History Main / MusicIsEighthNotes

* In ''VideoGame/Scribblenauts'', series, musical objects make characters show eight note.

* Subverted in the Chuck Jones cartoon "WesternAnimation/HighNote" which has fun anthropomorphizing all the various types of notation (turning a rest sign into a dog, for instance).
* [[Recap/EdEddNEddyS4E6PainInTheEd In an episode]] of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', Ed's violin playing manifests itself like this at times. At one point, they collide with Eddy's head hard to reflect his irritation with the cacophany. Once Ed increases the tempo, a barrage of notes proceed to slam into his head and bury him.

* Averted in ''Webcomic/SWAPEnsemble'', in which music is represented with proper notation. If music is not properly represented, it is shown as just the staff rather than as just eighth notes.

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* The parrot VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Chatot, normally associated with sound and music, has a head in the shape of an eighth note.

* Averted in ''WebComic/SWAPEnsemble'', in which music is represented with proper notation. If music is not properly represented, it is shown as just the staff rather than as just eighth notes.

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* A gag in ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' involves an {{Earworm}} Jon inadvertently gave to Garfield. The Earworm's represented by a single eighth note.

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* Variation: In Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s ''VideoGame/{{Popeye}}'' ArcadeGame, the second level has Popeye collecting sixteenth notes from Olive Oyl.

* In ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'', the Magenta Wisp resembles an Eighth note. In addition, its Wisp power turns Sonic into one and allows him to climb notation bars as if he's [[FollowTheBouncingBall following the bouncy ball]].

* Variation: In Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s ''ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'' ArcadeGame, the second level has Popeye collecting sixteenth notes from Olive Oyl.

In drawn fiction, when someone plays an instrument or sings or whistles, the music is "seen" as eighth notes (AKA quavers), regardless of what's being played or sung. Mostly a single eighth note with the stem up, but there can be the occasional two eighth notes sharing a flag.

** One of the miniboss Mr. Tick-Tock's attacks involve sending eighth notes towards Kirby. [[TacticalSuicideBoss Kirby needs use these notes to attack him if he fights him without a copy ability.]] Mr. Tick-Tock is an example of this trope because he gives the Mike ability upon being inhaled (a copy ability that involves Kirby "singing" into three different types of microphones).

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* The parrot VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Chatot is normally associated with sound and music. As such, it's design takes inspiration from music in addition to being a parrot (an animal also associated with music). The example of this trope comes with the fact that its head is the shape of an eighth note

Note that it's only an example of this trope if eighth notes explicitly reference music in one way or another. Simply being there isn't enough for it to be an example of this trope.

Note that it's only an example of this trope if eighth notes explicitly reference music in one way or another. Simply being there isn\'t enough for it to be an example of this trope.

** The recurring mike enemy Walky attacks by singing a \"tasteless tune\" (represented by eighth notes and, more recently, treble clefs) to his opponents.

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Taking over this old YKTTW. ~@/KarjamP
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%% Will Pothole to Music/Vocaloid when launched. Seem to be having trouble doing so in the draft.

!!Examples of this trope include:

* In ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'', the Magenta Wisp resembles an Eighth note. In addition, its Wisp power turns Sonic into one and allows him to climb notation bars as if he's [[FollowTheBouncyBall following the bouncy ball]].

* In ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'', the Magenta Wisp resembles an Eighth note. In addition, its Wisp power turns Sonic into one and allows him to climb notation bars as if he's [[FollowingTheBouncyBall following the bouncy ball]].

In drawn fiction, when someone plays an instrument or sings or whistles, the music is \"seen\" as eighth notes (AKA quavers), regardless of what\'s being played or sung. Mostly a single eighth note with the stem up, but there can be the occasional two eighth notes sharing a flag.

It\'s so prevalent that many computer character sets include it, including Unicode.

Cartoonists untrained in music love this trope, mostly because an eighth note is immediately and unambiguously recognizable by laity as musical notation. Also, it\'s one of the most common markings in written melodies.

Note that it\'s only an example of this trope if eighth notes explicitly reference music in one way or another. Simply being there isn\'t enough for it to be an example of this trope.

* A gag in \'\'ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}\'\' involves an {{Earworm}} Jon inadvertently gave to Garfield. The Earworm\\\'s represented by a single eighth note.
* \'\'ComicStrip/{{Nero}}\'\': A recurring character called Amadeus Moderato is a violinist who has a double quaver for a moustache.

* In \'\'VideoGame/SonicShuffle\'\', when Chao sings as an attack, eighth notes float from his head.
* In \'\'VideoGame/SonicLostWorld\'\', the Magenta Wisp resembles an Eighth note. In addition, its Wisp power turns Sonic into one and allows him to climb notation bars as if he\'s [[FollowingTheBouncyBall following the bouncy ball]].
* The Dingle boss in the remake of \'\'VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac\'\' whistles to summon mooks. The audio is accompanied visually by a few eighth notes.
* The parrot VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Chatot is normally associated with sound and music. As such, it\'s design takes inspiration from music in addition to being a parrot (an animal also associated with music). The example of this trope comes with the fact that its head is the shape of an eighth note
* \'\'VideoGame/{{Kirby}}\'\' series:
** The jukebox feature of \'\'VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe\'\' has eight notes coming from the visible jukebox on the top screen while a piece of in-game music plays (as well as, oddly enough, treble clefs).
** One of the miniboss Mr. Tick-Tock\'s attacks involve sending eighth notes towards Kirby. [[TacticalSuicideBoss Kirby needs use these notes to attack him if he fights him without a copy ability.]] Mr. Tick-Tock is an example of this trope because he gives the Mike ability upon being inhaled (a copy ability that involves Kirby \"singing\" into three different types of microphones).

* In the \'\'VideoGame/{{Drawn}}\'\' series of adventure games, a couple of puzzles require you to either collect, or strike in sequence, metal eighth-note pieces to access new areas that have a musical motif.
* The jukebox tab within the options menu of \'\'VideoGame/{{Locomotion}}\'\' is represented by four eighth notes on a score.
* \'\'VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask\'\' plays with this trope by having the Zora offspring \'\'be\'\' the eighth notes. More specifically, they arrange themselves in a certain way, then pose as eighth notes (Zora offspring resembles tadpoles in terms of appearance) so that they could teach Link a new song.

* When the bard class is introduced in \'\'Webcomic/TheLegendaryPixelCrew\'\', it is accompanied by several quavers, and one double semiquaver.