Death Mountain - Zelda: A Link to the Past║Reorchestration

[@jwoodsonmusic]

This is one of the most underrated songs in all of Zelda! Amazing job with this!

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Thank you very much Jacob! I couldn't agree more - really hoping it'll eventually make a return in a future game!

[@arturito6344]

I'm Link Skywalker, and My father want to get the secret realm, but I know there light in his heart.

[@Gamedraco]

Easily the best remix I have heard of this theme in ages, and it sounds even more like The Imperial March than the original.

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Thank you so much! I listened to a lot of Shostakovich, John Williams and Gustav Holst when arranging this - I wanted to get as much intensity and power as possible out of the brass section, so I looked back on their past pieces and tried to mimic how they shaped the ensemble (then added the choir and strings in for that bit of dramatic flair) : )

[@cocacola4blood365]

I was having a pretty lousy day. Your awesome remix cheered me up. Subscribed.

[@jessegonzales1530]

Amazing job on this ❤️ Best song in the game

[@Nathan-ui2ih]

So Epic!!!

[@giovannigallegos4060]

If they do a remaster this game, im hoping they add an orchestrated version of each thene cause HOT HELL this is FIRE

[@jodymitchell1678]

This is amazing!

[@superpixeltea]

Love it!! You've really captured the power and intensity of this song. Such a classic tune

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Thank you pixel! It took me quite a while to get the brass section to sound as 'epic' as it could, haha - I really wanted to get that feeling of raw power across as much as possible. Plenty of Fortississimo markings!

[@overipecanine1485]

Awesome, just awesome dude. Great work.

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it : )

[@DonadieualDon]

perfect

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Thank you so much! : )

[@cptlucky5949]

Yep that's a subscribe. You are extremely underrated.

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Thank you! : )

[@LEARNTOSPEAKALGERIAN]

WOW !!!!! great !!! I LOVE IT !!!

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Thank you very much! : )

[@Duhemsounds]

This is sounding good, the choirs near the end are a good idea :)

[@Margar02]

Very cool!!

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Thank you very much!

[@NayruYT]

It just occurred to me how similar the Death Mountain theme is to the song that plays in the World 8 Tank level in Super Mario Bros 3

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Yeah, they're both very reminiscent of each other! One could say it's just a coincidence (but I think it's more Mr. Kondo loves writing all of his dark/intense songs in C Minor, haha)

[@Gamedraco]

@@MatthewNewsomeComposer No coincidence here when SMB3 Airship sounds practically identical to the first part of Mars: The Bringer of War by Gustav Holt, and Death Mountain from ALttP sounding so close to The Imperial March that Nintendo would probably get sued for using the song too much. Mars: The Bringer of War is also a huge inspiration for The Imperial March as well.

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

@Gamedraco It's always amazing to find all the sources of inspiration game composers use. There's a whole varying bunch of very esoteric sources Koji Kondo probably used - In April, one of Deep Purple's longest and most experimental tracks, you can hear a similar progression to the Zelda main theme at 0:30, as well as the end segment to the dungeon theme from the first game at 2:00. There's also other tracks you might find sound familiar; the Concerto For Philodendron & Pothos in the Plantasia album by Mort Garson, Let's Not Talk About It by Friendship, Philip Glass - Evening Song Act III Pt. 3 and a quite probably a whole lot more!

[@PotatoPlaysPiano]

Excuse me my friend, can we have a ten hour version please? I'll give you a potato 🥔

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Hey! Sorry for the delayed response but I'll see what I can do - watch this space for a little longer :)

[@PotatoPlaysPiano]

😁 Regular or sweet potato? 🥔