Island-Wide Broadcast (Isabelle) – Animal Crossing: New Horizons

About game/music

“Animal Crossing: New Horizons″(2020 NS) is a social simulation game developed and published by Nintendo.

The features of this game are as follows:

• You start from an uninhabited island.
• You can freely design your island using the “Island Designer” feature.
• You can choose between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, reflecting regional seasonal differences.
• The introduction of a DIY system that allows you to make tools and furniture by yourself.

Analyzing

bar 3

• iv in major key (other Tabs include this)
  • Nostalgic, romantic, or “good old days”-feeling.
  • Typically used following IV.
  • One of the subdominant minor chords, which have b6th of main key.
  • It’s borrowed mostly from parallel minor, but also from Mixolydian b6 or Harmonic Major (in this case, ivM7)
  • examples;
    • Continent (Sakura) – Crystarise
    • Bloom – Outro – ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
    • The King Lost in Time – Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City
    • Lonely Rolling Star – Katamari Damacy
    • Candy Constellation – Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
    • Big-Bean Vine – Kirby’s Epic Yarn
    • Costumes & Colors – Kirby’s Dream Buffet
    • Super Bell Subway – Mario Kart 8
    • Shopping in Wakeport – Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
    • Badges – Pikmin Bloom
    • Bye Bye There! – Pizza Tower
    • Dewford Town – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Rustboro City – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Fortree City – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Abandoned Ship – Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
    • Valor Lakefront – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
    • Hearthome City – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
    • Canalave City – Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
    • National Park – Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Cianwood City – Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Route 26 – Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Pewter City – Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
    • Castelia City – Pokémon Black2/White2
    • Marine Tube – Pokémon Black2/White2
    • Iki Town (Day) – Pokémon Sun/Moon
    • Cobalt Coastlands – Pokémon Legends: Arceus
    • Levincia – Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
    • Clear Breeze – Skullgirls
    • Wave Ocean – Sonic the Hedgehog(2006)
    • Magical Snow Day – Sonic Runners
    • Oh! One True Love – Undertale
    • Temmie Village – Undertale

bar 4

• To make the sound more gentle, ii/V is used instead of the dominant V.

bar 7, 8

• bVImaj7 and bVII7, borrowed chords from the parallel minor key, are used. Unlike V, they suppress a strong sense of resolution, creating a gentle sound.