Title Song (music)

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For other uses, please see Tone of Ocean.

Title Song (Japanese: タイトル), known in games prior to The Legendary Starfy as Tone of Ocean (Japanese: 海のねいろ) is the in-game name for the main tune of The Legendary Starfy series. It is usually played in the title screen and it has appeared in every The Legendary Starfy game. For the first four games, Japanese singers made their own version of the song to commemorate each game.

Game versions

Densetsu no Starfy

Available in the Sea Jams after unlocking it.

Densetsu no Starfy 2

Unlock it in the Sea Jams by clearing Stage 1-2 (Lobber's Cave) after beating the game once.

Densetsu no Starfy 3

Unlock it in the Sea Jams by clearing Stage 4-3 (Crushed Ice Alpine) after beating the game once.

Densetsu no Starfy 4

The Legendary Starfy

Special variations

Densetsu no Starfy, Densetsu no Starfy 3 and Densetsu no Starfy 4 feature some special variations of Tone of Ocean which can only be listened to under certain circumstances. Like other tunes, each one is available in the Sea Jams.


Other media

Tone of Ocean has appeared in other media, including the television show Oha Suta, commercials and special CDs. Japanese tarento, Becky, Saya Kazuki and bands Perfume and ℃-ute are involved in the production of the music.

Becky

Main article: Becky

Becky (Japanese: ベッキー), full name undisclosed is a Japanese television presenter and tarento. In order to promote the Game Boy Advance game Densetsu no Starfy, Becky sang the series Title Song in at least two Japanese commercials of the game.

Donkey Konga - Densetsu no Starfy

An album called Densetsu no Starfy c/w Boyfriend's Rookie featuring Becky was produced as part of a series of merchandise officially endorsed by Nintendo and TOSE. It includes Becky's previous rendition of the Title Song (listed as "Densetsu no Starfy"), a karaoke version of the same song without the vocals and an original song made by Becky, known as "Boyfriend's Rookie". The CD was advertised in a music video on Oha Suta, featuring Becky dancing to the Title Song near Pufftop. Starfy is seen in various scenes with Becky.

On December 12, 2003, Becky's version of the Title Song, complete with lyrics appeared as an available song called "Densetsu no Starfy" in the Japanese version of Donkey Konga.

Japanese lyrics

Below are the Japanese lyrics to Becky's version of the Title Song.

Japanese

おっちょこちょいでドジなスタフィー
宝落としてダメスタフィー (ありゃりゃ)
ひとりぼっちの王子だフィー (きびしー)
初めて海を行くのだフィー

身長36センチ
7歳 標準体型
趣味はグラサン集め

「おいどんの娘っ子はあんたを悪い奴と思ってるでごわす」

それ行けさぁゆけ スイスイスタフィー
スタタだっっしゅだ スタスタフィー (はやー)
ゆかいな仲間と いっしょだフィー (うれしー)
敵を倒しに 行くのだフィー

つらい時も がんばりおよぎ
くるくる スピンアタック
調子に 乗るとピヨピヨ

「かわい子ちゃんをいただいたボーン!今日も元気だボボボボーン!」

「パパカニも泣きたいカニ」

身長36センチ
7歳 標準体型
趣味はグラサン集め

テンカイまでは遠いだフィー
宝求めて行くのだフィー
くるくる回って戦うフィー
友達思いのいい奴 スタフィー

Romaji

Otchokochoi de dojina Sutafī
Takara otoshite dame Sutafī (aryarya)
Hitori botchi no ōjida fī (kibishī)
Hajimete umi o iku noda fī

Shinchō san-jū roku-senchi
Nana-sai hyōjun taikei
Shumi wa gurasan atsume

'Oidon no musume-kko wa anta o warui yakko to omo~tsu terude gowasu'

Soreike sā yuke sui sui Sutafī
Sutatadasshuda suta Sutafī (hayā)
Yu kaina nakama to isshoda fī (ureshī)
Teki o taoshi ni iku noda fī

Tsurai toki mo ganbari oyogi
Kurukuru Supin Atakku
Chōshi ni noru to piyopiyo

'Kawai ko-chan o itadaita bōn! Kyō mo genkida bobobobōn!'

'Papa kani mo nakitai kani'

Shinchō san-jū roku-senchi
Nana-sai hyōjun taikei
Shumi wa gurasan atsume

Tenkai made wa tōida fī
Takara motomete iku noda fī
Kurukuru mawatte tatakau fī
Tomodachi omoi no ī yakko Sutafī

℃-ute

Main article: ℃-ute

Members of ℃-ute sang for an official trailer of Densetsu no Starfy 4, which compiled scenes from various Japanese commercials of the game. They also appeared in a commercial used to promote Densetsu no Starfy 4 broadcast on the Oha Suta television show in April 2006. The commercial showed gameplay of Densetsu no Starfy 4, as well as a large model of Starfy.

Densetsu no Starfy 4 trailer

Perfume

Main article: Perfume

Perfume made a guest appearance in a special ending of the Japanese television program Oha Suta in July 26, 2004. The ending starred Starfy, Starly and Perfume singing and dancing to the Tone of Ocean theme.

Saya Kazuki

Main article: Saya Kazuki

Saya Kazuki (Japanese: 和希沙也), born July 23, 1983 is a Japanese actress and tarento. She is the vocalist for the CD Starfy no Daibōken that was used to promote Densetsu no Starfy 2. The CD contains a rendition of Tone of Ocean (labelled as "Starfy no Daibōken") sang by Saya Kazuki, as well as a karaoke version of the same song without the vocals.