History AwesomeMusic / OddSquad

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yEL8usoFP4 If You're Alone on Stage]] from "Orchid's Almost Half-Hour Talent Show" is arguably one of the best songs of the season, being a full duet between Otis and Olympia as the former helps the latter through her PerformanceAnxiety during the eponymous talent show. The second half of the song even goes full {{Dubstep}} as Olympia regains her confidence, with her and Otis dancing in perfect sync. It's a sheer testament to how much chemistry they have as partners.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Shapely Manor]] from "Crime at Shapely Manor" plays at the climax of the episode while Olive, Otto, Lord Rectangle and his guests all take chase after Miss Triangle and her siblings. As short as it may be, it manages to capture the delicate movements of the culprits as they move from room to room in the eponymous manor, and speeds up as {{Overcrank}} is used to show characters going from room to room (which ends with Lord Rectangle somehow meeting his clone).

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Take Away Four]], Soundcheck's first song featured in the show, is a straightforward, generic love song that has a certain charm to it, and an ''amazing'' rap from Matthew Armet in the bridge. Creator/PBSKids would go on to release an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xooryAF-mU official music video]] for it only 5 months after the episode "Soundcheck" was released.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Gonna Add One]], a reprise of "Take Away Four", features Otto becoming an AscendedFanboy and getting to sing with his favorite band in place of Danny T. While only for a short verse, Filip Geljo's vocals and singing talent is nothing short of phenomenal.
** There's even a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 mashup]] of the above two songs!
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 smooth jazz remix]] of Take Away Four, used as the {{Leitmotif}} for Otto's Soundcheck Room, is a slow, calm piece.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 The Force of Gravity]] once again makes good use of Dalila Bela's and Filip Geljo's singing talents -- only instead of singing with the Mayor and his high school glee club, they sing with Soundcheck. Matthew Armet delivers some pretty skilled beatboxing in the bridge as well.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Up, Down, Left, Right]], the song that Otto listens to in order to bypass the bullpen's lasers in "Dance Like Nobody's Watching". If you thought his moves in the episode were slick, listen to the song in its entirety and try not to get up and dance yourself.
* The chorus of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Probably]] was featured in "Party of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1" as background music, but it wasn't until the soundtrack released that fans could hear the song in its entirety. It's a SillyLoveSong that talks about how a man may or may not be there for his lover since the future is uncertain and no one knows what to expect, but loves her regardless and believes that they are meant to be together.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Zoological]] features Tony D. going solo and taking the term "party animal" [[LiteralMinded a little too literally.]]

* The song that the soundtrack derives its name from, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Stop the Music]], sounds just as great on the soundtrack as it does in "A Case of the Sing-Alongs". Dalila Bela and Filip Geljo both get to showcase their singing talents and have a mini-duet with each other, and it also features Millie Davis' singing voice long before she underwent VocalEvolution and her singing became better over time.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Obfusco's theme]] is a perfect IAmSong that showcases his job of training Investigation agents with his tough but fair demeanor, and switches to a more lively, upbeat country tune mid-way through that, in a rather subtle way, reflects his tendency to speak in [[WordSaladPhilosophy riddles and phrases that are hard to understand.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Oscar is Awesome]], an IAmGreatSong focusing on the dorky but lovable Scientist following his tense and climactic battle with Odd Todd in "Trading Places". Sean Michael Kyer finally gets his turn to let loose on the mic, and he manages to rock the stage with his powerful voice. It gets a reprise in "Oscar Strikes Back" in the form of a BossRemix that manages to sound even ''more'' intense than the original, with altered lyrics that perfectly describe Oscar after having gone through massive CharacterDevelopment.
* If there is any song that is a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for the entire series in terms of music, it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Strange Weather]]. It's a DualMeaningChorus song, with lyrics pertaining to both the pienado that Olive fights off and the completion of her CharacterDevelopment as she grows from a ShrinkingViolet into a headstrong ActionGirl that refuses to back down even when taking a pie to the back, telling Odd Todd that she's fed up with his actions towards her and her workplace. The outro of the song that plays when Oscar performs a HeroicSacrifice and lets himself be knocked unconscious while Olive makes the final shot to close the pienado's vault, as well as the nine piano notes played at the very end, is [[TearJerker tearjerking]], and manages to capture the aftermath of the massacre as Olive becomes the only agent still standing. There's no doubt that Strange Weather is one of the most beautiful and powerful songs of the entire series.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Win It All for the Win]] from "Undercover Olive", while full of WordSaladLyrics, is an empowerment song for Olive, encouraging her to keep up her disguise as Kooky Clown and make her way through the RockPaperScissors competition to get the tube map so villains don't break into Precinct 13579's Headquarters.
* IsThereADoctorInTheHouse Why yes, it's Dr. O, who gets a short but sweet [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 rap song]] that shows off her vast knowledge of medicine and makes good use of vocal chops from various episodes. While it's a rather odd {{Leitmotif}} for the Odd Squad Doctor and serves as a combination of a BoastfulRap and GratuitousRap, it's amazing nonetheless.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Potato Song]] is one of the more [[MemeticMutation memetic]] songs of the series, if not the most memetic. It's a short little ditty about Olaf's love of potatoes, but is often talked about in the fandom and has spawned a small handful of remixes.

* The show's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaix0pPoGm4 opening theme]], narrated by Olive for the soundtrack, perfectly embodies how Odd Squad as an organization is -- business-like, but at the same time, strange and fun. It also serves as a good primary source of LeaningOnTheFourthWall by being the default ringtone for most agents' badge phones. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaix0pPoGm4 closing theme]] is just as catchy.

* [[https://youtu.be/ZeNrqFJceLs?t=37 The Saddest Song in the World of All Time]] and its lyrics may sound hammy, but the music video for it featured in ''Odd Squad: The Movie'' is one of the most [[TearJerker tearjerking]] things to come out of the show's run, as Olympia, Oona, Otis, and Oprah all deal with their lives and what comes next for them after Odd Squad goes out of business. The song briefly veers into {{Narm}} territory, however, with Oprah letting out an anguished SkywardScream after [[DamnYouMuscleMemory she instinctively yells for someone to give her a juice box]], only to be told by another girl to get her own juice. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_bCMUq54W0 full music video]] for the song is less depressing, but still manages to be quite the tearjerker either way.

* When it comes to dancing, it doesn't get quite as epic as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwAYxas3wLU You'd Better (Better, Better, Better) Be Ready]] from "License to Science". It's nearly a full straight minute of Otis making the bullpen his dance floor, with lyrics that reflect Oona's struggle of studying for her Department of Motorized Gadgets test. Isaac Kragten is a professional dancer, and make no mistake, this song is the pinnacle of his TheCastShowoff moments.

* "Life in the Mail Room" is a fun IAmSong about daily life at the Odd Squad Mail Department's main headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. It features Osmerelda Kim, Omar, Orla and Oswald singing and is couple with some awesome dance moves and pretty visuals.

* [[https://youtu.be/ZeNrqFJceLs?t=37 The Saddest Song in the World of All Time]] and its lyrics may sound hammy, but the music video for it featured in ''Odd Squad: The Movie'' is one of the most [[{{TearJerker}} tearjerking]] things to come out of the show's run, as Olympia, Oona, Otis, and Oprah all deal with their lives and what comes next for them after Odd Squad goes out of business. The song briefly veers into {{Narm}} territory, however, with Oprah letting out an anguished SkywardScream after [[DamnYouMuscleMemory she instinctively yells for someone to give her a juice box]], only to be told by another girl to get her own juice. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_bCMUq54W0 full music video]] for the song is less depressing, but still manages to be quite the tearjerker either way.

* If there is any song that is a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for the entire series in terms of music, it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Strange Weather]]. It's a DualMeaningChorus song, with lyrics pertaining to both the pienado that Olive fights off and the completion of her CharacterDevelopment as she grows from a ShrinkingViolet into a headstrong ActionGirl that refuses to back down even when taking a pie to the back, telling Odd Todd that she's fed up with his actions towards her and her workplace. The outro of the song that plays when Oscar performs a HeroicSacrifice and lets himself be knocked unconscious while Olive makes the final shot to close the pienado's vault, as well as the nine piano notes played at the very end, is [[{{TearJerker}} tearjerking]], and manages to capture the aftermath of the massacre as Olive becomes the only agent still standing. There's no doubt that Strange Weather is one of the most beautiful and powerful songs of the entire series.

* [[https://youtu.be/V6-WWtCuF6Q?t=89 The Button Song]] serves as a sort of reprise of the aforementioned O Song, only it's about buttons instead of agents and has Opal as the vocalist rather than Olympia. Valentina Herrera's vocals perfectly match the upbeat enthusiasm the song has as she runs through the many buttons in the Odd Squad Mobile Unit van and what they do.

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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQgoLJVkBnw Odd Squad 80's Theme]] sounds fitting as Oprah's theme song for an ''Odd Squad'' video game, but still wouldn't be out of place in '80s music.

'''NOTE:''' Some songs from Season 2 onward do not have official names, and are referred to by fan names.

* If there is any song that is a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for the entire series in terms of music, it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Strange Weather]]. It's a DualMeaningChorus song, with lyrics pertaining to both the pienado that Olive fights off and the completion of her CharacterDevelopment as she grows from a ShrinkingViolet into a headstrong ActionGirl that refuses to back down even when taking a pie to the back, telling Odd Todd that she's fed up with his actions towards her and her workplace. The outro of the song that plays when Oscar performs a HeroicSacrifice and lets himself be knocked unconscious while Olive makes the final shot to close the pienado's vault, as well as the nine piano notes played at the very end, is [[{{TearJerker}} tearjerking]], and manages to capture the aftermath of the massacre as Olive becomes the only agent still standing. There's no doubt that Strange Weather is one of the most beautiful and powerful of the entire series.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Obfusco's theme]] is a perfect IAmSong that showcases his job of training Investigation agents with his tough but fair demeanor, and switches to a more lively, upbeat country tune mid-way in that, in a rather subtle way, reflects his tendency to speak in [[WordSaladPhilosophy riddles and phrases that are hard to understand.]]

* [[https://youtu.be/Z-s7lq22By0?t=61 The O Song]], also from the episode of the same name, is a ListSong where Olympia rattles off the names of some of the agents that work at Precinct 13579, intercut with shots of Olympia dancing at her desk. By the end of the song, she develops a brief bout of NameAmnesia and forgets her own name to add to the list.

* [[https://youtu.be/ZeNrqFJceLs?t=37 The Saddest Song in the World of All Time]] and its lyrics may sound hammy, but the music video for it featured in ''Odd Squad: The Movie'' is one of the most [[{{TearJerker}} tearjerking]] things to come out of the show's run, as Olympia, Oona, Otis, and Oprah all deal with their lives and what comes next for them after Odd Squad goes out of business. The song briefly turns into {{Narm}} territory, however, with Oprah letting out an anguished SkywardScream after [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DamnYouMuscleMemory she instinctively yells for someone to give her a juice box]], only to be told by another girl to get her own juice. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_bCMUq54W0 full music video]] for the song is less depressing, but still manages to be quite the tearjerker either way.

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* When it comes to dancing, it doesn't get quite as epic as [[You'd Better (Better, Better, Better) Be Ready]] from "License to Science". It's nearly a full straight minute of Otis making the bullpen his dance floor, with lyrics that reflect Oona's struggle of studying for her Department of Motorized Gadgets test. Isaac Kragten is a professional dancer, and make no mistake, this song is the pinnacle of his TheCastShowoff moments.

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Believe it or not, ''Series/OddSquad'' has its own fair share of SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic. Whether it's songs with WordSaladLyrics, excellent BGM pieces, or solos performed InUniverse, there's something for everyone. It's little wonder that a [[https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Music-Squad-Paul-Buckley/dp/B00ZDWZXAC/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=odd+squad+stop+the+music&qid=1609546352&sr=8-1 soundtrack]] was put out for a majority of the Season 1 songs and BGM pieces.

* The show's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaix0pPoGm4 opening theme]], narrated by Olive for the soundtrack, perfectly embodies how Odd Squad as an organization is -- business-like, but at the same time, strange and fun. It also serves as a good primary source of LeaningOnTheFourthWall by being the default ringtone for most agents' badge phones.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaix0pPoGm4 closing theme]] is just as catchy.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaix0pPoGm4 Bit Squad]], used as BGM for the episode "Game Time", combines the show's [[{{Leitmotif}} Leitmotifs]] with 8-bit music. If ever a retro ''Odd Squad'' video game were made, this would be the perfect theme for it.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBxYAoSn4 Gonna Add One]], a reprise of Take Away Four, features Otto becoming an AscendedFanboy and getting to sing with his favorite band in place of Danny T. While only for a short verse, Filip Geljo's vocals and singing talent is nothing short of phenomenal.

* The page image is taken from "The Work of Heart", a duet between Danny T. and Olive that manages to prove the latter's innocence in her trial as a last resort against Odd Todd. While filled with WordSaladLyrics like a majority of Soundcheck's songs, it's another chance for Dalila Bela and Lucas Meeuse to show off their incredible vocal talents, with Dalila's gestures really driving the song home.