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.
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
The name of the song is the same as English in all languages except for Japanese.
Squid Beatz 2 – track 50
Jukebox
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