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Animal Crossing New Horizons Town Tune: How to Switch Up the Music

By Andrew Lin

Animal Crossing New Horizons Town Tune is called the Island Tune, and is notably absent in the beginning of the game.
Animal Crossing New Horizons Town Tune is called the Island Tune, and is notably absent in the beginning of the game. / Screen by Andrew Lin

Animal Crossing New Horizons Town Tune is called the Island Tune, and is notably absent in the beginning of the game. Here's how you get to be able to change the Town Tune in New Horizons.

Animal Crossing New Horizons Town Tune

To get the ability to change the Island Tune, you'll need to talk to Isabelle in the Resident Services building. You unlock the building after you build the three extra houses for Tom Nook. After that, the Resident Services tent will be closed for renovations for a day.

This actually marks the end of the week-long "tutorial" in New Horizons. When you get the Resident Services building, you'll unlock the hourly changing music that was absent before. You'll also hear the Island Tune jingle when you talk to a villager or enter a building.

If you're composing a new tune, the town tune is always in the key of C Major. If you're not musically inclined, you can check the back catalog of Animal Crossing Town Tunes on the internet for your favorite song or melody.

There are thousands of Town Tune resources out there, as Town Tunes have been a series staple since the original Animal Crossing. Any Town Tune melodies for previous games will work in New Horizons as well.