Difference between revisions of "Town tune"

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The layout of a town/island tune, as seen in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Given its simplistic nature, there are no sharps or flats on normal notes.

The town tune (known as the island tune in New Horizons) is a one to sixteen-note melody that plays in the player's town/island in all Animal Crossing games. Each game has a default town/island tune, and it can be customized by the player.

A town/island tune is represented by frog icons for each eighth note. They can be set to the natural pitches between G3 and E5 (almost two octaves), a question mark representing a random sharp note, a dash which sustains the previous note, and a sleeping frog representing a rest.

The town tune is played in the following situations:

When the player speaks to a character for the first time since entering the area, the town tune plays. Each character plays a unique variation of the town tune with instruments and timing that reflect their personality and size.
At the beginning of each hour, bells chime to the melody of the town tune.
When someone enters or exits a building with a door, bells jingle to the melody of the town tune, sped up.
In games prior to New Leaf, when the player interacts with an instrument furniture item, the tune is played by the instrument at the same speed as any music playing in the room.
When a villager is happy, they sing the town tune.

Appearances[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

The town tune editing interface in Animal Crossing, featuring the default Town Tune

In all first-generation Animal Crossing games, the town tune is customized via a board outside the post office.

The Animal Crossing-e and Doubutsu no Mori Card-e+ collections of e-Reader cards contain Town Tune Cards, which feature an arrangement of a K.K. Slider song in the form of a town tune. In Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+, the player has the option to scan a Town Tune Card at the board outside the post office, which sets the town tune to the one on the card. Additionally, in Doubutsu no Mori e+ only, scanning a Town Tune Card at the board allows the card's song to be requested from K.K. Slider.

Villagers mention the town tune in the following dialogues:

Hey, you know about the town melody bulletin board over by the post office? That's where you can go to change the town tune. Anyone can do it. That's why it's always changing, probably. I hear that song all the time, like when the clock chimes. It's <Town>'s own way of rocking out! <Player>, you oughta try changing it around, too, <catchphrase>. You look like a musical soul.
I wonder why nobody's changed the town tune lately. Is this town slowly becoming less funkified? I mean, anybody can do it! All you gotta do is go to the big bulletin board by the post office and mess with it. You're welcome to change it, <Player>. You look like you got groove. But don't do it unless you're serious! It's the town's theme song, after all, so it better be something that rocks the house, <catchphrase>!

The default town tune differs between Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+.

In Wild World and City Folk[edit]

The town tune editing interface in Wild World (left) and City Folk (right), both featuring the respective game's default town tune

In Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk, the town tune is customized in town hall by speaking to Pelly or Phyllis at the civic center. The default town tune differs between the games.

In New Leaf[edit]

The town tune editing interface in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, featuring one of the default town tunes

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the town tune is customized in town hall by speaking to Isabelle. Once the player creates a tune, Isabelle previews it by singing it.

There are four possible default town tunes in New Leaf.

In New Horizons[edit]

Isabelle previewing the island tune in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the island tune does not play until Resident Services is upgraded to a building. Once the upgrade occurs, the tune can be customized by speaking to Isabelle. Like in New Leaf, she sings the chosen tune upon its creation.

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-[[File:TownTune BasicLayout.png|thumb|The layout of the town tune]]
+[[File:NH Island Tune Layout.jpg|thumb|The layout of a town/island tune, as seen in {{NH|nolink}}. Given its simplistic nature, there are no sharps or flats on normal notes.]]
-The '''town tune''' is the small melody that plays whenever the player talks to a [[character]], whenever the Clock Tower bell rings, and whenever the player enters a building. A town tune can range anywhere from 1 to 15 notes, as well as the ability to choose one that will play a random note. In the original {{PG}}, players can change the town tune by facing the billboard next to the [[Post Office]]. In {{WW}} and {{CF}}, the player can change the town tune by going into [[Town Hall]] and then the civic center. Players can talk to [[Pelly]] or [[Phyllis]], select town tunes, and adjust the notes.
+The '''town tune''' (known as the '''island tune''' in {{NH|short}}) is a one to sixteen-note melody that plays in the player's [[town|town/island]] in all ''[[Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]]'' games. Each game has a default town/island tune, and it can be customized by the player.
-Town tunes can also be played on instruments that can be bought in [[Tom Nook]]'s. If music is playing at the same time, the instrument plays at the same speed.
+A town/island tune is represented by frog icons for each eighth note. They can be set to the natural pitches between ''G3'' and ''E5'' (almost two octaves), a question mark representing a random sharp note, a dash which sustains the previous note, and a sleeping frog representing a rest.
-Sometimes when town tunes are played while talking to a character, it can tell the player a little about that [[villager]]'s personality depending on the instruments that play.
+The town tune is played in the following situations:
+*When the player speaks to a character for the first time since entering the area, the town tune plays. Each character plays a unique variation of the town tune with instruments and timing that reflect their personality and size.
+*At the beginning of each hour, bells chime to the melody of the town tune.
+*When someone enters or exits a building with a door, bells jingle to the melody of the town tune, sped up.
+*In games prior to {{NL|short}}, when the player interacts with an [[instrument]] [[furniture]] item, the tune is played by the instrument at the same speed as any music playing in the room.
+*When a villager is happy, they sing the town tune.
-Cranky villagers may make the tune sound somewhat strange, peppy villagers will make the tune sound bouncy and normal villagers will take the player's tune and make it perky. In Animal Crossing, sometimes villagers will tell the player to change the town tune, and some of them might refer the Town Tune as "the board with the little froggies on it."
+==Appearances==
+===In {{PG|nolink}}===
+[[File:Default Town Tune PG.png|thumb|right|250px|The town tune editing interface in {{PG|nolink}}, featuring the default Town Tune]]
+In all [[First generation|first-generation ''Animal Crossing'' games]], the town tune is customized via a board outside the [[post office]].
-==e-Card Town Tunes==
+The ''Animal Crossing-e'' and ''Doubutsu no Mori Card-e+'' collections of [[e-Reader card]]s contain [[e-Reader card#Town Tune Card|Town Tune Cards]], which feature an arrangement of a [[K.K. Slider songs|K.K. Slider song]] in the form of a town tune. In {{PG}} and {{DnMe+}}, the player has the option to scan a Town Tune Card at the board outside the post office, which sets the town tune to the one on the card. Additionally, in {{DnMe+|nolink}} only, scanning a Town Tune Card at the board allows the card's song to be requested from [[K.K. Slider]].
-'''Only Me'''<br />
-G_ABC_ _Z<br />
-C_BAG_ _Z
-'''K.K. Faire'''<br />
+Villagers mention the town tune in the following dialogues:
-Ze_GB_D_<br />
+*''Hey, you know about the town melody bulletin board over by the post office? That's where you can go to change the town tune. Anyone can do it. That's why it's always changing, probably. I hear that song all the time, like when the clock chimes. It's <Town>'s own way of rocking out! <Player>, you oughta try changing it around, too, <catchphrase>. You look like a musical soul.''
-_C_BC_ _ _
+*''I wonder why nobody's changed the town tune lately. Is this town slowly becoming less funkified? I mean, anybody can do it! All you gotta do is go to the big bulletin board by the post office and mess with it. You're welcome to change it, <Player>. You look like you got groove. But don't do it unless you're serious! It's the town's theme song, after all, so it better be something that rocks the house, <catchphrase>!''
-'''DJ K.K.'''<br />
+The default town tune differs between {{PG|nolink}} and {{DnMe+|nolink}}.
-CCC_BAGA<br />
-ZeZeGA_Z
-'''Mr. K.K.'''<br />
+{{Clear|left}}
-AAGfefG_<br />
-fed_c_ _Z
-'''K.K. Country'''<br />
+===In {{WW|short|nolink}} and {{CF|short|nolink}}===
-AGGeeddc<br />
+{{Multiple Image
-accdc_ _Z
+|align= right
+|direction= horizontal
+|footer= The town tune editing interface in {{WW|short|nolink}} (left) and {{CF|short|nolink}} (right), both featuring the respective game's default town tune
+|image1= Default Town Tune WW.png
+|width1=200
+|image2= CF Town Tune Default.png
+|width2=275
+}}
+In {{WW}} and {{CF}}, the town tune is customized in [[town hall]] by speaking to [[Pelly]] or [[Phyllis]] at the civic center. The default town tune differs between the games.
-'''K.K. Parade'''<br />
+===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
-fGfedcbd<br />
+[[File:NL Town Tune Default 1.png|thumb|left|200px|The town tune editing interface in {{NL|nolink}}, featuring one of the default town tunes]]
-c_ _ _ZZZZ
+In {{NL}}, the town tune is customized in town hall by speaking to [[Isabelle]]. Once the player creates a tune, Isabelle previews it by singing it.
-'''K.K. Aria'''<br />
+There are four possible default town tunes in {{NL|short|nolink}}.
-defdc_ _Z<br />
+{{Clear}}
-bcd_c_ _ _
-'''Señor K.K.'''<br />
+===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
-EDDCCBAB<br />
+[[File:NH Island Tune Preview.jpg|thumb|left|Isabelle previewing the island tune in {{NH|nolink}}]]
-C_ _ _ZZZZ
+In {{NH}}, the island tune does not play until [[Resident Services]] is upgraded to a building. Once the upgrade occurs, the tune can be customized by speaking to Isabelle. Like in {{NL|short|nolink}}, she sings the chosen tune upon its creation.
+{{Clear}}
-'''K.K. Etude'''<br />
+==Gallery==
-DafdbAGB<br />
+===Sprites===
-C_ccc_ _Z
+<gallery class=sprite>
+Melody Board PG Sprite.png|The town tune editing board in the first-generation games
+</gallery>
-'''K.K. Lullaby'''<br />
+===Default town tunes===
-efGCDCE_<br />
+These are the default melodies for the town tune throughout the series. Each game features a variation of the same basic tune.
-EDABC_ _ _
+<gallery>
+DnM Default Town Tune.png|The default town tune in {{DnM}}
+DnM+ Default Town Tune.png|The default town tune in {{DnM+}}
+PG Default Town Tune.png|The default town tune in {{PG}}
+DnMe+ Default Town Tune.png|The default town tune in {{DnMe+}}
+iQue Default Town Tune.png|The default town tune in {{iQue}}
+Default Town Tune WW.png|The default town tune in {{WW|short}}
+CF Town Tune Default.png|The default town tune in {{CF|short}}
+NL Town Tune Default 1.png|One of the four default town tunes in {{NL|short}}
+NL Town Tune Default 2.png|One of the four default town tunes in {{NL|short}}
+NL Town Tune Default 3.png|One of the four default town tunes in {{NL|short}}
+NL Town Tune Default 4.png|One of the four default town tunes in {{NL|short}}
+<!--Default Town Tune HHD.png|The town tune in {{HHD|short}}-->
+NH Island Tune Default.jpg|The default island tune in {{NH|short}}
+</gallery>
-'''K.K. Condor'''<br />
+===e-Card town tunes===
-eAGedZcZ<br />
+These tunes can be found on the back of music cards in each ''[[e-Reader card|Animal Crossing-e]]'' series. Each one is based on a song by [[K.K. Slider]].
-a_ _ _ZZZZ
+<gallery>
+Town Tune Only Me.png|[[Only Me]]
+Town Tune K.K. Faire.png|[[K.K. Faire]]
+Town Tune DJ K.K.png|[[DJ K.K.]]
+Town Tune Mr. K.K.png|[[Mr. K.K.]]
+Town Tune K.K. Country.png|[[K.K. Country]]
+Town Tune K.K. Parade.png |[[K.K. Parade]]
+Town Tune K.K. Aria.png|[[K.K. Aria]]
+Town Tune Senor K.K.png|[[K.K. Mariachi|Señor K.K.]]
+Town Tune K.K. Etude.png|[[K.K. Étude]]
+Town Tune K.K. Lullaby.png|[[K.K. Lullaby]]
+Town Tune K.K. Condor.png|[[K.K. Condor]]
+Town Tune K.K. Chorale.png|[[K.K. Chorale]]
+Town Tune K.K. Folk.png|[[K.K. Folk]]
+Town Tune Comrade K.K.png|[[Comrade K.K.]]
+<!--Town Tune K.K. Dixie.png|[[K.K. Dixie]]-->
+<!--Town Tune K.K. Marathon.png|[[K.K. Marathon]]-->
+<!--Town Tune Mountain Song.png|[[Mountain Song]]-->
+<!--Town Tune Agent K.K.png|[[Agent K.K.]]-->
+<!--Town Tune K.K. Rally.png|[[K.K. Rally]]-->
+<!--Town Tune K.K. Rockabilly.png|[[K.K. Rockabilly]]-->
+<!--Town Tune Steep Hill.png|[[Steep Hill]]-->
+<!--Town Tune K.K. Metal.png|[[K.K. Metal]]-->
+<!--Town Tune King K.K.png|[[King K.K.]]-->
+</gallery>
-'''K.K. Chorale'''<br />
+{{Navbox Gameplay elements}}
-cdefe_de<br />
+{{Navbox Music}}
-d_d_ _ _c_
-'''K.K. Folk'''<br />
-effAAfe<br />
-fecce_ _ _
-'''Comrade K.K.'''<br />
-aaabcbae<br />
-fAfde_ _Z
-==Famous Tunes==
-'''Hard Rock Blues'''<br />
-dddfdcd_Z<br />
-Zddfdcd_
-'''Old McDonald Had a Farm'''<br />
-fffcddc_<br />
-AAGGf_ZZ
-'''When the Saints Go Marching In'''<br />
-cefG_ _ _ _<br />
-cefG_ _ _ _
-'''Oh, Susanna'''<br />
-cdeGGAGe<br />
-cdeedcd_
-'''Skip to my Lou'''<br />
-eZeecccZ<br />
-e_e_g_ _Z
-'''My Dreydl'''<br />
-gccddec_<br />
-eGGfed_Z
-'''Doodle All Day'''<br />
-eecceec_<br />
-eefed_ZZ
-'''Jingle Bells'''<br />
-eeeZeeeZ<br />
-eGcde_ _ _
-'''Kid Icarus Theme'''<br />
-caceceg_<br />
-_e_cf_ _e
-'''The Lonely Man (Incredible Hulk theme)'''<br />
-aZfZeZfZ<br />
-aZfZeZfZ
-'''Indiana Jones'''<br />
-e_fGCd<br />
-_ef_ZZ
-'''Imperial March (Darth Vader theme)'''<br />
-e_e_e_c_<br />
-G_ec_Ge<br />
-<small>(though the actual theme would need two behind the last note to make it sound correctly, this is not possible)</small>
-'''Mario Bros. theme'''<br />
-ee_e_ce _<br />
-G_ _Zg_ZZ
-'''Hot Butter - Popcorn'''<br />
-DCDAfAdZ<br />
-DCDAfAdZ
-'''Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here'''<br />
-g_abd_e_<br />
-_ _ G_ _gG_
-'''Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover'''<br />
-edeCeACB<br />
-dGBAd_G_<br />
-<small>(the last part is cut off because an F# is needed but not available)</small>
-'''CHiPs theme'''<br />
-g_d_fA_C<br />
-_ _ _ZZZZZ
-'''PussyCat Dolls - I Hate This Part'''<br />
-G_G_GAGf<br />
-G_G_GAGf<br />
-'''Meow Mix Song'''<br />
-CBAGCBAG<br />
-CBCDEBAG
-'''Lost Woods (Saria's Song)'''<br />
-fAB_fABE<br />
-D_BCBGe_
-'''Lavender Town'''<br />
-c_D_B_f_<br />
-c_D_B_f_
-'''Tetris A'''<br />
-e_bcd_cb<br />
-a_ace_dc
-<small>(part is cut off due to length restrictions)</small>
-[[Category:Music]]

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Difference between revisions of "Town tune"

Latest revision as of 18:45, November 21, 2024

Appearances[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

In Wild World and City Folk[edit]

In New Leaf[edit]

In New Horizons[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Sprites[edit]

Default town tunes[edit]

e-Card town tunes[edit]

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