The protectors return to their lands of origin “Shouldn’t you be returning home? Whenever there’s a meeting a parting is sure to follow. However, the parting need not last forever……whether a parting be forever or… Read More »Inside The Score – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – The Giants’ Exit
Dawn of the new day “Aah! He’s awake!” The first words we hear from our fairy companion after annihilating both Majora and the moon—along with their gongs—a new sage of light has been born. The… Read More »Inside The Score – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – Moon’s Destruction
The face behind the mask Our Chinese opera is closing the curtain and finally we get to see what was the feeling that Majora embodied all along. Its true form. A demonic figure who has… Read More »Inside The Score – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – Majora’s Wrath Battle
Dancing mad, dancing maid If Link is meant to having become an adult what better than to fight the most immature, childish opponent possible. The layers on top the mask of Majora keep being peeled… Read More »Inside The Score – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – Majora’s Incarnation Battle
Conquer yourself “Masks… You have… a lot. You, too… Will you be… a mask salesman?” In the beautiful anticlimax for The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask we find ourselves at the presence of a solitary… Read More »Inside The Score – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – Majora’s Mask Battle
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