
In addition, each has a different voice, so there are multiple versions of nearly every track. The LocoRocos sing to the music, creating dynamic music based on how many you have under your control. There are actually six different versions of this song as there are six different LocoRocos, each with a distinctive accent loosely associated with different cultures – kids, French, Italian opera, Indian, Jazz, and J-rock. No-ra churere-rotton locorocopetton pu-rorattantan Pacchonbo- mo-inoinoi chakaretapatton pankorakettonto-n Kororeccho pie-nto-ra ma-nima-ni ungarafoccha-raĭe-ra totora-pethiton totora-mathisi-po-n! Kokoreccho pie-nto-ra ma-nima-ni ungarafoccha-raĭe-ra totora-pethiton totora-pothiton senekiniko-se-pon Pappu-ra mo-inoinoi chakaretapatton pankorakettonto-n No-ra churere-rotton poraporapetton pu-orattantan

Pacchonbo- moi-inoinoi chakaretapatton pankorakettonto-n Here are the lyrics so you can sing along: Loco Roco – “LocoRoco’s Song ~LocoRoco Yellow Version~” (Nobuyuki Shimizu, Tsutomu Kouno) The video below is from the trailer of the game.

The music was composed Nobuyuki Shimizu and the lyrics penned by Tsutomu Kouno. I smile broadly every time I hear this, and I hope you do as well.

Anyway, here is the main theme, “LocoRoco’s Song ~LocoRoco Yellow Version~”, the title theme. The music captures a sense of joy about life, nature, and friends, and exploring the world. It’s pretty unique and hard to categorize (other than insane, I mean), but I don’t think it could have been made anywhere other than Japan as there is something distinctly Japanese about it. It works so well because what they are singing is…lyrical, but it’s made-up words that sound a bit like musical instruments, but also like actual words. You need to avoid spikes and flying black tentacle things called Muja that will eat the Rocos. The music from the game is like muppets on crack, and it’s absolutely hilarious to listen to. It’s a cross between pinball and pachinko – you have to maneuver these little guys called LocoRocos to the end gate by tilting the world back and forth and bouncing them into the air and either joining them into large masses or splitting them apart. Loco Roco (2006) is one of the reasons I got a PSP.
