Telephone's Theme
| Composer | Ryo Nagamatsu |
| Game | Splatoon 2 (Octo Expansion only) |
| Heard in Splatoon 2 |
Central Station |
| Featured in | Octotune - disc 1, track 6 Nintendo Music – link |
| Genre | Electronic |
| BPM | 153 |
| Key signature | G Major |
| Length | 2:10 (Octotune) |
| Sample |
Telephone's Theme[1] is a song from the Octo Expansion. It is, as the name suggests, the theme for the Telephone.
Description
The full version of the song plays when interacting with the Telephone for the first time in the Deepsea Metro. When the player enters a cutscene with the Telephone after this, a different version of the theme plays with fewer instruments and a shorter loop. Interacting with the Telephone when not in a cutscene does not play the track.
The song starts with strange sound effects, presumed to be what the Telephone sounds like. This song has heavy use of synthesis instruments, however, it does seem to use a trombone as well as percussion. Various radio signal sounds are heard, which are also used as an instrument to play the main melody throughout most of the track. Throughout the track, the drums play a constant, fast, repeating rhythm with the use of trills. Near the end of the loop, the drums are the only instrument to play, playing much more frequently and faster.
Samples and Interpolations
All the Thangs
- Main article: All the Thangs
The digital voice from the intro of Telephone's Theme is sampled in All the Thangs.
Remixes and covers
Commander Tartar's Actual Theme
- Main article: Commander Tartar's Actual Theme
Commander Tartar's Actual Theme is a distorted remix of Telephone's Theme. It is played when the Telephone, as Commander Tartar, reveals the NILS Statue and its plan to destroy all life in Inkopolis.
Trivia
- When reversed, the digital voice can be heard saying "denwa", meaning "phone" or "telephone" in Japanese.[2]
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
デンワのテーマ Denwa no tēma |
Telephone's Theme |
 Dutch |
Melodie van de telefoon [1] | Melody of the telephone |
 French (NOE) |
Thème du téléphone[1] | Telephone's theme |
References
