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A leitmotif (/ˌlaɪtmoʊˈtiːf/) is a musical "phrase" or melody, re-used in multiple tracks to associate a tune with a person, event, or place. Leitmotifs occur several times in the Deltarune OST, for chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and unlisted and unused tracks.

The system of repeatedly re-adding full or partial leitmotifs to soundtracks is a common accessory to Toby Fox's compositions, which makes said soundtracks catchy and memorable. In Deltarune, many important characters have an associated leitmotif, commonly playing when encountering them in some way.

Timestamps found below are approximate to one second and follow the timing used in the Bandcamp version of the soundtrack.

Don't Forget

Sheet music for the leitmotif

This leitmotif is the main theme of Deltarune; its melody is featured prominently in the end credits tracks for both chapters, and is the most recurring one in the game so far.

  • Beginning – 0:06-0:38
  • School – 0:13-0:14, 0:27-0:40
  • Field of Hopes and Dreams – 0:53-1:40, 2:18-2:26, 2:33-2:41
  • Scarlet Forest – 1:59-2:08
  • THE WORLD REVOLVING – 1:21-1:41
  • Friendship – 0:00-1:30, 2:19-2:31
  • Your Power – 0:01-0:10
  • A Town Called Hometown – 1:00-1:26
  • You Can Always Come Home – 0:57-1:12, 1:18-1:35
  • Laura Shigihara - Don't Forget
  • Dog Check – 0:34-0:41
  • Faint Glow – 0:06-0:10, 0:18-0:24
  • The Dark Truth - 0:30-1:07
  • Until Next Time
  • Hymn
  • Friends
  • Another Day in Hometown – 0:41-1:12
  • Castle Funk
  • Dark Sanctuary - 0:42-0:45
  • From Now On (Battle 2)
  • Ever Higher
  • Piano that may not be played very well
  • The Second Sanctuary - 0:47-0:51, 1:50
  • Dark Place - 0:27-1:03
  • Crumbling Tower
  • GUARDIAN
  • With Hope Crossed On Our Hearts
  • School (alternate) - 0:00-0:52
  • Game Main Theme (Piano Sketch)

The Door

Sheet music for the leitmotif

This leitmotif relates to the Knight and appears in 4 tracks and one unused track.

  • The Door
  • The Chase – 0:11-0:33
  • THE WORLD REVOLVING - 0:02-0:20
  • Black Knife
  • Checkerboard - 0:12-0:37, 0:48-1:36

The Legend

Sheet music for the leitmotif

This leitmotif relates to the Legend of Delta Rune and appears in 11 tracks in the soundtrack and 3 other applications. There are 3 parts to this leitmotif.

  • The Legend - 0:00-0:18 (Part 1), 0:19-1:11 (Part 2), 1:12-1:28 (Part 1), 1:29-1:49 (Part 3)
  • Empty Town (Part 2 and 3)
  • Chaos King – 1:08-1:31 (Part 3)
  • My Castle Town - 0:20-1:02 (Part 2), 1:03-1:44 (Part 3), 1:45-2:05 (Part 1)
  • Old wooden rafters - 0:19-0:58 (Part 1), 0:59-1:38 (Part 2)
  • Castle Funk - 0:17-1:24 (Part 2)
  • Dark Sanctuary (Parts 1 and 2)
  • A DARK ZONE - 0:58-1:17 (Part 3)
  • The Second Sanctuary - 1:14-1:29 (Part 2), 2:11-2:46 (Part 1)
  • The Third Sanctuary - 1:05-1:46 (Part 1), 1:19-1:29 (Part 2), 2:34-3:00 (Part 1), 2:48-3:00 (Part 2), 3:32-4:05 (Part 1)
  • The LEGEND…? (Part 1)
  • Ralsei's Sing ACT, usable when fighting Ponman or in the battle against Lancer and Susie (Part 2)
  • King Boss (Orchestral) - 0:27-0:41 (Part 2)
  • Legend (Alternate) (Part 2 and 3)

The Legend (bassline)

The Legend also hosts a recurring bassline, which appears to be present in 12 tracks, and 1 unused track.

  • The Legend – 1:29-1:48
  • Empty Town
  • Lantern
  • The Circus
  • A Town Called Hometown – 0:00-0:15, 0:20-0:34, 0:40-0:55, 1:01-1:24
  • My Castle Town
  • Queen – 0:23-0:55
  • Berdly
  • Bluebird of Misfortune
  • Acid Tunnel of Love – 1:16-1:23
  • Dialtone
  • GLACIER – 0:00-0:47
  • Legend (Alternate)

Lancer

Sheet music for the leitmotif

This leitmotif relates to Lancer and King and appears in 11 tracks. The usage of it in Acid Tunnel of Love and It's Pronounced "Rules" seems to also loosely connect Lancer's Theme with the Thrash Machine. There are two parts to this theme, with a variation of both parts used in Thrash Machine.

  • Lancer (Part 1 and 2)
  • I'm Very Bad – 0:00-0:13 (Part 1)
  • Thrash Machine – 0:01-0:50 (Part 1 and 2, major key)
  • Vs. Lancer – 0:00-0:40 (Part 1 and 2)
  • Card Castle – 0:30-1:01 (Part 1)
  • Chaos King – 0:41-1:08 (Part 1)
  • Acid Tunnel of Love - 0:00-1:08 (Part 1 and 2, major key)
  • It's Pronounced "Rules" - 0:29-0:38, 0:42-0:52 (Part 2)
  • Dig! Dig! To The Center of the Earth! (Part 1, major key)
  • Pushing Buddies (Part 2, variation)
  • BURNING EYES - 0:19-0:46 (Part 1, Bassified)

Freedom

Sheet music for the leitmotif

This leitmotif is associated with bonus bosses.

This is commonly referred to as the "Freedom Motif" by the community, due to each bonus boss so far (excluding ERAM/Roaring Knight) sharing an idea of freedom. There are two parts to this theme.

  • The Circus – 0:14-0:15, 0:24-0:25, 0:34-0:35, 0:45-0:46 (Part 2)
  • THE WORLD REVOLVING – 0:20-0:40 (Part 1), 1:00-1:20 (Part 2)
  • BIG SHOT – 0:55-1:22 (Part 1)
  • Dialtone (Part 2)
  • Hammer of Justice - 1:49-2:13 (Part 1)
  • Air Waves - 1:30-1:58 ( Part 1)

Girl Next Door

Sheet music for the leitmotif

This motif is associated with Noelle and/or Dess. There are three parts to this theme.

  • Girl Next Door
  • Lost Girl (Parts 3 and 1)
  • Ferris Wheel (Parts 1 and 3)
  • Raise Up Your Bat (Part 3)
  • Black Knife (Part 3, notes from 5 to 8)
  • Friends (Part 2)
  • Gingerbread House (Part 2)
  • The distance between two (Part 3)
  • findher (Part 3 and 1)
  • An unused noelle.ogg track
  • Lost Girl (Alternate) (Part 1)
  • sneaking.mp3 - 0:22-1:30 (Part 3)

Queen

Sheet music for the leitmotif

This leitmotif relates to Queen, and appears in 10 tracks. There are two parts to this theme.

  • Queen (Part 1 and 2)
  • A Simple Diversion – 0:00-0:06, 0:14-0:21 (Part 1)
  • Smart Race – 0:01-0:02, 0:04-0:05, 0:07-0:10 (Part 1)
  • Cool Mixtape – 0:00-0:06 (Part 1)
  • Elegant Entrance (Part 1 and 2)
  • Pandora Palace – 0:21-0:34 (Part 1), 0:59-1:37 (Part 2)
  • It’s Pronounced "Rules" - 0:56-0:58 (Part 2)
  • Attack of the Killer Queen – 0:00-0:06, 0:13-0:19 (Part 1)
  • Giga Size – 0:30-0:38, 0:43-0:53 (Part 1)
  • Knock You Down !! – 0:09-0:13, 0:59-1:03 (Part 1)
  • Knock You Down!! (Rhythm Ver.)

Queen (mixtape)

Sheet music for the leitmotif

This leitmotif also relates to Queen, but it's not the same as the main "Queen" leitmotif. Appears in 4 tracks.

  • A Simple Diversion – 0:07-0:14, 0:22-0:27
  • Cool Mixtape – 0:06-0:26
  • Attack of the Killer Queen – 0:06-0:12, 0:19-0:39
  • Giga Size – 0:53-1:01

Sweet Cap'n Cakes

Sheet music for the leitmotif

This leitmotif relates to Sweet Cap'n Cakes, and appears in 8 tracks. There are multiple parts to this motif.

  • A CYBER'S WORLD? – 0:38-0:40, 0:55-0:57 (Part 1)
  • Almost To The Guys! (Part 1)
  • Cyber Battle (Solo) (Parts 1 and 2)
  • When I Get Happy I Dance Like This (Part 1)
  • Sound Studio (Parts 1 and 2)
  • WELCOME TO THE CITY – 0:17-0:19, 0:30-0:32, 0:43-0:45 (Part 1)
  • Mini Studio (Parts 1 and 2)
  • Holiday Studio (Part 2)

Spamton

Sheet music for the leitmotif

This leitmotif relates to Spamton and appears in 9 tracks. There are two parts to this theme.

  • Spamton (Part 1)
  • NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO BE A (PartS 1 and 2)
  • Deal Gone Wrong (Part 1)
  • BIG SHOT - 0:00-0:13 (Part 2), 0:14-0:26 (Part 1), 0:27-0:54 (Part 2), 1:22-1:35 (Part 1), 1:50-2:03 (Part 2), 2:04-2:15 (Part 1)
  • Digital Roots (Part 1)
  • BIT ROOTS (Part 1)
  • Catswing - 0:22-0:36 (Part 1), 0:37-1:06, 1:28-1:58 (Part 2)
  • Air Waves - 0:06-1:59 (Part 1)
  • board4_rhythm (Part 2)

TV Time!

This leitmotif is related to both Spamton and Tenna, and appears in 8 tracks.

  • HEY EVERY !
  • A Real Boy!
  • Feature Presentation - 0:30-0:34
  • KING OF ROLYPOLY
  • TV WORLD - 1:41-2:05
  • It's TV Time! - 1:27-1:53
  • Hall of Fame - 0:00-0:03, 0:13-0:16
  • Dump - 0:20-0:40
  • Catswing - 0:37, 0:51, 1:06-1:28, 1:43

Tenna

This leitmotif relates to Tenna, and appears in 19 tracks.

  • Feature Presentation - 0:11-0-17
  • And Now For Today’s Sponsors...! - 0:03-0:15
  • MIKE, the BOARD, please! - 0:00-0:19
  • Sandy Board - 0:13-0:38
  • Adventure Board - 0:05-0:12, 0:15-0:22
  • Query?
  • Quiz! - 0:11-0:54
  • Physical Challenge - 0:13-0:19, 0:26-0:32, 1:17-1:23, 1:30-1:36
  • Board Clear! - 0:07-0:20, 0:26-0:28
  • Paradise, Paradise - 0:27-0:54, 1:22-1:48
  • Raft Ride (variation)
  • Big City Board - 0:07-0:19, 0:34-0:47
  • Doom Board
  • Metaphysical Challenge
  • TV World - 1:14-1:40
  • It's TV Time! - 0:19-0:25, 0:32-0:38, 1:53-1:59, 2:06-2:12, 2:19-2:25
  • SWORD
  • Castle Funk - 0:54-1:24, 2:26-2:56
  • Catswing - 1:13-1:28

Dark Sanctuary

Heroes' Variant

The more hopeful variant first heard in Dark Sanctuary.

  • Dark Sanctuary
  • From Now On (Battle 2) - 0:00-1:05, 1:20-1:34
  • Ever Higher - 0:04-0:23, 0:31-0:41, 0:48-0:58
  • The Second Sanctuary
  • The Third Sanctuary - 0:00-3:02, 3:17-4:06
  • Crumbling Tower - 1:40-2:13, 2:30-2:47
  • GUARDIAN - 0:58-1:26, 2:24-3:19
  • Neverending Night - 0:00-1:31

Dark Variant

The more frightening variant related to the Titan. It is first heard in Crumbling Tower.

  • Crumbling Tower - 0:33-1:39
  • SPAWN - 0:15-0:39
  • GUARDIAN - 0:13-0:28, 1:38-1:53

Minor Leitmotifs

Susie

This leitmotif is associated with Susie and appears in four tracks.

Rude Buster

This leitmotif is associated with battles and is used in 4 tracks.

  • Rude Buster
  • Lantern
  • Ruder Buster
  • Vapor Buster

Card Castle

Sheet music for the leitmotif

This leitmotif relates to King and his residence and appears in 3 tracks and one unused track.

  • Basement
  • Card Castle
  • Chaos King – 0:00-1:07

Rouxls Kaard

This leitmotif is associated with Rouxls Kaard and appears in three tracks.

Hip Shop

This leitmotif is associated with shops and the Chapter 3 dark world, and is used in 5 tracks. The track this leitmotif originates from is Hip Shop, the Rouxls Kaard shop theme.

  • Hip Shop
  • Welcome to the Green Room
  • TV WORLD
  • Dump
  • From Now On - 1:12-1:16, 1:26-1:29

THE HOLY

  • THE HOLY - 0:00-0:19 (Part 1), 0:20-0:33 (Part 2)
  • Dump - 0:31-0:41 (Part 2)
  • SWORD - 1:32-1:46 (Part 1)
  • ATRIUM - 0:25-0:28, 0:35-0:38, 0:45-0:48 (Part 1)
  • SPAWN - 0:56-1:10 (Part 2)

Hometown

Sheet music for the leitmotif

This leitmotif is used in the Light World and appears in 3 tracks.

  • School
  • A Town Called Hometown
  • Hometown Day

Berdly

Sheet music for the leitmotif

This leitmotif is associated with Berdly and appears in 6 tracks. There are two parts to this theme.

  • Berdly (Parts 1 and 2)
  • Smart Race – 0:12-1:04 (Parts 1 and 2)
  • Bluebird of Misfortune (Parts 1 and 2)
  • Attack of the Killer Queen – 0:40-1:46 (Parts 2 and 1)
  • Knock You Down !! – 2:04-2:07 (Part 1)
  • Knock You Down!! (Rhythm Ver.) (Part 1)

Cool Beat

This leitmotif is a drumbeat associated with Sweet Cap'n Cakes and appears in 5 tracks.

  • Cool Beat
  • Cyber Battle (Solo)
  • When I Get Happy I Dance Like This
  • Sound Studio
  • Holiday Studio

Gerson

While Gerson shares a motif with Undyne, he also has a leitmotif unique to him.

  • Gyaa Ha ha! - 0:57-1:13
  • Wise words
  • Hammer of Justice - 0:59-1:48
  • Need a hand!?

Titan

A drum beat, associated with the Titan.

  • Heavy Footsteps
  • Crumbling Tower
  • SPAWN
  • GUARDIAN

Mike

  • Raise up Your Bat - 0:38-0:58
  • Volume Adjustment
  • Catswing
  • sneaking.mp3

Other

  • Field of Hopes and Dreams - Scarlet Forest - 1:52-1:59
  • Scarlet Forest – Quiet Autumn – 0:21-0:49
  • Darkness Falls – Faint Courage (Game Over) - audio_menu.ogg
  • A CYBER'S WORLD? – WELCOME TO THE CITY (and cybercity_old.ogg) - cybercity_alt.ogg
  • Smart Race - berdly_battle_heartbeat_true.ogg
  • Powers Combined - Knock You Down !! & Knock You Down!! (Rhythm Ver.)
  • Digital Roots – spamton_house.ogg
  • A Real Boy! (background melody) – Pachelbel's Canon in D[1]
  • School (alternate) – Friendship - 1:43-2:07
  • School (alternate) (0:28, background melody) - Game Main Theme (Piano Sketch) (0:28)
  • MIKE, the BOARD, please! - 0:20-0:30 - Sandy Board - 1:05-1:12
  • Pushing Buddies - KEYGEN
  • Paradise, Paradise - Big City Board
  • It's TV Time! - Feature Presentation - 0:23-0:30
  • It's TV Time! 1:14-1:53 - Doom Board
  • Hall of Fame - Fanfare (From Rose of Winter)

Undertale

A few leitmotifs from Undertale have been referenced throughout Deltarune's OST.

Once Upon a Time

The Once Upon a Time leitmotif is used mainly in Hometown.

  • Beginning – 0:38-0:52 (Part 3)
  • You Can Always Come Home – 0:19-0:57, 1:19-1:33 (Part 1, Part 3)
  • Before the Story (Part 1)
  • Dog Check – 0:27-0:33 (Part 2)
  • Ever Higher - 0:25-0:27 (Part 3)

Ruins

The Ruins leitmotif has been used in four tracks.

  • Gyaa ha ha!
  • Hammer of Justice
  • Need a hand!?
  • Fireplace - 1:05

Determination

The Determination leitmotif has been used in the Dark World.

  • Rude Buster – 0:27-0:48
  • Lantern – 0:43-1:05
  • Vapor Buster
  • Determination from Undertale, present in Deltarune as gameover_short.ogg

Snowdin

The Snowdin leitmotif has been used in Hometown.

  • School – 0:44-1:19
  • A Town Called Hometown – 1:27-1:46
  • Another day in hometown – 0:00-0:07, 1:12-1:43

Undyne

Relates to Undyne and Gerson.

  • Honksong
  • Gyaa Ha ha!
  • Fireplace
  • Hammer of Justice
  • Need a hand!?

Your Best Nightmare

Your Best Nightmare has been used in the Dark World.

  • Imminent Death – 0:04-0:18
  • Vs. Susie – 0:06-0:19, 0:23-0:52, 0:54-1:21 (Piano)
  • The Dark Truth - 0:00-0:27
  • Dark Place - 0:00-0:27
  • Neverending Night
  • Burn in Despair!
  • The Door - 0:00 - 0:13

Burn in Despair!

Battle Against a True Hero / Power of NEO

Battle Against a True Hero and Power of "NEO" have been used in a number of boss themes.

  • BIG SHOT (Part 1)
  • Power of Spamton (Part 1)
  • BURNING EYES (Part 1)
  • Hammer of Justice - 1:25-0:47 (background melody)
  • From Now On - 0:43-0:45, 0:56-1:00
  • BIG SHOT 0:55-1:21 (background melody) 2:03-2:17

Gaster's Theme

  • ANOTHER HIM

Gaster's Theme bears resemblance to several other tracks within the Deltarune OST. Interestingly enough, it is near omnipresent in themes relating to Bonus Bosses.[2]

  • Scarlet Forest - 1:20-1:23, 1:28-1:31, 1:36-1:39, 1:44-1:47
  • The Circus - 0:14-0:15, 0:24-0:25, 0:34-0:46, 0:44-0:46
  • Darkness Falls
  • THE WORLD REVOLVING - 0:20-0:27, 0:30-0:37, 0:40-0:49, 0:50-0:59, 1:00-1:09, 1:10-1:19
  • BIG SHOT - 0:56-1:05, 1:10-1:19
  • Dialtone - 0:04-0:44
  • Flashback (Excerpt)
  • NORTHERNLIGHT
  • GLACEIR
  • Catswing - 0:44-0:46, 0:59-1:00, 1:36-1:37, 1:51 - 1:52

Other

Other

  • Fanfare (from Rose of Winter) - Theme - Rose of Winter
  • Hall of Fame - 0:04-0:07 - Battle! (Tera Raid) - Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet

References

  1. ↑ I have not seen anyone else notice this or point this out! #DELTARUNE - @Shayy_TV on Twitter, July 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ Everything About Gaster's Motif in the DELTARUNE Soundtrack - A Musical Mythbusting Odyssey - YouTube
  3. ↑ EVERY Musical Connection & Motif in Catswing! (Deltarune Ch 3+4) - YouTube
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