Nintendo Music Updated With Animal Crossing's 3DS Soundtrack

Without a doubt, the 3DS soundtrack I listened to the most lol. I put in so many hours into New Leaf.

I love this game so much. Glad to see it finally on the app. I hope people enjoy listening to this as much as I do!

New Leaf's probably my favorite of the Animal Crossing soundtracks. It's a bit of a cliche answer but I especially like its 4 AM theme.

They finally added the best Animal Crossing Hourly Soundtrack.

really nice to get more animal crossing music : D

Not a bad pick given the timing of the hourly playlist update, but did anyone notice some tracks aren't present? The Welcome amiibo and KK songs don't seem to be listed...

god i love new leaf. 8am makes me feel like the morning couldnt be any more dandy

They unfortunately are missing the Welcome amiibo songs, which isn’t that big of a deal but still a bit disappointing

finally, a good Animal Crossing soundtrack.

Actually, its the best Animal Crossing soundtrack (yes, I've listened to all of them, even Happy Home Designer).

Not a game I played, but I’ll give the soundtrack a listen.

New Leaf is my first Animal Crossing, but it’s a shame that I can barely remember what I did on it. I didn’t play it until long after it released. Still, listening to this music again does bring back some faint memories. Here are my top five.
1. 7:00 PM- Clear
2. Town Hall
3. Tortimer Island- Day
4. 1:00 AM- Clear
5. 1:00 PM- Clear

Awesome. New Leaf has a great soundtrack. Although I might SLIGHTLY prefer Wild World's (and City Folk's since it's the same just higher quality lol).

This is pretty dope, New Leaf has the best hourly music in the series. I'll be listening to this during my commute in the morning.

Why not actually put the name of the game in the article title?

@N00BiSH the KK songs aren't listed cause they already added them with the New Horizons soundtrack. Welcome Amiibo on the other hand yeah that should be here and its weird it isnt

@N00BiSH My guess is the KK songs aren't included due to them being in the New Horizons OST already (New Horizons had every KK song from New Leaf).

As for the Welcome Amiibo absence, they're probably going to update and add it separately later.. at least that's what I hope. Even if it didn't add as much music- it still feels weird to not include the songs they did add with it.

@Rockety @VoidofLight In regards to the KK songs, I suppose that makes sense, but at the same time, you can never have too much of a good thing, no?

An iconic soundtrack and one of the best on the service

This is one of Nintendo's best soundtracks they've made. Really happy we finally got it! Please bring this game back Nintendo it's so much better than New Horizons.

@batmanbud2

finally, a good Animal Crossing soundtrack.

I don't know why so many people dislike the New Horizons hourly music, I think it's far more catchy, funky and varied than all those, samey plinky plonky New Leaf songs that often lacked a discernible melody. Yeah it's a different genre to the other games but it fits the island theme better.

I also find the change of pace in the various New Horizons songs better fit the time of day. Like 4pm sounds like you're winding down for the end of the working day day, the amazing 5pm is the perfect "going home from work" music and 6pm feels like the start of the evening etc.

But the main issue I always had with New Leaf OST was the night music was far more beautiful and interesting that the day music, especially the stunning 11pm. Wild World was even worse for this. Loads of weaker and even more forgettable plinky plonky daytime tracks but stunning night music when I hardly played!

The OG GameCube Animal Crossing was always my favourite though. The catchinesss and strong day music of the New Horizons soundtrack plus a whole lot of quirkyness and weirdness. I have a feeling that a lot of people who dislike the New Horizons hourly music started on Wild World so were more accustomed to music that faded into the background.

7 PM, my beloved.

I keep wishing they will add an update to New Horizons that lets you swap to the previous animal crossing soundtracks, just for fun and nostalgia's sake. I'd even pay for it. This is a good addition to Nintendo Music though!

Difficult to decide between this and Wild World for my favourite AC soundtrack. Probably my favourite game in the series though, NH felt like a step in a direction I’m not fond of, and the mayor powers in NL were right on the line of what I really want the player to have control over in their town. You’re a resident living life in the town, that’s what the series should be, a collective group of villagers as equals.

Well it’s about time

It just makes me miss this game's soundtrack.

Though without a doubt, I'll never forgive them for getting rid of the OG town hall theme from Wild World/City Folk. What happened to Pelly and Phyllis?? (not that we don't love Isabelle)

New Leaf, that was my main game on 3DS. Will definitely be listening to this.

Still the best AC game no contest

@Suketoudara The issue I take with New Horizons is that all the hourly music blends together because they rely too heavily upon the main motif. It gets tiring to listen to, and at times I can't actually tell what the song is from the hour it plays despite having 200 hours in the game. It relies too heavily on that obnoxious synth as well. The only song I think I'm even really fond on is the 6 P.M. theme, and I only really remember it because it was one of the more stand-out songs that hearkened back to Wild World and City Folk with the way that it used the Accordion. It also didn't feel like the music captured each hour perfectly, and a lot of the songs were too lively for certain hours or too calm when it would've benefited from being more lively.

New Leaf however feels like it perfectly captured each and every hour that the songs played within. The late night/early morning music actually embodied the calm or serene/eerie feeling that you would get from staying up that late. 3 AM is more somber, as you're the only person who is awake at that hour. 5 AM makes use of reversed notes- which helps to capture the feeling of the town still being sleepy while the sun begins to rise within the horizon. Each song carries a distinct feel, and while some of the songs utilize the main motif, they utilize it in a way that doesn't feel nearly as obnoxious or loud. They use instruments that help to craft a more relaxed vibe- rather than grating instruments that get overly grating on the nerves.

Not only do we finally get another Animal Crossing soundtrack, but they once again nailed it with choosing nostalgic soundtracks. Couldn't stop playing this game a dozen years back. 🤍.

rain theme from the gamecube ac when?

Nooo where are the hourly dreamy tracks 😩 Dreamy 9am is the best track in the whole game :’(

My tired eyes almost read this as something related to New Leaf coming to switch. Once I started breathing again I realized it was the music app. That’s really nice, because I do love the music from this game. But oh how desperately I wish they’d release this game on Switch. All by itself on a cartridge with switch controls. I don’t even care if they keep the graphics the same. It’s just such a wonderful, cozy, cute game with so much more stuff in it than New Horizons!

New Leaf, my beloved! Poured so many hours into this entry on 3DS. Can't wait to give the soundtrack a listen somewhere this week!

Never played the game, only New Horizons but kept hearing that the soundtrack of New Leaf is amazing and..

Yes, yes it is. It puts New Horizons tracks to shame. Well most of them, the prologue music is still amazing!

@VoidofLight You managed to articulate exactly how I feel about New Leaf's soundtrack. Thank you!

The best Animal Crossing soundtrack for the best game in the series.

Is it me or the KK Slided Club LOL nightclub music is missing?! That was one of the best songs in the game! Have I just not found it? In the club LOL but I see only Shrunk joke music. :-/

@VoidofLight Which songs did you find too lively or too quiet? You know, I have a theory that the songs were set around working 9-5 with lunch at 12. If you think about it that way the choices fit 100%:

7am - getting ready for work
8am - travelling to work
9am - relief at arriving
12pm - lunch
1pm - post lunch, satisfied after meal
3pm - afternoon slump
4pm - anticipation of leaving
5pm - travelling home, work is over
6pm - evening begins

Etc etc

And yeah I know I've thought about it too much 😂 It's cause I was using the new real time hourly music feature on the Nintendo Music app at work and was surprised how well it fit perfectly!

But I can get why those synths might grate on some people. I don't mind them as they remind me of the synths in certain early 90s hip hop songs I have a nostalgia for, lol

Well now the decision to add an hourly music button makes a little more sense lol
I hope we get the original Animal Crossing music in the near future. New Leaf is my favorite soundtrack across the series, but I also love how quirky the GC soundtrack is!

@Suketoudara I feel like a lot of the night tracks in New Horizons don't fit the hours that they play. I can't remember many off the top of my head because they all tend to blend in, but I know some of the tracks later into the night sound far too lively compared to some of the ones that play earlier in the night. 2 AM feels like it would fit more around 4 in the morning, 5 am feels like it would work more for around 1 or 2 in the morning instead. 6 Am feels like it works more in a later part of the morning, 8 AM is far too energetic and should've been swapped with 11 AM.

New Leaf had a more natural progression where the music during the day would progressively pick up and get more energetic depending on the hour it plays, while the music at night would depress more and more. New Horizons' hourly music just feels like I'm listening to an Animal Crossing OST that got scrambled- where some of the music fits the hours they're meant to play, but other songs don't at all and feel out of place because of it. Something which would be changed pretty easily by the team swapping some of the songs around.

Been listening to the music all day!

I've been waiting for them to add this game since Nintendo Music launched!

Listening to this right now! So happy Nintendo finally added another Animal Crossing soundtrack, and New Leaf is one of the best! This release coinciding with the Switch 2 Edition / 3.0 update announcement does seem to confirm that Nintendo is saving or at least timing its work on certain soundtracks to be paired with relevant game marketing. I'll have to go brew some more tea while I listen.

@Suketoudara I also prefer the night tracks over day, and it's made me want to control the music with its own in-game music player.

With New Horizons adding a smart phone, the next game could give you a literal Nintendo Music-esque app where you can choose any song to play, or even no songs at all! Honestly there have been many times when I would prefer to turn the music off and just focus on the ambience.

@nessisonett But you weren't equals, in New Leaf you were mayor 😜 Jokes aside, I do agree that I would like the next Animal Crossing to contain a more robust town, with more structured amenities and activities.

Dare I say one of Nintendo's best ever soundtracks? Especially if you include the KK Slider songs (they seem to be missing here but at least they're mostly [entirely?] covered by the New Horizons soundtrack which is already on the app).

I’m assuming Amiibo Festival on Wii U won’t be making the cut.