Buoyant Boogie
Buoyant Boogie
| Artist | Turquoise October |
| Game | Splatoon 2 |
| Heard in Splatoon 2 | Spinning Campground Octo-Resort Spring Propellerland Underground Expressway |
| Featured in |  Squid Beatz 2 – track 13Splatune 2 - disc 2, track 17  Nintendo Music –link |
| Genre | Electronic |
| BPM | 200 |
| Key signature | B major |
| Length | 2:25 |
| Sample | https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:OC_Buoyant_Boogie.mp3 |
Buoyant Boogie is asong performed byTurquoise October.
Description
Buoyant Boogie is a very upbeat song with a note sequence being repeated throughout. In this song,Callie is heard singing elements ofNow or Never! reversed.[1] This makes up the main vocals of the track before an instrumental section is played. In the instrumental, the same note sequence can be heard with some whistling, tambourine sounds and drum beats before the song repeats itself. This track can also be played inSquid Beatz 2, with a maximum score of 93 and 156 in Normal and Hard modes, respectively.
Other versions
Buoyant Boogie (Kettle)
This version is a loop of 0:05 to 0:14, but muffled and echoey, making it sound like it is being played from a distance. It plays when the camera is near akettle containing a level with the main track.
Samples and interpolations
Inkopolis Memorial Mixtape
- Main article:Inkopolis Memorial Mixtape
Buoyant Boogie appears in theInkopolis Memorial Mixtape afterThe Girl from Inkopolis and beforeTidal Rush. During it,Agent 4 can be heard picking up and equipping gear.
Trivia
- Buoyant Boogie is only heard in even-numberedOcto Canyon missions.
- The note sequence at the beginning can be heard in theSquid Sisters' version ofNow or Never! at around fifty seconds.
- Buoyant Boogie lasts exactly one minute before it repeats. This may or may not be a coincidence, based on its usage ofNow or Never! which also lasts exactly one minute.
- Buoyant Boogie is very similar to the 1985 song15 Storey Halo byABC.
Etymology
Buoyant means happy and ebullient, or able to float on water; 'boogie' is a type of dance.Buoyant may also relate to the platforms floating above water onOcto-Resort Spring, a level the song plays in. Altogether,Buoyant Boogie likely refers to a happy dance.
