Game Composer Breaks Down ZELDA TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Opening

[@DaviVasc]

I'm so happy my favorite game series of all time got such an incredible new game. I'm gonna make a few videos on TotK's music in the coming weeks. Can't wait! In the meantime, watch me rank all Zelda OSTs here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHqscnx9nK9_h8U

[@Naheealson]

I'm surprised you haven't made a video on brawls final destination theme and other metroid videos

[@BrendonKing]

The Zonai chant is so majestic and regal when it's not being inverted.

[@BrendonKing]

I love that TOTK came right out the gate swinging. Straight into the anxiety/dread that's so prevalent throughout the game.

[@owz6816]

I love the main theme for Totk it’s soooo good

[@cassgaming2383]

idk why but I've always thought that skyward sword had the best ost. totk does have a fire main theme though

[@bluebow5014]

Definitely one of my favorite game openings of all time, by far What always gets me the most are THE PIANO KEYS skittering in the background-it reminds me too much of the beginning of the Guardian Stalker theme from BotW and I think that was intentional. The source of this unnerving feeling is the same force that turned the guardians against Hyrule. I KNEW the four piano keys when Link is reaching for Zelda were important! I didn’t even realize THAT was the reference! Good ear!

[@adamsbja]

I texted my brother "they kept the angry piano!" at that part.

[@bluebow5014]

I love the phrase “angry piano” It’s more fitting than I realized XD

[@KayveePlays]

The Zonai choirs were also in Twilight Princess, in another form. It was one of the first and distinct sounds that we had knew of.

[@DaviVasc]

Yeah, I remember that. Though in that case I don't think it had anything to do with the Zonai. I guess it's just a recurring way to express weird races. In that case it was used for the twilight race.

[@hectoruco3073]

@@DaviVasc there's this theory that zonai are the originar race that twilies were before they were exhiliated, as if you remember they harvest magic and technology and became arrogant enough to think they could control the triforce

[@dabundis]

The building up Ganondorf theme on high piano almost sounds like multiple iterations of the melody in different keys, making sure you can't quite make out what's going on until it's fully awakened.

[@DaviVasc]

Very cool observation

[@kitchengun1175]

love this intro the introductions of the war drums and the faint calamity ganon piano when ganondorf is shown on the mural i love it

[@nathanwickstrom9684]

My son and I took a road trip this past weekend. I had made a playlist of random music for us to listen too on our 4 hour trip, but we happened to stumble on your channel and we were completely hooked on your content (especially Hollow Knight). Thanks for the journey through these awesome bits of music!

[@Aya_Albion]

Wow, what a nice surprise to see your TotK music analysis so soon! The disturbing yet mysterious and somehow mesmerizing atmosphere of the music in the cave gave me goosebumps! I stayed in the cave for a long time, just listening to the music. This often happens to me when I'm playing Zelda games, because bits and pieces of music and memories from previous Zelda series speak to me! Oh, I’m really hooked on TotK. I feel like it has a OoT vibe. Thank you for sharing this :D

[@DaviVasc]

Thank you for watching Aya!

[@AmeliaPond.]

Absolutely Love that you choose this song first. This game is absolutely MASSIVE. And I am excited to see what you cover. 😄

[@DaviVasc]

Yeah, I figured most things in the game would still be spoilers for a lot of people, so this felt like a safe choice

[@eilodem2204]

The fact that the ganondorf melody is the same for the Guardians in the previous game is awsome

[@thebraveerror9492]

Hey! I love your Undertale videos. Glad to see this game getting covered on the channel.

[@DaviVasc]

Thank you!

[@e128-l9j]

Incredible video, shared the exact same excitement i had when I first played the intro and felt the intensity slowly get turned up as you go deeper into the cave.

[@TheCentralScrutinizerAgain]

The intro is superb. The conveyor belt `creatives` in the west need to learn.

[@sethfeldpausch4337]

The fact that this entire melody is an homage to the Zelda 1 game over theme is so freaking awesome!

[@Nhnhnfk]

Wait, whaaaat?

[@twixlord86]

That is absolutely insane, I never realized that! A truly appropriate allusion for the theme of the Demon King.

[@Fuzunga]

I never noticed until you played it on the piano, but isn't the Ganondorf theme you're talking about actually the first six notes of Ghirahim's theme? It's at least EXTREMELY similar.

[@willowphoenix5926]

It's not quite the same, there are a couple different notes. But you're right, they're very similar.

[@burnfgw]

Theres a really cool comparison between the scene here where the gloom bursts from Gannondorf and the scene in princess mononoke at the start where Ashitaka is attacked by an almost similar force and the music for both scenes sounds really really similar. Its such good composition.

[@ajfgerfer]

YES i’m so pumped to see your videos on tears of the kingdom!!

[@Jbean10913]

Should totally do a video on the music adaptation as you complete more and more of any dungeon if you aren't already, great video

[@alexanderdrucker8758]

I had just realized this two weeks after the video when i had gone to death mountain. The ganon lick, being the two trios of descending notes is present in the death mountain theme (i think at night). These notes are also towards the end of the theme for the final dungeon in the original legend of zelda being ganon's dungeon. I had thought that this was a new motif for ganondorf but upon figuring out that it was as old of a motif as it could possibly be i kinda facepalmed really hard.

[@CassiusTheSecond]

I cannot wait to see furtther videos from you on TOTK! Thanks for the incredible video!

[@jaythecappy]

I only understand maybe half of these videos, a lot of what you talk about are things I've forgotten since I stopped doing music competitively. But I still find incredible joy at your fascination and love with the music you share with us. I can't help but be pulled in by your enthusiasm for the artistry that goes into music I love, the science that explains how music can make a person feel emotions so strongly.

[@yourweirdplant]

TOTK really came out before Silksong did. I don't mind, two amazing games that deserve to be released Also, pleaassee do Risk of Rain, Coalescence!

[@unlimited971]

The opening soundtrack until the first landing is really well done.

[@Nu_Merick]

i LOVE your music reviews/breakdowns. you are the best at it and youre so specific. thanks for not doing any spoiler stuff just yet. i just started the game as well..

[@AlkanetEXE]

WOAH, I watched this and then went to your Ranking All Zelda Soundtracks video and NOTICED SOMETHING. The Ganondorf Melody here comes straight from the NES Death Mountain theme!

[@FrostyLosty]

My favorite theme from TotK is the Colgera boss theme. It is a mix of two Wind Waker themes; Molderga and Dragon Roost Island!

[@master_of_krynn]

Lmk if you actually read this but: at 8:00. My guy. Thats not just 'a melody' but BECAUSE of how it was used in the previous game. It adds so much more to it than you'd expect from the sound alone. Its perfect.

[@Hexacosichoron12]

Love this davi

[@gabrielreal3017]

Amazing vídeo, man. Thanks!

[@SketchingPandaRen]

When pointed out the 'Zonai chair' I immediately thought of TP's Twilight Realm/Palace of Twilight. I've only played to the first shrine, but I'm already getting big TP vibes. The Zonai Constructs makes me think of the statues you move with the Dominion Rod in TP. And all the green lights lol

[@Death_Wish]

Man, listening to this at 1am was quite the experience.

[@DaviVasc]

My upload schedule has been kinda wild lately

[@Death_Wish]

@@DaviVasc I don’t mind. I’ll watch them whenever I have time.

[@SillyBilly-lg5dp]

I am super surprised by how many secrets the developers hid in the music to build emotion. Very impressive that you noticed them!

[@Ephra_wangai]

The "ominous half step" is something even the non musicians here should recognize. As it's the basis of the theme for Jaws.

[@kunibertrandolf1886]

Absolute chad playing with japanese VO

[@macattack7949]

The inverted choral kind of reminds me of a lesser known anime game from years ago called Fairy Fencer F. Specifically the tracks "Ice Cave" and "Unbreakable King" That game actually had some pretty good songs to it since it was the lesser known series from that studio. I used to listen to "Full Contact" and "Our Might Tonight" quite a lot in college

[@TalkingSoup]

i freaking love this channel

[@dotPhp_]

Salve Davi, conheci seu canal essa semana e to simplesmente adorando os vídeos, fiquei maluco quando descobri que tu é Brasileiro, tu é foda primo, soundtrack de games são peças de arte e ver tu analisando é muito foda

[@philgaimz9847]

crazy how we've had most of this stuff since the very first reveal trailer so many years ago

[@ewanstewart2001]

Not sure if you've noticed but the exact same melody that the Zonai choir is singing, is in certain parts of some battle themes (not sure if it's in all of them, but definitely some)

[@AprilZN-DokutahSuzuki]

he plays in jp voice? damn there are not many who plays botw/totk in jp voice. Nice

[@Kalnaur]

Deeper in the earth, where they walk downwards at the beginning, where the Zonai voices can't quite reach. So there's just fragments. Most likely coming from what little is left of King Rauru.

[@bobmuller3859]

love this analysis

[@turbosnail413]

gah, i always feel like your videos end too soon! I gotta have more 😊

[@tylerherr4288]

face it the intro and the rito ship ascension is the best parts of the game both musically and atmospherically

[@DIsturbios1234]

I would LOVE for you to cover "Tower Approach" from shovel knight. Its an under appreciated track from the rest of the game.

[@shaishavpathak]

Next time I’d recommend turning the sound effect volume down so we can just hear the music, makes it easier to hear during your gameplay.

[@DaviVasc]

That setting doesn't exist in this game :(

[@shaishavpathak]

@@DaviVasc oh really? I wasn't aware, my bad :(

[@noebocanegra9179]

Explaining the music while playing is peak

[@timosha_1366]

Damn, this is so cool. I wish I had a Nintendo Switch

[@lexielsama8339]

man I love your break downs. Can't wait till you do some Final Fantasy Tactics tracks

[@TrainingFanatic]

Listening to you get so excited about music brings me genuine joy.

[@RetroLiminal99444]

Not to mention the reverse vocals are used in the game’s main bosses.

[@MRDUALITY]

You kinda skipped that The organ ganon theme from Ocarina of time plays as he gets up and speaks, also, the sound that plays when Zelda disappears is the sound that plays when Navi flies also in Ocarina of time .

[@lazyvt9728]

OH BOY 1 AM!

[@korokseed1619]

3:25 hey that sounds a lot like the very start of Ganondorf’s original theme from OoT

[@BrendonKing]

I also like that, unlike BOTW where the music was almost absent from the game entirely, this game has a soundtrack.

[@alakazam65]

The 4 notes as Zelda falls reminded me of Terrako's 4 notes when activating time travel in Age of Calamity (and also the theme of the game), example here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ3Od3ihdtZrndU It made me think of time travel being the reason Zelda disappeared from the very start.

[@ruby823]

Touhou IN Stage 5 Theme: Cinderella Cage ~ Kagome-Kagome, so good and different

[@abrokenpearl]

Hey Davi! While the community is pretty small, you should hear the Rain World (Downpour) OST as it is one of my favorite games, and fun fact, the level design was created by the music composer!

[@denaze05]

Gosh i love zelda

[@ang5491]

I'm glad there are actually some science behind this OST. I like this one a lot, because i find it extremely scary. Really impressive music. I had to procrastinate ending the game simply because of this music.

[@BearAndMoon]

Love your videos ✨🙌 Btw was wondering if you are opened to compose music for small creators?

[@International愚民のDIAURA]

can u confirm if in the 1st trailer the choir can hint at this sentence: "poor hyrule, oh link has found the body"? there's a reversed video if u want to check it out

[@The_fastfreddy]

Bro I don't know about you but I've been paranoid about getting the game spoiled. Luckily I'm going to try and get it this week end though

[@MRDUALITY]

🤔🤔 id like to hear the zonai voices played in reverse to see what they play

[@oldham1399]

you GOTTA listen to the Forgotten Foundation theme at the end of the game.

[@adsfornothing3146]

Also, the first thing I noticed, the disturbing chord melody is in the 2019 teaser trailer

[@sebastianzarek7056]

Yess

[@sebastianzarek7056]

I was first, wasn't I?

[@SylackArt]

Hello !!! Incredible video ! Can you analyse the main theme of civilization 6 ?

[@t3hfluff]

Are you doing a playthrough!????

[@eilodem2204]

I wonder , i u reverse the note order, does the melody would be the same has an other Zelda music ? True question there it could be a very interesting easter egg

[@williamdowsett3350]

Hey i thought i might take a chance and suggest a song. its from the Warhammer: darktide Soundtrack. its called Immortal Imperium, by Jesper Kyd.

[@beefyburg]

Do you plan to play totk on your gaming channel?

[@DaviVasc]

Zelda is too sacred to me. I have to experience it alone first. But after my first playthrough, sure, I would love that

[@tristangaming2095]

You should react to final boss Ganondorf ost!

[@wangledteb5671]

This is a great video but just so you know, cuz at a few points it sounds like you refer to the composer as "he", the composer isn't a he, her name's Manaka Kataoka! She also did the score for BOTW :D

[@DaviVasc]

Both soundtracks were done by multiple composers, some of which are men. I guess "they" would have been more appropriate here.

[@wangledteb5671]

@@DaviVasc omg ur right! sorry about that, her name was just what came up when I googled "Tears of the Kingdom composer" and none of the others' names did so I didnt realize there were so many

[@acanadianderg4035]

Please do a video on “Random Gods” from the game Rain World

[@waelamlah5338]

I hope you do a reaction video to pizza tower OST

[@humansoggycerealmarshmallow]

Could you look at the Rain World soundtrack?

[@gumihyrule1278]

I'm hoping he looks at TotK Hyrule castle theme and compares it to BotW

[@spatate3050]

Man i want to play this game so bad but i’m broke !

[@DaviVasc]

Save up for it. It's worth it.

[@spatate3050]

@@DaviVasc i will, i haven’t been waiting 6 years for not buying this masterpiece

[@brambl3014]

The very first 2 note in this video sound like the Black Parade lol In not familiar with Zelda so I'm not sure how significant it is to the series

[@VulpineFox7]

I feel like you are confusing Zonai Voices and some different voices, more symbolic of the gloom

[@ai3694]

When can you do slave knight gaels theme??

[@bryancastro9420]

Gotta say pretty based playing with jp voices but great video regardless

[@master_of_krynn]

Amazing video as always. But also we don't *know* if it's ganondorf yet

[@DaviVasc]

Oh

[@julesvanpraag3712]

we do it was in the trailer

[@master_of_krynn]

@@julesvanpraag3712 d e m i s e theory

[@master_of_krynn]

​@@DaviVascno ur good 😭 theres another theory but saying ganondorf is fine

[@Grunbeldknight]

I don’t even what’s going on

[@briansonicbrasch143]

You should listen to deltarune music, its made by the same guy who made undertale.

[@TotPocket]

I think its hilarious that even if you play in weeb language Link's voice lines remain the same 😂

[@Zaanse_Mayo]

You're very based for playing with Japanese voices

[@xenomorph6599]

How can you rank zelda music when it's all S tier

[@jameseddleman6944]

That high pitch piano sounds like tears