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The '''Eight Melodies''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|8メロディーズ|8 Merodīzu}}''' ''Eight Melodies'') appear in two games in the [[Mother (series)|Mother series]]: the first in | The '''Eight Melodies''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|8メロディーズ|8 Merodīzu}}''' ''Eight Melodies'') appear in two games in the [[Mother (series)|Mother series]]: the first in [[EarthBound Beginnings]] and the second in [[EarthBound]]. They both play a large role in their respective games' stories. | ||
==In | ==In [[EarthBound Beginnings]]== | ||
[[File:FirstMelody.png|thumb|Ninten learning the first melody by [[check]]ing the [[Doll]].]] | [[File:FirstMelody.png|thumb|Ninten learning the first melody by [[check]]ing the [[Doll]].]] | ||
The Eight Melodies of Mother was the song that [[Maria]] sung to [[Giygas|Giegue]] as a lullaby during the time she was with him. | The Eight Melodies of Mother was the song that [[Maria]] sung to [[Giygas|Giegue]] as a lullaby during the time she was with him. | ||
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{| style="border: 2px solid #{{darkcolor|M1}}; background: #{{lightcolor|M1}}; {{roundy|15px}}" width="30%" | {| style="border: 2px solid #{{darkcolor|M1}}; background: #{{lightcolor|M1}}; {{roundy|15px}}" width="30%" | ||
! Source | ! Source | ||
! Area | |||
! Lyrics | ! Lyrics | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px; {{roundytl|15px}}" | [[Doll]] | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px; {{roundytl|15px}}" | [[Doll]] | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px; {{roundytl|15px}}" | [[Ninten's house]] | |||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px; {{roundytr|15px}}" | Take a melody | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px; {{roundytr|15px}}" | Take a melody | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Laura|Canary]] | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Laura|Canary]] | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Canary Village]] | |||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | Simple as can be | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | Simple as can be | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Choucream Zoo|Singing monkey]] | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Choucream Zoo|Singing monkey]] | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Choucream Zoo]] | |||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | Give it some words and | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | Give it some words and | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Rosemary's house|Piano]] | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Rosemary's house|Piano]] | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Rosemary's house]] | |||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | Sweet harmony | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | Sweet harmony | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Desert Cactus]] | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Desert Cactus]] | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Yucca Desert]] | |||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | Raise your voices | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | Raise your voices | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Dragon]] | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Dragon]] | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Magicant Underground]] | |||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | All day long now love grows strong now | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | All day long now love grows strong now | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Eve]] | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Eve]] | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Mt. Itoi]] | |||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | Sing a melody of | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | Sing a melody of | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px; {{roundybl|15px}}" | [[XX Stone]] | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px; {{roundybl|15px}}" | [[XX Stone]] | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px; {{roundybl|15px}}" | [[Mt. Itoi]] | |||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px; {{roundybr|15px}}" | Love, oh love | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px; {{roundybr|15px}}" | Love, oh love | ||
|} | |} | ||
After learning the Eight Melodies, Ninten will be warped from George's tombstone to | After learning the Eight Melodies, Ninten will be warped from George's tombstone to {{ebb|Magicant}} where he must sing it to [[Queen Mary]]. She will remember the song, and Queen Mary will finally rest in peace, destroying Magicant. | ||
Singing the Eight Melodies are the only way of defeating [[Giegue]] in the final battle. | Singing the Eight Melodies are the only way of defeating [[Giegue]] in the final battle. | ||
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===Bard's song=== | ===Bard's song=== | ||
A bard in | A bard in {{ebb|Magicant}} sings about the Eight Melodies, and their various locations. | ||
:"Why do you cry, oh Cupid-Doll? | :"Why do you cry, oh Cupid-Doll? | ||
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==In [[EarthBound]]== | ==In [[EarthBound]]== | ||
[[File:Sound Stone.png|thumb|The completed Sound Stone with its Eight Melodies.]] | [[File:Sound Stone.png|thumb|The completed Sound Stone with its Eight Melodies.]] | ||
In EarthBound, the Eight Melodies are learned from each of the [[Your Sanctuary|Your Sanctuaries]]. After learning all eight, [[Ness]]'s mind will be one with Earth, and create his | In EarthBound, the Eight Melodies are learned from each of the [[Your Sanctuary|Your Sanctuaries]]. After learning all eight, [[Ness]]'s mind will be one with Earth, and create his {{eb|Magicant}}, where he will defeat the [[Ness's Nightmare|evil of his mind]]. | ||
At the beginning of the game, [[Buzz Buzz]] will give Ness the [[Sound Stone]] to record the melodies at each Your Sanctuary location. Similar to the Eight Melodies in | At the beginning of the game, [[Buzz Buzz]] will give Ness the [[Sound Stone]] to record the melodies at each Your Sanctuary location. Similar to the Eight Melodies in [[EarthBound Beginnings]], most of the melodies can be recorded in a different order. Below is a list of the sanctuary locations, in the order that the Sound Stone lists them in. | ||
{| style="border: 2px solid #{{darkcolor|EB}}; background: #{{lightcolor|M1}}; {{roundy|15px}}" width="30%" | {| style="border: 2px solid #{{darkcolor|EB}}; background: #{{lightcolor|M1}}; {{roundy|15px}}" width="30%" | ||
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| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Milky Well]] | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Milky Well]] | ||
| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | {{eb|Saturn Valley}} | ||
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| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Rainy Circle]] | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px;" | [[Rainy Circle]] | ||
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| style="background: #fff; padding: 2px; {{roundybr|15px}}" | [[Lost Underworld]] | | style="background: #fff; padding: 2px; {{roundybr|15px}}" | [[Lost Underworld]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
A full rendition of the Eight Melodies plays during a flashback cutscene of Ness as a baby shown just before Ness enters Magicant and again during the battle with [[Giygas]] when [[Ness's family]] prays for his safety. During the end credits when the [[Photo-man]]'s pictures are shown, an extended version of the song titled "[[Smiles and Tears]]" plays. | |||
==In [[Mother 3]]== | ==In [[Mother 3]]== | ||
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{{Vocal songs}} | {{Vocal songs}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:EarthBound Beginnings]] [[Category:EarthBound]][[Category:Music]] |
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