Fins in the Air

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Fins in the Air
Artist Deep Cut
Arrangement Big Man (in-game)
Vocals Anna Sato
Laura Yokozawa
Shiver (in-game)
Frye (in-game)
Big Man (in-game)
Game Splatoon 3
Heard in
Splatoon 3 		Splatfest Battle
Tricolor Battle
Jukebox
Album Splatune 3
Track list no. 26 (Splatune 3 Disc 3)
27 (1st Deep Cut Concert, Splatune 3 Disc 4)
Genre Electronic
BPM 175
Key signature C major
Length 1:29 (loop)
3:24 (live version)
Audio file

Fins in the Air is a song performed by Deep Cut during Splatfests. It is one of five songs that will play during Splatfest battles.

Description

Fins in the Air is an energetic electronic song. The song starts with a fast and sporadic synth melody, with the drums emphasizing the offbeat with the hi-hat. On the verse, the grove switches to a drum and bass pattern. The verse sections are all over the pedal note A, which is consistently hammered in the synth bass. Different harmonies are comped intermittently over the pedal tone to create tension as Shiver and Frye alternate lines. In the second half of the verse, Shiver and Frye alternate singing upper and lower harmonies with different lyrics to the same rhythm, the upper part being a new melodic idea and the lower harmony being the same melody and lyrics as what each idol had sung at the beginning of the verse with minor variations.

On the bridge, the singers return to trading lines as they had before, with Shiver singing longer legato phrases and Frye chiming in with faster lines. The pedal point ends and the bass follows the chord progression which descends from Bb to D minor through the C mixolydian scale. The bridge ends with a quick climb up to F# minor and the final line being sung in unison. The chorus returns to the chord progression and groove from the intro as Shiver carries extended high notes over Frye and Big Man, who are harmonizing to a faster rhythmic phrase. The last line is sung in unison and held out as the intro repeats, leading to a new instrumental section that re-establishes the drum and bass feel and the A pedal note before looping back to the verse.

This is one of the five songs that can randomly play for the first two minutes of a Splatfest Battle in Splatoon 3.

Lyrics

The booklet included with Splatune 3 gives the official lyrics for Fins in the Air.[1][2] The lyrics are nonsensical; the Japanese hiragana and katakana simply give the pronunciation.

Fins in the Air
Deep Cut Japanese lyrics[3] Romanized lyrics
Shiver Frye
からにゅまり　みろいでた
にゅへり　みそにしゅら　めれしだ 		Karanyumari miroideta
Nyuheri misonishura mereshida
ワッ！ト　ティヤディリケ　ミチェンリハナ
チョペリ　ワッティェ　ハラディン　レィビテタ 		Wa! To tiyadirike michenrihana
Choperi wattye haradin reiniteta
マト　マト　マラディソ
チョペリ　イェットニヒェンダ　ヴェレシュダ
(からにゅまり　にほいでた　にゅへり
みそにしゅら　めれしだ　やっ) 		Mato mato maradiso
Choperi yettonihyenda vereshuda
(Karanyumari nihoideta nyuheri
Misonishura mereshida ya)
わちゅ　わちゅ　わちゅな
にゅへり　わったらひでぃ　やてぃば
(ワッ！ト　ティヤディリケ　ミチェンリハナ
チョペリ　ワッティェ　ハラディン　バンビタ) 		Wachu wachu wachuna
Nyuheri wattarahidi yatiba
(Wa! To tiyadirike michenrihana
Choperi wattye haradin banbita)
はにゃ　みゅとにどれ
ダラニ　ディドラ　ムティナンチャペンリ
ゆてぃばり　みどぅき
ニョリディ　サントゥシ　チャタリ 		Hanya myutonidore
Darani didora mutinanchapenri
Yutibari miduki
Nyoridi santushi chatari
ふぃんざ　あうぇ
ぷちょふぃんざ　てぃまれ
みゅら　ぷちょふぃんざ　あうぇ
ぷちょふぃんざ　てぃまれ 		Finza awe
Puchofinza timare
Myura puchofinza awe
Puchofinza timare
(ワディニハビダ　ヤパディ　トゥンガリ
ワディニハビダ　デュラパニ　ノゥ
ワディニハビダ　ヤパディ　トゥンガリ
ワディニハビダ　デュラパニ　ノゥ) 		(Wadinihabida yapadi tungari
Wadinihabida dyurapani nu
Wadinahabida yapadi tungari
Wadinihabida dyurapani nu
ふぃんざ　あうぇ
ぷちょふぃんざ　てぃまれ
みゅら　ぷちょふぃんざ　あうぇ
ぷちょふぃんざ　てぃまれ 		Finza awe
Puchofinza timare
Myura puchofinza awe
Puchofinza timare
(ワディニハビダ　ヤパディ　トゥンガリ
ワディニハビダ　デュラパニ　ノゥ
ワディニハビダ　ヤパディ　トゥンガリ
ハティニダロト) 		(Wadinihabida yapadi tungari
Wadinihabida dyurapani nu
Wadinahabida yapadi tungari
Hatinidaroto)
ミュラ　プチョフィンザ Myura puchofinza

Other versions

Fins in the Air (Live)

During the Deep Cut Concert at Nintendo Live 2022, an extended version of Fins in the Air is used. The song is relatively the same during the start until it gets to the middle of the chorus, in which Big Man's vocals are mixed in clearer than the in-game version. A guitar riff can be heard during the instrumental part, and Shiver starts singing again, with the main difference being that most of the instruments are quiet minus the drums. An entire verse is skipped, as Shiver and Frye sing the verse before the chorus with a more quiet and calm instrumental, building up until it gets to the chorus again. The song has a keyboard riff part, and it transitions to the chorus again, with new lyrics from Shiver, changing her notes a bit. Deep Cut harmonizes during the end of the chorus, as the song ends with a proper ending.

A similar version is used in the Splatoon 3 Live Concert featuring Deep Cut at Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO, with some minor changes to the harmonization.

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During days one and two of Past vs. Present vs. Future Splatfest, an extended version of Fins in the Air plays, based on the live version.

Quotes

“ While you're pondering which Splatfest team to join, know that that we'll ALL be on "Team Great Tunes" thanks to Deep Cut's latest, Fins in the Air. Between Shiver's sprawling vocals, Frye's bouncy harmonies, and that dazzling intro, Musicology says it's "straight fire." ”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter[4]

Trivia

  • The preview version shown on Twitter[4] sounds different from the in-game version. The main differences are Frye's vocals at the start of the chorus and the mixing in general.
  • This is one of the few songs to include a real language in it, as the line "puchofinza" is part of the name of the song in Japanese.
  • Big Man's vocals seem to be much more distorted in-game compared to the live version, but keep the same lyrics as the live version.
  • The chord progression of the intro and chorus is almost identical to the chorus of Anarchy Rainbow and City of Color (IV- > V- > VI/VII > VII/I).
Big Man's vocals

Etymology

The title is a pun on the expression and phrase "put your hands in the air", used by some musicians in live concerts to hype up their audiences, and the fins that sea creatures have.

Names in other languages

The name of the song is the same as English in all languages except for Japanese.

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese 衝天プチョフィンザ
Shōten Puchofinza		 High spirits put-your-fins-up

References

  1. ↑ Twitter @DOTS_PUMPKIN on Twitter
  2. ↑ Twitter @katana_2626 on Twitter
  3. ↑ Splatune 3 booklet
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Twitter @SplatoonNA on Twitter
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 • Amalgamania • Seasource • 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 • Meadowlark • Suntan Ocean • Soak & Stomp (Grand Mix) • 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 • Spicy Calamari Inkantation • Ink Me Up • Ebb & Flow • Muck Warfare • Acid Hues • Three Wishes • Blushing Tide • Now or Never! (Squid Sisters) • Shark Bytes • Now or Never! (Off the Hook) • Rainbow Color Inkantation

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 • Happy Little Workers - 24/7 Deep Mix • Double Clickbait • Not Bad (Catch Ya Better)

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

Return of the Mammalians

Cap'n Cuttlefish's Theme • The Crater • Crater Eighters Routine • Mission Clear! (The Crater) • I'm Octavio (F34RME Remix) • Meeting the New Squidbeak Splatoon • Sandcastles • Sudden Depth • Two Shadows in the Sun • Dead Sea • Whirlpool Tune • Hyper Diver • Alterna Shimin Program M-01: Standard Course (Asagiri no Kaigansen) • Alterna Shimin Program M-02: Challenge Course (Yūgure no Ofushoa) • Nine Out of Tension • Underwater Neon • Flop to It • Smoke and Mirrors • Ride or Fry • With Flying Colors • Seep & Destroy • Marine Machines • #35 caught • Don't Flinch • Octoling Rendezvous • Mission Complete! (Alterna) • Deep Cut's Theme • Surprise and Shine • Treasure Obtained • In Filtration • Hide and Sleek • Smeared Canvas • Bear with Me • Calamari Inkantation 3MIX • Kyodai na Kedama • Wave Goodbye • Alterna Shimin Program M-??: mY dEAR

Side Order

Introduction • #0.1 style • Leaving with Pearl • Order Sector • Foyer • #12.2 awakened • Battle Tutorial • Tutorial Clear! • Enter Marina Agitando • Unconscience • Marina Rescued • Order's Theme • Side Order • Origin of Order • Dramatic Days • Elevator Theme • demol1sh • demoli2h • d3molish • jest1ng • je2ting • j3sting • rout1nes • routine2 • routin3s • souven1r • 2ouvenir • souv3nir • j1tters • jitter2 • jitt3rs • Floor Clear! • Boss Approaches • CΘld StΘrage • ΘctΘpticΘn • EchΘ Θnslaught • Boss Clear • Vending Machine Floor • The Magistrate of Order • Enter Overlorder • New World Order • Grayscaling • Spectrum Obligato ~ Ebb & Flow (Out of Order) • Conclusion • #47 onward• Order Sector (Post-Game) • Foyer (Post-Game) • Smollusk's Theme • Smollusk's Transformation • Short Order • Spire Cleared! • Spire Failure

Lobby

Sinkopated • Inkopolis Lobby • Without a Dop Doubt • Drip Feed • Inkopolis News (Squid Sisters) • Inkopolis News (Off the Hook) • Heliocentri City • Fuzzy Dazzler • Blop Bop • Gilded Cage • Dressed to Krill • Slick Moves • Belly Flop • Gillty • Pour It On • Pop 'n' Schlock • Clashing Colors • Dorsal Slicer • Opening (Squid Squad) • Splattack! (Squid Squad) • Ink or Sink • Seaskape • Kraken Up • Metalopod • Shellfie • Split & Splat • Hooked • Sucker Punch • 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

Jukebox only

Now or Never! (Squid Squad) • Now or Never! (Wet Floor) • City of Color • Calamari Inkantation • Bomb Rush Blush • Tide Goes Out • Fresh Start • Bomb Rush Blush (DJ Octavio) • Tidal Rush • Color Pulse • Nasty Majesty • Fly Octo Fly - Ebb & Flow (Octo)

Musicians

C-Side (Kiki) • Front Roe (Ichiya • Nami • Murasaki) • Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook (Pearl • Marina) • Yoko & the Gold Bazookas (Yoko • Oonie • Kitamura) • H2Whoa • Chirpy Chips (Harmony) • Riot Act (Kiki) • SashiMori • Grizzco • ω-3 • Ancho-V Games • Deep Cut (Shiver • Frye • Big Man) • Squid Sisters (Callie • Marie) • Off the Hook (Pearl • Marina) • Turquoise October • DJ Octavio • Octoplush • Stars in the Deep • Mimicry • Wash Out • Firefly • On the Clock • Anxiety Society • Dedf1sh • Free Association • Seven Seas Crew • Backwash • Turf Love • Wading Room • New Shores • Bonfire • All Swell • Coral Kiss • Crevasse • Aquariyum • Pianissimo • Missing Ink • Chroma Chaos • Medusa • Nothing in My Wave • Anglerfish • Bloody Hook • Decksterity • Saplings • Reel Deel • Now or Never Seven

Soundtracks

Jukebox • Splatune 3 • Ordertune

Live performances

Deep Cut Concert at Nintendo Live 2022 • Splatoon 3 Live Concert featuring Deep Cut at Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO

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