Beyond The Mirror (Dark World/Lorule Castle Epic Symphony)- Zelda Cinematica

[@garazi9531]

I come back to this composition every now and then, how all the themes intertwine gets me every tume

[@SamoStudios]

@garazi9531 Definitely took me a while to decide how everything should flow together

[@JoeFilms5420]

Okay, so I heard: The Lorule Theme, the Main Theme, Tal Tal Heights, Mount Crenel, Lorule Castle, Hyrule Castle, the Ballad of the Goddess, Zelda’s Lullaby, and even the Song of Healing. Also I’m pretty sure I heard some of the Bunny Link theme in there? Fantastic composition, friend! I applaud your skill. Magnificent!

[@chocolatephone7840]

Bunny Link theme

[@demon-hunter1498]

the hell is "Song if Healing" my guy?

[@JoeFilms5420]

DEMON-HUNTER Heck off you know what I meant

[@mistprowen3157]

@@JoeFilms5420 A bit of Ganon's Tower too.

[@HueghMungus]

@@mistprowen3157 I bet Zelda is enjoying Ganon's Tower if you know what I mean 😂😂👍

[@kharlanhero4428]

Lorule Castle theme is one of my favorite tracks of the series

[@Thunder-shock912]

Mine too, and in this soundtrack the way to play here is epic, I didn't expect it and when I heard it I put on a face like "wtf it is amazing"

[@LollyPop1444]

@@Thunder-shock912 If you flip it around and you got the Link to the Past Hyrule Castle theme.

[@Thunder-shock912]

@@LollyPop1444 yeah, I'd listened about that xD Now I want to test🤣

[@LollyPop1444]

@@Thunder-shock912 Ikr? That is in theory at least. I'm pretty sure some of it is the Hyrule Theme...

[@Thunder-shock912]

5:03 lorule castle 6:16 hyrule castle, amazing

[@Zidane_Mina]

This is the best Zelda cover I've ever heard. And I've heard thousands of them. Just incredible

[@SamoStudios]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@Thirteen13551355]

Did I hear a bit of Mt. Crenel? Oh and there's Koholint's Mountain Range.

[@RebeccaETripp]

Hey, it's you! :D

[@Thirteen13551355]

Hoi, long time no see!

[@CrazyConnor2]

Glad I'm not the only one :D

[@gee8648]

@@RebeccaETripp your music is incredible! One of my favorite producers of music.

[@Sighmon05]

I'm too.

[@KingBoooo]

The Dark world has to be my favourite theme from this franchise! Good job!

[@hyrulemythology6055]

Samus I didn’t know you listen to Zelda.

[@divisionagentbailey6727]

Sam you play Zelda?

[@theseafaringsaxophone440]

It’s the first Zelda song I ever heard!

[@nickcoffey8173]

Same!!!

[@simonleder7141]

@@hyrulemythology6055 I

[@Duhemsounds]

Zelda has met with Hollywood, super beautiful orchestral work

[@luisgrandebranger3469]

I said in other video that that was the best Zelda arrangement ever... Nope. This is. You are a master.

[@XolarPoweredHistory21]

5:05 this is when thing get AMAZING!!! I love the stemless transitions between Lorule castle, dark forest/death mountain, Ganon’s theme, and back to Lorule castle. SO GOOD!!

[@Doodle1678]

Actually it’s the Hyrule Castle theme

[@fryingraijin]

The Tal Tal Mountain bit got me hyped pretty much all the way. Ooh🤤

[@SamoStudios]

First upload had some audio glitches, fixed it with this one... latest Windows update been wreaking havoc :O

[@SamoStudios]

That is probably the next one I'm doing ;)

[@a_creatorsstuff17]

@@SamoStudios wow thats nice, any star fox plans? Nintendo has been forgeting star fox 2 amazing music lately.

[@AquariaAiryglyphia]

The best Zelda theme BY FAR that I have heard! I've heard them ALL!

[@RebeccaETripp]

This is really good on the third listen. ^_^ I keep noticing more and more details!

[@hyrulemythology6055]

Ayyyyy :D

[@chaosmiles07]

Mt. Crenel AND Tal Tal Heights! Nice!

[@Thunder-shock912]

Thosw were epic

[@thomastjuwandi715]

truly a sweet transition from Mt Crenel to Tal Tal Heights

[@keesvanhameren9025]

6:16 - 7:25, perfect.

[@ladylensvera5947]

So I don't know if you'll ever see this, but I just wanted to say thank you. I've been going to the gym a bit more to reach a big 1799 mile goal for the next year and, out of anything I've watched or listened to, your music has done the most to inspire me and make me push myself more. I'm actually typing this after having finished my 12th mile, and I was actually only supposed to do 8 today...but your music triggered the adventurer, the fighter, in me. The thing that says continue, don't give up, go further...this is your moment. You and your music did that...you made me feel like I was conquering mountains and deserted plains, running through castles and marching in time with armies into battle. And for that, I have to thank you once again; thank you for bringing back that feeling of childhood imagination and glee.

[@SamoStudios]

I am honored that my music could have a positive impact on your day to day life! These themes had a big impact on my childhood so I try to convey the journey of those emotions through my work; in a way my songs tell the story of what I saw in my imagination when I first played these games, and I'm happy to know my songs can help others uncover those feelings :)

[@laynelutz5751]

I feel like this should have been somewhere in Breath of the Wild. It makes me think of how epic the Hyrule Castle theme was.

[@stpidstuff]

Should've played as Link was getting closer and closer to Hyrule Castle. And the normal Hyrule Castle theme would play when you enter the place, but as you ride your horse towards the castle with the Master Sword, Hylian Shield, and Soldier's Bow, (you'd at least have to have the Master Sword eqipped to hear this, and be riding towards the castle on a horse to hear it)

[@divisionagentbailey6727]

BOTW castle theme is really good tho

[@7F0X7]

I have a theory on BOTW and if true, then it makes sense that none of the classical Zelda music would have made it into the game. If Link never woke up and was experiencing Ganondorf's memories the entire game that is.

[@PuppetMastersTheatre]

Hyrule castle theme only felt so epic because there was f all anywhere else in the game except the jazzy piano. It's not a complaint as I liked it. But it was a bit dull for a franchise that was so fantastic in the past.

[@killysnowsw]

Two of the best Zelda soundtracks combined. Fucking great.

[@Bort_Bortly]

This is the absolute peak of the whole album - and perhaps of all your albums (a very high bar to exceed). Everything about the instrumentation, arrangement, and how it ties into its place in the album is absolutely mesmerizing. The percussion in particular brings it all home. I’ve listened to this track two or three times a day since the album came out, and it blows me away every single time. Fantastic work. Please keep making more.

[@barkfish6853]

Have you ever heard a rendition of something you like....that's brought to life so well...it brings like tears of musical euphoria to your eyes.

[@isaacbunsen5833]

Mars by Gustav Holst. Just the original. It's not from a game. Listen with good headphones and really take in the soundscape.

[@hyrulemythology6055]

WHY HAS KZbin BEEN HIDING YOU FROM ME D:

[@ilikestuff9250]

MT CRENEL The most underrated mountain theme in the entire series given such a beautiful new feel and perfect transitioning into Tal Tal Heights... Never mind What I said this is easily the best one yet... And than Dark World comes on... And you kept those drums that everyone always seems to forget to add... Keeping its original feel 100% intact with some slight changes

[@Holoc0st]

I mean, this is brillant, I'd love to hear those high quality songs in an actual game. This one is at worse as good as the original, and can't be ashamed of being in its shadow, because in this case, the shadow looks bigger and stronger than the body.

[@Holoc0st]

Id' really love to ear something comparable in a well performing orchestra such as the one who did *symphonic fantasy.* Fan's music is going wildly nowadays, I hope it doesn't stop tomorrow. One day those guys, they'll probably make music for big companies, because I'm sure the next N. Uematsu is lying in those communities, like OCremix (which did really great for the most talented people by helping them starting their career).

[@orinanime]

This is an absolutely amazing rendition!

[@GARIU2B]

I like the cat face in the water reflection. Cats are awesome 👌

[@CaptainDoge1]

Absolutely phenomenal, the Dark World/Lorule part blew me away

[@___Geckos___]

As soon as I heard the Mt. Crenel theme, I began to smile; for context A Link Between Worlds is the first Zelda game I played, but Minish Cap is the one I've played the most, and the mount crenel theme itself has it's own sense of nostalgia

[@JB-ej4dh]

I return to these tracks every so often. Such a great job, integrating original and new themes together seemlessly. This is a real accomplishment, I hope more and more people get to hear this.

[@pastelbird]

I was reading the comments to see of anybody else had pointed out the hints of Ballad of the Goddess and Zelda's lullaby hidden in the background melody, but I couldn't find any so hereby I say: HOLY HELL THAT WAS SOOOOOOOO GOOD 🤯😍😍😍

[@porcupioneergaming2907]

I read your comment, listened and shoot… there it was.

[@RebeccaETripp]

It's such a masterpiece! I have to keep coming back, Sam! All your hard work has made a lot of people very happy,; it nurtures a very profound, wonderful state of mind.

[@bestberry7332]

The castle faces the opposite way in the reflection in the water... can't unsee that now

[@larthejust]

This is a masterpiece.

[@zenith110]

I can't believe I didn't hear this until last week.

[@dragonpixiefly]

This is what i was looking for my archery training and swords training, such a good remix and so much fun to listen To it. Great work

[@hannes8835]

Amazing... So beautiful arranged. ^^

[@rickybeee]

Your work is legit every Zelda medley I find to my my favorites Are yours.

[@silverbob4118]

Ay yo Samostudios, this poppin off!

[@maugos]

The first part reminds me a lot of Tal Tal Heights from Link's Awakening.

[@Casotheris]

I think that's the point =)

[@hyrulemythology6055]

maugos cause it is lol

[@kairon156]

This was a wonderful listen.

[@ThomasHealy_Brahm]

So good. Some of my favorite VG arrangements ever!

[@admxgd]

im surprised this channel has not been verified yet, you should have been verified by now. 💕

[@michaelm5405]

GOOD G_D, YOU ARE UNPARALLELED. Once, YOU were the learner. NOW, YOU are the master.

[@JohannesFarnleitner]

thank you so much for sharing this beautiful zelda music - i truly love your work!

[@JohannesFarnleitner]

truly epic music! deserves love and honor!

[@MechaG2]

Magnificent!

[@legendaryoutcast4440]

This turned out to be too stimulating to be compatible with a good night's sleep.

[@SamoStudios]

Probably hehe, but maybe it could invoke some cool dreams for a few minutes though XD

[@widgren87]

There are a lot of memories in this song :-)

[@maixlemonnier8383]

that's fu****n great !! best song ever ! keep goin'

[@Amiral_N64]

Just perfect ! Don't hesitate to share how you create all these amazing things !

[@Crezth]

You have excellent taste as a composer. I love your takes on these themes, especially this one, and I’m also thinking of your chrono cinematica album. Awesome stuff!

[@SamoStudios]

Thanks I'm glad you liked it!

[@Casotheris]

This is magnificent! Since I bought the album (and therefore was able to download it), I've been listening to it at least twenty times from the first second to the last, with no exageration. And I think this one is my favourite, even though it's hard to tell, as the whole album is exceptionnal! You really outdid yourself! Congratulations, and thank you for all these moments of pure bliss!

[@chazzwozzio]

This feels very princess mononoke

[@domitian7]

I love your work so much.

[@Ani-pl2dv]

(Sorry for bad english) Hello, this is very beautiful. I'm making a Zelda fan game, and I think this song would be very cool in it. So, can I use it ? (With credits obviously)

[@SamoStudios]

Sure go for it :)

[@Ani-pl2dv]

@@SamoStudios Thank you very much !

[@thamonito]

This is truly a treat for the senses. Your work is amazing. Keep it up please! P. S. I got paid yesterday. I'll be buying your albums soon! Also, do you have a Patreon? I would like to keep supporting you even after buying your albums.

[@Pur1st]

Freakin epic!

[@jonathandeschamps7549]

very nice

[@whitemagicalhat2844]

Gate Anime, but the Hyrulean Army goes through a giant magical mirror into Lorule to fight armies of monsters invading Hyrule.

[@fancifulgamer28]

You should have noted that this song was going to include Mt. Crenel and Tal Tal Heights lol

[@AFStudiosMedia]

Nice job my friend

[@AlphaCrucis]

No one mentioned the bunny theme. -_-'

[@SamoStudios]

Finally, someone noticed XD

[@Thunder-shock912]

Which minute?

[@AlphaCrucis]

@@Thunder-shock912 The brass at 2:54

[@Thunder-shock912]

@@AlphaCrucis yep yeah, I heard it now xD

[@numayei]

Tal tal height....oooh goood

[@ryanhefner2011]

Do I hear Minish Cap? Hmmm, bit strange for a dark world mix. Definitely like it though.

[@unedecouvertemusicale7432]

Perfect !!!

[@ogOAFgaming]

Sam... are you on the Zelda movie project?!

[@dimitriosm86]

Super right

[@legendaryoutcast4440]

You Still are the best

[@Viktoria_Selene]

nice

[@FourCreator]

I'm getting some minish cap vibes

[@killysnowsw]

Same. Minish cap also had a great soundtrack, so it just makes it even better lol

[@TheStudioOfTime]

Hey Could i use some of your zelda soundtracks for my live action zelda series that me and my friends are working on?

[@Conrick]

Awesome. I can´t tell what it is, but even after all these years i still love listening to your stuff. It sounds unique in a good way. What VSTs did you use for that one?

[@dwaynewhite8180]

🔥🔥🔥

[@briyante5006]

epik

[@KrypticWarrior2]

Tal Tal Heights is my god damn jam

[@EdnerLopes]

My God!

[@theseafaringsaxophone440]

Love me some bunny theme :)

[@matheusandrerocha8955]

Why is there Tal Tal mountain

[@braharaya4107]

Will you upload the album to Spotify some day?

[@StalwartFixer]

Hello Mr. Dillard. I was wonder if you have ever considered doing an "Elder Scrolls Cinematica" ? If not, why? I am also wondering if you will ever return to the Metroid series at some point in the future?

[@nickzalan4762]

LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!

[@mrbilbs8039]

Dark Souls vibes at the beginning

[@calzone7961]

holy shit I actually just got here like ten minutes ago

[@martindumont7361]

Waow... Just WAOW xD

[@manji83]

2020 - 2021 Dark World Final Fantasy 6 for Covid 19. 2022 Beyond The Mirror for Hyper Inflation Economy.

[@dustingriffith3094]

👍

[@spaceonisorceress4406]

Subbed

[@tkc1129]

Wow, you made this?

[@SamoStudios]

Yep, and everything else on my channel :)

[@tkc1129]

@@SamoStudios Wish the Star Wars community had someone as good at reorchestrations as you.

[@SamoStudios]

@@tkc1129 I love Star Wars and have tinkered with my own renditions over the years, I might upload some SW stuff in the near future

[@tkc1129]

@@SamoStudios I will be on the lookout for them, then. :)

[@prirush8800]

Freaking awesome. Im a fan, many others like you, i also, follow, that do a great job just like you, wish i had even ounce youre talent but you need physically engage yourself with fans. For example, of live feed where you play some music via fan choice, and react their reactions or just do VLogs, and talk about the games with reviews, etc... Other than that you the Man!!!!! Only at Malo Mart!!!!

[@kokichialion3534]

add to newgrounds tbh

[@legendarycollins538]

Time to smoke more weed

[@legolas-spock-skywalker]

Damn, you need to label your videos better or something! How did I only just now find you? I've searched youtube for arrangements of so many things you've done, and mostly found versions that aren't even close to this level of quality! The only channel that even compares is The Noble Demon...

[@SamoStudios]

How else can I label them? The track name, album name, and description of some of the themes are all in the title

[@legolas-spock-skywalker]

@@SamoStudios Not sure, maybe give a list of all the themes in the description or something? I just know that I'm not the only one who has had trouble finding your arrangements... Ok, just noticed your medley titled "The Sea Awaits" doesn't name any of the music it includes, in either the title or the description, so that would explain why I found it only by going through your Zelda playlist... Maybe you should also include key words closer to what people use when searching for this sort of thing...? For example, "orchestral," "arrangement," or "remix"? (Symphony pretty much means the same thing in this case, but I think it's probably less commonly searched - and I yet again mention "The Sea Awaits" as lacking in description) I'm not actually sure if there's actually any problem, or just an inexplicable anomaly...

[@CaptainDoge1]

Must... stop... listening...

[@BlueAshes]

Enough of Link...let's give him a break there should be a game about Dark Link, not as villain..but as an antihero

[@Doodle1678]

Better a game where you play as Ravio