Guest Book – Tomodachi Life

About game/music

This is “Guest Book” from a social simulation game Tomodachi Life (2014 N3DS), developed by Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo.
The composers of the game are Daisuke Matsuoka, Asuka Ito.

This is a sequel to Tomodachi Collection (2009 NDS, Japan-exclusive), a game in which players create avatars (Mii) and watch the interactions they create.
The main additional features in this title are the birth of a baby between married couple, and the communication with other player’s islands via StreetPass.

This music is played on the screen where you can see information about the islands of the players communicated via StreetPass, and the travelers who came from there.

Analyzing

bar 7~8

• I-I7 or i-I7 (other TABs include this)
  • After resolving to the tonic, it leads smoothly to the following IV (or iv)
  • I7 is sometimes replaced by a diminished 7th chord (#Io7 or other)
  • examples;
    • Boat Buds – A Short Hike
    • Thrash Machine – DELTARUNE Chapter 1
    • Dogcheck – DELTARUNE Chapter 1
    • Xeno Arcadia – Hylics 2
    • Costumes & Colors – Kirby’s Dream Buffet
    • SNES Donut Plains 3 – Mario Kart 8
    • Actor’s Anteroom – MELTY BLOOD Actress Again Current Code
    • Ideal and the Real – Persona 5 Royal
    • Challenge Go Go! – Pocket Card Jockey
    • Jazz Racing Jam – Pocket Card Jockey
    • Rustboro City – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Valor Lakefront – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
    • Canalave City – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
    • Cianwood City – Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Pewter City – Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Floccesy Town – Pokémon Black2/White2
    • Castelia City – Pokémon Black2/White2
    • Iki Town (Day) – Pokémon Sun/Moon
    • Route 10 on Ula’ula Island – Pokémon Sun/Moon
    • Battle! (Bede) – Pokémon Sword/Shield
    • Levincia – Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
    • Guest Book – Tomodachi Life

bar 9~12

• IV-V-iii-vi, or variants (other TABs include this)
  • Very popular chord progression in Japan, called “王道進行”. It means “popular” or “typical”.
  • examples;
    • Re-Tail – Animal Crossing: New Leaf
    • Dogcheck – DELTARUNE Chapter 1
    • Melodies Of Life～Final Fantasy – FINAL FANTASY IX
    • Phoenix Highway – Freedom Planet 2
    • Rainbow Resort – Kirby’s Adventure
    • Ripple Field 1 – Kirby’s Dream Land 3
    • Grass Land – Kirby’s Epic Yarn
    • Apt.102 – Kirby’s Epic Yarn
    • Abandoned Beach – Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    • A Home For Flowers (Empty) – OMORI
    • Challenge Go Go! – Pocket Card Jockey
    • Jazz Racing Jam – Pocket Card Jockey
    • Slateport City – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Route 104 – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Rustboro City – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Hearthome City – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
    • Route 203 – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
    • National Park – Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Cianwood City – Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Route 26 – Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Accumula Town – Pokémon Black/White
    • Route 2 – Pokémon Black/White
    • Lacunosa Town – Pokémon Black/White
    • Floccesy Town – Pokémon Black2/White2
    • Castelia City – Pokémon Black2/White2
    • Battle! (Island Kahuna) – Pokémon Sun/Moon
    • Route 10 on Ula’ula Island – Pokémon Sun/Moon
    • Wedgehurst – Pokémon Sword/Shield
    • Battle! (Hop) – Pokémon Sword/Shield
    • Wyndon – Pokémon Sword/Shield
    • Cobalt Coastlands – Pokémon Legends: Arceus
    • Purity of your smile – Ragnarok Online
    • Seaside Hill – Sonic Heroes
    • Dear My Friend – Sonic Unleashed
    • End Of The Summer – Sonic Runners
    • Guest Book – Tomodachi Life
    • Shop – UNDERTALE
    • Oh! One True Love – UNDERTALE
  • examples in minor key (in this case, bVI-bVII-v-i);
    • Blooming Villain – Persona 5
    • Battle! (Rival) – Pokémon Black2/White2
    • The Battle at the Summit! – Pokémon Sun/Moon
    • Battle! (Ultra Necrozma) – Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon
    • Battle! (Bede) – Pokémon Sword/Shield
    • Battle! (Battle Tower) – Pokémon Sword/Shield
    • Battle! (Arven) – Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
    • Battle! (Zero Lab) – Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
    • Magical Snow Day – Sonic Runners
    • Desire Drive – 東方神霊廟 ~ Ten Desires.
    • Illusionary White Traveler – 東方天空璋 ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons.
    • The Great Fantastic Underground Railway Network – 東方虹龍洞 ~ Unconnected Marketeers.

bar 14

• bVI
  • one of the subdominant minors.
  • borrowed from parallel minor.

bar 15~16

• iii-vi-ii-V
  • A kind of turnaround
  • The progression moves up by 4 degrees is very familiar to listen.
  • examples;
    • Raw Honey – HIVESWAP: ACT 2
    • Cascarrafa – Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
    • Purity of your smile – Ragnarok Online