Forced destruction “I… I shall consume. Consume… Consume everything..” This is not how you are supposed to use the gongs from the Chinese opera! Yet this is not a concern for Koji Kondo, who will… Read More »Inside The Score – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – Enraged Moon
One last plea for help The ending is near, literally. The moment Link has been fighting for after failing time and time again to save his land of Termina. The last carnival of time the… Read More »Inside The Score – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – Calling the Four Giants
One last relief “We shall greet the morning… together.” The catharsis of finally seeing Anju and Kafei embrace each other at the very last minute before the end of the world. This is truly pure,… Read More »Inside The Score – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – Reunion
The last cue from the epic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time scored by Koji Kondo for the Nintendo 64. Music analysis, deconstruction and theory behind the soundtrack that accompanies the end credits and staff roll
A battle for the ages. The last confrontation against the being formerly known as Ganondorf is accompanied by a different kind of boss piece, one more solemn, slow and hopeful than the ther boss cues. We will explore the music theory and influences behind it. Written by Koji Kondo for the soundtrack of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The music that sounds right after defeating Ganondorf right after he decides to destruct his entire castle. Link has to pair up with princess Zelda and both are accompanied by this intense track that features unrelenting ostinatos and dissonant intervals to set the mood for this one last effort
Musical analysis and theory behind the Ganondorf Battle theme from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, a track with an odd time signature characteristic of the combat music written by Koji Kondo
The track that Ganondorf himself plays. Because only the best villains compose their own theme. It is the iconic organ variation of the Ganondorf’s Theme heard on the final part of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Actually written by Koji Kondo during the Nintendo 64 era, we will explore the musical influences of the Ganon’s Tower cue and the theory behind the notes that Ganondorf plays before his final battle begins
Tifa’s Theme music theory and analysis from the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack composed by Nobuo Uematsu. We will explore how it was made and the stylistic influences behind it
Time to get into some modern video game soundtracks with none other than Undertale, composed, and pretty much made by one man operation Toby Fox, the Undertale soundtrack is a love letter that seamlessly mixes old school game music making with the new age. For the Christmas time that this was originally published, the analysis was all about the track for Snowdin Town
In-depth analysis of the music theory and influences behind the iconic final boss battle from Final Fantasy VII titled One Winged Angel composed by Nobuo Uematsu. We will explore what classical pieces inspired it and that even hard rock had a hand in shaping its sensibilities
In depth analysis and discussion of the score composed by Nobuo Uematsu for Final Fantasy VII