Splatoon - Every Song With the Calamari Inkantation Leitmotif

[@obamahimself2885]

What I love about the octo expansion versions, they aren’t actually real. They are just hallucinations in agent 8s mind.

[@saqadiq2585]

Insightful and true. Thank you Obamna

[@FRUITYOCTO21259]

I have oc lore based on this! I like to think that 8 tends to hallucinate the Calamari inkantation often even after being saved

[@zekromfan1]

@@FRUITYOCTO21259Canonically Eight is just thinking about the song that changed their life, ever since first hearing it Eight hasn’t been able to get it off their mind. It’s the reason why Eight was humming it when Capn’ Cuttlefish found them in the metro. It’s the only thing they remember after losing their memories, so in a sense it’s the last tie Eight has to who they once were. Before of course regaining their memories after completing all the tests in the metro and getting all the Memcakes. Before losing them again in Side Order… Eight just has terrible luck with amnesia huh?

[@vvinterfiower]

​@@zekromfan1from what it seemed like to me personally in the logs, it almost seemed as if Eight never got their memories back, as the memverse was made to help them (and other sanitized octolings/octarians) get their memories back after the events of Octo Expansion, and the announcement date of the memverse project, according to the logs again, was over 4 or 5 years ago, canonically after the final fest in 2.

[@Soldierling]

@@zekromfan1I don’t think 8 lost her memories again in side order

[@F3l1x.3x3]

The train theme in octo explansion also plays the calamari incantation quietly as well!! I love how much they use this motif :3

[@saqadiq2585]

Darn. I remember hearing it and I still forgot to put it in the video.

[@sp_octopie]

Fun fact! It’s actually Eight suffering from audial hallucinations lol/srs Schizophrenic eight real

[@totallyjokers]

@@sp_octopie New headcanon unlocked! :3

[@pink_grape]

Its a diagetic little touch, everyone who hears calamari incantation becomes pure. The more things you have in the expansion, the more notable the motif is. Its an auditory hallucination of 8.

[@LudicolloEnjoyer]

I wouldn't even say that it's a "hallucination." Calamari Inkantation was quite literally a "beacon of light" for Octarians, literally causing them to defect away from Octavio. It literally speaks volumes on how much hope the Squid Sisters gave to these Octarians just through their songs. I wouldn't call Eight Schizoprenic just to fit a disability label, or call it a "Hallucination" but rather that the song held immense value to them that it's practically something Eight used to comfort/motivate themselves during the Escape. It's not an understatement that it's quite literally ingrained within their psyche as something immensely valuable to them. It just kinda sucks to demean it to "they hear the song because of them having hallucinations/schizoprenic episodes" vs The Song quite literally being a beacon of hope/comfort for Eight, it's the same way we all tend to find comfort in things/objects that hold immense value/meaning in our lives, ie: stuffed toys, music, passed down heirlooms, a letter from a loved one, etc.

[@Leviachan-]

I love how this is so canon. It’s stated multiple times that the song is apart of the DNA of every living being so it makes sense for it to appear so often in a variety of places. I wish we as humans had something like that, something to really unite and connect us

[@saqadiq2585]

The only thing that unites humanity is instances of tragedy. It's bittersweet.

[@Josuh]

yo you ever heard of this air stuff? I hear it's everywhere, kinda wild

[@Leviachan-]

@@Josuh oh yes I forgot Let us all bond over our ability to breathe oxygen!

[@Rose-wt7lw]

So if it's in their dna... does that mean smallfry is an inkwalker?

[@Leviachan-]

@@Rose-wt7lw he’s still a salmonoid but all of the marine life in the splatoon stems from the same chips used to make the domes in Alterna! If you look at the logs it explains it better

[@therealspamton.g.spamton1997]

Aint no way that Calamari Inkantation, Spicy Calamari Inkantation and Calamari Inkantation 3mix have the Calamari Inkantation leitmotif.

[@saqadiq2585]

you wont believe this...

[@unitds27-delta]

Lies and slander

[@ACYosh]

It's pretty funny that Big Betrayal, a song made supposedly dissing Big man's collab with the Squid Sisters, contains a reference to the Inkantation. Further supports the theory that it was just for show to keep their "Inkopolis hater fans" entertained

[@Freelancer837]

No, Shiver and Frye themselves ARE the Inkopolis haters. Although we did see over the course of Splatoon 3 how the two softened up on Inkopolis and later stopped hating them. Plus, Big Man never hated Inkopolis anyway and he is Deep Cut's song writer.

[@JoyAndFuntime]

small fry singing is the best

[@Tailzy26]

And he's doing a very good job

[@quillian8493]

every so often i remember a) wave goodbye exists b) one of platoons themes is literally how music is unifying and that we all have a deep desire to see a better sky and then i start sobbing

[@neru1584]

Idk if anyone ever noticed or remembers, but in splatoon 1 you could use the lobby private match numbers thingy to make a cute little calamari inkatation jingle as well. I remember it was my favorite easter egg in the first game as a kid lol

[@skyler_twilight128]

Oh my god I forgot about that, the passcode was so clever to use the melody as an easter egg

[@superfire2030]

I love how Deep Cut hates doings collabs because it means they have to share the money that the songs makes, but they have done two collabs so far and they liked it (with Squid Sister for Calamari Inkentation 3MIX and with Off The Hook for Anarchy Rainbow)

[@Thomas_Morse]

And the craziest part is how they barely keep any money for themselves, that’s some serious dedication to being Splatoon’s version of Robbin hood incarnations!

[@waddledeepaddy24]

wait when'd they collab with off the hook? i gotta see this

[@ZeroHedgey]

@@waddledeepaddy24the most recent live concert! You should be able to find it on Nintendo’s KZbins :)

[@Thomas_Morse]

@@waddledeepaddy24 the second deep cut live performance... y'know, the one that had no crowd at all.

[@wiltfoster5386]

Still stings that had no crowd but I get needing to take bomb threats seriously​@@Thomas_Morse

[@omegacanon]

I love that for the 3mix in-game, Octavio is actually mixing the Deep Cutt and Squid Sisters tracks coming to the Octobot LIVE FROM THE PLANET!

[@colresspilled]

Honestly that part of wave goodbye is so good and it needs more recognition. It reminds me of the traditional version so much

[@onyxestrela]

The first time I heard it I cried

[@totallyjokers]

@@onyxestrela Same

[@pearlgalaxy]

It's also like, absolutely insane to hear it after you've been going through Alterna- where the last humans lived and died- and hear one of the only recording that's left of them. Like it's genuinely crazy I love this game

[@existenceispain_geekthesiren]

YEAH...

[@Walt_rizzney393]

I love how they always incorporate the calamari inkantation in every splatoon game, not letting us forget where we started❤️❤️❤️

[@rod9049]

the octo expansion intro gives me chills, such a good dlc

[@roo.pzz4380]

I didn’t know smallfry sings it too 😭😭😭😭 omg

[@naomiyohannes1769]

I'm pretty sure that Deadf1sh has a small bit in #8 regret where you can hear calamari inkantation

[@lazdahuman]

there's similarities but it's not the same

[@mago_48]

10:15 I don't know why, but I found the Inkopolis Train Jingle... disturbing. I don't know why. It sounds like a weird old prototype for splatoon's music

[@saqadiq2585]

I actually find it quite enchanting and familiar. Like a ringtone on a phone you don’t use anymore.

[@Slim3Lime8]

I think that’s because there are no other sounds other than the jingle, in the game there is other noises in inkopolis along with it so it feels normal, it alone is just creepy

[@octoguygmod]

11:04 If we're going with references then I'd say Octoling Rendezvous has a slight reference to Calamari Inkantation in it

[@irlselkie]

Why does the calamari inkantation actually give me chills LOL

[@saqadiq2585]

It’s such an epic song that encapsulates the colourful, novel, dynamic, lore-driven experience Splatoon has always been.

[@dantesrebellion.8]

you're secretly an inkling/octoling:)

[@Deconstrife]

It’s in your dna… return to squid…

[@existenceispain_geekthesiren]

well, realistically it's because of your emotional connection it. but if we're talking lore-wise, I have a theory- or maybe it's canon? I don't actually know- that Calamari Inkantation was one of the last songs of the human race. Humans have always had a weird connection to music, something unique to us. As do the inkfish, it's said that the Inkantation is part of their DNA. I think it's reasonable that the Alternans would sing this song, or at least listen to it, to the point that it evoked enough feeling that the dome crystals absorbed it, later being absorbed by the inkfish. This song is so deeply woven into squid and octo DNA, because it's humanity's last shout. It will forever live on in the races, and in you.

[@totallyjokers]

Smallfry’s version is adorable waaa

[@existenceispain_geekthesiren]

10:45 i've never worn headphones for this part? wow, it really envelops you

[@existenceispain_geekthesiren]

this bit HAS to be different from all the rips online, it feels so much more THERE and REAL.

[@blig2108]

Crazy splatoon album

[@saqadiq2585]

Thank you Blig

[@blig2108]

@@saqadiq2585 splat

[@Hachi--]

SING IT SMALLFRY

[@pmahcgop]

FULL AI COVER WHEN 🔥🔥🔥

[@KnoxForReals]

Idk if its just me but the start of Tomorrow's Nostalgia Today always reminded me of the bassline from the start of the original calamari inkantation. Those long notes playing

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

I'm pretty sure the motif at 10:00 is actually alternating between Bomb Rush Blush and Tide Goes Out

[@saqadiq2585]

Indeed it is! It’s a mix of three motifs, so you’re right. Calamari Inkantation can be heard on the quieter synth near the end.

[@RAT.v]

​@@saqadiq2585 Oh my god i hear it

[@LittleDum959]

I like how Nintendo loves their songs

[@shiverstan5804]

Fresh start...? Isn't that bomb rush blush & tide goes out?

[@candied_meme8610]

One of the salmonoid enemies has this motif, Idk which one though

[@coachcookie_]

Scrapper when they break down

[@saqadiq2585]

@@coachcookie_nah that’d be the “onward” motif

[@coachcookie_]

@@saqadiq2585 wait you're right nvm 😭 ty

[@saqadiq2585]

@@coachcookie_ all good 👍

[@LokiToxtrocity]

​@@saqadiq2585Yup and it's due to Octarians making the tech for the Salmonids.

[@existenceispain_geekthesiren]

i'm telling you, this song is MEANINGFUL. i hear that intro and a part of my brain light up. YA WENI MAREI

[@biggsonalexander490]

The video ends on the best version. Fight me about it

[@g00go]

i didnt know abt the smallfry humming or that small piece in big betrayal!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Robotic_Boi]

smallfry is me fr

[@m3012y]

good. i’ve been thinking about that song for the past few days.

[@LandonEmma]

Inkopolis train jingle my beloved…

[@VMan776]

There's one more that I understand being missing since it's pretty obscure. A lot of the Octo Canyon music contains distorted Callie vocals, including Shooting Starfish. That song distorts Maritime Memory, which itself contains the Calimari Inkantation leitmotif.

[@Zappyjoan]

A hidden one is the customization theme in 3. When you customize little buddy, you can hear the chorus

[@polwigle]

10:00 That's not the Inkantation! That's just the melodies from Callie and Marie's solo songs, Bomb Rush Blush and Tide Goes Out respectively, doing a little call and response thing!

[@h0undiie]

its in the background synth

[@josearellano9928]

Recordatoria de que el DLC de la Cara del Orden sale este jueves

[@Starvaze]

According to law. Calamari county is where Inkopolus plaza is now....well. the first village that is

[@dysbot1405]

This may be a stretch if o sorry idon't know about music theory or such but isn't the Octo expansion victory jingle also a reference? There's a similiar sounding melody in Spicy Calamari (around 1:00 i think). Even the beggining of the jingle kinda sound like the beggining of spicy but this is probably not a reference for this one

[@luxbee_]

neither of the victory jingles from octo expansion are references to calamari inkantation, but rather to fly octo fly! :)

[@unitds27-delta]

​@@luxbee_actually never realized the thang collection jingle was also a reference to fly octo fly lol

[@Avriel_Mimiga]

seep and destroy has the Inkantation too, it's a small part though, but listen for the, and i can't beleive im about to say this, but listen for the Among Us Remix Motif and that's where the Inkantation lies

[@dibby4316]

Thank you bald johnny!

[@andromedaborealis]

I love you

[@noice__]

the Octo Expansion intro is better than the entire Side Order DLC, it's just that powerful

[@alsoknownasR3DBURN]

11:15 is the best song

[@pesalinnuntiekoti8894]

If you listen to What’s your style? the inkantasion motif is at the end. (When you listen to it on Nintendo music that is.)

[@Jo87654]

11:14 this is the most adorable thing I’ve ever heard

[@anonymoususer9197]

I think #8 regret also has the melody of the clamari incantation just broken up. Also the different versions of the meteo car theme also have the clamari incantation

[@megansutton9699]

11:05 I never noticed that, I thought it was just a coincidence

[@eggmanprettyhotngl.4721]

There's actually one song you missed, though i can't blame you since a lot of people forget it exists. DJ Octavio's Inkopolis Memorial Mixtape, which was the first time he ever remixed Calamari Inkantation. :D It's a really nice send off medley for Splatoon 2, and it hints at Octavio's change in character later in Splatoon 3. It really shows that he appreciates every type of music, and that he was already warming up to the idea of making peace.

[@gloomble]

who else shed a tear while watching this‼️🗣🔥💯💯💥🔥🗣💯💥💥

[@Agent_3Cat]

man at 6:30 the vocals sound different than they do normally and i love that, they have so much more emotion and you can tell!!

[@dreamingpichu2334]

Forgot Splatoon 2 final fest trailer

[@CodeKirby]

stayed for smallfry

[@iKnowaNoah]

how come ive never seen the art used at 10:24 before whatt

[@catsinwonderland7473]

3MIX is so good

[@ElizabethCherryBlossom]

Isnt 10:00 a tide goes out Lentimotif. How is it Calamari?

[@name_be_like1005]

Hauntaholics real haunted mound

[@sanstheskeleton9689]

smallfry was the best part ngl.

[@theambitiousduck]

small fry gives me life.

[@cornishrichardson]

This might be a hot take but maritime memory is straight up better than fresh start. I know how many people i just offended i am sorry.

[@thirdwheel9938]

Maritime memory is just so good Into the light is better imo tho

[@fortes_05]

​@@thirdwheel9938 #47 onward is the best one imo

[@MrSonicxtreme]

Rainbow Color Inkantation is missing lol

[@Yassir244]

Where does the first one play?

[@luxbee_]

nowhere in the games, but it was uploaded to nintendo's official youtube channel!

[@LD1216]

@@luxbee_i thought it played in one of the sunken scrolls in the first game when it mentions how callie and marie won the singing contest :,[

[@luxbee_]

@@LD1216 no, but that would be really cool! that sunken scroll does feature the same child designs of callie and marie that are present in that video though, you might be thinking of that?

[@flyiny]

Splatoon 4

[@Da_twilight]

A TETO FAN AND A SPLOON FAN OMGG

[@flyiny]

AHH YOU KNOW ABOUT TETO TOO??

[@ArmourdreamOrNot]

Ok, I’m not sure if I am stupid or not, but where does the chorus of calamari county appear in splatoon, apart from the Splatune album?

[@jesusceren1594]

Is "Onward" from side order a leit motif too?

[@philippeleprohon4823]

Yea, it's also known as the Octarioan Leitmotif.

[@Deconstrife]

It’s actually been used since the first splatoon game! The most notable uses are in the songs titled “Onward!” And the splatoon 1 checkpoints!

[@anomaliexxx]

I love smallfry sm, I did not expect that that was the cutest 😭