>Leitmotif - a recurrent theme throughout a musical or li

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmXg-cU1NAw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMnl3W5QP7Q

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>>386727094
Kirby planet Robobot had this
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sKEH8QIHi6w
https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLz5gUls4mkX8DQsBJAcH4L3x5Mg1aOuwZ&params=OAFIAVgD&v=jS3bJfvmnJ8&mode=NORMAL
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ocVqHhVU3FU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jhlWHPw0sN0
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4MfNzVktx5I

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_NXTux_s8E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVN9i1O1OMQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nw4pxOzIoA

>>386727094
OP you are my fucking nigger.

Only thing I can think of off the top of my head is that annoying BAH BAH from New Super Mario Bros., and Hamlet 1996 starring Kenneth Branagh.

>>386727094
I feel like super smash Bros melee and brawl both had this for their themes respectively

>>386727094
Does this count?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt594nYBPQA

La-Mulana's bosses begin with their own take on the same little opening sting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOUHKy9fkss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzmzDLU26EE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EztQ9kN_vNg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLpIcbd6_wM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgn-Ky5P1HA

Galaxy does this so many times it's almost stupid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7cggtiM_eM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0MFN_gTFM8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYhmHovdBxY 1:06

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuYNxzSFRk8 little subtle but ti;s there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHZMS4LsKFE

>>386729425
But those are just Emils theme remixed.
I guess it's a recurrent theme but its the same song

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Atelier Ayesha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XklHBPkveYU&list=PL677A962F07C3F2CA&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RfahhrcyZU&list=PL677A962F07C3F2CA&index=76
This leitmotif is also used in the final dungeon music for the sequel, and as a character theme in the final game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__uWvhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF-TwSLZxj4&index=85&list=PLnRMug4bWXztI0-8Vm8kFfqrfDZiSadW4BsbVIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ra1phJlUA

>>386732808
And I forgot one of the most important ones, the final boss of Ayesha.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__uWvBsbVIA

>>386727094
Gruntilda's Lair.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBSG6O5cfKY

At the risk of triggering the autists, Undertale has a fuck ton of Leitmotifs.

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>rival steals your main theme and makes it his own
https://youtu.be/p5uX-ri2VGM
https://youtu.be/D1MKyz9wSF8
https://youtu.be/wUqUSe25na4
https://youtu.be/MbVluhKhkL8
https://youtu.be/1r4zvpqZC7o

>>386727094

Splatoon did this too. This one 5-note motif is everywhere in the single player.

"Doo-doo doo doo doo"

The first stage's music, "Eight-Legged Advance" begins with it. Every stage ends with it, and DJ Octavio's music features it in the vocals.

Might be in a few more places too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuIYqJfx4nY
Splatoon uses the jingle at the start for the start of each level, hitting the last checkpoint and grabbing the zapfish at the end.
Not used in the rest of the game though

How do you separate leitmotif from simple remix? Have some examples, but not sure if it's what OP asks for, or just one theme redone over and over and over.

>>386733970
a remix is the exact same piece of music just altered electronically, or altered in a new recording (sonic generations vs the original music is this one)

leitmotif is a musical theme or melody that gets reused in brand new arrangements, instead of arrangements that are just altered or re-recorded

>>386732316
That's great, I never noticed that.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7RRgF5Ve_E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhs3Q7-kLHs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P8V4mP5RLg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1i4mTyidOc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMa4hZQbrms 1:50

>>386734254
Mmmkay.

Then I'll try bringing New Super Marisa Land to the table:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ29e-DHS3k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcxiyQIHGgY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2HK3-ULmM8
Basically opening theme is hidden in all stage themes, including extra ones I couldn't find on Youtube.

Kinda same story with TH10.5 SWR, but there opening can be heard in all event themes (when characters talk before fighting):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mYP2z1EJ6o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4W4X3HwW4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmK3dc0YFAc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4tu-rhFXQI

>>386733970
https://youtu.be/y5LLHZf9ebU?t=3m31s
This has quite a simple explanation with good examples.

Ace Attorney
I don't even need to post anything

>>386727094
The Persona series is great with this. Specifically I can think of a ton of songs in 3 that eventually musically tied in with the credit theme.

>>386727094
Sonic CD is an interesting example depending which version of the soundtrack you listen to. The Japanese soundtrack keeps the melody but rearranges it for all four time zones
https://youtu.be/gHLaaOSaOY8
https://youtu.be/21ZSrPIFETg
https://youtu.be/kTl3h39abxc
https://youtu.be/2_TcDzS7ZwU

While the American version keeps the style of the compositions but changes the melody of the track, especially for the future stages (Stardust Speedway was kinda a bad example, so I'll post a different one):
https://youtu.be/m5gb0yLwxKk
https://youtu.be/wjS8A2_d8tc
https://youtu.be/xgLpehmzFM8

>>386732357
The Mario series in General does this a lot by assigning characters specific themes that tend to recur (Rosalina has the Comet Observatory, Luigi has Luigi's Mansion, the Koopalings have the SMB3 boss music,). Peach and Bowser are the clearest examples because some of the more famous music tracks in the series are associated with them. A good example is NSMBU's Peach's Castle themes which are the N64 Peach Castle theme with Bowser undertones.

https://youtu.be/nL2HH9UNZlY
https://youtu.be/3vsG8OeU6rY (Additionally, the intro to this one sounds like the Super Mario World castle theme, which is fitting considering the SMW influences this game has).

>>386727094

Medal of Honor: Frontline did this so fucking well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2FkuE4eS0Q

2:00 - 2:15 is like Patterson's or the Allies' theme, which crops up several times in different tracks.

2:52 - 3:01 is pretty clearly the theme of the Axis, and you hear it more often in levels where you're deep in enemy territory.

>>386734392
La-Mulana's music actually has a lot of little bits that get reused at some point and most probably don't even realize it. For example, the opening you only hear when you enter the temple for the very first time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X_sTyAIfjs) is the same thing that the final boss opens with. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUyKfYiW5SY) The final boss also borrows a lot from the surface theme. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rfhi6I84hM)

In fact, every boss theme in the game borrows from the area music they belong, though some are subtle as fuck. This is probably one of the most obvious examples, though one you're likely to miss since you spend such a large gap of time between hearing the two pieces of music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3vuGvbZ-UI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiHyVVfCXvQ

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>>386736082
That's very smart sound design right there, La-Mulana is a game where the connections and puzzles are something the player has to figure out, segueing this design to music is a brilliant design decision.

Can't wait for 2, oh man.

>>386727094
All of the songs in Mario 64 are just different variations of one song.

The OST to Super Mario World is pretty much one riff done in like 20 different ways

>>386736838
No.