The Secret Songs of the Pikmin

Pikmin singing? More likely than you think
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[@samuellasky7771]

The Pikmin being naturally inclined towards humming and singing makes me think that maybe they respond to whistles because they're just musical creatures. Like ants in the real world communicate with pheremones, the Pikmin communicate with singing. Olimar tried whistling and just happened to stumble into their method of communication

[@brazenduke8164]

Would also explain why enemies like Groovy Long Legs are able to confuse them, by using music of their own.

[@butchcassidy887]

​​@@brazenduke8164Antenna Beetle as well I don't know about Groovy Long Legs, doesn't it just spew hallucinogens at the Pikmin?

[@applepi4035]

​@@butchcassidy887gildemander is able to attract pikmin and onions with its antenna but it doesnt make noise

[@Yipper64]

What I find interesting is Oachi and Moss' innate ability to whistle. I dont know if they where bread to have this ability or if they naturally have it for leading pikmin, but I would bet that the ancient sirehound lacks this ability. One thing I also find interesting is the way that in the pikmin universe space suits are just outfitted with whistles in general, have you ever wondered why? Like nobody knew about pikmin before coming to the planet, but there they are with whistles. It makes sense for the rescue corps, because they might need to guide oatchi, but why olimar, the copetites, and all the castaways etc?

[@dejadoodligton6010]

​@@Yipper64 Maybe it's how they communicate with each other as well? As a way to give commands and signals Or maybe it's something to not think too much about idk

[@green_boot6042]

fun fact: in pikmin 2 its learned that olimar has a very elegant and sophisticated taste in music (ballet, orchestras, ect.) and that in his spare time he teaches pikmin a synchronized dance and song.

[@richardkirkland6805]

So THAT'S why they started singing in Pikmin 2! They didn't know how to sing in Pikmin 1, and Olimar teaches them.

[@mightBeAtomic]

There's something really sad about losing aya no uta in the switch port. That was one of the first video game easter eggs I read about as a kid, & it was so cool to replicate.

[@TheMaskedGamer9001.]

its ai no uta

[@scrungomcdungo]

​@@TheMaskedGamer9001.🤓👆 uhmmmm, ahktully

[@nolifejohnson5129]

@@TheMaskedGamer9001. 🤓

[@gamar356]

I was wondering why it didnt work, its really just not in the switch version?

[@TheMaskedGamer9001.]

they removed it lol@@gamar356

[@wheatleylabs0107]

Someone else pointed this out to me: In pikmin 4, if you listen close to the breadbugs, they'll sing the giant breadbug theme from pikmin 2 🥺

[@JessicaIn3D]

WHAT

[@TheUnknownsShow]

On this note, I noticed when I got really close to Downy Snagrets in a quiet sublevel of a cave, I could hear part of the Final Trial's song.

[@woomiiakarandomveemo5933]

YES IKR I LOVE THESE LIL GUYS EVEN MORE NOW

[@thunder_heads]

STOP I LOVE THE BREADBUGS

[@UnaPinata]

Sadly they only do that in the Plunder Palace ;.; any breadbugs outside of that cave don't sing it which makes me sad.

[@sethstewart6203]

I love that they sing while riding on Oatchi. Like they're riding the bus to work, or sailors on a ship enjoying their downtime before work. Very cute.

[@CraftedPbody]

There's also an easter egg where after you beat Engulfed Castle they will start singing the Waterwraith's theme randomly

[@flashgrenade0554]

Can confirm. It was while I was randomly walking around the 4th area where they started singing that and I thought to myself, "Huh, guess ol' Water Wraith stuck with'em harder than I thought."

[@oofedultra]

this

[@Pikachu_Gamer123]

@@flashgrenade0554 when i heard it i just thought to myself "How do you know about the waterwraith theme!?!?!?! I don't even have blues in my party!"

[@SomeSproutFern]

I actually heard them sing this before finding the engulfed castle, certainly caught me off guard

[@omargustavomalavevargas9388]

War flashbacks

[@Saturnbud]

I’m not sure the reproduction conditions but me and a friend both got the Pikmin to sing the Water Wraith song inside dungeons in Pikmin 4. I was in the giant yellow wollywog boss stage when it happened for me.

[@JessicaIn3D]

whoops, i knew i'd miss something. probably for the best though, people get mad if i post spoilers rn

[@Le_dank_memez]

@@JessicaIn3Dsay nothing about the waterwraith other than pikmin singing it's theme and you'll be fine, the theme itself isn't a spoiler

[@Poyomini]

[Possible Spoilers] I had just finished grinding a 100 Purple Pikmin in Pikmin 4 by going back and forth through the last sublevel of a... specific cave with Mr. You-know-who, and ran around with them until the day ended since I had 100% the area. Imagine my shock when I heard an entire army of Purple Pikmin singing *that* song!

[@prestonandtom9337]

Yeah that happened to me too.

[@TytheGhost]

@@Poyomini Is it the one with jesus in it?

[@pikumi117]

I’ve had the pikmins rendition of ai no uta stuck in my head for weeks, they’re so cute 😭

[@masontheredrabbid6611]

Why are you crying?

[@qwertyuoqwertyuo6508]

@@masontheredrabbid6611because it’s a beautiful and sad song i assume

[@jaydenweber9303]

@@qwertyuoqwertyuo6508 it is a sad and beautiful song.

[@KuroRyu1608]

Same! But for years! Ever since my brother played this game on GC when it first came out, I've had this song pop up randomly in my head lol. I actually hum it sometimes, without thinking about it, even at work lol

[@liamwatson5125]

I hated when the Pikmin sang it. It gave Olimar, Louie, and President a headache.

[@SuperPikminBros716]

Pikmin singing are so cute, the Pikmin should make an album of their greatest songs :D

[@lilymoon4]

I would honestly buy that!

[@inactive8414]

Same.

[@Its_bloon.yt2011]

I would too

[@The_Moth1]

Now That’s What I Call Music: Greatest Piks

[@prestonandtom9337]

You don't need to ride Oachi or have 20 Pikmin for them to sing any of those songs, they just sing them randomly if you walk awhile without stopping.

[@maslnaa]

2:03 for some reason this detail specifically is the one i feel the warmest towards. that area’s theme has always been my favorite pikmin song and hearing it come back like that just makes me so happy :)

[@rusty_space_junk8086]

Same. It’s my favourite tune from Pikmin 2 at least maybe from the whole series. When I first heard them sing it I couldn’t stop smiling.

[@emilmorales5282]

The las song is from one of the trailers of pikmin 4 "hum with the pikmin"

[@Geronimo-rw2bg]

that was a couple months after the game launch

[@PedroYurivilca22]

02:29 The last song is "Leafy Showdown", the song from the last battle with Olimar, but it's a different section than another song

[@calbum7078]

also, when you stun the Groovy Long Legs, there seems to be a chance that the Pikmin will sing what I think is a segment of its boss music in celebration. I've only ever gotten it to happen once, so I could be wrong or it could be something else

[@gamingglalie9508]

Well, when hypnotized the pikmin sing alongside the boss

[@the_bread_under_your_table]

To be honest, in Pikmin 4 they should have had the Pikmin sing either The Forest Navel or Forest of Hope from the first game, two very iconic tracks in my opinion

[@Stoppedanimations]

SPOILERS Forest of hope is referenced In olimars shipwreck tale in the blossoming Arcadia. It’s referenced in the music

[@Jack_MxM]

@@Stoppedanimations The Giant's Hearth area theme song is basically one big tribute to the Forest Navel theme too

[@maximumforce8275]

There's also another song I seem to get when I have a lot of blue pikmin. I believe it's supposed to be submerged/engulfed castle

[@EnharmonicYT]

I don’t think it has to be blues specifically, I’ve seen footage of White Pikmin singing it as well

[@Its_bloon.yt2011]

@@EnharmonicYTsome blues

[@arknorth5581]

@@Its_bloon.yt2011 No there's a clip of only whites singing it

[@kaiahosey221]

my pikmin randomly humming the water wraith song frightens me everytime 😭

[@Bosssnurp]

It’s only for blue, white and purple pikmin.

[@afk3661]

this is an extremely out there guess, but the last song might honestly be "Soil 3" from pikmin 2. there's little beeps throughout the song that match the first eight notes basically perfectly, and the ending chant kind of vaguely sounds like a different formation of beeps that appear later on in "Soil 3". it does kind of sound like a stretch but the first eight notes being almost identical is really making me think that's what it is

[@alwinwinter1645]

To me it sounds like the end of day theme

[@bunshine]

omg i love your custom player models!! absolutely adorable!!

[@JessicaIn3D]

thank you! i'm very proud of them

[@JD-iu6rv]

The last song sounds like the song that plays at the end of Pikmin 1 where they show all the enemies

[@lepikatoad-coversacting]

Geez I finished Pikmin 1 again like two days ago and I think it might be it !

[@HimawariStar]

I was thinking that too! The song is so catchy :)

[@Fuzunga]

What a missed opportunity not to include the Totaka's Song easter egg. It actually was in Pikmin 2, which is the only one he worked on, but the Pikmin didn't sing it in that game either. It's like the perfect little tune for them!

[@ketherga]

Not obscure enough.

[@grenpuf]

The fourth song in Pikmin 4 is called "Leafy Showdown" if anyone was wondering

[@crinklyonion1410]

Not only will the Pikmin sing, but so will the enemies in Pikmin 4. I was walking past some Snitchbugs, and they were singing a little jingle.

[@coolglaceon6439]

There’s also one more for pikmin 4, there’s a chance the pikmin can him the water wraith chase music, I don’t know what the odds are but they do sing it rarely

[@muffinking2938]

I heard this one too!

[@antoninoelieserjfmagalhaes6913]

It happened to me once, after I beat the Water Wraith cave.

[@BoulderWraith]

They do infact sing a Dandori Battle theme The Dandori Battle song is often called "Leafy Showdown" by the community, which is also the name of the map that the song plays on. But the theme only plays during a Danori Battle that is very pivotal to the story.

[@bobman1455]

I could have sworn they sang the Luigi's mansion theme in 2, but no no, thats def the leitmotif. This Pikmin 4 release is really bringing back nostalgia. gunna have to get dolphin booted up one of these days.

[@prettyoriginalnameprettyor7506]

or buy the ports on switch

[@prettyoriginalnameprettyor7506]

or boot up your old gcn

[@BlackMantisRed]

That is in pikmin 251

[@SleebyRise]

@@prettyoriginalnameprettyor7506 or boot up dolphin

[@NekoEchoflower]

Didn't know Pikmin could sing, and I'm glad I happened upon that easter egg on my own while playing Pikmin 4. They really cheered me up after I accidentally lost a few to a random enemy, as if saying it's gonna be alright

[@EthanMickanen]

The final song is from the latest Japanese Pikmin 4 ad on Twitter, KZbin, etc! Perhaps it will be a part of some kind of DLC we shall see in the future…

[@supercoollad]

Ive heard them singing the water wraith pursuit music too

[@TheShadyBoi]

THATS WHAT “HEH HUH HUB” and “Nyah nahaha haaaaa” MEAN

[@edeyhsistea8451]

On the topic of “The Koppai Anthem” (1:13) It actually plays when you start every day, when the ss drake lands and before the leaders jump out.

[@AidenCatan]

it only happens when you go to a new area

[@tubofficial1]

In Pikmin 4, they can sing a 6th song, which is the Waterwraith chase theme.

[@cattushhhrrrnngg9985]

Pikmin can also hum the final level's theme from Pikmin 1, and even hum The Water Wraith's theme. They just aren't very common

[@Janota_]

Since you are limited to 3 types in Pikmin 4, it would've been cool if the combination of 3 would determine which song they sing. i.e. Red Yellow Blue = Impact Site i.e. Yellow White Purple = Awakening Wood i.e. Blue Rock Winged = Garden of Hope i.e. Blue Purple White = Submerged Castle

[@idiotnumbnuts8486]

2:05 It warmed my heart to hear this in game

[@MisterP60WC]

The weird thing about the ice pikmin is that they have a higher pitched voice, yet when they sing it sounds like they are signing it in a normal pikmin voice

[@reverseshin]

Okay, We need more Pikmin Captains Singing. As Well as Pikmin Singing.

[@GoldenGrenadier]

I always liked the chants the pikmin sang in Pikmin 2's multiplayer. When one player is close to winning, their pikmin will start chanting and the chant is even different for each player.

[@matthewmacfarland0]

there was a time in pikmin 4 where some of my purple pikmin were circling around me and singing if you want to see it is on my channel

[@berry.1uvr]

1:49 What? I’ve had Pikmin singing without riding Oatchi before. I’ve also heard them singing a song other than the ones you mentioned. It’s a song from the Pikmin 4 OST that I remember hearing in-game but I don’t remember where. It sounds like a chase theme because it’s very frantic but it might’ve been from a certain boss, I don’t remember. (For reference, it sounds vaguely similar to the Smash Bros. “How to Play” theme but in a different key) SPOILERS FOR A CERTAIN CAVE IN THE BEACH AREA I’m pretty sure it’s the Water Wraith chase theme. (You hear it when you wait too long in the Engulfed Castle and the Water Wraith drops down.)

[@asnowyman]

Yes it is the waterwraith chase theme, I heard it too while I was exploring a cave because I couldn't find a treasure.

[@thealeks1]

I love the fifth song, sadly don’t know what it is

[@skylerfisher4347]

There's another hidden song in pikmin 4! if you have a squad of 100 white pikmin and ride oatchi for 10 uninterrupted seconds, they will sing the water wraith's chase theme from pikmin 2.

[@KardboardMan]

i have 49 blues and they sang it

[@MisterP60WC]

I Never knew water wreath had its own theme

[@RukiHyena]

loving your Pikmin content, Keep it up friend!~

[@UnaPinata]

I believe the dandori battle song is specifically the theme of the last battle against Olimar, but I need to re-check! EDIT: hypothesis confirmed, it is 'leafy showdown', the last dandori battle against leafling Olimar!

[@Funky_Jester17]

That little 3 note song makes me laugh. When I watched my brothers play (I was too young to understand how to play) we always said it's them going "we're pikmin!" Over and over again

[@Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae]

I have never seen such *smooth, high quality pikmin 2 clips* in my whole entire life

[@Fopenplop]

Pretty sure they're recorded in Dolphin, a Gamecube emulator that includes support for 60FPS and HD video

[@smashbrosguyt915]

I saw a post somewhere on the internet. It was in the serene beach area of pikmin four and the pikmin were singing the water wraith theme! Not sure of the conditions though, pretty fitting since it’s in that area.

[@connerbouse5176]

I freakin loved that final song so much wow

[@4thelols740]

I love the inclusion of these Easter eggs it’s so cute

[@Im_Sluke]

MINOR FINAL BOSS SPOILERS: I believe that the final song shown might be the jingle that plays when the final boss is vulnerable? it isn't a perfect match, but it does seem to follow a similar melody, especially the final phase vulnerability jingle.

[@MadMewMew-mu3eq]

I totally didn't scroll through your shorts for 15 minutes trying to find this because I'm a smart person

[@TotallyNotIamLake]

The song at 2:31 is a cut version of the song from "Hum with the Pikmin" trailer for Pikmin 4.

[@bossnass9319]

There's another hidden song i found while in pikmin 4 idk what the conditions were put i had a group of wings in the first area after beating the game and all of a sudden they were singing the water wraith chase theme

[@makesomething4093]

Dude, he’s RIGHT! I just did it with 60 Wings in area 5! (Post-beating true ending if that matters?)

[@Beelze_Bubbles]

I’ve heard my Pikmin sing the mysterious fifth song. It sounds so familiar but I just can’t put my finger on it! Where have I heard this tune before?

[@MarkimusClaymations88]

Same

[@ItsMangoTape]

Something i realized, is when I was trying this out in pikmin 4, but in the engulfed castle, and they started singing the theme that played when the water wraith was chasing you.

[@idiotexceptbetter8731]

I need a loop of the Pikmin 4 Pikmin singing the 5th song, I just love it so much

[@powerONdelta]

Me too

[@deefelloff]

I feel like the unknown music is from an old commercial or something. It just has that sort of feel to it

[@shyla7722]

When i first heard that fifth song in game i thought it was the final trial theme from the first game but going back to relisten it sounded different so not sure

[@Bowser9847]

Pikmin singing just makes them 10x cuter. I never knew they could sing. This melted my heart so much 🥹 I love Pikmin

[@phoebe5114]

Wishing that if you had only one of each Pikmin following, they'd sing the Smash Brawl theme in honor of Olimar getting in

[@JessicaIn3D]

lol that's cute

[@SamTRC]

For the last song, it might be the scrapped sixth area in Pikmin 3’s story mode, seeing as they are already singing area themes

[@6hamme]

the 5th song sounds like a part of the final trial to me i might be wrong, but it sounds like an instrument that comes in at around 30 seconds of the final trial song

[@typhoontype]

The unidentified song was Hum with Pikmin which is the music used in one of the Pikmin advertisements

[@jayburgeson5293]

Until an actual source is found for that last song, I am choosing to believe it's the Rescue Corps jingle and the Pikmin picked it up from the player character

[@shadowalleydenizen4834]

These Pikmin are precious babies that are to be treasured 😭

[@prestonandtom9337]

If you have all blue Pikmin, they will sing the water wraith theme.

[@ccrsnt634]

2:30 This is the song of the Emperor Bulblax fight from Pikmin 1. Pikmin also sing the water wraith chase theme in Pikmin 4.

[@Murr248]

I remmeber being told that if you had 70 red Pikmin in 2, they would sing the Luigi's Mansion theme. I waited for an entire in game day just to learn that it was fake and I still feel lied to

[@7000_angry_wasp]

I think they are singing during the groovy long legs battle

[@alliemae9820]

my pikmin started singing the water wreath song after i finished that dungeon. has anyone else had that happen? they were all blue pikmin and i was just running around after finishing that section

[@makesomething4093]

Weirdly, the song I hear as the ‘4th song’ in 4 is a Mini game Theme from Mario Party 2. Also, they totally sing the Waterwraith Chase song

[@brumptychipmunksey361]

I think the last song is meant to be a militaristic theme-like the Pikmin see themselves as marching to battle and are hyping themselves up, but I’m not sure.

[@worldofmeli_]

The last song the Pikmin sing in Pikmin 4 is one they used for several different ads for the game!

[@MisterP60WC]

When I play pikmin 4, I hear the unknown song and it spooks me out

[@LazyP0tat05]

The 5th song from what I’ve seen, is a original song made just for the Pikmin to sing

[@Kirbyster]

The fifth song they sing in 4 is the final trial from pikmin 1, but sped up.

[@kenpanderz]

my interpretation of their "lyrics" from Pikmin 2: song 1 (treasure left): "work to do" song 2 (no treasure left): "we got all the trea-suuure~"

[@MutantBat]

Recently I was running on oatchi with 100 purples and heard them sing the water wraith chase theme

[@Gataravan008]

I've heard someone say in pikmin 4 sometimes pikmin can also sing the waterwraith chase music, but it very well could be fake

[@oort2108]

I wonder if someone can use AI to make Pikmin sing songs

[@drsnoes6337]

2:31 I am kind of happy that no one knows it because I though I just forget a pikmin song

[@Le_dank_memez]

Missed one from Pikmin 4, they have a chance to sing the waterwraith theme

[@W1NT3RLYN01R]

2:30 I imagine that the 5th song is literally them singing "We're The Pikmin"

[@meltingwaffles]

My pikmin keep singing the garden of hope theme in pikmin 4 and it keeps scaring the shit out of me

[@Thusenite]

how no one havent invented something to compose your own pikmin singing? that would be a huge step foward in the pikmin community.

[@miggle]

I poured over 40 hours into Pikmin 4 and I never heard those little dudes sing ONCE

[@tawfiqmasalha7590]

2:33 it was used in a commercial for pikmin 4

[@Blastoisekoopa]

I don’t have a clip of it, but when I was playing last night, I swear the Pikmin I had were singing the Submerged/Engulfed Castle theme. Not sure if anyone can corroborate with this, but it’d be good to know that I’m not crazy

[@PenCatStudio]

Yeah they do. It might be if you only happen if you have blues in ur party tho

[@theepikduck7716]

I heard it too with Reds, yellows, and I think Wing. Memory of where tho is gone.

[@Blastoisekoopa]

@@theepikduck7716 for me, it was appropriately in Serene Shores while I was climbing the sand castle.

[@rpgnerd7610]

They also sing the boss theme of Pikmin 3 but I dunno how I triggered it. I had flying pikmin when it happened but don't remember the other 2

[@mrdark1194]

You forgot the Water Wraith theme that the Pikmin learn after beating the Engulfed Castle in Pikmin 4.

[@pinklazx14]

When i first heard the 5th song in pikmin 4, i thought it was cute that they were singing so i sang with them.

[@kingofmongerreturned]

song used for 5th Pikmin singing easteregg in Pikmin 4 is the "hum with the pikmin" video song (i think)

[@amandamakin1542]

I heard the Unknown Pikmin 4 Song on a trailer for Pikmin 4. So I guess they're singing the promo music.

[@damieldampier6669]

Im pretty sure that last song was from pikmin 5,the final boss,i don't wanna spoil,so yea. Don't ask how i know pikmin 5

[@Cinder_in]

they also sing the waterwraith's chase theme (and also the dandori battle theme is leafy showdown, though one could argue it's final trial since leafy showdown uses its theme as its melody)

[@noragreen109]

I once heard my pikmin singing the Waterwraith theme in pikmin4. Looks like even the pikmin hold some trauma of that gnarly beast.

[@bluecreeper1931]

The 5th song I call it "to the treasure we go" by Pikmin -12

[@masonjones6932]

Low key I did NOT expect to see Louie in pikmin 4 everyone

[@Fearyfursday]

for some reason my pikmin have been singing the water wraith chase music

[@3leverest3000]

You forgot that in pikmin 4 the pikmins can sing the water wraith chase song