Lanayru Sand Sea - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

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Platform: Nintendo Wii
Release Year: 2011

[@just_cade]

People can say whatever they want to say about Skyward Sword, but no one can deny the power of this soundtrack.

[@t_zz8275]

Its my first mainline zelda game and it has to be my favourite, the soundtrack has stuck with me my whole life

[@t_zz8275]

so true bro

[@ReactionBoost-BreakingIddy]

Only reason peeps dislike SS was the motion controls, other than that the story, ost was brilliant. Once you master the motion controls the gameplay is awesome as well

[@saber7534]

I have so many issues with Skyward Sword, but it's ost most certainly is not one of them.

[@AveSinistra]

this is the best soundtrack in zelda history they really put so much into it hopefully we can get more rememberable songs as much as i love BOTW and TOTK the soundtrack wasnt really giving as much as this one was

[@Hesketh32]

One of the best “gaming moments” from me absolutely has to sailing here

[@chilldown]

it was and still is my favorite part of the game

[@ahauntedpiano]

When I was in middle school and playing Skyward Sword for the first time, I'd go to the sand sea and stand around just to listen to this music. I'm guilty of doing it even now as an adult, it's one my favorite themes in the whole series.

[@TK-7193]

id do the same but with the temple of time in OoT

[@leightonjeppesen9016]

I’m literally on here to listen to this song because I love it too!

[@tinglesrosyrupeeland]

Agreed

[@thehalfa95]

I did the same thing with dragon roost island on my gamecube

[@notsocooldude7720]

The whole time shift stone mechanic in this game was amazing. Made for so many memorable moments

[@DooplissTheTrickster]

I admire how well they did all of this. The present time music sounds so mournful and solitary, while the past sounds a bit more energetic, but still a bit lonely and nostalgic. It’s perfect! It sets the tone ideally for the past-present feel. It makes you wonder, though. Just how old *IS* the world of Legend of Zelda, exactly? If even the Bokoblins are running around with top-notch weaponry, then how advances is this? And this isn’t even the present time! It’s the past! Like centuries into the past! These futuristic electro-swords and high-tech laser-shooting Beamos are OLD TECH! And then we have other games that are way into the future, by thousands and thousands of years! Like Wind Waker. It’s been so long that nobody remembers much about what it was like before he flood waters covered Hyrule. People know the legend of the hero from Ocarina of Time, but nobody knows for sure. Nobody remembers. And then there’s Breath of the Wild. So far ahead of Wind Waker that the floods have receded, and they’ve had time to invent new tech, and then forget how to make it! And that’s a long time! Is the kingdom of Hyrule like 30,000 years old?!?

[@MrHinchapelotas]

Its probably much, much older, my personal thoery is that the sheikah have divine knowledge, so unlike us who have to build our knowledge over generations, they are always at the same level of high technological advancement, they just dont have the infrastructure to build cool robots in certain parts of the timeline like OoT.

[@Glamuel]

For real, I always wished to learn more about Past Lanayru and the society that built all the high tech and the robots.

[@hannaha4631]

@@Glamuel SAME. I honestly really, REALLY hope we see at least something akin to that with TotK... (...like, .5% chance, I know, but would be. So Cool.)

[@somonethatyouusedknow6037]

More like 30 million

[@Glamuel]

@@hannaha4631 I would love that if the ancient robots return somehow!!

[@adararelgnel2695]

I just LOVE this music for some reason. I LOVE the airy fluty instrument

[@Dhaos620]

sounds like pan flute and oboe

[@TinkerGrape]

I can’t believe people are calling this the worst in the series and absolute clowns 🤡

[@ashtonsomethingsomething9940]

Same

[@hs-blade]

Im doing my first playthrough right now, and its not so bad. The only thing i sorta hate is the motion controls having to reset them constantly but its a pretty good game and this song slaps

[@cubeice2811]

@Blade game is good as a whole but God the mechanics kind of suck

[@thiffio9134]

I wouldn't call it the worst as a standalone title, but collectively it presents a massive paradoxical writing that only lore nerds care about. Did we really need to involve gods and reincarnation into the franchise? NO!!

[@outlastingflame1614]

@@thiffio9134they were already there…

[@TNight00]

One of the best themes and areas in the game

[@eliasroflchopper3006]

Franchise*

[@ShadowWizard224]

Gerudo Valley used to be my favorite desert theme in all of Zelda but I think this one definitely takes the spot and rightfully so…. Absolutely amazing 🙏

[@angelinaeugenie7185]

So relaxing, i play this song everytime my anxiety gets high, one of the best music in the game

[@danfernandez46]

Was playing this while my brother in law was on psilocybin shrooms and he was so relaxed and in a state of euphoria he starting tearing🙂 he had a great trip

[@sundowner414]

Those “dinging” percussion sounds actually sound like the metal support beams of docks and small boat lifts. If you’ve ever ran across a dock quickly, your feet have probably caused the structures to make that sound.

[@Glamuel]

The ancient civilization (sheikah?) which built the robots and all the abandoned buildings is so interesting to me. Wish we could learn more about them and their origins.

[@FantomMisfit]

It's also interesting that the Moblins of that era were so advanced compared to the ones were fighting the rest of the game. They're wearing actual armor and using shock batons.

[@cyberpunkthewolf5567]

My working theory is that it was the zonai, given the information we know now. Zonaite is bluish like the timeshift stones when activated (I know they have the sheikah eye on them, but keep in mind that the zonai are also very connected to eye imagery, and rauru's third eye has the same shape when open), they had the technology to make sentiment robots that carried out mining operations, both use blue streaks of energy to connect their segments, and we already know they had massive mining operations in the depths. They also had the original temple of time before it was raised into the sky, much like the sealed temple and the temple of time in the lanayru desert.

[@FurryMcMemes]

This theme just feels like how an ocean of sand looks.

[@darkyami12141]

Skyward Sword easily had one of the best soundtracks in the Zelda franchise as a whole and no one can convince me otherwise.

[@BlacklightMonty1954]

Every time I hear this music it is just so calming idk why people say this game is not good but if you here this theme it changes you life

[@wisp1740]

it's repetitive but it's still one of my favorite zelda songs

[@JR-io6bi]

Playing this for the first time ever on Switch and wow. This theme is putting me in meditative state while playing. So good

[@MS831985]

This is beautiful. The flute reminds me of that first jungle level in Hitman Codename 47.

[@Ariadne404]

This music is very soft and smooth.

[@cocostar319]

This quest is actually really sad considering the context

[@bernhardwall6876]

It sounds like it's being played on a flute Link found among the debris from Lanayru's past, with a hole that causes air to leak

[@seasonembrace3624]

Honestly both this song along with Twilight Princess’s Snowpeak are probably some of my favourites for this series.

[@DovahKiin-fb3il]

This song feels like it would play when you’re riding a motorcycle through the Sahara desert.

[@Thephoenixofgaming]

When I heard this song, I instantly knew that It was a banger

[@TheBoiooo]

There is probably so much hidden under that sand, and now I'd bet it's all completely underneath gurudo valley in botw, how many layers are in hyrule

[@hanburgundy4317]

Millions of years.

[@ShadowWizard224]

Gerudo Valley used to be my favorite desert theme in all of Zelda but I think this one definitely takes the spot and rightfully so…. Absolutely amazing 🙏

[@FantomMisfit]

Rip Robot Captain and his family 😭

[@amaledwards]

Makes the sand sea sound a bit cold or windy

[@lotrfan4237]

Best moment in the entire game for me

[@abhirao2001]

Beautiful music and great game.

[@777Rowen]

This place was so cool

[@Capelll_TT]

La verdad skiward es un juego muy infravalorado En muchos sentidos

[@Aruka_Zeldaether]

it's one of the best music tloz

[@reg6790]

The Spirit Temple Remix I never knew I needed.

[@pumpkinman2955]

Best area in the game

[@KBM_Sonic]

How'd you know I just started Lanayru Sand Sea?

[@wisp1740]

imagine

[@dealmanner]

So nostalgia

[@Dhaos620]

Funny thing the timeshift stones have the same color of the ocarina of time

[@Jelbella]

I think it's on purpouse

[@pardalgamesbigretroconsole4325]

Quando eu cheguei nessa parte, fui até a casa do almirante e vi as cartas de seus filhos, com essa música tocando... Não deu pra segurar a lágrima.

[@andys6026]

I don't know why this always reminded me of Lost In Oz

[@EpicRobloxianReal]

It’s amazing how a Wii can run this game at a sharp 60 fps (The Wii spec-wise is essentially a beefed up GameCube)

[@dffagundo]

The Wii ran the game at 30 fps 😉

[@spartanq7781]

Perhaps my favorite track in the game. That is seriously saying something too. It's so soothing. This game gets far too much hate.

[@mattsodano6264]

Sand Ocean.

[@Oxyenless]

I love bingus our lord

[@ZrainF91]

same

[@thetwilightpug8778]

Who??

[@ZrainF91]

@@thetwilightpug8778 bingus

[@Skkk_24]

I pray for bingus every nights

[@Man_588]

All hail BINGUS

[@Enloxity]

People can put down the game as much as they want, I wont care, but the moment they put down the soundtrack, they're gone. 🤨

[@NintendoNerd64]

the hate that this game gets is so forced

[@Mando37408]

Its odd that this is a legend of Zelda track but sounds kind of like a Pikmin soundtrack.

[@williampatrick2971]

Which track?

[@Catty779]

This is the song equivalent of the aral sea

[@williampatrick2971]

What is the Aral Sea?

[@Catty779]

@@williampatrick2971 search it up on whatever search engine you use

[@Nyxael5845]

​​@@williampatrick2971It used to be an huge lake in the Soviet Union that eventually dried up because of irregation projects. All the rivers that fed it were diverted and it caused the lake to shrink to the point of reaching desertification in some places. Pretty spooky stuff.

[@godofchaos6610]

this entire game just MM i only dislike the motion controls everything else is just yES

[@MysticalMrCool]

Thank God for the Switch HD release. As a Zelda fan with one hand it was my first time I really got to enjoy this game

[@DooplissTheTrickster]

The only reason I don’t like the motion controls is my nunchuck has a bad connection, so if I get into a sword fight Link decides to get mad cow disease, has a seizure, decides life isn’t worth living, and runs off a cliff. And then I have to unplug and replug my controller stuff. Or I did, until my nunchuck broke. Now it won’t work at all.

[@mattsodano6264]

The ONLY time I shut off motion controls was during the minecart game in Sand Ocean.

[@hannaha4631]

@@MysticalMrCool Agreed, HUGE difference for actually being able to do anything reliably. ...that and Fi not being so pushy about explaining and monologuing about EVERYTHING.

[@colleenmogg6007]

This sounds like pikmin music 🗿

[@spartanq7781]

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