I love these music breakdowns. In one of GameSpot’s videos he pointed out that the Zora main characters in BotW are named after solfège (Mi-fa, Do-re[phan], Si-do[n]), and those very notes are used in their music themes. I’m not so well versed in all of this but would be cool to see if there are more instances in Zora music. Just a deep dive video idea 😅
The Kokiri in OoT were named like this too. "Mido" and "Fado", and Saria aside from being named after a place in The Adventure of Link, might be a musical reference too given that an "aria" is a type of song.
Wait wait wait… this is EXACTLY the type of stuff you guys gotta tell me 😁 I heard about this once but totally forgot… who is Do-re again? Or can you link the video where you learned about this?
Oh my gosh I found it and it’s amazing. I’ve seen that before a few years ago, that is SOOO good. Honestly he probably says everything I could have said, so I probably should do a video on it, but thanks so much for that amazing NOTE!!!!!
@@ZeldaMusicTheory King Dorephan. Although I’m not sure he has his own music theme. Mipha and Sidon definitely do have themes. So La is also sort of “Zora” since Japanese changes L into R. I also think some of the NPC Zora’s names in the game have references like that. Here’s the video link (starts minute 7) th-cam.com/video/KMP0-IS1O08/w-d-xo.html
That’s awesome. I was blown away by the confirmation from an insider at Zelda on that being intentional. Makes some of the stuff I’m saying not too far fetched.
On top of being a great analysis and passionate about music and Zelda, you have a great voice for ASMR lol. The best ASMR are always the accidental ones from someone explaining in detail.
Hey! I just wanted to tell you that I really appreciate the calm, positive and eye-level atmosphere of your videos. I‘ve been struggling with anxiety and depression most of my life, blocking me from even attempting to make music, and your videos are really helping me to connect to the inherent simple joy of it all. Keep doing what you do, I‘ll definitely keep watching! ❤
Von, Thanks for your comment! It can be intimidating, but music is certainly a gift from God and one that enriches our lives. I’m a huge fan 🤣 And Zelda just happens to have incredible music. Glad we connected! Have an awesome day!
You: I’m not a pianist Also You: *proceeds to play every chord/run with > 90% accuracy* Perfection isn’t necessary when you can scratch this Zelda-music-breakdown itch (I didn’t even know I had until now) so well! Thank you sir!
Woa, I just got to the part where you say you aren't a pianist. That is incredible that you are basically double translating some of this from what you hear in your 'head voice' (alto saxophone) down to the piano. Nice work. Keep it up!
also the chord you play at exactly 38:38, is the first chord (that fits) to play the ballad of the goddess. and the part where riju says "you are not alone", another reference to the four note sequence from Age of Calamity plays. that part on the alto sax. love these vids man, as a musician I geek on these concepts haha keep up the good work💯
Thanks so much! That’s E minor. I would have thought that the “reverse” of Zelda’s Lullaby would be in the same key. I guess they reharmonized it. I’ll have to revisit that track.
I know a lot of other people mentioned it in the last video, I tried to comment but I think it was autodeleted because I put a link to the original announcement trailer maybe? But the observation was that the 3 note lead-in (the same 3 notes that play when you see the dragon person and when Link is on his stone bird @25:23 and @28:45) is the same as the reversed section in the announcement trailer- I think they already had the theme written in 2019. My theory is that this reversed, slightly different version is the "corrputed" version of the theme, and the main theme with the sax is the "restored" version. Just like how we will be restoring the Master Sword, this theme represents restoration and repair. Zelda music team is always putting story elements in their music so this is my initial thought.
Actually now that you point out the opening, it's a pretty nice way to reference where we left off in BoTW. That tune from spirit tracks is the "Zelda Duet" where you have to work together with her to defeat the final boss, similar to where we had to work with Zelda in BoTW
I really love these music breakdown videos. It’s crazy how just simple musical cues and sounds can bring us back to a memory that happened so long ago. Music is a beautiful thing, but Zelda music has been literally the source of all my good memories. Less than three weeks to go ladies and gents! 👏🏽👏🏽❤️❤️
Love your work lad. I've always loved the music of the Zelda franchise and after hearing the trailer for the first time I knew I wanted to find someone to break down the music frame by frame instead of the trailer itself, and you absolutely delivered!! First-time viewer but definitely won't be the last.
Amazing detailed breakdown, can’t believe I’ve only discovered your channel now. The director’s cut format is such a great idea. I want to point out something: the main Zelda theme (4:59) and the music when Link fails to catch Zelda (22:30) are both in E, but the first is in major and the second in minor, with choral voices in each. Sure the entire theme revolves around E, but I’d like to think this contrasts Link’s failure to his triumph.
39:00 That specific set of notes sounds more like Kakariko Village from Twilight Princess. And 37:37 is way more like the Twilight Princess Hyrule Field theme people thought they heard near the beginning. Might be the same chord, too. You let me know because I'm not a musician lol It's likely they are hinting slightly at TP as it's technically the last time we saw Ganondorf before this game. There are more connections, like the Zonai being similar to the Twili, or maybe even the Twili themselves. Some people say the master sword in the logo looks the same as Twili patterns. It all seems to be connected, and I don't think it's coincidental at all, because Nintendo would know if it was.
Hyrule theme TP is in the same key, I’m thinking now it MIGHT be intentional. And relates to E3 2017 BOTW trailer, I have a whole other video in the works stay tuned! And don’t quite hear the Kakariko theme there, but I DID listen to KV from TP and it has a beautiful example of a b6 b7 1, so you’ll hear that theme again form me in the future eventually.
I'm so glad I came across your content! You did a really fantastic analysis. Did you notice that the saxophone section (analysis starting 28:45) uses a motif to create a call (29:24) and response (29:41). Not only that, the choral voices used in the response section seem to mirror the voices heard at (25:23) which many hear as "the future". I believe this was actually subtly setting up the listener's expectations. That section is absolutely an absolutely glorious bit of composition, and deserves a spot in the proper OST of the final game. I can't wait to see how it works out. I love your content already, and I have a feeling your channel will grow exponentially in the time leading up to and after TOTK's release. I'm really looking forward to your next videos. Thanks for your hard work!
Found your channel last night man. Love your breakdowns and explanations for someone just now trying to understand music theory better. Very underrated channel. You have a good future ahead of you.
Much appreciated! I made it for people just like you. I;m glad somebody watched till the end. Much more I could have said, already working on a “sequel” to the original.
Discovered your channel this week can’t believe you just started man. LOVE your content so far. I would love if you went back through the other Zeldas analyzing stuff like the overworld themes, dungeon themes, the progression of the themes over time like hyrule castle or ganon’s. JUST SOME IDEAS HAHAHA! Keep going!!
Honestly that’s something I’m EVEN MORE passionate about because there’s more nostalgia for me on something like Great Fairy Theme than there is on Mipha’s Theme for example. But I’ve been zeroing in on TOTK simply because it gets WAYYY more searches. And I’ve got so much good Zelda content on hold, I kind of need to wait for a bigger audience to see it. And now we’re like 2 weeks away, I just can’t see an argument to NOT do every TOTK theme I possibly can esp once the game drops. And then when the dust settles, absolutely I’m gonna do more old school Zelda 😉 I got you
I subscribed not too long ago, excited to find someone talking about Zelda music and loving the first video. This was uploaded a day later, and I am so excited! I could watch hours of people discussing all of the depth and details that go into these soundtracks! Awesome video. Thanks for releasing an extended version!
Man... you have such a good ear! I find your ability to recognize melodic similarities really cool 👍 By the end of this video I fell in love with the zelda chord too :) Keep going 🎹👌
Thanks so much! I have a knack for music but have also spent years and years yearning to understand more and practice and actively listen. But I’m sure I could teach you to do the same
Alright; regarding a little bit of quick research regarding the suona: Firstly, the biggest piece of evidence that the instrument played at 2:10 of the trailer video being alto saxophone and not suona is the physical range of the instrument. Suona is only able to go down to its lowest note of A4, while the melody of the trailer goes down to F#4, (Eb on saxophone), which the Suona cannot go to. The tonality of this melodic line sounds exactly as a classical saxophone would. (Obviously segway) Second, the timbre of the two instruments are vastly different. If we compare a suona to a soprano saxophone, they sound similar. In fact I'd argue the suona sounds more like how an Oboe would with a soprano mouthpiece if it were possible. But the timbre isn't whiny enough in comparison to an alto reaching its altissimo range. Unless we see a studio recording of this piece where a suona is used, I am willing to argue against it.
Not sure if anyone else has picked up, but the very opening at 35 seconds in which plays the wind sound. It's the wind sound from the desert path in OoT
sometimes the algorithm works out. i never knew your channel existed SOMEHOW but now i'm hooked. this is the exact type of content i look for especially zelda. you've got an amazing ear on you.
I just realized something! When original the Zelda fanfare starts when the title card comes in, the bass part under it is playing the Gannon progression except the last note of the four is raised a half step!
Another amazing video! Please keep releasing content like this! I'm calling it, you're gonna blow up with views and subs soon! More power to your channel, sir ❤
I have literally watched every video of you now. I'd love to hear you play all or any Zelda theme you'd like to play in a playlist. There are not many hifi sounding piano records of Zelda songs and yours sounds fantastic.
Thanks so much! I feel like guys like Franco Albertini and Kyle Landry are much more accomplished pianists, but easy songs I can certainly play. But explaining and playing slowly is right up my alley 😆
I haven't played Spirit Tracks either, but I recognize the Phantom Armor as an armor set you can get in Breath of the Wild through DLC and I've heard musical references in the game too, like Epona's Theme at the stables. There are plenty of references in the game through names, armor, locations, and dialogue. There's an island on the Southeastern corner of the map called Eventide, but the big mountain on that island is called Koholint, which is the setting of Link's Awakening.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Now that I think about it, Kass, the travelling Rito with the accordion, plays Epona's theme when he's at the stable. It's been probably a year since I 100% completed the game so I'll have to go back in to confirm everything.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory 😅I haven't seen that video yet since I had only recently discovered your channel. I'll be sure to give your previous videos a watch now. edit: Also I told my friend, a jazz musician and someone who's played WAY more hours of the Legend of Zelda franchise than I have (even competing in the A Link to the Past Randomizer community), about the references to Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity that you heard and she's absolutely thrilled. She absolutely adores that game.
I just found your channel and I am so glad I found it. Listening to you explaining the music and the thoughts behind it is just soo interesting. I was surprised how fast 40min went by
That’s very kind! I guess in hindsight it was always going to be TOTK music the boosted the channel. I didn’t realize how high demand it was gonna be. Glad I didn’t go for the Little Mermaid video I was gonna do 🤣
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Mario topping animated movie charts, and Zelda topping gaming charts everywhere. Its a massive time to capitalize on Nintendo gaming music if you love it, which we all do
Hahahaha that’s hilarious. It was so tempting because it uses the chords of Zelda’sLullaby, but got thrown in to my video on Lydian mode anyway. I may need to do more Mario stuff…
Ive been wanting a music analysis of this because the music is just so good! Im so glad i found this video, also i thought i was kinda the only one who spotted the sacred duel sounding bit at the begining cuz i heared no one saying anything about it, its pretty cool 37:18 one of the refferences that i found that i thought was really clear was this bit. It sounds like the main age of calamity motif anf theme, and it shows it when the new champions are shown. Age of calamity was the game basically about the champions so this one feels intentional 32:15 it kinda sounds like a refrence to the opening to the e3 trailer music of tears of the kingdom itself
Thank you. I just want to hear people talk about the music. Especially when Ganondorf’s theme comes in and we get a new version of LOZ theme. Speaking of Ganondorf’s theme…doesn’t it sound like Vaati’s Reborn Theme? I say that because Vaati’s theme has a percussion background whereas Ganondorf has been pretty much organs
@@ZeldaMusicTheory I think for Ganondorf theme, (I only have ears) there are 4 notes that go higher each time before it repeats. For Vaati’s Reborn theme , it goes up for 3 notes but drops on the four then has four more notes (starting on a lower key) but follow the same pattern of going up on the scale for 3 notes then dropping down on the fourth. Curious about your thoughts.
Yes I think Vaati’s has the first 3 notes identical. And any time those are used in Zelda you can bet it’s on purpose referencing Ganon’s theme every since ALTTP
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Cool. In your opinion, what would be the music theory to use those three notes but have the rest be different. What do you think is supposed to communities about Vaati that you wouldn’t get from Ganondorf.
Hmmm. I’m not sure without playing the game. But it’s kind of a- this is an enemy of Hyrule and part of the recurring curse originating with Demise, but it’s something different. It’s part reference part new enemy.
Its a year late but i found the piano ending similar to the ending of the swan, by camile saint saens, as a fan of classical music I recognizite it but I have not found anyone that thinks the same or that talks about it, what do you think?
Thanks so much! Lots to talk about there, I may do some videos for the music theory nerds only at some point but I feel like it will bore a lot of people. Maybe 1 dedicated video with “all you need to know”
Brilliant content. I’m so pleased I found this channel. When the trailer hit, I had to transcribe the music. But I was so excited that I had to find more content about it. Thank you for the video! Just one suggestion that wouldn’t add a huge workload to you, but it would be really appreciated if you could display the chord names on the screen when you play or talk over.
Man, so I did that in my Hogwarts Legacy video and it took forever. Right now it takes somewhere between 25-40 hours to finish one video with editing. The chord symbols probably add 3-4 hours if I do them well. Would MIDI keyboard at the bottom help? I did that for my two other TOTK video break downs.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Hi mate, I'll still watch the videos anyway! I appreciate that there is a lot of work in the background as it is. Keep up the great work.
I’ll try to add them when I do videos about specific chord progressions. The reason it’s time consuming is I have to manually edit each text box to the duration of the chord for it to really be useful. One dayIm sure I’ll pay someone else to edit 🤣 but for now it’s just me, this is kinda like my third job 😌
Hahaha still working on equalizing better, my first few attempts my voice was drowned out, then there was an awful buzz I couldn’t get rid of. But I like that kind of powerful, impactful feel. HOpefully your ears did not begin to bleed 😬
Just found this channel, amazing work. You have a great ability to explain the music theory behind the Zelda music. Subscribed. You must tell me where you bought the T- shirt from!
That’s a great idea, and I definitely want to. I have a short on the “Zelda Chord” from a longer video where I briefly share a few examples. But a longer video definitely needs to happen.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Cool! Will check out the short. Also when you went "chakachakachakachaka", it reminded me of Avatar: The Last Airbender's OST Agni Kai.
Hahaha I haven’t seen it! But I’m totally the type who would know references like that. I’m watching through Naruto Shippuden right now with my wife. Eventually I’ll do an anime video.
Oh. My. Gosh. So I still haven’t found the part stuck in my head- it might be wind waker… But you just gave me an AMAZING reference. And I’ll bet no one in this entire comments section will know what I’m talking about. The middle of that piece is used in the Cahmpions attacking Ganon… but it’s originally from something else. Koji Kondo, think back in TIME… 😄 I’m SOOO excited to reveal that one! TY!!!
I absolutely hear the Spirit Tracks melody in the beginning, but does anybody else actually hear the song of time from OoT? The more I listen to it the more I actually hear an altered version of the song of time!
The spirit tracks one has more credibility as the lead composer for breath of the wild first wrote the soundtrack to spirit tracks, so assuming she is doing tears of the kingdom aswell, I think it isn't so 'conspiracy theory ish' to say she may have referenced her own piece Also, the mode you are looking for at 12:43 is called Phrygian Dominant
I appreciate that! I’ve heard it called the Spanish Gypsy scale as well but I believe Phrygian Dominant is more commonly referred. Fifth mode of the harmonic minor. I have a whole list running- The Prince of Egypt, The Mask of Zorro, Malagueña (I think)… I always keep notes for future videos. I’ll add in OoT Final Ganon FIght. Thanks so much!
@Zelda Music Theory Check out The Twilight Princess Gerudo Desert theme, too. It might be worth adding to that list as well, although it uses b3 as well, so it's sort of just normal phrygian with a natural 3 used occassionally.
For 20:57 I think you were talking about the cutscene just before the final battle against Ganondorf in Wind Waker when King Hyrule touch the triforce. You can find it here (2:32): th-cam.com/video/YsPEKgQNGlg/w-d-xo.html
When you were laying out the notes for the ToTK theme (the jazzy saxophone section everyone loves in the middle of the trailer) I could almost hear the Ballad of the Godess theme from Skyward sword. At least the first part of it. Must be those zelda chords! Haha
Okay but is anyone else hearing subtler references to Fi’s Theme like, everywhere? Especially the main TOTK theme and at the end when Zelda is holding the Master Sword, which is clearly in need of reforging??
I don’t hear it but you can always include times in the video. Also I just saw the Fi’s theme reference to the Master Sword in BOTW. I’m gonna do a video on that and others next week.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory 0:22 and other similar logo-splash moments where we get that very fast little jingle sounds very much like Fi's Theme to me if you slow it down (the others sounds are very gross at that speed, but you can hear the notes more clearly). It's also in the opening sax around 0:46, in a simplified form, but the "shape" of the melody sounds too intentional to be accidental. Things like that are sprinkled throughout, but mostly linked to the main theme itself. Reminds me very much of the way they play with rhythm when transforming the King's theme for the Old Man at the beginning of BoTW, and of course the way so many motifs in the Hyrule Field themes are stretched out to make them only just recognizable if you're listening for them (serving a similar purpose of reinforcing the sense of destruction and rebuilding from the ruins).
Honestly just years and years of listening intently and trying to figure it out. Then learning a lot about theory and chords and stuff. I still get stumped sometimes but not often. Thanks! It’s kinda like having a cheat code or x ray vision.
I know right! I actually analyzed a trailer in Sept 2022 and the video just sucked. I never uploaded it. 40 min of me rambling. And I kept reworking it, rewriting scripts, re-recording and taking notes rewatching myself. The “Why TOTK series came out of that. Both were ideas from my original video that I expanded upon. I had almost finished my first video and BOOM another trailer dropped. That’s why both are analyzing the trailer from 2022. But i was lucky in that.
When I initially watched the trailer I thought perhaps the three notes in the strange voice while Link is riding the elevator were a reference to the three ascending bass notes from Zelda 2's palace theme where the rest of the music goes quiet. I might have just been wanting to hear that though as Link rides a lot of elevators in that game.
2:08 is that even *just* from Spirit Tracks? I feel like that’s definitely from other Zelda titles. It feels like it’s maybe even common in Zelda soundtracks. I can’t place exactly where at the moment, but that’s def not just from Spirit Tracks, and I’d legit bet my life on it.
@zeldamusictheory th-cam.com/video/YsPEKgQNGlg/w-d-xo.html The part you were thinking of in 21:00 your video with the big brass hit of the King of Hyrule theme comes from in wind waker when he appears and steals the wish from Ganon. It's about 2:32 into that link above.
THANK YOU!!! I had that stuck in my head for a week. I have listened to that entire soundtrack on CD for 2 decades. But it’s like over 130 songs total so I haven’t had time to track it down. You’re the best!
Wow, so you need to check out the sequel to this video. It’s MORE references you missed. I show that one in the first couple minutes. But I got it because a viewer like you commented it a week ago so I ALWAYS thank you for posting cool references. Thanks!
Just watched it, interesting… He started with a couple bars that loop the piece, halfway through he sorta quoted opening of Zora’s Domain. 50% of me thought he was changing songs lol. Nice!
@@ZeldaMusicTheory awesome! Thanks for replying. I'm grateful for all the happiness this series has brought us. It is truly worth lifelong examination.
Any thoughts on the "sax" actually being a suona? My western ear hears a soprano sax just like you said but I've heard its actually a suona and after hearing a clip with a master playing and bending the notes I really have to wonder. I think it just might be a suona.
I think so too... I am so impressed with the instrumentation and arrangement they have for this soundtrack. I cannot wait to have the full OST, I bought the 2018 live Zelda Tokyo concert and I'm hoping they do something similar with the TOTK soundtrack.
I don’t think it’s a Suona because the timbre isn’t the same. To me the suona is way more whiny compared to what we hear in the trailer. I’m convinced it’s still an alto going up to that altissimo G#.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Alto is also my instrument, I'm 100% certain the action segment is alto sax mostly because of the range alone. But the timbre is also that of an alto and not a suona
As you are a zelda music fan you have probably heard Mikel & Gamechops Zelda & Chill 1 2 and 3 in loads of zeldatuber videos, if not please give them a listen he has done marvels with the music. It would be great if you could breakdown why he is so popular among the community in the future 🤓
@@ZeldaMusicTheory More specifically it's something that has to be done for the video, I'm not sure exactly what the process is but someone has to manually write the captions. I believe TH-cam has a feature where your audience can submit captions for a video? Might be something to look into. Loved the analysis btw!
Oh wow I didn’t know this! I’m always afraid since I’m saying so many musical terms it’s going to be wrong. As I grow I’m sure I’ll be looking into this! For now it’s super time consuming just editing my videos, so trying hard to keep staying consistent in my content.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Oh, I get that! I'm ok with the auto captions. It would be awesome if you eventually plan to have accurate captions, but having auto captions is the best thing you can do, and I get that doing captions is hard work. Thanks for turning on the auto captions and I'm excited to watch what more you got to put up with Legend of Zelda's music! I learned so much!!!
I'm not sure if anyone pointed it out yet or if you figured it out, but I believe what you're looking for at 20:57 is when the king shows up right as Ganondorf is about to wish upon the triforce before the final battle in WW 2;43 at th-cam.com/video/bDxW1BRa_B0/w-d-xo.html
Hahahaha that was hilarious. I was like (I gotta give this to Director’s Cut Crew as a clip). I’m actually filming in my garage, so as glamorous as it may seem from the camera, it gets REALLY warm in the summer. If I start doing well next summer I’m gettin an ac unit 🤣
Oh thank you so much! So I’m actually not a pianist by nature, though it is my fav and the most useful instrument. Sax is my aim instrument, I could do more with that, guitar, piano. But I’m no where near a Kyle Landry or Sam Griffin or Franco Albertini. I’m much more accomplished in understanding the chords and patterns we see in music and why it sounds cool. And that’s the stuff I enjoy more anyway. Thanks for the compliment and comment!
I love these music breakdowns. In one of GameSpot’s videos he pointed out that the Zora main characters in BotW are named after solfège (Mi-fa, Do-re[phan], Si-do[n]), and those very notes are used in their music themes. I’m not so well versed in all of this but would be cool to see if there are more instances in Zora music. Just a deep dive video idea 😅
The Kokiri in OoT were named like this too.
"Mido" and "Fado", and Saria aside from being named after a place in The Adventure of Link, might be a musical reference too given that an "aria" is a type of song.
Wait wait wait… this is EXACTLY the type of stuff you guys gotta tell me 😁 I heard about this once but totally forgot… who is Do-re again? Or can you link the video where you learned about this?
Oh my gosh I found it and it’s amazing. I’ve seen that before a few years ago, that is SOOO good. Honestly he probably says everything I could have said, so I probably should do a video on it, but thanks so much for that amazing NOTE!!!!!
@@ZeldaMusicTheory King Dorephan. Although I’m not sure he has his own music theme. Mipha and Sidon definitely do have themes. So La is also sort of “Zora” since Japanese changes L into R. I also think some of the NPC Zora’s names in the game have references like that. Here’s the video link (starts minute 7)
th-cam.com/video/KMP0-IS1O08/w-d-xo.html
That’s awesome. I was blown away by the confirmation from an insider at Zelda on that being intentional. Makes some of the stuff I’m saying not too far fetched.
5 full minutes of pure silence and black screen! LETS F*CKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
On top of being a great analysis and passionate about music and Zelda, you have a great voice for ASMR lol. The best ASMR are always the accidental ones from someone explaining in detail.
Hahaha thanks!
I loooove Spirit track's ost, I can't believe I didn't pick up on that reference at the VERY START of the trailer.
Hey! I just wanted to tell you that I really appreciate the calm, positive and eye-level atmosphere of your videos.
I‘ve been struggling with anxiety and depression most of my life, blocking me from even attempting to make music, and your videos are really helping me to connect to the inherent simple joy of it all.
Keep doing what you do, I‘ll definitely keep watching! ❤
Von, Thanks for your comment! It can be intimidating, but music is certainly a gift from God and one that enriches our lives. I’m a huge fan 🤣 And Zelda just happens to have incredible music. Glad we connected! Have an awesome day!
You: I’m not a pianist
Also You: *proceeds to play every chord/run with > 90% accuracy*
Perfection isn’t necessary when you can scratch this Zelda-music-breakdown itch (I didn’t even know I had until now) so well! Thank you sir!
😄🤣Trying my best. LOTS is edited out but I don’t want to appear better than I am. I’m just slow on piano, but I can hear things before I play them.
Good musicians like you able to identify key by listening it's mind blowing... great work!
Thanks so much! Maybe I’ll do a how to play by ear video at some point
Woa, I just got to the part where you say you aren't a pianist. That is incredible that you are basically double translating some of this from what you hear in your 'head voice' (alto saxophone) down to the piano. Nice work. Keep it up!
Thanks! Just haven’t spent a ton of time practicing or formal training. But I’ve been playing casually for a while.
also the chord you play at exactly 38:38, is the first chord (that fits) to play the ballad of the goddess.
and the part where riju says "you are not alone", another reference to the four note sequence from Age of Calamity plays. that part on the alto sax. love these vids man, as a musician I geek on these concepts haha keep up the good work💯
Thanks so much! That’s E minor. I would have thought that the “reverse” of Zelda’s Lullaby would be in the same key. I guess they reharmonized it. I’ll have to revisit that track.
I know a lot of other people mentioned it in the last video, I tried to comment but I think it was autodeleted because I put a link to the original announcement trailer maybe?
But the observation was that the 3 note lead-in (the same 3 notes that play when you see the dragon person and when Link is on his stone bird @25:23 and @28:45) is the same as the reversed section in the announcement trailer- I think they already had the theme written in 2019.
My theory is that this reversed, slightly different version is the "corrputed" version of the theme, and the main theme with the sax is the "restored" version. Just like how we will be restoring the Master Sword, this theme represents restoration and repair.
Zelda music team is always putting story elements in their music so this is my initial thought.
Wow that could actually be. Nice one!!!
Actually now that you point out the opening, it's a pretty nice way to reference where we left off in BoTW. That tune from spirit tracks is the "Zelda Duet" where you have to work together with her to defeat the final boss, similar to where we had to work with Zelda in BoTW
Exactly!
I really love these music breakdown videos. It’s crazy how just simple musical cues and sounds can bring us back to a memory that happened so long ago. Music is a beautiful thing, but Zelda music has been literally the source of all my good memories. Less than three weeks to go ladies and gents! 👏🏽👏🏽❤️❤️
Love your work lad. I've always loved the music of the Zelda franchise and after hearing the trailer for the first time I knew I wanted to find someone to break down the music frame by frame instead of the trailer itself, and you absolutely delivered!! First-time viewer but definitely won't be the last.
Thanks so much!
Amazing detailed breakdown, can’t believe I’ve only discovered your channel now. The director’s cut format is such a great idea.
I want to point out something: the main Zelda theme (4:59) and the music when Link fails to catch Zelda (22:30) are both in E, but the first is in major and the second in minor, with choral voices in each. Sure the entire theme revolves around E, but I’d like to think this contrasts Link’s failure to his triumph.
39:00 That specific set of notes sounds more like Kakariko Village from Twilight Princess.
And 37:37 is way more like the Twilight Princess Hyrule Field theme people thought they heard near the beginning. Might be the same chord, too. You let me know because I'm not a musician lol
It's likely they are hinting slightly at TP as it's technically the last time we saw Ganondorf before this game. There are more connections, like the Zonai being similar to the Twili, or maybe even the Twili themselves. Some people say the master sword in the logo looks the same as Twili patterns. It all seems to be connected, and I don't think it's coincidental at all, because Nintendo would know if it was.
Hyrule theme TP is in the same key, I’m thinking now it MIGHT be intentional. And relates to E3 2017 BOTW trailer, I have a whole other video in the works stay tuned!
And don’t quite hear the Kakariko theme there, but I DID listen to KV from TP and it has a beautiful example of a b6 b7 1, so you’ll hear that theme again form me in the future eventually.
I'm so glad I came across your content! You did a really fantastic analysis. Did you notice that the saxophone section (analysis starting 28:45) uses a motif to create a call (29:24) and response (29:41). Not only that, the choral voices used in the response section seem to mirror the voices heard at (25:23) which many hear as "the future". I believe this was actually subtly setting up the listener's expectations. That section is absolutely an absolutely glorious bit of composition, and deserves a spot in the proper OST of the final game. I can't wait to see how it works out.
I love your content already, and I have a feeling your channel will grow exponentially in the time leading up to and after TOTK's release. I'm really looking forward to your next videos. Thanks for your hard work!
Absolutely! I just filmed a sequel I’m editing and the best part is what you just explained- that sax and voices link. Thanks!
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Awesome, I’m looking forward to it! That’s a great pun you should keep it in your script hahaha
Dude. I needed this video in my life since the trailer was out. Incredible stuff.
Let’s Go!
Found your channel last night man. Love your breakdowns and explanations for someone just now trying to understand music theory better. Very underrated channel. You have a good future ahead of you.
At 28 min approximately the four first notes of that melody are the same notes as the reverse chanting we hear in the very first trailer
I'm so obsessed with this game and Zelda music in general I watched the original video and also the entirety of this one... Would do it again too.
Much appreciated! I made it for people just like you. I;m glad somebody watched till the end. Much more I could have said, already working on a “sequel” to the original.
Here we go. 40 minutes of awesomeness. Love these long form YT vids. cheers for sharing the full length dude!
Discovered your channel this week can’t believe you just started man. LOVE your content so far. I would love if you went back through the other Zeldas analyzing stuff like the overworld themes, dungeon themes, the progression of the themes over time like hyrule castle or ganon’s. JUST SOME IDEAS HAHAHA! Keep going!!
Honestly that’s something I’m EVEN MORE passionate about because there’s more nostalgia for me on something like Great Fairy Theme than there is on Mipha’s Theme for example. But I’ve been zeroing in on TOTK simply because it gets WAYYY more searches. And I’ve got so much good Zelda content on hold, I kind of need to wait for a bigger audience to see it. And now we’re like 2 weeks away, I just can’t see an argument to NOT do every TOTK theme I possibly can esp once the game drops. And then when the dust settles, absolutely I’m gonna do more old school Zelda 😉 I got you
Thanks for doing these, I really love the breakdowns. So excited for this masterpiece!
I subscribed not too long ago, excited to find someone talking about Zelda music and loving the first video. This was uploaded a day later, and I am so excited! I could watch hours of people discussing all of the depth and details that go into these soundtracks! Awesome video. Thanks for releasing an extended version!
Thanks so much! More to come soon.
I’ve been waiting for this! I caught a couple of these when watching it, but I just knew there was more! Fantastic video!
Man... you have such a good ear!
I find your ability to recognize melodic similarities really cool 👍
By the end of this video I fell in love with the zelda chord too :) Keep going 🎹👌
Thanks so much! I have a knack for music but have also spent years and years yearning to understand more and practice and actively listen. But I’m sure I could teach you to do the same
28:35 you know... I also heard Oath to Order in there. Nice to know it wasn't just me.
Alright; regarding a little bit of quick research regarding the suona:
Firstly, the biggest piece of evidence that the instrument played at 2:10 of the trailer video being alto saxophone and not suona is the physical range of the instrument. Suona is only able to go down to its lowest note of A4, while the melody of the trailer goes down to F#4, (Eb on saxophone), which the Suona cannot go to. The tonality of this melodic line sounds exactly as a classical saxophone would. (Obviously segway)
Second, the timbre of the two instruments are vastly different. If we compare a suona to a soprano saxophone, they sound similar. In fact I'd argue the suona sounds more like how an Oboe would with a soprano mouthpiece if it were possible. But the timbre isn't whiny enough in comparison to an alto reaching its altissimo range.
Unless we see a studio recording of this piece where a suona is used, I am willing to argue against it.
Alto sax is definitely used, but it does sound like a suona at then end to me. We’ll see!
@@ZeldaMusicTheory yeah! I hope we can get a solid answer about it honestly.
Not sure if anyone else has picked up, but the very opening at 35 seconds in which plays the wind sound. It's the wind sound from the desert path in OoT
Check out my Director’s Cut dropping tomorrow! I test that theory (but with Hyrule Castle from adult link with the undead).
sometimes the algorithm works out. i never knew your channel existed SOMEHOW but now i'm hooked. this is the exact type of content i look for especially zelda. you've got an amazing ear on you.
Hahaha thanks so much!
I just realized something! When original the Zelda fanfare starts when the title card comes in, the bass part under it is playing the Gannon progression except the last note of the four is raised a half step!
Wow, you are right! I don’t think one is intentional given the context but that’s a cool observation!
Another amazing video! Please keep releasing content like this! I'm calling it, you're gonna blow up with views and subs soon! More power to your channel, sir ❤
Thanks so much! I appreciate that.
Oh my god, I’m so happy I found this channel!
Glad you found it too!
I have literally watched every video of you now. I'd love to hear you play all or any Zelda theme you'd like to play in a playlist. There are not many hifi sounding piano records of Zelda songs and yours sounds fantastic.
Thanks so much! I feel like guys like Franco Albertini and Kyle Landry are much more accomplished pianists, but easy songs I can certainly play. But explaining and playing slowly is right up my alley 😆
I haven't played Spirit Tracks either, but I recognize the Phantom Armor as an armor set you can get in Breath of the Wild through DLC and I've heard musical references in the game too, like Epona's Theme at the stables. There are plenty of references in the game through names, armor, locations, and dialogue. There's an island on the Southeastern corner of the map called Eventide, but the big mountain on that island is called Koholint, which is the setting of Link's Awakening.
Didn’t know any of this
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Now that I think about it, Kass, the travelling Rito with the accordion, plays Epona's theme when he's at the stable. It's been probably a year since I 100% completed the game so I'll have to go back in to confirm everything.
I did include an Epona’s song reference in my first video ever about why Zelda Music sounds Japanese
@@ZeldaMusicTheory 😅I haven't seen that video yet since I had only recently discovered your channel. I'll be sure to give your previous videos a watch now.
edit: Also I told my friend, a jazz musician and someone who's played WAY more hours of the Legend of Zelda franchise than I have (even competing in the A Link to the Past Randomizer community), about the references to Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity that you heard and she's absolutely thrilled. She absolutely adores that game.
Oh that’s awesome! Love hearing stuff like this.
21:00 reminded me of King of Red Lions appearing with his hand on the Triforce just as Ganondorf thought he had it.
Yes!!! And I just went over that last night filming King Hyrule Evolution- get ready…
I just found your channel and I am so glad I found it. Listening to you explaining the music and the thoughts behind it is just soo interesting. I was surprised how fast 40min went by
Thanks for watching it!
I'm so excited for the game to come out to get videos on its music from you!
That’s very kind! I guess in hindsight it was always going to be TOTK music the boosted the channel. I didn’t realize how high demand it was gonna be. Glad I didn’t go for the Little Mermaid video I was gonna do 🤣
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Mario topping animated movie charts, and Zelda topping gaming charts everywhere. Its a massive time to capitalize on Nintendo gaming music if you love it, which we all do
Hahahaha that’s hilarious. It was so tempting because it uses the chords of Zelda’sLullaby, but got thrown in to my video on Lydian mode anyway.
I may need to do more Mario stuff…
I love your music break downs. I could never keep up with the technical side of music, but i still loved playing
Great! I try hard to make it engaging especially for those without a music background
Ive been wanting a music analysis of this because the music is just so good! Im so glad i found this video, also i thought i was kinda the only one who spotted the sacred duel sounding bit at the begining cuz i heared no one saying anything about it, its pretty cool
37:18 one of the refferences that i found that i thought was really clear was this bit. It sounds like the main age of calamity motif anf theme, and it shows it when the new champions are shown. Age of calamity was the game basically about the champions so this one feels intentional
32:15 it kinda sounds like a refrence to the opening to the e3 trailer music of tears of the kingdom itself
Exactly- I do have more E3 references is my sequel, be on the lookout
36:00 had me thinking of Grandma's Theme again... I should call her.
Thank you. I just want to hear people talk about the music. Especially when Ganondorf’s theme comes in and we get a new version of LOZ theme. Speaking of Ganondorf’s theme…doesn’t it sound like Vaati’s Reborn Theme? I say that because Vaati’s theme has a percussion background whereas Ganondorf has been pretty much organs
Yes it does! Might be the same key, not sure, but it’s the same 3 notes and definitely intentional. Nice one!
@@ZeldaMusicTheory I think for Ganondorf theme, (I only have ears) there are 4 notes that go higher each time before it repeats. For Vaati’s Reborn theme , it goes up for 3 notes but drops on the four then has four more notes (starting on a lower key) but follow the same pattern of going up on the scale for 3 notes then dropping down on the fourth.
Curious about your thoughts.
Yes I think Vaati’s has the first 3 notes identical. And any time those are used in Zelda you can bet it’s on purpose referencing Ganon’s theme every since ALTTP
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Cool. In your opinion, what would be the music theory to use those three notes but have the rest be different. What do you think is supposed to communities about Vaati that you wouldn’t get from Ganondorf.
Hmmm. I’m not sure without playing the game. But it’s kind of a- this is an enemy of Hyrule and part of the recurring curse originating with Demise, but it’s something different. It’s part reference part new enemy.
Excellent video! It got me even more hyped!
Not only on point with it all, but your way of talking is nice to listen to. I love it!
Thanks so much! That’s a surprising compliment that I have heard a few times now and I appreciate!
Its a year late but i found the piano ending similar to the ending of the swan, by camile saint saens, as a fan of classical music I recognizite it but I have not found anyone that thinks the same or that talks about it, what do you think?
Amazing video! Thanks for the quality content!
your ear is incredible!! very inspiring, the way you can identify modes so clearly
Thanks so much! Lots to talk about there, I may do some videos for the music theory nerds only at some point but I feel like it will bore a lot of people. Maybe 1 dedicated video with “all you need to know”
@@ZeldaMusicTheory that would absolutely RULE I'd watch every minute
Brilliant content. I’m so pleased I found this channel. When the trailer hit, I had to transcribe the music. But I was so excited that I had to find more content about it. Thank you for the video!
Just one suggestion that wouldn’t add a huge workload to you, but it would be really appreciated if you could display the chord names on the screen when you play or talk over.
Man, so I did that in my Hogwarts Legacy video and it took forever. Right now it takes somewhere between 25-40 hours to finish one video with editing. The chord symbols probably add 3-4 hours if I do them well. Would MIDI keyboard at the bottom help? I did that for my two other TOTK video break downs.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Hi mate, I'll still watch the videos anyway! I appreciate that there is a lot of work in the background as it is. Keep up the great work.
I’ll try to add them when I do videos about specific chord progressions. The reason it’s time consuming is I have to manually edit each text box to the duration of the chord for it to really be useful. One dayIm sure I’ll pay someone else to edit 🤣 but for now it’s just me, this is kinda like my third job 😌
god damn that base boosted intro. felt like i was in the cinemas watching Tennet again, it was that loud
Hahaha still working on equalizing better, my first few attempts my voice was drowned out, then there was an awful buzz I couldn’t get rid of. But I like that kind of powerful, impactful feel. HOpefully your ears did not begin to bleed 😬
@@ZeldaMusicTheory I'm all good. It was just a little part of the video. The rest was fine.
I really love your videos. ❤❤ hope more people get to see this wonderful content soon :)
Thanks!
32:30 man I keep hearing Mewtwo Strikes Back in there and it's driving me crazy
I love this channel so much. I've been listening both Botw and Totk SO many times since the new one dropped
Let’s goooo
I'm just glad someone else picked on the spirit tracks reference in the beginning.
Just found this channel, amazing work. You have a great ability to explain the music theory behind the Zelda music. Subscribed. You must tell me where you bought the T- shirt from!
Haha Etsy i think!
Bro I am SO glad youtube recommended my your channel oh BOi is this some good content
Let’s gooo. Just getting started
Could you make a "Zelda-Chord"-compilation of other Zelda titles (which tracks in which game, etc.)? That'd be interesting to see(/hear).
That’s a great idea, and I definitely want to. I have a short on the “Zelda Chord” from a longer video where I briefly share a few examples. But a longer video definitely needs to happen.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Cool!
Will check out the short.
Also when you went "chakachakachakachaka", it reminded me of Avatar: The Last Airbender's OST Agni Kai.
Hahaha I haven’t seen it! But I’m totally the type who would know references like that. I’m watching through Naruto Shippuden right now with my wife. Eventually I’ll do an anime video.
What an awesome work, with details and references
Congratulations ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥👏👏👏
Thanks!
amazing video. 21:03 is also the same as "The Divine Princess and the 5 Champions" from BOTW, check that out :)
Oh. My. Gosh. So I still haven’t found the part stuck in my head- it might be wind waker… But you just gave me an AMAZING reference. And I’ll bet no one in this entire comments section will know what I’m talking about. The middle of that piece is used in the Cahmpions attacking Ganon… but it’s originally from something else. Koji Kondo, think back in TIME… 😄 I’m SOOO excited to reveal that one! TY!!!
I absolutely hear the Spirit Tracks melody in the beginning, but does anybody else actually hear the song of time from OoT? The more I listen to it the more I actually hear an altered version of the song of time!
I address this in my sequel I just filmed. Be on the lookout!
The spirit tracks one has more credibility as the lead composer for breath of the wild first wrote the soundtrack to spirit tracks, so assuming she is doing tears of the kingdom aswell, I think it isn't so 'conspiracy theory ish' to say she may have referenced her own piece
Also, the mode you are looking for at 12:43 is called Phrygian Dominant
I appreciate that! I’ve heard it called the Spanish Gypsy scale as well but I believe Phrygian Dominant is more commonly referred. Fifth mode of the harmonic minor. I have a whole list running- The Prince of Egypt, The Mask of Zorro, Malagueña (I think)… I always keep notes for future videos. I’ll add in OoT Final Ganon FIght. Thanks so much!
@Zelda Music Theory Check out The Twilight Princess Gerudo Desert theme, too. It might be worth adding to that list as well, although it uses b3 as well, so it's sort of just normal phrygian with a natural 3 used occassionally.
Nice! I think you’re gonna be on my inner circle. As you come across stuff you think is cool send it my way. Like noticing music theory stuff.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Oh, awesome! will do for sure!
I was in percussion for a bit, and can I just say, that the percussion during Ganondorf’s face reveal was SICK.
Totally agree
For 20:57 I think you were talking about the cutscene just before the final battle against Ganondorf in Wind Waker when King Hyrule touch the triforce.
You can find it here (2:32): th-cam.com/video/YsPEKgQNGlg/w-d-xo.html
Exactly!!!! Thank you so much!!!
When you were laying out the notes for the ToTK theme (the jazzy saxophone section everyone loves in the middle of the trailer) I could almost hear the Ballad of the Godess theme from Skyward sword. At least the first part of it. Must be those zelda chords! Haha
Hahaha right! That bVIMajor7. I’ll explain it in depth at some point
@Zelda Music Theory awesome! I look forward to it 😄
Yesss!! I’ve been so excited for this longer cut! New favorite channel!
Edit: 10:21 is me 😂💜
Hahahaha that’s so funny
Okay but is anyone else hearing subtler references to Fi’s Theme like, everywhere? Especially the main TOTK theme and at the end when Zelda is holding the Master Sword, which is clearly in need of reforging??
I don’t hear it but you can always include times in the video. Also I just saw the Fi’s theme reference to the Master Sword in BOTW. I’m gonna do a video on that and others next week.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory 0:22 and other similar logo-splash moments where we get that very fast little jingle sounds very much like Fi's Theme to me if you slow it down (the others sounds are very gross at that speed, but you can hear the notes more clearly). It's also in the opening sax around 0:46, in a simplified form, but the "shape" of the melody sounds too intentional to be accidental. Things like that are sprinkled throughout, but mostly linked to the main theme itself. Reminds me very much of the way they play with rhythm when transforming the King's theme for the Old Man at the beginning of BoTW, and of course the way so many motifs in the Hyrule Field themes are stretched out to make them only just recognizable if you're listening for them (serving a similar purpose of reinforcing the sense of destruction and rebuilding from the ruins).
Would kill for a 6 hour long stream of your break downs, warts and all
Hahaha
Great analyses, Love your necklace too! Where did you get that? :D
Thanks! I believe Etsy. Same with the shirt. Better Zelda options than Amazon
Spirit Tracks had an awesome OST.
25:23 is the same theme as the first tears of the kingdom trailer in 2019
Amazing! How you can play these complex cords by ear! Now i want the sheet music for the botw trailer xd.
Honestly just years and years of listening intently and trying to figure it out. Then learning a lot about theory and chords and stuff. I still get stumped sometimes but not often. Thanks! It’s kinda like having a cheat code or x ray vision.
That last part, which people say are Groose's theme, is what the "reversed voices" are singing, throughout.
Interesting, I’ve heard that name, looked up the theme today and couldn’t quite figure out that reference.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory No, neither can I. There is so much Zelda music, it can be hard to go through it all.
So on board for all the connections and rabbit trails. Good time to start a channel !
I know right! I actually analyzed a trailer in Sept 2022 and the video just sucked. I never uploaded it. 40 min of me rambling. And I kept reworking it, rewriting scripts, re-recording and taking notes rewatching myself. The “Why TOTK series came out of that. Both were ideas from my original video that I expanded upon. I had almost finished my first video and BOOM another trailer dropped. That’s why both are analyzing the trailer from 2022. But i was lucky in that.
When I initially watched the trailer I thought perhaps the three notes in the strange voice while Link is riding the elevator were a reference to the three ascending bass notes from Zelda 2's palace theme where the rest of the music goes quiet. I might have just been wanting to hear that though as Link rides a lot of elevators in that game.
Interesting. Hmmm and the Elevators!!! Hahaha
I love ur vids I sub
Thanks so much!
No one has pointed out that the wind sound at the beginning is from oot gerudo desert
I did hear someone say OoT castle adult link when Ganon’s Tower is there. And I added that in my recording last night- look out for a part 2!
2:08 is that even *just* from Spirit Tracks? I feel like that’s definitely from other Zelda titles. It feels like it’s maybe even common in Zelda soundtracks. I can’t place exactly where at the moment, but that’s def not just from Spirit Tracks, and I’d legit bet my life on it.
I share a couple other examples in my upcoming video, be on the lookout!
@zeldamusictheory
th-cam.com/video/YsPEKgQNGlg/w-d-xo.html
The part you were thinking of in 21:00 your video with the big brass hit of the King of Hyrule theme comes from in wind waker when he appears and steals the wish from Ganon. It's about 2:32 into that link above.
THANK YOU!!! I had that stuck in my head for a week. I have listened to that entire soundtrack on CD for 2 decades. But it’s like over 130 songs total so I haven’t had time to track it down. You’re the best!
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Always happy to help a Zelda music aficionado!
Let’s Goooooooooooooooooo
10:21 um.... yes!
Pretty sure you just became my favorite channel…
Thanks so much!
Before the three last notes from Zelda’s lullaby, remind me Lugia’s song, check it
Wow, so you need to check out the sequel to this video. It’s MORE references you missed. I show that one in the first couple minutes. But I got it because a viewer like you commented it a week ago so I ALWAYS thank you for posting cool references. Thanks!
Dude I'd love to hear your commentary over that one clip of Koji Kondo playing the Grandma's Theme live.
Just watched it, interesting… He started with a couple bars that loop the piece, halfway through he sorta quoted opening of Zora’s Domain. 50% of me thought he was changing songs lol. Nice!
@@ZeldaMusicTheory awesome! Thanks for replying. I'm grateful for all the happiness this series has brought us. It is truly worth lifelong examination.
I love your shirt! (even though it gives me ptsd)
Haha Oh Navi… Better than the owl keapora 🤣
@@ZeldaMusicTheory lol😂
Very interesting!
this is so awesome
Let’s gooo
Nice 👍 the fly tho 😂
Oh, 😅 I literally just went back and checked to see if my “fly” was open 🤣🤣 You freaked me out for a sec. I forgot about that fly.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Maybe I should’ve said Mosquito instead Sorry 😅
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@@ZeldaMusicTheory hello btw Kevin 😂
Hello!!!
Any thoughts on the "sax" actually being a suona? My western ear hears a soprano sax just like you said but I've heard its actually a suona and after hearing a clip with a master playing and bending the notes I really have to wonder. I think it just might be a suona.
I’m convinced it’s a suona 100%
I think so too... I am so impressed with the instrumentation and arrangement they have for this soundtrack. I cannot wait to have the full OST, I bought the 2018 live Zelda Tokyo concert and I'm hoping they do something similar with the TOTK soundtrack.
I don’t think it’s a Suona because the timbre isn’t the same.
To me the suona is way more whiny compared to what we hear in the trailer. I’m convinced it’s still an alto going up to that altissimo G#.
I’m like 90% sure suona, 10% alto sax. I KNOW it’s an alto sax in the beginning, that’s my instrument.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Alto is also my instrument, I'm 100% certain the action segment is alto sax mostly because of the range alone. But the timbre is also that of an alto and not a suona
wow for a "not a pianist" you're pretty good at it (i'm a pianist i should know)
Hahaha lots is edited out 🤣
@@ZeldaMusicTheory oh whoopsie 😂😂
As you are a zelda music fan you have probably heard Mikel & Gamechops Zelda & Chill 1 2 and 3 in loads of zeldatuber videos, if not please give them a listen he has done marvels with the music. It would be great if you could breakdown why he is so popular among the community in the future 🤓
I think I’ve listened once or twice, that’s an interesting video idea
Have you talked previously about where Urbosa's theme originated? Isn't it the theme of the triforce speaking to you at the end of Link to the Past?
It’s similar but i don’t think intentional. But I do address both in my most recent video!
“ the future “ 🎵🎶 “…the future ..”
I isolated the vocals and that’s all I can get it
No one ever seems to notice that Urbosa's theme is the triforce theme from ALttP.
It’s very similar
Hi! can you turn on the closed captions? looking forward to watch this video!
Is that something I have to turn on? Hmmm… 😅
@@ZeldaMusicTheory More specifically it's something that has to be done for the video, I'm not sure exactly what the process is but someone has to manually write the captions. I believe TH-cam has a feature where your audience can submit captions for a video? Might be something to look into. Loved the analysis btw!
Oh wow I didn’t know this! I’m always afraid since I’m saying so many musical terms it’s going to be wrong. As I grow I’m sure I’ll be looking into this! For now it’s super time consuming just editing my videos, so trying hard to keep staying consistent in my content.
@@ZeldaMusicTheory Oh, I get that! I'm ok with the auto captions. It would be awesome if you eventually plan to have accurate captions, but having auto captions is the best thing you can do, and I get that doing captions is hard work. Thanks for turning on the auto captions and I'm excited to watch what more you got to put up with Legend of Zelda's music! I learned so much!!!
Really glad i ended up here
I heard the future too not sure about anyone else though would love to know
Of course
I'm not sure if anyone pointed it out yet or if you figured it out, but I believe what you're looking for at 20:57 is when the king shows up right as Ganondorf is about to wish upon the triforce before the final battle in WW
2;43 at th-cam.com/video/bDxW1BRa_B0/w-d-xo.html
Yes thank you SO MUCH! It was stuck for like a week 🤣
Cool! I just saw this. Wasn't just me. Awesome 🤘
That first melody is prob better known for twilight princess
I’ll address that in the next video. It’s true.
Bro, hitting that mosquito was actually impressive
Hahahaha that was hilarious. I was like (I gotta give this to Director’s Cut Crew as a clip). I’m actually filming in my garage, so as glamorous as it may seem from the camera, it gets REALLY warm in the summer. If I start doing well next summer I’m gettin an ac unit 🤣
Have you looked into Zelda Breath of the Wild's Joe Hisaishi influences in the tonality as well?
I’ve read Koji Kondo was influenced heavily and listened to a song or two but don’t know much
Do you do covers? I feel like you would be top 5 easy
Oh thank you so much! So I’m actually not a pianist by nature, though it is my fav and the most useful instrument. Sax is my aim instrument, I could do more with that, guitar, piano. But I’m no where near a Kyle Landry or Sam Griffin or Franco Albertini. I’m much more accomplished in understanding the chords and patterns we see in music and why it sounds cool. And that’s the stuff I enjoy more anyway.
Thanks for the compliment and comment!
@@ZeldaMusicTheory wed all love to hear you play anything
Hahaha thanks so much!
Last 5 minutes were riveting, lol.