Rating 500+ Theme Tunes - #2: Amphibia
Another show with an A title... that's randomisation for you.
For those of you of a certain vintage, Amphibia is a 2019 Disney cartoon about three friends ending up in a froggy frog world. OH MY GOD THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED AMPHIBIA LIKE AMPHIBIANS! Anyway, this is part of the newer batch of Disney cartoons coming to an end around now, and has built itself a fairly large fanbase! It also has London Tipton herself, Brenda Song, voicing the main character, Anne!
I actually haven't got around to watching this one yet, but I'm definitely looking forward to it! Seems like it's got some cool moments, fun characters, and charming animation. What can I say? I picked The Owl House in the new show roulette around the pandemic. I'll get there eventually. I like Marcy, she seems goofy. I also like that the Gravity Falls episode exists.
Now, time to shut up and talk theme tunes! Let's do it!
Amphibia Theme Tune
It’s very fantastical, fitting for the fantastical setting but also very much tailored for the froggy world of Amphibia itself. Definitely feels like an adventure, especially with that swell of the song with the percussion! It’s also very bouncy and it has a really nice flow that takes it between different vibes. I really quite like this one! It's short and sweet to a degree, but that's all new shows if we even get a theme tune. *cough cough* Sonic Prime...
Now while I won't be counting them, this song also has multiple lyrical versions! First, the *sorta* the same song outro, which replaces the bolder musical cues with almost country-inspired vocals by Celica Gray. I think it's pretty sweet, if generic lyrically, but I prefer the theme they used. There's also Theme Song Takeovers, which are a series Disney do on YouTube where secondary characters repurpose the intros to be about them. The character of Sasha's is decent taking a harsher tone musically, which is pretty fun and has some nice humour. I really like Marcy's though, which I find really funny and often gets stuck in my head. This one has a more electronic sound, some pretty nice flow, and Marcy singing "I fell down a flight of stairs". I do not know why I find that so funny but I do.
But final verdict: Amphibia has a pretty great theme tune! It's a great fit for a fish-out-of-water, fantastical show that dips heavily into both the silly and the more-serious, and I generally like the sound! This one is gonna have to be an A! For Amphibia! Well, no, for being worthy of an A grade.
Stay tuned for more and be sure to send in any suggestions for other shows you'd like to see done (after the 500 already in the pipeline that is). Check out the intro to this series here, and check out the tier list here (eventually, I haven't set it up yet).
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