User blog:The Milo Murphy's Law Wiki Guy/Swamp Theory: Theme Song Analysis (With Points Made By Other People and Points Made By Me)

Hey Guys!

So, with the show coming up, I thought I'd share some of my theories with you in the upcoming days!

Let's start as most do: With an analysis of the theme song!

Since I didn't come up with many points, and since I wanted to share with you some other people's theories, here are some points made by "The Roundtable" about the theme when they analyzed it about a year ago:

1. The Magic Chest (The Roundtable)

The theme opens with a magic chest, the one that transports Anne to Amphibia. "The Roundtable" made an interesting observation (one I'm inclined to agree with) that the box has an illustration not just of Amphibia, but of a frog seemingly possessing three jewels.

Could this be a prophesy of sorts? Is this why Anne is even here?

And (this is my theory), is Hop Pop the owner or former owner of said jewels?

2. Academy/Boarding School (The Roundtable)

While I don't think this has been confirmed, it seems pretty clear that Anne is going to boarding school, and that The Roundtable is totally right. She, Sasha and the unnamed girl have school uniforms, and Anne's family has not been described ONCE. Boarding School sounds pretty likely to me.

3. The final illustration (The Roundtable)

When the title flashes at the end, if one looks closely, a drawing of three girls fighting a monster can be seen.

Three girls...

H'MM...

They also mention some stuff about the BFF's picture, and I have a similar theory, but that's for another post!

Anyway, those are the things they've noticed.

But I've noticed two potentially interesting points in the cover by Celica Westbrook!

Ok, so let's put the song on and listen:

(Tries to put disc in)

(It slips)

(In an attempt to capture it, falls through the pit of despair from the SpongeBob episode "Shanghied")

(Finally retrieves disc)

...

Sorry for all that.

Here you go!

"Now I find myself

In the wild unknown

With the frogs and toads..."

Ok, so far, so good.

But check this out:

"And I'm far from home

But there's so much here to discover..."

The song (which is from Anne's perspective) details how she's far from home, almost in a sad voice, and then jumps into excitement at the discovery of Amphibia. Now, of course this makes sense, since Anne is adventurus and not very moody, but the sudden transition, even if it's a theme song, strikes my interest.

Could this be a clue to how bad Anne's former life was?

Think about it: Even if she's enjoying herself, doesn't she have family, friends, happiness in the real world?

Maybe this is the proof that Anne is missing something in the real world, something that Amphibia offers!

Of course, this could also be connected to her self centeredness.

Which brings me to my next (and main) point.

So, let's keep going with the song:

"One leap after another,

Hop into the adventure,

Gotta ribbit, ribbit,

Jump on in it,

Welcome to Amphibia,

Life don't get much crazier,

When you're a normal girl,

living in another world..."

Stop!

Ok, so the shot in the theme when those last two lines are sung are when Anne is back to back with a frightened Sprig, and they are faced by some monsters.

Anne has her racket up, and she looks determined to fight these beasts.

But here's what I find interesting:

In a theme song, there is usually one or two traits about the characters that are discovered.

For example, in the Gravity Falls theme, through visual aids, Dipper is revealed to be a mystery lover, Mabel is revealed to be happy go lucky and quirky, and Grunkle Stan is revealed to be shady and money loving.

In the Kim Possible theme, we learn that Kim is a basic average girl who's here to save the world, and the visual clearly show her being very capable.

The SpongeBob theme tells us that... He's weird. But in a lovable way.

So, what does this theme do?

Well, we know that Anne loves adventure, but notice:

So far, the theme has described Amphibia and Anne's sense of adventure.

But when tasked with finding an adjective to describe herself, Anne uses Normal.

Why do I find this interesting? She is a normal girl, you may say.

Well, let's not forget the original description of Anne, all the way back to last year, the very first description of Anne was:

Self-centered.

So...

How come a self-centered girl's first and only adjective about herself (and remember, the song is from her perspective), how come it's normal?

Remember, normal is usually used in a negative way.

Ordinary.

Boring.

Unexceptional.

A nobody.

Anne, who is self-centered, uses that term.

And it's not that surprising, since self-centered people are many time people with zero self esteem. They think that by saying and thinking that they are the best, that they'll become the best.

But deep down, they hate themselves.

This line and shot may be the most revealing about Anne: She thinks she's just a normal girl.

Yet here she is, defending her friend from monsters 9and before this, a giant boulder), with only a tennis racket.

Because this "normal" girl is going to be the hero of this world.

Boom!

Foreshadowing!

I also want to add that the instrumental has whistling, and if memory serves, Gravity Falls had whistling in its theme too.

And Matt Braly worked on Gravity Falls.

And the people who worked on Gravity Falls love Easter eggs.

Is the whistling in the theme a hint that the show is going to get serious?

Anyway, these are my theories and others theories.

What do you guys think?

Are any of these right?

What are your theories?

Share your thoughts!

Anne Boonchuy Fan.