Animal Crossing Island Tunes: Worst Songs To Choose

Animal Crossing: New Horizons allows players to create their own island tune, adding a bit of personal musical flair to their island paradise. Like previous games in the franchise, the island tune can be between 1 and 16 notes and plays whenever the player enters or exits a building, or when they talk to any of the island’s villagers or NPCs. By speaking to Isabelle in the Resident Services building, players can change the island tune as frequently as they want, and Isabelle will even sing it to the player as a preview.

Many players take the opportunity to set their Animal Crossing island tune to songs they enjoy from other media, such as their favorite video games, music, movies, TV shows, and more. Not only can the island tune make players feel more at home on their island paradise, but music and jingles from other games and media often make great, recognizable town tunes that players and their visitors are delighted to hear. Players with themed islands can even set their town tunes to match the theme as well, setting their designs above and beyond with the help of customizable music.

Conversely, players looking for a bit of a laugh can set their island tune to something truly terrible that’s sure to make visitors groan and roll their eyes. Island tunes tend to be short, catchy jingles that are a great opportunity to get an annoying song stuck in a friend’s head, reference a favorite meme, or even creep people out with a horror-themed song that feels particularly uncanny in the pleasant world of Animal Crossing. From funny to downright maddening, these are the worst songs players can set as their island tune in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Animal Crossing Worst Town Tunes – Baby Shark

After going viral in 2016, the “Baby Shark” song became the most-watched video on YouTube with over 9 billion views. It’s a catchy, fun tune for children and comes with its own set of dance moves that helped launch it to the height of internet fame as a TikTok trend, but its repetitive melody makes it get very old very quickly, especially since kids seem to want to play it nonstop. Despite being the most-watched video, it’s also one of the most hated, and setting this as an Animal Crossing island tune is a surefire way to get this incessant earworm lodged in any visitor’s ear.

The Jaws Theme Can Be An Unsettling Animal Crossing Island Tune

For Animal Crossing players who prefer their sharks in classic horror films as opposed to viral videos, the theme from Jaws is a recognizable classic that’s sure to make visitors feel like something’s coming for them from the deep. Nothing shouts “danger” quite as well as John Williams’ ominous melody, which was scary enough to chill viewers even without the shark being on screen. As the sharks arrive during Animal Crossing’s summer months, the Jaws theme is a great choice for a horror-filled island tune that might make players think twice about taking a dive.

“The Song That Never Ends” Is An Annoying Animal Crossing Island Tune

If there’s one song that was written specifically to annoy, it’s “The Song That Never Ends.” This is an inherently infinite loop of a cheerful, upbeat tune that, as the name implies, literally never ends. Originally appearing as the closing theme of the 1992 PBS puppet show, Lamb Chop’s Play-Along, “The Song That Never Ends” can be sung forever.

However,  just a few notes of it are enough to get it stuck in visitors’ heads when used as an Animal Crossing town tune. While players can’t technically set it to loop in Animal Crossing, hearing it every time a door is opened or a conversation starts is almost as good as having it on repeat. For those wanting to unsettle their island guests, “The Song That Never Ends” is just about perfect.

“Lavender Town Theme” From Pokémon Is A Creepy Animal Crossing Island Tune

When Pokémon Red & Green were released for the Game Boy in 1997, the incredibly creepy Lavender Town theme stuck out like a sore thumb in this fun, lighthearted game. With jarring chords and pitches high enough to strain the Game Boy’s speakers, players even went so far as to report physical side effects that resulted from listening to this creepy tune for long periods of time. Pokémon players will instantly recognize this haunting theme from Red & Green’s scariest town when it’s played as an Animal Crossing town tune, adding a hint of retro gaming horror to the island.

Animal Crossing Worst Town Tunes – “Never Gonna Give You Up” By Rick Astley

There’s hardly any prank better than a good old fashioned Rickroll, and Animal Crossing players can set Rick Astley’s ever-popular “Never Gonna Give You Up” as their island tune to Rickroll all of their villagers daily. Rather than tricking friends into clicking a link to Astley’s music video, players can set the song as their tune and invite their friends to the island to pull off the classic prank. While the rhythm and notes of Astley’s dance-pop hit can be difficult to transpose in Animal Crossing’s island tune creator, it’s recognizable enough for anyone to know they’re being Rickrolled upon hearing it.

Animal Crossing Worst Town Tunes – Trololo Song

If Rickrolling isn’t players’ preferred prank melody, the Mr. Trololo song’s cheerful melody is another great option for an Animal Crossing island song that’s sure to get either a laugh or a groan from unsuspecting visitors. The island tune generator’s chiptune pitches can’t quite capture the original singer, Eduard Khil’s deep, crooning voice, but the song’s melody fits nicely into the 16 notes players have to work with, making for a recognizable tune. While the lighthearted song may have become nostalgic as a classic meme for some players, it still makes for an effective Rickroll-style prank 12 years later.

Theme From The Twilight Zone Is An Eerie Animal Crossing Island Tune

Imagine an Animal Crossing island in which everything seems to be normal, but the eerie theme of TheTwilight Zone plays on the hour, every hour. To give the New Horizons island a surreal vibe that suggests everything is not as it appears, players can set The Twilight Zone’s unsettling theme as their island tune. Since the classic TV anthology spans multiple genres and incorporates elements of horror, science fiction, surrealism, and fantasy, it’s an incredibly versatile town tune that fits many different island themes, providing the perfect creepy tune that can chill visitors and make them wary of any lurking horrors on the otherwise cheerful Animal Crossing: New Horizons island.

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