Album: UNDERTALE Soundtrack
Directory Suffix: undertale
Artists:
- Toby Fox
Date: September 15, 2015
Date Added: January 12, 2021
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/album/undertale-soundtrack
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l6pEkEJgy577R-aDlJ3Gkp5rmlgIOu8bc
- https://open.spotify.com/album/2M2Ae2SvZe3fmzUtlVOV5Z
Color: '#b962b9'
Cover Artists:
- Toby Fox
Cover Art File Extension: png
Groups:
- UNDERTALE & DELTARUNE
- Toby Fox
- Beyond
Banner Artists:
- Toby Fox
- Niklink (edits for wiki)
Banner Dimensions: 1100x191
Banner File Extension: png
Wallpaper Artists:
- Toby Fox
Wallpaper Style: |-
image-rendering: pixelated;
image-rendering: crisp-edges;
Wallpaper File Extension: png
Additional Files:
- Title: Bandcamp Banner
Files:
- banner.png
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Section: Main album
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Track: Once Upon a Time
Duration: 1:28
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/once-upon-a-time-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BR7-AzE2dQ
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4XX5uZb9PvTKh8Nm2KSJfk
Commentary: |-
Toby Fox: ([collector's edition sheet music booklet](https://www.fangamer.com/products/undertale-game-switch-ps4-vita))
This song was created as an homage to the title music to [[artist:mother|MOTHER]], eventually released in the US as EarthBound Beginnings. What inspired me most is how emotional and nostalgic it felt, even with just a few long notes and a simple bassline. I wanted to replicate that. You don't need to write something complicated to express a deep feeling. When something is simple, it's easy to capture your pure expression. And so I think this is a sincere song.
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Track: Start Menu
Duration: 0:32
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/start-menu
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGBWNOMmSm0
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5pb39nk7Wr8e0aMQ6VUdlr
Referenced Tracks:
- Once Upon a Time
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Track: Your Best Friend
Duration: 0:23
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/your-best-friend-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLcztVBXams
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6gJTgSwOw2TqAPCnk2gTlk
---
Track: Fallen Down
Suffix Directory: true
Duration: 0:57
Sampled Tracks:
- track:fallen-down
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/fallen-down-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH5hM1ILuFQ
- https://open.spotify.com/track/1jDMi92a9zNQuPD3uPMkla
Commentary: |-
Toby Fox: ([collector's edition sheet music booklet](https://www.fangamer.com/products/undertale-game-switch-ps4-vita))
Ironically, this is one of many songs in this booklet not to be originally composed for Undertale. I actually created this for a fan-album called [[album:i-miss-you-earthbound-2012|"I Miss You"]] as an attempt at creating an original "Game Over" theme. My main inspiration was the Game Over theme from Zelda 1. I liked how strangely soothing it felt.
Someone recently asked me how I create songs that fit the characters and scenarios in the game so perfectly. Well, given the fact that some of them weren't created for UNDERTALE... I actually think I'm just good at using the fact that the human mind loves to make associations. Whatever you hear first in a scenario will be the thing that "fits."
---
Track: Ruins
Suffix Directory: true
Duration: 1:32
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/ruins-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIUecLaI_m8
- https://open.spotify.com/track/1vuSdk2EGjh3eXCXBbT9Qf
---
Track: Uwa!! So Temperate♫
Duration: 0:56
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/uwa-so-temperate
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCrJNiMmH88
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3PV4bPPqezu18K45MIOrVY
---
Track: Anticipation
Duration: 0:22
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/anticipation-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fVWJlVH1Iw
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5qmsdZZamDrOAq5wKCuSKC
Referenced Tracks:
- Enemy Approaching
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Track: Unnecessary Tension
Duration: 0:17
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/unnecessary-tension-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT5gL7HsYVc
- https://open.spotify.com/track/184lW8f9jvoShhMV8o6BuW
---
Track: Enemy Approaching
Duration: 0:56
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/enemy-approaching-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6aia0GQMRw
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5iOTHhi2C3mHSn007Neqcg
---
Track: Ghost Fight
Duration: 0:56
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/ghost-fight-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0tky2O8NlY
- https://open.spotify.com/track/36AhCvv8NAVPr0eNsv2PrW
---
Track: Determination
Duration: 0:50
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/determination-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1wSPmlZV-w
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3KHbBpwYdlM6uKJirvCrEA
---
Track: Home
Suffix Directory: true
Duration: 2:03
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/home-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_hJDitrh8M
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5L9MJsGqzTRD09rSzHkCDy
Referenced Tracks:
- Once Upon a Time
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Track: Home (Music Box)
Duration: 2:03
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/home-music-box-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd8w8iPWGM8
- https://open.spotify.com/track/1DkjqnjgbbpT7cYL2D2ma4
Referenced Tracks:
- track:home-undertale
- Once Upon a Time
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Track: Heartache
Duration: 1:48
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/heartache-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ9XtKJHvjQ
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2bvbLvGD7YnS4Nhf9E4hUl
Referenced Tracks:
- Enemy Approaching
---
Track: sans.
Duration: 0:50
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/sans
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2UHoGnGyvE
- https://open.spotify.com/track/26lWYpgbcknITI0Fy1eZDs
---
Track: Nyeh Heh Heh!
Duration: 0:32
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/nyeh-heh-heh-2
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W6_6WHBm1Q
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6YEGQH32aAXb9vQQbBrPlw
Referenced Tracks:
- Bonetrousle
Commentary: |-
Toby Fox: ([collector's edition sheet music booklet](https://www.fangamer.com/products/undertale-game-switch-ps4-vita))
This song wasn't made for Undertale either. It (and [[track:bonetrousle|Bonetrousle]]) were the main battle themes of [[album:deltarune-ch1-ost|an RPG game I was working on before Undertale, based off of a dream I had.]] However, I didn't plan it very well, so the project fell apart before I accomplished a single room. [[track:sans|"Sans"]] was also a song in the game called "Muscles," and [[track:heartache|"Heartache"]] was a song called "Joker Battle." Anyway, I always mess up playing this song on the piano, so if you can't play it, it's not a big deal. Since it's Papyrus, it's OK as long as you try your best.
---
Track: Snowy
Duration: 1:44
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/snowy
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJEqdto_uGw
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7Af5aQzfpm2VxnCFsy6Tkx
---
Track: Uwa!! So Holiday♫
Duration: 0:30
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/uwa-so-holiday
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjM_w5cjIaY
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4mWFafcREuKWv2MeTVxDlQ
Referenced Tracks:
- Uwa!! So Temperate♫
---
Track: Dogbass
Duration: 0:06
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/dogbass
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhHxtxSI5j0
- https://open.spotify.com/track/1ynRabP8jaySeRvHBejfCT
Referenced Tracks:
- Ghost Fight
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Track: Mysterious Place
Duration: 0:44
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/mysterious-place
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgqOiPSvnvo
- https://open.spotify.com/track/79HBiklNqtQXln5ocHUR3B
---
Track: Dogsong
Duration: 0:37
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/dogsong
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7vfHJOq0H4
- https://open.spotify.com/track/23aRUhe4gmS4Bh7DUZecL4
Referenced Tracks:
- Enemy Approaching
---
Track: Snowdin Town
Duration: 1:16
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/snowdin-town
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYyLL9QstbI
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6VhLpbQlPWgU11As8woUIC
Referenced Tracks:
- Snowy
- Stage 7 (Kirby's Block Ball)
Commentary: |-
Toby Fox: ([collector's edition sheet music booklet](https://www.fangamer.com/products/undertale-game-switch-ps4-vita))
This song is a major-sounding arrangement of [[track:snowy|"Snowy"]] from earlier in the soundtrack.
I really liked playing this one on the piano. Whenever I played it my mom would get it stuck in her head and whistle it. So I'm quite proud of it.
---
Track: Shop
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Duration: 0:50
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/shop
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0uNPIa-I9c
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5OyWN37xTdZtjbSQ15FA8K
Referenced Tracks:
- Snowdin Town
---
Track: Bonetrousle
Duration: 0:57
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/bonetrousle
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKAiUtWZ4xY
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2AtC6i0b8TjpjhWBZYLprX
---
Track: Dating Start!
Duration: 1:56
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/dating-start
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldY0LriMc6U
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0R3JgweOfGl9kPxyd5DFC8
Referenced Tracks:
- Snowdin Town
---
Track: Dating Tense!
Duration: 0:26
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/dating-tense
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qBKXNVV0eM
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0FnCnFGi6TKQSFDvxiCCuF
Referenced Tracks:
- Undyne
---
Track: Dating Fight!
Duration: 0:35
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/dating-fight
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD-oILpw7r0
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0KQnhlCVldP6qicvBy9IJ5
Referenced Tracks:
- Dating Start!
- Snowdin Town
---
Track: Premonition
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Duration: 1:01
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/premonition
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhwghQSqLpA
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2acj21k56lNshKpVAYF7DR
Referenced Tracks:
- Your Best Nightmare
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Track: Danger Mystery
Duration: 0:18
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/danger-mystery
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxMYFsfJZyw
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3577RkKMcLN7NKeqNDjLQw
---
Track: Undyne
Duration: 0:45
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/undyne
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXGMRVYmFYw
- https://open.spotify.com/track/1MoAGaJNyPwaLSB6iTLNg1
---
Track: Waterfall
Duration: 2:06
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/waterfall
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb52aE6IZuY
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2N2lDDaucbMUw1I1GxBrbc
Referenced Tracks:
- track:ruins-undertale
- Another Medium
- Ooo
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Track: Run!
Duration: 0:26
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/run
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6wytoX-k7Q
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6d3RasED8YglcjKywHGnKd
Referenced Tracks:
- Undyne
---
Track: Quiet Water
Duration: 0:32
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/quiet-water
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGzkdQCvYz0
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0gt76DuMx7F3UZJPg7jcC5
Referenced Tracks:
- track:ruins-undertale
---
Track: Memory
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Duration: 1:15
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/memory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PuXRXftkDA
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4LrlsO9cnnNjxBiHeRedjF
Referenced Tracks:
- Undertale
Commentary: |-
Toby Fox: ([collector's edition sheet music booklet](https://www.fangamer.com/products/undertale-game-switch-ps4-vita))
This melody was based off of the song [[track:undertale|"UNDERTALE"]] and originally intended to be a theme for Asgore.
However, the theme ended up used in different contexts, and by the end of the game, it ended up as another character's theme.
I already said it, but simplicity is purity. It takes only a few notes to create a dream... to create a memory.
[[track:dont-forget|Don't forget]] that...
---
Track: Bird That Carries You Over A Disproportionately Small Gap
Duration: 0:25
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/bird-that-carries-you-over-a-disproportionately-small-gap
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tslGvCIS3Q
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5YfXQD5Jn5o5Wxay5pDL3j
Referenced Tracks:
- Alphys
---
Track: Dummy!
Duration: 2:25
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/dummy
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94JDIBZhSBM
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZEenbPqCbKxPmu49taU8u
Referenced Tracks:
- Ghost Fight
---
Track: Pathetic House
Duration: 0:38
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/pathetic-house
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YlHwRyM26Q
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4uDhRzIuby0r2dOD7DdYhA
Referenced Tracks:
- Ghost Fight
---
Track: Spooktune
Suffix Directory: true
Duration: 0:23
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/spooktune
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMWHcTqUcco
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7jxPl7YKBJuLEgG2iuQ86u
---
Track: Spookwave
Duration: 0:25
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/spookwave
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uJ57n8PZ_o
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7IOkjKXVKvVoWNZCILCQNS
Referenced Tracks:
- track:spooktune-undertale
---
Track: Ghouliday
Duration: 0:12
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/ghouliday
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDbwvVvufAw
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2ErNeINBpB3nr64KRi9JUS
Referenced Tracks:
- The One Horse Open Sleigh
---
Track: Chill
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Duration: 0:56
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/chill
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx8xEu-Cz_s
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7aETfVDs6MnQg6uyEhhpro
---
Track: Thundersnail
Duration: 0:42
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/thundersnail
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_fNJqIOeEk
- https://open.spotify.com/track/47nTwghY7OBlUhnrp0npNp
---
Track: Temmie Village
Duration: 0:57
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/temmie-village
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KUcmuSNmVE
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7ym2c9z3JgkXVEQDk0sKn8
Referenced Tracks:
- Enemy Approaching
---
Track: Tem Shop
Duration: 0:45
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/tem-shop
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIDOhM4Yf_M
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3SVrOYdMaqeW56eHfw7ScX
Referenced Tracks:
- Enemy Approaching
---
Track: NGAHHH!!
Duration: 1:22
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/ngahhh
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vLSwxcb6Z8
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5Q2YHimqwRHoPifb3H8Nlo
Referenced Tracks:
- Undyne
- track:ruins-undertale
---
Track: Spear of Justice
Duration: 1:55
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/spear-of-justice
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApWpYmO7G28
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0wae8KoprNjfrXWjYYHGy9
Referenced Tracks:
- Undyne
- track:ruins-undertale
---
Track: Ooo
Duration: 0:14
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/ooo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTeJSUC4LZ4
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6MpL0zLvaHKjWFZQjwBnFB
---
Track: Alphys
Duration: 1:25
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/alphys
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o30nPgOgfv0
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5Prf4wpKlnsqj9HTSW4BjW
---
Track: It's Showtime!
Duration: 0:46
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/its-showtime
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LhZWVRp6f4
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5lLuAtrQXTi204GNxkEenv
Referenced Tracks:
- track:hotel-undertale
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Track: Metal Crusher
Duration: 1:03
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/metal-crusher
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0PpyUsvT9w
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZT36tXEKY2vvTCuNK4fi1
Referenced Tracks:
- Noisemaster Theme
---
Track: Another Medium
Duration: 2:22
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/another-medium
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fduyBqxhXKs
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3eQijz4pPT7rb020LqdhdX
Referenced Tracks:
- Patient
---
Track: Uwa!! So HEATS!!♫
Duration: 0:33
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/uwa-so-heats
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPhuHmjJrzk
- https://open.spotify.com/track/31Delkg9AZ1B4vmMrtJToF
Referenced Tracks:
- Uwa!! So Temperate♫
---
Track: Stronger Monsters
Duration: 1:03
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/stronger-monsters
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXtwWBLLLbk
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0ROETpoLOKjq61LjwxNz92
Referenced Tracks:
- Enemy Approaching
---
Track: Hotel
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Duration: 1:27
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/hotel
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgvMoz2LnWA
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0Tz2tckjhEvAppdWHsgqg6
Referenced Tracks:
- Once Upon a Time
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Track: Can You Really Call This A Hotel, I Didn't Receive A Mint On My Pillow Or Anything
Duration: 1:01
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/can-you-really-call-this-a-hotel-i-didnt-receive-a-mint-on-my-pillow-or-anything
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltzrV-_v-tI
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3llcyZnL04lIUQAiBCFng1
Referenced Tracks:
- track:hotel-undertale
- Once Upon a Time
---
Track: Confession
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Duration: 0:42
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/confession
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cM73yS4fbk
- https://open.spotify.com/track/1vIZ87PlB1PFABFX6W5DJ6
Referenced Tracks:
- Snowdin Town
---
Track: Live Report
Duration: 0:17
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/live-report
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yctddrOFtGc
- https://open.spotify.com/track/755DqpjjxuMQKAKdwvJ77Y
Referenced Tracks:
- It's Showtime!
---
Track: Death Report
Duration: 0:47
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/death-report
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJrVIk4IpDk
- https://open.spotify.com/track/569EMDdG2cW670EchBfdfO
Referenced Tracks:
- Live Report
- It's Showtime!
---
Track: Spider Dance
Duration: 1:46
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/spider-dance
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH-GAwLAO30
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3aiGshuqYhdBBBhHqRf6jn
Referenced Tracks:
- Ghost Fight
---
Track: Wrong Enemy !?
Duration: 0:58
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/wrong-enemy
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN9JsxrI4v8
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5R8oeZeq8AUiJuz5FIPR9m
---
Track: Oh! One True Love
Duration: 1:24
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/oh-one-true-love
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HZnTNIN648
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4wBMMqeY2NnFnStBIPHxyG
Referenced Tracks:
- Aria di Mezzo Carattere
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Track: Oh! Dungeon
Duration: 0:32
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/oh-dungeon
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P24uf5McKZk
- https://open.spotify.com/track/68QEE1JPRjEBbdhzpEIKGZ
Referenced Tracks:
- Oh! One True Love
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Track: It's Raining Somewhere Else
Duration: 2:50
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/its-raining-somewhere-else
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YidmA4DCjGc
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5z4vmar50qPl80GjIrPBXm
Referenced Tracks:
- track:sans
---
Track: CORE Approach
Duration: 0:12
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/core-approach
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7jf_9zdy-E
- https://open.spotify.com/track/1PVw70FUrm08BuED8bdiPb
Referenced Tracks:
- track:hotel-undertale
---
Track: CORE
Duration: 2:46
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/core
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeELPnZqhow
- https://open.spotify.com/track/5JyEFY05sV5Z8z5Bj7HQ1J
Referenced Tracks:
- Another Medium
---
Track: Last Episode!
Duration: 0:07
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/last-episode
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg3p478sWGg
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3zoav3LSItdvh7fj0iE43t
Referenced Tracks:
- Metal Crusher
---
Track: Oh My...
Duration: 0:14
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/oh-my
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDQV2LwEFbs
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6CBsGV6sv811sRb4sNBmcl
---
Track: Death by Glamour
Duration: 2:14
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/death-by-glamour
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TgO-tN5wAM
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7BGZ27yeaKR5OZOIxyegZi
Referenced Tracks:
- CORE
- Another Medium
- Metal Crusher
- It's Showtime!
---
Track: For the Fans
Duration: 1:47
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/for-the-fans
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBS5H956eqY
- https://open.spotify.com/track/39pQcPmAdzhvmmGwyyPatD
Referenced Tracks:
- Oh! One True Love
---
Track: Long Elevator
Duration: 0:20
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/long-elevator
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mohxjUyfjek
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3bmbaQXM98fEAoQotiNu9Q
---
Track: Undertale
Contributors:
- Stephanie MacIntire (guitar)
Duration: 6:21
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/undertale
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CeYNJ-s0Kw
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2FZ99j224ohiGLavqjijza
Referenced Tracks:
- Once Upon a Time
Commentary: |-
Toby Fox: ([Tumblr](https://undertale.tumblr.com/post/150356633250/before-the-song-undertale-was-completed-it-went), excerpt)
It wasn’t until I heard a certain song that I was inspired to completely change the chords and guitar accompaniment. This new guitar accompaniment then served as the basis for [[track:memory-undertale|“Memory,”]] so we have a lot to thank that inspiring song for.
---
Track: Song That Might Play When You Fight Sans
Duration: 1:02
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/song-that-might-play-when-you-fight-sans
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47GvY9rOMUs
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4OOA9mtwTevG39jcALusOu
Referenced Tracks:
- track:sans
- Bonetrousle
---
Track: The Choice
Duration: 2:12
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/the-choice
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1WBMSIGBDM
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6NhXSjpsasGw0dad5CxBYu
Referenced Tracks:
- Undertale
Sampled Tracks:
- Undertale
---
Track: Small Shock
Duration: 0:14
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/small-shock
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-x7HPABiHY
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7g2vS40kPg9PVMc8muxzBb
---
Track: Barrier
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Duration: 0:31
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/barrier
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXPKuXBPsMI
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4UJoJcVKSuek1PaFdg238X
---
Track: Bergentrückung
Duration: 0:21
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/bergentr-ckung
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBn_BHAXF98
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7txouAZgjqHcIPQQTzojyv
---
Track: ASGORE
Duration: 2:36
URLs:
- https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/asgore
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMa4hZQbrms
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0ybMBs8mKdAP9WSnFTiZvs
Referenced Tracks:
- Bergentrückung
- Heartache
- Determination
- Undyne
---
Section: Hidden on Bandcamp
---
Track: You Idiot
Duration: 0:34
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJFur9DFkoQ
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2RgL4ee5hWEik9TW6EHvbe
Referenced Tracks:
- Your Best Nightmare
---
Track: Your Best Nightmare
Duration: 4:00
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SObWQRaltug
- https://open.spotify.com/track/723rnBXRc09umUfsasI6Cd
Referenced Tracks:
- Flowey's Laugh
- Your Best Friend
- Amen, Brother
- Terezi's Theme
---
Track: Finale
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Duration: 1:52
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qajT8lS2ok
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4kNKL8kCCV3vt9U2k28Lyx
Referenced Tracks:
- Your Best Friend
- Amen, Brother
- track:memory-undertale
---
Track: An Ending
Duration: 3:28
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLgUesz8444
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6eTcxkl9G7C2mwejLJ7Amm
Referenced Tracks:
- track:ruins-undertale
---
Track: She's Playing Piano
Duration: 0:18
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41S_VS4dvY8
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3JoyM8nj4rQMha1uBAFgOB
Referenced Tracks:
- Alphys
---
Track: Here We Are
Duration: 2:06
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS86CPaShI4
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3BNy5x10fy5dG6JIgrimZI
Referenced Tracks:
- Alphys
---
Track: Amalgam
Duration: 1:20
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T8AROoIh44
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4uS9yFLe90uxnAz5VXqHQv
Referenced Tracks:
- track:barrier-undertale
---
Track: Fallen Down (Reprise)
Duration: 2:30
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvDrW4JTjME
- https://open.spotify.com/track/23b9BdZ2WZnDSeDzNUTVvZ
Referenced Tracks:
- Fallen Down
- Once Upon a Time
---
Track: Don't Give Up
Duration: 2:02
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQlbR-XW0CQ
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4Yqrr5SMB84skeJ8cupJgs
Referenced Tracks:
- track:ruins-undertale
---
Track: Hopes and Dreams
Duration: 3:01
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA3Ks8NLS-Y
- https://open.spotify.com/track/7CMVo848b9LsUtVavIoiXC
Referenced Tracks:
- Once Upon a Time
- Undertale
- Your Best Friend
- Snowdin Town
- Penumbra Phantasm
Commentary: |-
Toby Fox: ([collector's edition sheet music booklet](https://www.fangamer.com/products/undertale-game-switch-ps4-vita))
I didn't actually make these piano arrangements or this booklet (that was Sebastian and Audrey) so I don't think this song is arranged the way I actually play it myself, but... There was a period where I played this song nearly every day on the piano, dreaming about the game I had not finished yet...
However, my wrists have some kind of problem now, so I can't play the piano for very long anymore. That's OK though. Anyway, once you learn this song, be sure to play it any way you like. Express yourself. But, you must make sure that your self-expression doesn't destroy your body.
PS - It's irrelevant to the piano version, but the way I arranged it in game is inspired by the band [[artist:anamanaguchi|Anamanaguchi]].
Referencing Sources:
- Date: July 12, 2023
Artists: [Monckat, Witch's Cadence]
Annotation: >-
[HSMusic Discord](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/749067042250031214/1128745568659841074),
excerpt
Body: |-
Monckat:
alright so my ears may be playing tricks on me but at 1:18 in Hopes and Dreams, quietly and mostly in the right channel... [(YouTube link)](https://youtu.be/tz82xbLvK_k?t=78)
...is that penumbra phantasm?
specifically the penumbra variant of doctor
i can hear it in [[SAVE the World]] too [at 1:35](https://youtu.be/LAn-JYzKm5M?t=95)
Witch's Cadence: Yes that has been noticed by a good amount of people Monckat: ah cool i would've assumed
Witch's Cadence:
It's most likely actually penumbra phantasm but no one has any idea why
Like this isn't like the thing with him [[track:battle-battle-tower|"putting the baby is you in pokemon"]]
That one was silly this is like an exact direct quote
Not to mention it's like
he tried to hide it in there
but it is definitely unarguably penumbra phantasm
Monckat:
yeah it definitely feels intentional, i remember joking ages ago that penumbra phantasm would be the final boss music of deltarune but that seems less and less like a joke
- Date: March 7, 2024
Artists: [ruby, Jebb, Witch's Cadence]
Annotation: >-
[HSMusic Discord](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/779895315750715422/1215264520965062706),
excerpts
Body: |-
ruby:
I've always been skeptical on the whole "Penumbra Phantasm is in Hopes and Dreams" thing, but the other day I accidentally isolated that piano part in [[SAVE the World]] and [[Last Goodbye]] (it's basically the same as in HaD), and now I'm starting to actually believe it was done intentionally lmao
feels more intentional than [[THE HOLY]]
[...]
ruby:
[...]
ruby:
(wip) i have resorted to spectral editing jesus
Jebb: ruby over here trying to spirit box Penumbra Phantasm Witch's Cadence: lol ruby: LMFAO
Witch's Cadence: I thought the glockenspiel part was obvious Witch's Cadence: lmao it's literally just penumbra phantasm ruby: glockenspiel is playing undertale melody, the piano is potential pp Witch's Cadence: Hold on Witch's Cadence: Oh maybe it was a piano my mistake Witch's Cadence: but yeah I can hear that it's clearly pp
ruby:
i'm trying to isolate it as best as i can, so i can transcribe it, so i can match it up with pp, so i can see how similar it actually is
whether it's a case of just sounding similar, but being completely different (like [[track:dating-start|Gaster's Theme in Dating Start]] - which isn't there, the actual notes are nothing like Gaster), or genuinely similar
the piano plays something like this (this is from before i went spectral, so it's not accurate yet)
since the piano is so hard to make out, I'm trying to get it more clear, cus this initial attempt is too tainted by my brain wanting it to be pp
Witch's Cadence:
pretty sure the top notes in that part of the piano is this
first plays just piano
then actual hopes and dreams
then both layered
ruby:
see, I am not 100% convinced the top note goes B > A# > C# > A# > A#>B
cus it kinda sounds like instead of C#, it's just B again
in [[SAVE the World]]/[[Last Goodbye]], that is
as that's the song(s) I'm using as reference
Witch's Cadence: this is hopes and dreams not save the world ruby: that's why I clarified Witch's Cadence: gotcha gotcha ruby: cus different key
Witch's Cadence:
I'll have to check save the world myself but in hopes and dreams it definitely goes Bb > A > C > A > A>Bb
I'm not sure if I've ever heard anyone say that it's in StW actually
I always just thought it was in HnD
ruby:
neither had I, though I noticed yesterday that StW/LG (they are the same song, thats why I keep grouping them together) also had the piano part
presumably carried over from HaD, if that's the order the songs were made
[...]
ruby:
I'll just leave these here
tried my best to get the piano in 1, so everything else is in 2
Jebb: What if it's just a coincidence 🙂
ruby:
I could argue that for the holy
but this is too similar to where Toby must have noticed it
same notes, played on the same instrument
pp is 170 bpm, had is like 170.674, stw/lg are 180
Jebb: Nah surely 🙂
Rosetta Leijonde: Which "same instrument" there's like 10 of them
ruby:
piano
both playing the
on a piano
if this was unintentional, that'd be a huge oversight
on toby's part
for how much he tossed around pp phrases throughout homestuck music, seems very, very unlikely
Deltarune final boss will be Penumbra Phantasm? nah, it was already finalized as Hopes and Dreams almost a decade ago :howhigh:
Jebb:
God
Think we should add this to the reference list? (ruby: also yes)
Or is it
ALREADY THERE
? (ruby: also no)
ruby: there are the pp-sounding flutes...
[...]
ruby:
(this is a joke)
- Date: June 4, 2024
Artists: [Jebb, Makin, ruby]
Annotation: >-
[HSMusic Discord](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/749067042250031214/1247621290714468492),
excerpt
Body: |-
Jebb:
[[artist:ruby|@ruby]] Some dude recreated Hopes and Dreams without the main melody, check out this part [(YouTube link)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lUvyvYgHl4&t=78s)
Makin: that's doctor
ruby: pp*
we went over this before
Jebb:
I think that Penumbra Phantasm might have a legally distinct doctor as its riff melody
ruby:
pp/sotww piano riff is definitely related to doctor yea
but, as we went over before, the piano here is very much the same as pp specifically
- Date: July 2, 2024
Artists: [Interrobang, ruby, Makin]
Annotation: >-
[HSMusic Discord](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/749067042250031214/1257691332286222418),
excerpt
Body: |-
*(Continued from a discussion re: Penumbra Phantasm being referenced in [[track:octoroon-rangoon]])*
Interrobang:
Part of me wants to just defer to whatever toby put in the track description since hes the only one who really knows what is and isnt penumbra
But also they definitely werent always thorough on the hs bandcamp
ruby:
I feel like it's a case of Hopes and Dreams, where it's close enough to where he has had to have realized he put it in if he did do it accidentally
Makin: I'm still unconvinced about hopes and dreams lol
Interrobang: I dont really know what you mean Interrobang: Whats the hopes and dreams thing
ruby:
a while ago we had a big discussion regarding a potential penumbra reference in Hopes and Dreams, SAVE the World, and Last Goodbye
there's a part with a piano in the background that's barely audible yet plays something basically identical to the pp piano riff
as ridiculous as it sounds
Interrobang:
The one thats the incredibly common pattern of four notes?
Makin:
it would be doctor, but toby fox analysts have convinced themselves there's a special doctor PP edition
Interrobang:
Yeah i cant say im convinced
I think the octoroon rangoon one is more likely though
Makin: same
Interrobang:
My suspicion is that toby fox stopped thinking about penumbra so much after a point
Makin:
yeah he instead started focusing on thinking about the baby is 2 so he could [[track:battle-battle-tower|reuse it in a pokemon theme]]
ruby:
(keys adjusted)
top note on Doctor goes B A# C# A# C# A# while Penumbra goes B A# C# A# A# B
sotww notably follows doctor here
hopes and dreams follows pp
Interrobang: I agree that there is a difference
Jebb:
Oh shit thanks actually
This helps with the Strifin [[Descendascend]] debacle of whether it refs doctor or Saviour
The chords in that song are more similar to penumbra and therefore saviour so yeah
ruby:
sotww is doctor with pp melody added, the main riff is doctor
I use "pp melody" loosely, I believe it's implied sotww came first
Interrobang:
If toby had never put “references penumbra phantasm” in however many hs songs hed have saved us many a headache
- Date: October 4, 2024
Artists: [Red Rax, Rainy, Jebb, ruby]
Annotation: >-
[HSMusic Discord](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/749067042250031214/1291804036223467610),
excerpt
Body: |-
Red Rax:
My opinion is that all of these references that are kind of unclear like penumbra phantasm in hopes and dreams or [[track:core|core]] in [[track:oppa-toby-style|oppa Toby style]] or [[track:gasters-theme|gasters theme]] in whatever are just genuine coincidences
I feel like Toby Fox, who’s written so many melodies over his career, might just accidentally repeat himself at some point, subconsciously using something he already wrote
Just look at [[track:battle-battle-tower|the song he did]] for Pokémon sword and shield! It sounds VERY similar to a The Baby Is You song, but Toby said that he came up with the melody on the way back from a meeting with the Pokémon people, and I’m very much inclined to believe that he did and just accidentally reused a melody he’d forgotten he’d already written
Rainy:
Yeah I agree
Dudes only human and he's bound to reuse melodies unintentionally
Like look at that hopes and dreams-esque melody in [[track:snow-pollen|snow pollen]]
Jebb:
Yeah
Once again i began to reconsider a lot of things after i found out that my brain accidentally redid a bassline 1 to 1 note to note in one of the songs i submitted to lofam
I need to edit together a small video so that i can reference this easier
But yeah
The brain is super good at accidentally regurgitating melodies you like
Penumbra phantasm in hopes and dreams may be an accident, so may baby is you in pokemon, so can many other things
We can't know for sure
ruby:
pp in had feels so purposefully hidden though
Jebb:
Yeah i mean it WOULD make complete sense
Hopes and dreams was like Toby's magnum opus for Undertale
ruby:
mhm, if there's any track with enough time and care put in to where it'd avoid accidental references, it'd be hopes and dreams
but then again, we don't know
- Date: December 11, 2024
Artists: [Rainy, ruby, Makin, Jebb]
Annotation: >-
[HSMusic Discord](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/779895315750715422/1316429317969936414),
excerpt
Body: |-
Rainy:
It might be me being a hater who hates fun (I am but that's not the point) I feel like half the discussion around PP at this point feels like it's chasing it's own tail a bit
ruby:
we know nothing except some vague tumblr posts and some uncanny musical resamblences
Rainy:
Yeah hence why we're talking about the same stuff every month when the topic comes up lmao
Makin:
I agree, don't be disappointed if it turns out it's just a song he couldn't figure out how to make work and gave up on
Rainy:
I'm still of the opinion that if PP shows up at all, it will be an entirely different song with the same name
Jebb:
[A] lot of it is baseless speculation
Ya gotta admit though the Hopes and Dreams and [[track:the-holy|The Holy]] examples do sound preeetty similar
Though that could always be an accident
ruby:
it could be an accident, but seems very unlikely with how important both songs seem to be to him
- Date: March 24, 2025
Artists: [Kenón, Witch's Cadence, Meulanie, ruby, Makin]
Annotation: >-
[HSMusic Discord](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/1353743089164095548/1353800191622254666),
excerpt
Body: |-
Kenón:
I'm so glad someone mentioned [[track:oppa-toby-style|Penumbra in OTS]] because I thought I hallucinated it and was too scared to bring it up-
You don't wanna be the "Penumbra is in everything" gal but sometimes It Is In Fact In The Things
Witch's Cadence:
I mean it's a decently common enough motif throughout homestuck
So it's not crazy to think it might be in a homestuck track
It's when people think they hear it outside of homestuck that you really gotta double check
Meulanie:
maybe penumbra was the roaring knights we made along the waking world
Kenón:
I think it's fair to hear Penumbra in Hopes and Dreams and [[THE HOLY]], I think they were both intentional, but I also don't think Penumbra is going to be a Deltarune motif or the song itself will show up in the game
I think THE HOLY was derived directly from Penumbra, but is intentionally different enough to stand as its own separate motif, like Penumbra itself does for Doctor
It WILL show up as a motif throughout the game, but Penumbra itself won't.
Meulanie:
where did the "penumbra in deltarune" thing come from to begin with
ruby: cryptic tobyposting
Makin:
when he was teasing penumbra on tumblr he used wording that sounds a lot like deltarune lore
and deltarune was always in the planning stages so it makes sense he decided to use it there
ruby: and then the holy happened to be kinda similar
Kenón:
His cryptic Deltarune Twitter messages were basically recordings of his cryptic Penumbra Q&A and Twitter messages
I'd say more than KINDA similar
It's not the same but Toby absolutely knew what he was doing with that
It was intentionally close
Makin:
I'm anti-PP-is-in-everything and I still think it's pretty likely it will be used in deltarune yeah, this isn't some insane fan cope
ruby:
oh i totally agree, it is too close for it to be coincidence
pp must mean a lot to toby, so there's no way he accidentaly made it so similar and shipped it without noticing
also PP in HaD
- Date: May 6, 2025
Artists: [SergeantSnivy]
Annotation: >-
[YouTube comment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTaibdPA8jU&lc=UgxsGa2fH5qHw1qx3xR4AaABAg)
on ["the PENUMBRA PHANTASM insanity spiral"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTaibdPA8jU)
Body: |-
[52:46](https://youtu.be/jTaibdPA8jU?t=3166) I really think you're underselling this. This excerpt in Hopes and Dreams is 100% quoting Penumbra specifically, not just [[Doctor]]. In particular, it's quoting the melody in the Penumbra piano demo at [12:55](https://youtu.be/jTaibdPA8jU?t=775). This melody in the demo sounds a lot like the first measure of Doctor, but it's distinct in two important ways:
- The final two notes are different
- The contour of the harmony exactly mirrors the contour of the melody, with only the intervals between notes slightly tweaked. The scale degrees of the melody are 3 2 4 2 2 3 while the harmony's are 5 4 7 4 4 5.
In the piano excerpt of Hopes and Dreams, the scale degrees in the melody and harmony are an exact match to this part of Penumbra (in a different key) rather than any part of Doctor.
For a similar reason, I'd also say that the excerpt of [[Oppa Toby Style]] at [13:28](https://youtu.be/jTaibdPA8jU?t=808) is definitely pulling from Penumbra. The melody is a bit jumbled up, but the correspondence between degrees in the melody and harmony is exactly the same as it is in Penumbra - 3 in the melody pairs with 5 in the harmony, 2 in the melody pairs with 4 in the harmony, etc.
Super well-done video overall, I just really wanted to point this out
- Date: May 20, 2025
Artist Text: >-
[[artist:ruby]] and
[[artist:quasar-nebula|Jackie]]
Annotation: >-
[HSMusic Discord](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/779895315750715422/1374380762136186890)
Body: |-
ruby:
oh right [the video](https://youtu.be/jTaibdPA8jU) said it was doctor in pp
as I've gone over before, it is definitely pp and not doctor yeah
but the part of pp itself is undeniably based on doctor
saying hopes and dreams references doctor is like saying [[track:another-medium|another medium]] references [[track:doctor|doctor]]
completely skipping over the middle step that is [[track:patient|patient]]
Jackie: there's a chain there yeah but it's a chain. the attachment isn't link A to link C
ruby:
but leaving out the middle link is leaving out incredibly important nuance
because the part has been changed fundamentally
so its appearance in C doesn't represent how it was in A
yet it perfectly represents its appearance in B
- Date: May 21, 2025
Artist Text: >-
[[artist:quasar-nebula|Lan]],
[[artist:makin]],
[[artist:witchs-cadence]], and
[[artist:ruby]]
Annotation: >-
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excerpt
Body: |-
Lan:
The conversation with PP in Hopes and Dreams is, well, something I've attempted to log in a huge as fuck "Referencing Sources" section for H&D on the music wiki... I need to get OK's from everyone before actually committing this, but I've gathered and re-read I think every single discussion about PP in H&D. (I've read a chunk of related stuff about PP in Deltarune more broadly, also.)
My takeaways on the convo presently are:
1. Mostly everybody agrees that Penumbra Phantasm is in Hopes and Dreams. (There's some argument that it's just Doctor, mainly from Makin in june/july 2024, but it's kinda fringe. Interrobang has also expressed skepticism that it's any particular motif at all.)
2. There's a substantial argument that although the reference *is there,* it might-well not be there *on purpose* — that Toby has reused melodies on accident because he is human and people do that. Comments on this angle from Red Rax and Rainy and Jebb, october 2024.
3. Deltarune fans are proooooooobably coming more and more to take it as Universal Fact that Penumbra Phantasm is in Hopes and Dreams. I haven't taken a real vibe check but I suspect that 99.8% of those fans will/do feel it's intentional.
Makin:
I retract my argument that it's doctor, and support the PP interpretation, though it's still possible toby reused it by accident
Lan:
It's kinda more sporadic so I don't think @vriska (8Ω 0.5W) actually shows up in the quoted records here at all, but she also expressed taking it as given / certain that PP exactly matches H&D, just to bring up another voice there, ex. [#music-discussion](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/749067042250031214/1285630946753642578) - also shared their gut feeling re: how refs should be organized for the music wiki [#music-discussion](https://discord.com/channels/749042497610842152/749067042250031214/1239297520157593692) (<- I haven't gone through discussion from *this* link closely, but that comes next...)
Intentionality in referencing is a big subject of interest for the music wiki as a whole, in my opinion. My personal gut is that 1) I *do* think Toby is intentionally using PP at bare minimum in H&D and co. from Undertale, and that he is *probably* still thinking about it in Deltarune nowadays; and that 2) intentionality matters *enough* that I would say H&D does reference Penumbra Phantasm, but Battle! (Battle Tower) does not reference A Baby Legend.
or A History of Babies or whatever.
Witch's Cadence: yeah I agree with this
Makin: I don't think anyone has made a single good argument about battle tower
Lan: I'm entertaining the notion that they are dot for dot the same melody (i.e. analogous to PP in H&D), but yeah it's rhetorical haha I don't actually know (or care) anything about that one.
Witch's Cadence: I think if anything people have made fantastic arguments against it lol
ruby:
battle tower is not an exact match
hopes and dreams is an exact match
Lan: As usual I am not a musician, I do not know music, and I don't really engage in Music Talk for my own sake, tho it interests me... but uh huh, ^nodding.
ruby:
battle tower is loosely the same melodic idea
just toby-isms
but the piano in hopes and dreams specifically plays the same thing as pp
Makin: I don't even think battle tower is even a mild match, it's like calling two arpeggios the same melody
Lan: From that angle, we can include PP in H&D on the grounds only that it's an exact match - without concerning intentionality
ruby:
we can't leave out intentionality here
I always say this when we talk about it but
both songs must mean a lot to toby
there is no way it was done accidentaly
Lan: I 100% agree w/ this fwiw
Makin: I vote to leave out intentionality, if someone screws up and accidentally plays C instead of B, it's not a reference
ruby: [re: battle tower]
it starts with the same rhythm, at the very least, but the notes don't match either way
Lan: The thing with intentionality for me is -
ruby:
we can't put words into toby's mouth
and we shouldn't
Lan: I think it's critical to understanding music in context. I think it's something *we should think about* when considering what the Point of any music even is. But I also think it's super nebulous and speculative, very often, when we don't get a confident and unambiguous word one way or the other from the composer. That makes me hesitant to use it as a deciding factor - on whether to include or exclude a reference. (...But I wonder if it's necessary, sometimes, too.)
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Track: Burn in Despair!
Duration: 0:21
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VauL5iv687I
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0bJIXo7oEFC7YuEAEd44SL
Referenced Tracks:
- Your Best Nightmare
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Track: SAVE the World
Duration: 1:53
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAn-JYzKm5M
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0w5CRIokPrQAAq7OdIKesr
Referenced Tracks:
- Hopes and Dreams
- Once Upon a Time
- Your Best Friend
- Penumbra Phantasm
Referencing Sources:
- Date: May 21, 2025
Artists: [Quasar Nebula]
Annotation: wiki editor
Body: |-
Refer to [[Hopes and Dreams]] for a detailed record of discussion about the usage of [[Penumbra Phantasm]] in this track, that one, and [[Last Goodbye]].
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Track: His Theme
Duration: 2:05
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tf-gVaHdag
- https://open.spotify.com/track/46A71ZDLPRIFCppAdV2W6j
Referenced Tracks:
- track:memory-undertale
---
Track: Final Power
Duration: 0:19
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WAKw79WqSQ
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0t3tVUVhg7qOMeIzv8MwS0
Referenced Tracks:
- Hopes and Dreams
- Once Upon a Time
---
Track: Reunited
Suffix Directory: true
Duration: 4:44
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K0npQ--ACw
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4Gk2tZ5l4O3MG1UMm0dTcd
Referenced Tracks:
- Once Upon a Time
- Snowdin Town
---
Track: Menu (Full)
Duration: 0:32
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2IYscs_8uY
- https://open.spotify.com/track/1o7aArKOIkgCQucVQI7LvM
Referenced Tracks:
- Start Menu
- Once Upon a Time
---
Track: Respite
Suffix Directory: true
Always Reference By Directory: true
Duration: 1:54
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USVk9tGQXbo
- https://open.spotify.com/track/4WYlewJtfeVhAoPlApq5fu
Referenced Tracks:
- track:ruins-undertale
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Track: Bring It In, Guys!
Duration: 4:12
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxmzr8pNGDU
- https://open.spotify.com/track/2uJGEsQ1pvi0pDqxTcDxIj
Referenced Tracks:
- Enemy Approaching
- Bonetrousle
- track:sans
- Snowdin Town
- Undyne
- track:ruins-undertale
- Death by Glamour
- Another Medium
- Bergentrückung
- Fallen Down
- Once Upon a Time
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Track: Last Goodbye
Duration: 2:15
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpBQ5m3Ag3Q
- https://open.spotify.com/track/3KsJYk6EDfkDZZM7CWcLWA
Referenced Tracks:
- SAVE the World
- Once Upon a Time
- Your Best Friend
- Penumbra Phantasm
Referencing Sources:
- Date: May 21, 2025
Artists: [Quasar Nebula]
Annotation: wiki editor
Body: |-
Refer to [[Hopes and Dreams]] for a detailed record of discussion about the usage of [[Penumbra Phantasm]] in this track, that one, and [[SAVE the World]].
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Track: But the Earth Refused to Die
Duration: 0:34
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6pph2RMoPU
- https://open.spotify.com/track/21Aur7G0jPU49v0Ag7ul4l
Referenced Tracks:
- track:ruins-undertale
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Track: Battle Against a True Hero
Duration: 2:36
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcERQHg3iy8
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6YnPqvc66bdYGGOJIlDEz1
Referenced Tracks:
- track:ruins-undertale
---
Track: Power of "NEO"
Duration: 0:30
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWUIWTkBiqE
- https://open.spotify.com/track/0Juv2xdUtCPtCOVM3ADePa
Referenced Tracks:
- Battle Against a True Hero
---
Track: MEGALOVANIA
Suffix Directory: true
Duration: 2:36
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5daGZ96QGU
- https://open.spotify.com/track/1J03Vp93ybKIxfzYI4YJtL
Referenced Tracks:
- track:megalovania-ebhh
---
Track: Good Night
Duration: 0:31
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9-7h0NmMn8
- https://open.spotify.com/track/6Z3K31BKi5YL9Tj0zD3yvq
Referenced Tracks:
- Once Upon a Time
---
Section: CD/Vinyl bonus tracks
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Track: Mysterious Shrine
Additional Names:
- Name: Dog Shrine
Annotation: Japanese "Annoying Dog Shrine" bonus vinyl
Date First Released: January 11, 2018
# date cite: Japanese UNDERTALE collector's edition soundtrack, fangamer
# https://web.archive.org/web/20171109000020/http://www.fangamer.jp:80/products/undertale-ps4-vita/
Duration: 0:48
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia5zcqDPPIg
Referenced Tracks:
- Room of Dog
---
Track: Absolutely Overfamiliar Shrine
Additional Names:
- Name: Absolutely Overfamiliar Shrine (Dog Shrine 2)
Annotation: Japanese "Annoying Dog Shrine" bonus vinyl
Date First Released: January 11, 2018
# date cite: Japanese UNDERTALE collector's edition soundtrack, fangamer
# https://web.archive.org/web/20171109000020/http://www.fangamer.jp:80/products/undertale-ps4-vita/
Duration: 0:18
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlEwOWhF8yg
Referenced Tracks:
- Dogsong
---
Track: Mad Mew Mew
Date First Released: June 21, 2020
# date cite: Nintendo DREAM magazine promo CD in June 2020, this magazine appears to release on 21st
# https://www.mariowiki.com/Nintendo_DREAM
Duration: 2:24
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeM0EVs1ON8
- https://open.spotify.com/track/683obppCdkqafnmakQQvJX
Cover Artists:
- Toby Fox
Referenced Tracks:
- Dummy!
---
Track: Dating Start! (FM Version)
Date First Released: March 1, 2017
# date cite: `product` variable, march 2017 capture of CD soundtrack product page
# https://web.archive.org/web/20170315221637/https://www.fangamer.com/products/undertale-ost
Artists:
- artist:coda
Duration: 2:47
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nXCOhSYu38
Referenced Tracks:
- Dating Start!
- Once Upon a Time
- Maya Fey - Turnabout Sisters 2001
---
Track: Bereavement
Date First Released: March 1, 2017
# date cite: `product` variable, march 2017 capture of CD soundtrack product page
# https://web.archive.org/web/20170315221637/https://www.fangamer.com/products/undertale-ost
Artists:
- flashygoodness
Duration: 5:56
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OesB3WPzd2k
Referenced Tracks:
- ASGORE
---
Track: Bonetrousle (Trailer Version)
Date First Released: January 11, 2018
# date cite: Japanese UNDERTALE collector's edition soundtrack, fangamer
# https://web.archive.org/web/20171109000020/http://www.fangamer.jp:80/products/undertale-ps4-vita/
Duration: 0:50
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2KEAMbtX5s
Referenced Tracks:
- Bonetrousle
---
Track: Before the Story
Date First Released: January 11, 2018
# date cite: Japanese UNDERTALE collector's edition soundtrack, fangamer
# https://web.archive.org/web/20171109000020/http://www.fangamer.jp:80/products/undertale-ps4-vita/
Duration: 1:28
Referenced Tracks:
- Once Upon a Time
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsvD-aybeh0
---
Track: Dog Dating
Date First Released: March 1, 2017
# date cite: `product` variable, march 2017 capture of CD soundtrack product page
# https://web.archive.org/web/20170315221637/https://www.fangamer.com/products/undertale-ost
Artists:
- artist:coda
Duration: 0:22
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hagij0gkH7c
Referenced Tracks:
- Dogsong