souven1r
souven1r
| Artist | Free Association |
| Game | Splatoon 3 (Side Order only) |
| Heard in Splatoon 3 | Floors from 1F to 9F with the objective "Sink the ∞-ball(s)!" |
| Featured in |  JukeboxOrdertune – disc 1, track 24 |
| BPM | 136 |
| Key signature | E minor |
| Length | 2:15 |
| Sample | https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:SO_souven1r.mp3 |
souven1r is asong performed byFree Association inSide Order. It is played on floors 1F to 9F during "Sink the ∞-ball(s)!" missions.
Description
souven1r begins with a quiet, fast-paced melody, with very sparse bass and drum backings. As the song goes on, more instruments, predominantly treble ones, are added to the roster. The song has a glitchy sounding shift in tone, then the main synth starts building up to the main melody of the souvenir set. As the melody morphs into the motif, the instrument playing is replaced by the synth used in both later versions, which starts playing the motif in full. At the end of the song, the music winds down a little bit and returns to the sparse and jumpy tune as played in the beginning.
Etymology
The namesouven1r is formed by replacing the letter "i" in "souvenir" with the number "1".Souvenir refers to an object or trinket considered to be a memento, ultimately derived from the Frenchsouvenir, meaning "to remember". As this song plays in∞-ball-escortingfloors, the song's title is likely a nod to theOcto Expansion's own8-ballstations, referring to the ball escort mission objective as a "souvenir" from theDeepsea Metro. The naming scheme of replacing one letter of a word with the number 1, 2, or 3 is present in allfloor songs forSide Order and derives fromleetspeak.
