The Hyrule Field theme is a happy walk in the park compared to the existential dread of Shadow Temple. There are two parts to Ocarina of Time’s music: the catchy melodies and themes you hear in main locations, and the atmospheric drones of its eerie dungeons, which border on the verge of Nine Inch Nails or Burial territory as opposed to the Casiopea or T-Square Jazz fusion that inspires his usual stuff. Kondo basically gave Ocarina of Time the hip-hop treatment by slicing together samples from the unlikeliest of sources. Most of the main motifs in the game are based around five notes or less, but his music becomes even more impressive when you discover the unconventional way in which he pieced Ocarina of Time’s soundtrack together. There’s no denying that Koji Kondo is a man of many talents. Credit: Nintendoīasically, there are loads of people that can’t get enough of the music in Ocarina of Time. If that wasn’t enough, Kondo’s music has even inspired new genres, such as the aptly-named Zeldawave. Jazz quartet BadBadNotGood, The Late Show’s Jon Batiste and Rejjie Snow are just some of the big names the game has left its mark on, while YouTube is home to a plethora of covers and arrangements covering everything from Lindsey Stirling’s solo violin performances and prog-rock concept albums to a Lost Woods dubstep remix racking up forty million views.
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