Tentacular Circus
Tentacular Circus
| Artist | Turquoise October |
| Game | Splatoon Splatoon 2 |
| Heard in Splatoon | Gusher Gauntlet Inkrail Skyscape Tumbling Splatforms Pinwheel Power Plant |
| Heard in Splatoon 2 | The Octopark The Octogalaxy |
| Featured in |  Squid Beatz – track 12Splatune - disc 2, track 10 Splatune 2 - disc 2, track 19  Nintendo Music – link, link |
| Genre | Electronic |
| BPM | 180 |
| Key signature | C Major |
| Length | 2:04 (Splatune) |
| Sample | https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:OV_Tentacular_Circus.mp3 |
Tentacular Circus is asong performed byTurquoise October.
Description
Tentacular Circus, like many Turquoise October songs, is an electronic song, featuring many chiptune influences and unorthodox production. It appears to contain various unusual samples of vocals, whistles, bells and trumpets. It is heard in theOcto Valley missionsGusher Gauntlet,Inkrail Skyscape,Tumbling Splatforms,Pinwheel Power Plant, and can also be heard inSquid Beatz.
It makes a return inSplatoon 2, alongsideCephaloparade andOctoling Rendezvous, and is heard inOcto Canyon missionsThe Octopark andThe Octogalaxy. However, it is unavailable inSquid Beatz 2.
Other versions
Tentacular Circus (Splatoon single-player trailer)
Tentacular Circus was first heard in thereveal trailer forOcto Valley. It starts playing about 37 seconds in, after a shortCephaloparade remix. Unlike other versions, it has a proper ending, consisting of a modified version of the beginning.
Tentacular Circus (Kettle)
This version of the song is simply the beat played from 0:02 to 0:04, 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.
Etymology
Tentacular is an adjective simply describing things of or related to tentacles, but combined with the implications ofcircus, could potentially be read as a portmanteau of 'tentacle' and 'spectacular'.
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