We listened to every Galaxy S8 ringtone so you didn't have to

Watch this: The definitive Galaxy S8 ringtone review

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Samsung 's Galaxy S8 is one of the best phones ever made, and it took a lot of scrutiny on our part to determine that. In addition to our general review, we tested its camera against the iPhone 7 Plus and we dropped it on the sidewalk in a durability test. But now, I wrote the review you've been waiting for: the Galaxy S8's ringtones.

I spent hours in various aural environments playing and replaying all 31 of the S8's stock ringtones. Sometimes I listened to the ringtones while the phone was inside a bag or pocket. Other times, I held the S8 and played each ringtone in a quiet room. The testing was thorough and at times emotionally draining. (I mean how many times can you listen to the T-Mobile Jingle ringtone before going crazy?)

But when my testing was done, a couple things became clear. First, a majority of the ringtones have a decidedly '80s vibe. Next, a ringtone has never won a Grammy. Perhaps one of these repetitive masterpieces can change that.

This jaunty collection of rhythms feel like the menu music in a Sega game. "Aqua's" repetitive soft rock keyboard vibe lets everyone know that you don't let life slow you down -- at any cost.

As one of the more annoying tones, expect to hear this at a movie theater when someone forgets to silence their phone. The manic "beep-beep-beeping" raises such questions as: Whose phone is that? Why do they keep letting it ring? Will this call ever go to voicemail?

It sounds like Samsung just recorded a heart monitor.

This is the sequel to the ringtone "Beep Once." And though it's faster and has double the beep budget, it's still not as good as the original. Much like "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde."

The dazzling arpeggio lets everyone know that life is nothing but a repetitive farce. The ascending and descending melody never seems to stop. Also, I'm making the rule that only actual bellboys, Tim Roth and Jerry Lewis can use this ringtone.

Head on down to the crossroads and be prepared to trade in your eternal soul for these quiet blues chords that would make Buddy Guy ask, "Hello? Who is this, and why are you calling me?"

If Arcade Fire and DeVotchKa recorded a song and then left it in a bathtub, you'd have this ringtone. You'll want all calls to go to voicemail so "Chamber" can underscore your ironic sips of PBR while you type away on your mom's old typewriter.

This ringtone is right out of an '80s movie. The two characters you want to get together finally do. This music transitions from their first steamy night together to the pillow talk the morning after. It could also underscore a sweaty male beach volleyball scene.

Hey, Daddy-o! Snap your way through your dreary cubicle life as you dispassionately pour a cup of office coffee and hope to score the last everything bagel before Darryl eats it.

The descending vibes of this diddy is right out of the Ryan Gosling film "Drive." Its spacey repetitive echoes give you perspective before you answer calls to drive people around.

Samsung basically took every western musical cliché and put them into one ringtone.

No it's not that Friday song. The whiny synth and meandering notes remind you just how dorky dad has gotten since he got those hair plugs. Yep, it's another Friday night dinner of fish sticks and catsup.

This ringtone has some serious Elton John/Charlie Brown music (Vince Guaraldi) vibe happening and it's actually pretty damn good. Too bad there's no chorus.

This is a whistling cover of "Ice Cream (I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream, For Ice Cream)." The song has been updated with a quiet funk guitar strum and a new age brightness that would make even Yanni bop his head.

This xylophone melody feels like a leftover musical bridge from the Tom Waits' song "Black Box Theme" that he wrote for the play "The Black Rider."

Welcome to the Japanese spa. Please undress and use the robe provided for you in the locker. Relax with this cup of tea until your massage is ready to begin.

This screams "I'm a morning person!" If you want to wake up 50 percent rested and 100 percent angry at the world, use this ringtone as an alarm. Is the nightmare clown gone?

The combination of optimistic chimes and soulful chords greet you with a yearning embrace. Remember, your life coach says it's OK to cry.

Unfortunately, this is not from the album by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. If you like fuzzy synths and long intros, you'll love this ringtone.

This terrible hot mess of doo-wop vocals and high-pitched planetarium sounds will make you question how this ever got past the ringtone focus group.

Samsung seems to have recorded someone taking a piano lesson.

It's only a matter of time before this tune is used in a pharmaceutical commercial. Side effects include: growing extra ribs, disco knee and hotdog fingers.

The metallic sounds scream dystopian future, but the Philip Glass melody points to our analog past. Are you Sarah Connor?

It's an instrumental version of "Three Blind Mice," but just the first line. All musical build. No musical release.

The synthesizer harmonica in this tone will make you regret getting that condo in a high rise.

The playfulness harkens back to minimalist composer Angus MacLise and his shadow collaborations with the Velvet Underground.

Light quirky chimes define this Mark Mothersbaugh-esque ringtone. It's easy to imagine this underscoring a Wes Anderson film.

If you are a fan of the late-Japanese electronic composer Isao Tomita (because who isn't?!) you'll be thrilled to have your incoming call greet you with this passionate and expressive synth.

Samsung has to give the people at least one of the classics. This was before T-Mobile was the "Uncarrier," back in the days when it was just a carrier.

Legend has it that originally Samsung had a darker version of this that used five notes. But too many people got sad hearing it.

This Afro-Cuban ditty is a musical commentary on our always on-the-go lifestyle. Yet its rhythm is very much that of the pee-pee dance.