Gerudo Valley - Zelda: Ocarina of Time║Reorchestration

A reorchestration of Gerudo Valley from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It was originally composed by Koji Kondo, and therefore all rights go to him and to Nintendo.
Ahhhh Gerudo Valley... such a timeless, legendary theme - considered by many to be the greatest song in Ocarina of Time and even the greatest song Koji Kondo has ever composed, and honestly it's very easy to see why. The catchy guitar lead, those repeating guitar and percussion rhythms urging the song onwards, perfectly capturing the spirit of a thieves' fortress in a near-unhospitable wasteland of a desert perfectly and able to not only survive repeated listening time after time, but then also get stuck in your head VERY easily! I personally have always loved this theme ever since playing Ocarina when I was much, much younger and I'd just LOVE to see it return to the series someday. FUN FACT: an obscure anime called Dodge Danpei features a track called Mido Arashi's Theme that may possibly have served as inspiration for Mr. Kondo - it was released in 1991, whereas OoT was released in 1998 so who knows?
And so another decade begins! Hope you've all been well, and thank you so SO much for continuing to listen to my orchestrations! It really means the world to me and I appreciate every single one of you!
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[@agle9052]

Absolutely one of the best Gerudo Valley remixes I think I've ever heard. This deserves so much more recognition than it gets. I cannot wait to use this as the theme for a city in my D&D campaign!

[@JoeFilms5420]

Holy crap! This is everything I've ever wanted from a Gerudo Valley remake! I love that it starts out fully in the style of the original and on the second loop really comes into it's own, well done good sir!

[@MrB0jangl3s]

I just found this at 1am diving into random music. Definitely a new favorite channel

[@TapiTalk]

I can't get over how your incredible Reorchestrations just aren't getting millions of views. They are all truly incredible renditions. I can't wait to eventually use this in my D&D game lol

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Thank you so very much for the kind words! Best of luck with your D&D game!

[@jwoodsonmusic]

This is easily your best remix. I love how you incorporated the original percussion, it surprisingly fits extremely well with the more realistic instruments. If there was an HD remix of the game, this would definitely be amazingly fitting. I love how the orchestra came in, and breathes new life into the song, and pairs with the guitar when it comes back in. It even brings in the Zelda theme. My only complaint is I wish it was even longer! It’s absolutely fantastic work and you remind me time and time again why you’re my favorite remixer on this platform!

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Thank you so much Jacob, that honestly means so much to hear! : ) I'm so glad you enjoyed! I'm convinced that original percussion is 80% of the reason the song works so well - replace it with anything else and it just sounds too thin and out of place, no matter how much layering, haha. I'll definitely see if I can't work on an extended version too!

[@jwoodsonmusic]

Matthew Newsome - Composer you definitely were going somewhere interesting with introducing the Zelda theme near the end, of love to see more of that, then maybe loop around and play the gerudo valley theme, but interspersing other Zelda themes from that game with it? Idk I’m just spitballing ideas

[@maximecloutier-gravel8908]

@@MatthewNewsomeComposer Having learned this on piano I can confirm that it sounds like garbage without the percussions :'(

[@arturito6344]

I think this is the best Old West theme I've ever seen in my life, gerudo valley is amazing! Your remix is ​​really good too.

[@beastmodeslupdog1380]

I can die with no regrets after hearing this beautiful re-orchestration

[@superpixeltea]

This is amazing Matthew! I love how you started out by sticking pretty close to the original, and then having it blossom into a much fuller orchestration with all of your own unique touches! Great work!

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Thank you pixel! ^_^ I really wanted to explore how far I could go with manipulating and adding onto the boundless energy the piece has while staying as close as possible to the original.

[@musicyak3471]

You sir, inspire the crud out of me.

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Your comment has honestly made my day - thank you so, so much! I'm glad you enjoyed!

[@sbeve4841]

Now *THIS* is a good birthday present

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Happy Birthday to you! Hope you have a brilliant day!

[@sbeve4841]

Right back at ya! From: subscriber 100

[@Gamedraco]

Excellent remix. Easily one of the best remixes I have heard of this legendary theme in a long time.

[@MatthewNewsomeComposer]

Thank you so much! : )

[@NoNameIsBest89]

Beautiful

[@ctrlaltrepeat245]

Holy hell, it's been a long time since I've heard a good remix of Gerudo Valley. Great work man!

[@jud6ment]

Well done

[@MaltyCrab]

Nice one! =)