Leitmotifs

A leitmotif (/ˈlaɪtmoʊˌtif/) is a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition that is meant to be associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.

Once Upon a Time

This leitmotif is first seen in the Once Upon a Time track from Undertale.

• Once Upon a Truthful Time
• Main Menu 1 (Ruins)
• To Be Continued
• Medium 1:38-1:44
• UG Apartments
• echoes of another
• A Mother's Love
• Gift (2:59-3:14)
• Undertale Yellow
• Adjourned
• Honest Days Work (slowed down)
• Unforgiving (Unused)

Once Upon a Truthful Time

The Once Upon a Truthful Time leitmotif.

The Once Upon a Truthful Time leitmotif.

• Once Upon a Truthful Time
• The Wild East
• The Stable
• The Clinic
• The Slammer
• The House
• Sheriff's Fate
• Six-Shooter
• Nap Time
• Getting the Thoughts Out
• Gift

Ruins

This leitmotif is first seen in the Ruins track from Undertale.

• Ruins (Yellow)
• Main Menu 2 (Dark Ruins)
• In Darkness
• To Be Continued 0:37-0:42
• Honeydew Ruins
• Flock Together 0:59-1:10
• Undertale Yellow

Main Menu

This leitmotif is first seen in the Start Menu track from Undertale. It is used for all tracks playing in the main menu.

• Main Menu 1 (Ruins)
• Main Menu 2 (Dark Ruins)
• Main Menu 3 (Snowdin)
• Main Menu 4 (Dunes)
• Main Menu 5 (Steamworks)

Enemy Approaching

This leitmotif is first seen in the Enemy Approaching track from Undertale. It is used as a battle theme for various areas. The "Dogsong" variant of this motif also appears in one track.

• Enemy Approaching (Yellow)
• Forlorn
• Blizzard Approaching
• Honeydew Bark
• Sandstorm Approaching
• Heatwave Approaching

Flowey

Flowey has two leitmotifs relating to him.

Your Best Friend

The Your Best Friend leitmotif.

The Your Best Friend leitmotif.

This leitmotif occurs in fifteen songs, and one unused audio file. A similar melody is also used as one of the themes for the Dunes. The similarities were accidental, however it was later retroactively decided that there was in fact a connection between the two.

• Howdy!
• Quiet Stray
• Vigorous Terrain
• Mining Co.
• Going Up
• Mining Co-ncussion
• You Gotta Be Kidding Me!
• echoes of another 1:25-1:30
• BEST FRIENDS FOREVER
• gotcha ;)
• specimen: patchworked
• specimen: polygonal
• specimen: mechanical
• Flock Together 1:14-1:22
• Undertale Yellow
• Unforgiving 1:20-1:26 (Unused)
• To Be Continued (0:58-1:02)

Your Best Nightmare

The Your Best Nightmare leitmotif.

The Your Best Nightmare leitmotif.

This leitmotif is first seen in the Your Best Nightmare track from Undertale.

• The Flower
• BEST FRIENDS FOREVER
• subconscious
• AFTERLIFE
• specimen: clay
• specimen: organic
• specimen: paper

Justice

The Justice leitmotif.

The Justice leitmotif.

• Justice
• The Wild East
• The Stable
• The Clinic
• The Slammer
• The House
• Nap Time
• Showdown!
• Renewed
• Kanako
• Medium
• just us
• The Trek
• Trapdoor (0:17-0:43 of the reversed track)
• Some Point of No Return
• A Mother's Love
• Undertale Yellow
• A Place To Rest
• Final Encounter 0:50-0:52
• Honest Days Work (2:00-3:31 of the reversed track, slowed down)
• Retribution 1:32-1:40
• Adjourned
• Unforgiving (Unused)
• To Be Continued (0:41-0:59)

Dalv

The Dalv leitmotif.

The Dalv leitmotif.

This leitmotif acts as Dalv's theme, and is used in 9 tracks.

• Main Menu 2 (Dark Ruins)
• Fever Pitch
• Seclusion 0:50-1:15
• Forlorn
• House Guest
• To Be Continued 0:32-0:37
• Honeydew Hideaway
• A Mother's Love 0:38-0:50
• Undertale Yellow

Snowfall

The Snowfall leitmotif.

The Snowfall leitmotif.

These tracks combine the Snowdin leitmotif with a new melody composed for the game.

• Snowfall
• Main Menu 3 (Snowdin)
• Relaxation
• Honeydew Cabin
• Honeydew Snow
• snow
• Undertale Yellow
• Lounging Around (Unused)
• Pipin' Hot (Unused)
• Micro Temperature (Unused)

Martlet

The Martlet leitmotif.

The Martlet leitmotif.

This leitmotif acts as Martlet's theme, and is used in 12 tracks.

• Main Menu 3 (Snowdin) 0:21-0:23, 0:36-0:38
• Birds of a Feather
• Protocol
• Aviation
• The Slammer 0:55-0:59, 1:29-1:42
• Medium 1:56-1:59
• UG Apartments 0:50-0:52
• An Acquittal
• Trapdoor 1:16-1:30
• Flock Together
• A Mother's Love (1:54-1:56, 2:00-2:02)
• Apprehension
• Remedy
• Final Stand (Unused)

Mines

The Mines leitmotif.

The Mines leitmotif.

• Seclusion
• Mining Co.
• Gemstone Fever (0:15-0:28, backing track)
• Going Up
• Mining Co-ncussion
• Shimmer
• Café Dune (same notes, but completely different timing)
• Undertale Yellow

The Wild East

The The Wild East leitmotif.

The The Wild East leitmotif.

This theme originates from Undertale's Your Best Nightmare, specifically the portion relating to the yellow SOUL.

• Main Menu 4 (Dunes) 0:00-0:23
• A New Partner
• Happy Hour
• The Wild East
• The Stable
• The Clinic
• The Slammer
• The House
• Dual!
• Nap Time
• Getting the Thoughts Out
• Renewed
• After Hours
• One's Past... 1:07-1:15
• A Mother's Love
• Undertale Yellow
• A Call to Action
• Sunnyside Farm (with the 4th notes removed)

North Star

The North Star leitmotif.

The North Star leitmotif.

This leitmotif acts as Starlo's theme, and is used in 14 tracks.

• Mining Co. 0:38-0:39
• Mining Co-ncussion 0:37-0:38
• DANZA
• North Star
• A New Partner 0:21-0:27
• Happy Hour
• The Wild East 0:10-0:11, 1:20-1:21
• The Stable 0:10-0:11, 1:20-1:21
• The Clinic 0:10-0:11, 1:20-1:21
• The Slammer 0:10-0:11, 1:20-1:21
• The House 0:10-0:11, 1:20-1:21
• Showdown!
• Renewed
• A Mother's Love
• Orange Skies

Feisty Four

The Feisty Four leitmotif.

The Feisty Four leitmotif.

This leitmotif acts as the Feisty Four's theme, and is used in 8 tracks.

• Main Menu 4 (Dunes) 0:23-0:38
• Feisty!
• A New Partner 0:27-0:55
• Happy Hour
• The Train Problem 0:31-0:43
• Deal 'Em Out
• The Straw (variation)
• Undertale Yellow

Ketsukane

The Ketsukane leitmotif.

The Ketsukane leitmotif.

This leitmotif acts as Ceroba's theme, and is used in several tracks.

• Main Menu 4 (Dunes)
• Blossom
• Getting the Thoughts Out
• Renewed
• Kanako (0:10-0:59 in the background)
• One's Past...
• Medium 1:44-1:52
• UG Apartments
• The Trek
• Nothing but the Truth
• Kanako (Reprise) 0:43-1:08
• A Mother's Love
• Tucked In
• Undertale Yellow
• Orange Skies
• Trial By Fury
• Unforgiving (Unused)

Steamworks

The Steamworks leitmotif.

The Steamworks leitmotif.

• Main Menu 5 (Steamworks) (0:21-0:38, variation)
• Meltdown
• Detainment 014
• The Corner of a Circle (0:21-0:42, also variation)
• Guns Blazing 0:53-1:03
• Undertale Yellow
• END OF THE LINE_

Axis

The Axis leitmotif.

The Axis leitmotif.

• Main Menu 5 (Steamworks)
• Enter Axis
• Detainment 014
• Build-A-Bot 0:50-1:10
• FOUND YOU.
• Mixin' It Up
• Guns Blazing
• Soulmate_Located
• Undertale Yellow
• END OF THE LINE_

Kanako

The Kanako leitmotif.

The Kanako leitmotif.

• Main Menu 3 (Snowdin)
• Snowfall
• Honeydew Cabin
• Honeydew Snow
• Main Menu 4 (Dunes) (0:38-0:52, in the background)
• Kanako
• Change of Plans
• Meltdown 2:00-2:12
• Trapdoor 0:44-1:32
• Nothing but the Truth
• Kanako (Reprise)
• Some Point of No Return
• Undertale Yellow
• Trial By Fury

Enemy Retreating

• Enemy Retreating
• Trial By Fury (0:58-1:06, 1:09-1:17)
• END OF THE LINE_ (1:25-1:36, Background melody)
• Retribution (0:53-1:12, 1:46-1:51)
• Final Stand (0:25-0:48, Unused)

Minor Leitmotifs

Fun-Sized

• Fun-Sized
• Golden Opportunity (0:11-0:37, 0:43-1:00)
• Through the Macro Lens (0:08-0:23)
• Micro Temperature (Unused)

Honeydew Resort

• Main Menu 3 (Snowdin)
• Relaxation
• Honeydew Cabin
• Pipin' Hot (Unused)

DANZA

• ¡Qué Pasión!
• DANZA
• Vigorous Terrain (0:22-0:37)

Oasis Valley

• Oasis Valley (0:37-0:59)
• Oasis Valley (Indoors) (0:37-0:59)
• The Trek (0:15-0:30)
• A Mother's Love (0:00-0:05, 3:13-3:37)
• Unforgiving (0:00-0:05)

Greenhouse

• Main Menu 5 (Steamworks)
• Greenhouse
• TENTH LEVEL LOCKDOWN (0:33-0:46, in the background)
• Undertale Yellow 3:11-3:22
• Trampled Flowers (Unused)

Fallen Down

This leitmotif comes from Undertale's Fallen Down track.

• Fallen Down (Yellow)
• In Darkness 0:39-0:43
• echoes of another

Other

• Making Adjustments to Uwa!! So Temperate♫
• In Darkness (0:43-0:46 to Heartache)
• Organ Demo to The Entertainer
• Mo Money to Undertale Yellow (2:21-2:26)
• Occupied Turf to Shuffling
• Quiet Stray to Quiet Water
• ラブ･ブラスター! to フィナーレ!
• フィナーレ! to Undertale Nintendo Switch Release Trailer
• Someone's In Danger! to The Train Problem
• Detainment 014 to Basement
• Detainment 014 (0:54-1:05) to Through the Macro Lens (0:56-1:03)
• One's Past... to Trial By Fury (0:34-0:57)
• Medium to Another Medium
• echoes of another (0:47-1:30) to Home
• Change of Plans (0:38-0:46) to Alphys
• The Train Problem to A Mother's Love (1:26-1:37)
• Final Encounter to ASGORE
• Retribution (1:51-2:01) to Battle Against a True Hero
• Retribution (0:00-0:24) to Flock Together (0:00-0:21)
• Final Stand (Unused) to Determination
• Café Dune to cafe_arcade (Unused)