History AwesomeMusic / Pikmin

* The [[https://youtu.be/LxzJOCP_XR4?si=zTvLVcfrr-_8Vtdf Tough Enemy theme]], nicknamed by the fanbase as Drumline Cadence, takes the marching band aspects of some earlier themes in the series and pushes it up to eleven. The entire track is all percussion, and the drum loop itself is perfectly tense for facing off against the bosses above ground. What makes the theme even better is that each mini-boss its used on adds a unique extra instrument to help each feel distinct and unique:
** The [[https://youtu.be/wqxAoAQe9Mg?si=VzTkj5k9MBoXrdDQ Burrowing Snagret version]] adds a didgeridoo.

** The [[https://youtu.be/Gw_AnBsaTsU?si=TsTZeRyj5Tbw-rjo Crusted Rumpup version]] adds threatening strings.

* [[https://youtu.be/R1MGx1sDx_s?si=RrET8hIDDlCF5bc3 Emergence Cave]]. Playing once in the titular cave, the ambient synth arpeggios set the cold, desolate atmosphere for a lot of the caves you'll be exploring throughout the game, and then when you're collecting treasure and the drums and bell synths kick in, it really just takes off.

* [[https://youtu.be/afcGRhfpoOE?si=-vPafyCrE2d3Kzi_ Graphite Gulch]]. Playing exclusively in metal-themed sublevels, the banging drums and bells, accompanied by the haunting melody and subtle pad chords, makes it one of the most emotionally tense tracks in the game. Very fittingly, it sounds like the aftermath of an apocalypse.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhSzWu6IYlM Jellyfloat pool]]. As the name suggests, it only plays on sub-levels with Jellyfloats. But if that enemy could be a track, it'd be this one.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wda0U-PSRl4 The Final Boss theme]], in contrast to most of the other songs in the game, is an intense rock theme, it also fits the fight against the [[spoiler:Ancient Sirehound]] well.

%%!! Pikmin 4
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wda0U-PSRl4 The Final Boss theme]], in contrast to most of the other songs in the game, is an intense rock theme.
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!! Pikmin 4
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wda0U-PSRl4 The Final Boss theme]], in contrast to most of the other songs in the game is an intense rock theme.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMd5GUGGH4M The title screen music,]] which was used for much of the game's promotional material, truly captures the vibe of being stranded on an alien world with fantastical creatures and the whimsical personalities of the Pikmin themselves.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-_5Mp9_Ams The Forest of Hope]] is quite possibly the crowner when it comes to relaxing themes in the entire series, which is saying quite something! Once again, it embodies the feeling of exploring an alien world; this time, however, you have some friends to back you up. Easily one of Pikmin's most iconic tracks.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KJUrH4Hhw4 The Distant Springs]] manages to capture being on the furthest reaches of the island, surrounded by large pools of water and not knowing what could lurk within.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BngBNaB5Dnk Mystic Marsh]] only plays in one sub-level in the ''entire'' game, but is easily the best track from the second game. It conveys that feeling of being deep underground with only the supplies you have with you, unsure of what could lurk ahead, yet still feeling a relaxing ambiance from the cave.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H_HuzCUXc4 Jellyfloat pool]]. As the name suggests, it only plays on sub-levels with Jellyfloats. But if that enemy could be a track, it'd be this one.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2pWFNhMw_w Rest Area]]. There's nothing quite like having this theme play after a long stretch of having to dodge bomb rocks and Violitle Dweevils.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrSGzTSfz9o Bulblax Kingdom]]. Completely unique to the titled cave, it truly makes you feel like you're someone else's castle. Someone who does ''not'' want you there, and isn't afraid to defend it if they must.

* Like the Forest of Hope, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1etAFiAPYQ Garden of Hope]] evokes images of a sleepy springtime day, and has quickly become one of the franchise's more iconic tracks.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJh-ruM1CxA Twilight River]] captures the feeling of early Autumn.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFx8xsl1zG0 A Rainy Day,]] as the title suggests, depicts the feeling of those sleepy, overcast drizzly days.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLbeC0fyPok Formidable Oak]] is incredibly ambient. Despite only lasting for a short time before you encounter the Plasma Wraith, it perfectly sets the tone for the area. You just ''know'' something is lurking in this place. That something about what lives here is just so inherently ''wrong'' in the context of the Pikmin planet. And it only serves to gear you for when you find it...
* The [[https://youtu.be/s1y4lw3IUSQ Mission Mode]] theme is a sped-up version of the main theme and encapsulates the fast pace of the game mode.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMbvaw7d-yQ Brilliant Garden]] would not feel out of place in the main series games.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6daQo5QhHw Ravaged Rustworks]] truly feels like you're exploring the ruins of a lost civilization. Exciting, nostalgic, yet kind of sad at the same time.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esFFqdmqDWY Lushlife Murk]] conveys the lament of exploring woods that have ravaged by toxic pollutants.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZZejEdHJUo Snowfall Field]] is an upbeat track that is somehow still well-suited to exploring a frozen tundra.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWFKeRUG4Cw Sweltering Parchland]]. Despite being connected to a dried and dead forest that constantly catches fire, its reassuring tone embodies the nostalgia of what the woods were likely like before they died.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMInunaCY4g Leafswirl Lagoon]] is a relaxing, nostalgic soundings melody that could put anyone at ease.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NsE1ga8UWk Olimar's Madcap Dash]]. An absolutely fantastic track, ideal for accompanying the highlights of an adventure.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It8V468yGYk Sparkling Labyrinth]] is an all-around nice upbeat track that can both put you at ease while also pumping you up for an adventure.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fZmg1Qw2mU All]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFvZ7GUU4YU three]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvCUcL29DBg phases]] of the Berserk Leech Hydroe battle. While Pikmin FinalBoss themes have always managed to make you feel small in comparison to the boss, this one outright makes you feel out of your league; that Olimar, a simple long-haul space shipper, and his army of fragile plant creatures are facing off against an EldritchAbomination that wants to consume the very planet they stand on.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glpNG82s2ak music that is played in most Boss Fights]] is probably one of the first songs you think of when recalling a song from ''Pikmin 2'', especially when most of the times you hear it, you and your colony of adorable carrots are standing their ground against a giant predator.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El6PpKISLZY Wistful Wild]]'s theme is fittingly suspenseful for the last area in the game, yet still gives the region a feeling of natural beauty.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glpNG82s2ak Boss Battle music]] is probably one of the first songs you think of when recalling a song from ''Pikmin 2'', especially when you're staring down what is essentially a giant predator.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLbeC0fyPok Formidable Oak]] is incredibly ambient. Despite only lasting for a short time [[spoiler:before you encounter the Plasma Wraith]], it perfectly sets the tone for the area. You just ''know'' something is lurking in this place. That something about what lives here is just so inherently ''wrong'' in the context of the Pikmin planet. And it only serves to gear you for when you find it...

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMbvaw7d-yQ Brilliant Garden]] is a tune that would not at all feel out of place in the main series games.

* Say what you will about the quality of the game itself, there's no denying its soundtrack is criminally underrated. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMbvaw7d-yQ Brilliant Garden]] is a tune that would not at all feel out of place in the main series games.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glpNG82s2ak Boss Battle music]]. Don't lie. this is probably one of the first songs you think of when recalling a song from Pikmin 2, especially when you're staring down what is essentially a giant predator.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrSGzTSfz9o Bulblex Kingdom]]. Completely unique to the titled cave, it truly makes you feel like you're someone else's castle. Someone who does ''not'' want you there, and isn't afraid to defend it if they must.

The Pikmin games are quite notable not only in their really ambient and relaxing [=OSTs=], but managing to perfectly capture the feel of what they're going for. Naturally, they have only gotten better with the release of each subsequent game.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-_5Mp9_Ams The Forest of Hope]] is quite possibly the crowner when it comes to relaxing themes in the entire series, which is saying quite something! Once again, it emobdies the feeling of exploring an alien world; this time, however, you have some friends to back you up. Easily one of Pikmin's most iconic tracks.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMd5GUGGH4M The title screen music]] which was used for much of the games promotional material truly captures the vibe of being stranded on an alien world with fantastical creatures, and the whimsical personalities of the Pikmin themselves.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-_5Mp9_Ams The Forest of Hope]] is quite possibly the crowner when it comes to relaxing themes in the entire series, which is saying quite something! Once again it quite captures the feeling of exploring an alien world; this time, however, you have some friends to back you up. Easily one of Pikmin's most iconic tracks.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KJUrH4Hhw4 The Distant Springs]] perfectly manages to capture being on the furthest reaches of the island, surrounded by large pools of water and not knowing what could lurk within.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BngBNaB5Dnk Mystic Marsh]]. It only plays in one sub-level in the ''entire'' game, but is easily the best track from the second game. It once again manages to perfectly capture that feeling of being deep underground with only the supplies you have with you, unsure of what could lurk ahead, yet still feeling a relaxing ambiance from the cave.

* Like the Forest of Hope, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1etAFiAPYQ Garden of Hope]] perfectly manages to capture a sleepy springtime day, and has quickly become one of the franchises more iconic tracks.
* While Garden of Hope perfectly captures the feeling of spring, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJh-ruM1CxA Twilight River]] perfectly manages to capture the feeling of early Autumn.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFx8xsl1zG0 A Rainy Day]]. As the name would suggest, it perfectly manages to capture the feeling of those sleepy, overcast drizzly days.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk-SgwDGkwQ Cave]] is a really ambient track that once again captures that feeling of exploring the deep depths of an alien world.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6daQo5QhHw Ravaged Rustworks]] is yet another theme that manages to capture what it set out to do. It truly feels like you're exploring the ruins of a lost civilization. Exciting, nostalgic, yet kind of sad at the same time.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esFFqdmqDWY Lushlife Murk]]. It perfectly captures the lament of exploring woods that have ravaged by toxic pollutants.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZZejEdHJUo Snowfall Field]] is quite an upbeat track that somehow still manages to perfectly capture the feeling of exploring a frozen tundra.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWFKeRUG4Cw Sweltering Parchland]]. Despite being connected to a dried and dead forest that constantly catches fire, it manages to be a reassuring tone that captures a nostalgic feel of what the woods were likely like before they died.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMInunaCY4g Leafswirl Lagoon]] is a nice, relaxing, nostalgic soundings melody that could put anyone to ease.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NsE1ga8UWk Olimar's Madcap Dash]]. An absolutely fantastic track that manages to perfectly capture the highlights of an adventure.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It8V468yGYk Sparkling Labyrinth]] is just an all-around nice upbeat track that can both put you at ease while also pumping you up for an adventure.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fZmg1Qw2mU All]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFvZ7GUU4YU three]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvCUcL29DBg phases]] of the Berserk Leech Hydroe battle. While Pikmin FinalBoss themes have always managed to make you feel small in comparison to the boss, this one outright makes you feel out of your league; that Olimar, a simple long-haul space shipper, and his army of fragile plant creatures are facing off against an outright EldritchAbomination that wants to consume the very planet they stand on.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMd5GUGGH4M The title screen music]] which was used for much of the game promotional material truly captures the vibe of being stranded on an alien world with fantastical creatures, and the whimsical personalities of the Pikmin themselves.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-_5Mp9_Ams The Forest of Hope]] is quite possibly the crowner when it comes to relaxing themes in the entire series, which is saying quite something! Once again it quite captures the feeling of exploring an alien world; this time, however, you have some friends to back you up.