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My personal favorite dungeon theme from OoT! Just need to point out that if the instruments are to be listed in order of appearance, the dilruba would be listed before the darbuka. I just love how the first percussive note seems to hit out of nowhere in this song. Great job identifying all of them!
Currently my plan is to do TP after I finish MM’s dungeons, but I’ll be looking into other games after that. Skyward Sword, despite being disliked by the fanbase on the whole, does have some of my favorite songs in the series. So I’m sure I’ll tackle it at some point.
@@MarioFaker1 Fun fact: In most Zelda games, hearts that are coded to spawn from grass, pots and enemies will turn into green rupees if your health meter is filled.
I always loved the Spirit Temple because the soundtrack made me feel a sense of gravity and an end to the adventure was nearing and that destiny was about to collide
It’s funny how memories can be made differently from the same soundtrack. To me, it was the warmest and most welcoming from the OoT temple themes. Also, differently than most people, I completed the Spirit Temple before starting the Shadow.
Can't put it any better than the way he put it. "As soon as you enter the temple, you are hit by the weightiness of the song itself. ...and the two pots that slam right into you."
@@SaveDataTeam any recommendations? This song is one of my all time favorite songs, not even just among video game music. I need a 1 AM TH-cam rabbit hole dive.
Bit of a shot in the dark here but give a listen to the album Mabool by an Israeli band called Orphaned Land. It masterfully combines middle eastern melodies, scales and instruments with contemporary metal. Ocean Land or The Birth of the Three would be good songs to start with.
I'd love it if you kept exploring the Ocarina of Time's soundtrack. The child dungeons, Hyrule's Field, Gerudo Valley, Kokiri's Forest, Lon Lon Ranch, the bosses' theme, etc. I'm sure it would be amazing.
And I've always seen Rick and Evy as analogous to Link and Zelda. Heck, one of my big hopes for BotW 2 is that Nintendo leans into the whole "explore an ancient civilization" aspect and lets Link and Zelda finally travel on an adventure together, a la Rick and Evy in the Mummy movies (although the 2021 trailer splashed cold water on that idea).
I like the theory that the goddess of the sand is actually twinrova, who convinced the gerudo to worship her while waiting for the one destined to try and conquer the triforce, i.e. Gannondorf. It fits in so well with the duality if the temple and why the hylians believe she is evil
I remember reading this theory while doing research for this video, and I can totally see that. I think the best thing about Ocarina of Time is how much is left unsaid and how so many people have been able to fill in the cracks with so many interesting and reasonable conclusions.
Almost like how the statue within the temple is a human woman with a king cobra wrapped around her; it's like the cobra is the belief of a divine natural force/goddess, and the Gerudo lady grins as she receives worship when in reality she is simply using the snake statue to pretend to be divine. It seems like a sacred beast of the desert, but truly, it's a model used by a greedy mortal person pretending to be a goddess or golden cobra or whatever.
I always thought the Goddess of the Sand was how the Gerudo interpret one (or maybe all three) of the Golden Goddesses, kinda like how many cultures IRL interpret the same gods in different ways.
I haven't heard of that theory until just now! But I like it So Twinrova is the "Goddess of the Sand, and Hylia is the Goddess of Time. Or is Zelda the latter?
I would love a reflection on the temples of Twilight Princess! That’s my childhood, I’d love to hear how the art of music helped influence how I felt about the temples as a child!
I’ve just started working on the first video for a series on Majora’s Mask, but I’m having such fun with it I have little doubt I’ll continue into twilight Princess after!
Haha, well I’m thinking of doing one of these a month, as well as other video essays, so they might not be super soon, but I anticipate the first one will be ready by the end of this week! 😅
I agree! It's one of my favorite songs in the game, even though it's relatively short. I'd also love to see a mini episode that breaks down the warp songs in OoT. Serenade of Water is so beautiful.
^ this is a good idea. I found an interview with Kondo about how difficult it was to compose them because he really only had 5 notes to use across all of them.
I especially love this one. I have quite the active imagination myself, and I imagine the music playing to someone being near-hopelessly lost in the desert, either from simply being exiled, or just losing track of where they were going. Its somber, sad, and relays the ruthless and scorching heat of the desert sun.
Honestly, I'll watch whatever music analysis video you make! Seeing Majora's Mask would be cool, but I wouldn't mind seeing other deep dives into other game franchises and their soundtracks.
Thank you! I might stick in the realm of N64 games since that hits a particular nostalgia for me, and the hardware placed limitations on what the developers could do, which certainly makes it somewhat easier for my tiny brain to break down 😅. But yeah maybe I’ll branch out to other game series!
traumatized by that redead section but this is honestly my favorite video of your series, whenever I play the spirit temple I always stop to admire it for how beautiful it is and then watching this with all this new knowledge is just so fascinating
Ancient egypt and their gods were icons for occult practise. Thats why. Game, movie, art, and music industry are all influenced by it and use it. It used to be hidden in film and music videos but in the last 10 yrs its become mainstream. And i think i know why ;)
I always assumed it was a statue of the first Gerudo woman, who was eventually looked at as a deity as time went on. The Gerudo themselves have a rough reputation, so the Hylians thinking that she's evil wouldn't be a big surprise. Down the road, I started to wonder if it represented Din. No matter what, it's a fun and enjoyable mystery, and has one of my favorite dungeon songs from a Zelda game, ever.
Old comment, I know, but I do believe you’re spot on about your last comment. I do believe the Gerudo goddess is supposed to be the Gerudo version of the Goddess Din.
Spirit temple definitely has the sound of a real temple compared to the other temples (other than the fire temple, though I don't believe the fire temple to have been created by the gorons, the architecture just doesn't match goron city). Definitely my second favorite song in the game
spoilers i think the lore for the gorons is that they basically come in and started squatting, and then the god of the fire temple got angry and started eating them so they smashed him with a hammer, and then he gets revived as the boss of the fire temple by ganondorf explains why the fire temple is so different since it'd be a place of worship made by someone else, the nearby fairy fountains might be linked with it too.
Brutal man... I love this in particular because of the Egyptian or Phrygian Dominant kinda vibe.... Its incredible how it makes you feel inside a temple... In a nameless city... The way you break down the instruments and every part of the song is just amazing.....
I speculate that the Goddess of the Sand *is* Din, or an aspect of her specific to the desert. Toward the beginning of the game, the Great Deku Tree recounts the legend of Hyrule's creation, in which Din is said to have created "the red earth." At this point in the cutscene, we see the canyon leading to Gerudo Valley--simple re-use of assets I'm sure, but noteworthy in context; in any case, the rocks of both Gerudo Valley and the desert have a distinct reddish hue. Note also that Din is associated with fire, which symbolically links her to the hot, dry climate of the desert and harsh sun conditions, and besides the numerous Egyptian-style sun motifs in the Spirit Temple, many of the puzzles involve fire or sunlight and sun imagery. Finally, Din's Triforce virtue, Power, is the one most associated with the combat-ready and proud Gerudo people. I think the ancient ancestors of the Gerudo primarily worshiped Din and developed iconography for her that they saw in the environment around them and readily associated with Power: suns, birds of prey, and serpents.
I recall how back in the days of my youth and to this day the music of the spirit temple would hunt me in a scary but also in a strange but beautiful way almost to the point of being hypnotic and somehow i felt empowered by the strong start the moment you set foot on the temple.Will always be the best game and have the best music ever composed in the industry.
Absolutely loved playing this dungeon when I was a kid, wished it wasn't so late in the game. Original artwork is great as well. It depicts the feeling of the setting really well
I've always loved desert levels in video games. The Spirit Temple is my favorite out of the five in OOT. The music fits completely and really added to my enjoyment when I first played the game. Thanks for this video!
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@5:30 The general anatomy of the glyphs most resembles _dhammalipi_ (brahmi script) as opposed to hieratic or even futhark (even with ᛦ advantage). The temple seems to exhibit an Indo-Egyptian hybrid most strongly. But I absolutely love the extremely lofty respect afforded to ☯ ❤️ @6:31 To think we're on the MEDALLION itself ! WOW !!! Plus we literally start off the temple's song with our Gongs too. It's almost like the duality of YinYang itself. Our Gongs start it off and our Taijitu ends it. You're mistaken when you say 陰陽 is merely "philosophical" however... Every single one of our Schools were religious and philosophical at their outsets without distinction.
The intro melody of the song comprises a gong, layered with a chime and a synthesizer sound... The pads that support the piece throughout are synthesized, as well, possibly based on an electronically processed trumpet sound with a chorus effect...
absolutely my favorite temple piece in OoT. Due in no small part to hearing a clip from the title screen transitions and realizing how far I'd come since starting the game :,,,,)
Dude, I don't even know who I came across with your video but you just give me so much clarity about this song. To be honest, if I feel sad and I want to cry and feel better I listen to this song. After 5min I feel like another and ready to continue my day with a ton of energy. This melody is the melody of my life. Thank you!
I adore the fact you historically break down these videos before getting into the music! It gives us such a well-rounded view and appreciation of all the work that went into the designs and music! Thanks for the work you put into these great videos!my husband and I both found your channel at the same time, and he's a huge fan!
3:38 to 6:12: What song is playing in this stretch? Edit, 2 years after I posted that: theme from desert dungeon in A Link Between Worlds, it was in a reply to a comment 1 year old than mine!
A samples video would be amazing! Also when you’re done with majoras mask maybe you could explore some of the non temple music, like the gerudo valley theme, how it is flamenco music but still fits into the middle east environment because of flamenco’s roots (among other things) in arabic music
@@SaveDataTeam sounds good, they videos have been really good so far, looking forward to the rest. even great bay temple, although i can’t stand that level
Thank you for collecting real world cultures and contrasting them with the cultures from the Zeldapedia. Also, you're the man for using the Desert Palace theme to supplement the Spirit Temple video!
Thank you for this series! It's been really fun and ive been looking forward to every single one of them. Majoras Mask being my favorite Zelda game by far, I'd love you to continue with analyzing its music, maybe even tracks from other places in the game? I'm just always excited for MM content tbh. One Zelda game where the soundtrack really struck me was Skyward Sword. It's been a long time since I've played, but the OST always stuck with me because it was so outstanding in my opinion. I'd love to see analysis on that!
For all it’s problems, Skyward Sword does have some of my favorite music in the whole series! Someone else suggested doing music in other places in the game, so I may do that too. I’ll probably focus on other topics for video essays for a short while, but I’ll definitely return to music analysis at some point. I enjoy the combination of presenting actual information and making stupid jokes that I seem to have down in this series. 😅
Fantastic finish to this Ocarina of Time Temple series. I think this song and the temple design definitely have the most depth out of any of the previous Temple themes that were covered. Forest Temple is still my favorite but Spirit Temple is a close second for me. Looking forward to seeing what you explore next. Possibly Majora's Mask?
Thank you! Yeah, I’m pretty biased towards forest as well, but this is a close second! I’m not sure yet what I’ll do next. I definitely want to touch on some Majora’s Mask music, since I really love it. I might take some time off on the series before then, but who knows! 😁
You made me like the new Gerudo symbol. Wow. Great video there. I love your analysis on the architecture and everything else before you touch in the music part. It's deeper than a lot of those we find in Zelda theory youtube channels. Earned yourself a subscriber!
Can you tell I'm binging your series? lol I came for the music, but I thoroughly appreciate the research into history, culture, and architecture you present in these videos, it's very consistently well done and entirely engaging throughout. Thank you for the series!
This music is so good. Def one of the best pieces of this game, which has A LOT of good tracks. there's not a lot I would say are boring. Spirit Temples theme just oozes the same kinda history that old Pharoah Yugioh flashbacks kinda do with music. Absolutely my favorite temple and glad you made a video on this one too.
This is legit one of the first games I ever played growing up with the N64. I remember my uncle forcing me to fight some of the bosses because I was scared 🤣This game got me into gaming. Music is so nostalgic. Zelda is just f****** AWESOME! When the 3ds remake came out I damn near passed out. It looks so good 😭😥. Majoras Mask to oml!
listening to this again, i get the resemblance of this theme in Vah Naboris' theme..... and THAT'S why it sounded so familiar, woah Great analysis! I love how you always put in architectural and cultural aspects and game lore and relate them to the musical themes. ALSO the trigger warnings are greatly appreciated!
I’m super surprised to see that y’all don’t have more subscribers. Your videos are extremely well-done and professional with polish and high production value.
Thanks! We actually only had 3k last month. These videos got us a sudden pop, but TH-cam is still hard 😅 Feel free to share, it really helps small creators!
Been listening to a lot of the old video game music I loved from games I played in the 90s-2000s. Watched both this and your video about the water temple and Fire Temple music. Really nicely written and presented ;)
For anyone wanting to know what the tonality Koji Kondo uses, because the video only covers the vague influence, well.... It's a mix of tonalties. Right at the start, the synth stabs are outlining a typical motif you'd find in Phrygian. Phrygian, is the third mode of the major scale with these intervals: 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7. That is, our root, minor second, minor third, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, minor sixth, and minor seventh. That half step move from the root to the minor second, is a common motif in compositions written in the Phrygian mode. The key center is G, so we're dealing with this pool of notes: G Ab Bb C D Eb F. Right at the beginning of the piece, we hear F moving to G, then from C to Bb, that's harmonized in parallel fourths. Then it moves from F to Ab to G, then does so again in another octave, again, harmonized in parallel fourths. So that's all well and good, right? Well, after this introduction of sorts, we're still in this Egyptian, Middle-Eastern flair, and it comes out MUCH more powerfully in the bulk of the song. The tonalities used here are a mix of various tonalities that change depending on the line. They are: * Phrygian Dominant = Which is just Phrygian with a major third instead of a minor third. Very Egyptian in sound. * Byzantine Scale = This is the scale that you get if you start off of Hungarian minor's fifth degree. * Good ol' Phrygian. The reason I say it's a mix, because a lot of notes are given half step embellishments, and these string of half steps are common in these kinds of scales. And it's actually not all that uncommon to change what you're doing right in the middle of a composition. The piece is still mostly Phrygian, but it's really looked at as nothing more than an outline, because a lot of its cooler notes and intervals are given heavy embellishment and changes depending on mood and feel. This is what makes these what Joe Stump calls "The dark scales of metal" so expressive sounding.
I can recite _hundreds_ of Zelda tracks by heart, but I never gave enough attention to the more atmospheric ones. Thank you for giving me a newfound appreciation for the dungeon/temple themes!
From a History class in college, I learned that I liked Egyptian history. Amenhotep III had a son who I think named his son Amenhotep IV who rebelled from his father and changed his name to Akhentan. I think he also tried to make himself a god and wanted people to worship. He took over Aten and wanted to start Atenism. trying to get away from a polytheistic religion which was traditional in Egypt. His mom is Tiye also. It was said that Nefretiti and Akhentan were the parents of King Tut which is cool. Atenism was worshiping a sun god I think. Just some random history. ^-^
I absolutely love this one. The Spirit Temple music has always been my favorite. Honestly, I would love to see you tackle music from any other Zelda games
@@SaveDataTeam I've always wanted to do a cover of the spirit temple theme but I don't think I could do it the justice it deserves lol, I've binged majority of this series! Your Forest Temple one was fantastic too!
I've just discover the video of the forest temple, and end up watchin the entire series. You've got talent, and made me had a great time. It'll be just perfect to havin you analyze the majora's music. Would definitely love that. Keep it up!
Koji Kondo is a musical genius. The OOT soundtrack is practically embedded into my soul. I first played it on my uncle's N64 years ago, when I was still a kid. At some point later on, I got the soundtrack on CD.
I was looking at theories about OOT temples and accidentally found this series of music analysis and I really enjoyed it! It would be interesting to talk about BOTW soundtracks I think, especially after I learned that there is a so code in divine beasts themes
I think as a child my favorite soundtrack was the Forest Temple. I was only 8 when I played OOT after it first came out on N64 so naturally I have precious memories of this game, but I just can't get the same experience as an adult anymore. :( Thank you for at least letting me feel nostalgic with videos like these.
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It has one of the best dungeon theme intros in Zelda, probably second to the Palace of Winds.
My personal favorite dungeon theme from OoT! Just need to point out that if the instruments are to be listed in order of appearance, the dilruba would be listed before the darbuka. I just love how the first percussive note seems to hit out of nowhere in this song. Great job identifying all of them!
Thanks! Yeah sometimes I write them down as I hear them, but I mess up and hear an instrument later and it gets out of order in my script. 😅
I'm a bit late, and idk if you will do the other zelda games too, but i'd really like you to take a look at lanayru mining facility from skyward sword
Currently my plan is to do TP after I finish MM’s dungeons, but I’ll be looking into other games after that. Skyward Sword, despite being disliked by the fanbase on the whole, does have some of my favorite songs in the series. So I’m sure I’ll tackle it at some point.
Even the pots represent duality, two pots fly at you and cause damage, yet both have hearts in them that heal the damage caused
Dang, that's a good catch!! I wish I would have noticed that!
Exactly, it's kind of a joke but a perfect interpretation at the same time
Well, based on the video its sometimes Ruppee's not hearts. So paying for your damage?
@@TakumiLucius well it looks like it’s only rupees if they miss so you need to trust the pots
@@MarioFaker1 Fun fact: In most Zelda games, hearts that are coded to spawn from grass, pots and enemies will turn into green rupees if your health meter is filled.
I'd love to see an analysis of Majora's Mask as well as Ganon's Tower from Ocarina of Time.
Hmm, I hadn’t thought of doing Ganon’s Tower, but if I can find some sheet music for it I will. It definitely has some stuff I can talk about!
I approve.
Yes please!!
I have actually started doing the Majora’s Mask dungeons! great bay should be done later this month!
Thank you! 😅
I always loved the Spirit Temple because the soundtrack made me feel a sense of gravity and an end to the adventure was nearing and that destiny was about to collide
I'm two years late to make this joke but
That feeling was that the two pots were destined to collide with Link
It’s funny how memories can be made differently from the same soundtrack. To me, it was the warmest and most welcoming from the OoT temple themes.
Also, differently than most people, I completed the Spirit Temple before starting the Shadow.
Everything in ocarina of time is ironically timeless. Still the best game ever made to this day
I wouldn't say it's the best game ever, I'd say it's the most timeless and ageless game ever.
@@CadDriftarus It’s definitely a contender for best game
@@boblybob74 It's a contender for one of the greatest. Not the best though.
@@CadDriftarus Fair
@@CadDriftarus 94 of us seem to think otherwise 😉
I may not be the first person to say this but the music NEVER feels complete unless you have the flying pots at the beginning of the song
Can't put it any better than the way he put it. "As soon as you enter the temple, you are hit by the weightiness of the song itself. ...and the two pots that slam right into you."
This is an incredible video. Crazy to think the developers in Japan drew so much from worldwide influences. Great job with this!
"A beautiful soul living within a withered body"
You said that at the perfect moment with the music and i felt that.
😅
Kotake: "What?"
0:04 You forgot the sounds of the 2 pots going after Link
I don’t know what it is but I absolutely LOVE the sound of middle-eastern instruments. So hypnotic and interesting
Yeah, I listened to an awful lot of middle eastern music while doing research and I got a ton of music to chill and relax to from this.
@@SaveDataTeam any recommendations? This song is one of my all time favorite songs, not even just among video game music. I need a 1 AM TH-cam rabbit hole dive.
@@ejc5105 th-cam.com/video/g2yKBlrU7yg/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=SGrigorian this one is a nice long banger.
@@SaveDataTeam Thanks. I'll give it a listen
Bit of a shot in the dark here but give a listen to the album Mabool by an Israeli band called Orphaned Land. It masterfully combines middle eastern melodies, scales and instruments with contemporary metal. Ocean Land or The Birth of the Three would be good songs to start with.
I'd love it if you kept exploring the Ocarina of Time's soundtrack. The child dungeons, Hyrule's Field, Gerudo Valley, Kokiri's Forest, Lon Lon Ranch, the bosses' theme, etc. I'm sure it would be amazing.
Is ur profile pic really the annoying owl??
@@TonyKnight1208 What? That owl from Ocarina? Nop, guess it's from something Harry Potter.
Hey listen, Kaepora Gaebora’s theme is a strong contender for things to do a video on! 😅
@@henrique88t oh lol ok my bad
I am absolutely passionate about the Gerudo Valley theme!
Funny as that clip from The Mummy is, I could totally see ReDeads looking like that if there was a high budget LoZ live-action film.
And I've always seen Rick and Evy as analogous to Link and Zelda. Heck, one of my big hopes for BotW 2 is that Nintendo leans into the whole "explore an ancient civilization" aspect and lets Link and Zelda finally travel on an adventure together, a la Rick and Evy in the Mummy movies (although the 2021 trailer splashed cold water on that idea).
Well well well.. Apollo has granted you the gift of prophecy lol
I like the theory that the goddess of the sand is actually twinrova, who convinced the gerudo to worship her while waiting for the one destined to try and conquer the triforce, i.e. Gannondorf. It fits in so well with the duality if the temple and why the hylians believe she is evil
I remember reading this theory while doing research for this video, and I can totally see that. I think the best thing about Ocarina of Time is how much is left unsaid and how so many people have been able to fill in the cracks with so many interesting and reasonable conclusions.
Almost like how the statue within the temple is a human woman with a king cobra wrapped around her; it's like the cobra is the belief of a divine natural force/goddess, and the Gerudo lady grins as she receives worship when in reality she is simply using the snake statue to pretend to be divine. It seems like a sacred beast of the desert, but truly, it's a model used by a greedy mortal person pretending to be a goddess or golden cobra or whatever.
And turns out its din
I always thought the Goddess of the Sand was how the Gerudo interpret one (or maybe all three) of the Golden Goddesses, kinda like how many cultures IRL interpret the same gods in different ways.
I haven't heard of that theory until just now! But I like it
So Twinrova is the "Goddess of the Sand, and Hylia is the Goddess of Time. Or is Zelda the latter?
I would love a reflection on the temples of Twilight Princess! That’s my childhood, I’d love to hear how the art of music helped influence how I felt about the temples as a child!
I’ve just started working on the first video for a series on Majora’s Mask, but I’m having such fun with it I have little doubt I’ll continue into twilight Princess after!
Both Majoras Mask AND twilight princess in the near future?! Buddy, you are amazing!!! 🤩
Haha, well I’m thinking of doing one of these a month, as well as other video essays, so they might not be super soon, but I anticipate the first one will be ready by the end of this week! 😅
@@SaveDataTeam I will have to replay TP for that series. It's been over 10 years since I've played through
I do want TP after MM. Then SS and after, BotW, TotK and WW
Now i unterstand why the spirit temple gave a sense of home and familiarity to me.
Do an analysis on Milk Bar Theme from MM. It's an hidden masterpiece ...
It totally is!! I feel like less people remember it because it was an area you barely had to visit, but it's a certified bop!
@@SaveDataTeam You can feel the melancholy of the world ending thought it, and it's cheerful at the same time. Great song :p
I agree! It's one of my favorite songs in the game, even though it's relatively short. I'd also love to see a mini episode that breaks down the warp songs in OoT. Serenade of Water is so beautiful.
^ this is a good idea. I found an interview with Kondo about how difficult it was to compose them because he really only had 5 notes to use across all of them.
@@SaveDataTeam There are more than 5 notes in the milk bar theme
Duduk sounds like something a Zelda enemy would be called
😅 sounds about right
I love the sound of those instruments it really makes you feel like your in a Desert Temple.
‘Duduk’s Protection is ready to roll!’
^ this is a very good joke 😂
Then to the Hylians. It is regarded as an evil instrument.
This is definitely my fav temple theme music on OOT
mine is the haunted desert and the Forest temple
Agreed
I especially love this one. I have quite the active imagination myself, and I imagine the music playing to someone being near-hopelessly lost in the desert, either from simply being exiled, or just losing track of where they were going. Its somber, sad, and relays the ruthless and scorching heat of the desert sun.
Definitely one of my favorite temple themes for that very exotic ambiance it has
Yeah, they definitely did their research with composing this one!
It amazes me how much art depicts the Hero of Time as right-handed. He was left-handed.
He could have been dual-handed, I hold poles or sticks or shovels in either hand, Link might do this too.
In the master quest version he is right handed and it threw me off so bad the one time I played
@@MessApathy After Skyward Sword Link is supposed to be ambidexterous.
@@danielolsson7134 The Hero of Time only refers to Ocarina of Time link
they only made link right handed in SS because most people are right handed and the game relies on motion control
Honestly, I'll watch whatever music analysis video you make! Seeing Majora's Mask would be cool, but I wouldn't mind seeing other deep dives into other game franchises and their soundtracks.
Thank you! I might stick in the realm of N64 games since that hits a particular nostalgia for me, and the hardware placed limitations on what the developers could do, which certainly makes it somewhat easier for my tiny brain to break down 😅. But yeah maybe I’ll branch out to other game series!
@@SaveDataTeam I really, really hope you’ll consider touching Chrono Trigger.
@@SaveDataTeam I don't think your brain is tiny at all! You seem very culturally informed, and musically observant. I love it ☺️
traumatized by that redead section but this is honestly my favorite video of your series, whenever I play the spirit temple I always stop to admire it for how beautiful it is and then watching this with all this new knowledge is just so fascinating
Appreciate it, thank you! 😅
6:06 I suppose it's fitting that the Gerudo words are just an ancient dialect of "Waifu"
Ancient egypt and their gods were icons for occult practise. Thats why. Game, movie, art, and music industry are all influenced by it and use it. It used to be hidden in film and music videos but in the last 10 yrs its become mainstream. And i think i know why ;)
I always assumed it was a statue of the first Gerudo woman, who was eventually looked at as a deity as time went on. The Gerudo themselves have a rough reputation, so the Hylians thinking that she's evil wouldn't be a big surprise. Down the road, I started to wonder if it represented Din. No matter what, it's a fun and enjoyable mystery, and has one of my favorite dungeon songs from a Zelda game, ever.
Old comment, I know, but I do believe you’re spot on about your last comment. I do believe the Gerudo goddess is supposed to be the Gerudo version of the Goddess Din.
The "this instrument is sick, but I can't play it on horseback" like is honestly gonna be iconic for me already.
It sounds like a line from a bill wurtz video.
This Instrument is Sikh, but...
Spirit temple definitely has the sound of a real temple compared to the other temples (other than the fire temple, though I don't believe the fire temple to have been created by the gorons, the architecture just doesn't match goron city).
Definitely my second favorite song in the game
spoilers
i think the lore for the gorons is that they basically come in and started squatting, and then the god of the fire temple got angry and started eating them so they smashed him with a hammer, and then he gets revived as the boss of the fire temple by ganondorf
explains why the fire temple is so different since it'd be a place of worship made by someone else, the nearby fairy fountains might be linked with it too.
Brutal man... I love this in particular because of the Egyptian or Phrygian Dominant kinda vibe.... Its incredible how it makes you feel inside a temple... In a nameless city... The way you break down the instruments and every part of the song is just amazing.....
To this day I still get goosebumps when I hear the Spirit Temple OST
Same
I speculate that the Goddess of the Sand *is* Din, or an aspect of her specific to the desert. Toward the beginning of the game, the Great Deku Tree recounts the legend of Hyrule's creation, in which Din is said to have created "the red earth." At this point in the cutscene, we see the canyon leading to Gerudo Valley--simple re-use of assets I'm sure, but noteworthy in context; in any case, the rocks of both Gerudo Valley and the desert have a distinct reddish hue. Note also that Din is associated with fire, which symbolically links her to the hot, dry climate of the desert and harsh sun conditions, and besides the numerous Egyptian-style sun motifs in the Spirit Temple, many of the puzzles involve fire or sunlight and sun imagery. Finally, Din's Triforce virtue, Power, is the one most associated with the combat-ready and proud Gerudo people. I think the ancient ancestors of the Gerudo primarily worshiped Din and developed iconography for her that they saw in the environment around them and readily associated with Power: suns, birds of prey, and serpents.
I recall how back in the days of my youth and to this day the music of the spirit temple would hunt me in a scary but also in a strange but beautiful way almost to the point of being hypnotic and somehow i felt empowered by the strong start the moment you set foot on the temple.Will always be the best game and have the best music ever composed in the industry.
Whoever the artist is for the stills you use at the beginning of the videos, that's the aesthetic I want for an Ocarina remake.
Absolutely loved playing this dungeon when I was a kid, wished it wasn't so late in the game. Original artwork is great as well. It depicts the feeling of the setting really well
I hope you’ll do analysis on the dungeons from Twilight Princess too, these videos are really good and super interesting to learn from
Yeah, I've had enough people request it, so I think I'll go there after I finish this series up!
The music at 1:33 is from twilight princess
@@SaveDataTeam Would Skyward Sword also be a possibility?
Please?
The spirit temple may be the reason i love deserty themes so much, especially that music
Holy crap, so much research~ This is so brilliant! You're AMAZING!
I've always loved desert levels in video games. The Spirit Temple is my favorite out of the five in OOT. The music fits completely and really added to my enjoyment when I first played the game. Thanks for this video!
Glad you enjoyed!
You should do an analysis on the lost woods/saria's song
Ye
Hooray! This is one of my favorite series on TH-cam
adding to the duslity/“light and darkness” point- the snake statues’ wording also plays into this, like “the pure heart of a child”
Hey I’m here from your ad! It popped up on a Brian David Gilbert Unraveled video! Very fitting :)
I really love this type of content on video games so you’ve def got my subscription :D
Wow! Showing up on some BDG content is humbling! Glad you found us and hope you enjoy! 😁
@5:30 The general anatomy of the glyphs most resembles _dhammalipi_ (brahmi script) as opposed to hieratic or even futhark (even with ᛦ advantage).
The temple seems to exhibit an Indo-Egyptian hybrid most strongly.
But I absolutely love the extremely lofty respect afforded to ☯ ❤️ @6:31
To think we're on the MEDALLION itself ! WOW !!!
Plus we literally start off the temple's song with our Gongs too.
It's almost like the duality of YinYang itself.
Our Gongs start it off and our Taijitu ends it.
You're mistaken when you say 陰陽 is merely "philosophical" however...
Every single one of our Schools were religious and philosophical at their outsets without distinction.
I know I'm eons late but that Mummy reference was EVERYTHING 😂😂
Best theme in OoT. Best temple EVER.
It's a certified BOP
Heck yeah
We were all born with 0 knowledge. Guys let’s appreciate this guy’s great research to bring us this educative vid prolly for kicks.
Hey, if people find enjoyment from what we do here, that's enough for me! 😄
The intro melody of the song comprises a gong, layered with a chime and a synthesizer sound... The pads that support the piece throughout are synthesized, as well, possibly based on an electronically processed trumpet sound with a chorus effect...
absolutely my favorite temple piece in OoT. Due in no small part to hearing a clip from the title screen transitions and realizing how far I'd come since starting the game :,,,,)
It has a unique feeling of playing it as both young and adult link too. Really such a fantastic level.
Dude, I don't even know who I came across with your video but you just give me so much clarity about this song. To be honest, if I feel sad and I want to cry and feel better I listen to this song. After 5min I feel like another and ready to continue my day with a ton of energy. This melody is the melody of my life. Thank you!
No problem! Glad you enjoyed and got something out of it! 😁
I'm super impressed at both your research as well as Nintendo's. I always loved the music in Ocarina of Time, but this made our even better.
Glad you enjoyed! This series has deepened my appreciation for the series as well! 😅
I adore the fact you historically break down these videos before getting into the music! It gives us such a well-rounded view and appreciation of all the work that went into the designs and music!
Thanks for the work you put into these great videos!my husband and I both found your channel at the same time, and he's a huge fan!
Aw thank you very much!
I'm 20 I remember playing this when I was 15 and the song of storms is a song I will never forget
3:38 to 6:12: What song is playing in this stretch?
Edit, 2 years after I posted that: theme from desert dungeon in A Link Between Worlds, it was in a reply to a comment 1 year old than mine!
A samples video would be amazing! Also when you’re done with majoras mask maybe you could explore some of the non temple music, like the gerudo valley theme, how it is flamenco music but still fits into the middle east environment because of flamenco’s roots (among other things) in arabic music
Thank you! Yeah, I might go back after I wrap up MM and do some of the other highly requested songs!
@@SaveDataTeam sounds good, they videos have been really good so far, looking forward to the rest. even great bay temple, although i can’t stand that level
Haha, I’m gonna start gathering footage tomorrow. Pray for me as I play through it 😅
Thank you for collecting real world cultures and contrasting them with the cultures from the Zeldapedia. Also, you're the man for using the Desert Palace theme to supplement the Spirit Temple video!
Duduk makes this song great! It makes it excellent!
I started 2021 with a dude explaining me the ost of my favourite game. Thanks.
This is super humbling! Thank you for starting 2021 with us!
Thank you for this series! It's been really fun and ive been looking forward to every single one of them. Majoras Mask being my favorite Zelda game by far, I'd love you to continue with analyzing its music, maybe even tracks from other places in the game? I'm just always excited for MM content tbh.
One Zelda game where the soundtrack really struck me was Skyward Sword. It's been a long time since I've played, but the OST always stuck with me because it was so outstanding in my opinion. I'd love to see analysis on that!
For all it’s problems, Skyward Sword does have some of my favorite music in the whole series! Someone else suggested doing music in other places in the game, so I may do that too. I’ll probably focus on other topics for video essays for a short while, but I’ll definitely return to music analysis at some point. I enjoy the combination of presenting actual information and making stupid jokes that I seem to have down in this series. 😅
I just got lucky with the TH-cam algorithm and discovered your channel. Amazing analysis, wonderfully done.
Hey, we're glad you found us! 😅 Glad you enjoyed!
Fantastic finish to this Ocarina of Time Temple series. I think this song and the temple design definitely have the most depth out of any of the previous Temple themes that were covered. Forest Temple is still my favorite but Spirit Temple is a close second for me. Looking forward to seeing what you explore next. Possibly Majora's Mask?
Thank you! Yeah, I’m pretty biased towards forest as well, but this is a close second! I’m not sure yet what I’ll do next. I definitely want to touch on some Majora’s Mask music, since I really love it. I might take some time off on the series before then, but who knows! 😁
Oh, I'll always love that theme, such a masterpiece!
One of the best Zelda themes
You made me like the new Gerudo symbol. Wow.
Great video there. I love your analysis on the architecture and everything else before you touch in the music part. It's deeper than a lot of those we find in Zelda theory youtube channels. Earned yourself a subscriber!
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😁
@@SaveDataTeam yay! I'm actually binge watching your videos now. haha.
Also, merry christmas!
Merry Christmas! 🎄
Can you tell I'm binging your series? lol I came for the music, but I thoroughly appreciate the research into history, culture, and architecture you present in these videos, it's very consistently well done and entirely engaging throughout. Thank you for the series!
Appreciate it!
I just stumbled randomly on this video and on your channel, and I absolutly love. Keep up the good work !
Awesome! Thank you!
You're not done with the series yet! Malon's Ranch, inside the castle, the potion shop, Zorron's domain... you've just started my friend!
This music is so good.
Def one of the best pieces of this game, which has A LOT of good tracks.
there's not a lot I would say are boring.
Spirit Temples theme just oozes the same kinda history that old Pharoah Yugioh flashbacks kinda do with music.
Absolutely my favorite temple and glad you made a video on this one too.
This is legit one of the first games I ever played growing up with the N64. I remember my uncle forcing me to fight some of the bosses because I was scared 🤣This game got me into gaming. Music is so nostalgic. Zelda is just f****** AWESOME! When the 3ds remake came out I damn near passed out. It looks so good 😭😥. Majoras Mask to oml!
I love stories like that with your uncle. I have similar stories with my older brother playing some of the game and then forcing me to learn myself.
listening to this again, i get the resemblance of this theme in Vah Naboris' theme..... and THAT'S why it sounded so familiar, woah
Great analysis! I love how you always put in architectural and cultural aspects and game lore and relate them to the musical themes.
ALSO the trigger warnings are greatly appreciated!
I think Sikh is pronounced like "seek" and not "sick."
Nah it's pronounced like sick
You are correct I was gonna say this too (Sikh is pronounced Seek)
@@mikemozzie Two different answer responses? That is sick, but we need to seek the right one. 😉
@@peterfranc6370 you mad lad youve achieved the pinnacle of genius comedy
Im from a middle eastern country and we pronounce it as "sick" with a stressed "h" sound at the end
I’m super surprised to see that y’all don’t have more subscribers. Your videos are extremely well-done and professional with polish and high production value.
Thanks! We actually only had 3k last month. These videos got us a sudden pop, but TH-cam is still hard 😅 Feel free to share, it really helps small creators!
It would be pretty cool to see you do Majora's Mask next, but also other franchise's music too ^^
Yeah, I’m split between MM and doing another game’s music. I might see if I can do something for Mario 64 or maybe Banjo Kazooie. We’ll see!
Been listening to a lot of the old video game music I loved from games I played in the 90s-2000s. Watched both this and your video about the water temple and Fire Temple music. Really nicely written and presented ;)
whenever i listen to this music in my head, I CANNOT NOT HEAR THE POTS.
5 goddesses, Hylia, Din, Nayru, Farore, and The Goddess Of The Sand
Awesome video bro! This is one of my favorite temples and temple music.
love the interpretation of the 10th Sikh guru
I’m glad someone enjoyed my dumb joke 😅
Another great video!! Love these.
Thank you very much! 😁
Loving the amount of detail you put in 🔥🔥
Thanks! 😁
Thanks for not swearing. This video is really detailed.
My favorite temple from this game, way back when I first played it as a 10 year old child when the game released. Thank you for doing this!
For anyone wanting to know what the tonality Koji Kondo uses, because the video only covers the vague influence, well....
It's a mix of tonalties.
Right at the start, the synth stabs are outlining a typical motif you'd find in Phrygian.
Phrygian, is the third mode of the major scale with these intervals:
1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7.
That is, our root, minor second, minor third, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, minor sixth, and minor seventh.
That half step move from the root to the minor second, is a common motif in compositions written in the Phrygian mode.
The key center is G, so we're dealing with this pool of notes:
G Ab Bb C D Eb F.
Right at the beginning of the piece, we hear F moving to G, then from C to Bb, that's harmonized in parallel fourths.
Then it moves from F to Ab to G, then does so again in another octave, again, harmonized in parallel fourths.
So that's all well and good, right?
Well, after this introduction of sorts, we're still in this Egyptian, Middle-Eastern flair, and it comes out MUCH more powerfully in the bulk of the song.
The tonalities used here are a mix of various tonalities that change depending on the line.
They are:
* Phrygian Dominant = Which is just Phrygian with a major third instead of a minor third. Very Egyptian in sound.
* Byzantine Scale = This is the scale that you get if you start off of Hungarian minor's fifth degree.
* Good ol' Phrygian.
The reason I say it's a mix, because a lot of notes are given half step embellishments, and these string of half steps are common in these kinds of scales.
And it's actually not all that uncommon to change what you're doing right in the middle of a composition. The piece is still mostly Phrygian, but it's really looked at as nothing more than an outline, because a lot of its cooler notes and intervals are given heavy embellishment and changes depending on mood and feel.
This is what makes these what Joe Stump calls "The dark scales of metal" so expressive sounding.
These videos on game music need a playlist
They have one 😌
I can recite _hundreds_ of Zelda tracks by heart, but I never gave enough attention to the more atmospheric ones. Thank you for giving me a newfound appreciation for the dungeon/temple themes!
AMAZING analysis. I'm watching from brasil. Love your channel
Wow thank you! It’s awesome that we have an international community! 😅
I sometimes listen to an hour or so extended TH-cam video of this song at work. It's just entrancing and beautiful.
From a History class in college, I learned that I liked Egyptian history. Amenhotep III had a son who I think named his son Amenhotep IV who rebelled from his father and changed his name to Akhentan. I think he also tried to make himself a god and wanted people to worship. He took over Aten and wanted to start Atenism. trying to get away from a polytheistic religion which was traditional in Egypt. His mom is Tiye also. It was said that Nefretiti and Akhentan were the parents of King Tut which is cool. Atenism was worshiping a sun god I think.
Just some random history. ^-^
Being a musician (and a lifelong Nintendo gamer) myself, I very much like your approach! Thumbs up!
I absolutely love this one. The Spirit Temple music has always been my favorite. Honestly, I would love to see you tackle music from any other Zelda games
We actually have a whole series on ocarina’s temples and are halfway through Majora’s Mask!
Just stumbled across your channel today! And I gotta say I’m so glad I did!! 🙌
Hey! We’re glad you found us too!
great series dude!
Glad you enjoy it!
@@SaveDataTeam I've always wanted to do a cover of the spirit temple theme but I don't think I could do it the justice it deserves lol, I've binged majority of this series! Your Forest Temple one was fantastic too!
this satisfies such a specific nerd itch in me i love you thank you
I've just discover the video of the forest temple, and end up watchin the entire series. You've got talent, and made me had a great time. It'll be just perfect to havin you analyze the majora's music. Would definitely love that. Keep it up!
Thank you very much! Glad you are enjoying the content! 😁
This Theme gives me goosebumps every time.😳 Great Video, you know a lot about Instruments i never heard of. Greetings from germany. 🙂
Thank you very much! Tbh, I usually never know anything about the instruments until I start doing research for these! 😅
Koji Kondo is a musical genius. The OOT soundtrack is practically embedded into my soul. I first played it on my uncle's N64 years ago, when I was still a kid. At some point later on, I got the soundtrack on CD.
I was looking at theories about OOT temples and accidentally found this series of music analysis and I really enjoyed it! It would be interesting to talk about BOTW soundtracks I think, especially after I learned that there is a so code in divine beasts themes
I might have to look into that! Do you have a specific source you can recommend? I am about to start working on a new music series this week!
@@SaveDataTeam I don't remember the exact sources but I think it should be easy to find on internet or youtube. Looking forward for the new series!
No worries, thank you!
I think as a child my favorite soundtrack was the Forest Temple. I was only 8 when I played OOT after it first came out on N64 so naturally I have precious memories of this game, but I just can't get the same experience as an adult anymore. :( Thank you for at least letting me feel nostalgic with videos like these.
the part I enjoy the most about these videos is the Banjo-Kazooie music in the background. Good to see that game's music getting some recognition.
Great job explaining the map en the music instruments used
Whoa... dude you‘re insane you deserve tons of subscriptions
Thank you! Really appreciate it!
These videos are great, you deserve way more views!
Koji Kondo is great. I don't think I'll ever get tired of analysis on his music.
Thanks! I am going to work them into my normal schedule of videos so there will be more coming!