@@DissedRedEngie All of the songs have transliterated lyrics in katakana/hirigana in the official CD releases. Only one of the most recent song releases (this season) has an official translation that's not gibberish (look up Big Betrayal).
Don't let the appearance and vibe of Splatoon confuse you, Splatoon is one of the "sweatiest" shooter games on the market right now, and it's literally the most popular competitive shooter in Japan (in fact it's one of the most popular game series in japan period right now). People get SERIOUS about this game, and while you can casually enjoy it, you can just as easily enjoy it as a hardcore player.
Yep,playing since 1 and the fandom has just gotten bigger and bigger The old days of squid bagging,squid parties,banging your head,splat tim,while the fandom now is great I have to remind myself that 3 brought a ton of new fans (and furries somehow-) to the franchise,they never grew up with these icons.I have to remind myself that they don't know the roots of the fandom
@@LycanMOON the furriest were always there, i can attest since while i haven't played 1 I've been in the fandom since it's release (too poor to afford a wiiU) the furriest were *always* there
Not sure if anyone's mentioned this, but a core theme in Splatoon 3 is Chaos, which they chose to interpret as a city with a MASSIVE melting pot of cultures in it all thriving together, which can be seen in their idols Deep Cut: The japanese styled Shiver, hindi Fry, and Brazilian coded Big Man. You can hear that influence in the 3Mix as it swaps between instruments and styles.
@@deductionsdiary105personally, i think it probably would've had a more tech-y sound since the outfits for order gave off a very cyberpunk type feeling. maybe synthwave or edm, idk.
The 3 mix came out of freaking nowhere in the final boss for the main campaign, like it was INSANELY hype the way they hoarded it until that perfect moment
It's a folk song of the splatoon world, turned into a pop song, gave more spice then turned into a cumbia remix dubstep song. It has the power to: De-brainwash people. Restore memories. Power a fish to beat the sh of a bear. It's the HEAVENLY MELODY after all.
The Squid Sisters are actually cousins, Callie and Marie (like Calamari, aka squid.) They're the granddaughters of Cap'n Cuttlefish, the leader of the Great Turf War (the actual war between Inklings and Octolings.) They're very involved with the story modes of all 3 games, where they're agents (along with you the player) that help against whatever adversary each game has. Outside of the story, they're literally idols, so that's why you get big weeb energy lmao. In real life, their voice actors are actual singers. Which is also the case for Splat2's Marina and Pearl (Off the Hook) and most likely with the trio in Splat3 (Deep Cut,) though their voice actors are not currently known.
Splatfest is awesome in game, the hub gets completely redecorated and it's set at nighttime, and they play the splatfest theme outdoor concert style. Meanwhile all the other player characters are dancing and jamming. Splat3 has a lot of worldly influence, particularly stuff like the world cup, so a lot of the music has that Latin flare we've come to expect especially from Shakira's world cup themes.
Glad you enjoyed this stuff, so, here's some fun facts I guess. They actually get dedicated singers for the characters doing the signing. The idea is that the characters in universe make up a band, and make multiple songs. So they have dedicated Signers for the musicians and all the music made by that in universe band. You'll notice in the 3-mix they added the additional voices of 3 more characters, and those characters have another in universe band that has its own songs, one of then is currently on the list for you to react to actually. Also, about the lyrics, they are just gibberish, the original recording is just the singers singing the gibberish. You can find accounts of the actors for the squid sisters reading the music they needed to sing and being really bemused. After the fact they add a bunch of post processing to it all to make it sound "squid like" as it were. Just wait till some of the really weird music from splatoon comes around . . . In like 1.5 years probably, but still, just wait, it gets really wacky and fun. Also , the first one is not the original at all, the second one is. Also Also, Splatoon is really big in Japan, not to say it isn't big in the USA, but it is *big* in Japan.
The first one isn't technically the original but in the context of the story its what the "original" was based on and the version which made the Squid Sisters popular before becoming an idol group.
The version from 3 is just the best IMO. Having it play while you fight a giant, goopy bear by using a massive vacuum cleaner, with a kaiju sized salmon helping you, IN SPACE, is just insanity.
3Mix always gives chills. Hearing Deep Cut, the Squid Sisters, AND Dj Octavio-who was basically the main antagonist for all the other main story campaigns-sing together, ALONG with our Little (Big) Buddy singing in certain parts as a way to encourage the player and help save the entire world?? Literally feeling all the souls and determination of all the sea life at that moment.
@@QueenLethargy 1. AND THE FACT THERES ACTUAL HUMAN VOCALS IN THE BACKGROUND BECAUSE OF HOW SYMBOLICALLY THE SEA LIFE HAS TAKEN HUMANITY'S MANTLE 2. after listening to the song on loop constantly, i can pretty much confirm its way more identical to big man's voice instead of bigfry's voice, i thought it was bigfry too for the longest time lmao
I have a Wii U. Playing this game was a blast. The style, the colors and the gameplay were all fantastic. The music was absolutely unique. The reason this song is so popular isn't just because its good (it is really good) but the first time you hear it in Splatoon it makes its presence known immediately and you just get this big grin when you do. I'd equate you hearing "You can hear the cries of the Planet" from FF7 the first time. It sticks with you in the best way.
Hey, Victor here, I'm really happy it didn't take like three years for the Splat 3 request xD That one needs a bit of extra context: the first two versions are played in a fight against the Big Bad, DJ Octavio. But the third is a remix made by Octavio, incorporating his theme and style. And it's co-performed by the villains of the 3rd campaign along with the Squid Sisters, making it a bit of a villain collab. It's quite amazing.
This music is mostly played during the final bosses of their respective games for the final stretch. It's described has "That heavenly melody" by some characters and it has the power to break mind control. Conclusion: this is a banger
Splatoon quickly turned into 1 of Nintendo's most succesful franchises and is especially big in Japan. Splatoon 3 sold over 10 milion copies, with 6.5 million being sold in Japan alone. It would not be a stretch to say that it is Nintendo's Call of Duty for Japan. When it comes to the gameplay, it is actually a very interesting take on the 3rd person shooter genre. Your team wins by covering the floor with the ink of your team as much as possible, which always has a very bright and vibrant color. It also gives you a tactical advantage as you can fast travel through the ink by diving into it. You can also cover the walls but that does not add to the percentage you covered, but does offer a tactical advantage as you can reach higher ground easier and have a longer range for your shots to cover more ground with ink. So it is a game that does't rely on kill counts but taking out an opponent does help you win as they cannot cover the floor with their team's ink. Naturally it also has multiple other online modes for variety and a story based single player mode. Overal the franchise is a very fun and fresh take on the shooter genre
Rainmaker is my favorite online mode! It's basically reverse capture the flag, where there's an object in the middle that you have to bring to the opponent's base. While inking the ground doesn't earn you points in this mode, it's still a key part of the game because of the tactical advantage it gives you.
I really hope you get to listen to more Deep Cut songs (they're the trio that accompanies Callie and Marie in the 3mix). They're really cool because their group basically is themed around anarchy and chaos, and the way they sort of represent that is by mixing musical styles and creating some really great fusion pieces! For example, their most popular song is called Anarchy Rainbow and is a festival song that takes inspiration from Brazilian, Indian, and Japanese musical styles and mixes them together really well!
Hi! I just wanted to clear up some things for anyone who isn’t familiar with splatoon. Calamari county in the splatoon lore is where the Squid Sisters are from (also the Squid Sisters are cousins). The first song is a traditional Japanese (not Chinese) rendition, but in the lore it is the original Calamari Inkantation. The next one is a cover done by the Squid Sisters. The next one Spicy Calamari inkantation and it is a remix done by the Squid Sisters and DJ Octavio. And the final one, Calamari inkantation 3mix is done by the Squid Sisters, DJ Octavio and the newest idol group, Deep Cut. I hope this is helpful ^^ (If any of the info is wrong please comment so I can fix it 💕)
The large number of people listed for 3Mix is because in addition to the Squid Sisters who performed it in all three games, that version has two other groups involved - the first is DJ octavio, who was the villain in the first two games and appears as the first boss in the third because he and one of the "heroes" of the story mode (a semi-retired former army captain) are both accusing the other of actions that were in fact performed by a third party neither knew of that subsequently attacks both of them and drops everyone down a hole, and who then turns up at the end of the story to help stop said third party, while Deep Cut are the three who appeared in the live version of 3Mix - they had nothing to do with what was going on but have a side hustle of banditry they use to support struggling members of their community, and when they saw a new giant hole in their area they thought "treasure" and went into it, and they decided to start following the Squid Sisters around at the start of the end of the story after one of the Squid Sisters said "You can have the treasure. We're done with it.", and are joining in because why not?
Finally, one of the most iconic Splatoon tracks and it's not a rock / metal track. Now I really hope people will request more story mode tracks. I'm glad people made requests for other versions of Calamari Inkantation, because it's a really good track
If you ever do one of these big, 'listening to a bunch of versions of the same song' kinds of reactions again, I would put forth a vote for King Dedede's Theme from the Kirby series. Similarly to both Battle on the Big Bridge and Calamari Inkantation, it's a long-running boss battle theme that evolves in really fun ways as the series progresses.
One thing to note is that with the majority of the songs in the Splatoon series, the vocals are not sampled at all. They're sung by actual singers, with their voices put through a filter. The only exception I can think of is SashiMori, where they do use cut up samples of human speech (unfiltered). The canon explanation for that one is that the in-game artist found recordings of long-extinct human voices and used them to make the two songs in the game. Yes, Splatoon is actually a post-apocalyptic shooter.
I can identify the character singing just by hearing a voice. We need this man to listen to Bomb Rush Blush or even Tidal Rush, he’d probably enjoy it.
To the "I'm trying to imagine this in game", these songs mostly serve the purpose of boss music, or more accurately hype music for the final phase of the boss battle when you're about to win and the singers are essentially cheering you on. They definitely bring the moment together with the feeling of victory!
What is so cool about the Splatoon soundtrack is that the musicians and composers take inspiration from all sorts of genres and cultures. They really do their research and then everything is performed live in a recording studio. Nintendo has published some videos with the voice actors singing and the band playing. The team also created in-game bands and have tidbits of lore (like bands disbanding and coming back, lead singer leaving or having a second job, etc.) For example, in the 3MIX you hear influences from pop (particularly JPOP), synth, Latin influences (maybe Samba or Latin funk?), Indian, and 19th-century Japanese enka genre. JPOP from the Squid sisters Latin Influences, or particularly Brazillian from Big Man Indian from Frye Enka music from Shiver Synth/EDM from an Octopus named Octavio (who is the DJ). Octavio is the leader of the Octarians and their stages involve tons fo remixing and DJ-like style music in all three games. You could argue the more traditional Japanese-sounding parts of the song are either a reference to the Squid Sister's past or to Shiver since enka music has influences from Japanese folk music. What is even cooler that the team did their research is that the sea life they are based on is found in their respective areas. Manta Rays are found in Brazillian waters (I think he looks more like a Sting Ray just colored more like a Manta Ray but Sting Rays are also found in Brazillian waters), Callie and Marie are both based on squids found off the coasts of Japan, Frye is suspected to be a Vampire Squid (however not confirmed and there is some debate) which are found in the Indian Ocean, and Shiver is suspected to be a Blanket Octopus (also not confirmed), which are found Japanese waters, particularly the warmer southern parts. The Squid Sisters (actually cousins) are also canonically from a rural area that is today's Japan hence the more traditional Japanese style in the first clip reviewed (which also shows you the dance moves). They evolved their style as they eventually became more famous and hit their idol status in a more modern city.
SO GLAD you finally checked this out! The context is these are in-universe song by the Squid Sisters (Callie and Marie, a "calamari" pun). It actually plays during the final battle in each game.
theres another song with a lot of different versions like calamari inkantation and its called now or never, its the song that plays during the last minute of a match and theres been at least two versions in each game (i think) so if you wanna listen to the same splatoon song over and over again then u could do that one
"I'm just trying to imagine this in game" spoiler but it's even wilder than the Live performance because there's a space salmon, a robot vacuum and a giant bear made of fuzzy goo
When it comes to lore, this song is incredibly important. It's an incredibly old folk song (the one you heard at the beginning, which existed storywise long before the Squid Sisters sang it) that has a lot of deep roots in the actions of the characters. Every rendition of it is kind of the bands paying their respects to the song. Without spoiling too much, I guess, this song is what gives them hope, and brings them together and makes them strive for happiness. edit: while I'm here still listening I'm not sure if others had mentioned it, but Splatoon has its own in game bands. Squid Sisters did the versions you heard up until 3, which then has the idols from Deep Cut. The reason that sounds so different is because, while Squid Sisters are more traditional Japanese sounding, the 3 members of Deep Cut have different cultural influences in their music and their songs are often a blend of Japanese, Indian, and Brazilian. It's pretty neat!
The original is composed by Shiho Fujii (Mario Kart 8, Skyward Sword) the Splatoon 2 version is made by Ryo Nagamatsu (Zelda A Link Between Worlds, Mario Kart Wii) (the Splatoon 3's arranger is unknown until the album drops)
As an owner of Splatune 3 who has now found this video, 3MIX seems to be credited to Toshiyuki Sudo (須戸敏之) and to Shiho Fujii (藤井志帆), which I interpret to mean (I don't read Japanese, so educated guesses) that Sudo (Personal Trainer: Cooking, Digidrive, Style Savvy: Trendsetters) is its composer.
I love the fusion that 3MIX pulls together. Three music groups are represented: - obviously the Squid Sisters, who originally arranged the original Calamari Inkatantion from the theme of Calamari County - Deep Cut, a band of three, where one member draws heavy inspiration from Asian culture, and another has some deep Indian ties. For those who haven’t spent enough time listening to the funny squids to be able to tell their voices apart, the Squid Sister (Callie and Marie) are singing at the start, and Deep Cut takes over on the second time through the verse and chorus. (Though it’s different in the live version.) - and DJ Octavio, who after being the final boss of the previous two games and the first boss of Splatoon 3, joins forces with the player in the final fight, and is mostly represented in the electronic-sounding lines at the start of the track and in the half-time section. A few other small things: - Splatoon is definitely successful in the West, but in Nintendo’s home country of Japan, it is _massive._ If I remember right, there were around half a dozen of the live performances between the three games. - The reason the second live performance video was mentioning Animal crossing was because that was a combined concert. While there is much less of an emphasis on music in Animal Crossing, the series does have its own in-universe music star in the character K.K. Slider.
Here's a guide to the versions of Calamari Inkantation. Chorus of calamari county is when the squid sisters were children performing for some kind of talent show. Calamari Inkantation is the original song and it plays at the end of Splatoon 1. Spicy Calamari Inkantation is the song that plays at the end of Splatoon 2, it's just a remix of the first one. Caitlin Koi lyric version is literally just the song above this but with fan lyrics. Calamari Inkantation 3mix is the song that plays at the end of Splatoon 3 has more than just the squid sisters this time it has DJ Octavio doing what DJs do while also having, Shiver adds some Japanese elements, Fry adds some Hindu elements, and Big Man adds some background vocals. The other two are just live versions of other songs so I don't need to go over them. Also, cool thing about Splatoon is that every song has an in-game band with their own lore, style, instruments, etc.
Splatoon uses a bunch of different genres and subgenres in the games, some of my favorite being the vaporware themes from octo expansion and the Celtic punk themes that play in multiplayer.
There's a lot to say about calamari inkantation, but what I'll say about splatoon music as a whole is that the multiplayer online mode songs all and the story mode songs have always been very different in each game. this is the first time you've listened to a story mode song, and it's one of if not the only song in the series to appear in every single game to date. Every story mode has its own flare that's different from the last, and I personally can't wait to see your initial reactions to whatever your next slice of the splatoon pie is.
Splatoon has sooooo many styles and genres of music on it 1 focused more on the 90s urban and pop vibes Since 2 they've gone HAM on the music and styles Every genre you can think of they got it Also every game has their idols Calie and Marie, the Squid Sisters; they tend to be involved in the lore in all the games and Calamari Inkcatation is sort of their main theme Some remixes add more songs or motifs from them and other game context stuff Splatoon 2 has Pearl and Marina, Off The Hook; They got their own sort of Inkatation-like song called Eeb And Flow-Fly Octo Fly I recomend giving a listen too and again as much of the ost as posible, 2 has the most variety 3 has Shiver, Frye and Big Man(the mantaray) Still a recent game and there is lots of cool content comming, including music Lookong forward to it and I hope you too
They kinda treat this as a cultural anthem in the games, its allways sung in some important moment in the story or in a big communety event. Appearently it is such a bop that it transcends cultural barriers and unites people who where enemys for over a century...
context, splatoon 1 (the first two) and 2 (the third and fourth) has the squid sisters singing their song. its a very bombastic and energetic feel because its meant to be like a send off while you defeat the final boss (but the squid sisters also have their own songs. Bomb rush blush for callie and tide goes out for marie!) Splatoon 3 however has the 3 new idols making their own spin along side with callie and marie. 3 is the last few and has much more in the mix that shows a bit of the cultural inspo for each character. (I think shiver is japanese, frye is indian or otherwise middle eastern and big man is... well, i cant actually pin point anything. my best guesses are some form of latino or brazillian/spanish) Also fun fact, apparently like the animal crossing voices, they do actually speak a language. iirc its edited and HEAVILY mixed japanese, but they have their own alphabet and brands and everything
didnt know where to put this so ill add this here; there is another place you can hear the calamari inkantation in 2. its in the dlc for a extra hard version of a special boss! and that boss kinda changed the context of the song for me so :p
This isn’t meant as a dig at you at all, but it does put a real smile on my face seeing people realize just how much care and attention is put into Splatoon, and in turn how much care and attention it receives. I only really caught the tail end of TF2’s peak, but a lot of the heart and passion that was in there feels like it’s in Splatoon now; maybe even more, considering how big it is globally. People can just really get behind a cartoon shooter that’s doesn’t take itself too seriously! I’m not sure if it’s been requested or if it’s already on your radar, but if you thought Calamari Inkantation was different from what you’ve heard from the series, I cannot wait for the day a track from Big Run (Splatoon’s horde mode) comes your way. It gets zany in there REAL quick.
Context on the song(s) you listened to - the three main versions of this - (Second, Third and Fifth videos you watched) are the final boss themes of the first, second and third game's story campaigns. And in each of those case it's sung in universe. And, yes, the live versions are holograms. Nintendo have done a bunch of V-Idol concerts with Splatoon. Vocals for them are prerecorded, one of the singer's has attended one of them as part of the crowd and found herself getting jealous of her character. The last video's Animal Crossing content was 30 minute medlay at the start of the concert. (I think City of Colour is the S1 in-game concert song) The first one is the original in lore (...OK, quickly. Calamari Inkantation is in universe a traditional folk song from the region Callie and Marie come from. They then did a J-Pop cover of it when went from keeping on winning folk singing contests as kids to going professional. The song is said to be intwined into the DNA of inklings and octolings alike), the second is the 'main' version as it's heard in the first game in it's original context - Boss music for fighting an octopus DJ in a flying mech. Spicy's in game context is that it's being sung by a mind controlled woman and her sniper sister having shot the mind control shades off of her sister to try and speed up the breaking of the mind control. While you're fighting the same octopus DJ who's now also doing live accompaniment to the singing because like hell is he letting them sing unaccompanied - The show may have gone off script but it's still a show goddamnit. Splatoon is weird. And someone already explained the broad context of 3-mix. But left out the part where it's used to turn your tiny salmon sidekick into the kaiju salmon who's wrestling the bear in space while you shave it. Oh also you're on a 3:33 time limit before said bear turns Earth into a giant fuzzball. That's not a metaphor. In universe 3-mix is a collab between Deep Cut and the Squid Sisters... And that same aforementioned Octopus DJ. "Is Splatoon a big deal" - It's probably the biggest New IP Nintendo has done since... Probably Animal Crossing and Smash which both had their origins on the N64. It's much larger in Japan, mind, but globally the third game sold a bit over 10m between September and December 2022.
These songs play during special in game events which is usually a two day weekend concert called Splatfests. However they all also play during the last phase of each game's final boss in story mode. The Splatfests play other songs too and in each game there's a different featured performing group with the Squid Sisters being the stars of the first game. The trio you saw in the last live performance is Deep Cut being the featured idols of Splatoon 3. Which each set of idols have their own unique style of music with 3Mix being a clash between the Sister's style and Deep Cut's.
One of the big things in Splatoon is the Power of Music, which is emphasized so much that the in-game famous musicians have saved their world on a few occasions. Calamari Inkantation has been shown to actually boost characters' power, as it's diegetically performed during final boss battles. There's a few really good videos about this (though I can't remember what they're called, probably something like "Importance of music in Splatoon")
>Calamari Inkantation has been shown to actually boost characters' power This is especially scary in the Inner Agent 3 secret fight in Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion. For the first time in the series, the song isn't on your side, and so you're fighting an OP version of Agent 3.
As others have implied but not directly stared, the reason this melodu was so heavily requested is because it is hands down the most important song in the Splatoon Universe. Every splatoon OST exists in-universe, with their own bands and everything, and the Calamari Inkantation in particular is an ancient song in-universe with mystical, or even divine properties. It literally inscribes itself into the DNA of every inkling and octoling that hears it, can break people out of hypnotic trances, and even cause the spirits of all marine life to form together to power up a tiny salmonid into a kaiju.
And this is just the mainline stuff. There's so many zany songs in Splatoon. But the one thing you can't deny, even about the weirder tracks is: "Yeah, this sounds like squid made it."
You should totally listen to the different versions of Clickbait, from Splatoon 3! First the demo one (as in, that was the first time the in-universe band C-Side recorded the song), secondly the regular C-side version, then the Big Run lobby theme, and finally the W-3 version of Clickbait. The first two are, as mentioned, "made" by C-Side: that's the mainstream band in Splatoon 3. The last two, however, are "made" by the most underground band, W-3. They're a group of salmonids (creatures with a MUCH different culture than the regular inklings and octolings). Their songs feature distorted cello samples and strange time signatures: a good example of that is Chaos Carnival, a song that plays during the extremely unforgiving and chaotic Salmon Run mode and lasts exactly the length of a wave of enemies. The Big Run events, where salmonids invade the main cities, have quite an apocalyptic atmosphere.
As a background as to why Splatoon 3’s music is so crazy, is because in real life based off of evolution theory, squids and octopus evolve very rapidly. So basically, humans went extinct from nuclear heat death and somehow, all marine animals survived. Over time, the animals started to evolve and ended up looking a lot like humans. Throughout the course of the three games, the cultures within these different species started getting so diverse and almost inhuman, and the music followed along with it. Splatoon 3 is the most experimental vgm soundtrack I’ve ever listened to in my life, and I absolutely recommend it.
I'm excited to see you react to any more songs honestly but in particular I'm excited to see you react to Salmon Run songs... they're very peculiar, so hopefully there's requests for it!
I truly hope you have the opportunity to experience this series best tracks, this being one (6?) of them. the genres are so varied you might get whiplash going between them. Deep cut (the group in 3mix) mixes traditional Japanese, Indian, and Brazilian together and sounds super festive. There's also dedf1sh, who's music is mostly down tempo house. Off the Hook is a more western style pop duo with some rapping. You also have The Bottom Feeders, which is a celtic rock band. There's Chirpy Chips which is chiptune rock. I could honestly write an essay on all the different songs I could recommend, but im sure you already got a ton of requests lol. So yeah, you have a lot to look forward to if youre liking these so far. cheers
oh gosh the live concerts, some of the band only pieces are freaking incredible, the way they all play off each other and solo when there's no vocalssss
Thank you for doing this so much!!! For me, and im sure many, MANY other people, this game means tons to us, and the song especially. It holds a special place in my heart to see people respecting the music of the franchise (even if nobody can actually understand it) and to see people interested in it just my a little bit, regarding if they play or not. The music of this franchise is fire!!
splatoon music is neat because you will ALWAYS be able to tell its splatoon, but they can sound all sorts of weird. Quirky? you have no idea. There are some weird songs like alterna mission 8 (bang bing) where its like a weird acapella beatbox melody two octives lower than it has any right to be, chaos carvinal (which is on the list) that repeats notes over and over with varying tempo and stuttering, #$@%^ Dudes Be #$@%^ Sleepin which is garbled squid talk over metal, or tentacular circus which is literally 90% sampled sound effects and 10% banjo. Most are absolutely gonna be jpop, rock, ska, or electronica influenced, the coop mode is all fiddles, but they can get weird with it
Splatoon takes place about 10,000 years after humanity wiped itself out due to having FIVE world wars. All mammals went extinct except for a single cat named Judd who has special powers, and was cryogenically frozen and given an immortality syrum, and now he just vibes with all the fish people. Society in Splatoon is full of all types of hyper advanced species of sea life that made its way onto land, but everything mostly revolves around Inklings and Octolings, aka Squids and Octopods. The youths of Splatoon are obsessed with punk culture and playing sports involving weapons that shoot the ink Inklings and Octolings produce in their bodies. The game is mainly multiplayer but there's also 1 or 2 singleplayer modes that MASSIVELY flesh out the world with compelling stories and cool lore. It's pretty neat I love Splatoon :)
Very quick explanation of splatoon lore that probably doesnt give spoilers! Extinction of humanity, Great turf war between Inklings and Octarians, Octarians lost so they are on underground domes I think it was called? (English is not my first language btw!) that humans used to try to survive as there was war before the extinction, now basically, inklings and octolings hate each other before the events of splatoon 3 or even less, so they are racist to each other most likely. The Calamari Inkantantion was a song that was played in splatoon 1, being the first version of it, splatoon 2, being the spicy version, and splatoon 3 being the 3MIX, Both on splatoon 1 and 2 was placed on octarian territory, also played at the final bosses. The song hit so hard that it etched into the octarian's souls and made them seem both sides, both of the inklings and octarians, and well, some managed to escape, and now are integrated into society. Btw, none of them are really bad guys, as in the end they just want to survive.
Calamari Inkantation is amazing, but SOMEHOW it's just even better when heard in game. Idk what it is about it, but it just works. Like, it feels so... hopeful, and it just kinda inspires you in a "You can do this" kind of way. Maybe that's just me, though.
I’m sure someone has mentioned it before but with every new iteration of the song in the games - I think even for the concerts - the vocals are re-recorded. Since this was your first time listening I could see how it all just sounds like the same voice samples. But the song has grown with the characters for the past 8 years! It’s both an important song within the lore of the game, and to us Splatoon fans! It was really cool to watch someone’s first experience listening to all the iterations of Calamari Inkantation. I’ve been hearing this tune for the past 8 years, so I couldn’t really imagine not hearing this song. So it was definitely a fun experience and I’m glad it’ll be stuck in your head now >:)
ahhh, glad you finally got a bit of variety. I hope people stop requesting the rock splatoon music. it's good, but there's a lot of other good stuff too.
I've never had so much fun by myself than watching these live concerts. I was cheering like I was there. It was so cool. I love that they do live concerts of Splatoon... Now give me live Xenoblade. I will sell my firstborn to be there. Not kidding.
I find it funny that nobody seems to ever notice that during the breakdown in Spicy Calimari Inkantation, there's a random guy (maybe one of the cats, now that I think about it) that just keeps saying "Milk."
You should look into the lore of a song, And the game is a shooter. But i love the music of this game. I Hope you eventualy hear dedf1sh songs as her story is depressing
I still remember the first time they played Calamari Inkantation during online matches in the Final Splatfest event. That was so hype. Anyway, as for you, the Salmon Run tracks should be next. Really like those longer videos with more tracks.
The whiplash on jesse's face after seeing holograms dancing infront of a packed theater lmao. Like entering a parallel universe. "Is Splatoon, like, a big deal???"
Now that the Mario 1-1 of Splatoon is done, we will probably see some of the more out there tracks from the series. Omega-3 being the obvious one. But other Splatoon bands like Chirpy Chips/ XYBA are definetly going ot be nice as well
I can't see anyone being offended by not knowing exactly what genre it is. The game is mostly a 4v4 competitive arena shooter, with a single player campaign and a co-op multiplayer mode.
3mix live doesn't actually have much if any animal crossing, animal crossing was an earlier part of the concert iirc. And yea Splatoon is reaaallly big in Japan, 3 was the fastest selling game ever there until the new Pokemon came out in November
Yknow, I've memorized the official lyrics to the Calamari Inkantation, (the gibberish ones, not Kaitlin Koi's unofficial ones) but only to the original. The 3MIX one, i don't have the heart to, because of the human vocals in the back (yes, its implied that they're human vocals echoing from Alterna, even though we're 12k years extinct by now.) It's their song, their cultures, now, and i know my place in 3MIX. It's supporting them from the back as a final farewell. Oh, and btw a lot of people end up curious about this and I have the answer, so the promo character's names on the video at 16:37 are Veronika (the yellow-toned one) Hiro (violet) and AnemoneNo1 (pink). The names in S3 are closer to usernames as it's apparently been canonized that they use nicknames in battle now, I just omitted the capitalisations and extra letters in the first two kid's names. They come up pretty frequently along with another six characters who form the game's promo group of eight (two teams of four.) they've actually got a lot of personality if you look into it, and the manga has its own slightly different versions of them too. Although due to their position in the manga's storyline it does portray a solid percentage of them as a little meaner than they are in the games and generally just kind of jerks, especially Anemone, who's named 8-Bit there. One of them gets a redemption arc (sort of) but not the others.
I clicked on this video thinking it was just the splatoon 1 calamari inkantation- when I saw it was 45 minutes with the versions from all three games I got so excited 😭 !!!!! thank you for your thoughts, it’s really interesting to hear from someone who exists outside of splatoon entirely :D
They actually are speaking gibberish, you have been tricked by someone with too much time on their hands who matched lyrics in that worked
True dat
The lyrics are the pronunciation of what the idols are singing out out by Nintendo themselves. But yes they are gibberish
@@toolio5268 yeah, some songs do have canon "translated" lyrics
@@toolio5268 not the lyrics that are in that video though. But there are canon romanized lyrics, they're still gibberish
@@DissedRedEngie All of the songs have transliterated lyrics in katakana/hirigana in the official CD releases. Only one of the most recent song releases (this season) has an official translation that's not gibberish (look up Big Betrayal).
Don't let the appearance and vibe of Splatoon confuse you, Splatoon is one of the "sweatiest" shooter games on the market right now, and it's literally the most popular competitive shooter in Japan (in fact it's one of the most popular game series in japan period right now). People get SERIOUS about this game, and while you can casually enjoy it, you can just as easily enjoy it as a hardcore player.
Yep,playing since 1 and the fandom has just gotten bigger and bigger
The old days of squid bagging,squid parties,banging your head,splat tim,while the fandom now is great I have to remind myself that 3 brought a ton of new fans (and furries somehow-) to the franchise,they never grew up with these icons.I have to remind myself that they don't know the roots of the fandom
@@LycanMOON the furriest were always there, i can attest since while i haven't played 1 I've been in the fandom since it's release (too poor to afford a wiiU) the furriest were *always* there
Also, Jesse banging his head to the heavenly melody.
((HE CALLED IT CHINESE. It’s actually Japanese.
dont look up putz12
@@LycanMOON Never expected to see a reference to "SplatTim he does it!" nowadays, and yet I've seen it twice in a year, I like my nostalgia thank you
Not sure if anyone's mentioned this, but a core theme in Splatoon 3 is Chaos, which they chose to interpret as a city with a MASSIVE melting pot of cultures in it all thriving together, which can be seen in their idols Deep Cut: The japanese styled Shiver, hindi Fry, and Brazilian coded Big Man. You can hear that influence in the 3Mix as it swaps between instruments and styles.
Even cooler, it was decided by the results of the Finalfest, where the Chaos team won against the Order team during a Splatoon 2 event.
@@draghettis6524 Makes you wonder what the Order version would've sounded
@@deductionsdiary105 think we'll kinda get that in the upcoming dlc
@@NuiYabukoHis version of _Anarchy Poisons._
@@deductionsdiary105personally, i think it probably would've had a more tech-y sound since the outfits for order gave off a very cyberpunk type feeling. maybe synthwave or edm, idk.
The 3 mix came out of freaking nowhere in the final boss for the main campaign, like it was INSANELY hype the way they hoarded it until that perfect moment
Also Jesse Splatoon is crazy fun, give it a go sometime~
A very important thing to understand is that Music is the emotional core of Splatoon and Splatoon’s story.
It's a folk song of the splatoon world, turned into a pop song, gave more spice then turned into a cumbia remix dubstep song.
It has the power to:
De-brainwash people.
Restore memories.
Power a fish to beat the sh of a bear.
It's the HEAVENLY MELODY after all.
The Squid Sisters are actually cousins, Callie and Marie (like Calamari, aka squid.) They're the granddaughters of Cap'n Cuttlefish, the leader of the Great Turf War (the actual war between Inklings and Octolings.) They're very involved with the story modes of all 3 games, where they're agents (along with you the player) that help against whatever adversary each game has. Outside of the story, they're literally idols, so that's why you get big weeb energy lmao.
In real life, their voice actors are actual singers. Which is also the case for Splat2's Marina and Pearl (Off the Hook) and most likely with the trio in Splat3 (Deep Cut,) though their voice actors are not currently known.
Splatfest is awesome in game, the hub gets completely redecorated and it's set at nighttime, and they play the splatfest theme outdoor concert style. Meanwhile all the other player characters are dancing and jamming.
Splat3 has a lot of worldly influence, particularly stuff like the world cup, so a lot of the music has that Latin flare we've come to expect especially from Shakira's world cup themes.
Glad you enjoyed this stuff, so, here's some fun facts I guess. They actually get dedicated singers for the characters doing the signing. The idea is that the characters in universe make up a band, and make multiple songs. So they have dedicated Signers for the musicians and all the music made by that in universe band. You'll notice in the 3-mix they added the additional voices of 3 more characters, and those characters have another in universe band that has its own songs, one of then is currently on the list for you to react to actually.
Also, about the lyrics, they are just gibberish, the original recording is just the singers singing the gibberish. You can find accounts of the actors for the squid sisters reading the music they needed to sing and being really bemused. After the fact they add a bunch of post processing to it all to make it sound "squid like" as it were.
Just wait till some of the really weird music from splatoon comes around . . . In like 1.5 years probably, but still, just wait, it gets really wacky and fun.
Also , the first one is not the original at all, the second one is.
Also Also, Splatoon is really big in Japan, not to say it isn't big in the USA, but it is *big* in Japan.
The first one isn't technically the original but in the context of the story its what the "original" was based on and the version which made the Squid Sisters popular before becoming an idol group.
"Some of the really weird music from Splatoon comes around" - Please tell me someone's requested ω-3 stuff.
The version from 3 is just the best IMO. Having it play while you fight a giant, goopy bear by using a massive vacuum cleaner, with a kaiju sized salmon helping you, IN SPACE, is just insanity.
If this doesnt get you to want to play splatoon then I don’t know what will
Also, you fight said bear by shaving it.
I personally prefer spicy but can't fault anyone for picking any version
3Mix always gives chills. Hearing Deep Cut, the Squid Sisters, AND Dj Octavio-who was basically the main antagonist for all the other main story campaigns-sing together, ALONG with our Little (Big) Buddy singing in certain parts as a way to encourage the player and help save the entire world?? Literally feeling all the souls and determination of all the sea life at that moment.
@@QueenLethargy 1. AND THE FACT THERES ACTUAL HUMAN VOCALS IN THE BACKGROUND BECAUSE OF HOW SYMBOLICALLY THE SEA LIFE HAS TAKEN HUMANITY'S MANTLE
2. after listening to the song on loop constantly, i can pretty much confirm its way more identical to big man's voice instead of bigfry's voice, i thought it was bigfry too for the longest time lmao
I have a Wii U.
Playing this game was a blast. The style, the colors and the gameplay were all fantastic. The music was absolutely unique.
The reason this song is so popular isn't just because its good (it is really good) but the first time you hear it in Splatoon it makes its presence known immediately and you just get this big grin when you do.
I'd equate you hearing "You can hear the cries of the Planet" from FF7 the first time. It sticks with you in the best way.
Still get chills to this day
Hey, Victor here, I'm really happy it didn't take like three years for the Splat 3 request xD That one needs a bit of extra context: the first two versions are played in a fight against the Big Bad, DJ Octavio. But the third is a remix made by Octavio, incorporating his theme and style. And it's co-performed by the villains of the 3rd campaign along with the Squid Sisters, making it a bit of a villain collab. It's quite amazing.
This music is mostly played during the final bosses of their respective games for the final stretch. It's described has "That heavenly melody" by some characters and it has the power to break mind control.
Conclusion: this is a banger
Splatoon quickly turned into 1 of Nintendo's most succesful franchises and is especially big in Japan. Splatoon 3 sold over 10 milion copies, with 6.5 million being sold in Japan alone. It would not be a stretch to say that it is Nintendo's Call of Duty for Japan. When it comes to the gameplay, it is actually a very interesting take on the 3rd person shooter genre. Your team wins by covering the floor with the ink of your team as much as possible, which always has a very bright and vibrant color. It also gives you a tactical advantage as you can fast travel through the ink by diving into it. You can also cover the walls but that does not add to the percentage you covered, but does offer a tactical advantage as you can reach higher ground easier and have a longer range for your shots to cover more ground with ink. So it is a game that does't rely on kill counts but taking out an opponent does help you win as they cannot cover the floor with their team's ink. Naturally it also has multiple other online modes for variety and a story based single player mode. Overal the franchise is a very fun and fresh take on the shooter genre
Rainmaker is my favorite online mode! It's basically reverse capture the flag, where there's an object in the middle that you have to bring to the opponent's base. While inking the ground doesn't earn you points in this mode, it's still a key part of the game because of the tactical advantage it gives you.
3mix's different cultural influences really put it over the edge for me. Deep Cut is by far my favorite Splatoon host band.
I really hope you get to listen to more Deep Cut songs (they're the trio that accompanies Callie and Marie in the 3mix). They're really cool because their group basically is themed around anarchy and chaos, and the way they sort of represent that is by mixing musical styles and creating some really great fusion pieces! For example, their most popular song is called Anarchy Rainbow and is a festival song that takes inspiration from Brazilian, Indian, and Japanese musical styles and mixes them together really well!
After this, now I wanna see Jesse react to the different versions of Ebb & Flow (from Off The Hook, another Splatoon band)
Time Stamps for the Calimarithon!
0:07 | Chorus of Calimari County
01:52 | "Shiokara Bushi"
04:36 | Spicy Calimari Inkantation
08:48 | ^Caitlin Koi Lyric Version
12:23 | 3Mix
16:37 | More 3Mix (Double Submission)
19:10 | Calimari Inkantation [Live]
24:42 | 3Mix [Live]
30:48 | Jesse's Impressions Wrap Up
Thanks, still gonna add chapters to it a little later, but nice.
Hi! I just wanted to clear up some things for anyone who isn’t familiar with splatoon. Calamari county in the splatoon lore is where the Squid Sisters are from (also the Squid Sisters are cousins). The first song is a traditional Japanese (not Chinese) rendition, but in the lore it is the original Calamari Inkantation. The next one is a cover done by the Squid Sisters. The next one Spicy Calamari inkantation and it is a remix done by the Squid Sisters and DJ Octavio. And the final one, Calamari inkantation 3mix is done by the Squid Sisters, DJ Octavio and the newest idol group, Deep Cut. I hope this is helpful ^^ (If any of the info is wrong please comment so I can fix it 💕)
The large number of people listed for 3Mix is because in addition to the Squid Sisters who performed it in all three games, that version has two other groups involved - the first is DJ octavio, who was the villain in the first two games and appears as the first boss in the third because he and one of the "heroes" of the story mode (a semi-retired former army captain) are both accusing the other of actions that were in fact performed by a third party neither knew of that subsequently attacks both of them and drops everyone down a hole, and who then turns up at the end of the story to help stop said third party, while Deep Cut are the three who appeared in the live version of 3Mix - they had nothing to do with what was going on but have a side hustle of banditry they use to support struggling members of their community, and when they saw a new giant hole in their area they thought "treasure" and went into it, and they decided to start following the Squid Sisters around at the start of the end of the story after one of the Squid Sisters said "You can have the treasure. We're done with it.", and are joining in because why not?
Finally, one of the most iconic Splatoon tracks and it's not a rock / metal track. Now I really hope people will request more story mode tracks. I'm glad people made requests for other versions of Calamari Inkantation, because it's a really good track
One of? It is THE most iconic Splatoon soundtrack, both in-universe and out.
If you ever do one of these big, 'listening to a bunch of versions of the same song' kinds of reactions again, I would put forth a vote for King Dedede's Theme from the Kirby series. Similarly to both Battle on the Big Bridge and Calamari Inkantation, it's a long-running boss battle theme that evolves in really fun ways as the series progresses.
i never knew i needed 44 minutes of calimari inkantation music analysis in my life, but turns out i did need it
One thing to note is that with the majority of the songs in the Splatoon series, the vocals are not sampled at all. They're sung by actual singers, with their voices put through a filter.
The only exception I can think of is SashiMori, where they do use cut up samples of human speech (unfiltered). The canon explanation for that one is that the in-game artist found recordings of long-extinct human voices and used them to make the two songs in the game. Yes, Splatoon is actually a post-apocalyptic shooter.
I can identify the character singing just by hearing a voice. We need this man to listen to Bomb Rush Blush or even Tidal Rush, he’d probably enjoy it.
To the "I'm trying to imagine this in game", these songs mostly serve the purpose of boss music, or more accurately hype music for the final phase of the boss battle when you're about to win and the singers are essentially cheering you on. They definitely bring the moment together with the feeling of victory!
It’s truly the hymn of Splatoon players 🤩
What is so cool about the Splatoon soundtrack is that the musicians and composers take inspiration from all sorts of genres and cultures. They really do their research and then everything is performed live in a recording studio. Nintendo has published some videos with the voice actors singing and the band playing. The team also created in-game bands and have tidbits of lore (like bands disbanding and coming back, lead singer leaving or having a second job, etc.)
For example, in the 3MIX you hear influences from pop (particularly JPOP), synth, Latin influences (maybe Samba or Latin funk?), Indian, and 19th-century Japanese enka genre.
JPOP from the Squid sisters
Latin Influences, or particularly Brazillian from Big Man
Indian from Frye
Enka music from Shiver
Synth/EDM from an Octopus named Octavio (who is the DJ). Octavio is the leader of the Octarians and their stages involve tons fo remixing and DJ-like style music in all three games.
You could argue the more traditional Japanese-sounding parts of the song are either a reference to the Squid Sister's past or to Shiver since enka music has influences from Japanese folk music.
What is even cooler that the team did their research is that the sea life they are based on is found in their respective areas. Manta Rays are found in Brazillian waters (I think he looks more like a Sting Ray just colored more like a Manta Ray but Sting Rays are also found in Brazillian waters), Callie and Marie are both based on squids found off the coasts of Japan, Frye is suspected to be a Vampire Squid (however not confirmed and there is some debate) which are found in the Indian Ocean, and Shiver is suspected to be a Blanket Octopus (also not confirmed), which are found Japanese waters, particularly the warmer southern parts.
The Squid Sisters (actually cousins) are also canonically from a rural area that is today's Japan hence the more traditional Japanese style in the first clip reviewed (which also shows you the dance moves). They evolved their style as they eventually became more famous and hit their idol status in a more modern city.
SO GLAD you finally checked this out! The context is these are in-universe song by the Squid Sisters (Callie and Marie, a "calamari" pun). It actually plays during the final battle in each game.
theres another song with a lot of different versions like calamari inkantation and its called now or never, its the song that plays during the last minute of a match and theres been at least two versions in each game (i think) so if you wanna listen to the same splatoon song over and over again then u could do that one
"I'm just trying to imagine this in game" spoiler but it's even wilder than the Live performance because there's a space salmon, a robot vacuum and a giant bear made of fuzzy goo
When it comes to lore, this song is incredibly important. It's an incredibly old folk song (the one you heard at the beginning, which existed storywise long before the Squid Sisters sang it) that has a lot of deep roots in the actions of the characters. Every rendition of it is kind of the bands paying their respects to the song.
Without spoiling too much, I guess, this song is what gives them hope, and brings them together and makes them strive for happiness.
edit: while I'm here still listening I'm not sure if others had mentioned it, but Splatoon has its own in game bands. Squid Sisters did the versions you heard up until 3, which then has the idols from Deep Cut. The reason that sounds so different is because, while Squid Sisters are more traditional Japanese sounding, the 3 members of Deep Cut have different cultural influences in their music and their songs are often a blend of Japanese, Indian, and Brazilian. It's pretty neat!
The original is composed by Shiho Fujii (Mario Kart 8, Skyward Sword) the Splatoon 2 version is made by Ryo Nagamatsu (Zelda A Link Between Worlds, Mario Kart Wii) (the Splatoon 3's arranger is unknown until the album drops)
As an owner of Splatune 3 who has now found this video, 3MIX seems to be credited to Toshiyuki Sudo (須戸敏之) and to Shiho Fujii (藤井志帆), which I interpret to mean (I don't read Japanese, so educated guesses) that Sudo (Personal Trainer: Cooking, Digidrive, Style Savvy: Trendsetters) is its composer.
@@slash0VER yes, Toshiyuki Sudo is in charge of Deep Cut songs. Shiho Fujii only made the ending song in Splatoon 3 for some reason
I love the fusion that 3MIX pulls together. Three music groups are represented:
- obviously the Squid Sisters, who originally arranged the original Calamari Inkatantion from the theme of Calamari County
- Deep Cut, a band of three, where one member draws heavy inspiration from Asian culture, and another has some deep Indian ties. For those who haven’t spent enough time listening to the funny squids to be able to tell their voices apart, the Squid Sister (Callie and Marie) are singing at the start, and Deep Cut takes over on the second time through the verse and chorus. (Though it’s different in the live version.)
- and DJ Octavio, who after being the final boss of the previous two games and the first boss of Splatoon 3, joins forces with the player in the final fight, and is mostly represented in the electronic-sounding lines at the start of the track and in the half-time section.
A few other small things:
- Splatoon is definitely successful in the West, but in Nintendo’s home country of Japan, it is _massive._ If I remember right, there were around half a dozen of the live performances between the three games.
- The reason the second live performance video was mentioning Animal crossing was because that was a combined concert. While there is much less of an emphasis on music in Animal Crossing, the series does have its own in-universe music star in the character K.K. Slider.
Here's a guide to the versions of Calamari Inkantation.
Chorus of calamari county is when the squid sisters were children performing for some kind of talent show.
Calamari Inkantation is the original song and it plays at the end of Splatoon 1.
Spicy Calamari Inkantation is the song that plays at the end of Splatoon 2, it's just a remix of the first one.
Caitlin Koi lyric version is literally just the song above this but with fan lyrics.
Calamari Inkantation 3mix is the song that plays at the end of Splatoon 3 has more than just the squid sisters this time it has DJ Octavio doing what DJs do while also having, Shiver adds some Japanese elements, Fry adds some Hindu elements, and Big Man adds some background vocals.
The other two are just live versions of other songs so I don't need to go over them.
Also, cool thing about Splatoon is that every song has an in-game band with their own lore, style, instruments, etc.
Splatoon uses a bunch of different genres and subgenres in the games, some of my favorite being the vaporware themes from octo expansion and the Celtic punk themes that play in multiplayer.
There's a lot to say about calamari inkantation, but what I'll say about splatoon music as a whole is that the multiplayer online mode songs all and the story mode songs have always been very different in each game. this is the first time you've listened to a story mode song, and it's one of if not the only song in the series to appear in every single game to date. Every story mode has its own flare that's different from the last, and I personally can't wait to see your initial reactions to whatever your next slice of the splatoon pie is.
The only others that I know of are splattack and octoling rendevous
Splatoon has sooooo many styles and genres of music on it
1 focused more on the 90s urban and pop vibes
Since 2 they've gone HAM on the music and styles
Every genre you can think of they got it
Also every game has their idols
Calie and Marie, the Squid Sisters; they tend to be involved in the lore in all the games and Calamari Inkcatation is sort of their main theme
Some remixes add more songs or motifs from them and other game context stuff
Splatoon 2 has Pearl and Marina, Off The Hook;
They got their own sort of Inkatation-like song called Eeb And Flow-Fly Octo Fly
I recomend giving a listen too and again as much of the ost as posible, 2 has the most variety
3 has Shiver, Frye and Big Man(the mantaray)
Still a recent game and there is lots of cool content comming, including music
Lookong forward to it and I hope you too
They kinda treat this as a cultural anthem in the games, its allways sung in some important moment in the story or in a big communety event.
Appearently it is such a bop that it transcends cultural barriers and unites people who where enemys for over a century...
context, splatoon 1 (the first two) and 2 (the third and fourth) has the squid sisters singing their song. its a very bombastic and energetic feel because its meant to be like a send off while you defeat the final boss (but the squid sisters also have their own songs. Bomb rush blush for callie and tide goes out for marie!)
Splatoon 3 however has the 3 new idols making their own spin along side with callie and marie. 3 is the last few and has much more in the mix that shows a bit of the cultural inspo for each character. (I think shiver is japanese, frye is indian or otherwise middle eastern and big man is... well, i cant actually pin point anything. my best guesses are some form of latino or brazillian/spanish)
Also fun fact, apparently like the animal crossing voices, they do actually speak a language. iirc its edited and HEAVILY mixed japanese, but they have their own alphabet and brands and everything
didnt know where to put this so ill add this here; there is another place you can hear the calamari inkantation in 2. its in the dlc for a extra hard version of a special boss! and that boss kinda changed the context of the song for me so :p
it's a bunch of japanese syllables stuck together in random order
This isn’t meant as a dig at you at all, but it does put a real smile on my face seeing people realize just how much care and attention is put into Splatoon, and in turn how much care and attention it receives. I only really caught the tail end of TF2’s peak, but a lot of the heart and passion that was in there feels like it’s in Splatoon now; maybe even more, considering how big it is globally. People can just really get behind a cartoon shooter that’s doesn’t take itself too seriously!
I’m not sure if it’s been requested or if it’s already on your radar, but if you thought Calamari Inkantation was different from what you’ve heard from the series, I cannot wait for the day a track from Big Run (Splatoon’s horde mode) comes your way. It gets zany in there REAL quick.
Context on the song(s) you listened to - the three main versions of this - (Second, Third and Fifth videos you watched) are the final boss themes of the first, second and third game's story campaigns. And in each of those case it's sung in universe. And, yes, the live versions are holograms. Nintendo have done a bunch of V-Idol concerts with Splatoon. Vocals for them are prerecorded, one of the singer's has attended one of them as part of the crowd and found herself getting jealous of her character. The last video's Animal Crossing content was 30 minute medlay at the start of the concert. (I think City of Colour is the S1 in-game concert song)
The first one is the original in lore (...OK, quickly. Calamari Inkantation is in universe a traditional folk song from the region Callie and Marie come from. They then did a J-Pop cover of it when went from keeping on winning folk singing contests as kids to going professional. The song is said to be intwined into the DNA of inklings and octolings alike), the second is the 'main' version as it's heard in the first game in it's original context - Boss music for fighting an octopus DJ in a flying mech.
Spicy's in game context is that it's being sung by a mind controlled woman and her sniper sister having shot the mind control shades off of her sister to try and speed up the breaking of the mind control. While you're fighting the same octopus DJ who's now also doing live accompaniment to the singing because like hell is he letting them sing unaccompanied - The show may have gone off script but it's still a show goddamnit. Splatoon is weird.
And someone already explained the broad context of 3-mix. But left out the part where it's used to turn your tiny salmon sidekick into the kaiju salmon who's wrestling the bear in space while you shave it. Oh also you're on a 3:33 time limit before said bear turns Earth into a giant fuzzball. That's not a metaphor. In universe 3-mix is a collab between Deep Cut and the Squid Sisters... And that same aforementioned Octopus DJ.
"Is Splatoon a big deal" - It's probably the biggest New IP Nintendo has done since... Probably Animal Crossing and Smash which both had their origins on the N64. It's much larger in Japan, mind, but globally the third game sold a bit over 10m between September and December 2022.
These songs play during special in game events which is usually a two day weekend concert called Splatfests. However they all also play during the last phase of each game's final boss in story mode. The Splatfests play other songs too and in each game there's a different featured performing group with the Squid Sisters being the stars of the first game. The trio you saw in the last live performance is Deep Cut being the featured idols of Splatoon 3. Which each set of idols have their own unique style of music with 3Mix being a clash between the Sister's style and Deep Cut's.
Yes, splatoon is really big, splatoon 3 broke the switch record for most sales during the first week in 3 days
One of the big things in Splatoon is the Power of Music, which is emphasized so much that the in-game famous musicians have saved their world on a few occasions.
Calamari Inkantation has been shown to actually boost characters' power, as it's diegetically performed during final boss battles.
There's a few really good videos about this (though I can't remember what they're called, probably something like "Importance of music in Splatoon")
>Calamari Inkantation has been shown to actually boost characters' power
This is especially scary in the Inner Agent 3 secret fight in Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion. For the first time in the series, the song isn't on your side, and so you're fighting an OP version of Agent 3.
As others have implied but not directly stared, the reason this melodu was so heavily requested is because it is hands down the most important song in the Splatoon Universe. Every splatoon OST exists in-universe, with their own bands and everything, and the Calamari Inkantation in particular is an ancient song in-universe with mystical, or even divine properties. It literally inscribes itself into the DNA of every inkling and octoling that hears it, can break people out of hypnotic trances, and even cause the spirits of all marine life to form together to power up a tiny salmonid into a kaiju.
And this is just the mainline stuff. There's so many zany songs in Splatoon. But the one thing you can't deny, even about the weirder tracks is:
"Yeah, this sounds like squid made it."
You should totally listen to the different versions of Clickbait, from Splatoon 3! First the demo one (as in, that was the first time the in-universe band C-Side recorded the song), secondly the regular C-side version, then the Big Run lobby theme, and finally the W-3 version of Clickbait.
The first two are, as mentioned, "made" by C-Side: that's the mainstream band in Splatoon 3.
The last two, however, are "made" by the most underground band, W-3. They're a group of salmonids (creatures with a MUCH different culture than the regular inklings and octolings). Their songs feature distorted cello samples and strange time signatures: a good example of that is Chaos Carnival, a song that plays during the extremely unforgiving and chaotic Salmon Run mode and lasts exactly the length of a wave of enemies.
The Big Run events, where salmonids invade the main cities, have quite an apocalyptic atmosphere.
Don't forget the Tableturf version ;)
@@Iphao true!!
I do really like the way the live performances took the pop music in more of a rock-like direction.
Calimari inkantation , that heavenly melody that can join marine life together and turn the tides
i love how he asks if they ever changed the voice samples during the 3mix... when shiver and frye are singing instead of callie and marie
watching this was painful because i DESPERATELY wanted to just jump in and infodump on all the meaning behind the songs and the characters
5:04 THAT HEAVENLY MELODY!!!
Calamari Inkantation is so epic because it plays during the final boss fight, who is actually a DJ playing the song.
Context for all of these is that the singers are singing in the background of the last phase of the final boss to basically hype you up
This song is so integrated in the game you can play it with the keyboard you use to make a password for matches
As a background as to why Splatoon 3’s music is so crazy, is because in real life based off of evolution theory, squids and octopus evolve very rapidly. So basically, humans went extinct from nuclear heat death and somehow, all marine animals survived. Over time, the animals started to evolve and ended up looking a lot like humans. Throughout the course of the three games, the cultures within these different species started getting so diverse and almost inhuman, and the music followed along with it. Splatoon 3 is the most experimental vgm soundtrack I’ve ever listened to in my life, and I absolutely recommend it.
I'm excited to see you react to any more songs honestly but in particular I'm excited to see you react to Salmon Run songs... they're very peculiar, so hopefully there's requests for it!
I truly hope you have the opportunity to experience this series best tracks, this being one (6?) of them. the genres are so varied you might get whiplash going between them. Deep cut (the group in 3mix) mixes traditional Japanese, Indian, and Brazilian together and sounds super festive. There's also dedf1sh, who's music is mostly down tempo house. Off the Hook is a more western style pop duo with some rapping. You also have The Bottom Feeders, which is a celtic rock band. There's Chirpy Chips which is chiptune rock. I could honestly write an essay on all the different songs I could recommend, but im sure you already got a ton of requests lol. So yeah, you have a lot to look forward to if youre liking these so far. cheers
3Mix is for a straight-up Kaiju battle IN SPACE!
Dont even like splatoon, but the sheer respect for listening to all the versions is absolutely commendable.
oh gosh the live concerts, some of the band only pieces are freaking incredible, the way they all play off each other and solo when there's no vocalssss
Please listen to Splatoon 1’s “Tentacular Circus”. When I say that this soundtrack is more diverse than you think, I REALLY mean it.
This theme is also remixed in Tokyo Mirage Sessions, the crossover between Megaten and Fire Emblem (the theme is called Dream Catcher)
"Apparently, there's a lot of lore"
*laughs in death of humanity *
Thank you for doing this so much!!! For me, and im sure many, MANY other people, this game means tons to us, and the song especially. It holds a special place in my heart to see people respecting the music of the franchise (even if nobody can actually understand it) and to see people interested in it just my a little bit, regarding if they play or not. The music of this franchise is fire!!
splatoon music is neat because you will ALWAYS be able to tell its splatoon, but they can sound all sorts of weird.
Quirky? you have no idea. There are some weird songs like alterna mission 8 (bang bing) where its like a weird acapella beatbox melody two octives lower than it has any right to be, chaos carvinal (which is on the list) that repeats notes over and over with varying tempo and stuttering, #$@%^ Dudes Be #$@%^ Sleepin which is garbled squid talk over metal, or tentacular circus which is literally 90% sampled sound effects and 10% banjo.
Most are absolutely gonna be jpop, rock, ska, or electronica influenced, the coop mode is all fiddles, but they can get weird with it
Splatoon takes place about 10,000 years after humanity wiped itself out due to having FIVE world wars. All mammals went extinct except for a single cat named Judd who has special powers, and was cryogenically frozen and given an immortality syrum, and now he just vibes with all the fish people. Society in Splatoon is full of all types of hyper advanced species of sea life that made its way onto land, but everything mostly revolves around Inklings and Octolings, aka Squids and Octopods. The youths of Splatoon are obsessed with punk culture and playing sports involving weapons that shoot the ink Inklings and Octolings produce in their bodies. The game is mainly multiplayer but there's also 1 or 2 singleplayer modes that MASSIVELY flesh out the world with compelling stories and cool lore. It's pretty neat I love Splatoon :)
Very quick explanation of splatoon lore that probably doesnt give spoilers!
Extinction of humanity, Great turf war between Inklings and Octarians, Octarians lost so they are on underground domes I think it was called? (English is not my first language btw!) that humans used to try to survive as there was war before the extinction, now basically, inklings and octolings hate each other before the events of splatoon 3 or even less, so they are racist to each other most likely.
The Calamari Inkantantion was a song that was played in splatoon 1, being the first version of it, splatoon 2, being the spicy version, and splatoon 3 being the 3MIX, Both on splatoon 1 and 2 was placed on octarian territory, also played at the final bosses. The song hit so hard that it etched into the octarian's souls and made them seem both sides, both of the inklings and octarians, and well, some managed to escape, and now are integrated into society.
Btw, none of them are really bad guys, as in the end they just want to survive.
Calamari Inkantation is amazing, but SOMEHOW it's just even better when heard in game. Idk what it is about it, but it just works. Like, it feels so... hopeful, and it just kinda inspires you in a "You can do this" kind of way. Maybe that's just me, though.
I’m sure someone has mentioned it before but with every new iteration of the song in the games - I think even for the concerts - the vocals are re-recorded. Since this was your first time listening I could see how it all just sounds like the same voice samples. But the song has grown with the characters for the past 8 years! It’s both an important song within the lore of the game, and to us Splatoon fans!
It was really cool to watch someone’s first experience listening to all the iterations of Calamari Inkantation. I’ve been hearing this tune for the past 8 years, so I couldn’t really imagine not hearing this song. So it was definitely a fun experience and I’m glad it’ll be stuck in your head now >:)
YESSS WE NEED MORE SPLATOOON
ahhh, glad you finally got a bit of variety.
I hope people stop requesting the rock splatoon music. it's good, but there's a lot of other good stuff too.
I've never had so much fun by myself than watching these live concerts. I was cheering like I was there. It was so cool. I love that they do live concerts of Splatoon...
Now give me live Xenoblade. I will sell my firstborn to be there. Not kidding.
This is like entering a concert for a new band that you’ve never heard of
I just really love the mixture of brazilian carneval and japanese festival music that splatoon 3 got going.
Splatoon is a war game where you commit war crimes on octopus because they lost the war
I find it funny that nobody seems to ever notice that during the breakdown in Spicy Calimari Inkantation, there's a random guy (maybe one of the cats, now that I think about it) that just keeps saying "Milk."
This is the final boss music in every Splatoon game :)
You should look into the lore of a song,
And the game is a shooter.
But i love the music of this game.
I Hope you eventualy hear dedf1sh songs as her story is depressing
I still remember the first time they played Calamari Inkantation during online matches in the Final Splatfest event. That was so hype.
Anyway, as for you, the Salmon Run tracks should be next. Really like those longer videos with more tracks.
The whiplash on jesse's face after seeing holograms dancing infront of a packed theater lmao. Like entering a parallel universe. "Is Splatoon, like, a big deal???"
omg I'm so glad you reacted to this. It's probably my favourite song ever. Splatoon music is fire
Now that the Mario 1-1 of Splatoon is done, we will probably see some of the more out there tracks from the series. Omega-3 being the obvious one. But other Splatoon bands like Chirpy Chips/ XYBA are definetly going ot be nice as well
I can't see anyone being offended by not knowing exactly what genre it is.
The game is mostly a 4v4 competitive arena shooter, with a single player campaign and a co-op multiplayer mode.
from the moment i found youre channel i was looking forward to you reacting to the calamari inkantatcion
26:28 Splatoon 3 is currently the fastest sold Nintendo Switch game and it´s VERY VEEEEERY popular in Japan.
3mix live doesn't actually have much if any animal crossing, animal crossing was an earlier part of the concert iirc. And yea Splatoon is reaaallly big in Japan, 3 was the fastest selling game ever there until the new Pokemon came out in November
Splatoon fan have a power to know which characters with only the voice
Jesse is going to listen to the Heavenly Melody? Good, glad that you're listening to it.
And the reason this was requested so much is because this song is the finale. The climax of each game has had a different version of this.
Also, 3Mix is special in that instead of just the Squid Sisters, Deep Cut also joins the vocals. There are five vocal tracks in that one version.
08:48 the real lyrics of all songs are in fictional "Inklish" language, these english lyrics are fanmade
Yknow, I've memorized the official lyrics to the Calamari Inkantation, (the gibberish ones, not Kaitlin Koi's unofficial ones) but only to the original. The 3MIX one, i don't have the heart to, because of the human vocals in the back (yes, its implied that they're human vocals echoing from Alterna, even though we're 12k years extinct by now.) It's their song, their cultures, now, and i know my place in 3MIX. It's supporting them from the back as a final farewell.
Oh, and btw a lot of people end up curious about this and I have the answer, so the promo character's names on the video at 16:37 are Veronika (the yellow-toned one) Hiro (violet) and AnemoneNo1 (pink). The names in S3 are closer to usernames as it's apparently been canonized that they use nicknames in battle now, I just omitted the capitalisations and extra letters in the first two kid's names. They come up pretty frequently along with another six characters who form the game's promo group of eight (two teams of four.) they've actually got a lot of personality if you look into it, and the manga has its own slightly different versions of them too. Although due to their position in the manga's storyline it does portray a solid percentage of them as a little meaner than they are in the games and generally just kind of jerks, especially Anemone, who's named 8-Bit there. One of them gets a redemption arc (sort of) but not the others.
HIT IT
THE HEAVENLY MELODY
I love this song
13:28 they're other characters.
It's a Collab in-universe.
I love water gargling music
I clicked on this video thinking it was just the splatoon 1 calamari inkantation- when I saw it was 45 minutes with the versions from all three games I got so excited 😭 !!!!!
thank you for your thoughts, it’s really interesting to hear from someone who exists outside of splatoon entirely :D
Oh man you'll HAVE to check some of Pearl and Marina's songs next!
The Splatoon series definitely lives up to the saying, "Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!"
Tidal Rush is my personal favorite track
Splatoon is a insanely big deal in Japan, they are absolutely crazy for this IP.