Pearl Plunder – Wii Party

About game/music

This is “Pearl Plunder” from party game “Wii Party”(2010 Wii), developed and published by Nintendo.

This is a collection of mini-games in various genres such as action and puzzle, and utilizes Mii, a customizable avatar, as the player character.
In addition to the individual mini-games, there is a board game mode, similar to the “Mario Party” series, in which players roll dice to advance through various events and mini-games.

This song is used as background music for an action game in which players compete for the number of pearls earned underwater.

Analyzing

Overall

• The tension 9th is used, evoking the image of transparent underwater.

bar 2

• bIII
  • Borrowed chords from parallel keys

bar 4

• 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
    • Raise the Hoof – 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 5-6

• 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
    • Continent (Sakura) – Crystarise
    • 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
    • Raise the Hoof – Pocket Card Jockey
    • Jazz Racing Jam – Pocket Card Jockey
    • Road to Triumph – 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
    • The Veil of Night – Professor Layton And The Curious Village
    • 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
    • Full Moon Full Life – Persona 3 Reload
    • 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 8

• IV/V
  • No tritone, resolve to I calmly.