Opening
| Artist | Squid Squad |
| Composer | Toru Minegishi |
| Vocals | Hiroaki Takeuchi Ichiya (in-game) |
| Guitar | Susumu Nishikawa Ichiya (in-game) |
| Bass | TABOKUN Quinn (in-game) |
| Drums | Akira Tsuneoka† Murasaki (in-game) |
| Keyboards | Nami (in-game) |
| Game | Splatoon Splatoon 3 |
| Heard in Splatoon |
Multiplayer (Match start) |
| Heard in Splatoon 3 |
Lobby |
| Featured in | Fresh Kids (in-game) Splatune – disc 1, track 1 Nintendo Music – link |
| Genre | Rock |
| BPM | 192 |
| Length | 0:17 |
| Sample |
| Artist | Wet Floor |
| Composer | Toru Minegishi |
| Guitar | Akitoshi Kuroda Mizo (in-game) Ryley (in-game) |
| Bass | IKUO Neil (in-game) |
| Drums | Kei Yamazaki Candi (in-game) |
| Game | Splatoon 2 Splatoon 3 |
| Heard in Splatoon 2 |
Multiplayer (Match start) |
| Heard in Splatoon 3 |
Lobby |
| Featured in | Splatune 2 – disc 1, track 1 Nintendo Music – link |
| Genre | Rock Electronic |
| BPM | 131 |
| Length | 0:27 |
| Sample |
| Artist | C-Side |
| Composer | Ryo Nagamatsu |
| Guitar | Yohske Yamamoto Kiki (in-game) |
| Bass | Ryosuke Nikamoto Baker (in-game) |
| Drums | Hideki Aoyama Walter (in-game) |
| Game | Splatoon 3 |
| Heard in Splatoon 3 |
Multiplayer (Match start) |
| Featured in | Splatune 3 – disc 1, track 1 Splatune 3 – disc 4, track 22 (1st Deep Cut Concert) Ordertune – disc 4, track 16 (2nd Deep Cut Concert) Nintendo Music – link |
| Genre | Rock |
| BPM | 174.187 |
| Length | 0:36 |
| Sample |
Opening is a jingle originally performed by Squid Squad.
Description
Opening is a short rock jingle consisting of an electric guitar sequence with drums and a reverb effect. It plays at the beginning of every multiplayer match in Splatoon, as the camera pans out across the stage, before being cut off by the players turning into their humanoid forms on the spawn point. Normally the full track does not play, but under lag, it may sometimes play the full track, and after it finishes, the silence continues as the camera pan repeats. The full track is featured in Splatune. In Splatoon 3, this version of the song can sometimes play in the lobby.
A entirely different jingle plays during the beginning of Splatfest battles, known as Commence the Fest.
Remixes and covers
Opening (Wet Floor)
No new Squid Squad songs appear in Splatoon 2 matches (later revealed to be due to the group's disbandment), with Wet Floor taking their place. Although their catalog consists mostly of all-new compositions, they also recorded a new version of the Opening jingle to play at the start of battles, sounding very similar to the original, yet with additional electronic influences. This version is included in Splatune 2. In Splatoon 3, this version of the song can sometimes play in the lobby.
Opening (C-Side)
Similar to what Wet Floor did, Splatoon 3 uses a cover of the Opening jingle by C-Side with a hard rock style, since they take the place of the main band in multiplayer matches, so their version plays at the start of every match. It consists of a deep electric guitar sequence with drums and a deeper drone noise, feeling more intense and rough than the other versions. Unlike the first two games, it has no vocals.
Opening (C-Side Live)
During the two live concerts, those being Deep Cut Concert at Nintendo Live 2022 and Splatoon 3 Live Concert featuring Deep Cut at Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO), a version of Opening by C-Side was performed before Clickbait and No Quarters, respectively. This version is about 17 seconds long (the in-game version loops until the game is ready to start). During the repeating section, a cymbal roll is add and gets progressively louder until the end. During the last bar, several high notes are played, ending the short piece in a climax.
Etymology
The name comes from the fact that since the jingle plays at the start of every match, is the Opening of the battle.
Music of Splatoon 2
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