Ganondorf Battle - Fair Winds & Following Seas feat. ATLYS - Wind Waker Symphonic Metal [OFFICIAL]

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Our arrangement of “Ganondorf Battle” is unique to the album. We chose to set it apart from the other tracks by creating an epic battle-of-the-bands-style clash with the string quartet, using electric instruments in addition to acoustics. The resulting composition perfectly captures the epic battle against Ganondorf with its unique blend of acoustic and electric instruments, haunting choirs, and intense drum beats.
We took elements from the cutscene just before the battle and the battle itself, once again giving character to the instruments. Throughout the arrangement, ATLYS’ performances depict the battle between Ganondorf and Link. As an electric quartet - complete with five-string
instruments, amplifiers and distortion pedals, and electric bass - they portray Ganondorf’s role in the fight, while their acoustic performances relay Link’s struggle. It’s ATLYS versus ATLYS, Ganondorf versus Link in this musical battle, while the rest of the orchestra provides a musical stage full of suspense and tension.
The main theme is trumpeted by a full brass section and backed by a male choir chanting in an ancient tongue, joined quickly by a women’s choir. Brass chromatic clusters, along with Ken Candelas’ performance on the full drum kit brings fierce pacing and drama to the fight, adding to the intensity and power of the piece. The drum kit is joined by traditional Japanese taiko drums to match the visual aesthetic of Ganondorf’s traditional garb and weapons, adding another layer of suspense to the conflict.
As the battle continues the piece breaks off into a quiet passage focusing on the woodwinds and strings as tension builds. The taiko ensemble click-clacks like a ticking timer reminding our heroes that time is of the essence. The orchestra crescendos with the hero’s theme as an electric violin solo shreds over top. The remaining quartet members chug on their instruments’ lowest 5th strings while a vile electric bassline counters shrieking brass stabs.
The ending of the piece is inspired by Paul Dukas’ Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird, where the orchestra’s themes cascade, rise, and fall together. As quickly as they had come together at the start of the fight, the orchestra rushes up one last scale and trills for suspense before striking the final chord, marking the head splitting finale where our hero vanquishes his enemy and encases him in stone.
The above is an excerpt from our Deluxe album liner notes.
Celebrate The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker as we take a musical journey through the high seas! After three years, ZREO: Second Quest is proud to present our first original full-length album: Fair Winds & Following Seas, feat. ATLYS. We’ve worked with over 29 musicians around the world, and the wonderful ladies that make up the ATLYS string quartet, to bring our fans twelve arrangements of iconic Wind Waker themes with live performances on every track.
Running just under an hour, Fair Winds & Following Seas feat ATLYS takes the listener from the start of the game through to its bittersweet ending. We hope you’ll enjoy the voyage on memory’s tides as you relive the adventure through our new arrangements by Ari Barack Fisher, Samuel Ferrara, and our four guest composers: Allison Dettloff; Jiyeon Julie Lee; Andrew Vogt; and Victor Hugo Morales.
Arrangement: Ari Barack Fisher
Jinty McTavish: Violin
Sabrina Tabby: Violin
Rita Andrade: Viola
Genevieve Tabby: Cello
Ken Candelas: Drums
Recording Studio: SAE Institute of Technology New York
NY Recording Engineer: Kia Eshghi
NY Assistant Engineers: Anton Marek, Edward Marks
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THANK YOU ZREO!!! It was an honor to play on this tune. 🥁 A dream come true…

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3:34 sounds so incredible

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Very ominous

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This is just insanely good, I can't believe it only has 1.2k views! The bombastic brass at 2:46 never fails to give me goosebumps

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Holy shit, no pun intended but this cover is so Metal! Oustanding job...

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All I wanted was to see what versions of Gerudo Valley there were. I didnt expect to find this mind-blowing collection of orchestral Zelda music!

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Chills. Thank you!

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This was performed beautifully 👏👏👏👏

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2:47 ***skyrim modding intensifies*** VS Miraak battle music gets loud

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Such an incredible cover, I can’t stop listening