Editing Ashley's Theme

 

'''Ashley's Theme''' (known as '''Ashley's Song''' in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]) is [[Ashley]]'s theme song that debuted in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' The theme was composed by Masaru Tajima.<ref>{{cite|date=October 9, 2007|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20180314023344/https://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/music/music12.html|title=WarioWare: Ashley’s Song|publisher={{iw|smashwiki|Smash Bros. DOJO!!}}|accessdate=December 19, 2018}}</ref> The melody of the song would become a recurrent theme in the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]], associated with Ashley herself.

:Pantalones giganticus!

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!width="25%"|Japanese script<ref name="script">{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20080328070346/http://www.animelyrics.com/game/wariowaretouched/ashuriinoteem.jis|title=Ashurii no Teema - Ashley's Theme - ''WarioWare: Touched!'' - Game|publisher=Anime Lyrics dot Com|language=en|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref>

!width="40%"|Translation<ref name=gamefaqs>{{cite|url=www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/file/932946/34064|title=Translation of ''WW:T!'' "Ashley's Theme"|publisher=GameFAQs}}{{dead link}}</ref><ref name="lyrics">{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20080324101846/http://www.animelyrics.com/game/wariowaretouched/ashuriinoteem.htm|title=Ashurii no Teema - Ashley's Theme - ''WarioWare: Touched!'' - Game|publisher=Anime Lyrics dot Com|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref>

<i>Sekai ichi mina no ninki mono<br>

Sore wa kanojo no koto<br>　Ashurī<br>

Hitome mireba daremo ga furimuku<br>

Atarimae Ashurī damon<br>

Sekaijū mina ga akogareru<br>

Sore wa kanojo no koto<br>　Ashurī!<br>

Kon'ya mo pātī yo!</i>

Ā iya taikutsu!</i>

<i>Sekai ichi mina no ninki mono<br>

Sore wa kanojo no koto<br>　Ashurī!<br>

Kowai mono nashi yo!</i>

<i>Yozora no umi amata no hoshi<br>

Itsumo hitori kiri<br>

Mina to nakayoku shitai no<br>

Dō shitara ii no</i>

<i>Sekai ichi mina no ninki mono<br>

Sore wa kanojo no koto<br>　Ashurī!<br>

Kon'ya mo pātī yo!</i>

====''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''====

In ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', an arrangement of "Ashley's Theme" is incorporated into the theme heard some of [[Ashley]]'s cutscenes.

 

====''WarioWare: D.I.Y.''====

In ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'', an arrangement of "Ashley's Theme" is incorporated into the theme heard some of Ashley's cutscenes.

====''Game & Wario''====

The three level theme songs (collectively titled '''Ashley's ☆ Revolution''') in the [[Ashley (minigame)|Ashley]] minigame of ''[[Game & Wario]]'' are instrumental rearrangements of the song.

 

====''WarioWare Gold''====

A less compressed version of the original theme (both English and Japanese versions) played at a faster tempo is a record in the Toy Room in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''. (The original uncompressed vocal tracks are used, but the instrument tracks are new.) The game also introduces [[Pumpkin Panic (record)|a new instrumental arrangement]], used in the [[Pumpkin Panic]] minigame.

 

While the song itself does not appear in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'', an instrumental version of the first half of the first verse can be heard in the music that plays during Ashley's portion of the staff credits.

''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' includes two arrangements of Ashley's Theme with English and Japanese lyrics, which play on the [[WarioWare, Inc. (stage)|WarioWare, Inc.]] stage. These versions are performed in an upbeat, jazzy style, although there are a couple lyrical differences between the English version and the original song. Both versions were arranged by Tomoko Sasaki, with Ashley's vocals provided by Emily McIntosh and chorus vocals by Terry Lauber and James Cowan in the English version, and Ashley's vocals provided by Sasaki and chorus vocals by the Small Circle of Friends in the Japanese version. The English and Japanese arrangements reappear in the Western and Japanese versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', respectively, on the same stage as an alternate song, while both arrangements reappear in all versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' on the [[Gamer (stage)|Gamer]] stage and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' in both ''Wario'' stages.

'''ASHLEY:''' Eye of newt, I cast a hex on you<br>

:Grandma's wig, this will make you big<br>

:Kitten spit, soon your pants won't fit<br>

'''ASHLEY:''' I'm a slave to my spells, and, yes, it's true<br>

:Well, I don't have as many friends as you<br>

:But I think you're nice, and maybe we could be friends<br>

'''ASHLEY:''' I'm the coolest girl you'll ever meet<br>

The Japanese version of ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' adds a brand new Japanese arrangement. The music is closer to the original theme, but the chorus has women in it, and Ashley is portrayed by someone older. This version was arranged by {{wp|Keiichi Okabe}}, with Ashley's vocals provided by Nami Nakagawa.<ref>{{cite|language=ja|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210225084550/http://monaca-music.net/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AE%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E_Ver.2|title=アシュリーのテーマ Ver.2|publisher=Monaca Music Wiki|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=x.com/naminak|title=中川奈美@竈門禰豆子のうた (@naminak)|publisher=X|accessdate=June 27, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> The arrangement was later featured in all versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

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<i>Sekai ichi mina no ninki mono<br>

Sore wa kanojo no koto<br>　Ashurī<br>

Hitomemire ba daremo ga furimuku<br>

Atarimae Ashurī damon<br>

Sekaijū mina ga akogareru<br>

Sore wa kanojo no koto<br>　Ashurī!<br>

Kon'ya mo pātī yo!</i>

IO DI EMU oboerare nai<br>

Ā iya taikutsu!</i>

<i>Sekai ichi mina no ninki mono<br>

Sore wa kanojo no koto<br>　Ashurī!<br>

Kowai mono nashi yo!</i>

<i>Yozora no umi amata no hoshi<br>

Itsumo hitori kiri<br>

Mina to nakayoku shitai no<br>

Dō shitara ii no</i>

The Japanese version of Ashley's Theme is part of the track list of ''{{iw|nwiki|Daigasso! Band Brothers}}'' and it was made available as free downloadable content for non-international releases of ''{{iw|nwiki|Jam with the Band}}''.<ref>{{cite|author=Savino, Candance|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20120205041303/http://i.joystiq.com/2008/06/11/check-out-the-track-lists-for-band-brothers-dx|title=Check out the track lists for Band Brothers DX|date=June 11, 2008|publisher=Joystiq|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Spencer|language=en|url=www.siliconera.com/user-created-content-as-the-core-of-band-brothers-dx|title=User created content as the core of Band Brothers DX|date=June 4, 2008|publisher=Siliconera|accessdate=June 26, 2024}}</ref> A downloadable PDF partition of Ashley's Theme was also released to promote the release of the original ''Daigasso! Band Brothers''.<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/abbj/download/ashley_all.pdf|title=アシュリーのテーマ 『さわるメイドインワリオ』より|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 26, 2024}}</ref> A music video for Ashley's Theme was released for ''Daigasso! Band Brothers P'' on July 31, 2015.<ref>{{cite|language=ja|url=x.com/nindori/status/626962310326673410|title=ニンドリ募集楽曲、遊べる動画「メイドインワリオ アシュリーのテーマ」本日配信です。長らくおまたせいたしました！3DS『バンブラP』『バンブラP デビュー』の「ラジオショップ」内、「遊べる動画」からDLできます。 #バンブラP|publisher=X|author=nindori|date=July 30, 2015|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEPT8yw1g-w|title=''Band Brothers P'' - Ashley's Theme - Trumpet - Master - FC 99%|author=zedamex|date=August 1, 2015|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref>

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There were some issues over Ashley's English theme. If the record is spun fast enough in the Turntable souvenir during the first solo, it would supposedly come out with the words "I have granted kids to [[Hell]]." However, Nintendo and ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' both stated that it was an accident and the words come out like that due to it meshing pieces of the song together.<ref>{{cite|quote="We've received a lot of letters about this. What happens when you use the fast-forward function is that it skips most of the words in the song, playing only certain syllables. The fact that those syllables form the phrase you mentioned is just a (very) creepy coincidence."|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 193|page=12|date=July 2005|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> The real words are as the following:

Pan'''tal'''ones giganticus!</blockquote>

**"''Ashley's theme song from WarioWare: Touched!, and just like her, it's brimming with charm...and a hint of darkness! How many magic spells do you recognize in the lyrics?''" (''WarioWare Gold'')

**"''Ashley's theme song from the Japanese version of WarioWare: Touched! is not quite as dark as the original, is it?''" (''WarioWare Gold'')

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*In the English version of this verse, Ashley lists "eye of newt" as an implied ingredient in her spell. This is a reference to a popular scene from [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''{{iw|wikipedia|Macbeth}}'' where the {{iw|wikipedia|Three Witches}} recite it as an ingredient in a potion.

*The Japanese version of Ashley's Theme has Ashley's voice be very high-pitched, which is alluded to by the song's English description in ''Gold''. All of Ashley's later appearances (except ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'') has her Japanese voicing be more downbeat akin to the English voicing, with ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' using her English voicing verbatim.

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