in other languages
The name of the song is the same in all languages. However, it is capitalized differently in the English localization of Splatoon 3, with the "O" in "Out" being uppercase, while it is lowercase in all other localizations, including in Splatune 3.
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Internal |
BGM_Mission_Stage_Alterna_01 |
