Leitmotifs

A leitmotif (/ˌlaɪtmoʊˈtiːf/) is a recurring musical idea that is associated with a person, idea, event, or place. Leitmotifs occur throughout the Deltarune OST, in unlisted and unused tracks both in-game and on the official Deltarune website, and in promotional material, and they contribute to the tracks being both catchy and memorable while tying associations and musical pieces together. In particular, many important characters have their own leitmotifs that often play when encountering them in some way.

This page also includes musical motifs, which for purposes of this page, are defined as thematically relevant musical ideas not necessarily associated with a single concept and appearing in multiple tracks. Such motifs are titled with a prominent piece containing them. Timestamps found below are approximate to one second and follow the timing used in the Bandcamp version of the soundtrack. Associations or musical pieces with multiple motifs and leitmotifs are split into "parts", each part having one motif or leitmotif.

Don't Forget

The Don't Forget motif in Beginning (0:13–0:20)

Don't Forget motif

This motif is the main theme of Deltarune. Its melody is featured prominently in the end credits tracks for the first three Chapters. The second half of the motif (from 0:04 in the audio above) is often separated from the first half and makes brief appearances in many tracks.

Don't Forget is the most frequently used melody in the game so far, appearing in the following tracks:

Beginning — 0:07–0:38
School — 0:28–0:42
Field of Hopes and Dreams — 0:53–1:35, 2:17–2:26, 2:33–2:41
Scarlet Forest — 1:59–2:08
THE WORLD REVOLVING — 1:21–1:41
Friendship — 0:00–0:54, 1:03–1:33, 2:18–2:30
Your Power — 0:01–0:10
A Town Called Hometown — 1:01–1:24
You Can Always Come Home — 0:57–1:12, 1:18–1:33
Don't Forget — 0:00–0:51
Faint Glow — 0:05–0:10, 0:18–0:25, 0:31–0:36, 0:44–1:17
The Dark Truth — 0:31–1:07
Until Next Time — 0:00–1:02
Hymn — from 0:00
Another day in hometown — 0:41–1:11
Friends — 1:07–1:12
Castle Funk — 1:22–1:24
Dark Sanctuary — 0:43–0:45, 0:58–1:00
From Now On (Battle 2) — 0:06–0:07, 0:13–0:14, 0:21–0:22, 0.28–0:29, 0:31–0:32, 0:35–0:36, 0:49–0:50, 0:57–0:58, 1:05–1:53
Piano that may not be played that well — 0:03–0:06, 0:10–0:16, 0:20–0:39
The Second Sanctuary — 0:48–0:50, 1:51–1:54
Dark Place — 0:27–0:59
Crumbling Tower — 1:47–1:48, 1:55–1:56, 2:03–2:04, 2:12–2:13, 2:37–2:38, 2:45–2:46
GUARDIAN — 1:04, 1:11, 2:29, 2:36, 2:57, 3:03, 3:11, 3:17
With Hope Crossed On Our Hearts — 0:03–0:07, 0:14–0:18, 0:27–0:31, 0:38–0:42, 1:02–1:06
Dog Check (hidden track) — 0:35–0:42
snd_ftext_dark_fountain
kris_piano_prophecy (hidden track) — 0:08–0:31
School (alternate) (unused track) — 0:00–0:52
Game Main Theme (Piano Sketch) (unused track) — 0:00–0:29, 0:42–1:05
Power of SPAMTON (Older) (unused track) — 1:35–2:15
Power of SPAMTON (unused track) — 1:35–2:15
DELTARUNE Nintendo Switch 2 Announce Trailer — 0:15–0:50

Hometown

The Hometown leitmotif in School (0:00–0:07)

The Hometown motif

The Hometown leitmotif appears in the following tracks:

School — 0:00–0:28, 0:42–0:44, 0:55–0:58, 1:09–1:20
A Town Called Hometown — 0:20–1:01, 1:24–1:27
Another day in hometown — 0:07–0:41, 1:38–1:57
h (website-exclusive track) — 0:00–0:04

The Door

The Door motif in The Door (0:13–0:27)

The Door motif

The Door motif appears in the following tracks:

The Door — 0:13–0:41
The Chase — 0:11–0:22
Black Knife — 0:26–0:53

The Legend

The Legend (part 1) leitmotif in The Legend (0:00–0:08)

The Legend (part 2) leitmotif in The Legend (0:19–0:28)

The Legend (part 3) leitmotif in The Legend (1:29–1:38)

The Legend (part 1) leitmotif

The Legend (part 2) leitmotif

The Legend (part 3) leitmotif

These three leitmotifs, all of which first appear in The Legend, are associated with the prophecy. The Legend leitmotifs appear in the following tracks:

The Legend — 0:00–0:17, 1:12–1:29 (part 1); 0:19–1:11 (part 2); 1:29–1:51 (part 3)
Empty Town — 0:00–0:41 (part 2); 0:41–1:23 (part 3)
Chaos King — 1:08–1:46 (part 3)
My Castle Town — 0:21–1:03 (part 2); 1:03–1:45 (part 3); 1:45–2:07 (part 1)
Old wooden rafters — 0:19–0:59 (part 1); 0:59–1:39 (part 2)
Castle Funk — 0:17–1:24 (part 2)
Dark Sanctuary — 0:30–0:38, 0:45–0:53, 1:00–1:07, 1:16–1:22 (part 1); 1:31–1:44 (part 2)
The Second Sanctuary — 0:33–0:42, 0:50–0:59, 1:37–1:45, 1:54–2:03 (part 1); 1:14–1:21 (part 2)
The Third Sanctuary — 1:19–1:26, 2:48–2:55 (part 2)
The LEGEND...? — from 0:00 (part 1)
snd_ralseising1 (hidden track) — 0:00–0:03 (part 2)
snd_ralseising2 (hidden track) — 0:00–0:03 (part 2)
kris_piano_last_prophecy (hidden track) — 0:28–0:53 (part 2)
King Boss (Orchestral) (unused track) — 0:27–0:41 (part 2)
Legend (Alternate) (unused track) — 0:00–1:01 (part 2); 1:01–1:43 (part 3)

Lancer

The Lancer (part 1) leitmotif in Lancer (0:00–0:04)

The Lancer (part 2) leitmotif in Lancer (0:23–0:29)

The Lancer (part 1) leitmotif

The Lancer (part 2) leitmotif

These two leitmotifs, both of which appear first in Lancer, are associated with Lancer and King. Their use in Thrash Machine, Acid Tunnel of Love, and It's Pronounced "Rules" also connect these themes with the Thrash Machine. The Lancer leitmotifs appear in the following tracks:

Lancer — 0:00–0:22 (part 1); 0:23–0:48 (part 2)
I'm Very Bad — 0:00–0:13 (part 1)
Thrash Machine — 0:00–0:27 (part 1); 0:28–0:54 (part 2)
Vs. Lancer — 0:00–0:21 (part 1); 0:22–0:42 (part 2)
Card Castle — 0:30–1:01 (part 1)
Chaos King — 0:41–1:08 (part 1)
Acid Tunnel of Love — 0:00–0:38 (part 1); 0:39–1:09 (part 2)
It's Pronounced "Rules" — 0:29–0:52 (part 2)
Dig! Dig! To The Center of the Earth! — 0:00–0:02 (part 1)
kris_piano_lancer_waltz (hidden track) — 0:00–0:30 (part 1); 0:32–1:07 (part 2)
kris_piano_rouxls (hidden track) — 0:15–0:40 (part 2)
lancer_annoying (hidden track) — 0:00–0:22 (part 1); 0:22–0:42 (part 2)

Hip Shop

The Hip Shop motif in Hip Shop (0:02–0:12)

The Hip Shop motif

The Hip Shop motif appears in the following tracks:

Hip Shop — 0:00–0:39
Welcome to the Green Room — 0:00–0:45
TV WORLD — 1:01–1:40^[1]
Dump — 0:00–0:38
kris_piano_waitingroom (hidden track) — 0:00–0:27, 0:54–1:08 (TV WORLD variant)

THE WORLD REVOLVING

THE WORLD REVOLVING (part 1) motif in THE WORLD REVOLVING (0:20–0:30)

THE WORLD REVOLVING (part 2) motif in THE WORLD REVOLVING (1:00–1:07)

THE WORLD REVOLVING (part 1) motif

THE WORLD REVOLVING (part 2) motif

These two motifs are associated with Shadow Crystal bosses; the first initially appears as a fragment in The Circus before both appear in full in THE WORLD REVOLVING. The first motif is commonly referred to as the "Freedom motif" by the community, due to the idea of freedom being a recurring theme in the Shadow Crystal bosses' characters, and the shared uses of the word "freedom" in their flavor text. THE WORLD REVOLVING motifs appear in the following tracks:

The Circus — 0:14–0:15, 0:34–0:35 (part 2)
THE WORLD REVOLVING — 0:20–0:40 (part 1); 1:00–1:20 (part 2)
Dialtone — 0:00–0:44 (part 2)
BIG SHOT — 0:54–1:22 (part 1)
Hammer of Justice — 1:48–2:13 (part 1)
AIRWAVES — 1:26–1:58 (part 1)
Power of SPAMTON (Older) (unused track) — 1:09–1:35 (part 2)
Power of SPAMTON (unused track) — 1:09–1:35 (part 2)

Lost Girl

The Lost Girl (part 2) motif in Lost Girl (0:51–1:03)

The Lost Girl (part 1) motif

The Lost Girl (part 2) motif

There are two recurring motifs, both of which appear first in Girl Next Door, though a recurring two-measure tag is added to the second theme in Lost Girl. Despite appearing prominently in tracks associated with Noelle (or Dess), the motifs themselves do not exclusively belong to her, being used for Ralsei and Susie as well.^[2] They appear in the following tracks:

Girl Next Door — 0:00–0:54 (part 2); 0:37–0:54 (part 1)
Lost Girl — 0:00–0:50 (part 1); 0:51–1:10 (part 2); 1:10–1:20 (part 1)
Ferris Wheel — 0:00–0:18 (part 2); 0:19–0:38 (part 1); 0:38–0:57 (part 2); 0:57–1:19 (part 1)
Raise Up Your Bat — 0:58–1:31 (part 1)
The distance between two (part 1)
findher (hidden track) — 0:00–0:51 (part 1); 0:51–1:10 (part 2); 1:10–1:16 (part 1)
noelle (unused track) — 0:00–0:18 (part 2); 0:18–0:35 (part 1)
Lost Girl (alternate) (unused track) — 0:00–0:19 (part 2); 0:19–0:25 (part 1); 0:25–0:44 (part 2); 0:44–1:10 (part 1)
stealth (unused track) — 0:22–1:30 (part 1)

Queen

The Queen (part 1) leitmotif in Queen (0:00–0:09)

The Queen (part 2) leitmotif in Queen (0:23–0:32)

The Queen (part 3) leitmotif in A Simple Diversion (0:07–0:14)

The Queen (part 4) leitmotif in Cool Mixtape (0:13–0:19)

The Queen (part 1) leitmotif

The Queen (part 2) leitmotif

The Queen (part 3) leitmotif

The Queen (part 4) leitmotif

These four leitmotifs are associated with Queen; the first two initially appear in Queen, the third appears first in A Simple Diversion, and the fourth appears first in Cool Mixtape. The Queen leitmotifs appear in the following tracks:

Queen — 0:00–0:23 (part 1); 0:23–0:56 (part 2)
A Simple Diversion — 0:00–0:07 (part 1); 0:07–0:14 (part 3); 0:14–0:21 (part 1); 0:22–0:27 (part 3)
Smart Race — 0:02–0:03, 0:05–0:06 (part 1)
Cool Mixtape — 0:00–0:06 (part 1); 0:06–0:13 (part 3); 0:13–0:26 (part 4)
Elegant Entrance — 0:00–0:38 (part 1); 0:38–1:18 (part 2)
Pandora Palace — 0:20–0:39 (part 1); 0:58–1:37 (part 2)
Attack of the Killer Queen — 0:00–0:06 (part 1); 0:06–0:13 (part 3); 0:13–0:19 (part 1); 0:19–0:26 (part 3); 0:26–0:39 (part 4); 1:53–1:56 (part 1)
Giga Size — 0:30–0:38, 0:43–0:53 (part 1); 0:53–1:01 (part 3)
Knock You Down !! — 0:09–0:13, 0:59–1:03 (part 1)
Knock You Down!! (Rhythm Ver.) — 0:09–0:13, 1:33–1:37 (part 1)
Giga Queen (Old) (unused track) — 0:14–0:21, 0:29–0:36 (part 1); 0:36–0:43 (part 3)
Queen Battle (Original) (unused track) — 0:38–0:46, 0:54–1:02 (part 3)

Sweet Cap'n Cakes

The Sweet Cap'n Cakes (part 1) leitmotif in Almost to the Guys! (0:00–0:07)

The Sweet Cap'n Cakes (part 2) leitmotif in Cyber Battle (Solo) (0:15–0:22)

The Sweet Cap'n Cakes (part 1) leitmotif

The Sweet Cap'n Cakes (part 2) leitmotif

These two leitmotifs are associated with Sweet Cap'n Cakes; the first appears first as a fragment in A CYBER'S WORLD? before appearing in full in Almost to the Guys! and the second appears first in "Cyber Battle (Solo)". The Sweet Cap'n Cakes leitmotifs appear in the following tracks:

A CYBER'S WORLD? — 0:38–0:40, 0:55–0:57 (part 1)
Almost To The Guys! — 0:00–0:17 (part 1)
Cyber Battle (Solo) — 0:00–0:15 (part 1); 0:15–0:30 (part 2)
When I Get Happy I Dance Like This — 0:01–0:19 (part 1)
Sound Studio — 0:00–0:33 (part 1); 0:33–1:08 (part 2)
WELCOME TO THE CITY — 0:17–0:19, 0:30–0:31, 0:43–0:44 (part 1)
Mini Studio — 0:00–0:32 (part 1); 0:33–0:51 (part 2)
Holiday Studio — 0:33–1:08 (part 2)
cyber_battle (unused track) — 0:08–0:24 (part 1)

Berdly

The Berdly (part 1) leitmotif in Berdly (0:00–0:06)

The Berdly (part 2) leitmotif in Berdly (0:29–0:36)

The Berdly (part 1) leitmotif

The Berdly (part 2) leitmotif

These two leitmotifs, both of which first appear in Berdly, are associated with Berdly. The Berdly leitmotifs appear in the following tracks:

Berdly — 0:00–0:29 (part 1); 0:29–0:46 (part 2)
Smart Race — 0:12–1:04 (part 1); 0:38–1:06 (part 2)
Bluebird of Misfortune — 0:00–0:23 (part 1); 0:24–0:49 (part 2)
Attack of the Killer Queen — 0:39–1:06 (part 2); 1:06–1:33 (part 1); 1:33–1:46 (part 2)
Knock You Down !! — 2:04–2:07 (part 1)
Knock You Down!! (Rhythm Ver.) — 1:14–1:18 (part 1)

HEY EVERY !

The HEY EVERY ! leitmotif in HEY EVERY ! (0:00–0:04)

The HEY EVERY ! leitmotif

This leitmotif is associated with Spamton and Tenna. It appears in the following tracks:

HEY EVERY ! — 0:00–0:18
A Real Boy! — 0:00–0:15
Feature Presentation — 0:31–0:39
Hall of Fame — 0:00–0:03, 0:13–0:17
Dump — 0:20–0:40
Catswing — 1:06–1:27
snd_ftext_enter
Spamton battle (forgotten) (unused track) — 0:00–0:37, 0:38–0:39, 0:41

Spamton

The Spamton (part 1) leitmotif in Spamton (0:00–0:09)

The Spamton (part 2) leitmotif in NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO BE A (0:21–0:28)

The Spamton (part 1) leitmotif

The Spamton (part 2) leitmotif

These two leitmotifs are associated with Spamton; the first appears first in Spamton, and the second appears first in NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO BE A. The Spamton leitmotifs appear in the following tracks:

Spamton — 0:00–0:19 (part 1)
NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO BE A — 0:00–0:21 (part 1); 0:21–0:36 (part 2); 0:43–0:50 (part 1); 0:50–1:07 (part 2)
Deal Gone Wrong — 0:00–0:31 (part 1)
BIG SHOT — 0:00–0:13 (part 2); 0:13–0:26 (part 1); 0:27–0:40 (part 2); 1:22–1:35 (part 1); 1:49–2:08, 2:10–2:15 (part 2)
Catswing — 0:22–0:36 (part 1); 0:36–1:06, 1:28–1:58 (part 2)
AIRWAVES — 0:06–1:58 (part 1)
Power of SPAMTON (unused track) — 0:22–0:27 (part 1)

Tenna

The Tenna leitmotif in MIKE, the BOARD, please! (0:00–0:02)

The Tenna leitmotif

This leitmotif is associated with Tenna and is used in the following tracks:

Feature Presentation — 0:12–0:17
And Now For Today's Sponsors...! — 0:03–0:16
MIKE, the BOARD, please! — 0:00–0:20
Sandy Board — 0:13–0:39
Adventure Board — 0:05–0:25
Query? — from 0:00
Quiz! — from 0:11
Physical Challenge — 0:13–0:39, 1:17–1:44
Board Clear! — 0:07–0:20, 0:26–0:27, 0:33–0:34
Paradise, Paradise —0:27–0:31, 0:41–0:45, 1:22–1:49
Big City Board — 0:06–0:20, 0:34–0:48
Doom Board — 0:07–0:37
Metaphysical Challenge — 0:07–0:37
TV WORLD — 1:14–1:40
It's TV Time! — 0:19–0:25, 0:32–0:38, 1:40–1:46 (Doom Board variant), 1:53–2:32
SWORD — 0:13–0:16, 0:20–0:23, 0:27–0:32, 0:40–0:43, 0:46–0:49, 0:53–0:59, 1:06–1:29
Catswing — 1:13–1:16, 1:21–1:24
kris_piano_quiz (hidden track)
TV Land (WIP) (unused track) — 0:00–0:49

Dark Sanctuary

The Dark Sanctuary leitmotif in Ever Higher (0:12–0:17)

The Dark Sanctuary leitmotif

This leitmotif is associated with the Dark Sanctuaries and is used in the following tracks:

Dark Sanctuary — from 0:00
From Now On (Battle 2) — 0:00–0:29, 0:36–1:05, 1:20–1:34
Ever Higher — 0:13–0:21, 0:30–0:39, 0:48–0:57
Crumbling Tower — 0:33–0:54, 0:58–1:02, 1:07–1:27, 1:31–1:36 (variation); 1:40–2:14, 2:30–2:47
SPAWN — 0:14–0:32, 0:35–0:39 (variation)
GUARDIAN — 0:13–0:27, 0:58–1:25, 1:39–1:53, 2:23–3:19
Neverending Night — 0:00–1:31
annoying_prophecy (hidden track)

Gerson Boom

The Gerson Boom leitmotif in Wise words (0:00–0:20)

Gerson Boom's Leitmotif in "Hammer Of Justice"

This leitmotif is associated with Gerson. The Gerson Boom leitmotif appears in the following tracks:

Gyaa Ha ha! — 0:57–1:12
Wise words — 0:00–0:42
Hammer of Justice — 0:59–1:49
Need a hand!? — 0:00–0:23
Hammer of Justice (Piano Sketch) (unused track) — 0:59–1:36

The Dark Truth

The Dark Truth motif

This motif appears in the following tracks:

Imminent Death — 0:04–0:17
Vs. Susie — 0:06–0:12, 0:22–0:28, 0:38–0:45
The Dark Truth — 0:00–0:28
12am — 0:02–0:12, 0:18–0:28
Dark Place — 0:00–0:25
Neverending Night — 0:30–1:30
alt_church_lobby (hidden track)

Minor leitmotifs

There are several other melodies that are reused in a more limited capacity than the leitmotifs discussed above. All the melodies listed in this section appear in at most three listed tracks as of Chapter 4 and are named below according to the first track in which they appear.

Susie

The Susie leitmotif in Susie (0:00–0:24)

The Susie motif

The Susie leitmotif appears in the following tracks:

Susie — 0:00–0:27
Vs. Susie — 0:53–1:21
Friends — 0:00–0:29
Lost Girl (alternate) (unused track) — 0:25–0:34, 0:38–0:44 (Friends variant)

Rude Buster

The Rude Buster leitmotif appears in the following tracks:

Rude Buster — 0:13–0:40
Lantern — 0:00–1:03
Ruder Buster — 0:20–0:51
Vapor Buster — 0:28–1:07

Field of Hopes and Dreams

The Field of Hopes and Dreams leitmotif in Field of Hopes and Dreams (0:46–0:54)

The Field of Hopes and Dreams motif appears in the following tracks:

Field of Hopes and Dreams — 0:00–0:52, 1:36–1:39, 2:10–2:17, 2:25–2:32
Scarlet Forest — 1:23–1:26, 1:31–1:32, 1:39–1:42, 1:47–1:48, 1:51–1:58

Fanfare

The Fanfare motif appears in the following tracks:

Fanfare (from Rose of Winter)
Hall of Fame — 0:03–0:10, 0:17–0:24

Quiet Autumn

The Quiet Autumn leitmotif in Quiet Autumn (0:21–0:35)

The Quiet Autumn leitmotif appears in the following tracks:

Quiet Autumn — 0:21–0:49
Scarlet Forest — 0:16–0:23, 0:32–0:39, 0:48–0:55, 1:04–1:11

Rouxls Kaard

The Rouxls Kaard leitmotif in Rouxls Kaard (0:00–0:10)

The Rouxls Kaard leitmotif appears in the following tracks:

Rouxls Kaard — 0:00–0:19
It's Pronounced "Rules" — 0:00–0:26
kris_piano_rouxls (hidden track)
Epic Rouxls Battle/Rouxls Battle (Old) (unused track) — 0:15–1:03

Darkness Falls

The Darkness Falls leitmotif in Darkness Falls (0:32–0:50)

The Darkness Falls leitmotif appears in the following tracks:

Darkness Falls — 0:32–1:07
Faint Courage (Game Over) — 0:00–0:52
audio_menu (unused track) — 0:00–0:45
Abandoned Town (from the Undertale 10th Anniversary Stream Soundtrack) — 0:00–0:27

Card Castle

The Card Castle leitmotif in Card Castle (0:01–0:15)

This leitmotif is associated with Card Castle and King. The theme appears first in Basement, though a distinctive countermelody that recurs alongside the theme is introduced in Card Castle. The Card Castle leitmotif appears in the following tracks:

Basement — 0:02–0:27
Card Castle — 0:01–0:28
Chaos King — 0:04–0:40

Friendship

The Friendship leitmotif in Friendship (1:42–1:54)

The Friendship leitmotif appears in the following tracks:

Friendship — 1:42–2:18
School (alternate) (unused track) — 0:54–1:22

THE HOLY

THE HOLY motif appears in the following tracks:

THE HOLY — 0:07–0:19 (part 1); 0:21–0:34 (part 2)
Flashback (Excerpt) — 0:15–0:32 (part 1)
Dump — 0:31–0:40 (part 2)

Man

This leitmotif is associated with the man. It appears in the following tracks:

man (hidden track) — 0:00–0:11
man_nes (hidden track) — 0:00–0:09
man_2 (hidden track) — 0:13–0:26

Girl Next Door (bassline melody)

The "Girl Next Door" bassline melody

The bassline melody in "Girl Next Door" appears in the following tracks:

Girl Next Door — 0:17–0:35
Friends — 0:26–0:49
Gingerbread House — 0:10–0:33, 0:43–1:06

Cyber World

The Cyber World (part 1) leitmotif in A CYBER'S WORLD? (0:32–0:41)

The Cyber World (part 2) leitmotif in A CYBER'S WORLD? (1:05–1:13)

The Cyber World (part 3) leitmotif in WELCOME TO THE CITY (0:00–0:06)

The Cyber World leitmotifs appear in the following tracks:

A CYBER'S WORLD? — 0:32–1:05 (part 1); 1:05–2:46 (part 2)
WELCOME TO THE CITY — 0:00–0:12 (part 3); 0:12–0:51 (part 1); 0:25–0:51 (part 3); 0:51–1:54 (part 2)
cybercity_alt (hidden track) — 0:00–2:22 (part 3); 0:40–1:21, 1:41–2:22 (part 1)
cybercity_old (unused track) — 0:00–0:12 (part 3); 0:12–0:48 (part 1); 0:24–0:48 (part 3); 0:48–1:45 (part 2)

Powers Combined

The Powers Combined (part 1) leitmotif in Powers Combined (0:00–0:05)

The Powers Combined (part 2) leitmotif in Powers Combined (0:05–0:11)

The Powers Combined motifs appear in the following tracks:

Powers Combined — 0:00–0:16 (part 1); 0:05–0:16 (part 2)
Knock You Down !! — 0:00–1:38 (part 2); 0:00–2:26 (part 1)
Knock You Down!! (Rhythm Ver.)

Raft Ride

The Raft Ride motif appears in the following tracks:

Raft Ride — 0:00–0:34
TV Land (WIP) (unused track) — 1:44–1:56

Digital Roots

The Digital Roots motif appears in the following tracks:

Digital Roots
BIT ROOTS
spamton_house (unused track)

Flashback

The Flashback motif appears in the following tracks:

Flashback (Excerpt)
NORTHERNLIGHT

Feature Presentation

One section of Feature Presentation appears in another track:

Feature Presentation — 0:24–0:30
It's TV Time! — 0:26–0:32, 0:38–0:44, 2:32–2:42

Doom Board

The Doom Board motifs appear in the following tracks:

Doom Board — 0:00–0:52 (part 1); 0:37–0:51 (part 2)
Metaphysical Challenge — 0:00–0:52 (part 1); 0:37–0:50 (part 2)
It's TV Time! — 1:15–1:53 (part 1)

KING OF ROLYPOLY

The KING OF ROLYPOLY motif appears in the following tracks:

KING OF ROLYPOLY — 0:00–0:15, 0:24–0:39
TV WORLD — 1:40–2:06
It's TV Time! — 1:27–1:53

The Second Sanctuary

The Second Sanctuary leitmotif in The Second Sanctuary (0:00–0:01)

The Second Sanctuary motif appears in the following tracks:

The Second Sanctuary — 0:00–1:08, 1:28–2:11
The Third Sanctuary — 0:00–1:05, 1:47–2:34, 3:16–4:07
church_zone2_alt_longer_test (unused track) — 0:00–1:08, 1:28–2:11

Heavy Footsteps

The Heavy Footsteps motif appears in the following tracks:

Heavy Footsteps — from 0:00
Crumbling Tower — 0:00–0:33, 0:50–1:07, 1:23–1:39
SPAWN — 0:00–0:14, 0:28–0:42

Mike

The Mike motif appears in the following tracks:

Raise Up Your Bat — 0:37–0:58 (background melody)
Volume Adjustment — 0:11–0:36
Catswing — 0:07–0:21
stealth (unused track) — 0:00–0:21

Shop 3

The Shop 3 motif appears in the following tracks:

Shop 3 (unused track) — 0:00–0:21 (part 1); 0:21–1:10 (part 2)
kris_piano_shop (hidden track) — 0:00–0:21 (part 1); 0:21–0:48 (part 2)

Unused Section of Main Theme

The unused section of the Main Theme in the unused track School (alternate) (0:28–0:39)

The unused section of the Main Theme appears in the following tracks:

School (alternate) (unused track) — 0:28–0:52
Game Main Theme (Piano Sketch) (unused track) — 0:29–0:42

Undertale

Several motifs and leitmotifs from Undertale have been referenced throughout Deltarune's OST. These motifs may appear in sections of music that directly quote Undertale's OST, in which case those tracks are mentioned below, or the melodies may be uniquely rearranged for Deltarune's OST. For example, Chill Jailbreak Alarm To Study And Relax To from Chapter 2 directly quotes Pathetic House from Undertale, which uses the Ghost Fight leitmotif, while Beginning references the Once Upon a Time leitmotif but does not quote any specific track.

Deltarune also references Undertale by repurposing samples and sounds used throughout its soundtrack, though these instances are not listed below.

Once Upon a Time

The Once Upon a Time motif appears in the following tracks:

Beginning — 0:38–0:52 (part 3)
You Can Always Come Home — 0:19–0:57 (part 1); 1:19–1:33 (part 3)
Before the Story — 0:29–1:30 (part 1)
Dog Check (hidden track) — 0:28–0:33 (part 2)

Your Best Friend

The Your Best Friend leitmotif appears in the following track:

honksong (hidden track) — 0:06–0:13

Ruins

The Ruins leitmotif appears in the following tracks:

Gyaa Ha ha! — 0:27–0:55
Hammer of Justice — 0:24–0:59
Fireplace — 1:04–2:03
Need a hand!? — 0:23–0:46
Hammer of Justice (Piano Sketch) (unused track) — 0:24–0:58

Uwa!! So

The Uwa!! So leitmotif appears the following tracks:

Glowing Snow

Enemy Approaching (Dogsong variation)

The Dogsong variation on the Enemy Approaching leitmotif appears in the following tracks:

Dog Check (hidden track) — 0:14–0:35
honksong (hidden track) — 0:26–0:32

Ghost Fight

The Ghost Fight leitmotif appears in the following tracks:

Chill Jailbreak Alarm To Study And Relax To — 0:00–0:24
The Ol' Jitterbug
jitterbug_muffled (hidden track)

Determination

The Determination leitmotif appears in the following tracks:

Determination from Undertale is present in Deltarune as gameover_short.

Home

The Home motif appears in the following track:

You Can Always Come Home — 0:00–0:57

Sans

The Sans leitmotif appears in the following track:

sans. (directly taken from Undertale)

Snowdin

The Snowdin leitmotif appears in the following tracks, all related to Hometown:

School — 0:44–0:54, 0:58–1:08
A Town Called Hometown — 1:27–1:42
Another day in hometown — 1:12–1:23, 1:27–1:38

Undyne

The Undyne leitmotif appears in the following tracks, all but one related to Gerson Boom:

Gyaa Ha ha! — 0:00–0:24
Fireplace — 0:34–1:04, 2:04–2:37
Wise words — 0:04–0:07, 0:16–0:19, 0:26–0:29, 0:37–0:40
Hammer of Justice — 0:00–0:24
Ripple — 1:13–2:12 (background melody)
Need a hand!? — 0:23–0:46 (background melody)
honksong (hidden track) — 0:16–0:21
Hammer of Justice (Piano Sketch) (unused track) — 0:00–0:24

Spooktune

The Spooktune leitmotif appears in the following track:

A DARK ZONE

Battle Against a True Hero

The Battle Against a True Hero leitmotif appears in the following tracks, all quoting Power of "NEO":

BIG SHOT — 0:54–1:22, 2:08–2:09
Power of NEO (Unfinished) (unused track) — 0:00–0:12, 0:16–1:22, 1:22–2:15, 2:15–2:28
Power of SPAMTON (Older) (unused track) — 0:00–0:12, 0:16–1:09
Power of SPAMTON (unused track) — 0:00–0:12, 0:16–1:09

Gaster's Theme

The Gaster's Theme motif appears in the following track:

ANOTHER HIM — 0:09–0:43

Other

Tracks from Deltarune that reference melodies present in only a single track from Undertale are listed below.

Undertale track	Deltarune track
Snowdin Town	Another day in hometown — 0:00–0:03
Dummy!	BIG SHOT — 1:40–1:42; 1:47–1:49, 2:17–2:20 (quote)
Metal Crusher	`honksong` (hidden track) — 0:57–1:02 `snd_mike_reset` (hidden track) — 0:00–0:05
It's Raining Somewhere Else	The place where it rained

Other referenced melodies

There are several melodies that originate outside both Undertale and Deltarune that are referenced in Deltarune's OST.

Canon in D

The chord progression from Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D, P 37 appears in the following track:

A Real Boy! — 0:00–0:15^[3]

Jingle Bells

"Jingle Bells" appears in the following tracks:

Holiday Studio — 0:00–0:33, 0:39–0:40, 0:47–0:48, 0:56–0:57, 1:04–1:05
midi-holiday-country (website-exclusive track) — 0:00–0:02 (part 1)
midi-holiday_country (website-exclusive track) — 0:00–0:02 (part 1)

Casio VL-Tone Demo Song

The demo song for the Casio VL-Tone keyboard appears in the following track:

When I Get Mad I Dance Like This

References

↑ I composed the music for "TV World" in 2015. I used the project file for Mettaton's battle theme as a base. Closer to release, I modified it to add the theme from Hip Shop / Green Room. — Undertale/Deltarune Newsletter - Winter 2025 (Fox, Toby, December 18, 2025.) toby.fangamer.com.
↑ (I said this was Noelle's Theme but it's actually the kind of song that gets used repeatedly all over the game, even when she's not around...) — Toby Fox (@tobyfox) on Twitter, September 15, 2019.
↑ I have not seen anyone else notice this or point this out! #DELTARUNE — @Shayy_TV on Twitter, July 25, 2022. Archived on July 25, 2022.

[1] I composed the music for "TV World" in 2015. I used the project file for Mettaton's battle theme as a base. Closer to release, I modified it to add the theme from Hip Shop / Green Room. — Undertale/Deltarune Newsletter - Winter 2025 (Fox, Toby, December 18, 2025.) toby.fangamer.com.

[2] (I said this was Noelle's Theme but it's actually the kind of song that gets used repeatedly all over the game, even when she's not around...) — Toby Fox (@tobyfox) on Twitter, September 15, 2019.

[3] I have not seen anyone else notice this or point this out! #DELTARUNE — @Shayy_TV on Twitter, July 25, 2022. Archived on July 25, 2022.

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